The Unclouded Soul
A half-demon awakens a betrayed demon king.
The Unclouded Soul, a 2025 Chinese drama, features Tan Songyun and Hou Minghao as its leads. It broadcast across iQIYI, CCTV-8, Youku, and WeTV from December 27, 2025 to January 6, 2026. On Youku, its popularity surpassed an 8,000 heat index. The series holds a 6.6 Douban rating based on over 14,000 user reviews.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Xianxia, Romance
- Writer
- Bai Wenjun, Ding Ding
- Director
- Xu Jizhou, Yang Yufei
- Starring
- Tan Songyun, Hou Minghao
- Country
- China
- Language
- Mandarin
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 40
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Synopsis
For millennia, humans and demons have sought the Kunlun Mirror, which leads to Yuli Spring, granting immortality or cultivation. One hundred years ago, Demon King Hong Ye assembled the mirror for Princess Ning'an, but she betrayed and killed him on their wedding day. His injured primordial spirit survived and was accidentally awakened by Xiao Yao, a half-human, half-demon girl who resembles Ning'an. As Xiao Yao becomes entangled with Hong Ye, the past and the truth behind Yuli Spring unfold.
Cast and characters
Tan Songyun portrays Xiao Yao, a half-human, half-demon girl who once scammed people as a fake demon hunter. Born to human parents but carrying demon blood, her fate changes when she awakens the Demon King. Tan also plays Ning'an, the human princess who betrayed and killed Hong Ye a century ago. Hou Minghao stars as Hong Ye, the Demon King who lived for millennia, fell in love with Ning'an, and was betrayed by her; his primordial spirit survived and was later awakened by Xiao Yao. Wang Duo plays Bing Zhu, a demon-slaying captain of the Feiyu guards who despises demons. Huang Jiajing appears as Lu Pianpian, a disciple of the Dreamshard Immortal. Guo Yunqi plays Xiao Ming and Xiao Mu: Xiao Mu is a loyal cat demon of the demon valley who died, and Xiao Ming protects his soul, causing them to share one body. Li Junhao plays Luo Luo, Zhang Xiaowan plays Da Li, Li Jing plays Zhi Fu, Cui Shaohan plays Ji Yan, Xie Zecheng plays the Bamboo Demon, Ye Liu plays Hei Wu, and Jin Shijie plays Emperor Tian Sheng, the current Human emperor who desperately seeks Yuli Spring for immortality. Dai Xu, Wang Sen, and Hu Wei play the ancient great demons Ao Hen, Qiong Qi, and Teng She, sealed by Hong Ye ten thousand years ago. Liu Xingchen plays Wu Heng, Wu Yue plays Jin Muqing, Li Qian plays Madame Jin, Chen Xinhai plays A Li, Zhao Yi plays Xiao Dadan (Xiao Yao's father), Zhao Zheng plays Emperor Ning An, Tao Bao plays Zi Xiu, Meng Asai plays A Li, Wang Xinqiao plays Long Yu, Wu Qi plays the older Long Yu (previous Demon King and ancient dragon), and Wang Yifei plays Long Zhi. Guest appearances include Zhao Liying as the Dreamshard Immortal, a former celestial maiden who descended to earth, fell in love with a human, collected the Kunlun Mirror for him, was betrayed, and refined her heart into the Crystal Heart; she resides in the Realm of Mist and Void and seeks Yuli Spring to return to Heaven.
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