“Lazy prodigy Jing Jiu, his gifted servant Liu Shisui, and aloof Zhao Layue entangled in sect politics and destiny.”
One Way or Another
大道朝天
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Synopsis
Lazy prodigy Jing Jiu, his gifted servant Liu Shisui, and aloof Zhao Layue entangled in sect politics and destiny.
A person who has traveled all over the green mountains is still young, but when he suddenly looks back, the sword is just between his eyebrows, but in his heart. Jing Jiu, who lives in a mountain village in Chaotian Continent, unexpectedly receives Liu Shisui, who is born with Taoism, as a book boy. The two came to the Qingshan Sect by chance, but they were criticized because the "mediocre" Jing Jiu actually took the "extraordinary genius" Liu Shisui as his servant. At the sword inheritance conference, Jing Jiu also met Zhao Layue, a Sanwu girl from Shenmo Peak. Jing Jiu, who is surprisingly "lazy", just wants to practice quietly, but little does he know that fate will involve the three of them in a huge river and lake dispute... Under the Taixu, are the green mountains far away? Not far. (Source: Bilibili, Google translated)
What people say
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.66 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Nov 2024 → Feb 2026
- 10 “Dadao Chaotian is a sword cultivation isekai-ish donghua. This donghua is very unique. It present the story in future-tense narrative. While at the same time mix in element of past-tense narrative...”
- 8 “AWESOME donghua. Interesting plot, easy-going strong mc who just relaxes, so many at the sect considers him unworthy of being the master of a genius servant. Binge-watched it at one go, looking...”
- 10 “Based on the web novel by Mao Ni, these 16 episodes only begin to hint at the larger storyline. Whether there will be another season (or seasons) is pretty much unknown at this time. Most of Mao...”
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- Format 16 × 19′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 04m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-27297 catalog
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