This is a TV adaptation of the super-long wuxia novel of the same name, by Taiwanese author Sun Xiao, who is still working on the last chapters of the novel after writing it for 10 years, even though shooting has already began. The novel is considered by many wuxia aficionados to be the best work in contemporary wuxia after Jing Yong and Gu Long. Rather than being a simple tale of revenge and adventure it's noted for its complexity and the depth to which it probes social, humanistic and philosophical issues.
The cast is not particulary well-known, at least to me. Kristy Yang is reportedly the female lead, but there's no production picture of her yet since she's set to join the crew at a later stage. The male lead is the male lead from the recent Legend of the White Snake with Liu Tao. Below are some images taken by the production photographer.
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