My 1st impression upon watching trailer:
It will be the first true Chinese "LotR" complete with LotR-type magical xianxia stuff too. Story looks so much like the story of Strider/Aragorn (would-be King/Emperor decides to go off "wandering in the wild" instead). Or at least that's the impression I got from the preview material.
Anyways, I will be watching this alongside NiF2, but obviously a few episodes ahead since NiF2 doesn't air until later...