Name: The Journey of Legend
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Costume & Period
Released: 2025-09-12
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Cheng Yi, Gulnezer Bextiyar, Eleanor Lee, Xu Zhen Xuan, Liu Meng Rui

Cheng Yi is a Chinese actor and singer who was born in Hunan Province, China, on May 17, 1990. He studied at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, and made his acting debut while still at college, appearing in the television series “Beauty World” (2011). He graduated in 2012, and then went on to make his film debut in “Haunting Love.” He appeared in the hit series “Noble Aspirations” in 2016, and followed up with the movie “The Big Rescue” (2018). He also played one of the lead roles in “Explore with the Note” (2019) – the follow-up to “The Lost Tomb” (2015). He made his solo music debut with the single “Goodbye to the Past” in 2017.

Cheng Yi

Xiao Qiu Shui / Xiao Ming Ming / Li Chen Zhou

Gülnezer Bextiyar is a Chinese actress and model of Uyghur descent. Born on May 2, 1992, in Xinjiang, China, she also goes by the name Guli Nazha. She made her acting debut in the 2013 Chinese film “Police Story 2013” and has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including “Xuan Yuan Sword - Rift of the Sky” (2012), “God of War, Zhao Yun” (2016) and “Chinese Paladin 5: Clouds of the World” (2016).

Gulnezer Bextiyar

Xiao Xue Yu

Eleanor Lee is a Singaporean model, actress and singer based in China. She was born on October 12, 1999, in Singapore to actress Quan Yi Fong and former actor Peter Yu. Her parents divorced in 2009, and in 2013, Eleanor adopted the surname of her godfather, celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee. Eleanor began modeling for Addy Lee’s company at a young age and then launched her career after appearing in the microfilm “The Old Record” for Apple’s China branch in 2014. She has since appeared in a number of television dramas, including “The Big Boss” (2017), “Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy” (2017) and “My Poseidon” (2018). She also released her first song, which was the theme song to the television drama “Noble Aspirations,” in 2016 and has released several singles since.

Eleanor Lee

Tang Fang

Xu Zhen Xuan

Liu Sui Feng

Liu Meng Rui

Song Ming Zhu

Ding Xiao Ying is a Chinese actress. She was born on June 24, 1996 in Shenchuan, Guangdong, China, and made her acting debut in 2016. Since then, she has appeared in a handful of television dramas, including “Ice Fantasy” (2016) and “Douluo Continent” (2020).

Ding Xiao Ying

Zhao Shi Rong

Zhang Jun Ning is a Chinese actor. Born on March 22, 1985, he made his acting debut in the 2007 television drama “Five Star Hotel.” He also has starred in a number of films and other popular television shows, including “Stage of Youth” (2009), “Sunshine Angel” (2011), “Happy Noodle” (2013) "Fighter of the Destiny" (2017) , "My Mr. Mermaid" (2017), "Our Glamorous Time" (2018) and "My Poseidon" (2018).

Johnny Zhang

Xiao Yi Ren

Zhang Xiao Chen, also known as Edward Zhang, is a Chinese actor who was born on September 30, 1983, in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China. He graduated from Shijiazhuang Tiedao University and debuted as a contestant on a TV talent show in 2006. He made his acting debut in 2007, when he starred in the series “My Prince.” He has since gone on to appear in dramas such as “The Lost Tomb” (2015) and “The Wind Blows From Longxi” (2022).

Zhang Xiao Chen

Xiao Kai Yan

Tong Meng Shi is a Chinese actor. Born on January 22, 1993, he made his acting debut in the 2016 television drama “Legend of Chusen” and appeared in its sequel “Legend of Chusen 2” (2016). He also starred in the drama “Proud of Love” (2016) and its sequel “Proud of Love Season 2” (2017) and “The Legend of Chusen 2” (2016-2017).

Tong Meng Shi

Zhang He is a Chinese singer and actor. Born on September 17, 1984, he competed in the reality show “Super Boy” in 2010 and then debuted as part of the boy group 8090 with six other competitors. He made his acting debut in the 2009 film “Perfect Bride.” He has since appeared in many popular television dramas, including “Love O2O” (2016), “The Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms” (2017) and “The Flame’s Daughter” (2018).

Zhang He

Qian Yong Chen

Xiao Yan

Hu Ke is a Chinese actress and TV presenter who was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, on December 1, 1975. She graduated from the Communication University of China in 1998, where she majored in Broadcasting. She began hosting TV shows shortly after and made her acting debut in the period drama series Storm of the Dragon (2000). In 2002 she made her film bow in “Chat,” and in 2005 won widespread acclaim for her role in the drama “Moment in Peking.” Her more recent drama credits include “Hand in Hand” and “You Are My Glory” (both 2021).

Hu Ke

Julian Cheung is an actor and singer who was born on August 27, 1971, in Hong Kong. In 1991, he released his first single, entitled “A Modern Love Story,” along with Maple Hui. He made his acting debut in 1992 with the drama “The Peak of Passion” and followed up with a role in the cult classic movie “Legend of the Liquid Sword” in 1993. He has since gone on to star in scores of hit movies, including the “Storm” series – beginning with the second film in the series, “S Storm” in 2016, and concluding in 2021 with “G Storm.”

Julian Cheung

Jackie Lui

Chen Yu Qi is a Chinese actress. Born on July 29, 1997, she made her acting debut in the 2016 television drama “The Princess Wei Young.” She has since appeared in the dramas “Fresh Teachers” (2017) and “Ashes of Love” (2018).

Chen Yu Qi

Ren Hai Tao

Lin Feng

Tencent Video, IQIYI

Xiao Ming Ming (Cheng Yi) has grown tired of the daily grind of life, seeking to escape through an online fantasy martial arts novel. Suddenly, he finds himself pulled into the world of the story, where he becomes the protagonist, Xiao Qiu Shui (also played by Cheng Yi). Initially overwhelmed, Ming Ming tries to leave, but is instead forced to continue on Qiu Shui's journey. Can Ming Ming successfully transform himself into the story's hero – and will he be able to apply the lessons he's learned to his life out in the real world? This drama was adapted from the novel "Shen Zhou Qi Xia" by Wen Rui An.

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