It hit 100 million views 8 hours after premiere.
Zhang Li was supposed to be the director but the crew was changed with Fei Zhenxiang coming in as the replacement.
Adapted from the 3rd volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" by Zhang Mu Ye.
It is the fifth installment of the Tencent online dramas adapted from the Ghost Blows Out the Light series of novels.
The main trio of Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Caverns reprise their roles.