The Legend of ShenLi (Seasons 1–2)

The Legend of ShenLi (与凤行, 2024) is a Chinese fantasy series you can watch online on iFILM. Shen Li — phoenix, war veteran and princess of the Azure Heaven — has come through countless battles, yet she's cornered by the one fight a sword can't win: a political marriage to the son of the Heavenly Emperor.

Fleeing the wedding, Shen Li is wounded and crashes into the mortal world, stripped of her spiritual power and stuck in the body of an ordinary-looking bird. A ginseng peddler named Xingyun finds her, mistakes the phoenix for a plump chicken, and hauls her off to market in a cage. The shabby merchant is in truth Xingzhi, the last of the ancient gods, who has spent untold centuries entirely alone. One careless deal binds their fates for good.

Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin lead the cast under director Deng Ke. This is xianxia in the grand tradition — immortals, reincarnation, and a love that outranks the laws of heaven — staged with lavish costumes, palaces and effects. Made for viewers who sink happily into long fantasy sagas heavy on romance and myth. Stream The Legend of ShenLi online on iFILM.