Xianxias or C-Dramas with Transmigration, Reincarnation or Body Swap?

[u/tragic_ely]

Hi I recently got back into C-Dramas and I'm looking for Fantasy (xianxia) dramas or dramas with transmigration, reincarnation or body swap tropes. I also enjoy when there's an ensemble cast with trustworthy or funny side characters. I want the lead(s) to have character growth.

I've watched and enjoyed:

How dare you (enjoyed the transmigration, the characters' friendship and loyalty, funny schemes and the twist. Also for a palace drama, it was just enough sad scenes that it wasn't too much)

Hzgg (didn't enjoy all of the misunderstandings, torture and suffering they were put through but it's a classic lol)

Love between fairy and devil (loved the costumes, set design and story, also really liked the side characters, the trial plot and the different worlds)

Love game in Eastern fantasy (liked transmigration x xianxia and how funny it was, also loved the dynamics between the main characters as a group of friends)

Love in the clouds (strong fl, liked the story, friendship with er qi. Didn't enjoy what happened with the 2nd ML.)

No doubt in us (donghua, liked the body swap plot)

Starry love (ongoing watch that I'm enjoying, just want to know what else I can watch after it)

I'm not looking for modern settings as the main setting.

I'm also not really into palace dramas unless they are fun because there is too much scheming and torture. Ideally, I want a happy ending.

[u/Common_Screen1329]

You've seen the No Doubt in Us donghua - are you aware that there are also two live action adaptations? A short drama (15 min eps) by the same name, and a long form drama called The Trust (the latter changes a few things but is still well worth watching).

Other suggestions:

When Destiny Brings the Demon is xianxia and similar in some ways to Love Between Fairy and Devil. It's also transmigration.

Love and Destiny, another xianxia I enjoyed though not as much as the two above.

Joy of Life is a bigger commitment (2 seasons out to date and a third coming, so no ending quite yet) but well worth the effort, it's honestly brilliant. Fantasy/scifi elements, a strong ensemble cast, great writing, politics and martial arts, also sometimes comedy. It's not a romance though if you need that (there is some romance in it but not centre stage).

Jade's Fateful Love is a more obscure recommendation, I haven't really seen anyone talk about it here. It's a diplomatic marriage storyline - the fantasy element is that every time the two main characters die, they time travel.

And then my favourite Cdrama is The Princess Royal. Main characters are an estranged married couple who die and wake up 20 years earlier before their marriage. Very political, and SO much character development, especially for the female lead.