The Altered

Born a year before her beloved sister Jiang Yanli, Jiang Tiānxiān has always stood at the center of Yunmeng Jiang's future. Gifted with the spiritual harp Shūxiǎn and wielding the sword Hánfēng, she carries the responsibilities of an eldest daughter while trying to protect the people she loves most.

When she escorts her younger siblings to Cloud Recesses, Tiānxiān expects nothing more than a routine journey and a few months of study. Instead, she finds herself drawn into the lives of the cultivation world's most influential figures, forming an especially close bond with Lan Xichen after an unexpected first meeting outside the gates of the Lan Clan.

As tensions rise between the Great Clans and old rivalries begin to surface, Tiānxiān must balance duty, family, friendship, and the expectations placed upon her as a Jiang disciple. Between political alliances, unwanted attention, and the growing uncertainty surrounding the cultivation world, she discovers that even the smallest choices can change the course of many lives.

Through loyalty, sacrifice, love, and perseverance, Jiang Tiānxiān walks a path that intertwines her fate with both the Jiang and Lan Clans, standing beside those she cherishes through every trial that awaits them.