The Long Ballad of Broken Dreams

On the Tianchen Continent, the strong rule and the weak are prey. Su Yan, a highly educated modern psychology student, unexpectedly transmigrates into a fantasy world ruled by spiritual power and becomes an overlooked concubine-born daughter of the Su family. Her mother died young, her father is cold and distant, and her stepmother and legitimate elder sister relentlessly make life difficult for her. To make matters worse, her spiritual power test branded her a "good-for-nothing," turning her into a laughingstock among her family. But who could have guessed that another soul had already taken over this body?

Naturally calm and decisive, Su Yan sees through people and refuses to accept humiliation or compromise. Facing the malice of her vicious stepmother and infighting within the clan, she plans every move and strikes back with composure: "I don't seek to rule the world, but I won't let the world trample me." She awakens her talent, distinguishes herself in the sect's competition, and uses her intelligence and resolve to make those who looked down on her pay dearly.

Her childhood friend, Chu Huaizhao, is another source of upheaval in her destiny. Though they have known each other since childhood, their deep feelings are thwarted by ill fate, and their respective families and obligations force them apart. Chu Huaizhao appears gentle as jade, but bears the burdens of his family's mission and a quest for revenge. He chooses both patience and protecting Su Yan. But when the game of fate puts them on opposing sides, how will they choose between love and hatred, loyalty and ambition?

From a concubine-born daughter to a prominent figure on the Tianchen Continent, from sect rivalries to the pinnacle of spiritual divinity, Su Yan writes her own legend with clear eyes and unyielding resolve. She depends on no one and submits to no fate. With strength and wisdom, she crushes family interests, sect rivalries, and worldly power, step by step, until she stands at the summit of the strong.