In another world Jiang Yanli is born as a woman, who spends her life standing by her brothers’ side, supporting them in all the ways she can, helping them stand whenever they fall and who pushes her own trouble to the side-lines for them.
In this world Jiang Yanli is born as the first son of Jiang Fengmian, an heir to the YunmengJiang sect. In this world he stands in front of his brothers, gently leading them, shielding them from all harm and protecting them as much as his low cultivation allows.
His cultivation is low because of his health; because the majority of his qi is used to keep his body alive and also to drive away the bouts of pain that would otherwise leave him squirming with pain. All the more he applies himself into other areas that a proper sect leader needs to know: politics, economics, leadership and cultivation (at least on theoretical level). But one day A-xian shows him the talismans that he is making, and soon Yanli realizes that they are the perfect tool for someone not fortunate enough to be able to cultivate properly.
Because Yanli is the sect heir, the majority of their parents’ attention is set on him; his father is proud that his heir is sharing his ideals and his mother is happy that his father approves of him. And without his mother's constant judgement and his father's silent disapproval, the pressure is lifted from Jiang Cheng’s shoulders and he is free to live his life without constantly walking on eggshells (he is still wants to be useful to the sect and Yanli will never get tired of the way he beams when Yanli ruffles his hair).
When the Sunshot campaign ends and the Jin sect start to show their fangs, Yanli doesn’t respond to their taunts and instead manages to keep a clear head. When A-xian gets in trouble, Yanli investigates, slowly but thoroughly and at the nearest Discussion conference he (with the help of Jin Zixuan), presents crystal-clear evidence that throws Jin Guangshan off his throne and leaves all the other sect leaders calling for his head. And in the end the Dafan Wen are accepted as a harmless part of Yunmeng Jiang.
A bit different sect leader Jiang
In this world Jiang Yanli is born as the first son of Jiang Fengmian, an heir to the YunmengJiang sect. In this world he stands in front of his brothers, gently leading them, shielding them from all harm and protecting them as much as his low cultivation allows.
His cultivation is low because of his health; because the majority of his qi is used to keep his body alive and also to drive away the bouts of pain that would otherwise leave him squirming with pain. All the more he applies himself into other areas that a proper sect leader needs to know: politics, economics, leadership and cultivation (at least on theoretical level). But one day A-xian shows him the talismans that he is making, and soon Yanli realizes that they are the perfect tool for someone not fortunate enough to be able to cultivate properly.
Because Yanli is the sect heir, the majority of their parents’ attention is set on him; his father is proud that his heir is sharing his ideals and his mother is happy that his father approves of him. And without his mother's constant judgement and his father's silent disapproval, the pressure is lifted from Jiang Cheng’s shoulders and he is free to live his life without constantly walking on eggshells (he is still wants to be useful to the sect and Yanli will never get tired of the way he beams when Yanli ruffles his hair).
When the Sunshot campaign ends and the Jin sect start to show their fangs, Yanli doesn’t respond to their taunts and instead manages to keep a clear head. When A-xian gets in trouble, Yanli investigates, slowly but thoroughly and at the nearest Discussion conference he (with the help of Jin Zixuan), presents crystal-clear evidence that throws Jin Guangshan off his throne and leaves all the other sect leaders calling for his head. And in the end the Dafan Wen are accepted as a harmless part of Yunmeng Jiang.
When 3SF ends I will post this to my AO3: