Unfated Tian sits at the center of some of the strangest stories in Where Winds Meet, and nothing shows that better than the “Blind to the World” Jianghu Legacy at Moonveil Mountain. The quest drains an entire lake, sends you through a submerged dungeon with no combat, and quietly rewrites what kind of person Tian is.
Who Unfated Tian is in Where Winds Meet
Unfated Tian is a wandering doctor tied to the Evercare (often translated as Everrare/Everare) clinic. In Chinese, his name is written as 天不收 (Tiān Bùshōu) — literally “Heaven won’t take [him],” a dark joke that suits a physician who moves through the Jianghu doing morally grey jobs for pay. He works on eyes, bodies, and poisons, and he is willing to operate far from public view.
Clues from other quests frame him as part of a hidden network that does underground work for people who cannot turn to the authorities. He is not a simple quest-giver; he treats contracts and promises almost like vows, even when the client is dead, or the job no longer makes sense.
How “Blind to the World” starts and why Tian is there
“Blind to the World” is a Jianghu Legacy side story set in the Qinghe region at Moonveil Mountain, focused on Moon Lake and the legend of the Lunar Goddess who lives beneath it.
| Step | Action | Key Detail |
|---|---|---|
| [1] | Talk to Xiao the Healer | His request at the Crimson Cliffs is what flags the Lunar Goddess quest chain. |
| [2] | Search along the lakeshore | Your character notices the submerged statue in Moon Lake. |
| [3] | Speak with Unfated Tian on the nearby cliff | He has been hired to go down into the lake. |
Tian shows you the letter that brought him there, signed by Li Zhenzhen, the so‑called Lunar Goddess:
“To the Esteemed Master: As the eyeless, I've been dwelling beneath the lake. Long unseen by the world, now at last my chance has come. Master, I await your arrival. It is time to change the eyes. Li Zhenzhen.”
The letter also includes a short riddle that ends up explaining the dungeon:
- “Water falls from heaven and gathers in the well.” – a hint toward the lake’s drain mechanism.
- “North, east, south, and west. The Windlong's zither's notes dwell.” – the order of the statue puzzle plates.
- “What you see is not always real. The blind trust what hearts tell.” – a thematic nod to the Moonlit flowers, illusions, and Li Zhenzhen’s choice to remain blind.
Draining Moon Lake and revealing the Lunar Goddess statue
To reach Li Zhenzhen’s resting place, you and Tian have to empty the lake itself.
| Task | What to do | Things to watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Dive into Moon Lake | Swim to the center to locate a massive drain grating. | There are three heavy chains connected to the drain. |
| Reactivate the contraptions | Follow each chain to its mechanism and unlock it. | You have limited air; surface regularly. |
| Return to the lakeshore | When all three are released, the lake empties automatically. | You are warped back to Tian as the water recedes. |
Once Moon Lake has been drained, Tian immediately jumps down to the exposed lakebed. You are prompted to follow him to the base of a giant statue of a blindfolded woman — the Lunar Goddess herself.
Here, the riddle about directions becomes your first major puzzle.
The blind statue puzzle and the cave entrance
At the Lunar Goddess statue, you stand on a large, round platform surrounded by four smaller pressure plates marked with the cardinal directions. Stepping on the large disc arms the mechanism and enables the outer plates; then you have to trigger them in the correct sequence.
| Plate layout (clockwise) | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Large central circle (start/reset) |
| 2 | West |
| 3 | North |
| 4 | East |
| 5 | South |
The solution matches the line “North, east, south, and west” — you must step on the plates in this order:
- North → East → South → West
The minimap is fixed with North at the top, so you can orient yourself relative to the statue using that. If you press them in the wrong order, the mechanism punishes you with damage and launches Tian away, forcing you to reset on the central disc.
Getting the sequence right unlocks a hidden stone door in the lakebed wall and opens the way into the cave below the statue.
Inside the cave: traps, Moonlit flowers, and drowned enemies
Once inside, Tian pauses to inspect a corpse near the entrance, leaving you to move ahead alone through an environment designed around sensory tricks instead of combat.
| Area element | Behavior | How to handle it |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging cloth “curtains” | Explode if you walk through them. | Cut them down from a safe distance. |
| Collapsed bridge | Spans a gap you cannot clear with limited movement here. | Do not jump; use an alternate path to the east. |
| Glowing blue plants | Moonlit flowers that temporarily blind you. | Avoid them at first; later you will need their effect. |
Beyond the broken bridge, the route continues as a flooded tunnel system. You have to swim through dark passages with few air pockets, relying on Wind Sense to find the right direction until you emerge into another cavern where Tian is somehow already waiting.
Here, he explains what he has learned: the corpses scattered around the cave have lain there for around three years, and they were killed by a combination of sword strikes and ribbons — Li Zhenzhen’s known weapons. That dates the last major battle at the lake to three years in the past and raises an immediate question: if she died then, who sent the recent letter to Tian?
The bell puzzle and why blindness matters
The final barrier before the Lunar Goddess’s chamber is a sealed stone gate with several bells hanging over it and stray arrows lying nearby. Above, on a small hill, stands a pedestal that controls the bells.
| Bell puzzle step | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Find the bell control pedestal above the gate. | Activating it plays a sequence of bell chimes. |
| 2 | Notice the Moonlit flowers near the pedestal. | Tian has already mentioned they blind you but sharpen your hearing. |
| 3 | Step into the blue Moonlit flowers first. | Your screen goes dark; audio perception is emphasized. |
| 4 | While blind, activate the pedestal to hear a new bell order. | The sequence changes when your vision is gone. |
| 5 | Shoot the bells in that “blind” order using arrows. | Matching the sequence opens the stone gate. |
The critical twist is that the correct sequence only reveals itself when you willingly give up your sight. This mirrors Li Zhenzhen’s own life: a blind swordswoman who trusted other senses and inner conviction more than her eyes.
Meeting the Lunar Goddess and the fake letter
Beyond the bell gate lies Li Zhenzhen’s final resting place. She is already dead, seated like a guardian inside a chamber that has been sealed since the battle three years ago. Her pursuers’ bodies are scattered across the cave; she outlasted them but ultimately died alone beneath the lake.
A small stone table on the stairs up to her body holds an Ice Jade Box containing transplantable eyes. The box is positioned too neatly and is completely clean, and its accompanying letter is written in a graceful hand very different from the rougher script Tian showed you earlier. Tian immediately recognizes that someone recently delivered this box and that the person who hired him forged Li Zhenzhen’s request.
Despite learning that his client is dead and likely impersonated, Tian insists on honoring the contract. He asks you to hand over the box so he can “replace her eyes” as agreed. When he attempts the procedure, however, he stops himself: Li Zhenzhen’s body and notes make it clear she never wanted new eyes, even in death. She chose blindness; seeing the world again was not her wish.
Finding what the Lunar Goddess truly wanted
With the eye transplant rejected, the focus shifts from surgery to legacy. You are asked to explore the lower part of the chamber and look for what Li Zhenzhen actually wanted someone to bring her.
| Item | Location | Role in the story |
|---|---|---|
| Small Dagger | On a table in her living area below the main platform. | Represents violence and a potential “release” from suffering. |
| Moonlit Flower | In a small garden patch; the only remaining bloom among many withered plants. | Symbolizes the beauty she could perceive without sight. |
| Letter fragments (optional) | Nearby, where fragments can be reassembled. | Add background to her feelings about blindness and the flowers. |
When you return to Li Zhenzhen, you can offer either the dagger or the Moonlit Flower. The choice is more about drawing out her character than branching the outcome:
- If you offer the dagger, she refuses it.
- She accepts only the Moonlit Flower.
Her acceptance of the flower underlines the same idea built into the bell puzzle: she saw more value in the strange, altered perception the Moonlit flowers gave her than in conventional sight. Being blind did not mean living without beauty; it meant finding beauty in other ways.
Once you have fulfilled that unspoken wish, a small gap in the stone wall below opens a way out. Squeezing through leads to a raft that ferries you back toward the outside world.
Rewards from “Blind to the World” and what they say about Tian
Clearing the quest unlocks a set of tangible rewards and a quieter character beat for Unfated Tian.
| Reward | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Binding Mist | Mystic Skill | A technique themed around blinding or obscuring vision. |
| Dusty Wedding Dress | Cosmetic/gear | Evokes Li Zhenzhen’s lost life above the lake. |
| Medicinal Tales x1 | Item | Part of the game’s broader progression items. |
| Lv. 2 Ebon Iron x8, Oscillating Jade x4 | Materials | Used for upgrades. |
| Echo Jade x72, Qinghe Exploration x120 | Exploration rewards | Boosts regional completion and currency. |
| Enlightenment Points x100 | Progression | Contributes to character growth. |
| Character EXP x33,000, Coin x33,000 | Core rewards | Standard experience and money payout. |
For Tian, the important part is not the loot. He walks away having kept his “no refunds” policy in spirit — he went to the lake, tried to do the job, and then adjusted when he understood his patient’s real wish. He also quietly protects whoever forged Li Zhenzhen’s letter, refusing to dig further. That restraint fits his broader role: a doctor operating on the margins, honoring his own code more than the law, and consistently allowing people to bury their pasts if they want to.
Taken together, Moon Lake, the Moonlit flowers, and Li Zhenzhen’s choices turn “Blind to the World” into a statement about perception in Where Winds Meet. Unfated Tian is the one who leads you there, but the quest ultimately shows how far he will go to respect what someone truly wanted — even when they can no longer ask for it themselves.
