Xiao Yan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Yan (小妍)
Alias(es)	Fairy Lu
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Nine Li Village; Holy Mountain
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; sword cultivator
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cultivation initiated	249	Lu Qing decides to teach her cultivation and promises to teach her how to fly.
Qi Refining Realm / Innate Body	352	After half a year cultivating the Breathing Method, she opens all her meridians and condenses an Innate Body before age nine. She can subsequently cultivate the Qi Eating Method.
Foundation Establishment Completion	510	Reaches completion after a decade of diligent cultivation and prepares for Golden Core Tribulation.
Golden Core Realm	511	Survives a Golden Cloud Heavenly Tribulation, cleaves the ninth lightning bolt, and completes her Golden Core physical-body transformation.
Late Golden Core Realm	855	Her true cultivation is revealed to have reached the late Golden Core stage, previously concealed by Lu Qing's talismans.
Nascent Soul Realm	857	Transcends a purple-cloud Nascent Soul Tribulation with Lu Qing's talismans, using the lightning to temper her body rather than relying on protection alone.

Background

Xiao Yan is Lu Qing's younger sister. As a child, she remained beside him during the period when he was gravely ill and unconscious, repeatedly calling for him and crying until Old Doctor Chen treated him. 2

She grew up under the care of Lu Qing and Old Doctor Chen in Nine Li Village. The Black Wolf Gang threatened to seize and sell her to traffickers during its confrontation with the village; Wang Da'an and the villagers attempted to protect her until Lu Qing intervened. 70

Before beginning cultivation, Xiao Yan displayed unusual sensitivity to the world. She could hear the fluctuations accompanying changes in heaven-and-earth rules despite having no cultivation, causing Wei Shanhai to suspect an exceptional innate talent. 213

Her cultivation began partly from curiosity: Lu Qing promised that cultivation would let her fly. 249 352 Her aptitude proved extraordinary, possessing Ice Muscle Jade Bone and a stimulated trace of an Innate Dao Body. 352

Appearance

Xiao Yan is initially depicted as a young girl. In later years, she appears as a green-robed sword cultivator carrying a long sword, with the bearing of a sword immortal.

• Often carries or controls a treasure sword. 493 672
• Wears green robes during her confrontation with an ancient demonic cultivator. 672
• Her expression and demeanor become increasingly frosty and detached as her cultivation advances. 672 701
• Her ice-attributed mana can spread frost across her body. 857

Personality

As a child, Xiao Yan is playful, curious, and openly affectionate. She is delighted by praise, fascinated by Xiao Li's abilities, and initially cultivates because flying appeals to her. 96 249 352 She also shows unusual maturity for her age, enduring Lu Qing's delayed return from the mountains without crying. 96

She is deeply attached to Lu Qing. She misses him during his seclusions and journeys, seeks his approval after major breakthroughs, and reacts with relief and guilt when she learns the danger he faced in the Guixu Secret Realm. 213 776 857

As a sword cultivator, Xiao Yan becomes confident, resolute, and increasingly cold toward enemies. She directly confronts demonic cultivators, pursues fleeing opponents, and speaks with open hostility to those threatening her home. 494 672 692 Her advancement has also made her more detached in temperament. 701

Abilities & Skills

Exceptional Cultivation Aptitude

Xiao Yan possesses rare natural talent and progresses at an extraordinary rate.

• Has the Ice Muscle Jade Bone talent and a trace of an Innate Dao Body. 352
• A wisp of Source Qi fully stimulated her latent Innate Dao Body. 352
• Achieved Qi Refining before age nine, a level described as extraordinarily rare even in the ancient cultivation era. 352
• Her Nascent Soul Tribulation manifests purple tribulation clouds, indicating exceptional potential and accumulation. 856

Sword Cultivation

Xiao Yan is a powerful sword cultivator who fights through sword qi and remote sword control.

• Controls her treasure sword in flight to decapitate three Strange Evil Corpses. 493
• Uses Sword Qi to defeat Iron Corpses and dismantle the Corpse Refinement Formation around Qiu Family Village. 494
• Pursues and kills a fleeing heretical cultivator with Sword Qi Thunder Sound. 494
• Can generate a sky-filling barrage of sword qi with her long sword. 672
• Her sword cultivation remains below Old Doctor Chen's Sword Dao mastery. 702

Small Heaven Piercing Sword

A sword method adapted from Lu Qing's Po Tian Sword Qi.

• Xiao Yan comprehends the technique ahead of schedule. 511
• Its sword intent carries a heaven-splitting meaning. 511
• She uses it to cleave the ninth bolt of Golden Core Tribulation Lightning and split the tribulation-cloud vortex. 511
• Her tribulation-cleaving strike is judged stronger than Old Doctor Chen's comparable strike. 511

Ice-Attribute Mana and Spirit Fire

Xiao Yan cultivates ice-attributed power and refines the Profound Ice Cold Flame.

• Her ice-attributed mana freezes and stabilizes her damaged body during the Nascent Soul Tribulation. 857
• The Spirit Fire within her refines invading tribulation lightning. 857
• She successfully refines the top-grade Profound Ice Cold Flame, strengthening her foundation and power. 712
• The flame helps address risks caused by her unconventional, overly rapid cultivation method. 712

Talismans

Xiao Yan can employ talismans in battle.

• Uses a Fire Dragon Talisman to kill a heretical cultivator attacking with Death Qi. 495
• Receives talismans from Lu Qing for her Nascent Soul Tribulation. 857
• Uses the provided talismans judiciously while allowing tribulation lightning to temper her physical body. 857

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Treasure Sword — her primary weapon; used for flying-sword attacks and long-range decapitation. 493
• Long Sword — used to unleash large-scale sword qi. 672
• Profound Ice Cold Flame — top-grade Spirit Fire refined into her body. 712
• Lu Qing's Talismans — protective resources used during her Nascent Soul Tribulation. 857

Relationships

• Lu Qing — older brother, mentor, and primary protector; he teaches her cultivation, supports her breakthroughs, and takes pride in her achievements. 249 352 511 857
• Old Doctor Chen — elder caretaker and cultivation senior; Xiao Yan observes his Innate breakthrough as a child and later trains alongside him at Holy Mountain. 117 702
• Xiao Li — close companion with a sister-like bond; Xiao Yan praises her abilities and supports her during tribulations. 96 503 857
• Madam Wei — godmother; worries for Xiao Yan before her Golden Core Tribulation. 510
• The Three Holy Masters — Holy Mountain elders who cared for her during her time cultivating there. 778
• First Holy Master — ally during the defense of Holy Mountain against demonic cultivators. 701
• Han Lingbai — companion who shares concern for Lu Qing and Xiao Yan during his absence. 776

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nine Li Village

Xiao Yan is among the vulnerable villagers targeted by the Black Wolf Gang. The gang threatens to take her as payment, making her protection a central point of the village confrontation. 70 The gang's crimes are later connected to the deaths of her parents. 75

Early Cultivation

After showing unusual spiritual perception, Xiao Yan begins cultivation under Lu Qing. Her extraordinary talent allows her to reach Qi Refining and form an Innate Body while still under nine years old. 213 249 352

Corpse Refinement Crisis

Xiao Yan joins Mu Tian's group against Evil Corpses after obtaining Lu Qing's permission. 492 She protects the group with flying-sword techniques, destroys the Strange Evil Corpses, dismantles the Corpse Refinement Formation, and slays the fleeing heretical cultivator. 493 494 She later kills another Foundation Establishment Realm heretical cultivator with a Fire Dragon Talisman. 495

Golden Core Tribulation

After years of cultivation, Xiao Yan undergoes Golden Core Tribulation on Da Shan. 510 She survives the ninth tribulation bolt with the Small Heaven Piercing Sword and even splits the tribulation-cloud vortex, entering the Golden Core Realm. 511

Holy Mountain Defense

Xiao Yan fights alongside the First Holy Master when three demonic cultivators attack Holy Mountain for its Mountain Soul. She uses a secret method to temporarily raise her strength before Old Doctor Chen arrives to suppress the attackers. 701

Nascent Soul Tribulation

Xiao Yan triggers a top-tier Nascent Soul Tribulation marked by purple clouds. 856 Though the seventh lightning bolt nearly destroys her body, she preserves herself with ice mana and Spirit Fire, then completes the tribulation with Lu Qing's talismans and becomes a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. 857

Trivia

• Xiao Yan's initial motivation for cultivation was Lu Qing's promise that she could learn to fly. 249 352
• She could perceive Dao-like fluctuations from changes in heaven-and-earth rules before she had begun cultivation. 213
• Her cultivation level and aura were concealed for a time by talismans refined by Lu Qing, misleading even Nascent Soul Realm observers. 855