Li Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Xiao (李霄) 1
Alias(es)	Li Feiyu; Wu Tieshan (used while infiltrating Black Wind Stronghold) 120 512
Species/Race	Human 615
Gender	Male 1
Age	Nineteen during his early Three Origins Sect cultivation. 480
Affiliation	Former True Disciple of the Iron Wire Fist Martial Arts School; Inner Sect disciple of Flying Cloud Peak, Three Origins Sect; co-founder of the Under Heaven Society; Candidate Saint Son contender of the Three Origins Sect 153 438 707 736
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, archer, alchemist; appointed Willow City County Lieutenant and acting County Magistrate 302 555
Status	Active 753
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Basic Archery Technique — Mastery	60	Used the Panel's Limit-Breaking feature to transform Basic Archery into the Chasing Wind Arrow Technique, a true cultivation method. 60
Chasing Wind Arrow Technique — Minor Accomplishment; First-Turn Skin Refining	67–68	Condensed Chasing Wind Force; gained hardened skin, greater explosive power, speed, endurance, and sharper senses. 67 68
Martial Master Realm	75–76	Condensed Iron Wire Force alongside Chasing Wind Force and entered the Inner Courtyard. 75 76
Iron Sand Palm — Minor Accomplishment	114	Continued palm tempering after strengthening his Qi and Blood and musculature. 114
Three Internal Forces	115	Successfully bore Iron Wire Force, Chasing Wind Force, and Iron Sand Force simultaneously without suffering internal conflict. 115
Iron Wire Fist — Great Accomplishment	132	His Qi and Blood surged to temper his body and transform his Internal Force. 132
Third Turn — Bone Refining Realm	167	Reached Bone Refining after consuming his last Body Tempering Pill; also perfected the Chasing Wind Arrow Technique. 167
Iron Wire Fist — Second Turn	179	Broke through the Iron Wire Fist's Second Turn and sought Qian Li's guidance on later cultivation. 179
Iron Wire Fist and Chasing Wind Arrow Technique — Perfection	188	Earned twelve Limit-Breaking Points and obtained the Swift Wind Thunderclap Arrow Technique. 188
Dragon-Snake Illusory Body — Great Accomplishment	225	Greatly improved bodily control, balance, explosive force, and mobility. 225
Fourth Turn — Great Martial Master	251	Awakened as a Fourth-Turn Great Martial Master before joining the Black Wind Stronghold suppression operation. 251
Dual Martial Way True Intent	255	Formed Wind Thunder Arrow Intent in addition to his Iron Wire Fist True Intent. 255
Flying Cloud Leg — Perfection	476	Reached perfection after one month of cultivation; Elder Feng awarded him its Divine Intent Diagram. 476
Three Martial Way True Intents	506	Defeated Zhou Heng in three moves while displaying three perfected cultivation methods and their corresponding True Intents. 506
Fifth Turn — Marrow Birth Realm	554	Returned to Willow City as a Fifth-Turn Martial Master after mastering the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture. 554
Sixth Turn — Marrow-Piercing Realm	657	Broke through to Marrow-Piercing and deliberately used himself as bait to draw out the injured Zuo Qianshan. 657
Peak Marrow-Piercing Realm	671	Reached the peak of Marrow-Piercing, leaving him only a step away from Round Marrow. 671
Advanced Sword Qi	710	Developed Sword Qi sufficiently powerful to threaten Sixth-Turn experts. 710
Azure Wave Palm — Fifth Turn; Integrated Three-Technique System	744	Advanced Azure Wave Palm to the Fifth Turn and integrated it with Iron Wire Fist and Flying Cloud Leg into a unified offensive and defensive system. 744
Three Sword Qi	753	Revealed a third, dark-green Sword Qi alongside his golden Buddha Qi and black Demonic Qi Sword Qi, using the three strands to restrain multiple Round Marrow opponents. 753

Background

Li Xiao was originally a programmer from modern Earth who died from overwork. He transmigrated into the body of a seventeen-year-old village scoundrel of the same name in Great Zhou's Willow Village. 1

The original Li Xiao had been spoiled by his widowed father, Li Youde, and had gained a poor reputation for idleness and recklessness. His broken betrothal had consumed the family's savings, leaving Li Youde, whose leg was injured, and Li Yu, who worked in freezing conditions at a laundry, to support the household. 1 2

After awakening in the new body, Li Xiao resolved to become responsible for his family. He began earning money, refused to let Chen Hu use Li Yu as a means to control him, and sought martial training to secure their future. 1 25 47

Appearance

Li Xiao is a tall, broad-framed young man whose physique was shaped by constant martial training and travel. 103 388

• Well-proportioned, solid musculature and defined forearms that suggest explosive strength. 103 104
• Steady, sharp eyes and a calm bearing repeatedly compared to a mountain or a javelin. 103 104 370
• A darker complexion from sun, wind, and relentless training. 229
• Usually carries himself with a restrained aura, making his actual strength difficult to judge. 145 370
• By the later northern campaigns, his aura is described as abyssal and his gaze as torchlike, reflecting his greatly elevated cultivation. 593
• Following the Azure Wave Secret Realm's trials, he becomes noticeably calmer, more restrained, and more profound, no longer openly displaying the sharp aggression he once carried. 744

Personality

Li Xiao is intensely practical. He prioritizes survival, cultivation, and the safety of those under his protection over reputation, sentiment, or conventional notions of heroism. He plans ambushes, conceals his true cultivation when useful, and treats alliances as reciprocal arrangements rather than unconditional loyalties. 68 124 140 306

His defining loyalty is toward his family. He protects Li Yu from coercive marriage proposals and opportunists, supports Li Youde despite their poverty, and later spends his rare time at home listening to his aging father's stories and checking on his sister. 1 47 224 560

Though initially detached from romance, he comes to value Liu Qingyue's sincerity and dedication. He remains unwilling to let personal attachment divert him from the martial path, but promises to protect their future while pursuing its peak. 229 324

Li Xiao also takes responsibility for people he has accepted into his sphere of protection. He personally guides allies, subordinates, and his disciple Chen An, and is willing to use his pills and resources to compensate for the latter's limited natural talent. 560 636 675

The Azure Wave Secret Realm forces Li Xiao to confront the humiliation, resentment, family attachments, and distracting thoughts carried over from both of his lives. By repeatedly breaking through its illusions, he gains greater mental clarity, composure, and awareness of the need to integrate his accumulated techniques rather than treating them as isolated tools. 742 743 744

Li Xiao's ambition has also become increasingly political. In Mu Province, he deliberately turns a conflict with the Red Dust Devil Palace, Hatred-Severing Sect, and Cai Family into an opportunity to bring the vulnerable Golden Blade Sect under the Three Origins Sect's influence. 753

Abilities & Skills

Panel

Li Xiao possesses a Panel that records his techniques, tracks proficiency, and grants Limit-Breaking Points when certain skills reach perfection. 60 188

• Allows him to improve techniques through repeated practice with unusually precise feedback. 61 140
• Can break a mastered skill's limit and evolve it into a higher-grade cultivation method. 60 188
• Lets him control Qi and Blood at a lower apparent level, concealing his true cultivation in combat. 140 145
• Records Divine Intent Diagrams, allowing him to continue contemplating them without access to their original copies. 181 188
• Upgraded into a more concise, categorized interface that records his martial skills, alchemy, Exotic Insects, Qi Cultivator arts, and Divine Intent Diagrams. 478 480

Iron Wire Fist

Li Xiao's principal close-combat art combines resilient defense, precise force control, and heavy striking power. 61 140

• Condenses Iron Wire Force, a steady and heavy Internal Force suited to offense and defense. 61 75
• Reached perfection and developed the Iron Wire Fist Divine Intent Diagram. 188 245
• Can defeat stronger-looking opponents through timing, angle control, and prediction rather than raw force alone. 140 145
• Used to subdue opponents ranging from Martial Masters to Sect Master Zhou Heming. 205 624
• Its advanced cultivation requires exceptional physical tempering, including the specialized aura within Iron Wire Peak's Iron Wire Cave. 430
• At the Fifth Turn, it serves as the suppressive close-range component of his integrated combat system, complementing Flying Cloud Leg's distance control and Azure Wave Palm's redirection. 743 744

Archery

Li Xiao began with Basic Archery, then evolved it into the Chasing Wind Arrow Technique and later the Swift Wind Thunderclap Arrow. 60 188

• Chasing Wind Force enhances arrows with speed, sharpness, range, and penetration. 61 67
• Swift Wind Thunderclap Arrow is tied to a Divine Intent Diagram and later formed Wind Thunder Arrow Intent. 188 255
• His archery is a major long-range killing method, especially when paired with a heavy bow. 60 200 255
• High-level arrow techniques place a substantial burden on his mind and resources, slowing progress without suitable support. 317
• His advanced archery can decisively alter large-scale engagements by picking off Martial Masters and forcing openings for allied fighters. 387 491
• He later uses the Po Jun Bow with the Azure Dragon Arrow technique to force the Hatred-Severing Sect Saintess Shen Qinghe to deploy a demonic barrier and retreat. 753

Iron Sand Palm

A brutal palm-tempering method acquired from Wu Tiexiong's manual. 91 100

• Produces Iron Sand Force, which emphasizes burst power and penetration at the moment of contact. 92
• Requires repeated exposure to heated iron sand, medicinal liquid, and painful physical conditioning. 100 114
• Can break hard-style defenses and incapacitate Martial Masters quickly. 92 205

Azure Wave Palm

Azure Wave Palm is one of Li Xiao's three principal cultivation methods for the Three Absolutes Returning Origin Qi. 483 501

• Its continuous palm movements help absorb medicinal power and circulate it through his meridians and viscera. 483
• Li Xiao perfected the technique and formed its corresponding Martial Way True Intent before using it as one of his three core methods. 501 506
• He employs it alongside Iron Wire Fist and his movement techniques to create an adaptable close-combat style. 581
• Under the Azure Wave Peak Master's instruction, he learned to circulate Palm Force with alternating softness and fierceness while retaining strength for subsequent changes. 742
• He broke through Azure Wave Palm to the Fifth Turn in the Azure Wave Secret Realm, where it became the flexible, redirecting, and entangling component of his integrated martial system. 744

Movement Techniques

Li Xiao uses several movement arts to compensate for opponents with greater raw strength.

• Spirit Snake Steps — An unpredictable, flexible technique learned from Wang Jinshan; it filled his initial lack of a movement method. 140 142
• Dragon-Snake Illusory Body — A high-level body technique that enables abrupt changes of direction and evasive, ghostlike movement. 194 225
• Flying Cloud Leg — A leg technique perfected in one month and later used as both a mobility and spacing tool. 476 581
• Dragon-Snake Flying Cloud Step — A practical combination of Dragon-Snake Illusory Body and Flying Cloud Leg that gives him superior speed and evasion against physically stronger opponents. 581
• After his Azure Wave Secret Realm cultivation, Flying Cloud Leg becomes one of the three integrated Fifth-Turn arts that give his combat style balanced movement, distance control, offense, and defense. 743 744

Internal Force and True Intent

Li Xiao can accommodate multiple Internal Forces, an ability normally dangerous enough to cause Qi Deviation. 115

• Bears Iron Wire Force, Chasing Wind Force, and Iron Sand Force in separate channels. 115
• Mastered at least three Martial Way True Intents through perfected cultivation methods. 255 506
• Uses Martial Way True Intent as a means to compress and reconcile conflicting forces in his Dantian. 501
• His later Three Absolutes cultivation focuses on unifying the distinct forces of Iron Wire Fist, Azure Wave Palm, and Flying Cloud Leg. 501 512
• Through reflection in the Azure Wave Secret Realm, he recognizes that true strength requires these three methods to operate as a coherent system rather than as separate techniques. 743 744

Listening Wind and Qi Gazing

The Listening Wind Exotic Insect grants Li Xiao exceptional sensory and recovery abilities. 128

• Enhances hearing enough to distinguish distant sounds and minute physical cues. 128
• Lets him detect breathing, muscle movement, Qi and Blood circulation, and exertion patterns to predict attacks. 145 200
• Greatly accelerates wound recovery; a cut across his palm healed substantially within minutes. 128
• Later evolved into Wind Listening and Qi Observing, allowing him to perceive the Fortune and Destiny manifested around others. 331 333

Sword Arts

Li Xiao cultivates the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture and the Sword Drawing Sutra. 439 554

• Successfully cultivated the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture with Buddha Qi from a Sarira. 554
• Wields golden Sword Qi capable of cutting through the Sixth Prince's Corrosive Poison Water. 615
• Killed three Marrow Birth Realm yakshas alone with the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture. 616
• Can use the Sword Drawing Sutra as a decisive counterattack after waiting for the right opening. 608
• His Sword Qi later became strong enough to threaten Sixth-Turn experts. 710
• He has condensed golden Sword Qi from Buddha Qi and black Sword Qi from Demonic Qi, greatly increasing the Sword Scripture's destructive potential. 630 726
• In Mu Province, he reveals a third dark-green Sword Qi associated with the lost inheritance of the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture, using all three strands to form a triangular suppressive formation against Round Marrow cultivators. 753
• His Eighth-Turn Resentment Sword Qi protects his consciousness against mind-disturbing techniques such as Shen Qinghe's Six Desires Heavenly Demon Qi. 751

Alchemy and Talisman Study

Li Xiao's Herbal Mastery developed into formal alchemical skill under Elder Gu. 453 555

• Refines pills personally, including beauty-preserving pills given to Li Yu. 555
• Endured Blood Explosion Pill testing in order to learn from Elder Gu. 453
• Has studied Basic Talisman Art, though his early attempts at drawing talismans failed because Qi Cultivator methods differ from Martial Dao. 369 480
• His alchemy has earned him broad goodwill among Three Origins Sect disciples, whom he has repeatedly assisted with pill refinement. 710
• He has mixed Zhi's flesh and blood into pills, allowing the insect's spiritual influence to deepen recipients' favorable impression of him. 710

Qi Cultivator Arts and Curse Arts

Li Xiao has recorded rudimentary Qi Cultivator methods despite primarily following the Martial Dao. 399

• Possesses the Basic Qi Guiding Art, obtained after his experiences with Daoist Yang and recorded by the Panel. 386 399
• Has recorded Basic Talisman Art, though he initially lacked the proper Qi Cultivator foundation to use it effectively. 399 480
• The Panel also lists the Nail Soul and Shake Bell Incantation among his Curse Arts. 399

Three Absolutes Returning Origin Qi

A high-grade Three Origins Sect cultivation method intended to unify multiple martial forces. 501 512

• Uses Martial Way True Intent to restrain and fuse three distinct energies within his Dantian. 501
• Progress is slow even with the Panel, requiring powerful pills such as Origin-Returning Pills to accelerate cultivation. 512 529
• Produces Extreme Path True Qi, which combines rigidity, endurance, and agility into a single circulation. 512
• Its intended unity becomes more concrete after Li Xiao integrates Iron Wire Fist, Flying Cloud Leg, and Azure Wave Palm as complementary Fifth-Turn methods. 743 744

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ox-Horn Great Bow — His father's hunting bow and Li Xiao's early archery weapon. 4 53
• Iron-Fetal Bow — A powerful bow used alongside the Chasing Wind Arrow Technique. 194 200
• Black Iron Heavy Bow — Carried after reaching the Fourth Turn. 251
• Snow Dragon Ridge — A bow stored in a custom bow bag during his departure from Willow City. 339
• Po Jun Bow — A powerful bow used with the Azure Dragon Arrow technique against Shen Qinghe in Mu Province. 753
• Emerald Long Sword — Kept with the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture. 439
• Frost Shadow — His mount, fed Exotic Beast Meat and used throughout his travels. 345 388
• Zhi — An Exotic Insect revived with Li Xiao's Essence Blood; its flesh can influence those who consume it by carrying the host's spiritual will. 559 560
• Sixth-Turn Talisman — Used to force obedience from reluctant city leaders and later to trap the Cangwu Old Ancestor's avatar. 624 630
• Sword Sect Defensive Talisman — A talisman containing the methods of a Sixth-Turn Sword Sect expert, given to Li Xiao by the Flying Cloud Peak Master before his solo journey to the Mine Secret Realm. 710
• High-Grade Boots — Given to Li Xiao by Elder Shi before his departure from the Three Origins Sect encampment. 710
• Storage Bag — Used to carry and organize his cultivation supplies, pills, clothing, and travel necessities. 710

Relationships

• Li Youde — Father. A former hunter with an injured leg who raised Li Xiao and Li Yu alone; Li Xiao remains deeply protective of him. 1 4 560
• Li Yu — Elder sister. She supported the family through laundry work before Li Xiao's rise; she later married Wang Hai. 2 554
• Liu Qingyue — Initially a mutual-benefit ally against the Feng Family; their relationship develops into mutual affection and a promise that she will wait for him as he pursues the martial peak. Li Xiao's Qi Gazing reveals that she possesses rare blue Dao-seed fortune and purple Heaven-mandate fortune. She joined Clear Subtle Hall to help Li Xiao rather than out of attachment to the Qi Cultivator path. 230 324 336 713
• Qian Li / Chen Feng — Former master who taught him Iron Wire Fist and made him a True Disciple. Li Xiao later learned Qian Li was a Three Origins Sect traitor. 153 290 512
• Feng Qing — Flying Cloud Peak elder and mentor who brought Li Xiao into the Three Origins Sect and continued guiding his cultivation after learning his true identity. 438 444 512
• Flying Cloud Peak Master — Li Xiao's peak master, who accepted the truth of his identity and later entrusted him with a Sixth-Turn Sword Sect talisman for self-defense. 513 710
• Azure Wave Peak Master — The Azure Wave Peak leader who personally instructs Li Xiao in the finer applications of Azure Wave Palm and grants him access to the Azure Wave Secret Realm. 742
• Elder Gu — Alchemy mentor who tested Li Xiao with Blood Explosion Pills, supported his study of alchemy, and accompanied him when he approached Iron Wire Peak. Elder Gu later encourages Li Xiao's ambition to become a Candidate Saint Son and potentially Sect Master. 453 514 736
• Elder Shi — A Three Origins Sect elder who supports Li Xiao's independent journey and gives him a pair of high-grade boots. 710
• Wang Hai — Close senior brother and friend who repeatedly supported Li Xiao; later became Li Yu's husband. 76 82 554
• Wu Tieshan — Senior Disciple Brother from the Iron Wire Fist Martial Arts School. Li Xiao respects his loyalty to Qian Li and later gives him cultivation resources. 557 559
• Wu Lingshuang — Fourth-Turn general and martial ally. They cooperate against Qi Cultivators and remain mutually respectful after their campaigns. 375 388 462
• Qingluo and Bitao — Martial Practitioner maidservants assigned to Li Xiao as an Inner Sect disciple; he allows them to remain after learning dismissal would endanger them. 441
• Hu Feng — A martial talent personally trained and protected by Li Xiao. 315 317
• Chen An — Li Xiao's disciple. Though Chen An has limited talent, Li Xiao provides him with the Severing Gate Saber Technique, additional cultivation methods, and medicinal support. 636 675
• Huangfu Yuan — A frontline ally and fellow founder of the Under Heaven Society. 671 707
• Wang Yuheng — A Foundation Establishment Realm disciple of Clear Subtle Hall whom its elders intend to pair with Liu Qingyue. He attempts to persuade Li Xiao to relinquish her in exchange for a future political alliance, but Li Xiao rejects his reasoning and remains protective of Liu Qingyue's wishes. 712 713
• Wang Yuanqiao — Sect Master of the Golden Blade Sect. Li Xiao approaches his troubled sect in Mu Province while seeking materials, recognizing that its crisis may create an opportunity for a Three Origins Sect-aligned alliance. 744 746 753
• Shen Qinghe — Saintess of the Hatred-Severing Sect and a Round Marrow opponent. Though her Six Desires Heavenly Demon Qi initially suppresses his close-combat force, she comes to regard Li Xiao as a genuine threat after witnessing his three Sword Qi and archery. 751 753

Story Role / Major Arcs

Willow Village and Martial Arts Training

After transmigrating into the disgraced Li Xiao's body, Li Xiao changes the family's fortunes through work, hunting, archery, and cultivation. He enters the Iron Wire Fist Martial Arts School under Qian Li and trains under Zhao Hu's guidance. 1 25 29

He eliminates threats from Chen Long, Chen Hu, and the Clear Water Gang while concealing his rapid growth. His rise through the school culminates in victory at Willow City's martial arts tournament and recognition as Qian Li's True Disciple. 68 75 147 153

Willow City Power Struggles

Li Xiao's strength and reputation rise sharply after he defeats four Second-Turn Martial Masters of the Wild Dog Gang, earning the informal title of “the strongest under the Third Turn.” 224

He becomes entangled in Qian Li's conflict with the Feng and Zhu families, protects Liu Qingyue from a forced marriage, and eventually leads allied forces against the Feng Family. 245 271

Following the upheaval, he is formally appointed Willow City's County Lieutenant and acting County Magistrate. 302

Departure and the Three Origins Sect

With the Iron Wire Fist inheritance exhausted at his level, Li Xiao leaves Willow City to pursue a higher path. 334

Using a Three Origins Token, he joins the Three Origins Sect as a nineteen-year-old Fourth-Turn Inner Sect disciple of Flying Cloud Peak. 438

He cultivates new techniques, studies alchemy, reveals his true name and Qian Li's identity to Feng Qing, and earns recognition as a Fifth-Turn genius capable in both martial arts and alchemy. 476 506 512 529

Northern Border Campaign

Li Xiao takes part in the conflict against the Yaksha and other Demon Race forces. He uses his martial arts, archery, and Sword Qi to protect retreating allies and grievously injure the Yaksha Sixth Prince. 608 615

When local sects and families resist mobilization, Li Xiao establishes authority by overwhelming Sect Master Zhou Heming and compelling the city's forces to unite against the Demon Race. 624

Li Xiao later kills three Marrow Birth Realm yakshas by himself using the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture, further establishing his standing among the Three Origins Sect disciples and allied Qi Cultivators. 616

Under Heaven Society and Mine Secret Realm

Following his breakthrough to the Marrow-Piercing Realm, Li Xiao uses his own presence as bait to lure the hostile Zuo Qianshan from concealment. 657

His achievements on the front lines—including slaying Yakshas, stopping a Round Marrow opponent, and injuring the dragon Ao Xing—make his reputation widely known. He becomes one of the founders of the Under Heaven Society. 707

Upon returning to the Three Origins Sect encampment, Li Xiao receives widespread support from disciples he has aided through alchemy. Before separating from the main force to explore the Mine Secret Realm, he demonstrates Sword Qi capable of threatening Sixth-Turn experts and receives a protective talisman from the Flying Cloud Peak Master. 710

Candidate Saint Son and Azure Wave Secret Realm

Li Xiao's military achievements and growing influence make him a central contender for the Three Origins Sect's forthcoming Candidate Saint Son Battle. At a high-level sect meeting, Elder Gu openly supports his ambition, while other elders and Inner Sect disciples recognize him as a serious rival for the position. 736

To strengthen Azure Wave Palm, Li Xiao spars with Azure Wave Peak disciples and receives direct instruction from the Azure Wave Peak Master. Using her token, he enters the restricted Azure Wave Secret Realm, whose illusions are capable of provoking inner demons and Qi Deviation. 742

The Secret Realm confronts him with humiliations from his former life and attachments from both lives. Li Xiao repeatedly breaks the illusions, releases long-suppressed resentment, and realizes that Iron Wire Fist, Flying Cloud Leg, and Azure Wave Palm must become a single integrated martial system. 742 743

He ultimately advances Azure Wave Palm to the Fifth Turn, giving him three complementary Fifth-Turn techniques and greater confidence in competing for Candidate Saint Son without relying on the Life-Slaying Amitabha Sword Scripture. 744

Mu Province and the Golden Blade Sect

Li Xiao travels to Mu Province intending to cultivate the Mystic Glazed Body Scripture and seek Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Yellow Stone Marrow and Mountain Earth Core Qi. He targets the Golden Blade Sect because of its old connection to the Three Origins Sect, while remaining cautious of the province's lawless environment, weak Spiritual Qi, rogue cultivators, and demonic factions. 744

On arrival, he finds the Golden Blade Sect weakened and anxious amid pressure from stronger local forces. Although he recognizes that Wang Yuanqiao's sect wishes to use him against the Red Dust Devil Palace, he accepts the opportunity because its local knowledge and assistance are necessary for his search. 744 746

Li Xiao subsequently battles Shen Qinghe of the Hatred-Severing Sect. Though her Six Desires Heavenly Demon Qi restricts much of his close-combat power, he uses the duel to refine his Iron Wire Fist, Azure Wave Palm, and Flying Cloud Leg before revealing Sword Qi to force her back. 751

After killing Elder Lin, Li Xiao reveals that the confrontation was calculated to force the Golden Blade Sect to choose Three Origins Sect protection over eventual destruction by the Red Dust Devil Palace. He unveils three Sword Qi to restrain Cai Family and Hatred-Severing Sect elders, then counters Shen Qinghe with the Po Jun Bow and Azure Dragon Arrow. 753

Notable Quotes

“For me now, the foremost matter is to pursue the peak of the martial path!” 324

“I do not know this young lady at all. Today, I merely came here to gather with a friend.” 306

“Qingyue does not care in the slightest about some Qi Cultivator's path. She joined Clear Subtle Hall so that she could help me.” 713