Xiao Yan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Yan (萧炎)
Gender	Male
Origin	A transmigrator living on the Dou Qi Continent; his previous life was in an era roughly six hundred years after the Ming dynasty 2 10.
Affiliation	Xiao Family; Myriad Worlds Chat Group; Heavenly Mansion Alliance; Endless Fire Territory 2 5 85 157.
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Xiao Family Patriarch; founder of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance; establishes the Endless Fire Territory 5 85 157.
Teacher	Elder Dan, also called Dan Chen and Yao Chen in the passages 13 62 63.
Age	Seventeen when he reaches Dou Emperor; eighteen when he fulfills the Three-Year Agreement 14 61.
Status	Alive; returns to the Endless Fire Territory after rescuing Chu Yang and remains active in the chat group 163 245.
First Appearance	Joins the Myriad Worlds Chat Group while cultivating behind the Xiao Family residence in Wutan City 2.

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Disciple, third stage	61	Retrospectively identified as his cultivation three years before the confrontation with Nalan Yanran.
Dou Qi, seventh stage	5	Demonstrated one month before the Xiao Family coming-of-age ceremony, marking his recovery from an earlier decline.
Dou Practitioner	5	His stated cultivation immediately before refining Li Qingxu’s Immortal Leaf.
One-Star Dou King	5	Reached through the Immortal Leaf; revealed at his coming-of-age ceremony, overwhelming Xiao Ning.
Nine-Star Dou King	12	Reached during his travels with Elder Dan. Despite this strength, he initially avoids confronting Medusa over the Green Lotus Core Flame.
Dou Emperor	14	Breaks through after refining half of the Green Lotus Core Flame’s Origin Fire Seed. His Fentian Jue advances to Mysterious Tier Mid-Grade.
Nine-Star Dou Emperor	32	Visualization of the Dao Self True Form Diagram fuses and evolves his Green Lotus Core Flame and Fallen Heart Flame. His Flame Mantra reaches Heaven Grade Lower, and his understanding of fire laws deepens.
Dou Ancestor	60 61	Announces the breakthrough before visiting Misty Cloud Sect. At eighteen, his cultivation has a solid foundation rather than the unstable aura of a fresh breakthrough.
Emperor realm — later attainment	157 163	Reports attaining the Emperor realm after killing Hun Tiandi and establishing the Endless Fire Territory. No breakthrough method is specified; he still regards his mastery of fire as incomplete.

Background / History

Transmigration and the Xiao Family

Xiao Yan remembers using ordinary chat groups before transmigrating to the Dou Qi Continent. When the Myriad Worlds Chat Group appears in his consciousness, he is training in Wutan City for his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran 2.

His earlier cultivation decline leaves him vulnerable to ridicule within the Xiao Family. At his coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu question whether his recovery was achieved by temporarily overdrawing his potential. Xiao Yan’s arrival and display of Dou King strength silence those accusations. After Xiao Ning’s failed challenge, Xiao Zhan relinquishes the patriarch’s position to him 5.

Heavenly Flame Search and Elder Dan’s Revival

After the ceremony, Xiao Yan leaves Wutan City with his teacher to train and seek Heavenly Flames. With Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, he locates the Green Lotus Core Flame’s former growing site in the desert, only to discover that Medusa has already taken it 11 12.

Rather than use Li Qingxu’s Spiritual Spring Water solely for himself, Xiao Yan gives it to Elder Dan. The water restores his teacher’s body and raises him beyond his former cultivation peak. Elder Dan subsequently promises to help Xiao Yan reach the pinnacle of cultivation and takes him to the Snake People’s Holy City 12 13.

Their intervention enables Medusa’s successful evolution. She agrees to follow Xiao Yan’s orders for ten years, while Xiao Yan obtains the Green Lotus Core Flame. He then sacrifices Elder Dan’s Bone Spirit Cold Fire to Li Qingxu as repayment for the assistance they received 14.

The Three-Year Agreement

By the time Xiao Yan meditates on Li Qingxu’s Dao Self True Form Diagram at Jia Nan Academy, he views the Three-Year Agreement less as a chance to impress Nalan Yanran than as a farewell to his former humiliation. His experiences in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, the desert, and the Black Corner Region have broadened his ambitions beyond a single clan or sect 32 62.

He arrives at Misty Cloud Sect with Elder Dan and Medusa. Nalan Yanran reveals her two-star Dou Grandmaster cultivation, but Xiao Yan answers with his Dou Ancestor aura without drawing his Black Heavy Ruler. He dissolves their marriage contract and prepares to leave, considering the old grievance settled 60 61.

Yun Shan prevents their departure and summons the Soul Hall. Facing three Dou Saints, Xiao Yan sends farewell messages to the chat group and prepares to take Yun Shan down with him. Li Qingxu intervenes through the Projection of All Heavens, destroys the three attackers, and leaves the remaining situation to Xiao Yan 61 62 63.

Xiao Yan kills Yun Shan with the Chaos Flame. To repay Li Qingxu without disturbing his seclusion, he sacrifices three ninth-rank Magical Beast Cores recovered from the attackers’ storage pouches 64.

Central Region and Endless Fire Territory

Later developments include Xiao Zhan’s kidnapping by the Soul Hall, Xiao Yan’s journey to the Central Region, and his founding of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance. He also fights the Soul Hall at the Burial Sky Mountain Range, killing numerous experts 85.

He eventually reports killing Hun Tiandi and raising the banner of the Endless Fire Territory in the extreme north. Although the Dou Qi Continent is moving toward stability, he believes the path of the “Lord of Ten Thousand Fires” has only begun 157.

Rescue of Chu Yang

Following the chat group’s third-level upgrade, Li Qingxu sends Xiao Yan and Ye Hei to assist endangered newcomers. Xiao Yan travels to Chu Yang’s world, where his aura immobilizes the Golden Horse Knights Hall experts surrounding the wounded sword master 158 159 162.

He gives Chu Yang a pill that repairs his shattered meridians and broken bones within a few breaths, then captures Diwu Qingrou, the mastermind behind the attack, from the Great Zhao Dynasty capital. Once the crisis is resolved, Xiao Yan returns to the Endless Fire Territory 162 163.

Appearance

Xiao Yan is described as tall and slender, with refined features, bright eyes, and a composed bearing 5.

• Green clothing at the Xiao Family coming-of-age ceremony 5.
• Black robes during his visit to Misty Cloud Sect 60 61.
• Black Heavy Ruler carried on his back, which he leaves strapped in place when revealing his strength to Nalan Yanran 61.

Personality

Xiao Yan combines confidence with an enduring awareness of his earlier hardships. His restored strength allows him to face family ridicule calmly, while his later approach to Nalan Yanran emphasizes closure rather than winning her approval 5 32 61.

Gratitude is central to his conduct. He uses a precious opportunity to resurrect Elder Dan, promises to find treasures for Li Qingxu, and repays his rescue through concrete offerings rather than words alone 6 12 64.

He is loyal under pressure but ruthless toward enemies who threaten his companions. During the Soul Hall ambush, he urges Elder Dan to escape if possible and prepares to die attacking Yun Shan; after being saved, he destroys Yun Shan in retaliation 62 63 64.

With fellow chat-group members, he is friendly and informal. He welcomes newcomers, recommends cultivation resources, and insists that Chu Yang address him as a fellow Daoist rather than a senior. Even after attaining the Emperor realm, he acknowledges how little of the fire path he understands compared with Li Qingxu 42 43 158 162 163.

Abilities & Skills

Fentian Jue / Flame Mantra

Xiao Yan’s cultivation art evolves alongside his absorption and transformation of Heavenly Flames 13 14 32.

• Refining the Green Lotus Core Flame raises it to Mysterious Tier Mid-Grade 14.
• The birth of his chaotic flame advances it to Heaven Grade Lower 32.
• Its transformation contributes directly to his breakthrough to Nine-Star Dou Emperor 32.

Heavenly Flames and Chaos Flame

His flame cultivation benefits from the True Sun Fire resonance contained within Li Qingxu’s visualization diagram 32.

• Green Lotus Core Flame: Absorbed and refined to strengthen both his cultivation and technique 14.
• Fallen Heart Flame: Already present within him when it fuses with the Green Lotus Core Flame 32.
• Chaos Flame: The fused flame is initially assessed by Elder Dan as comparable to the Heavenly Flame Ranking’s top five 32.
• Later destructive power: At Misty Cloud Sect, its might is described as rivaling the top three Exotic Fires; Xiao Yan channels it through the Black Heavy Ruler to reduce Yun Shan to ash 64.

Dao Diagram Visualization

Meditating on the Dao Self True Form Diagram improves his cultivation art, transforms his flames, and deepens his comprehension of fire laws 31 32.

• Repeated contemplation continues to reveal higher possibilities even after he attains the Emperor realm 163.
• He recommends the diagram to Bai Xiaochun before Foundation Establishment 43.

Dou Qi and Aura

Xiao Yan can project enough pressure to overwhelm substantially weaker cultivators without attacking 61 162.

• His Dou Ancestor aura forces nearby Misty Cloud Sect disciples backward and knocks weaker ones to the ground 61.
• During Chu Yang’s rescue, his naturally radiating aura freezes dozens of Martial Venerable experts in place 162.
• At the time of the Soul Hall ambush, he cannot overcome the assembled Dou Saints unaided 62 63.

Spatial Movement

By the time he rescues Chu Yang, Xiao Yan can ignore spatial barriers to appear directly beside him and capture a distant opponent from the Great Zhao Dynasty capital 162.

• His travel between worlds uses the chat group’s Heavenly Transmigration function and Gate of Space, rather than a stated independent ability 158 159 163.

Equipment / Items

• Black Heavy Ruler — Back-carried weapon used in the Soul Hall crisis and to channel the Chaos Flame against Yun Shan 61 62 64.
• Storage Ring — Holds the medicinal pill he gives Chu Yang 162.
• Three-colored cloud-patterned pill — Restores Chu Yang’s broken bones and shattered meridians within a few breaths 162.
• Immortal Leaf — Li Qingxu’s welcoming gift; refined to advance from Dou Practitioner to Dou King 2 5.
• Spiritual Spring Water — Used to resurrect Elder Dan and rebuild his body 12.
• Bone Spirit Cold Fire — Received from Elder Dan and sacrificed to Li Qingxu in gratitude 14 15.
• Three ninth-rank Magical Beast Cores — Earth-, Gold-, and Wood-attributed offerings taken from the defeated Soul Hall attackers’ storage pouches 64.

Relationships

• Li Qingxu / Qingxu Daojun — Chat-group leader, benefactor, and protector. His gifts accelerate Xiao Yan’s cultivation, restore Elder Dan, and ultimately save Xiao Yan from the Soul Hall ambush 5 12 32 63.
• Elder Dan — Teacher and trusted companion. Xiao Yan resurrects him; Elder Dan refuses to abandon his disciple when the Soul Hall traps them 12 13 62.
• Medusa — Powerful follower who pledges ten years of obedience after her evolution. She accompanies him to Misty Cloud Sect and helps prevent Yun Shan’s escape 14 60 64.
• Xiao Zhan — Predecessor as Xiao Family Patriarch. His later kidnapping by the Soul Hall is among the events preceding Xiao Yan’s Central Region activities 5 85.
• Xiao Ning — Cousin and early challenger, humiliated after underestimating Xiao Yan’s cultivation 5.
• Nalan Yanran — Former fiancée and counterpart in the Three-Year Agreement. Xiao Yan ends their marriage contract and leaves their past behind 32 60 61.
• Ye Hei — Close chat-group friend. They exchange encouragement, discuss their worlds, and later undertake parallel rescue missions for newcomers 10 30 62 159.
• Emperor Yongle / Zhu Di — Fellow group member. Xiao Yan shares later Ming history with him and advises him not to neglect his cultivation foundation 10 157.
• Bai Xiaochun / Hei Da Wu — Fellow group member whom Xiao Yan directs toward the visualization diagram; Bai Xiaochun later expresses concern during his apparent death crisis 43 46 64.
• Chu Yang — Newcomer rescued by Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan treats him as an equal despite their enormous difference in strength 162 163.
• Yun Shan — Enemy who engineers the Soul Hall ambush; killed by Xiao Yan’s Chaos Flame 61 64.
• Hun Tiandi — Later enemy whom Xiao Yan reports killing before establishing the Endless Fire Territory 157.

Notable Quotes

“I've said it before, everyone in the group is a fellow daoist. No need for ‘Senior,’ just call me Xiao Yan.” 162

“Although I am ranked at the Emperor realm, I always feel that the sky above my head is not the end. The path of the Lord of Ten Thousand Fires, I fear, has only just begun.” 157

“Everyone, take care. May your Dao paths be smooth and your futures bright. If there is a next life, I will share drinks with you all again!” 62