Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Physical Description
- 3Character Background
- 4Personality Traits
- 5Abilities
- 5.1Chaos Baby Bottle
- 5.2Physical Prowess
- 5.3God-Tier Cheat System / God-Tier Choice System
- 5.4ChaosXirang
- 5.5Spatial Manipulation
- 5.6Advanced Technology and Laws
- 5.7Other Abilities
- 6Power Progression
- 7Significant Relationships
- 8Notable Quotes
- 9Themes and Motifs
Biodata
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Xiruan 21 |
| Alias | Little Ancestor 113, Little Senior Sister 114, Big Sister 150 235, National Preceptor 196 267, Humanity's Imperial Tutor 207, Imperial Advisor 369, Great Qin's Eldest Princess 364 |
| Gender | Female 33 |
| Affiliation | Jiejiao (Intercepting Sect) 21 33 40 114; Great Qin 196 267 370 |
| Family | Master Tongtian (Father) 21 33 103, Nuwa (Cousin) 102, Pangu (Progenitor/Origin) 232 511 513 |
| Subordinates/Companions | Lu Ya 99 103 112, Sun Wukong 150 200 205 233 258, Zhu Bajie 210 258, Sha Wujing 235, Ao Lie (Junior Brother/Underling) 205, Zhenyuanzi (Underling) 235, Bai Jiancha (Underling) 254, Bull Devil King (Great Qin official) 370, Seven Spider Demons 406 407, Frost Demon God 502, Xiaotian Dog 382, Cyclops Raider crew (Supermarket cleaners) 492 493, Lord of Darkness (Village chief/debtor) 498 501, Primordial Remnant Beast 479 481 |
| Key Artifacts | Chaos Baby Bottle 112 118 231, Pangu Banner (within Baby Bottle) 7, Qiankun Cauldron 7 91, Summoning Demon Banner 101, ChaosXirang 231, Primordial Chaos Origin Fire Crystal Core 370, Banana Fan 369, Primordial Purple Qi hair ribbon 488, Red Pouch 454 513, Critical Hit Edition Firework Cannon 477, Chaos Rent Ledger 481, Myriad Worlds Debt-Collection Loudspeaker 481 482, Chaos Land Deed 482, Myriad-Realm Teleportation Gate (Baby Version) 494, chaotic bronze bell 513, killing array diagram 513, Chaos Bead 513 |
| Notable Skills/Abilities | Immense power and speed 172, Defeats Heavenly Court forces 113, Challenges Saints 26 118, Removes Rulai's seal 200, Kicks away Earth Book 233, Infuses essence blood into stone 130, Absolute Zero Cutting Vision 327, Earth Law 439, Chaos Weaving Art 406, sweeps away Primordial Baleful Qi 478, nullifies energy attacks and transforms warships 492, creates law-filled fireworks that assist cultivators' breakthroughs 477, uses a Chaos teleportation gate to traverse worlds 494 |
| Personality Traits | Innocent 52 200, Greedy 52 99, Cunning 99, Fearless 26 40, Confident 103 112, Playful/Mischievous 258, Compassionate 140 430, Determined 7 118, Righteous 52 118 130, Practical 382 498, Filial 29 370 |
| Residence | Golden Turtle Island 103 |
| Associated Locations | East Sea Dragon Palace 52, Doushuai Palace 7, Wa Huang Palace 99, Purple Cloud Palace 118, Xieyue Sanxing Cave (renamed Lanxiang Vocational School) 140, Five Elements Mountain 200, Wuzhuang Monastery 231, Xianyang 172 382, Bright Village No. 3 502, Land of Origin 511 513, Primordial Ruins 478, Chaos Supermarket/Chaos commercial district 490 497, Bright Village No. 2 501, Light Great World 494 |
Physical Description
Xiruan is described as a small child, often referred to as a "little one" or "little princess" 91 200. She has a "small body" and a "little face" 91. Her eyes are "big" and "dark, round" 200 209. She is also noted to have a "little nose" 200 209. She is seen wearing a "Red Bib" at one point, which is later replaced by a "beautiful, seven-colored feather dress" or "Seven-Colored Rainbow Dress" that makes her look like a "little fairy" 91. She also wears "tiger-head shoes" 258.
Specific details include:
- Her physical body is noted for its strength 91.
- She has hair that can become messy from the wind 92.
- She is described as an "exquisitely carved Baby" by Houtu 45.
- She is seen with a "skewer of tanghulu" in her hand 199.
- She has a "milky voice" 45.
- Her hair is later tied into pigtails with a hair ribbon woven from Primordial Purple Qi 488.
- She wears a Seven-Colored Auspicious Skirt personally sewn by Nuwa and carries a little red pouch at her waist 490.
- Although she generally remains physically three-and-a-half years old throughout the main narrative, an epilogue depicts an alternate or later-life Xiruan as a six-year-old orphan in Liu Family Gully 536.
Character Background
Xiruan's origins are unusual; she transmigrated into the body of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, finding herself in a "Small Dark Room" with her father, Master Tongtian, who appeared dejected and burdened by debt 1. She quickly learned that her father was under house arrest, leading her to believe he was a gambler held for high-interest loans 1. This initial misunderstanding fueled her determination to collect her father's perceived debts 7.
Early in her life, Xiruan demonstrated a strong sense of entitlement and a playful, mischievous nature. She once entered the East Sea Dragon Palace's Treasure Trove, taking various treasures and mistaking them for mundane objects, asserting that the Primal Wilderness belonged to her family as descendants of Pangu 52. Her lineage was later recognized by the Dragon Clan Elders, who bowed to her 52. She also showed filial piety towards her father, bringing him a golden lotus leaf as a cushion and expressing concern for his disciples 29.
Xiruan's actions often led to significant events. She confronted Jieyin and Zhunti, accusing them of being connected to her father's debt and threatening them 26. She also ventured to Doushuai Palace, where she used her Qiankun Cauldron to take all of Taishang Laojun's elixirs, believing them to be "candy beans" 7 187. This act angered Taishang Laojun and led the Jade Emperor to mistakenly believe Xiruan intended to usurp his throne, prompting him to declare war 187. Despite these confrontations, Xiruan often viewed her actions as "labor rights defense" or collecting "compensation for emotional distress" 187.
She developed a close bond with Nuwa, whom she recognized as a "cousin" from her previous life, sharing a secret connection and receiving the powerful Summoning Demon Banner 101 102. Xiruan also encountered Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, who showed her indulgence and closeness, with Xiruan feeling a comforting scent from her, similar to her father's embrace 45. Later, a fragment of the Kongtong Seal, covered in Human Race totems, merged into her body, granting her the title of "Humanity's Imperial Tutor" 207.
Her reputation for power and fearlessness grew as she participated in the Heavenly Court's martial arts tournament, effortlessly defeating elite forces and claiming all prizes, including Mount Cuiyun 113. She even challenged the entire Heavenly Army single-handedly, using her Chaos Baby Bottle to cause devastation 112. Xiruan's disregard for traditional values was evident when she played hacky sack with a Sarira and demanded Kui Mulang's Bōyuè Cave as compensation 258. She also demonstrated her power by teleporting to the Purple Cloud Palace, smashing its gate, and demanding "fraudulent contracts" from the Saints 118. Her journey also involved cultivating Ginseng Fruits, leading Zhenyuanzi to address her as "Big Sister," a title she accepted, signifying her leadership 235.
As the Journey to the West progressed, Xiruan's influence expanded beyond Jiejiao. She became Great Qin's National Preceptor and Imperial Advisor, helped secure Baoxiang Kingdom's incorporation into Great Qin, and established government and commercial organizations under her leadership 267 370. Her actions repeatedly altered the planned tribulations of the western journey, including recruiting demon factions, distributing Ginseng Fruits through Great Qin, and treating sacred Buddhist artifacts as practical materials or toys 240 283 382 406.
Following her appointment as Great Qin's Eldest Princess, Xiruan converted Flame Mountain into Great Qin territory and assigned Bull Devil King to a government energy-development post 364. Her interventions also created a Black River development route, earned the Dragon Clan's lasting allegiance, and turned the route's former disorder into a Great Qin commercial and environmental project 309.
Xiruan later ventured beyond the Primal Wilderness into Chaos and the Primordial Ruins. There, she built a supermarket-like marketplace, imposed trade and rent rules on Chaos Demon Gods, subdued the Frost Demon God, and renamed his territory Bright Village No. 3 490 491 498 502. She stripped the Primordial Ruins of its treasures with the assistance of a subdued remnant beast, gained the Chaos Rent Ledger and Myriad Worlds Debt-Collection Loudspeaker, and began treating Chaos realms as rentable properties 479 481 482. Her supermarket subsequently became the safest and most active commercial district in Chaos, drawing Demon Gods as settlers and merchants 497.
During her encounter with Pangu's shadow in the Land of Origin, she learned that her God-Tier Choice System was actually a "Parenting Guide" created by Pangu to guide and restrain her vast potential 511 512. Pangu subsequently yielded to her demand for compensation and granted her the remaining system rewards, initiating an accelerated final trial 513. The epilogue further reveals a six-year-old incarnation or later-life Xiruan in Liu Family Gully, whose memories and soul fragment return to the Primeval World after her death; she then continues enforcing fair trade, repaying kindness, and collecting debts from those who harmed Jiejiao 536.
Personality Traits
Fearless and Audacious: Xiruan consistently demonstrates a lack of fear, even when confronting powerful figures like Saints, the Jade Emperor, or Patriarch Hongjun 26 40 76 112 121.
She challenges entire armies single-handedly and directly confronts deities, showing no intimidation by their status or power 26 112 121. This fearlessness allows her to act decisively and often unpredictably, such as grabbing Patriarch Hongjun's beard or declaring herself the winner of a competition against the Heavenly Court 113 121.Mischievous and Playful: Xiruan often engages in playful and mischievous behavior, sometimes with serious consequences for others 17 121 258.
She treats sacred artifacts like toys, folding the "Investiture of the Gods" into paper airplanes or using a Sarira as a hacky sack 121 258. She also teases powerful figures like the Jade Emperor, causing him discomfort 258. Her actions, though seemingly innocent, often disregard traditional values and authority 258. During her birthday banquet, she treats Zhunti's Sixteen-Foot Golden Body as a toy and uses a law-filled firework cannon for an unprecedented three-day display 477.Greedy and Materialistic: Xiruan has a strong desire for treasures and valuable items, often collecting them for herself or her father 7 24 72 99 113 207 263.
She readily loots palaces and treasure vaults, taking everything from elixirs to floor tiles, and expresses a desire for multiple mountains as prizes 7 52 72 113. Her motivations for actions like debt collection are often tied to acquiring wealth and resources 7 24 187.
This inclination expands into Chaos, where she establishes stalls, collects rent, and requisitions valuables from debtors as payment 491 498. She and the remnant beast strip the Primordial Ruins of valuables, while she later uses her red pouch to gather Pangu's remaining supreme treasures 481 513.Confident and Determined: Xiruan displays immense confidence in her own abilities and is determined to achieve her goals 26 103 112.
Whether it's collecting a debt, winning a competition, or protecting her "underlings," she pursues her objectives with unwavering resolve 7 24 103 112 187. This determination is often coupled with a pragmatic approach, such as planning to use a divine artifact as a portable chamber pot 137.Unaware of Political Implications: Despite her powerful actions, Xiruan often remains oblivious to the broader political and social ramifications of her behavior 76 187 207.
She views her actions, such as consuming all of Taishang Laojun's elixirs, as simple acts of eating or "labor rights defense," while the Heavenly Court perceives them as attempts to usurp the throne 187. This disconnect often leads to misunderstandings and escalations of conflict 187.Loyal and Protective: Xiruan shows loyalty and a protective instinct towards her father and her "underlings" 21 150 187 207.
She intervenes to protect Wudang Holy Mother, demands better treatment and wages for her employees, and collects treasures to benefit her father 21 72 187 207. She also accepts Zhenyuanzi into her "team" and acknowledges his loyalty 235.Compassionate and Community-Minded: Beneath her acquisitiveness, Xiruan repeatedly shows concern for vulnerable people, including an apparently distressed woodcutter, the Ginseng Fruit Tree she calls "Little Potatoes," and abused human children 140 233 430. She prefers recruiting defeated enemies into productive work rather than simply killing them, turning demons and Chaos raiders into employees, cleaners, farmers, or stallholders 370 406 492 502. Her later Chaos projects turn dangerous domains into clean, inhabited villages and commercial districts 497 501 502.
Practical and Transaction-Oriented: Xiruan evaluates sacred objects and powerful beings primarily by their everyday usefulness. She sees Sarira as lighting material, a Banana Fan as a cooling fan, venomous fangs as a bottle opener, and demon gods as potential workers or tenants 291 382 388 498. Her personal morality strongly emphasizes contractual obligations, fair trade, repayment of debts, and compensation for wrongdoing 454 498 536.
Abilities
Chaos Baby Bottle
Xiruan wields a Chaos Baby Bottle, which she can use as a weapon or a tool for various effects 7 15 106 107 112 118.
- Attack: Xiruan can swing the bottle to smash opponents, such as Nezha's Fire-Tipped Spear, sending him flying 107. She can also throw it like a bowling ball, causing it to grow in size and devastate groups of heavenly soldiers and generals 112. When enlarged, it can clash with powerful weapons like Yang Jian's three-pointed, double-edged blade 110. The bottle can also be used to smash objects, such as the damaged gate of the Purple Cloud Palace, injuring Saints 118. It easily defeats an ancient Primordial remnant beast guarding the Primordial Ruins 479.
- Defense: The Chaos Baby Bottle can block powerful attacks, such as Yuanshi Tianzun's Jade Pure Divine Thunder, making it vanish without a trace 15. It can also withstand the Taiji Diagram's attack 7. It later blocks Lu Ya's Slashing Immortal Flying Knife and can withstand or absorb Red Boy's Samadhi True Fire 96 291.
- Absorption/Containment: The bottle can absorb attacks, like the Jade Pure Divine Thunder 15. It can also contain powerful artifacts, such as the Pangu Banner 7. Its contact with Zhenyuanzi's Earth Book manifests a principle that transcends ordinary magical power, divine abilities, and Great Dao laws 231.
- Modification: Xiruan can use the bottle to dent Nezha's Cosmos Ring 106. She can also throw it at Zhenyuanzi's Earth Book, causing a crack to appear 231.
- Other Uses: Xiruan has bitten the Cosmos Ring with the bottle 106. She can also use it to collect items, such as the Heavenly Net formation, shrinking it to a palm-sized net 113.
Physical Prowess
Xiruan possesses immense physical strength and resilience, often surprising powerful beings with her raw power 91 110 262.
- Supernatural Strength: Xiruan has innate divine strength, able to lift a thousand-jin stone ox with one hand 110. She can effortlessly break free from restrictions, such as Nuwa's gentle restriction 91. She can also kick away Zhenyuanzi's protective divine light 233.
- Durability/Resilience: Xiruan's head is incredibly tough, capable of withstanding a full-power strike from the Seven Star Sword, which shatters the sword instead 262. Her physical body is strong enough to break free from powerful restraints 91. She is unharmed by Princess Iron Fan's Innate Yin Wind, which she experiences as a pleasant cool breeze 291.
- Giant Transformation (Nine Revolutions Mystic Art): Xiruan can transform into a giant, a manifestation of the ancient and powerful Nine Revolutions Mystic Art. In this form, she can rival Yang Jian's Law of Heaven and Earth transformation in size and power 110. This ability is linked to the Pangu's True Body (Trial Version) reward 110.
- Two-Finger Interception: Xiruan can effortlessly stop King Inspiration's powerful attack using two fingers 327.
- Environmental Force: Her physical force can cause massive earthquakes while attempting to crack a Chaos Dao Core with King Inspiration's Nine-Petaled Red Copper Hammers 329.
God-Tier Cheat System / God-Tier Choice System
Xiruan has access to a "God-tier Cheat System" or "God-Tier Choice System" that provides her with options and rewards based on her actions 26 117 182 231 259.
- Choice-Based Rewards: The system presents Xiruan with choices, and upon selection, grants her rewards. For example, choosing to destroy "recruitment flyers" and challenge a "scam syndicate" headquarters rewarded her with a Breaker of Realms Talisman 117. Snatching the Purple Gold Gourd rewarded her with the Chaos-Tier Myriad Treasures Refining Technique 259.
- Divine Counterattack Option: When attacked by Saints, the system can trigger a "Divine Counterattack Option," allowing her to fight back 26.
- Cultivation Modification: The system can modify cultivation trees, such as Zhenyuanzi's, using powerful items like ChaosXirang 231.
- Cultivation Boosts: The system can provide experience cards, such as a "Hunyuan Saint" level experience card, and unlock divine abilities like the "Law of Heaven and Earth, three heads and six arms" for others, such as Sun Wukong 150.
- Chaos Rent Collection Rewards: After the Primordial Ruins expedition, the system provides Xiruan with a Chaos Rent Ledger, Myriad Worlds Debt-Collection Loudspeaker, and related Chaos land-management rewards 481 482.
- True Origin: Pangu created the system as a "Parenting Guide," encoding his judgment of good and evil and his command over power to guide Xiruan's young mind and prevent misuse of her strength 511 512.
- Accelerated Final Trial: After Xiruan claimed all of the system's remaining rewards from Pangu, the corresponding final trial began ahead of schedule 513.
ChaosXirang
Xiruan possesses or can access ChaosXirang, a legendary supreme treasure 231.
- Growth and Evolution: ChaosXirang is capable of growing all things and evolving worlds. Even a single grain can transform a small world into a great thousand world 231.
- Fertilizer: Xiruan uses ChaosXirang to fertilize the Ginseng Fruit Tree, causing it to produce thousands of ripe fruits 233 235.
- Cultivation Enhancement: She can use it to modify and improve cultivation methods 231.
- Chaos Spiritual Root Advancement: A single grain can enable an innate spiritual root to break through its limitations and ascend toward becoming a Chaos spiritual root 232.
Spatial Manipulation
Xiruan can manipulate space, primarily through specific artifacts 117 494.
- Spatial Breaking Talisman: She can use a Breaker of Realms Talisman to teleport instantly to any desired location, ignoring all restrictions 117 118. This talisman grants her a profound understanding of "space" 117.
- Myriad-Realm Teleportation Gate: A pink ring functions as a baby-version Myriad-Realm Teleportation Gate. Xiruan activates it to travel toward the Light Great World, prompting Tongtian and other Chaos beings to follow to protect her 494.
- Red Pouch Storage: Her red pouch can contain an enormous quantity of artifacts and is described as being capable of holding the entire primordial world 454. She uses it to collect Pangu's remaining supreme treasures in moments 513.
Advanced Technology and Laws
Xiruan's system grants abilities and technology that surpass the ordinary techniques and laws of the Three Realms 324 327.
- Absolute Zero Cutting Vision: Xiruan can use advanced interstellar technology to freeze King Inspiration into an ice sculpture 327.
- Earth Law: She obtains Earth Law powers, allowing her to detect a hidden treasure trove beneath Lady Earthflow's cave 439.
- Chaos Weaving Art: Xiruan obtains a Chaos-grade weaving art that treats Chaos qi and even Great Dao laws as thread. At its highest conceptual level, it can weave worlds, with time and space becoming cloth 406. She passes down a simplified version to the Seven Spider Demons as an internal textile technique 406 407.
- Purification Technology: Xiruan uses advanced technology to clean toxic miasma in Persimmon Lane and easily neutralizes the Red-Scaled Great Python's strongest attack 388.
- Energy Nullification and Transmutation: With a casual wave of a milk bottle, she nullifies a Raider fleet's combined energy beams and transforms the disintegrating fleet into a giant golden ingot 492.
- Primordial Baleful Qi Removal: She can sweep away the dangerous Sha Qi shrouding the Primordial Ruins with a single stroke of a bamboo broom 478.
- Law-Filled Fireworks: Her Critical Hit Edition firework cannon produces a three-day display that illuminates the primordial world, disrupts the Heavenly Dao's program, and loosens the cultivation bottlenecks of numerous Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals 477.
Other Abilities
- Gravity Field: Xiruan can activate a "Gravity Field" using her Chaos Baby Bottle, which generates terrifying gravity 107.
- Healing/Restoration: She can provide powerful healing items, such as a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, which can rapidly heal injuries and restore magical power 24.
- Talisman Removal: Xiruan can easily remove powerful talismans, such as the Six-Character True Word seal suppressing Sun Wukong at the Five Elements Mountain 200.
- Humanity's Imperial Tutor: Xiruan receives a fragment of the Kongtong Seal and golden light containing immense humanistic power, which merges into her body, making her "Humanity's Imperial Tutor" 207. This brings her honor and benefits, though she perceives it as a "beautiful toy" and an "invisible little hat" 207.
- Sarira Manipulation: Xiruan can treat a Sarira, a rare Buddhist treasure containing a monk's lifelong cultivation, as a toy, tossing it and kicking it around like a shuttlecock 258. She later repurposes a recovered Sarira as a streetlamp for Xianyang City 382.
- Fire Resistance and Handling: Xiruan can extinguish Samadhi True Fire with her bare hands and pack it into her bib 369.
- Primordial Purple Qi Protection: Her hair ribbon, woven from Primordial Purple Qi, annihilates divine water potent enough to make Saints retreat 488.
- Chaos Land Administration: Through the Chaos Rent Ledger, debt-collection loudspeaker, and Chaos land deed, Xiruan can impose rents, issue debts, and organize Chaos territories according to her commercial rules 481 482 498.
Power Progression
| Chapter | Event | Power Level | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Withstands Taishang Laojun's Taiji Diagram and empties Doushuai Palace of elixirs | Immense | Xiruan, using the Pangu Banner's power in her Baby Bottle, withstands the Taiji Diagram and then proceeds to Doushuai Palace, where she defeats Golden Horn and Silver Horn and takes all of Taishang Laojun's elixirs with her Qiankun Cauldron 7 187. |
| 15 | Destroys Jade Void Palace's mountain-protecting formation and nullifies Yuanshi Tianzun's attack | Immense | Xiruan, at three and a half years old, easily destroys the mountain-protecting grand formation of the Jade Void Palace. She nullifies Yuanshi Tianzun's Jade Pure Divine Thunder with her Baby Bottle 15. |
| 40 | Casually smashes the gates of the City of Lost Souls | Peerless Great Being (beyond Quasi-Saint) | Xiruan casually smashes open the gates of the City of Lost Souls with her Baby Bottle, rescuing the Intercepting Sect disciples and demonstrating power far surpassing that of a Quasi-Saint 40. |
| 43 | Devours and defeats King Ksitigarbha, who has near-Saint power | Immense | Xiruan uses her Chaos Baby Bottle to devour and defeat King Ksitigarbha, who had merged with hell and gained near-Saint power, making hell "empty" and Ksitigarbha a Buddha 43. |
| 72 | Destroys treasure vault restrictions and vacuums up treasures | Immense | Xiruan uses her Chaos Baby Bottle to destroy the powerful restrictions protecting the Chan Sect's treasure vault and then uses her Qiankun Cauldron to vacuum up all the treasures, including innate spiritual treasures and Chaos fragments 72. |
| 96 | Blocks the Slashing Immortal Flying Knife | Extraordinary Defense | Xiruan blocks Lu Ya's supposedly infallible Slashing Immortal Flying Knife with the Chaos Baby Bottle, then flicks it away and injures Lu Ya 96. |
| 112 | Uses "Super-invincible--Baby Bottle Bowling" to devastate Heavenly Soldiers | Immense | Xiruan uses her Chaos Baby Bottle to perform a powerful attack, "Super-invincible--Baby Bottle Bowling," causing devastation among the heavenly soldiers and generals surrounding her 112. |
| 113 | Effortlessly defeats Heavenly Court's elite forces | Immense | Xiruan effortlessly defeats the Heavenly Court's elite forces, causing them to flee in terror, and claims all the prizes of the competition 113. |
| 117 | Activates "Rip-off" Choice System to destroy recruitment flyers | Powerful | Xiruan activates her "Rip-off" Choice System and chooses to destroy all "recruitment flyers" within the Three Realms, traveling across realms to tear them up 117. |
| 118 | Smashes Purple Cloud Palace gate and injures Saints | Growing Power | Xiruan smashes the already damaged Purple Cloud Palace gate with her Chaos Baby Bottle, causing significant destruction and injuring several Saints 118. |
| 121 | Attacks Patriarch Hongjun by grabbing his beard | Fearless | Xiruan attacks Patriarch Hongjun by grabbing his beard, showing her fearlessness and lack of intimidation by powerful figures 121. |
| 150 | Cultivation base increased, obtained 'Hunyuan Saint' level experience card | Hunyuan Saint (temporary) | Xiruan's cultivation base is increased, and she obtains a 'Hunyuan Saint' level experience card for one hour 150. |
| 182 | Destroys Stable for Celestial Horses with energy wave | Terrifying | A terrifying wave of energy, with Xiruan at its epicenter, spreads and instantly tears apart and blows away the entire structure of the Stable for Celestial Horses 182. |
| 207 | Magical power increased, receives Kongtong Seal Fragment and "Humanity's Imperial Tutor" title | Increased Magical Power, Humanity's Luck | Xiruan's magical power increases, and she receives a fragment of the Kongtong Seal and the title "Humanity's Imperial Tutor" after assisting the Human Race 207. |
| 231 | Cracks Zhenyuanzi's Earth Book with Baby Bottle | Extraordinary | Xiruan throws her Baby Bottle at Zhenyuanzi's Earth Book, causing a tiny crack to appear on it, shocking Zhenyuanzi 231. |
| 233 | Kicks away Zhenyuanzi's protective divine light and takes his Earth Book | Extraordinary | Xiruan demonstrates immense power by kicking away Zhenyuanzi's protective divine light and making his artifact, the Earth Book, flee into her pocket 233. |
| 258 | Plays hacky sack with a Sarira | Disregard for traditional power | Xiruan treats a Sarira, containing a high monk's lifelong cultivation, as a "pretty glass bead" and plays hacky sack with it, demonstrating her disregard for its traditional power and value 258. |
| 262 | Withstands Golden Horn King's full power attack, shattering his Seven Star Sword | Immense Resilience | Xiruan's head withstands the Golden Horn King's full power attack with the Seven Star Sword, causing the sword to shatter instead of injuring her 262. |
| 268 | Receives "Starry Sky Body Refining Technique" | Physical Body comparable to congenital supreme treasure (potential) | Xiruan receives the "Starry Sky Body Refining Technique," which, once mastered, will make her physical body comparable to a congenital supreme treasure 268. |
| 291 | Endures Princess Iron Fan's Banana Fan | Extreme Resilience | Xiruan stands unharmed within the Innate Yin Wind of the Banana Fan, which can scatter souls and Dharma bodies, and experiences it only as a pleasant cool breeze 291. |
| 327 | Freezes King Inspiration with Absolute Zero Cutting Vision | Advanced Interstellar Technology | Xiruan stops King Inspiration's attack with two fingers and freezes him into an ice sculpture with Absolute Zero Cutting Vision 327. |
| 369 | Extinguishes and stores Samadhi True Fire barehanded | Supreme Fire Resistance | Xiruan extinguishes a mass of Samadhi True Fire, which even Tathagata cannot handle, with her bare hands and packs it into her bib 369. |
| 382 | Reclaims Sarira and repurposes it for Xianyang | Dominance over Buddhist treasures | After her group defeats the Nine-Headed Insect, Xiruan claims the recovered Sarira and decides to use it as a streetlamp, while the Heavenly God of Justice retreats and Xiaotian Dog recognizes her as master 382. |
| 406 | Obtains Chaos Weaving Art | Chaos-grade Creation Potential | Xiruan receives the Chaos Weaving Art, a technique capable of using Chaos qi and Great Dao laws as thread; at its ultimate level, it can weave worlds 406. |
| 439 | Freezes Lady Earthflow and an entire mountain with one stomp | Overwhelming | Xiruan humiliates Lady Earthflow by freezing both her and the entire mountain with a single stomp, then uses Earth Law powers to locate hidden treasure 439. |
| 477 | Uses Critical Hit Edition Firework Cannon | Law-level Environmental Influence | Xiruan's birthday fireworks illuminate the primordial world for three days and nights, loosen many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals' cultivation bottlenecks, and cause the Heavenly Dao's laws to run chaotically 477. |
| 478 | Sweeps away Primordial Baleful Qi | Chaos-level Environmental Control | Xiruan disperses the terrifying gray Sha Qi surrounding the Primordial Ruins with a single stroke of her bamboo broom 478. |
| 479 | Defeats a Primordial remnant beast and collects ruin treasures | Overwhelming Chaos-ruin Authority | Xiruan easily subdues the ancient remnant beast guarding the Primordial Ruins with her Baby Bottle, then casually gathers treasures including a Nine-Turn Chaos Fire Ganoderma, a Discipline Wand embryo, and Primordial Violet Qi 479. |
| 481 | Receives Chaos rent-collection artifacts | Chaos Territorial Authority | After stripping the Primordial Ruins with the remnant beast, Xiruan gains the Chaos Rent Ledger and Myriad Worlds Debt-Collection Loudspeaker, establishing the means to collect rent from Chaos worlds 481. |
| 488 | Primordial Purple Qi hair ribbon erases divine water | Saint-defying Defense | The Primordial Purple Qi woven into Xiruan's hair ribbon silently erases divine water capable of forcing Saints to retreat 488. |
| 492 | Nullifies Raider fleet attack and transforms warships into gold | Reality-Altering | Xiruan casually nullifies a fleet's combined energy beams with a milk bottle, causing the warships to disintegrate into a giant golden ingot 492. |
| 494 | Activates Myriad-Realm Teleportation Gate | Cross-world Mobility | Xiruan activates a pink-ring teleportation gate and crosses toward the Light Great World, demonstrating the ability to initiate travel between Chaos worlds 494. |
| 502 | Subdues the Frost Demon God and establishes Bright Village No. 3 | Chaos Demon God Authority | Xiruan wakes and subdues the Frost Demon God, melts his ice throne, renames his territory Bright Village No. 3, and attracts other Chaos Demon Gods to join 502. |
| 512 | Emits pressure that shakes Pangu's projection | Creation-level Pressure | Angered by learning the System is a Parenting Guide, Xiruan releases pressure that forces Great Dao origins to scatter, weakens Tongtian's legs, and causes Pangu's projection to flicker 512. |
| 513 | Acquires all remaining Parenting Guide rewards | Vastly Expanded Arsenal | Pangu grants Xiruan the remaining system rewards, including a chaotic bronze bell, a killing array diagram, the Chaos Bead, and numerous other supreme treasures, triggering her final trial ahead of time 513. |
Significant Relationships
- Xiruan and Master Tongtian: Xiruan is the daughter of Master Tongtian, and their relationship is characterized by filial piety and affection 29 77 269. Xiruan actively works to help her father, including collecting his debts and developing his "Company" 16 77 171 187 207 269. Tongtian, in turn, is protective and proud of Xiruan 29 269. Their relationship remains central as Xiruan expands into Great Qin and Chaos, consistently framing commercial ventures, treasure collecting, and employee recruitment as ways to support her father 370 478 513. Tongtian follows her through the Myriad-Realm Teleportation Gate out of concern for her safety and remains unable to refuse her increasingly large-scale Chaos rent-collection ventures 494 501.
- Xiruan and Sun Wukong: Sun Wukong is Xiruan's "subordinate" and "underling" 130 150 187. He shows immense admiration, respect, and loyalty to Xiruan, even calling her "Big Sis" 150 233 262. Xiruan treats him as an equal and relies on him as part of her team 187 254. He continues to act as her principal enforcer, carrying her, following her orders, and helping recruit or discipline demons 369 406 430.
- Xiruan and the Jade Emperor: Their relationship is marked by conflict and misunderstanding 112 187 258. Xiruan often teases and disregards the Jade Emperor's authority, causing him discomfort and leading him to believe she is rebelling 102 112 187 258. The Jade Emperor views Xiruan as a threat to his throne 187. Later, her insistence on enforcing contractual obligations leaves him too terrified to resist her demands for rainfall in Phoenix Immortal Commandery 454.
- Xiruan and Nuwa: Nuwa shows affection and amusement towards Xiruan, leading her to important artifacts and sharing secrets 99 101 102. They share a personal connection, with Nuwa seeing Xiruan's potential 101 102. Nuwa also personally sews Xiruan's Seven-Colored Auspicious Skirt 490.
- Xiruan and Zhenyuanzi: Initially, Zhenyuanzi is an adversary, but after Xiruan demonstrates immense power, he kneels before her and accepts her leadership, addressing her as "Big Sister" 233 235. Xiruan accepts him into her team, albeit with a playful nickname 235. Under her leadership, Wuzhuang Monastery becomes an ecological agriculture demonstration base affiliated with the Jiejiao Group, while Zhenyuanzi becomes a technical member and Ginseng Fruit supplier 240.
- Xiruan and Taishang Laojun: Their interactions are confrontational, with Xiruan taking his elixirs and causing him distress 7 187. Taishang Laojun attempts to capture her, but Xiruan's power allows her to resist 7.
- Xiruan and the Saints (Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, Zhunti): Xiruan frequently challenges the authority of the Saints, demanding payment for her father's debts and accusing them of wrongdoing 16 26 77 118. These interactions are often tense and involve direct confrontation, with Xiruan showing no fear 16 26 118. Her birthday celebration further humiliates Zhunti when she forces him to lend out his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body for her amusement 477.
- Xiruan and the Dragon Clan: Xiruan asserts her lineage as a descendant of Pangu, leading the Dragon Clan Elders to recognize her authority and bow to her 52. Ao Lie, the Third Crown Prince of the West Sea, also seeks her help and refers to her as "Senior Sister" 205. Her Black River project later wins the Dragon Clan's enduring loyalty and creates a major Great Qin development route 309.
- Xiruan and Princess Iron Fan: Their first confrontation begins when Princess Iron Fan attempts to avenge Red Boy with the Banana Fan, only for Xiruan to enjoy its destructive wind as cooling air 291. Xiruan later obtains the fan in exchange for a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, an arrangement Princess Iron Fan considers extraordinarily favorable 369.
- Xiruan and Pangu: Zhenyuanzi first identifies a Pangu-derived aura around Xiruan after her Baby Bottle cracks the Earth Book 232. Xiruan later meets Pangu's shadow, who reveals that he created the System as a Parenting Guide for her 511 512. Their relationship combines cosmic inheritance with Xiruan's characteristic debt-collection logic, culminating in Pangu compensating her with the remaining system rewards 512 513.
- Xiruan and the Chaos Demon Gods: Xiruan treats Chaos Demon Gods less as untouchable primordial threats than as potential employees, tenants, stallholders, or debtors 491 498. Her subjugation of the Frost Demon God and establishment of Bright Village No. 3 causes other Demon Gods to seek membership for safety and sustenance 502.
- Xiruan and the Lord of Darkness: Xiruan reduces the Lord of Darkness from a Chaos ruler to a debtor and laborer, forcing him to clean illegal waste, accept an IOU, and oversee Bright Village No. 2 under her commercial order 498 501.
- Xiruan and the Cyclops Raiders: After their attack on her supermarket fails, Xiruan transforms their fleet into gold and recruits the Cyclops leader and his crew as cleaners rather than killing them 492 493.
These relationships highlight Xiruan's unique position and influence within the Three Realms. Her bond with her father, Master Tongtian, serves as a primary motivation for her actions, driving her to confront powerful figures and collect debts on his behalf 16 29 77 187 269. Her interactions with Sun Wukong and other "underlings" demonstrate her leadership style, which combines playful mischief with unwavering determination, earning her their fierce loyalty and respect 150 187 233 254 262. Xiruan's disregard for traditional authority, particularly towards the Jade Emperor and the Saints, often stems from misunderstandings or her direct challenges to their power and perceived injustices 26 102 112 118 187 258. Her relationships with figures like Nuwa and Zhenyuanzi showcase her ability to forge unexpected alliances and command respect, even from ancient and powerful beings, often through a combination of her innate power, unique perspective, and disarming demeanor 99 101 102 233 235.
Her later relationships with Great Qin, Chaos Demon Gods, and Pangu expand that influence from the Three Realms into Chaos itself. Even when confronting ancient beings or cosmic forces, Xiruan continues to apply the same childlike but uncompromising logic of fair compensation, practical usefulness, and employment-based reform 370 498 512 513.
Notable Quotes
"I'm not, I didn't, stop!"
— Xiruan, when Taishang Laojun attempts to capture her with his Taiji Diagram 7.
"Daddy, can these be exchanged for a lot of money?"
— Xiruan, upon returning to Golden Turtle Island with treasures looted from Jade Void Palace 77.
"This village... is so rich!"
— Xiruan, upon seeing the golden city of Spirit Mountain 24.
"You bald idiot! Since your family is so rich, why were you crying poverty earlier!"
— Xiruan, to Guanyin Bodhisattva, after seeing the opulent Spirit Mountain 24.
"Daddy, don't be scared. You stay here and don't go anywhere. Wait for me to come back. When I bring back all our employees and settle all our debts, no one will dare bully you anymore. Then I'll take you home!"
— Xiruan, comforting her father, Master Tongtian, before heading to the Underworld 30.
"Who... are you?"
— Xiruan, to Ancestral Witch Houtu, upon their first meeting 45.
"This house... is quite grand too."
— Xiruan, contemplating looting the doors of Jade Void Palace 18.
"Why not... tear down these two doors and take them too?"
— Xiruan, considering taking the doors of Jade Void Palace 18.
"Sigh, forget it, too heavy, hard to carry."
— Xiruan, deciding against taking the doors of Jade Void Palace 18.
"Huh, what is this thing?"
— Xiruan, examining Yuanshi Tianzun's Treasure-filled Jade Ruyi 17.
"An itch scratcher? It looks quite nice."
— Xiruan, identifying Yuanshi Tianzun's Treasure-filled Jade Ruyi as an itch scratcher 17.
"Huh? There's a little storeroom there too!"
— Xiruan, discovering the treasure vault of the Chan Sect 72.
"I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm truly rich this time!"
— Xiruan, upon finding the immense collection of treasures in the Chan Sect's vault 72.
"Take it! Take it! Take it all!"
— Xiruan, commanding her Qiankun Cauldron to collect the treasures 72.
"Little pot! Suck it up for me!"
— Xiruan, instructing her Qiankun Cauldron to vacuum up treasures 72.
"A broken flag?"
— Xiruan, upon receiving the Summoning Demon Banner from Nuwa 101.
"Is it for summoning monsters?"
— Xiruan, asking about the function of the Summoning Demon Banner 101.
"Auntie, why are you crying again?"
— Xiruan, to Nuwa, who is crying after eating snow cakes 102.
"Is it too delicious?"
— Xiruan, asking Nuwa why she is crying 102.
"It's okay, it's okay."
— Xiruan, reassuring Nuwa after she apologizes for crying 102.
"I understand, I understand."
— Xiruan, showing empathy to Nuwa 102.
"It's not easy to make it alone in the outside world."
— Xiruan, comforting Nuwa 102.
"Especially when you have a bunch of troublesome colleagues and a bunch of bad relatives who always want to take advantage of you."
— Xiruan, comforting Nuwa 102.
"Oh? I won?"
— Xiruan, reacting to Taibai Jinxing's announcement of her victory 113.
"Huh? Why did you all fall down?"
— Xiruan, to the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals she defeated 113.
"Oh, they all ran away."
— Xiruan, observing the fleeing Heavenly Soldiers and Generals 113.
"This isn't fun anymore."
— Xiruan, expressing disappointment at the fleeing Heavenly Soldiers and Generals 113.
"However, this shiny golden fishing net looks quite valuable."
— Xiruan, eyeing the Heavenly Net formation 113.
"I'll take it back to be a mosquito net for my Daddy!"
— Xiruan, deciding to take the Heavenly Net 113.
"Hey! Is anyone else there?"
— Xiruan, calling out to the empty South Heaven Gate 113.
"No one, right?"
— Xiruan, confirming the absence of opponents 113.
"Then this match is mine!"
— Xiruan, claiming victory in the competition 113.
"First place goes to me, Xiruan!"
— Xiruan, declaring herself the champion 113.
"All the prizes are mine!"
— Xiruan, claiming all the competition prizes 113.
"Big Sis!"
— Sun Wukong, acknowledging Xiruan upon his birth 133.
"This life of mine from now on belongs to you, Big Sis!"
— Sun Wukong, pledging loyalty to Xiruan 150.
"Okay, okay, then we'll be good friends from now on."
— Xiruan, agreeing to be friends with the strange uncle 171.
"My 'Tang Monk'!"
— Xiruan, remembering her "Tang Monk" 171.
"Mmm... this one tastes like strawberry... this one is orange... Huh? This one tastes like barbecue?"
— Xiruan, commenting on the taste of Taishang Laojun's elixirs 187.
"Big Sis, are we going to smash that old man Jade Emperor's palace now?"
— Sun Wukong, asking Xiruan if they should attack the Jade Emperor's palace 187.
"No, We are civilized people. We can't always be fighting."
— Xiruan, stating her intention to negotiate rather than fight 187.
"We're going to negotiate."
— Xiruan, explaining her plan to Sun Wukong 187.
"First, we need that Black-hearted Boss to apologize to my Underling!"
— Xiruan, outlining her first demand for negotiation 187.
"Second, he needs to give my Underling a better job! A high position! Great authority! And it can't be too tiring!"
— Xiruan, outlining her second demand for negotiation 187.
"Third, and most importantly!"
— Xiruan, emphasizing her final demand 187.
"He needs to pay my Underling Wage! A high Wage! And provide social insurance!"
— Xiruan, outlining her third demand for negotiation 187.
"Not just my Underling, but all the Jiejiao employees he tricked must also receive it!"
— Xiruan, extending her demands to all Jiejiao employees 187.
"Hmm, when I get back, I'll give this fragment to Daddy to inlay on the gate of Biyou Palace. It'll definitely look great."
— Xiruan, planning to give the Kongtong Seal fragment to her father 207.
"They won't let me reincarnate."
— Princess Baihuaxiu, explaining her inability to reincarnate 247.
"Uncle Jade Emperor, of course I know you! You live right next door to my house. I often see Queen Mother making you kneel on a washboard."
— Xiruan, teasing the Jade Emperor about his home life 258.
"Just killing him seems like a waste."
— Xiruan, contemplating Kui Mulang's fate 258.
"Wow! What a big brick!"
— Xiruan, upon seeing Zhenyuanzi's Earth Book 231.
"Perfect, my Baby Bottle has nowhere to go, so I'll borrow your brick to prop it up!"
— Xiruan, before placing her Chaos Baby Bottle on the Earth Book 231.
"Auntie, Auntie, your cool breeze fan is so useful! It's just a bit weak, can you turn the gear to maximum?"
— Xiruan, to Princess Iron Fan after enduring the Banana Fan's Innate Yin Wind 291.
"I'm Xiruan, three and a half years old this year. My daddy told me that when you're out in the world, what you hate most is people owing you a debt and still daring to welch on it right in front of your face!"
— Xiruan, confronting the Jade Emperor over Phoenix Immortal Commandery's drought 454.
"No money? You dare rent a house when you have no money?"
— Xiruan, to the Lord of Darkness 498.
"Shadow Grandpa! You tricked me, so you have to compensate me!"
— Xiruan, after learning that Pangu's System was a Parenting Guide 512.
"Then... then can you give me all the remaining rewards in the Parenting Guide at once?"
— Xiruan, requesting compensation from Pangu 512.
"I am protecting it! Look, I made all the bad guys go sweep floors and farm!"
— Xiruan, arguing that her labor-based reform protects Pangu's realm 513.
"So you're the contractor!"
— Xiruan, describing Pangu after he compares the Primeval World to a house he built 513.
"Wow! They're all mine! They're all mine now!"
— Xiruan, upon seeing Pangu's remaining system rewards 513.
Themes and Motifs
The narrative explores several prominent themes and motifs, often centered around Xiruan's unique perspective and actions. A recurring theme is filial piety, as Xiruan consistently demonstrates love and concern for her father, Master Tongtian, seeking to alleviate his burdens and bring him comfort 29 207 269. This is exemplified by:
- Bringing her father a golden lotus leaf as a cushion 29.
- Desiring to take the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus to make a bed for her father 24.
- Collecting "high-interest loan payments" (treasures and elixirs) for her father 269.
- Building a mansion for her father using pilfered treasures 63.
- Establishing enterprises, recruiting employees, and collecting Chaos resources in the belief that these will enrich or support Tongtian 240 370 478.
Another significant theme is justice and injustice, particularly Xiruan's outrage at the suffering of her father's disciples and her determination to rectify wrongs 29 30. Her actions are often driven by a simplistic yet powerful sense of fairness and debt collection 7 24 26. This includes:
- Deciding to investigate the underworld's treatment of her father's disciples 29 30.
- Collecting her father's debt from various powerful figures 7 24 269.
- Confronting those who have wronged others, such as the Qingmao Lion Spirit 269.
- Demanding accountability from the Jade Emperor and enforcing her concept of a "spirit of contract" 454.
- Turning defeated enemies into workers required to repay their debts through labor rather than mere destruction 492 498.
- Enforcing fair trade and repaying the kindness of Liu Family Gully's villagers in the epilogue 536.
The narrative also heavily features power and innocence, juxtaposing Xiruan's immense, often chaotic power with her childlike understanding and disregard for traditional values and authority 200 258 269. Her innocence leads to unconventional problem-solving and a unique valuation of objects 265. Examples include:
- Treating a powerful Sarira like a marble or hacky sack 258 269.
- Redefining powerful artifacts like the Purple Gold Gourd as a "Baby Bottle" 265 269.
- Mistaking divine treasures for mundane objects or "candy beans" 52 269.
- Effortlessly dismantling powerful seals and defeating formidable opponents without fully grasping the implications 200 113.
- Viewing the opulent Western Paradise as a "rich village" that "plundered a lot of the people's hard-earned money" 24 26.
- Treating the Earth Book as a brick, the Banana Fan as a cooling device, and Buddhist Sarira as municipal lighting equipment 231 291 382.
- Treating Pangu as a contractor and the Primeval World as a house whose property deed permits rent collection 513.
Greed and materialism are also prominent, as Xiruan frequently "collects" treasures, often by force, for her father or herself, sometimes mistaking their true value 7 24 52 72 113. This is seen when she:
- Empties the treasure vaults of powerful sects, including the Chan Sect 72.
- Takes the prizes from the Heavenly Court's competition 113.
- "Garbage-collects" items from the East Sea Dragon Palace's Treasure Trove 52.
- Collects Pangu's remaining supreme treasures with her red pouch 513.
- Establishes commercial stalls and rent collection in Chaos, treating rare Chaos resources as trade goods 491 498.
- Strips the Primordial Ruins of valuables and acquires the instruments to collect rent from Chaos worlds 481 482.
Finally, manipulation and strategy emerge as Xiruan, often unknowingly, orchestrates events that benefit her and her allies, such as the Dragon Clan, by exploiting the weaknesses and expectations of others 156 212. Her actions often disrupt established "scripts" and power dynamics 200 212. This includes:
- Her plan to extort treasures from the Western Religious Sect without spending Dragon Clan resources 156.
- Disrupting the Journey to the West's tribulations by intervening with monsters 212.
- Her influence on the Heavenly Dao's shift towards the Human Dao 269.
- Recruiting Zhenyuanzi, demon kings, spider demons, and Chaos Demon Gods into her expanding network instead of simply defeating them 235 406 502.
- Transforming religious, mythological, and Chaos-level conflicts into labor, trade, agricultural, and commercial arrangements 240 370 491.
- Making Chaos itself safer through supermarket security, village reform, and the conversion of raiders and regional rulers into workers and administrators 493 497 501.
A further late-narrative motif is parenting, guidance, and inherited responsibility. Xiruan's System is revealed to be Pangu's Parenting Guide, created to guide a being whose power could reshape Chaos 511 512. Xiruan resists this framing, preferring to interpret power through food, toys, contracts, and compensation, but her actions nevertheless repeatedly create stability and community in places previously dominated by conflict 502 513. Pangu's grant of the remaining rewards makes this inherited responsibility explicit, as the accelerated final trial begins when she accepts the treasures and, symbolically, the property deed to the world Pangu created 513.