Xiao Li

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Li (萧厉)
Alias(es)	Wang Li
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Clan / Xiao Tribe; Yin Valley (Saint Son); Jia Nan Academy; Alchemist Guild (Honorary Elder) 46 102 147
Occupation/Role	Alchemist, cultivator, head of the Xiao Tribe, founder of alliances against Soul Hall and the Ancient Emperor Clans 182 184 192
Status	Alive 260
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ninth-Stage Dou Disciple	1	Reached this realm at age nine; his fire-attribute Dou Qi and prodigious rate of advancement drew the Xiao Clan’s attention.
One-Star Dou Practitioner	5	Condensed a Qi Cyclone after consuming Gathering Qi Powder under Wang Ming’s guidance.
Three-Star Dou Practitioner	7	Completed his cultivation method and advanced while studying alchemy.
Peak Six-Star Dou Grandmaster	8	Built his foundation through medicinal baths, pills, an Earth-rank method, and the Purple Tiger Flame.
Peak Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster	10	Advanced through repeated use of his self-refined Purple Heart Breaking Barrier Pill.
Peak Da Dou Shi	13	Prepared to break into the Dou Ling realm after cultivation.
Dou Spirit	17	Broke through using the Spirit Ascending Pill; immediately used Dou Qi solidification and Flame Slash to kill a Rank 4 Rocksplit Bear.
Two-Star Dou Ling	19	Returned to the Xiao Clan after training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Three-Star Dou Ling	32	Entered Jia Nan Academy and challenged the Outer Academy’s leading students with an Earth-rank battle skill.
Dou Wang / Dou King	36	Broke through roughly a year after entering Jia Nan Academy and claimed first place on the Strong Ranking.
Eight-Star Dou King	41	Subdued the Fallen Heart Flame and integrated accumulated medicinal power rather than rushing his advancement.
Dou Emperor	55	Breakthrough enhanced both his Dou Qi and Soul Force.
Five-Star Dou Emperor	65	Possessed Mortal Realm Peak Soul Force and killed the Golden Silver Elders.
Half-Step Spirit Realm Soul Force	83	Reached an epiphany while observing the stars in Holy Pill City.
Spirit Realm Soul Force	93	Attained during the Pill Assembly’s Pill Realm stage.
Eight-Star Dou Emperor	88	Cultivated for a month before the Pill Assembly, approaching the Spirit Realm in soul power.
One-Star Dou Zong	105	Broke through on Tianyan Mountain after nearly three months of cultivation.
Peak Early Spirit Realm Soul Force	105	Advanced alongside his Dou Zong breakthrough.
Three-Star Dou Ancestor	119	Rapidly advanced by absorbing Energy Crystals within the Gate of Life and Death.
Five-Star Dou Ancestor	124	Gained four stars during the Gate of Life and Death expedition.
Eight-Star Dou Ancestor	129	Advanced from Six-Star to Eight-Star Dou Ancestor after consuming a Dou Saint Marrow Gel Particle.
Dou Zun	138	Used the Tianshan Blood Pool’s rare energy tide to cross into the Dou Zun realm.
Five-Star Dou Zun	153	Used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations to temporarily reach Seven-Star Dou Venerate combat power.
Six-Star Dou Venerate	160	His Clan Mark and three-flame transformation could raise his aura to the peak of Eight-Star Dou Venerate.
Three-Revolutions Dou Venerate	192	Led the Xiao Tribe’s expedition to Gu Sheng City.
Half Saint	207 208	Gained Saint Realm insight through a drop of Dou God Bloodline bestowed by Xiao Xuan.
Mid-stage One-Star Dou Saint	257	Defeated the Hall of Souls Deputy Hall Master alongside Xiao Chen despite the opponent’s higher cultivation.

Background / History

Xiao Li was a transmigrator born into the Xiao Clan and the youngest of his generation. At nine years old, he had already reached the Ninth Stage of Dou Disciple and mastered the Mysterious-rank Fiery Cloud Palm. His eldest brother, Xiao Lin, acted as a father figure after their parents’ deaths and entrusted Xiao Li with helping to look after Xiao Zhan. 1

Xiao Ting sought resources to accelerate Xiao Li’s growth, eventually bringing him to President Wang, later known to Xiao Li as Wang Ming. Wang Ming became his master, personally guiding his breakthrough to Dou Practitioner, supplying cultivation resources, and training him in alchemy. 2 5 8

Under Wang Ming’s instruction, Xiao Li developed both an exceptional foundation and a pill-refining career. He chose the Earth-rank low-grade Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Technique, cultivated its accompanying hand technique, received the Purple Tiger Flame, and became a fourth-grade alchemist while still young. His pills strengthened the Xiao Clan’s disciples and created a profitable partnership with the Mittel Family. 6 7 8

After training with Yun Yun in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Li advanced to Dou Spirit and began a close relationship with her. He later returned home as a Two-Star Dou Ling, supplied Xiao Ting with life-extending and cultivation pills, and left the Xiao Clan’s resources with Xiao Lin before departing for Jia Nan Academy. 17 19 20

At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Li became Strong Ranking First, supplied students with Ice Heart Pills, gained Zi Yan as a close companion, and used the Heavenly Burning Refining Tower to advance to Dou Wang. He also secretly gave Wang Ming the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill to begin treating his master’s damaged body. 36 37

His cultivation and alchemy brought him to the Central Continent, where he adopted the alias Wang Li to conceal his Xiao Tribe heritage. He placed second in Danta’s Pill Assembly after refining a Grade 8 Four-Colored pill, gained the notice of the Pill Tower Old Ancestor, and was accepted as Yin Valley’s Saint Son. 97 98 102

After learning the truth of the Xiao Tribe’s decline, Xiao Li committed himself to reviving it. He restored Xiao Kong, cultivated the Xiao Clan Mark, developed the Xiao Clan’s younger generation, and formed alliances with Yin Valley, Burning Flame Valley, and the Flower Sect against Soul Hall and the Ancient Emperor Clans. 155 158 182 184

Appearance

Xiao Li is usually described in azure robes, with black hair tied in a single ponytail and unusually deep black eyes. His features are not conventionally striking, but he carries a distinctive, composed presence. 99

• Resembles Xiao Xuan closely enough that Hun Clan experts mistook him for the ancient Xiao Tribe patriarch after his disguise was damaged. 203
• Possesses a purple-red Xiao Clan Mark on his forehead when he activates it. 158
• Developed an exceptionally resilient physique through medicinal baths, Heavenly Flames, and the Raging Beast Undying Body. 8 160 203

Personality

Xiao Li is ambitious but unusually cautious for a cultivator of his level. He prioritizes survival, preparation, and overwhelming advantages rather than reckless cross-realm combat. He carefully prepares medicines before absorbing Heavenly Flames, hides his Xiao Tribe identity when necessary, and prefers sealing or weakening enemies before finishing them. 40 98 142 202

Family is central to his decisions. He uses his alchemy to extend Xiao Ting’s life, strengthen Xiao Lin and the clan, heal relatives, and nurture talented Xiao descendants. He repeatedly rejects the idea that only his own cultivation matters, believing the Xiao Clan must be strong enough to survive when he is absent. 19 20 129 210

He can be compassionate toward ordinary people and allies, such as when he assisted an elderly stranger in Holy Pill City, but is ruthless toward enemies who threaten him or his family. 83 153 198

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Xiao Li is a high-level alchemist whose progression outpaced most cultivators of his generation.

• Refined fourth-grade pills within his first years under Wang Ming and later became capable of Grade 5 pills while still a Dou Ling. 7 37
• Reached Rank 7 Alchemist status before the Pill Assembly and passed Danta’s Rank 7 Intermediate assessment. 77 84
• Refined a Grade 8 Four-Colored pill during the Pill Assembly while only a Dou Emperor. 97
• Uses pill refinement to strengthen allies, heal severe injuries, build the Xiao Clan’s foundation, and bargain with major factions. 37 129 182
• High-grade refinement can summon dangerous Pill Lightning, requiring defensive preparation or external support. 57 68

Heavenly Flames

Xiao Li’s fire arts are founded on the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Technique and later strengthened by multiple flames.

• Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Technique — Refines fire Dou Qi through nine tribulations, progressively improving its quality. 6
• Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Hand — His primary early fire technique; powerful enough to rival an Earth-rank middle-grade Dou Skill when mastered. 6
• Yin Yang Twin Flames / Yin Yang Heart Flame — Twin flames that healed Xiao Li’s body while resisting and devouring the Fallen Heart Flame. 61
• Yin Yang Holy Flame — Evolved form of his natal flame after devouring portions of the Fallen Heart Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. It gained purification properties and improved both his combat and alchemy. 219
• Limit — Absorbing Heavenly Flames is dangerous even with extensive medicinal preparation; an uncontrolled flame can destroy its host. 40 61

Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations

A three-stage amplification secret technique fueled by Yang Fire, Yin Fire, and Demon Flame.

• Raises Xiao Li from Five-Star to Seven-Star Dou Venerate when fully activated. 152 153
• Combines with his Clan Mark to elevate his aura to the peak of Eight-Star Dou Venerate while he is naturally only Six-Star. 160
• Causes his aura to decline after the transformation ends. 153

Xiao Clan Mark

Unlike other Emperor Clans’ inherited marks, the Xiao Clan Mark must be cultivated through precise Dou Qi control.

• Xiao Li completed all nine strokes in seven months. 158
• Amplifies his cultivation and synergizes with the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. 157 160
• Its ultimate strength is limited by the Xiao Clan’s thinned Dou God Bloodline. 158

Physical Body

Xiao Li’s body has been reinforced through years of foundation-building, medicinal baths, Heavenly Flames, magical beast essence blood, and the Raging Beast Undying Body.

• His body was already compared to that of a magical beast before he reached adulthood. 8
• Attacks below the Transformed Realm Dou Venerate level struggle to injure him after his initial mastery of the Raging Beast Undying Body. 160
• Can rapidly regenerate ordinary wounds unless an attack specifically interferes with healing. 203

Earth Demon Puppet / Heavenly Demon Puppet

Xiao Li commands a combat puppet that doubles as protection during pill refinement.

• Used an Earth Demon Puppet to absorb and redirect Pill Lightning, improving its quality. 68
• Reached One-Star Dou Venerate-equivalent combat power after subsequent upgrades. 75
• Evolved into a Heavenly Demon Puppet after enduring Four-Colored Pill Lightning. 97
• Absorbs Lightning Force and possesses defense strong enough to withstand Wang Ming’s test attack. 112

Major Combat Techniques

• Great Annihilation Seal — Heaven-rank low-grade technique that condenses annihilation aura into a devastating palm strike. 153
• Emperor’s Fury — Heaven-rank high-grade soundwave battle skill and the Xiao Tribe’s core inherited technique; injured two Hun Clan Dou Shengs but severely drained Xiao Li. 203
• Thousand Demon Grasp Qi Hand — Heaven-rank low-grade sealing technique used to cripple an opponent’s Dou Qi circulation; requires Heaven Realm Soul Force and extreme control. 198
• Heavenly Flame Shining Sun — A powerful fire attack used against the Blood Axe Saint’s Half Saint-level Energy Body. 202

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Fierce — Red-silver greatsword used to perform the Earth-rank Heavenly Fierce Slash. 32
• Blue Flame Cauldron — Fifth-tier medicine cauldron formerly used by Wang Ming. 8
• Heavenly Demon Puppet — Lightning-absorbing combat puppet capable of confronting high-level experts. 97 112
• Demon Phoenix Wings — Refined from a Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s wings into white-jade bone wings; grants flight and added wind-thunder affinity. 154 155
• Black Lotus Mark — Mysterious black lotus attached to his palm after he killed Black Lotus Demon Venerate; later connected to a trace of Origin Emperor Qi. 153 210

Relationships

• Xiao Ting — Grandfather and former Xiao Clan patriarch. Xiao Li extended his lifespan with the Longevity King Pill and continually planned for his advancement. 19 20 175
• Xiao Lin — Eldest brother, father figure, and Xiao Clan patriarch. Xiao Li supplied him with methods, pills, and strategic support. 1 37 115
• Wang Ming / Old Wang — Master and alchemy teacher. Wang Ming invested heavily in Xiao Li’s foundation, while Xiao Li devoted years to curing him. 5 8 37 55
• Yun Yun — Wife and longtime companion. They first trained together in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and later supported each other’s cultivation and sect obligations. 13 17 46 182
• Pei Yuhan — Wife, Yin Valley expert, and member of the Pei Sisters’ combined-attack pair. 106 172 198
• Pei Yuru — Wife, Yin Valley expert, and Pei Yuhan’s younger sister. 106 172 198
• Xiao Yan — Grandnephew whom Xiao Li protects, trains, and prepares to become the Xiao Tribe’s future strongest member. 1 144 245 243
• Zi Yan — Daughter and former Jia Nan Academy companion; relies on Xiao Li’s pills and frequently causes trouble he must resolve. 37 179
• Xiao Kong — Resurrected Xiao Tribe Great Elder and Xiao Li’s instructor in Clan Mark cultivation and Xiao Tribe history. 155 158
• Mang Tian Ruler — Jia Nan Academy headmaster, benefactor, and powerful supporter who gave Xiao Li techniques and protected his interests. 41 75 134
• Tianyin Old Man — Yin Valley leader and ally who publicly vowed to protect Xiao Li and the Xiao Clan. 134
• Xia Yilong — Former classmate who became the Xiao Clan’s loyal steward. 37 44

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise of the Xiao Clan Prodigy

Xiao Li begins as the Xiao Clan’s youngest prodigy, rapidly surpassing his peers in cultivation and mastering high-rank techniques before becoming Wang Ming’s disciple. His early alchemy directly improves the Xiao Clan’s wealth, resources, and long-term prospects. 1 3 7

Jia Nan Academy

He enters Jia Nan Academy through the Outer Academy, defeats its strongest students, claims the Inner Academy’s Strong Ranking First position, and gathers allies including Zi Yan, Liu Tianjiao, and Xia Yilong. 32 35 36 37

Pill Assembly and Yin Valley

Using the identity Wang Li, Xiao Li competes in the Pill Assembly, earns second place with a Grade 8 pill, receives the Pill Tower Old Ancestor’s recognition, and becomes Yin Valley’s Saint Son. 97 98 102

Revival of the Xiao Tribe

After confirming his heritage, Xiao Li devotes himself to rebuilding the Xiao Tribe. He restores Xiao Kong, cultivates the Clan Mark, raises clan members with pills and Dou Saint Marrow, and protects the clan from the Gu Clan and Soul Hall. 129 133 155 158

Alliances Against the Ancient Clans

Xiao Li negotiates alliances with Burning Flame Valley and the Flower Sect, positioning the Xiao Tribe and Yin Valley against Soul Hall and hostile Ancient Emperor Clans. 182 184

Guardian and Mentor of Xiao Yan

He protects Xiao Yan’s future, arranges opportunities and challenges for him, provides Heavenly Flames and battle skills, and helps resurrect Yao Chen. 144 223 245 256

Establishment of the New Xiao Realm

Following his rise to Dou Saint, Xiao Li helps establish a new Xiao Realm on the Northwest Continent, allowing the Xiao Clan to develop away from the scrutiny of the Emperor Clans. 259 260

Notable Quotes

“Never underestimate anyone. There is always someone stronger, and there is always a higher heaven.” 31

“If friends came from afar, how could they not be welcomed with joy? If enemies came from afar, they would be slain no matter the distance!” 179

“Without a family, what meaning was there in living?” 192