Xiao Clan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Clan (萧家)
Affiliation	Core faction of the Xiao Alliance 147 149
Base	Wutan City, Jia Ma Empire 7 261
Clan Head	Xiao Zhan 10 76
Young Clan Head	Xiao Ling 104
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

The Xiao Clan is based in Wutan City and is described as the surviving main line of a once-dominant clan on the Dou Qi Continent. Its bloodline is considered severed, and the clan had declined to the point that Da Dou Shi-level experts were its remaining high-end strength. The Ancient Clan is stated to have subjected it to hidden suppression after its earlier fall. 2 74

When Xiao Ling tested at the eighth stage of Dou Power at age six, the clan was shocked by his talent. After he privately revealed that he had reached Dou Practitioner, Xiao Zhan and the senior leadership concealed his true strength and permitted him to hunt in the back mountain, recognizing the value of protecting him. 1 3

Under Xiao Ling's guidance, the clan strengthened its younger generation through morning lessons, improved techniques, assessments, hunting competitions, medicinal resources, and personal training. The Year-End Assessment was expanded to include a Hunting Competition against captured magic beasts, while rewards included a Second-Rank Breakthrough Pill and clan resources. 5 7

Xiao Ling also taught the juniors the child volume of the Zi Wu Body Tempering Technique, an auxiliary technique that increased their cultivation speed. His training established a culture in which disputes among juniors were settled through quarterly or year-end assessments rather than allowed to become lasting internal feuds. 3 8

Gu Yuan entrusted Xiao Xun'er to Xiao Ling and provided the mid-grade Earth-class Flame Sun Technique. Xiao Ling handed the method to Xiao Zhan, while the clan publicly presented Xun'er's arrival as the return of a branch-clan member to the ancestral fold. The senior leadership warned their juniors not to provoke her. 4 74

The clan gained the deeds to two rival marketplaces after the martial competition that interrupted its Year-End Assessment, although the Aoba and Jialie Families subsequently obstructed their handover while Xiao Ling was away. The clan's youths later attracted considerable attention during Jia Nan Academy's recruitment, prompting smaller local factions to approach Xiao Zhan about supporting the Xiao Clan's rise. Xiao Zhan designated information concerning Xiao Ling as a matter of the highest importance, forbidding disclosure without his consent. 13 36 53 56

Xiao Ling later used Blood Coagulation Powder and other medicinal products to expand the clan's market influence, deliberately drawing the Aoba and Jialie Families into a Hunting Tournament. The clan's elders accepted his plan to eliminate the rival families and support the clan's future growth. 74 75 76 81

The success of Blood Coagulation Powder reinforced smaller factions' willingness to follow the clan and increased revenue from its other businesses. Recognizing that wealth could attract enemies stronger than the clan, Xiao Ling supplied Xiao Zhan with a breakthrough pill and proposed cooperation with the Miteer Auction House. 82 87 101

The Xiao Clan organized the large-scale Hunting Tournament in Qingshan Town, fielding ten selected juniors under Xiao Wu's command. The tournament ended with the Xiao Clan's victory, Aoba Pa's surrender, and the effective collapse of the former three-family balance in Wutan City. 103 104 105 111 113 142

Following the tournament, Xiao Ling proposed an alliance centered on the Xiao Clan to integrate Wutan City's forces and resources. The Xiao Alliance was formally established, with Xiao Zhan as Alliance Leader, Xiao Ling as Young Alliance Leader, and Ling Ying serving as Supreme Elder under the identity of Gu Yao. 147 149

The clan's influence subsequently extended through an alliance controlling both Wutan City and Qingshan Town. During the war between the Snake-People Tribe and the Jia Ma Empire, the Xiao Alliance and Miteer Family jointly supplied Blood Coagulation Powder. By Xiao Yan's sixth birthday, the alliance possessed two Dou Ling experts and several Da Dou Shi experts, while Xiao Yan himself had become its other Young Alliance Leader. 226 261 265

After an absence of a little over a year, Xiao Ling returned to the clan with Yun Yun. News of his actions in the Imperial Capital had already reached Xiao Zhan through Princess Yao Yue. His return was warmly received by the younger clan members, and he discussed leaving Yun Yun behind to help look after the clan when he and Xun'er departed. 294

Organization

• Clan Head: Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ling's uncle and the clan's nominal leader. He also serves as Alliance Leader of the Xiao Alliance. 10 76 149
• Young Clan Head: Xiao Ling; he can mobilize the clan freely and directs its major strategic decisions. During Xiao Zhan's seclusion, all clan affairs are placed under his authority. 103 104
• Elders: The First, Second, and Third Elders assist Xiao Zhan and support Xiao Ling's plans. The First Elder is identified as Xiao Shan, while the Third Elder is Xiao Ting. 75 76 7 136
• Law Enforcement Team: A clan enforcement force whose candidate list is reviewed by Xiao Ling. Xiao Wu submits a ten-member list that includes Xiao Yan, with candidates evaluated for their background and loyalty to the clan. 65 99
• Shadow Guards: Operatives who follow Xiao Ling's orders; An Jiu is identified as one member. They provide covert security during clan events and participate in estate raids alongside the younger generation. 123 7
• Younger generation: Trained through daily cultivation, clan techniques, arena tournaments, and hunting competitions. Xiao Ling's authority extends even to older youths who have received his instruction. Xiao Wu assists with morning lessons, progress reports, and training arrangements. 7 98 113 105 106
• Secrecy rules: Information concerning Xiao Ling cannot be disclosed without his consent. Xiao Zhan and the elders also enforce periods of low-profile activity and warn clan members against revealing sensitive plans. 56 60 87
• Contribution system: Clan members can exchange contribution points for techniques, as demonstrated by Xiao Mei obtaining the low Xuan-rank Shadowless Finger. Contribution-based rewards also inform Xiao Ling's plans for the wider alliance. 99 147

Strength and Resources

• Cultivation instruction: Xiao Ling teaches and improves techniques for the clan's juniors, including a strengthened Fierce Claw Strike and the Huang-class mid-level Crushing Stone Palm. 3 9 98
• Zi Wu Body Tempering Technique: The child volume is taught collectively to the juniors to increase cultivation speed. Cultivators of the parent volume receive one percent of the cultivation generated by the child volume, a feature Xiao Ling keeps secret from the general membership. 3 5
• Advanced techniques: Clan techniques include the Huang-tier high-grade Butterfly Steps. Xiao Ling also personally teaches Xiao Wu the Xuan-tier high-level Xuanming Palm, which carries Xuanming Qi capable of inflicting recurring midnight agony on its victims. 8 46
• Flame Sun Technique: A mid-grade Earth-class cultivation method supplied by Gu Yuan and handed to Xiao Zhan by Xiao Ling. Xiao Zhan's use of an Earth-class method contributes to his advantage over the rival family heads. 4 74 137
• Assessment system: Internal arena rankings and hunting contests determine rewards, advancement opportunities, and representation in major events. 5 7 9
• Combat-experience policy: Xiao Ling proposes twice-yearly Hunting Tournaments with compulsory participation for the top twenty in the clan competition, seeking to correct the juniors' lack of life-and-death combat experience. The senior leadership ultimately accepts his forceful approach. 73 74 76
• Personal training: The top ten arena competitors receive two months of direct instruction from Xiao Ling before the major Hunting Tournament. By the team's departure, Xiao Wu has reached Six-Star Dou Zhe. 106 111
• Younger generation's growth: With abundant resources, the lowest cultivation among the juniors reaches the fourth stage of Dou Power. An early report lists five at the ninth stage and one at One-Star Dou Zhe; during the Hunting Tournament, Yao Lao observes that most of the participating Xiao juniors are already above Dou Zhe despite being under ten years old. 99 133
• Senior combat strength: Xiao Ting is a Three-Star Da Dou Shi when assigned to protect Xiao Ling on his early journey. The First Elder later reaches Nine-Star Da Dou Shi, while Xiao Zhan breaks through to Dou Ling and publicly reveals that realm during the tournament's aftermath. 17 136 142
• Alchemy products: The clan sells Blood Coagulation Powder, a first-tier healing medicine whose early sales produced nearly a week's former profit in a short period. 81
• Medicine production and sales: Xiao Ling supplies Xiao Zhan with ten thousand bottles of Blood Coagulation Powder and establishes monthly gifts of fifty bottles for the top spenders. The leadership conceals his extraordinary production ability, while continued medicine sales also stimulate the clan's other businesses. 86 87 101
• Breakthrough medicine: Xiao Ling provides Xiao Zhan with a Pill Soul Breakthrough Pill to enable advancement to Dou Ling before the Hunting Tournament. He presents it as a side-effect-free fifth-grade medicine supplied by his master, although it is actually his own third-grade creation. 87
• High-value rewards: Hunting Tournament prizes include Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, Huiyuan Pills, medicinal funds, and large quantities of Blood Coagulation Powder. 104 125
• Emergency measures: Xiao Ling supplies selected juniors with powerful protective resources, including Xiao Wu's Spirit-Binding Talisman and a life-saving pill that temporarily raises him to Nine-Star Dou Shi during the Hunting Tournament. 46 134
• Estate defenses: Xiao Ling installs a Chaotic Soldier Formation in the clan's front courtyard, where eighteen three-zhang stone statues stand on each side of the main path. 103
• External protection: The clan receives backing from Gu Yao/Ling Ying and later Yun Yun, who agrees to protect it. Xiao Ling subsequently plans for Yun Yun to continue looking after the clan during his departure. 149 142 294
• Alliance resources: The wider Xiao Alliance controls Wutan City and Qingshan Town and possesses two Dou Ling experts and several Da Dou Shi experts by Xiao Yan's sixth birthday. These are alliance-wide resources rather than a stated count of Xiao Clan members alone. 261 265

Major Events

Year-End Assessment

Xiao Ling reforms the clan's assessment by adding a Hunting Competition to the arena tournament. The event demonstrates the growing strength and discipline of the younger generation, including Xiao Yu and Xiao Wu. 5 7 9

The Hunting Competition uses ten captured magic beasts, including Green Wood Rats, Gale Wolves, and Gale Leopards, with prey assigned by drawing lots and withdrawal permitted for safety. The first two places receive second-grade Breakthrough Pills and allocations of the following year's clan resources, while other leading contestants receive pills or gold coins. 7

Xiao Yu and Xiao Wu initially tie at the eighth stage of Dou Power in cultivation testing, concealing their actual strength. Xiao Yu defeats Xiao Wu in the arena final with Sword Finger, but Xiao Ling ultimately announces them as joint first-place finishers after the confrontation with the rival families; Xiao Yan is placed tenth. 8 9 13

Conflict with the Aoba and Jialie Families

The Aoba and Jialie Families intrude upon the Xiao Clan's assessment and later challenge it through martial competition and political pressure. Xiao Ling and Xiao Zhan confront them directly, while the clan prepares a long-term plan to remove both rival families. 9 10 12 74 75 76

Xiao Yan defeats Aoba Hu in the first exchange. The rival families then stake their large marketplaces against Foundation Establishment Powder, sending Wu Ming to fight Xiao Yu. Xiao Ling intervenes when Xiao Yu is endangered and collects the marketplace deeds and compensation. 11 12 13

The two families subsequently delay transferring the marketplaces. Their financial position deteriorates further as Blood Coagulation Powder draws business toward the Xiao Clan, prompting them to seek outside support and participate in the planned Hunting Tournament. 36 101

Qingshan Town Hunting Tournament

The Xiao Clan hosts a three-day Hunting Tournament in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Participants may use any method, and conflicts between competitors carry no later pursuit. The clan's juniors fight the Aoba and Jia juniors, while Xiao Ling's Soul Clone intervenes only to protect his own people from lethal attacks. 103 104 105 125 132 134

The competition is open to participants over four and under sixteen regardless of status. Xiao Ling allocates ten thousand bottles of Blood Coagulation Powder and three hundred thousand gold coins toward the rewards, using the event to strengthen the clan's reputation as well as test its juniors. 103 104

The fighting escalates when the rival juniors use Black Fiend Profound Thunder. Xiao Yu protects injured and younger clan members, Xiao Yan borrows Yao Lao's power, and Xiao Ling's Soul Clone heals Xiao Yu and eliminates an immediate threat. Xiao Wu consumes a life-saving pill to continue fighting at Nine-Star Dou Shi strength. 132 133 134

After Aoba Hu is killed, Aoba Pa attacks Xiao Zhan, and the conflict spreads to the senior members of the three families. Xiao Zhan fights both rival heads, while the First Elder kills the Aoba Family's Third Elder. Xiao Zhan's eventual revelation of Dou Ling cultivation confirms the clan's decisive advantage. Jia Liebi offers to merge his family into the Xiao Clan in exchange for mercy, but the offer is not accepted. 135 136 142

Elimination of Rival Families

As part of the campaign against the rival families, Xiao Ling exterminates the Aoba Family and Jialie Family, then orders the Xiao Clan to raid both estates. During the Aoba Family raid, the clan discovers a hidden underground treasure protected by a formation. 120 122 123

The Shadow Guards and juniors conduct the looting with clearly divided areas and two-person teams, collecting valuable property for later clan distribution. An Jiu discovers the concealed treasure, and Xiao Ling orders the raiding party to withdraw before attempting to break its protective formation. 123

Formation of the Xiao Alliance

With Wutan City's power structure transformed, the Xiao Clan convenes local factions and establishes the Xiao Alliance. Member families receive one hundred bottles of Blood Coagulation Powder in celebration, and the alliance begins integrating the city's resources. 147 148 149 150

At the founding meeting, Clan Leader Liu and four companions oppose the alliance and insult the Xiao Clan. Xiao Ling kills them upon arriving, eliminating the immediate resistance. Ling Ying, posing as Gu Yao, then announces his position as Supreme Elder and promises protection to those who contribute wholeheartedly to the alliance. 149

Xiao Ling later proposes covert assessments of City Lord Rong and the factions aligned with the clan to identify useful personnel and establish clearer rules. When Xiao Zhan worries that this may cause dissatisfaction, Xiao Ling argues that adequate rewards will secure cooperation. 159

Wartime Medicine Supply

During the conflict between the Snake-People Tribe and the Jia Ma Empire, the Xiao Alliance jointly supplies Blood Coagulation Powder with the Miteer Family. Xiao Ding and Xiao Li acknowledge that Xiao Ling's leadership has raised the clan's position without using his popularity to suppress internal opponents. 226

Xiao Yan's Sixth Birthday

The Xiao Alliance hosts a large celebration for Xiao Yan's sixth birthday, decorating Wutan City and its Qingshan Town branch. Xiao Yan breaks through from Nine-Star Dou Zhe to One-Star Dou Shi before attending the banquet, further enhancing the Xiao family's prestige. 261 265

Visiting families seek closer ties through possible marriage arrangements, but Xiao Zhan declines to decide Xiao Yan's future on his behalf and emphasizes Xiao Ling's influence over such matters. Xun'er delivers a gift from herself and Xiao Ling, along with Xiao Ling's advice that Xiao Yan should enjoy life rather than devote himself exclusively to cultivation. 261 265

Xiao Ling's Homecoming

Xiao Ling returns to Wutan City after a little over a year away and asks Xiao Zhan and City Lord Rong not to publicize his return because his stay will be brief. Xiao Zhan agrees to turn away visitors seeking confirmation. Xiao Ling introduces Yun Yun as his girlfriend, and the clan leadership receives her respectfully. 294

The juniors greet Xiao Ling enthusiastically, and Xiao Wu, Xiao Yu, and others gather to visit his residence. Xiao Ling distributes pills and provides magic beast meat to be shared among the clan. Yun Yun observes that his standing rests on personal affection and charisma as well as strength. 294

During discussions with Xun'er, Xiao Ling plans for Yun Yun to stay behind and help protect the clan. Xun'er reports that Gu Yuan has promised to watch powerful Soul Hall members and prevent further Dou Zong experts from entering the Jia Ma Empire. She also confirms that Xiao Yan has departed to gain experience with Yao Lao, a decision Xiao Ling supports. 294

Relationships

• Xiao Ling — Young Clan Head and principal architect of the clan's rise; directs cultivation, commerce, military planning, and alliance-building. His authority and popularity remain exceptional even after an extended absence, and the younger generation warmly welcomes his return. 3 74 75 76 147 294
• Xiao Zhan — Clan Head and Xiao Ling's uncle; protects Xiao Ling's secrets and supports his leadership. He advances to Dou Ling with Xiao Ling's assistance and continues governing the alliance during Xiao Ling's travels. 3 56 75 87 142 294
• First Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder — Senior leadership who ultimately approve Xiao Ling's expansion plans and assist in clan affairs. 75 76
• Xiao Yu — Clan junior trained and protected by Xiao Ling; later departs for Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Yu is again present at the clan during Xiao Ling's later homecoming and helps distribute the magic beast meat he brings back. 3 53 60 294
• Xiao Wu — Clan junior and trusted aide; leads the Xiao Clan's Hunting Tournament team. He assists with training, personnel recommendations, and progress reports, and receives advanced techniques and emergency resources from Xiao Ling. 65 105 113 46 99 134
• Xiao Yan — Xiao Zhan's son and Xiao Ling's younger cousin; represents the clan in martial exchanges and participates in the Hunting Tournament. He becomes the Xiao Alliance's other Young Alliance Leader and reaches One-Star Dou Shi at age six before leaving to gain experience with Yao Lao. 10 11 133 261 265 294
• Xiao Xun'er — Raised within the Xiao Clan under Xiao Ling's care; supports the clan's plans and shares a close bond with him. She helps safeguard his secrets and arranges Ling Ying's participation in the alliance's founding. 4 74 76 87 149
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li — Xiao Ling's cousins, who acknowledge his leadership and the clan's rise through the Xiao Alliance. Xiao Ling asks them to help look after Qing Lin during his anticipated absence. 226
• Xiao Alliance — Wider coalition formed with the Xiao Clan as its core. It later controls Wutan City and Qingshan Town and fields multiple Dou Ling and Da Dou Shi experts. 147 149 261 265
• Aoba Family — Former rival family eliminated by Xiao Ling; its estate is subsequently raided by the Xiao Clan. 120 123
• Jialie Family — Former rival family eliminated by Xiao Ling and later raided by the Xiao Clan. 122
• Miteer Auction House — Commercially connected faction whose representatives show willingness to support the Xiao Clan during the Hunting Tournament. Miteer Tengshan instructs Ya Fei to maintain good relations with the clan even at a financial cost, and the Miteer Family later jointly supplies wartime medicine with the Xiao Alliance. 112 125 226
• Wanyao Pavilion — Qingshan Town faction that announces its affiliation with the Xiao Clan before the Hunting Tournament. Xiao Wu and the clan's juniors intervene in matters involving the safety of its members. 116 118
• City Lord Rong / Rong Yu — Wutan City's city lord and an associate of Xiao Zhan. His faction is included in Xiao Ling's proposed covert assessments, and he later discusses the alliance's future with Xiao Zhan and welcomes Xiao Ling home. 159 261 294
• Ling Ying — Xun'er's guardian and an external supporter who assumes the identity of Gu Yao to serve as the Xiao Alliance's Supreme Elder. 149
• Yun Yun — External protector who agrees to safeguard the Xiao Clan after the tournament conflict. She later visits as Xiao Ling's girlfriend, and he plans for her to continue looking after the clan while he is away. 142 294
• Ancient Clan — Historically implicated in the Xiao Clan's concealed suppression. Gu Yuan nevertheless entrusts Xun'er to Xiao Ling and supplies the Flame Sun Technique; Xun'er later reports his promise to monitor Soul Hall experts threatening the Jia Ma Empire. 4 74 294
• Cloud Sea Flood Dragon — An ally whom Xiao Ling thanks for helping the Xiao Clan and assisting his girlfriends in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. 294

Trivia

• The clan's juniors are portrayed as so accustomed to daily cultivation that skipping a single day makes them feel uncomfortable. 118
• The younger generation's loyalty is specifically described as being directed toward “the clan that had Xiao Ling in it.” 113
• After the Xiao Alliance's first month of integration, Wutan City is described as orderly and effectively unified. 150
• The juniors' weekly wood-gathering exercises also prepare them for coordinated estate raids, a purpose Ling Ying recognizes while observing the looting of the Aoba Family's property. 123
• Xiao Ling's residence on the clan's Back Mountain is treated as a restricted area during his later homecoming. 294

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