Xiao Family

Biodata

Background / History

The Xiao Family is a Wutan City cultivation clan led by Xiao Zhan. Its members include main-family disciples, branch-family members, and a council of elders. Xiao Chen belongs to a branch family; his father previously saved Xiao Zhan's life, giving Xiao Chen standing within the clan despite his branch status and former lack of interest in cultivation 2 10.

Gu Yuan of the Ancient Clan brought his daughter Gu Xun'er to reside with the Xiao Family. When Xiao Yan declined to accompany her, Gu Yuan personally selected Xiao Chen to guide her around the clan, provoking resentment from the three elders and Xiao Ning 1 2. Xun'er subsequently became closely attached to Xiao Chen, while Ling Ying began protecting him at her request 11.

At the annual Dou Qi test, Xiao Chen publicly revealed himself as a one-star Dou Zhe. The result shocked the clan, and Xiao Zhan immediately ordered that the news not be spread outside the family 10. Recognizing both Xiao Chen's potential and the threat posed by rival families, Xiao Zhan gave him the Xiao Family's Huang-tier high-level Dou Technique, Mountain Crushing Palm 11.

After two Dou Shi attempted to ambush Xiao Chen in the Xiao Family marketplace, Xiao Zhan resolved to retaliate against both the Jialie and Aoba Families. Xiao Chen later eliminated the leadership of both families, while Xiao Zhan directed the seizure of their businesses and other fixed assets 14 18 19. The former three-way balance of Wutan City ended, leaving the Xiao Family as its sole dominant family 19.

When Wutan City's City Lord offered to yield his official position to the Xiao Family, Xiao Zhan refused. He recognized that the post was appointed by the Gama Empire's royal family and that taking it would draw unwanted imperial attention 19.

Leadership and Members

• Xiao Zhan — Clan Head; leads the family's expansion in Wutan City and acts as Xiao Chen's uncle and protector 10 18 19.
• Xiao Chen — Branch-family disciple and Xiao Zhan's nephew by seniority; his rise in cultivation drives the family's victories over its rivals 2 10 19.
• Xiao Yan — Xiao Zhan's son and the family's Third Young Master; displayed stage-five Dou Force at age six 5 10.
• First Elder — Elder who initially resented Gu Yuan's selection of Xiao Chen, but later supported Xiao Chen during the engagement-annulment negotiations 2 16.
• Second Elder — Elder who recognized that the Jialie and Aoba Families feared the unknown killer behind the decapitations at Wutan City's gate 15.
• Third Elder — One of the elders displeased by Xiao Chen being chosen to accompany Xun'er 2.
• Xiao Ning — Grandson of the Great Elder; jealous of Xiao Chen's time with Xun'er and openly hostile toward him 2 9.
• Xiao Yu — Xiao Ning's sister; recorded stage-three Dou Force during the annual test 10.

Resources and Holdings

• Mountain Crushing Palm — Huang-tier high-level close-combat Dou Technique kept in a secret chamber and granted to Xiao Chen by Xiao Zhan 11.
• Xiao Family marketplace — Includes businesses such as Xiao Clinic and is managed by clan-appointed supervisors and a marketplace manager 13.
• Jialie Family assets — Seized by Xiao Zhan after Jialie Bi and the family's senior fighters were eliminated 18 19.
• Aoba Family assets — Absorbed after Xiao Chen eliminated Aoba Pa and the family's remaining strongest members 19.

Relationships

• Ancient Clan — Gu Yuan placed Gu Xun'er with the Xiao Family; Ling Ying monitored and protected her during her residence 1 2 11.
• Gu Xun'er — Ancient Clan guest raised within the Xiao Family's grounds; her bond with Xiao Chen brings the clan indirect protection and attention from Gu Yuan 2 11 12.
• Jialie Family — Former Wutan City rival. Its members arranged or were suspected of arranging the marketplace attack on Xiao Chen; the family was later dismantled and its assets taken by the Xiao Family 14 18 19.
• Aoba Family — Former Wutan City rival targeted alongside the Jialie Family after the attack on Xiao Chen; subsequently exterminated and absorbed 14 19.
• Cloud Mist Sect — Xiao Zhan considered sending Xiao Chen there for protection, but abandoned the plan after learning of Xiao Chen's supposed alchemist master 11.
• Nalan Yanran — Her engagement to Xiao Chen was annulled after she agreed to substantial compensation for the Xiao Family, including a Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, a Three-Pattern Spirit Clearing Pill, and eight million gold coins 16.

Major Arcs

Gu Xun'er's Arrival

Gu Yuan's visit exposes the gap between the Xiao Family and the Ancient Clan. His unusual decision to appoint branch-family member Xiao Chen as Xun'er's guide creates immediate tension among the clan elders and Xiao Ning 1 2.

Rise of Xiao Chen

Xiao Chen's one-star Dou Zhe result transforms his position in the family. Xiao Zhan treats him as the clan's future, restricts news of his realm, and equips him with Mountain Crushing Palm 10 11.

Rival-Family Conflict

The attempted marketplace ambush against Xiao Chen escalates the Xiao Family's conflict with the Jialie and Aoba Families. Xiao Zhan pledges retaliation, while Xun'er orders Ling Ying to make a brutal warning by killing members of both rival families 13 14.

Unification of Wutan City

Following Xiao Chen's destruction of the Jialie and Aoba leadership, Xiao Zhan rapidly takes control of both families' commercial assets. The Xiao Family becomes Wutan City's exclusive dominant power, but declines the City Lord's official office to avoid provoking the Gama Empire 18 19.