After awakening his past-life memories, Xiao Lin developed the Star Codex and went to war, where he exposed Grand Marshal Mo Ya’s treason and helped defeat the Cloud Empire. He returned home, promised Xiao Zhan he would leave military service, and began teaching his son to cultivate.
Xiao Lin strengthened the Xiao Household, joined the Jia Ma Empire’s expedition into a secret realm, and discovered a Formation Pavilion that tested his skill. He became Formation Old Man’s disciple and learned to form a Spirit Seal, while inheriting a clue to the lost Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
Xiao Lin secured the Formation Pavilion inheritance, killed Ying Changkong, and strengthened the Xiao Household before learning of its ancient decline. After leaving home to train, he entered the Black-Corner Region and followed a Dou Emperor who was targeting Jia Nan Academy students.
Lin Xiao joined Jia Nan Academy as an elder and improved the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower with Spirit-Gathering Formations, then advanced to Three-Star Dou Zong. While caring for Zi Yan, he accompanied her into the Black-Corner Region to raid powerful factions for medicinal ingredients, leaving the Blood Sect suspecting a rival faction had framed Jia Nan Academy.
Xiao Lin and Zi Yan framed the Black Hell Alliance for the thefts of several factions’ medicinal herbs, drawing their leaders into a confrontation that let Jia Nan Academy destroy the alliance. Xiao Lin returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan, while the surviving factions accepted the public explanation but continued to suspect other powers.
Xiao Lin represented Jia Nan Academy at the Heavenly Serpent Empire’s Founding Ceremony and watched the Imperial Family maneuver against the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. As the factions’ conflict erupted at the Heavenly Water Cold Pool, Xiao Lin refined the Crimson Flame Immortal Spirit Liquid and reached Nine-Star Dou Zong.
Xiao Lin helped the Heavenly Serpent Mansion take power, then returned to Jia Nan Academy to contain the Fallen Heart Flame and reached the Dou Venerable realm. He came home to the Xiao Household, revealed his strength to Xiao Dongcheng, and promised to protect the clan.
Xiao Lin became the Xiao Household’s patriarch, strengthened the clan, and negotiated with Yun Shan over the Misty Cloud Sect’s inheritance and the coming Sect Tournament. At Yun Yun’s investiture, Yun Shan named her Young Sect Master and hinted that the ceremony had another purpose.
Xiao Lin helped the Jia Ma Empire win the Four Great Empires’ tournament, then returned to the Xiao Household to develop its resources and support Xiao Zhan. The arc ended with Xiao Zhan marrying Yang Xiyue, while Xiao Lin discovered Yao Chen’s soul sleeping in her ring and remembered his late wife, Yun'er.
Xiao Lin avenged the Yang Household, then repaired Starfall Pavilion’s formation and advanced to Nine-Star Dou Venerable. When Kunwu confronted him over destroying the Qi Household, Xiao Lin subdued him and headed for Yellow Springs Pavilion to stop its elders from retaliating.
After forcing Yellow Springs Pavilion to answer for Kunwu, Xiao Lin returned home, arranged a profitable alliance with the Snake-People Tribe, and welcomed the birth of Xiao Li. He then traveled to the Space Trading Assembly, where he met the Nine-Star Dou Venerable Ji Li and examined his formation diagrams.
Xiao Lin joined Ji Li’s plan to investigate the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix clues, traded for a soul technique and Heavenly Flame, and later had a powerful dual-form weapon forged in the Thunder Realm. After growing stronger and learning to use the weapon, Xiao Lin met Ji Li and the other Formation Grandmasters at Falling Phoenix Ridge to prepare for their attempt to break the sealed formation.
Xiao Lin and Ji Li helped Huang Wuji destroy the Dark Demon King, then used the rewards and hidden space to establish Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. The arc ended with Huang Wuji’s egg hatching and Xiao Lin welcoming the last Ancient Heavenly Phoenix into the sect.
Xiao Lin welcomed Xiao Yan into the family, arranged his betrothal to Nalan Yanran, and destroyed the Chek Family before confronting Yan Penghong and uncovering the Soul Hall’s involvement. He faked a grave injury to conceal his strength and withdraw from public life, then stepped down as clan head and left Xiao Zhan in charge.
The Xiao Household relocated to Wutan City while Xiao Lin recruited the Ye Family into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace in exchange for access to the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xiao Lin entered Danta’s Star Domain and defeated the flame, destroying its intelligence as he prepared to absorb it.
Xiao Lin subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame, returned home, and arranged for Yao Lao to mentor Xiao Yan. As Xiao Yan’s cultivation repeatedly regressed, Xiao Lin continued developing the Star Codex and returned to Wutan City, where he concealed what he knew about Xiao Yan’s trials.
Xiao Yan endured Yao Chen’s final trial and resumed cultivating while Xiao Lin forged the Nine Heavens Star Record, broke through to Dou Saint, and prepared new opportunities for his family. Xiao Lin then met Xiao Yi Xian and revealed the truth about her Woeful Poison Body as Xiao Yan neared the Dou Zhe Realm.
Xiao Lin brought Xiao Li, Xue Lan, and Qing Lin to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, revealed his identity to his closest allies, and oversaw the sect’s tournament and Tian Huangzi’s return. As the disciples entered the Realm of Formations, Xiao Yan reached Dou Zhe and asked Yao Lao for a stronger cultivation method.
Xiao Yan began his training under Yao Lao, grew stronger in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and defeated the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after Mu Li accused him of theft. Meanwhile, Xiao Lin investigated Xiao Ding’s disappearance and reached Sound Valley, where its leader welcomed him while secretly hoping to keep him there.
Xiao Lin brought Xiao Ding out of Sound Valley, defeated a Soul Hall ambush, and formed an alliance with the valley before returning to the Xiao Household. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian uncovered the Woeful Poison Body, as Protector Wu began plotting against the Xiao Household through the Misty Cloud Sect.