Xiao Yao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Yao (萧尧)
Alias(es)	Yao Xiao; “Brother Yao”; “Little Yao”
Species/Race	Human; reincarnator from Earth
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Clan; founder and master of Immortal Fall Pavilion; Jia Nan Academy
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, alchemist, formation master, System host, mentor
Status	Active 452
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First-Stage Dou Qi	3	Reached after three years of daily cultivation and body tempering.
Seventh-Stage Dou Qi	3	Advanced after consuming system-rewarded beast milk and strengthening his physique.
Eighth-Stage Dou Qi	4	Broke through after a month of secluded cultivation.
Ninth-Stage Dou Qi	4	Completed the Achievement System’s timed cultivation mission.
Dou Practitioner	4	Used the rewarded Qi-Gathering Powder to complete the breakthrough.
Three-Star Dou Practitioner	5 6	Consolidated his realm while cultivating the Myriad Devouring Art and refining pills.
One-Star Battle Master	9	Recorded on his character panel at age seven.
Da Dou Shi	23	Broke through during a spar with Xun'er at age ten.
Five-Star Da Dou Shi	27	Rose three stars after fusing with the Fallen Heart Flame.
Five-Star Dou Ling	27	Continued absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame; the Myriad Devouring Art evolved to Low Earth Tier.
Nine-Star Battle Spirit	32	Reached after months of fighting magical beasts to temper his physique.
Dou Wang	32	Broke through with a Battle Spirit Pill, triggering a tribulation lightning event.
Four-Star Dou Wang	33	Absorbed the post-tribulation gift of heaven-and-earth energy.
Nine-Star Dou King	47	Recorded while cultivating at age fifteen.
Three-Star Dou Emperor	92 93	Advanced during seclusion with Heavenly Thunder Son absorbing tribulation lightning.
Seven-Star Dou Zong	112	His breakthrough also elevated his soul to the initial Heaven Realm.
Eight-Star Dou Zong	176	Advanced after more than a month of accumulation.
Nine-Star Dou Zong	255	Refined energy from scarlet beads using the Three Thousand Fallen Heart Flame.
Peak Dou Zong	299 351	Reached the realm’s peak after absorbing numerous fire beads; later publicly revealed this strength.
Six-Star Dou Zun	363	Temporarily displayed while using the All-Character Secret against the Soul Hall’s Heavenly Venerables.
Dou Zun	369	Broke through by using the Myriad Devouring Art to consume nine-colored tribulation energy.
Five-Star Dou Zun	377 434	Recorded on his character panel and later confirmed by Gu Yao.

Background

Xiao Yao was originally a man from Earth who transmigrated into the body of a newborn on the Battle Qi Continent. Upon arriving, he was bound to the Achievement System, which rewards completed tasks, achievements, and witnessed notable events. His first reward granted him every first-tier pill formula and mastery of first-tier medicinal ingredients after he witnessed Xiao Yan’s birth 1.

He spent his earliest years cultivating in isolation, repeatedly tempering his meridians, bones, and body with absorbed Dou Qi. This persistence awakened and developed his Human Physique, eventually giving his body strength comparable to a fourth-tier magical beast 3. His system rewards also provided the Alchemist Physique, cultivation resources, techniques, and the means to begin refining medicine.

Aware of future threats facing the Xiao Clan and Xiao Yan, Xiao Yao initially concealed much of his strength. He used the Divine Concealment Technique to lower his displayed realm, intending to let Xiao Yan face challenges where possible while remaining prepared to intervene when necessary 4 25.

Appearance

Xiao Yao is described as a refined, sharp-featured youth with smooth, fair skin and dark, deep eyes. By age seven, he had grown over 1.4 meters tall with a slender, long-limbed build shaped by constant cultivation 9 28.

• Often wears black robes while travelling or acting anonymously 25 104.
• Uses a Disguise Mask capable of changing both his face and voice 50.
• His unusually powerful physique gives him a straight, resilient bearing even as a child 5.
• His aura can become visibly scorching and oppressive when he ceases concealing his cultivation 351.

Personality

Xiao Yao is intensely disciplined. From childhood onward, he treats cultivation, physique development, alchemy, and combat practice as daily obligations, enduring painful training rather than relying solely on the System’s rewards 3 5. He is also analytical: after repeated alchemy failures, he studies his mistakes and adjusts his methods until he succeeds 5.

He is protective toward those he considers family or companions, particularly Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin. He readily provides pills, techniques, protection, and personal training, but expects those around him to work toward becoming stronger themselves 21 116 445.

Despite his seriousness in battle, Xiao Yao is playful in ordinary life. He teases Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, cooks for his companions, tells stories from his previous life, and plays the Astral Flute during gatherings 39 40 104. His mercy is selective: he can be generous toward allies and victims of oppression, yet ruthless toward Soul Hall agents, hostile sects, and opponents who threaten those under his protection 219 393.

Abilities & Skills

Achievement System

The Achievement System is Xiao Yao’s primary source of extraordinary rewards. It issues missions, tracks achievements, stores items, and grants rewards for cultivation milestones, alchemy accomplishments, and witnessed events 1 4.

• Granted pill formulas and medicinal-ingredient mastery from First Grade onward 1 98 281.
• Provides System Space for storing rewards and equipment 1.
• Can issue severe penalties for failed compulsory missions, including the loss of cultivation, techniques, lifespan, or other possessions 4.
• Rewards have included Heavenly Flame Fusion Cards, cultivation techniques, cauldrons, physiques, puppets, and medicinal fields 24 33 98 393.

Human Physique

Xiao Yao’s Human Physique allows him to absorb Dou Qi efficiently to strengthen his body, meridians, and bones 3.

• His body reached strength comparable to a fourth-tier magical beast during childhood 3.
• Greatly improves his comprehension and ability to develop Dou Techniques 23.
• Reached Minor Mastery by age fifteen and was later recorded as perfected 47 377.
• Its development is tied to tribulation lightning and the absorption of heaven-and-earth energy 32 33.

Myriad Devouring Art

A fire-attributed cultivation method that absorbs pure energy to strengthen Xiao Yao and evolves through the devouring of Heavenly Flames 5 6.

• Initially ranked Low Xuan Tier; evolved to Low Earth Tier after the Fallen Heart Flame fusion 6 27.
• Later reached High and Advanced Earth Tier 227 377.
• Cannot absorb impure energy sources such as Magic Cores 6.
• Uses absorbed energy and enemy attacks as fuel during major breakthroughs 369.

Heavenly Flames

Xiao Yao possesses multiple Heavenly Flames, which empower his cultivation, alchemy, combat techniques, and the Myriad Devouring Art.

• Fallen Heart Flame — fused early in his journey; dramatically accelerated his cultivation 27.
• Blue Crystal Flame — initially unrefined, later listed among his controlled flames 9 112.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame — received through a system reward and used to refine energy during seclusion 33 255.
• Chaos Green Lotus Flame — obtained by the time he entered Jia Nan Academy; initially unrefined 112 227.
• Three Thousand Meteorite Crystal Flame — used to annihilate Soul Hall Protectors when Xiao Yao revealed his peak strength 351.

Alchemy

Xiao Yao is an exceptionally gifted alchemist whose System-granted knowledge, Alchemist Physique, and powerful Soul Force allow him to progress far beyond ordinary practitioners.

• Successfully refined Blood Coagulation Powder after nine failed attempts, becoming a First-Grade Alchemist 5.
• Had reached First- through Fourth-Grade Alchemist achievements by age ten 24.
• Refined a Sixth-Grade Pill and received mastery of Seventh-Grade formulas and ingredients 98.
• Refined the Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill, receiving all Eighth-Grade pill formulas and ingredient mastery 281.
• Can refine peak Seventh-Grade pills, including the Life-Devouring Pill and perfect-quality Purple-Gold Body Tempering Pill 409 410.
• Teaches alchemy to Xiao Yan and Yao Yue, providing them Soul-Nourishing Saliva to improve their Soul Force 401.

Soul Force and Azure Soul Hand

Xiao Yao’s soul was strengthened by two lifetimes and continued cultivation. His soul reached the initial Heaven Realm after he entered the Dou Zong realm 4 112.

• Can use soul perception to survey vast areas and precisely hear distant conversations 176.
• Learned the Mid Earth-Tier soul technique Azure Soul Hand, forming a massive soul-powered hand seal capable of striking a lake with tremendous force 176 227.
• Can suppress multiple opponents with Soul Force alone, as demonstrated against Sha Tie’s group 219.
• His Soul Force was judged capable of supporting Eighth-Grade pill refinement 309.

Secret Techniques and Dou Skills

• All-Character Secret — can multiply Xiao Yao’s strength up to tenfold; its true potential requires major achievement to activate reliably 3. He used it to temporarily reach Da Dou Shi and kill a Blazing Flame Python 21.
• Divine Concealment Technique — suppresses his displayed cultivation to mislead observers 4 25.
• Traveling Secret — high-speed movement technique capable of making him appear to vanish from an opponent’s sight 23.
• Great Void Technique — Heaven-Tier movement technique used for spatial travel and instantaneous relocation 92 104.
• Great Wilderness Heaven-Prisoning Finger — Low Heaven-Tier Dou Technique capable of condensing an enormous ancient finger that distorts and shatters surrounding space 9 326.
• Front Character Secret — allows Xiao Yao to perceive and predict approaching danger 300.
• Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique — sword technique cultivated by his Evil counterpart 377 384.
• Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Summoning Art — lightning-based battle technique used alongside his tribulation lightning mastery 377 405.
• One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones — technique used to create and cultivate his Good and Evil counterparts 377 384.

Formations

Xiao Yao is a skilled formation master capable of establishing large-scale defensive and cultivation formations.

• Practiced the Miniature Five-Element Sealing Formation, which can trap opponents below Dou Zong 300.
• Constructed the Xiao Clan Grand Formation from the Five-Element Sealing Formation, Five-Element Primordial Unity Formation, and Five-Spirit Qi-Gathering Formation 416.
• Established the Two-Extremes Spirit-Gathering Formation at Yin-Yang Lake 417.
• The Five-Spirit Qi-Gathering Formation transformed the Xiao Clan residence into a cultivation holy land, allowing clansmen to break through simply by absorbing its dense natural energy 417.

Puppetry

Xiao Yao creates, commands, and upgrades powerful puppets through lightning and soul-refinement methods.

• Heavenly Thunder Son absorbed tribulation lightning and evolved to One-Star Dou Zong during Xiao Yao’s first major tribulation 33.
• Heavenly Thunder Son later reached Three-Revolution Peak Dou Zun by consuming Pill Lightning 285.
• Xiao Yao refines captured bodies and souls into Heavenly Demon Puppets 393 405.
• One Heavenly Demon Puppet reached Half-Saint, then Mid Half-Saint, by absorbing Pill Lightning 409 410.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Demon Cauldron — weakened Earth-Tier cauldron received after earning the First-Grade Alchemist achievement 5 6.
• Chaos Sacred Cauldron — awarded for completing his long-term Sixth-Grade Alchemist mission 98.
• Myriad Beast Cauldron — used to refine the Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill 281.
• Divine Sky Sword — weapon used during his battle with Iron Protector 158.
• Disguise Mask — alters its wearer’s appearance and voice without leaving detectable traces 50.
• High-Grade Storage Ring / Soul Storage Ring — stores equipment, companions, puppets, and medicinal resources 6 104.
• Frost Lotus Necklace — Earth-Tier-or-higher necklace given to Xun'er; reduces the side effects of her Heavenly Flame absorption 6 7.
• Emperor Jade Fragment — entrusted to Xiao Yao by Xiao Zhan; contains the Soul Force of every Xiao Clan head 141.

Relationships

• Xiao Zhan — Father. Supports Xiao Yao’s early cultivation, provides medicinal herbs and a pill furnace, and later entrusts him with the Emperor Jade Fragment 4 141.
• Xiao Yan — Younger brother and student. Xiao Yao protects, trains, supplies, and encourages him while remaining one of his strongest sources of support 81 93 309.
• Xun'er — Closest companion and primary love interest. Xiao Yao repeatedly protects her, and she considers him the most important person in her life 21 292 434.
• Xiao Yi Xian — Close friend and companion. Xiao Yao seeks a cure for her Woeful Poison Body, teaches her cultivation, and protects her from threats 104 113 116.
• Qing Lin — Disciple. Xiao Yao raises and trains her after bringing her from the Tagore Desert; she is deeply loyal to him 134 445.
• Yao Lao — Mentor and fellow alchemist. Yao Lao guides Xiao Yao in advanced pill refinement and recognizes his exceptional potential 96 309.
• Skyfire Venerable — Adviser whose soul resides in Xiao Yao’s Storage Ring. Xiao Yao intends to help restore his Soul Force and eventually provide him a new body 254 281.
• Heavenly Thunder Son — Xiao Yao’s lightning-absorbing puppet and trusted guardian during dangerous breakthroughs 33 91.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li — Elder brothers and political allies in the Xiao Clan’s expansion. Xiao Yao later entrusts the clan head position to Xiao Ding 401 417.
• Yun Yun — A complicated ally and romantic interest. Xiao Yao first heals her in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, later dissolves the Misty Cloud Sect while sparing its disciples in accordance with his promise 28 393.
• Zi Yan — Friend and frequent source of playful trouble. She relies on Xiao Yao to refine medicinal pills and calls him “Daddy” through Phoenix Cry 298 434.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Early cultivation and alchemy — Receives the Achievement System, develops the Human Physique, learns pill refinement, and conceals his early talent from the Xiao Clan’s enemies 1 5 9.
• Magic Beast Mountain Range training — Leaves Wutan City to gain experience, acquires Heavenly Flames, survives tribulation lightning, and gains Heavenly Thunder Son 25 27 33.
• Xiao Yan’s mentor and protector — Oversees Xiao Yan’s harsh training, provides him techniques and pills, and supports him through major conflicts 81 93.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin’s guardian — Protects Xiao Yi Xian from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, seeks a cure for her constitution, and accepts Qing Lin as his disciple 90 104 134.
• Inner Academy leader — Establishes Immortal Fall Pavilion, defeats older students, redistributes stolen Fire Energy, and becomes the foremost new-student leader 219 241 298.
• Xiao Clan builder — Expands the clan’s resources and influence, constructs its grand formations, leaves behind pills and techniques, and appoints Xiao Ding as clan head 401 417 418.
• Soul Hall adversary — Eliminates Soul Hall Protectors, publicly reveals his cultivation, and uses tribulation lightning and devouring techniques against Heavenly Venerables 351 369 393.
• Defender of Xun'er — Returns to the Inner Academy to oppose the Black Annihilation Army and refuses to let the Ancient Clan remove Xun'er against her will 434.

Notable Quotes

“Protecting you is my responsibility.” — Xiao Yao to Xun'er 21

“More than ten years of keeping a low profile were all for the sake of this day. From this moment on, I will never hide my cultivation again.” — Xiao Yao 351