Xiao Yang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Yang (萧阳)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Household
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Player Panel user; alchemist; artifact refiner; distillery owner and restaurant proprietor
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sixth-Stage Dou Qi	1	Initial recorded cultivation. He used Universal Experience to raise Mountain-Splitting Fist to Perfection before the coming-of-age assessment. 1
Seventh-Stage Dou Qi	6	Spent 65 Universal Experience after repeated spars at the Battle Skill Hall; subsequently defeated two Ninth-Stage Dou Qi opponents. 6 7
Ninth-Stage Dou Qi	9	Invested 200 Universal Experience, rising two stages at once; the result was publicly confirmed at the retest. 9 16
One-Star Dou Zhe / Dou Practitioner	17	Filled his cultivation experience to form a Dou Qi vortex, completing the breakthrough quest. 17
Seven-Star Dou Practitioner	20	Invested all 6,000 available experience points into cultivation. 20
Nine-Star Dou Practitioner	23	Consumed two mid-grade Dou Practitioner Pills he refined himself. 23
Nine-Star Dou Master	33	Spent 180,000 Universal Experience, first entering Dou Master before continuously advancing to Nine-Star Dou Master. 33
Great Dou Master	43	Described as having recently broken through by the time he refines the Explosive Flame Gauntlets. 43

Background / History

Xiao Yang is a transmigrator who entered the body of Xiao Yan’s cousin, a person who did not exist in the original novel. His parents died while acting as the rearguard during the Xiao Household’s relocation to Wu Tan City, leaving him to be raised by Xiao Zhan and his wife. Believing his cultivation talent to be mediocre, he had stayed close to Xiao Yan since childhood with the intention of relying on his cousin’s future success. 1

Before receiving his cheat, Xiao Yang built influence within the Xiao Household through business. He introduced distilled high-proof liquor, expanded the Household’s distillery, and more than doubled the Household’s income. His value to the clan earned him access to the High Yellow-Tier Mountain-Splitting Fist. 1

At his coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yang awakened the Player Panel, an interface identical to one he knew from the Battle Through the Heavens game in his previous life. The panel gave him a way to convert Universal Experience into cultivation and skill proficiency, fundamentally changing his prospects. 1 3

Personality

Xiao Yang is highly pragmatic and game-minded. He studies quests, rewards, experience multipliers, enemy levels, and shop prices before deciding how to act; he deliberately seeks stronger opponents and magical beasts when the system’s cross-tier rewards make the risk worthwhile. 3 15 20 34

He is also loyal to people he considers family or allies. He comforts Xiao Yan after the broken engagement, lends him 5,000 gold coins, accepts Xiao Yan’s gifts with the intention of repaying him, and works to find a solution for Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body. 4 8 13 32

His compassion does not extend to hostile enemies. When Galeo’s group ambushes him, Xiao Yang defeats them without mercy; later, he kills Johnson, Danilo, Chen Jian, and Miga when they attempt to flee. 22 37

Abilities & Skills

Player Panel

Xiao Yang’s primary advantage is a game-like interface that tracks his attributes, cultivation, soul realm, techniques, battle skills, Universal Experience, and Shop Points. 1

• Converts Universal Experience directly into cultivation levels and battle-skill proficiency. 1 6
• Provides quests, side quests, rewards, temporary experience cards, and a shop. 3 4 6
• Restores his Dou Qi to its peak instantly whenever he allocates even one point to cultivation. 15
• Lets him inspect targets’ status information, including Galeo’s cultivation art and combat skills. 11
• Allows him to detect magical beasts by their red names from a distance. 26
• The shop has no player-listed items, and many system items remain locked until he reaches required levels. 3

Soul Power

Xiao Yang began with Mid-stage Mortal Realm soul power, which later advanced to the Late-stage Mortal Realm. 1 40

• Detected Galeo and his guards following him before they made their move. 22
• His Mid-stage Mortal Realm soul power is described as comparable to that of ordinary Third- or Fourth-Rank Alchemists. 22
• His Late-stage Mortal Realm breakthrough greatly improves his thought speed and sensing range. 40

Flame Manipulation Art

Xiao Yang converted his Dou Qi to a fire attribute after switching to the Flame Manipulation Art. 18

• The upgraded technique is a Low Earth-Tier cultivation method capable of condensing fire-attributed battle qi into tangible flames. 32
• Grants major increases to battle-qi quantity, cultivation speed, battle-qi quality, and experience gains. 32
• Its upgrade substantially increases his overall combat strength. 32

Mountain-Splitting Fist

A High Yellow-Tier offensive Dou Technique and Xiao Yang’s primary technique before he obtains stronger skills. 1

• Reached Perfection through direct experience allocation before his first assessment. 1
• Its enhanced force allowed him to defeat Seventh-Stage Dou Qi Xiao Mu with a single palm strike. 2
• Xiao Mingtian judges Xiao Yang’s execution superior to his own despite practicing the technique for more than a decade. 6

Snow-Treading Without a Trace

A Black High-Tier movement battle skill gifted by Xun’er. 7 8

• Has a listed base enhancement of 310% and can rival a Low Earth-Tier skill when cultivated to its limit. 7
• Produces extreme speed and afterimages, allowing Xiao Yang to move across roofs, walls, rockeries, and a pond. 8
• Lets him compensate for the mobility weakness exposed by Chen Jiabao’s Four-Sided Step. 7
• Consumes Dou Qi rapidly when used at full speed. 8

Eight Extremes Collapse

A Black High-Tier offensive battle technique gifted by Xiao Yan. 13

• Has a listed base enhancement of 320% and can rival an Earth-Tier battle technique at mastery. 13
• Xiao Yang invests experience to master its insights and can unleash eight bursts of hidden force. 20
• Remains effective against stronger opponents and is further amplified through the Explosive Flame Gauntlets. 15 45

Violet Cloud Wings

A wing technique obtained from the stone chamber treasure. 28

• Allows independent flight before reaching the Dou Wang realm and can also increase a Dou Wang’s flight speed. 28
• Xiao Yang absorbed a Fifth-Order Magical Beast’s remnant soul through the scroll and immediately manifested purple-black wings. 28
• Upgraded from Black High-Tier to Low Earth-Tier, improving its speed and proficiency benefits. 41

Alchemy

Xiao Yang learned alchemy after acquiring a medicine cauldron, formulas, and ingredients. 18

• Successfully refined a First-Grade Elixir and reached the threshold of a First-Rank Alchemist. 18
• Refined five successful batches of Second-Grade Dou Practitioner Pills from ten attempts; two were mid-grade. 23
• Advanced his alchemist profession from Second-Rank to Fourth-Rank through the Player Panel. 41

Artifact Refinement

Xiao Yang develops artifact refinement as a second auxiliary profession. 41

• Advanced from Second-Rank to Fourth-Rank alongside his alchemy profession. 41
• Easily bound an ownerless Artifact-Refining Furnace and found its flames more stable and far less demanding of Dou Qi than his medicinal cauldron. 43
• Created the Fourth-Grade Explosive Flame Gauntlets using Explosive Flame Monkey fur and a Magic Core. 43

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Explosive Flame Gauntlets — Fourth-Grade Spirit Artifact that absorbs natural energy, enhances Xiao Yang’s Dou Qi, and dramatically increases the power of his fire-based attacks. 43 44
  • A Burning Flame Palm empowered through the gauntlets creates a massive crater but consumes roughly 80% of his battle qi. 44
• Artifact-Refining Furnace — Bound Spirit Artifact furnace whose stable flames require substantially less Dou Qi to maintain. 43
• System Space — Storage used for important possessions, including the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map. 28
• Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map — Recovered from the stone chamber and retained for future use. 28
• Voice Transmission Token — Given to Xiao Yi Xian so they can communicate while separated. 44
• Foundation-Building Spirit Liquid — Second-Grade spiritual liquid gifted by Xiao Yan; greatly increases cultivation experience during the Dou Qi stage. 13

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Cousin and childhood companion. Xiao Yang supports him after the broken engagement, lends him 5,000 gold coins, and receives Foundation-Building Spirit Liquid and Eight Extremes Collapse from him. 4 8 13
• Xiao Zhan — Maternal uncle and adoptive guardian who raised Xiao Yang after his parents’ deaths; he treats Xiao Yang like a son and entrusts him with looking after Xiao Yan. 1 4 16
• Gu Xun’er — Close companion and growing love interest. She gives him Snow-Treading Without a Trace, accompanies him on outings, and kisses his cheek before his departure for the Magical Beast Mountain Range. 7 9 24
• Xiao Yi Xian / Little Fairy Doctor — Ally and companion in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Xiao Yang saves her from a fall, reveals her Calamity Poison Body, shares the Poison Pill Method, and accepts her care in the small valley. 29 32 40
• Galeo — Hostile rival whose jealousy of Xiao Yang and Xun’er leads to a duel, defeat, and later an ambush. Xiao Yang defeats him on both occasions. 10 12 22
• Xiao Mu — Clan member whom Xiao Yang challenges during his first coming-of-age test; despite Xiao Mu’s initial attempt to help him pass, Xiao Yang’s strength proves genuine. 2 3
• Ya Fei — Mittel Auction House associate who deals cordially with Xiao Yang and takes interest in his alchemy-related purchases and pill sales. 20 21
• Xiao Lan — Xiao Yi Xian’s Blue Eagle, later a Second-Tier magical beast used to travel back to Qingshan Town. 28 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Household Prodigy

After awakening the Player Panel, Xiao Yang turns his perfected Mountain-Splitting Fist into a passing result at his coming-of-age assessment by defeating Xiao Mu despite being one cultivation stage lower. He then uses repeated spars to rise rapidly from Sixth-Stage to Ninth-Stage Dou Qi and establishes a reputation for defeating stronger opponents. 1 2 6 9 16

Support of Xiao Yan

Xiao Yang witnesses Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement with Xiao Yan and accepts the task of supporting his cousin afterward. He comforts Xiao Yan, lends him money for medicinal ingredients, and later receives valuable cultivation resources in return. 4 8 13

Rise as a Dou Practitioner and Alchemist

Following his breakthrough to Dou Zhe, Xiao Yang adopts the Flame Manipulation Art, begins refining pills, and invests his resources to reach Seven-Star Dou Practitioner. He later refines Dou Practitioner Pills and advances to Nine-Star Dou Practitioner before leaving the Xiao Household. 17 18 20 23

Magical Beast Mountain Range

Xiao Yang enters the Magical Beast Mountain Range to hunt magical beasts and pursue experience. He clears the hidden stone chamber, gains the Violet Cloud Wings and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map, and encounters Xiao Yi Xian after saving her from a cliff fall. 24 28 29

Small Valley and Dou Master Breakthrough

After helping Xiao Yi Xian escape Mu Li and the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, Xiao Yang accepts her offer of access to a herb-filled small valley. He reveals the truth of her Calamity Poison Body, shares the Poison Pill Method, upgrades his cultivation technique, and surges directly to Nine-Star Dou Master. 30 31 32 33

Artifact Refinement and Beast Hunting

Xiao Yang returns from a treasure expedition with higher-grade techniques and resources, raises his soul realm and auxiliary professions, and forges the Explosive Flame Gauntlets. Their power lets him rapidly clear Third-Rank Magical Beasts in the region around the small valley. 40 41 43 45

Return to Qingshan Town

Xiao Yang accompanies Xiao Yi Xian back to Qingshan Town aboard Xiao Lan. He is present when she informs Boss Yao that she intends to leave the town to pursue treatment for her condition. 50

Trivia

• Xiao Yang is one year older than Xiao Yan. 1
• His first major business success was producing distilled high-proof liquor in a region where even strong alcohol was only roughly twenty to thirty percent. 1
• He can restore depleted battle qi by allocating a single experience point to cultivation. 15
• Xiao Yang considers the Fallen Heart Flame more useful than other Heavenly Flames because it could provide cultivation experience continuously. 23
• Unless he cultivates the Flame Mantra or reaches the Dou Ancestor realm, he has only one Heavenly Flame equipment slot. 23