Xiao Qing

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Power Progression

Background

Xiao Qing awakened the memories of a previous life at birth. Orphaned young and raised in a secluded residence of the Xiao Household, he was attended by two maidservants but remained emotionally distant from the clan. At age four, he began cultivating immediately upon gaining access to the necessary methods. 1 4

His past-life knowledge allowed him to recognize the Dou Qi Continent's major forces and future dangers. While observing Xiao Yan's early acclaim, Xiao Qing judged local talent by the far harsher standards of the Central Plains and chose to conceal his own progress. 1

After his Eighth-Stage Dou Qi was exposed during Canaan Academy recruitment, the Xiao Household provided him with a Storage Ring containing much of its accumulated wealth. Though he lacked close ties to the family, he accepted their goodwill and resolved to protect them if he became strong enough. 5 6

After nearly five years away, Xiao Qing returned to Wutan City with Zi Yan and Qing Lin. He supported the prospering Xiao Household with pills, promised to help restore it to the Imperial Capital, and rejected Xiao Zhan's proposal that he become household head, judging that the position would expose him to unnecessary danger. 52 53

His subsequent actions substantially altered the original course of events he knew from his past life. He identified talents such as Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, discovered the Life-and-Death Gate's secret realm, became involved in the Snake-People Tribe's affairs, and began openly reshaping the balance of power across the Jia Ma Empire and neighboring states. 69 81 87 134

Appearance

Xiao Qing initially appears as an unusually young child for his cultivation level, causing others to underestimate him during Canaan Academy recruitment. By age seven, he has a fair complexion, red lips, white teeth, and thick black hair that falls over his shoulders. 3 14

• Appeared only four or five years old when testing at Eighth-Stage Dou Qi. 3 4
• Has black eyes and long, thick black hair. 3 14
• His youthful appearance often contrasts sharply with his mature bearing and strength. 4 26
• In later years, he commonly wears white robes and retains his long black hair, often carrying a faint medicinal fragrance after alchemy sessions. 137
• When activating his Azure Dragon bloodline, purple-gold scales cover his body and his right arm can transform into a massive dragon limb. 120

Personality

Xiao Qing is disciplined, guarded, and exceptionally pragmatic. He cultivates almost continuously, prefers preparation over recklessness, and hides information that could expose his reincarnated memories, system, or knowledge of future events. 2 16 34

Despite his accomplishments, he is usually calm and polite toward mentors and elders. He credits his teachers, respects the Xiao Household's support, and refuses to endanger Jia Nan Academy by pursuing the Fallen Heart Flame beneath its cultivation tower. 5 15 34

He can also be calculating and severe. He plans to use the Emperor's Seal Technique to misdirect enemies toward the Gu Clan, exploits Zi Yan's interest in pills to secure her cooperation, and permanently damages the cultivation prospects of Inner Academy faction leaders who plotted to cripple him. 15 35 39

His ruthlessness is tempered by genuine protectiveness. He cares for Zi Yan after obtaining her essence blood and becomes Qing Lin's protector after learning of her captivity and her mother's murder. 40 46

Xiao Qing's pragmatism has become increasingly uncompromising as his strength has grown. He forcibly brought Xiao Yi Xian away from Qingshan Town after recognizing her potential, conducts Soul Searches on hostile enemies, and treats the lawless Black-Corner Region's powerful criminals as resources when they threaten him or Jia Nan Academy. 69 152 165

He nevertheless assumes responsibility for those under his protection. He carefully tests pills before giving them to Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, supports the Xiao Household without seeking authority over it, shares cultivation resources with his companions, and repeatedly chooses to strengthen Jia Nan Academy rather than take all benefits for himself. 53 75 157

Abilities & Skills

Lottery System

Xiao Qing possesses a roulette-wheel system awakened alongside his past-life memories. Its draws are tied to major cultivation-realm breakthroughs, though he initially had to infer this rule himself. 1 2 14

• His first draw produced Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva. 1 2
• Breakthroughs to Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, and Dou Wang granted further draws. 14 34 41
• Known rewards include the Taiyi Soul Art, Emperor's Seal Technique, Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame, Azure Sky Transforming Dragon Technique, and the Seed Flame of the Life Spirit Flame. 14 34 41

Bodhi Body Transformation

After directly consuming Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, Xiao Qing underwent tendon cleansing and marrow purging. The treasure expelled impurities, remade his physique, and increased his cultivation speed severalfold. 2

• Its residue developed into a nascent Bodhi Seed in his dantian after refinement by the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower's Heart Flame. 32
• The Bodhi Seed appears to protect him from the tower's fire poison. 32 33
• The transformation greatly improved his innate talent and learning speed. 2 9
• Xiao Qing later seized another portion of Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva from the Black Emperor Sect. It is one of the materials required to cure Xiao Yi Xian's Calamitous Poison Body through the Venomous Pill Technique. 71 166

Soul Cultivation

Xiao Qing's soul began at the Early Mortal Realm and reached the Late Mortal Realm after taking a Soul-Nourishing Pill and using the Taiyi Soul Art to pass his bottleneck. 1 23

• Taiyi Soul Art allows him to cultivate soul power by gathering spiritual energy. 16
• His soul force lets him sense hidden energy clusters, examine internal conditions, detect ambushes, and overhear nearby plots. 27 29 39
• He can subtly influence weaker people with soul power, but the method is ineffective against true experts. 49
• By the time of his campaigns beyond the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Qing's soul had reached the Spirit Realm. 117
• His Spirit Realm soul power allows him to detect powerful hidden enemies, transmit messages across distance, create soul chains, extract souls, and conduct destructive Soul Searches. 81 152 165
• He can seal extracted souls in jade bottles with the Life Spirit Flame, preventing their escape and preserving them for later use. 152

Alchemy

Xiao Qing's Fire-and-Wood affinity, powerful soul force, and training under Fire Elder make him an outstanding alchemist. 12

• Became a publicly recognized Fourth-Grade Alchemist within two years of beginning alchemy study. 15
• Successfully refined a fifth-grade Wind-Walking Pill, reaching the threshold of fifth-grade alchemy. 17
• Confirmed himself capable of refining fifth-tier medicinal pills before the Thousand and Hundred Elders. 26
• Refined a sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill by age nine. 43
• Uses emerald-green Green Spirit Flame for pill refinement and can form a temporary flame cauldron when an ordinary cauldron cannot withstand a pill's energy. 17 35
• Refined the fifth-grade Fire King Pill, Beast Blood Foundation Establishment Pill, and pills tailored to Zi Yan's unique physique. 70 75
• Reached the seventh-grade alchemist level by the time he returned to the Snake-People Tribe and was able to heal injuries caused by spatial power. 104
• His later refinement of multiple Dou Ling Pills benefited Jia Nan Academy's Elders and filled the Inner Academy with medicinal aura. 157

Scarlet Flame Manual and Scarlet Fire Seal

Xiao Qing cultivates the Earth-Tier Scarlet Flame Manual and employs the high-grade Xuan-Tier Scarlet Fire Seal, a palm-seal technique given by Fire Elder. 14 23

• The Scarlet Fire Seal can overwhelm opponents above his apparent realm when reinforced by his flames and cultivation. 23 29 39
• Its ordinary form was unable to fully counter He Haoran's Earth-Tier Frost Heavenly Chill Halberd. 30
• Xiao Qing can use successive seals to defeat multiple enemies or strike with escalating force. 29 39
• When reinforced by the Life Spirit Flame, the Scarlet Fire Seal can rival powerful Earth-Tier poison techniques. 119

Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame

The Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame is a secret technique created by Xiao Xuan and obtained through the system. 14

• Its First Change: Azure Spirit Transformation temporarily elevated Xiao Qing from Eight-Star Da Dou Shi to Dou Ling-level strength. 30
• The transformation empowered his Scarlet Fire Seals enough to defeat He Haoran and neutralize an Earth-Tier technique. 30
• Its major limitation is severe exhaustion and Dou Qi depletion after use. 30

Demonic Lightning Body

The Demonic Lightning Body is an Earth-Tier Intermediate body-tempering Dou Technique recovered from the Library Pavilion. 27

• It requires heavenly lightning to temper the body and form thirty-six lightning patterns. 27
• Completing the technique would give its user a physique comparable to a peak seventh-rank Magical Beast. 27
• Xiao Qing uses the Heavenly Thunder Guiding Method during remote thunderstorms to draw lightning into his body. 36
• The process is extremely painful and physically destructive; his first strikes burned and blackened his body while leaving lightning patterns on his chest. 36

Azure Sky Transforming Dragon Technique

This ultimate body-tempering art was created by Qing Zhi, the Azure Dragon King of the Profound Sky Continent. It can eventually develop a body comparable to that of a true dragon. 34

• Cultivation requires Heavenly Dragon Aura; Xiao Qing used a drop of Zi Yan's Dragon Emperor Essence Blood as a substitute. 34 40
• Absorbing the blood produced purple-gold dragon patterns and dragon might around his body. 41
• The process created a bloodline connection between Xiao Qing and Zi Yan. 41
• Xiao Qing refused to take more essence blood before Zi Yan recovered, as doing so could damage her foundation. 41
• He developed the Azure Dragon Heaven-Rending Hand, a dragon-bloodline palm strike capable of killing the sixth-rank Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. 73
• His more advanced Azure Dragon Arm transforms his right arm into a huge purple-gold dragon limb, enabling him to shatter the transformed pincer of Four-Star Dou Zong-level Xie Bi Yan. 120
• The technique's bloodline pressure can force lower magical beasts into submission and even provoke an instinctive urge to submit in Medusa. 120

Life Spirit Flame

Xiao Qing possesses the Seed Flame of the Life Spirit Flame, the fifth-ranked Heavenly Flame. 41

• Enhances his Dou Qi and cultivation speed. 41
• Improves his alchemy and ability to nurture medicinal herbs. 41
• Retains life-nurturing and lifespan-extending properties despite being only a Seed Flame. 41
• He used it to refine medicinal liquid that both healed Qing Lin's hidden injuries and accelerated her early cultivation. 46
• Its purifying vitality permits him to suppress and refine deadly poison techniques, including Xie Bi Yan's Demon Poison Mark. 121
• Xiao Qing can use it to seal and preserve extracted souls. 152

Heavenly Flames

Beyond the Life Spirit Flame, Xiao Qing has continued collecting Heavenly Flames and using them according to each companion's needs. 124 152 163

• He captured the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy and contained it with a Space Cage. 150 161
• He extracted the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng's soul after defeating him during the Black-Corner Region campaign. 152
• He exchanged the higher-ranked Furywind Dragon Flame for the Netherworld Poison Flame, allowing Xiao Yi Xian to receive the flame suited to her Calamitous Poison Body while Xiao Yan received the Furywind Dragon Flame. 124
• By this stage, Xiao Qing was confirmed to possess four Heavenly Flames, including the Life Spirit Flame. 163

Spatial Power and the Space Ancestral Symbol

Xiao Qing possesses extraordinary command of Spatial Power despite not having reached the Dou Zong realm when he first displayed it. He conceals the fact that this ability is rooted in the Space Ancestral Symbol. 97 133

• He can teleport, distort or compress space, create Spatial Blades, and restrain enemies with Space Cages. 97 101 153
• Spatial Power allowed him to defeat Peak Dou Wang Mobasi, capture Queen Medusa, and counter attacks from opponents far above his apparent cultivation. 97 100 119
• He can redirect hostile techniques through warped space, as demonstrated by returning Xie Bi Yan's Five-Poison Rakshasa Seal to its caster. 119
• Xiao Qing keeps the Space Ancestral Symbol secret, claiming that his ability has some connection to Zi Yan's bloodline rather than revealing its true source. 97

Life-and-Death Seal

Xiao Qing obtained a black-and-white seal within the Life-and-Death Gate secret realm. The artifact grants access to a secret realm and has become one of his most dangerous powers. 84 89

• The Seal opens a black-and-white energy passage into its secret realm, whose dense energy assists cultivation. 89
• Its aura can overwhelm weaker souls, though Xiao Qing later learned to restrain it around his companions. 89 102
• Xiao Qing can use it to forcibly brand souls, enslave defeated enemies, and turn their souls into obedient servants. 117
• Enslaved souls may be transformed into energy bodies and then into Energy Cores for cultivation. 117 157
• The Seal is especially effective against soul bodies, making it a dangerous counter to Soul Hall Guardians and similar entities. 87

Emperor's Seal Technique

The Emperor's Seal Technique is the Gu Clan's clan-defending High Earth-Class Dou Technique. Xiao Qing acquired it through the system but cannot safely use it openly. 14 15

• He considers it a future tool for framing the Gu Clan after attacking Soul Hall branches. 15
• Its use risks pursuit by the Gu Clan if they identify an outsider practicing it. 15
• Xiao Qing has not yet cultivated it due to insufficient strength. 14

Equipment and Resources

• Storage Rings — Received a ring from Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Household elders containing gold, medicinal herbs, cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, and fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder. 5 6
• Qi Gathering Powder — Used to stabilize his breakthrough from Ninth-Stage Dou Qi to Dou Zhe. 9
• Jade Cylinder — Contains the refinement knowledge of a former seventh-tier Jia Nan Academy alchemist, covering first- through seventh-tier pills but excluding formulas. 16
• Green Fire Crystal Card — Awarded for winning the Fire Energy Hunting Competition and defeating the Black Fiend Team; grants access to deeper levels of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. 31
• Demonic Lightning Body scroll — His Library Pavilion reward. 27
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragments — Took both fragments from Hai Bo Dong in Mo City and later recovered another fragment from the hidden cave in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. 44 45 69
• Earthfire Lotus Seeds — Shared part of his desert gains with Zi Yan. 49
• Life-and-Death Seal — A black-and-white seal found in Yun Potian's hidden space; opens the Life-and-Death Gate secret realm and enables soul enslavement and the production of Energy Cores. 84 89 117
• Space Ancestral Symbol — The concealed divine object that supports his abnormal control over Spatial Power. 97 133
• Myriad Beast Cauldron — A superior medicinal cauldron recovered from Han Feng's Storage Ring, replacing his earlier alchemy cauldron. 164
• Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva — A second portion seized from the Black Emperor Sect for Xiao Yi Xian's future cure. 166
• Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse — The corpse of a peak seventh-tier Heaven Demon Phoenix taken from the Black Emperor Sect treasury, intended in part to support Skyfire Venerable's future revival. 166

Relationships

• Xiao Zhan — Xiao Household patriarch who supported Xiao Qing's departure with the clan's resources and later requested his return through a letter. Xiao Qing promised to help restore the household to the Imperial Capital but refused to replace him as household head. 5 6 42 53
• Xiao Yan — Fellow Xiao clansman. Xiao Qing initially viewed him as talented but arrogant and unimportant; Xiao Yan later resented being compared to him. Xiao Qing later helped stabilize Xiao Yan's leaking Dou Qi with a pill, while Xiao Yan resolved to become strong enough to support him. 1 5 59
• Ge Long — Recruiter and Outer Academy instructor. Ge Long recognized Xiao Qing's potential, guided him into the academy, and remained proud of his achievements. 4 9 25
• Hu Gan — Vice Principal and early academy patron who ensured Xiao Qing received resources without excessive interference. He later fought alongside Xiao Qing against Han Feng and increasingly recognized the extent of Xiao Qing's strength. 8 25 152
• Fire Elder / Elder Huo — Xiao Qing's alchemy master. Their bond is marked by mutual gratitude, with Fire Elder recognizing that Xiao Qing may surpass him. 12 15 43
• Su Qian — First Elder of Jia Nan Academy. He supported Xiao Qing's development, granted him leave to travel, entrusted Zi Yan to his care, and later coordinated with him to destroy threats from the Black-Corner Region. 8 34 42 146
• Zi Yan — Companion, treasure-hunting partner, and source of Dragon Emperor Essence Blood. Xiao Qing refines pills and cares for her, while she protects him, provides Fire Energy, and helps locate treasures. Their bloodline connection enables Xiao Qing's Azure Sky Transforming Dragon Technique, and they remain deeply attached companions. 35 40 41 120 157
• Qing Lin — Rescued captive whom Xiao Qing treats as a younger sister. He avenged her mother, provided healing cultivation resources, awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and helps her capture powerful Snake-People for her pupil space. 45 46 59 97
• Hai Bo Dong — Former Ice Emperor whom Xiao Qing defeated over the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map. Xiao Qing removed his seal in exchange for service, and Hai Bo Dong became a loyal ally who protects the Xiao Household and supports the Mite’er Family under Xiao Qing's authority. 44 45 50 51 134
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li — Xiao clansmen whose resentment turned into gratitude after Xiao Qing gave them Blood-Replenishing Pills. 18
• Yao Chen — Xiao Yan's ring-bound teacher and one of Xiao Qing's most important allies and alchemy collaborators. Though Xiao Qing refuses to take him as a second master out of loyalty to Fire Elder, Yao Chen provides techniques, pill formulas, and guidance while Xiao Qing helps secure his future revival. 53 56 76 124
• Xiao Yi Xian — Bearer of the Calamitous Poison Body whom Xiao Qing forcibly brought from Qingshan Town after recognizing her potential. He later revealed her condition, promised to seek the Venomous Pill Technique's materials, and supports her cultivation as a close companion. 69 71 124
• Queen Medusa — Snake-People Queen defeated and captured by Xiao Qing because of her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline. She eventually chose to accompany him, completed her evolution under his assistance, and became an increasingly trusted member of his group. 100 104 137
• Fa Ma — President of the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Association and a subordinate ally. He exchanged the Spirit-Merging Pill formula for Xiao Qing's alchemy insights and helped support Xiao Qing's authority in the Imperial Capital. 134
• Yuan Yi — Eight Gates leader who submitted to Xiao Qing and serves as an intelligence source in the Black-Corner Region. Xiao Qing tasked him with monitoring auctions, the Black Emperor Sect, Feng City, and Han Feng-related developments. 141 165
• Skyfire Venerable — The soul of the former Venerable Tian Huo, whom Xiao Qing recovered from the underground magma world. Xiao Qing intends to help restore his body, potentially using Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse and Heaven Demon Phoenix essence blood. 162 166

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Household and Canaan Academy Admission

Xiao Qing secretly cultivated after awakening his lottery system, transformed his body with Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, and reached Eighth-Stage Dou Qi at age four. His public admission test made him the Xiao Household's foremost prodigy and secured his place at Canaan Academy. 1 2 4

Outer Academy and Alchemy Training

At the academy, Xiao Qing joined Xuan Rank Class Two under Ge Long, broke through to Dou Zhe, and was accepted as Fire Elder's disciple. Over two years, he advanced rapidly in both Dou Qi and alchemy, becoming a Fourth-Grade Alchemist and later a fifth-tier pill refiner. 9 12 15 17

Inner Academy Selection and Library Pavilion

Xiao Qing dominated the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, winning first place without being challenged. He then entered the Library Pavilion, where he used his soul power to claim Demonic Lightning Body rather than settle for a lesser cultivation method. 25 27

Fire Energy Hunting Competition

Entering the Inner Academy, Xiao Qing traveled alone, defeated the entire Black Fiend Team, and took their Fire Energy. He used the First Change of the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame to defeat their Dou Ling-level captain, He Haoran. 29 30

Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower

Xiao Qing exploited the tower's Heart Flame without suffering fire poison, discovered his forming Bodhi Seed, and gained special access to the fourth and later sixth floors. His prolonged cultivation there carried him from Da Dou Shi to Dou Wang. 32 33 41

Zi Yan and Body Tempering

After meeting Zi Yan through a Fire Spirit Pill, Xiao Qing formed a mutually beneficial partnership with her. He acquired Earth Core Body-Tempering Milk and a drop of her Dragon Emperor Essence Blood, beginning the Azure Sky Transforming Dragon Technique and establishing a bloodline connection between them. 35 40 41

Departure and the Tagor Desert

After receiving Xiao Zhan's letter, Xiao Qing left Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan to return home and seek wider opportunities. In the Tagor Desert, he defeated Hai Bo Dong, acquired Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragments, rescued Qing Lin, and began attempting to recruit the sealed Ice Emperor as a subordinate. 42 45 46 49 50

Return to Wutan City and Qing Lin's Awakening

Xiao Qing returned to the Xiao Household with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, promised to assist the clan's return to the Imperial Capital, and encountered Yao Chen through Xiao Yan's ring. He later helped Qing Lin awaken the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, allowing her to subdue snake-type magical beasts and draw cultivation energy from those stored within her pupil space. 52 53 59

Magic Beast Mountain Range and Xiao Yi Xian

Xiao Qing located the hidden cave in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, recruited Xiao Yi Xian after recognizing her Calamitous Poison Body, and obtained additional Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragments and cave treasures. The group later cultivated in a resource-rich valley, where Xiao Qing advanced to Dou Wang and disclosed Xiao Yi Xian's condition and its difficult cure. 69 70 71

Misty Cloud Sect Secret Realm

Within the Misty Cloud Sect's Life-and-Death Gate secret realm, Xiao Qing hunted energy bodies formed from deceased sect masters and refined their Energy Cores. He obtained the Life-and-Death Seal, developed access to its secret realm, and advanced rapidly toward the Dou Emperor realm while Yao Chen forced Yun Potian into submission. 81 84 89

Snake-People Tribe and Medusa

Xiao Qing used his newly developed Spatial Power to subdue Peak Dou Wang Mobasi for Qing Lin and then invaded the Snake-People Holy City. He defeated Queen Medusa and the Four Great Elders, captured Medusa because of her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline, and later healed the Elders before Medusa chose to leave the tribe with his group. 97 100 101 104

Falling Geese, Mulan, and Chu Yun Campaigns

Xiao Qing's group traveled through neighboring empires, defeated Yan Luotian and destroyed the Gold Sea Sect's leading strength, then enslaved the Mulan Three Elders with the Life-and-Death Seal. In the Chu Yun Empire, he defeated Xie Bi Yan, turned the Demon Poison Mark into cultivation energy with the Life Spirit Flame, and looted the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect. 110 117 121

Imperial Capital Crisis

After reaching Nine-Star Dou Emperor, Xiao Qing returned when Jia Xing Tian attacked the Xiao Household. He defeated Wu Protector and protected his allies, then authorized the Mite’er Family to replace the collapsing Jia Ma Royal Family while Fa Ma and Hai Bo Dong helped suppress news of the Soul Hall threat. 131 133 134

Return to Jia Nan Academy and the Black-Corner Region

Xiao Qing returned to Jia Nan Academy at the Dou Emperor Peak, reunited with its elders, and coordinated with Su Qian against Han Feng and the Black-Corner Region's hostile factions. He captured the Fallen Heart Flame, extracted Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame, converted defeated enemies into Energy Cores, and refined high-grade pills for the academy. 141 150 152 157

Black Emperor Sect Infiltration

After Yuan Yi reported that the Black Emperor Sect intended to auction Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, Xiao Qing infiltrated the sect alone. He defeated and Soul Searched Mo Tianxing, stole the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva and a Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse, and escaped through space before the sect could identify the culprit. 165 166

Earth Demon Old Ghost

Xiao Qing killed Earth Demon Old Ghost, a former Seven-Star Dou Zong, with little visible effort. The event confirmed to Su Qian that Xiao Qing had progressed from a Dou Qi child to a combatant capable of rivaling High-Rank Dou Zongs in just over eight years. 170

Notable Quotes

“The road is long and the burden is heavy!” 1

“Work for me, and I will remove your seal.” 50