Xiao Chen

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Chen (萧尘)
Alias(es)	Elder Xiao; Uncle Xiao; Grandpa Xiao; Consecrated Elder 11 18
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Clan; allied with the Mittel Auction House and City Lord’s Mansion 16 21
Occupation/Role	Xiao Clan collateral-branch elder; manager of the Medicine Hall, trade routes, and later all clan businesses; alchemist; investor and mentor 5 13 18
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
One-Star Dou Zhe	2	His initial recorded cultivation after the Angel Investor System binds to him.
Peak Dou Zhe	4	A Grade Five Marrow-Washing Frost Spirit Pulp remakes his body, meridians, and dantian, raising him from One-Star Dou Zhe to the realm’s peak overnight. His aptitude improves from a D-rank White Card to a B-rank Blue Card.
Da Dou Shi	23	Breaks through from the peak Dou Shi realm during late-night cultivation as the Misty Cloud Sect’s pressure intensifies.
Peak Dou Ling	26	Reaches Peak Dou Ling through the system’s critical return after gifting Xiao Yan the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler and Third-Grade Warm Nourishing Pills.

Background

Xiao Chen was originally a modern man who transmigrated into the Dou Qi Continent. He became a low-profile collateral-branch elder of the Xiao Clan in Wutan City and discovered that he was Xiao Yan’s grand uncle. His memories of the original story let him recognize Xiao Yan’s future importance before the rest of the clan did. 1

The Angel Investor System binds to him shortly after his transmigration. It identifies Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun’er as holders of Heavenly Mandate Gold Fortune and Ya Fei as possessing Blue Fortune. Xiao Chen resolves to support them at crucial moments, turning their growth into returns for his own cultivation and resources. 1 2

He witnesses Nalan Yanran publicly annul Xiao Yan’s engagement but intentionally does not intervene, judging that Xiao Yan’s humiliation and Three-Year Agreement must become the catalyst for his future rise. Xiao Chen then refines Grade-2 Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid and gives it to Xiao Yan as his first investment. 1 3

Personality

Xiao Chen is calculating and ambitious, treating knowledge of the future and the System’s rewards as advantages to be exploited. He carefully identifies people with exceptional fortune, assesses when aid will produce the greatest return, and builds political, commercial, and personal ties around them. 1 2 19

Despite his self-interest, his support is consistently protective and practical. He prioritizes Xiao Yan’s survival, limits his pill consumption when rapid progress risks damaging his foundation, and personally guards his seclusion chamber against outside interference. 7 15 27 28

He favors restraint over empty displays of power. Xiao Chen often hides his true cultivation, alchemy, and knowledge, but deliberately reveals enough strength to deter enemies or establish authority when necessary. 4 10 23 25

Abilities & Skills

Angel Investor System

The Angel Investor System allows Xiao Chen to invest resources, techniques, pills, or opportunities in bound targets and receive critical-hit returns.

• Returns depend on the recipient’s fortune grade, ranging from White Fortune at 1× to Rainbow-Gold Fortune at 1,000×. 2
• Investments must be made with genuine goodwill and must genuinely benefit the recipient. 2
• The same item can trigger a return only once for the same target. 2
• Returns can improve an item’s quantity, quality, grade, or type rather than merely duplicating it. 2
• Xiao Yan’s breakthroughs and training repeatedly trigger valuable returns, including the Marrow-Washing Frost Spirit Pulp, Wind-Thunder Step, Heaven-Burning Palm, and Dao Comprehension Pill. 4 14 29

Fortune Observation

Xiao Chen can perceive the fortune of individuals as colored radiance.

• He identifies Xiao Yan’s rainbow-gold fortune as that of a “Son of Destiny.” 1
• He recognizes Xiao Xun’er’s gold fortune and Ya Fei’s blue fortune. 1
• This ability guides his choice of investment targets and helps him predict the potential scale of a return. 1 2

Alchemy

Xiao Chen becomes a Grade-3 Alchemist through the System’s beginner gift pack and quickly establishes himself as the Xiao Clan’s foremost pill refiner. 2

• Refined high-quality Grade-2 Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid from discarded Earth Marrow Grass and ordinary ingredients. 2
• Produces three second-grade superior pills using only ordinary Dou Qi flame. 11
• Refines an initial third-grade pill with visible pill patterns during the Drug Hall’s annual trial. 18
• Creates a superior third-rank Bone Tempering Pill, which sells for 7,200 gold coins at auction. 20
• Gains Third-Rank Pill Refining Insights, improving his speed and success rate with third-rank pills. 20
• The Fire Affinity Refinement Method greatly strengthens his flame control; refinements that once required two hours can be completed in half an hour with improved quality. 21

Formula Improvement and Commerce

Xiao Chen applies his alchemy knowledge to economic warfare and clan administration.

• Improves pill formulas to produce medicine of higher quality at lower cost, defeating the Jia Lie Clan’s price-cutting campaign. 8 9
• Secures Mittel Auction House distribution through a fifty-fifty profit-sharing agreement. 8
• Expands the Xiao Clan Apothecary across Wutan City with Ya Fei’s management. 13
• Uses a 30% Apothecary stake to bind Ya Fei and Mittel’s resources to the Xiao Clan’s long-term interests. 16
• Audits the merchant caravan, exposes embezzlement, and publicly punishes corrupt stewards. 18 19

Combat Techniques

Xiao Chen relies on precise footwork, palm techniques, cultivation, and advance preparation rather than brute force alone.

• Wind-Splitting Palm — A Profound Tier palm technique used in training Xiao Yan and against Retainer Han. 14 24
• Wind-Thunder Step — A Profound Tier High Grade movement technique that improves his mobility while supporting offense and defense. 14
• Reverse-Flow Meridian art — A secret art that temporarily raises his Dou Qi by a major level but leaves him weakened afterward. 24
• Heaven-Burning Palm — A Low Earth Tier Dou Technique returned by the System after Xiao Yan reaches High-Rank Dou Ling; its heat is described as terrifying even while inactive. 29

Strategic and Political Acumen

Xiao Chen repeatedly protects the Xiao Clan through preparation, leverage, and alliances.

• Anticipates the Jia Lie Family’s warehouse sabotage and leads the ambush that exposes their involvement. 15
• Uses his victory over Retainer Han to publicly establish the Xiao Clan as a force capable of deterring stronger enemies. 25
• Secures official backing from City Lord Liu Qingtian by offering pills and sixty percent of profits. 21
• Counters the Misty Cloud Sect Outer Sect through trade restrictions, City Lord intervention, intelligence gathering, and caravan rerouting. 31

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Gu Clan Token — Given by Xun’er; grants Xiao Chen access to the Gu Clan. 14
• Gu Clan Fragmentary Jade — A Gu Clan heirloom containing a trace of Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame aura; nourishes fire-element meridians and assists pill refinement. 20
• Ancient Clan Cultivation Technique fragments — System returns gained through Xun’er; improve his cultivation foundation, widen meridians, and refine Dou Qi. 10 14 17 29
• Spirit Tier Spirit-Gathering Pill recipe — A main-quest reward capable of greatly increasing Dou Qi cultivation speed. 25
• Dao Comprehension Pill — A reward intended to improve his comprehension of Heaven-Burning Palm and cultivation principles. 29

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Grand uncle, benefactor, mentor, and primary investment target. Xiao Chen supports his cultivation, teaches him combat techniques, and prepares him for the Three-Year Agreement. 3 7 14 26
• Xiao Xun’er — Trusted junior whom Xiao Chen treats with familial concern. She entrusts Xiao Yan’s safety to him, gives him Gu Clan treasures, and warns him about the Gu Clan’s investigation. 14 17 20 29
• Ya Fei — Business partner and Mittel ally. Their partnership grows from pill distribution to Ya Fei receiving a 30% stake in the Xiao Clan Apothecary and becoming Wutan City branch president. 8 16 20 30
• Xiao Zhan — Xiao Clan head who increasingly entrusts Xiao Chen with the clan’s Medicine Hall, trade routes, businesses, defense, and political strategy. 5 13 21
• Liu Qingtian — City Lord of Wutan City and commercial-political ally; accepts Xiao Chen’s pill-supply partnership and grants official backing to Xiao Clan trade routes. 21
• Galle Bi — Jia Lie Family head and recurring commercial rival. Xiao Chen defeats his family’s businesses, exposes its sabotage, and eventually forces its submission. 9 15 25
• Misty Cloud Sect — Hostile external force monitoring and attempting to suppress the Xiao Clan before the Three-Year Agreement. 22 27 31

Story Role / Major Arcs

Angel Investor and Xiao Yan’s Revival

After entering the Xiao Clan, Xiao Chen binds the Angel Investor System and chooses Xiao Yan as his foremost investment target. His Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid restores Xiao Yan’s stalled cultivation and begins their mentor-student bond. Xiao Chen’s return, the Marrow-Washing Frost Spirit Pulp, elevates him to Peak Dou Zhe. 1 3 4

Rise of the Xiao Clan Apothecary

Xiao Chen takes control of the Medicine Hall and trade routes, refines superior pills, and partners with Ya Fei and Mittel. His improved formulas crush the Jia Lie Clan’s medicine business and turn the Xiao Clan Apothecary into a rapidly expanding enterprise. 5 8 9 13

Gu Clan Connection

Xiao Chen recognizes Xun’er’s concealed status and treats her with respect rather than political flattery. Their growing trust earns him Gu Clan cultivation fragments, a Gu Clan token, and the Fragmentary Jade containing Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame aura. 6 10 14 20 21

Consolidation of Authority

After being appointed Consecrated Elder, Xiao Chen purges corruption from the merchant caravan, supports Ya Fei’s branch-presidency campaign, and gains increasing control over the Xiao Clan’s businesses. He turns commercial strength into political leverage through partnerships with Mittel and the City Lord’s Mansion. 18 19 21

Defeat of the Jia Lie Family

Xiao Chen exposes the Jia Lie Family’s failed warehouse attack, forces Galle Bi into submission, and later defeats the family’s Dou Ling retainer, Han, in three moves. The Jia Lie Family surrenders its shops and trade routes, leaving the Xiao Clan with roughly sixty percent of Wutan City’s commercial influence. 15 23 25

Preparation for the Three-Year Agreement

Xiao Chen supplies Xiao Yan with techniques, pills, harsh sparring, and seclusion protection while anticipating the Misty Cloud Sect’s interference. He prepares Xiao Yan for Nalan Yanran while using diplomacy, commerce, and deception to prevent the sect’s Outer Sect from weakening the Xiao Clan beforehand. 26 27 28 31

Notable Quotes

“No matter how precious a Dou Technique is, it cannot compare to the value of your life.” 7

“There are no useless Dou Techniques, only useless Dou Shi!” 26

“One hard punch keeps a hundred punches away!” 25