Xiao Yi Xian

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Qingshan Town and the Cliffside Cave

Xiao Yi Xian works as a healer at the Ten Thousand Medicine House. More than half of Qingshan Town’s mercenaries have received her treatment, giving her considerable public support. She first encounters Xiao Yan at the herb shop, where she notices his conspicuous Heavy Xuan Ruler and greets him politely 25.

During an herb-gathering expedition, she treats mercenaries injured by magical beasts before slipping away to investigate a hidden cliffside cave. Xiao Yan follows her. She throws sleeping powder at him, but he blows it back and recognizes her attempt to feign unconsciousness. Their distrustful encounter becomes a temporary partnership, and they cooperate to repel a Rock Serpent guarding the entrance 27.

Inside, they divide the rare herbs equally. Xiao Yi Xian takes the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture in exchange for relinquishing her claim to the other two boxes. Mu Li then arrives with mercenaries to seize the treasure, having learned of the cave through her assistant. She supplies powder for their escape and summons Little Blue to carry them away 28 29.

Captivity and Retaliation

After returning to Qingshan Town, Xiao Yi Xian is placed under house arrest by the Ten Thousand Medicine House, which wants her scripture. Rather than surrender it, she fills her room with slow-acting poison that gradually affects Mr. Yao whenever he visits 36.

When Xiao Yan returns, she uses Mr. Yao’s poisoning to secure their release. She promises the antidote formula once they are safe and throws it down from the blue eagle as they leave. The pair then heads directly to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s headquarters 36.

Xiao Yi Xian supports Xiao Yan’s attack from the air, releasing poisonous powder that he spreads through the courtyard with wind. Their combined tactics incapacitate most of the ordinary mercenaries while Xiao Yan defeats the commanders 37.

Life in the Valley

After the battle, Xiao Yi Xian brings Xiao Yan to a secluded valley where she has already built several thatched huts. They live together for nearly a month: she gathers herbs, studies poison scriptures, and cooks, while he tends the fire and washes dishes. His willingness to eat her cooking without suspicion reassures her that he accepts her despite her poison abilities 38.

Their peaceful routine does not remove her fear of the Woeful Poison Body. Xiao Yan resolves to grow strong enough to refine the Calamity Poison Pill for her, though he cannot help her immediately. Before departing, he embraces her and asks her to wait for him. She continues watching after he disappears into the forest, with tears in her eyes 38.

Appearance

Xiao Yi Xian has delicate features, a slender waist, and a gentle smile described as fresh and ethereal 25.

• Usual introductory attire: A white dress 25.
• In the valley: Wears a light green silk scarf around her head and carries a flower basket, resembling a village girl 38.

Personality

Xiao Yi Xian is compassionate and approachable when treating the wounded. Her kindness earns the trust of otherwise fierce mercenaries, but she is not indiscriminately trusting: she initially regards Xiao Yan as a possible threat and protects her interests when negotiating over the cave treasures 25 27 28.

Under pressure, she remains resourceful and composed. She counters imprisonment through carefully prepared poison rather than a direct fight, then honors her agreement to provide the antidote formula once she escapes 36.

Her greatest vulnerability is the fear that her poisonous constitution will make others reject her—or eventually turn her into someone who harms them. Xiao Yan’s acceptance allows her to regard him as a confidant, though even a joking reference to being poisoned can touch that insecurity 38.

Abilities & Skills

Medical Treatment

• Treats injured mercenaries at the Ten Thousand Medicine House 25.
• Provides timely care during the mountain expedition, allowing lightly injured escorts to retain their fighting strength 27.

Woeful Poison Body

• Poison-based growth: Can raise her Dou Qi realm by consuming poison without conventional cultivation 25 38.
• Escalating dependence: Once she begins consuming poison, she cannot stop; toxins continue accumulating within her body 38.
• Backlash: When the accumulated poison exceeds what her constitution can suppress, it may erupt and kill her or cause her to lose her mind and poison surrounding living beings 38.
• Unresolved treatment: Xiao Yan intends to refine the Calamity Poison Pill after obtaining a Heavenly Flame and becoming stronger; no treatment is completed in the supplied events 38.

Poison Preparation and Antidotes

• Sleeping powder: Uses it defensively against Xiao Yan and supplies powder that helps disable mercenaries during the cave escape 27 28 29.
• Combat poison: Helps repel the Rock Serpent when Xiao Yan drives her poisonous powder toward it 27.
• Slow-acting poison: Poisons her room to affect visiting captors. She warns Mr. Yao that it may eventually leave him paralyzed or dead without her antidote formula 36.
• Area suppression: Can temporarily disable opponents below Five-Star Dou Zhe and scatter poison over a battlefield from Little Blue’s back 37.
• Limits: Does not claim she can kill large numbers of Dou Zhes outright. Stronger cultivators can resist her poison, and Mu She disperses the battlefield cloud 37.

Flying-Beast Coordination

• Summons Little Blue with a bamboo flute and directs the eagle during escapes and combat support 29 36 37.
• Relies on the eagle for aerial transport; no personal flight technique is documented 29 36.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Seven-Colored Poison Scripture — Poison-making manual recovered from the cliffside cave 28.
• Bamboo flute — Used to summon Little Blue 29 36.
• Storage Ring and rope — Carries her own equipment for descending the cliff 27.
• Medicinal hoe and jade boxes — Used to harvest and preserve rare herbs 28.
• Poison bottles, powders, and antidotes — Prepared for self-defense, escape, and battlefield support 27 36 37.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Initially a suspicious treasure-hunting partner; later a trusted confidant with growing romantic closeness. They survive the cave ambush, fight the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and share a domestic life in the valley 27 29 37 38.
• Little Blue — Flying magical beast companion. The giant blue eagle rescues her and Xiao Yan from the cave and carries her during the headquarters assault 29 37.
• Mr. Yao — Representative of her former workplace who attempts to force her to surrender the scripture. She poisons him and uses the antidote formula to negotiate her freedom 36.
• Mu Li — Enemy who ambushes her in the cave and later spreads news of her treasure, prompting her confinement 28 36.
• Qingshan Town’s mercenaries — Patients and supporters whose goodwill initially protects her from Mu Li’s direct retaliation 25 29.

Notable Quotes

“After working together for so long, surely you know that I, Xiao Yi Xian, keep my word. Once I am safe, I will naturally leave behind the antidote formula.” 36

“Remember, if we meet again on the Dou Qi Continent in the future, you mustn't hate me. Otherwise, I'll be very sad.” 38