Dou Qi

Biodata

Power Progression

The table tracks Xiao Yan’s documented Dou Qi advancement, not a progression of Dou Qi as an independent entity.

Properties and Uses

Cultivation

• Dou Qi is measured in stages before Dou Zhe; the Ninth Stage is the threshold targeted by pills that aid a breakthrough to Dou Zhe 1 13.
• At Dou Shi, Dou Qi becomes liquid, allowing more energy to be stored and giving it greater force 30.
• At Da Dou Shi, a cultivator can condense Dou Qi into armor 39.
• Dou Wang cultivators can form wings from Dou Qi. Xiao Yan obtains flight earlier through the separate Rainbow Flight Art 21 24.

Combat and alchemy

• Dou Qi can power weapons and techniques. Xiao Yan channels it into the Mystic Staff, lighting its patterns and strengthening his strikes 9.
• Alchemy requires Fire Attribute Dou Qi and talent for spiritual power 7.
• Xiao Yan’s Fire Qi lets him turn his own Qi into a controllable flame. Ordinary alchemists generally need cultivation above Dou Wang to transform their Dou Qi into fire this way, rather than borrow a flame 7.
• He uses Qi Fire to contain and refine Heavenly Flames, then wield them through it 22 39.

Distinction from True Qi

• The Eight-Nine Arcane Arts strengthen Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi cultivation while also producing True Qi, which the Old Lord identifies as a separate foundation for later abilities and cultivation in another world 68 71.