Xiao Sui

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Sui (萧穗)
Alias(es)	Xia Guyu, her celebrity identity; “Moon God” 64 88 109
Species/Race	Reincarnated artifact spirit of the Book of Life and Death, living in human form 129 135 151
Gender	Female 35 99
Age	Twenty-six in her current life 150
Affiliation	Lunar Abyss Dao Lineage; Heavenly Realm’s representatives in the Mortal Realm 35 109
Occupation/Role	Actress known for period and immortal-fantasy dramas; Heavenly Realm envoy; leader of the mortal Cultivation World; guardian of Qing City’s Myriad-Age Dragon-Subduing Array 64 78 109 114
Family	Xiao Qing, adopted daughter 149 150
Status	Alive and directing Qing City’s defenders during the deployment of the Forty-Nine Immortal-Slaying Formation 162

Power Progression

Xiao Sui’s Dao comprehension and magic power are separate measures: her understanding advances beyond ordinary mortal cultivation, while her magic power remains subject to the Mortal Realm’s half-immortal limit 69 150.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mortal Immortal — established status	65	Identified as a Mortal Immortal. Her original body is later confirmed to be at the Five-Pass Breakthrough level and substantially weaker than her second primordial spirit 74.
Perfected Way of Life-and-Death Reincarnation	69	Reports a recent breakthrough in Dao comprehension. Despite her attainment, her available magic power only allows her to match an ordinary Heavenly Realm Immortal or God.
Primordial Unity level in the Way of Life and Death	144	After more than five years inside the Time Tree’s accelerated mist, Emperor Wusheng’s chant about life, death, and reincarnation resolves her bottleneck.

Background / History

Xiao Sui originally existed as the artifact spirit of the Book of Life and Death. She describes a past in which a benevolent wielder cleansed her sins through immense merit and allowed her to earn merit herself. To help her advance, that wielder sent her into human reincarnation and taught her the second primordial spirit method, enabling her to study yin giving birth to yang at its utmost extreme while addressing a calamity in the Mortal Realm 64 135.

Her former master is Lord Cui, a Heavenly Dao Powerhouse of the Eternal Darkness Demon Prison who wielded the book for countless years. Unlike Lu Qingfeng, whose original artifact-spirit memories were erased before reincarnation, Xiao Sui retains knowledge of her former existence 135 151.

In her current life, she becomes famous as Xia Guyu, an actress celebrated for period dramas and action scenes. Her public background includes childhood training in martial arts and combat sports, earning her a reputation as a modern-day swordswoman 34 78 99.

She also serves as a senior Lunar Abyss cultivator and the Heavenly Realm’s envoy. Before the Cheng Family ancestor ascended, she was his friend and fellow cultivator; he credits her guidance after reaching the Heavenly Realm 35 36.

Appearance

• Build and hair: Slender, with long, flowing hair 35.
• Face and bearing: Exquisite features and a cool, aloof beauty; her moonlight manifestations resemble a goddess from the moon 99 109 149.
• Voice: Clear and pleasant, compared to a burbling spring; distinctive enough for Lin Zhishui to recognize her celebrity identity 34 64.
• Disguises: Commonly wears a hat, sunglasses, and a face mask when moving through ordinary society 102 119.
• Public manner: Poised and gently smiling at celebrity events, contrasting with her restrained or flustered behavior around Lin 99 150.

Personality

Xiao Sui is courteous and patient with younger cultivators. She explains unfamiliar cultivation principles, offers practical guidance, and remains pleasant even when Youchan dismisses her assistance 61 66 74.

Her leadership combines protectiveness with resource management. She refuses to surrender She Xilu to an enemy, but will conserve a powerful treasure when a greater threat may still be waiting. She believes mortal cultivators should organize their own response rather than expect Lin Zhishui to solve every crisis 83 87 88 92.

Her reverence for Lin strongly shapes her judgment. She interprets his ordinary remarks as concealed cultivation guidance and his actions as moves in a far-reaching plan. This confidence does not prevent self-doubt: during the Fortune-Teller confrontation, she feels deeply inadequate because her ability to threaten him depends on Lin’s gifts 38 62 88.

Her own experience of redemption makes her sympathetic to second chances. When Lin asks about a sinful demon transformed into a weapon, she argues that a capable wielder should let it atone rather than seal it away permanently 64.

Abilities & Skills

Moonlight and the Way of Taiyin

Xiao Sui uses Lunar Abyss arts associated with moonlight and cultivates the Way of Taiyin 35 83.

• Forms distant projections from gathered moonlight 35 61 109.
• Travels as a hidden streak of moonlight and manifests at her destination 149.
• Shields She Xilu with moonlight during an Outer Demon attack 84.
• Studies Lin’s calligraphy to deepen her Taiyin comprehension; integrating Taiyin with the Way of Life and Death remains difficult until her later breakthrough 83 144.

Second Primordial Spirit

She possesses a second primordial spirit avatar created through a secret Heavenly Realm inheritance 62 87.

• Her second primordial spirit is much stronger than her original body and is stationed in Qing City to guard the seal 63 74.
• Rushing its cultivation once caused instability and separation. Lin’s calligraphy calmed the avatar and restored their connection 62.
• After merging with the Book of Life and Death, it discovers an imprint through which Xiao Sui can contact Lord Cui 151.
• She teaches the method to Lu Qingfeng, but he cannot successfully cultivate it with his already advanced primordial spirit. Failed attempts risk severe spiritual injury 162.

Life, Death, and Reincarnation

Her aptitude for life, death, and reincarnation derives from her origin as the Book of Life and Death’s artifact spirit 135.

• Comprehends the perfected Way of Life-and-Death Reincarnation before attaining Primordial Unity in the Way of Life and Death 69 144.
• Controls the Book of Life and Death, which can influence mortals’ lifespans and births 129.
• Uses its imprint to receive Lord Cui’s spiritual will across the boundary between the Heavenly and Mortal Realms 151.

Nine Heavens Divine Restriction

A sealing technique whose principles exceed ordinary mortal cultivation 74.

• Her original body can use it to seal a second-rank Outer Demon 74.
• It is insufficient against a first-rank Outer Demon with her original body’s current cultivation and magic power 74.

Barriers, Perception, and Storage

• Sealing Barrier: Conceals cultivators and supernatural events from nearby mortals 92.
• Soundproofing restrictions: Secures private discussions of Heavenly Realm secrets and cultivation matters 61 103.
• Danger intuition: Detects a concealed threat within the false demonic domain, prompting her to conserve her strongest resources 85.
• Sleeve Dimension: Stores items, including drinks preserved in cold jade 103.
• Perceptual limits: Cannot detect Lu Qingfeng when his superior Dao comprehension allows him to conceal his aura 89.

Cultivation Guidance and Command

• Explains inheritance restrictions for reincarnated Outer Demons and the significance of five-pass Dharma Body inheritances 61 68.
• Teaches She Xilu to advance the Marriage Princess pass through matchmaking, and the Evil-Punishing Empress pass through punishing evildoers 74 114.
• Summons Earthly Immortals, distributes Heavenly Realm supplies, and coordinates array-amplified attacks by more than two thousand cultivators 84 119 121.
• Organizes the deployment of the Forty-Nine Immortal-Slaying Formation once its swords and diagram arrive 162.

Equipment / Items

• Book of Life and Death — Her original spirit treasure. After her second primordial spirit merges with it, she can contact its former master, Lord Cui 135 151.
• Moon-Covering Jade Disc — Creates the defensive barrier protecting Xiao Sui and She Xilu inside the false demonic domain. Sustaining their defense depletes her magic power 84 85.
• “Beneath the moon, a heavenly mirror flies; clouds rise to build towers above the sea” scroll — Lin’s Supreme Treasure, used for Dao study. Its divine ability projects the Lunar Star and a fragment of Guanghan Palace, destroying Fortune-Teller’s second primordial spirit. The ability is consumed, though some Dao resonance remains 85 87.
• “The caged bird longs for its old woods; the pond fish yearns for its former depths” scroll — A gift from Lin that she saves for an emergency. She invokes it inside Qing City’s sealed space; its meaning becomes clear to her when she recognizes that Lin’s ability can reunite an artifact spirit with its treasure 65 127 129 162.
• Life-and-Death Impermanence talisman — Conceals her origins and aura well enough to evade Demon Ancestor Mingye’s scrutiny. It has no other abilities 126.
• Voice Transmission Talismans — Used to summon allies and coordinate assistance during the Su City crisis 83 84.
• Time-Shadow Tree Seed — Creates a cultivation zone where time flows a thousand times faster. She later provides its Time Fruit to She Xilu 139 145.

Relationships

• Lin Zhishui — Revered benefactor and source of cultivation treasures. She treats his words as profound guidance and prioritizes his warning against ascension over a Dao Lord’s conflicting order. Later, she wonders whether his kindness toward her and Qing implies an invitation to become a Heavenly Consort; no such relationship is established 62 65 135 150.
• Lord Cui — Former master of the Book of Life and Death and her greatest backer. She respectfully seeks his advice about Qing’s unprecedented magic power 151.
• She Xilu — Protégée whom she agrees to support at Lin’s request. She teaches her cultivation, protects her from Outer Demons, arranges accelerated training, and equips her with an escape treasure 64 74 87 139 147.
• Youchan — Initially dismissive of Xiao Sui’s usefulness, but later an important source of information about Outer Demon ranks, ancient history, and concealed threats 66 69 93 114.
• Xiao Qing — Adopted daughter, originally the pine outside Lin’s shop. Xiao Sui helps her transform, names her Xiao Qingsong, and recruits her to defend Qing City. Lin later shortens the name to Xiao Qing 149 150.
• Lu Qingfeng — Fellow defender and She Xilu’s concealed bodyguard. Xiao Sui teaches him the second primordial spirit method and reveals his origin as the reincarnated spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation 93 135 162.
• Cheng Family — Longstanding allies through their ascended ancestor. She advises the family, gives them immortal gifts, and entrusts Cheng Qiyue with sensitive information because of her connection to Lin 35 36 38 61.
• Emperor Wusheng — Her chant enables Xiao Sui’s Primordial Unity breakthrough. Xiao Sui subsequently arranges Wusheng’s inheritance ritual and provides cultivation pills 144.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Cheng Family and She Xilu’s Inheritance

• Advises the Cheng Family through a moonlight projection and endorses Lin’s instruction to contact their ascended ancestor 35 36.
• Gives the family a Gold-Leaf Book and one Lesser Immortal Peach, sending three additional peaches to Lin through Cheng Qiyue. She also investigates the Heavenly Dog’s infiltration and warns against exposing supernatural affairs to mortals 38.
• Identifies She Xilu as a reincarnated Outer Path being rather than an ordinary reincarnated Immortal or God 61 63.
• Secures Lin’s written endorsement—“She belongs to me. Please extend her your care.”—before supporting She Xilu’s entry into Lunar Abyss cultivation 64 68.

Su City’s False Demonic Domain

• Enters the domain to protect She Xilu while summoning reinforcements rather than asking Lin to intervene personally 83 84.
• Refuses Fortune-Teller’s offer to leave her unharmed in exchange for She Xilu’s life. Her Guanghan Palace scroll destroys his second primordial spirit, but not his true body 87.
• Uses a second scroll as leverage, then conserves it after Fortune-Teller warns of a greater hidden demon. Lu Qingfeng arrives before the demons can escape 88 89.
• After the battle, seals off the site, urges the cultivators to report the danger to the Upper Realm, and asks She Xilu to convey her apology to Lin 92 94.

Qing City’s Defense

• Helps identify Guan Shiyin as the second primordial spirit of the Savior of the World and investigates the Upper Realm’s limited response to the threat 102 103.
• Takes responsibility for the Myriad-Age Dragon-Subduing Array, seeks Heavenly Realm assistance, and distributes pills and treasures among Qing City’s defenders 114 116 119 120.
• Commands coordinated attacks during the invasion while entrusting She Xilu’s immediate protection to Lu Qingfeng 121.
• Reunites her second primordial spirit with the Book of Life and Death. Lady Nuwa confirms that she will remain leader of the mortal world 129 151 162.
• Announces that the array is safe, lets the defenders retain the Heavenly Realm’s gifts, and promises compensation and reincarnation assistance for the ninety-seven Daoists who died 130.

Accelerated Cultivation and Qing’s Adoption

• Arranges childbirth specialists, accelerated cultivation, and the Time Fruit for She Xilu, while also cultivating within the accelerated mist herself 139 144 145.
• Gives She Xilu a World God’s Hair for escape and organizes preparations for the city’s defensive formations 147.
• Feeds the shop’s pine a withered Time Tree vine and adopts its newly manifested human incarnation. Discovering Qing’s Great Golden Immortal-level magic power, she seeks Lord Cui’s explanation 149 150 151.
• Learns that Qing gained Demonic Consciousness from Outer Demon primordial-spirit fragments in Lin’s brush-water, without becoming connected to “It” 151.

Forty-Nine Immortal-Slaying Formation

• Reveals Lu Qingfeng’s artifact-spirit origin when the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords arrive. She regrets that his inability to form a second primordial spirit leaves him no alternative but to become their sword spirit himself 162.
• Orders the defenders to establish the Forty-Nine Immortal-Slaying Formation, enabling their counterattack against the Demon Venerable 162.

Trivia

• Xiao Sui says her name sounds like words meaning “erasing the years” 151.
• She books private meetings under a false identity while her celebrity persona, Xia Guyu, officially stays elsewhere, keeping paparazzi away from cultivation discussions 103.
• Lin agrees that customers referred by Xiao Sui or Dongyan Qi can buy a piece of calligraphy or a painting for no more than 129,600 yuan 152.