Shi Xiu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Transmigration and the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body

Shi Xiu initially expected little from cultivation: his sixteen-year-old body had only reached the middle stage of the Blood Moving Realm, and becoming a village hunter seemed his likely future. Awakening the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body changed those prospects immediately. Willow Deity recognized his constitution, offered to become his personal Dao protector, and taught him the Taotie Art to accelerate his cultivation 1.

While hunting, he defeated a Golden Giant Crocodile by draining its blood energy. A descended will of the Ruthless Great Emperor cooked the beast with him and proposed becoming his Dao partner. He carried her back to Stone Village, where she and Willow Deity agreed to protect him until he became strong enough to choose a companion himself. Before leaving, the empress gave him a Primordial Golden Peng protector 2 3.

Mountain Treasure and the Rain Clan

His check-ins claimed the Grass Character Sword Art and Six Paths Reincarnation Divine Ability from the Mountain Treasure. Taking the sword art caused the treasure to emerge early; taking both techniques left the competing beasts and cultivation factions fighting over an emptied treasure 4 5 6.

Shi Xiu intervened when the Rain Clan surrounded Shi Hao. Yue Chan and the War Goddess recognized his constitution and competed to recruit him. The Double-Pupil Woman subsequently gave him the Kun Peng Precious Technique. Although a golden light erased most people’s memories of the preceding two hours, he retained the technique and fragments of those encounters 7 8 9.

When Yu Zimo injured Shi Hao, Shi Xiu pursued and beheaded her with the Grass Character Sword Art. The subsequent destruction of Rain Clan survivors and its ancestral grounds came from outside intervention, not Shi Xiu himself. He later learned of the Heaven Severing Sect’s involvement 9 10 11 37.

Protecting Shi Hao and Entering the Void God Realm

Shi Xiu killed a wounded Suanni and gave its precious technique to Shi Hao rather than keeping it. That selfless act unlocked the check-in which awarded the Eight Fiend Sword. After sending Shi Hao home safely, he challenged the wounded Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and gained three grotto-heavens by eating its legs 10 11 12.

He then met Huo Ling’er and defended her against Bei Village men attempting to abduct her. He killed their young master with one punch and later fought Old Bei, receiving help from the Banished Immortal 13 15.

With Shi Hao away searching for his parents, Shi Xiu entered the Void God Realm alone. He publicly exposed Shi Yi’s theft of Shi Hao’s Supreme Bone, surpassed him in a jumping contest, and used a special sign-in to recover the bone. Returning to Stone Village, he handed it to Willow Deity for restoration to its rightful owner 16 17 18.

Heaven Mending Pavilion

The Fire Emperor used Huo Ling’er’s recruitment visit to announce that he wanted Shi Xiu as his son-in-law, revealing that her gifts were actually a dowry. Shi Xiu viewed changing her future as a possible first step toward preventing the tragedies awaiting Shi Hao and their companions 19 20.

After joining Heaven Mending Pavilion, Shi Xiu earned its Sacrificial Spirit’s recognition and received the Indestructible Golden Body. His constitution also allowed him to communicate with the otherwise incoherent Weird Grandpa. He agreed to retrieve the founder’s Broken Sword, and the Pavilion Master promised him succession if he returned with both the sword and the Ageless Spring 22 23.

Hundred Broken Mountains

Before entering the Hundred Broken Mountains, Yun Xi approached Shi Xiu and gave him her Lingxi Pendant. Inside, he allowed Shi Hao to answer Shi Yi’s challenge while continuing his own treasure hunt. Shi Hao later credited his victory to the Supreme Bone Shi Xiu had returned 25 29 31.

Shi Xiu obtained the Four Strikes of the Vermilion Bird through Huo Ling’er’s gift, subdued the Nine-Headed Lion, and advanced to nine grotto-heavens. At the forbidden ruins, his constitution drew the magical treasures toward him. He secured the Little Pagoda and Broken Sword, then fused Shi Yi’s stolen right double pupil into the sword 28 31 32 33 34 36 37.

The fusion removed the Grass Character Sword Art’s restrictions, enabling him to destroy the Heavenly Fox Woman’s Supreme-bodied Spirit Avatar. He subsequently joined Yun Xi in seizing the Ageless Spring, suppressed a Heaven-Splitting Demon Butterfly, rescued Shi Hao and Huo Ling’er from the Pu Demon Tree, and defeated the Divine Monkey King 38 40 41 42 43 45.

Pavilion Defense and Marriage

Shi Xiu returned to Heaven Mending Pavilion with the Ageless Spring and powerful beast allies as hostile forces gathered outside. He later left Shi Hao, the Divine Monkey King, the Pu Demon Tree, and the Broken Sword housing Weird Grandpa to reinforce its defenses while he sought Willow Deity’s help 46 48.

Returning to Stone Village with Yun Xi, he brought medicinal herbs for the village and the Ageless Spring for Willow Deity. The spring restored her true Immortal King form, and she arranged to marry him that night. Yun Xi declined an immediate joint marriage because she needed her grandfather’s approval, instead serving as bridesmaid 48 49.

On their wedding night, Shi Xiu and Willow Deity traveled spiritually across the Boundary Sea. Their journey drew the attention of powerful beings, including the well-disposed Ruthless Great Emperor and the hostile Corpse Immortal Emperor 50.

Personality

Shi Xiu is fiercely protective of those he considers family. He treats Shi Hao as a younger brother, intervenes against stronger enemies on his behalf, and gives him valuable opportunities without seeking compensation. Returning the Supreme Bone rather than retaining it earns particular admiration from Willow Deity and the Village Chief 7 10 18.

He is ambitious despite the protection his constitution attracts. He explicitly rejects relying entirely on women, seeks challenges against his generation’s prodigies, and insists on opening ten grotto-heavens to establish a stronger foundation. His willingness to hunt wounded beast overlords reflects both opportunism and acceptance of considerable risk 10 11 15 23 32.

His playful side appears in teasing Huo Ling’er and treating threatening beasts as prospective meals. Against enemies, however, he is ruthless: Yu Zimo’s plea for tenderness does not stop him from killing her. His foreknowledge as a transmigrator also gives him a protective long-term goal—rewriting the tragic futures of familiar people 9 13 20 29 40.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Treasure Body

• Ancestral communion: Can communicate with faction ancestors, including Weird Grandpa through his remaining will and gaze 23.
• Spiritual perception: Can sense grotto-heavens and blessed lands throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths 23.
• Treasure attraction: Draws heavenly materials and magical treasures toward him; he can restrain or release this effect so others can claim treasures 34 35.
• Connections beyond his realm: Can encounter powerful figures and unfamiliar opportunities through his constitution. Willow Deity identifies this as more significant than rapid cultivation alone 49.
• Dao-companion value: Attracts Saintesses, empresses, and factions seeking cultivation benefits and potentially gifted descendants 7 15.

Heaven and Earth Fortune-Seizing System

• Unlocks check-ins through major events, personal connections, and qualifying actions, including his gift of the Suanni Precious Technique to Shi Hao 6 10 31.
• Can transfer unique opportunities away from their original location; acquiring the Mountain Treasure’s techniques changes both its contents and emergence schedule 4 6.
• Recovers Shi Hao’s Supreme Bone and removes Shi Yi’s right double pupil, converting the latter into a weapon enhancement rather than transplanting it into Shi Xiu’s eye 17 28.
• Performs artifact fusion, including embedding the double-pupil gemstone into the Broken Sword 37.
• Its check-in conditions are initially unclear to Shi Xiu 6.

Taotie Art

• Devours an opponent’s blood essence and strength during combat, replenishing Shi Xiu while weakening his prey 2.
• Absorbs slain beasts’ blood and vital energy to accelerate cultivation 5.
• Produces a Taotie manifestation and powerful physical attacks; his ground strike creates a shock wave capable of knocking surrounding Rain Clan members down 7 9.
• Willow Deity warns that cultivating it involves excessive slaughter 1.

Grass Character Sword Art

• Obtained as a complete technique through a check-in, though Shi Xiu initially masters only one tenth of it 4.
• Initially consumes almost all his strength in a single strike 4.
• Cuts through Yu Zimo’s defenses and kills Feiyi with a sword-light attack 9 34.
• Its maximum combat power reaches the fifth level after the Vermilion Bird check-in; fusion of the Double Pupils and Broken Sword later lifts its restrictions 31 37.
• After that fusion, his decisive strike destroys a Supreme-bodied Spirit Avatar while consuming slightly less than one third of his strength. This does not make his cultivation realm Supreme 38.

Six Paths Reincarnation Divine Ability

• Allows up to six precious techniques to be unleashed simultaneously, with their effects stacking 6.
• Combines the Taotie Art, Kun Peng Precious Technique, and Eight Fiend Sword against the Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow 11.
• Repels the Divine Monkey King’s golden spear and drives him hundreds of meters backward without requiring Shi Xiu’s Broken Sword, Double Pupils, or Grass Character Sword Art 45.

Kun Peng Precious Technique

• Received from the Double-Pupil Woman and retained after the regional memory erasure 8 9.
• Defeats Rain Clan Grotto-Heaven experts 9.
• Manifests golden wings for rapid aerial movement, allowing him to pursue the Little Pagoda 36.

Indestructible Golden Body

• A sixth check-in reward that strengthens alongside his cultivation realm 22.
• The system states that it keeps his physical strength the highest among cultivators at his level 22.
• Enables him to overpower beasts with direct punches and kicks without using precious techniques 26.

Four Strikes of the Vermilion Bird

• Obtained after Huo Ling’er’s Vermilion Bird True Feather connects his system to the Fire Kingdom Forbidden Land 31.
• Includes a restraint application that immobilizes the Nine-Headed Lion; this application has little direct destructive power 32.
• Heaven-Splitting knocks away the Pu Demon Tree and frees Shi Hao and Huo Ling’er from its seeds 43.

Order Black Chains

• Acquired through a later check-in at Heaven Mending Pavilion 47.
• Described by the system as authentic power of order, more refined than the Great Demon God’s version 47.
• Can attack ordinary cultivators and bind even Supremes 47.

Fire Immunity

• Gains immunity to fire after eating the Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow’s legs, allowing him to withstand Huo Ling’er’s fireball attacks 13.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Eight Fiend Sword — Rain Clan legacy forged from the bones of eight ferocious beasts. Produces eight sword rays with beast manifestations; its absorbed essence enables his first Grotto-Heaven breakthrough 11.
• Broken Sword — Retrieved for Weird Grandpa and enhanced with the gemstone made from Shi Yi’s right double pupil. Later houses Weird Grandpa, who can attack independently; Shi Xiu leaves it with Shi Hao to help defend Heaven Mending Pavilion 36 37 48.
• Double-pupil gemstone — Must be socketed into a suitable artifact. Once fused with the Broken Sword, it can suppress the Heaven-Splitting Demon Butterfly’s ancient bloodline 28 41.
• Little Pagoda — Sentient treasure that agrees to follow him in exchange for selecting treasures and acting on his behalf once 36.
• God-Striking Stone — Sentient companion that strikes the Glass Dragon, recognizes Yun Xi’s love token, and consumes divine sand near the Ageless Spring 40 41.
• Lingxi Pendant — Yun Xi’s Celestial Human Race token of love; Shi Xiu does not initially understand its significance 25 41.
• Ageless Spring — Captured in the form of a miniature Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. Used to aid the Pavilion’s Sacrificial Spirit and restore Willow Deity’s true form 41 46 49.
• Storage pouch — Holds the Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow’s leg bones, which he retains as potential weapon materials because he lacks the craftsmanship to work them 12.

Relationships

• Shi Hao — Younger-brother figure rather than a confirmed biological sibling. Shi Xiu supplies him with food, protection, the Suanni Precious Technique, and his recovered Supreme Bone, while respecting his decision to duel Shi Yi himself 5 10 18 29.
• Willow Deity — Personal Dao protector, cultivation mentor, and eventual wife. She teaches him the Taotie Art, helps his cultivation, and accompanies him across the Boundary Sea after their wedding 1 19 49 50.
• Ruthless Great Emperor — Prospective Dao companion and powerful supporter. Gives him the Golden Peng and hopes he will grow strong enough to ascend and establish a basis for their partnership 2 3 50.
• Huo Ling’er — Fire Kingdom princess and fiancée through her father’s marriage arrangement. Her True Feather gift unlocks the Four Strikes of the Vermilion Bird 19 31 43.
• Yun Xi — Romantic partner who gives him her Lingxi Pendant and shares the Ageless Spring expedition. Requires her grandfather’s approval before becoming his Dao companion alongside Willow Deity 25 40 41 49.
• Fire Emperor — Seeks Shi Xiu as his son-in-law and sends Huo Ling’er’s dowry to Stone Village 19.
• Shi Yi — Enemy whom Shi Xiu exposes as the thief of Shi Hao’s Supreme Bone. Loses both the stolen bone and his right double pupil through Shi Xiu’s system and vows revenge 16 17 19 28.
• Yue Chan — Heaven Mending Sect Saintess who offers recruitment and a Dao-companion relationship after recognizing his constitution 7.
• War Goddess — Deer-Chasing Academy recruiter who competes with Yue Chan for him and later offers him a recruitment token 7 18.
• Heavenly Fox Woman — Heaven Severing Sect Saintess who pursues his constitution. Shi Xiu destroys her Supreme-bodied Spirit Avatar, but her personal interest in him grows 36 38.
• Weird Grandpa — Heaven Mending Pavilion founder whose remaining will communicates with Shi Xiu and guides him toward the Broken Sword 23 34 35.
• Heaven Mending Pavilion’s Sacrificial Spirit — Personally trains him for the Hundred Broken Mountains; Shi Xiu returns with the Ageless Spring to support its recovery 23 46.
• Banished Immortal — Senior who assists him during his fight with Old Bei 15.
• Primordial Golden Peng — Protector and mount created from a Green-Scaled Eagle by the Ruthless Great Emperor; also carries Shi Hao home at Shi Xiu’s request 3 5 10.
• Nine-Headed Lion — Initially demands Shi Xiu as a Battle Servant, then becomes his subordinate and treasure-hunting companion 31 33 34 35.
• Divine Monkey King — Defeated and taken as a Battle Servant; later remains at Heaven Mending Pavilion as part of its defensive force 45 48.

Notable Quotes

“Really? You think I’m afraid of your Rain Clan? Shi Hao is my brother. His enemies are my enemies!” 7

“I want to take a look too, and cross swords with the Heavenly Prodigies of my generation!” 15