Xiaoqiu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Imperial upbringing

Xiaoqiu grew up in Prince Yi’s household on the Eastern Mirror Continent. Although born to a concubine, he was neither neglected nor treated as inferior to his siblings. His upbringing gave him elegant manners, familiarity with courtly scheming, and combat experience against demonic beasts from early childhood 31 32 51 161.

He accompanied his cousin Xie Xiyi to Zizai Continent because its abundant spiritual energy offered better cultivation conditions than their homeland. Serving Xie Xiyi was consistent with the Great Xia Imperial Clan’s system: collateral relatives supplied the main imperial line with trusted servants and confidants. Xiaoqiu saw no conflict between this service and his eligibility for a commandery prince’s title 31 132.

Friendship with Chi Yu

Xiaoqiu quickly befriended Chi Yu, whom he knew as Long Aotian. He praised Chi Yu’s cooking above the imperial kitchen’s and repeatedly visited for meals. Chi Yu treated him as a friend rather than a servant, defended him against excessive cultivation demands, and bought him a spirit-treasure bed 29 31 32 37.

His affection became reciprocal loyalty. When Chi Yu struggled with a cultivation method, Xiaoqiu knelt and pleaded with Xie Xiyi until his cousin agreed to teach him. He concealed the effort involved from Chi Yu, taking pleasure simply in seeing him happy 34 35.

During their travels, Xiaoqiu helped process demon remains, guarded Chi Yu’s cultivation, and accompanied him on hunts. He wished to grow strong enough to fight beside both Chi Yu and Xie Xiyi rather than remain someone they needed to protect 50 64 66 82.

Return to Great Xia

After more than four years away, Xiaoqiu returned to Prince Yi’s Manor with Chi Yu and Xie Xiyi. He introduced Chi Yu to his eldest brother and younger siblings, including two children born during his absence. His family replenished his supplies, and he gave Chi Yu an offensive jade pendant containing Prince Yi’s spiritual power 132 133.

Although Xie Xiyi offered to let him remain home, Xiaoqiu refused. He still wanted to pass the Mind-Certifying Terrace and believed that traveling with his cousin and Chi Yu had changed his state of mind 132.

Investigation and abduction

After Chi Yu disappeared in the Tiangang Secret Realm, Xiaoqiu joined Wu Yunsu in investigating. He supplied demon corpses for Wu Yunsu’s gu refinement and began recognizing Qingxuan’s apparently innocent behavior as calculated deception. Drawing on memories of disputes within Prince Yi’s household, he restrained his anger rather than openly confront Qingxuan 158 160 161.

Qingxuan’s group subsequently abducted him. Fu Ze shattered his dantian and removed his root bone, but Xiaoqiu secretly stole Fu Ze’s Sumeru Ring. Before losing his remaining spiritual power, he retrieved a scale Chi Yu had given him and called for Duyu’s help. Duyu and Xiao Jingyu carried him away alive 163 164 165.

Five hundred years of survival

Xiaoqiu’s companions believed him dead, but Duyu and Xiao Jingyu preserved his life in the Yu Dynasty. He spent almost all of the following five hundred years bedridden and unconscious. Expensive medicines, sometimes supplemented with Duyu’s Demon Dragon flesh and blood, sustained his severely depleted body 170 219 220.

When Chi Yu finally found him, Xiaoqiu briefly woke and called him “Aotian-ge,” only to mistake the reunion for another dream. Xie Xiyi explained that nearly half his nascent soul spirit had dissipated and agreed to attempt treatment with a Buddha Bone. Chi Yu accepted responsibility for the thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones demanded for his care 220.

Xiaoqiu later woke in Wu Yunsu’s presence and gradually became more lucid. His dreams had also prompted him to send Wu Yunsu to find Chi Yu; Chi Yu credited that intervention with saving both himself and Xie Xiyi in the Demon Realm 226 236 253.

Life on Earth

Xiaoqiu chose to accompany Chi Yu to Earth despite being warned that its lack of spiritual energy could prevent further cultivation. Remaining with Chi Yu and Xie Xiyi mattered more to him than that risk 260 261.

On Earth, Chi Yu cut his hair, introduced him as his younger brother, rented him a nearby apartment, and taught him to use modern appliances. He also bought Xiaoqiu an iPhone and an iPad. Cultivation remained possible through spirit stones brought from the Haoyuan Realm 266.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, Xiaoqiu became increasingly absorbed in modern entertainment. By his latest appearance, he preferred playing video games on Earth to accompanying Chi Yu back to the Haoyuan Realm, while his Buddha Bone continued cultivating for him 267 272.

Appearance

Xiaoqiu develops from a lightly built child into a tall, handsome youth, retaining the youthful appearance of an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old despite his chronological age 66 219 271.

• Golden eyes, visible when he awakens after his prolonged unconsciousness 226.
• Tall stature and long, slender limbs; even before his injury, he stood nearly half a head taller than other cultivators his age 157 271.
• Delicate features and cool, pale skin, described as ethereal in adulthood 220 271.
• Family resemblance to Xie Xiyi, which Fu Ze notices during his captivity 164.
• Shortened hair on Earth, after Chi Yu cuts off his long hair to help him adapt to modern life 266.

Personality

Xiaoqiu is affectionate, outspoken, and easily drawn into competing for Chi Yu’s attention. He resents Zhiguan receiving an embrace and repeatedly quarrels with Wu Yunsu over perceived favoritism. Nevertheless, he understands that gifts from Chi Yu matter because of their personal meaning, not merely their value 39 40 42 78.

His loyalty often outweighs his embarrassment or fear of punishment. He begs Xie Xiyi to help Chi Yu, guards Chi Yu during a breakthrough, and longs to become someone dependable enough to protect his companions. As he grows older, he becomes embarrassed by acting like a small child and increasingly wants to stand beside Chi Yu as a fellow cultivator 35 64 82 157.

Although his cultivation comprehension is poor, Xiaoqiu can be observant about people. He recognizes Chi Yu and Xie Xiyi’s developing intimacy before they understand it themselves, and his experience of household politics helps him identify Qingxuan’s manipulation 111 161.

He initially accepts the cultivation world’s harshness as ordinary and questions Chi Yu’s generosity toward strangers. Even so, he acknowledges how much he has learned from Chi Yu and proposes that they become each other’s teachers 59 66 72.

Abilities & Skills

Great Xia Imperial Bloodline

Xiaoqiu shares the Xie Clan’s unusual constitution and cultivation inheritance.

• Rootless cultivation: Like other members of the imperial clan, he has no spiritual roots despite outwardly appearing to possess them 35.
• Bloodline resonance: Advancement by his father and siblings can generate spiritual power that supports his own cultivation, even while asleep. This shared connection also means the clan’s fortunes are linked 179.
• Kinship sensing: He can sense some of Xie Xiyi’s emotional disturbances through their blood relationship and later detects his presence on Earth 100 266.
• Longevity and appearance control: Even without cultivation, his bloodline grants a natural lifespan of two hundred years and the ability to maintain a chosen apparent age 219.
• Dynastic dependence: The family method relies heavily on its dynasty and the benefits obtained through benevolent rule and popular support 179.

Buddha Bone

A Buddha Bone replaces the support lost when his root bone is removed.

• Restores his ability to cultivate and supports his physical recovery 220 264.
• Protects him during his Foundation Establishment tribulation 267.
• Automatically draws energy from nearby spirit stones, allowing advancement even when he neglects cultivation 272.

Combat and Fieldcraft

Xiaoqiu’s practical experience initially exceeds Chi Yu’s despite his much lower cultivation.

• Hunted small demonic beasts with a bow before he could properly wield a sword 51.
• Uses a sword and is willing to intervene when Chi Yu faces danger 47.
• Dismantles demon corpses and collects usable artifact-refining materials 50.
• Deploys a formation disk to ward Chi Yu during an unexpected breakthrough 64.
• Notices demonic presences and hidden creatures that Chi Yu overlooks 62 64 66.

Dream-Based Insight

Xiaoqiu receives information in dreams that proves useful outside them.

• Directs Wu Yunsu to seek Chi Yu after seeing him in a dream.
• Chi Yu explicitly credits this action with saving him and Xie Xiyi.
• The supplied passages do not establish the ability’s range, reliability, or whether Xiaoqiu can control it 253.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Carried during the group’s travels and drawn when he attempts to assist Chi Yu 47 58.
• Storage Bag — Holds demon remains, supplies, and gifts from his family 50 133 160.
• Sumeru Ring — Originally given to Chi Yu by Lecturer Hong, then gifted to Xiaoqiu. Xie Xiyi initially takes custody of it to protect his belongings from robbery 78 79.
• Formation disk — Used to establish a protective ward around Chi Yu 64.
• Duyu’s scale — A gift from Chi Yu that lets Xiaoqiu call Duyu during his captivity 165.
• Offensive jade pendants — Family-provided artifacts capable of killing Golden Core cultivators. Xiaoqiu gives one to Chi Yu and shows him ten more 133.
• Recording Stone — Receives one filled with Chi Yu’s songs before their westward journey 52.
• iPhone and iPad — Purchased by Chi Yu after their arrival on Earth 266.

Relationships

• Chi Yu / Long Aotian — Best friend and cherished elder-brother figure, addressed as “Aotian-ge.” Xiaoqiu eventually considers him the most important person in his life; Chi Yu introduces him as his little brother on Earth 40 43 226 266.
• Xie Xiyi / Xuanji — Older paternal cousin, master, and protector. Xiaoqiu trusts their familial bond despite frequent reprimands and punishment, and remains willing to tease him even after five hundred years 29 66 132 260.
• Wu Yunsu — Rival for Chi Yu’s affection who becomes a trusted companion. Their early hostility includes Wu Yunsu using gu to provoke Xiaoqiu, but they later investigate together, and Wu Yunsu recognizes how deeply he values Xiaoqiu’s existence 78 158 160 226.
• Prince Yi — Father. His household provides Xiaoqiu with cultivation resources and powerful protective and offensive artifacts 31 133.
• Xie Zhuanghan — Eldest brother, who notices how much Xiaoqiu has changed through his association with Chi Yu 133.
• Duyu and Xiao Jingyu — Rescuers and long-term caretakers. They save him after Fu Ze’s attack and sustain him in the Yu Dynasty for five hundred years 164 220.
• Qingxuan and Fu Ze — Enemies associated with his abduction. Xiaoqiu detects Qingxuan’s deception; Fu Ze personally destroys his cultivation and removes his root bone 161 163 164.

Notable Quotes

“I want to grow up quickly and become a companion to His Highness and you, Aotian-ge. My cultivation is low, so all I can do is cut up demons. I want to fight alongside you, too. I want to protect you, Aotian-ge.” 82

“Let's be each other's teachers. There's nothing shameful about that at all.” 66

Trivia

• Xie Xiyi proposes the Dharma name Zhihai as a joke about Xiaoqiu’s lack of wit 59.
• He fails the Mind-Certifying Terrace six times. One illusion gives him an ordinary family life, military service, marriage, and children rather than extraordinary cultivation achievements 45.
• His childhood ambition is to marry three wives and have twenty children, exceeding his father’s nineteen sons 31.
• His enthusiasm for video games eventually leaves the Buddha Bone doing much of his cultivation for him 272.