Xiao Zhan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

The Engagement Dispute

As the Xiao Clan’s leader and Xiao Yan’s father, Xiao Zhan faced the public humiliation of Nalan Yanran seeking to break her engagement with his son. He crushed his jade cup upon hearing the request and prepared to confront Ge Ye, but the clan’s three elders stopped him. Conscious that the Xiao Clan could not afford to offend the Misty Cloud Sect, he also restrained Xiao Yan when his anger escalated 2.

Xiao Zhan objected to Nalan Yanran’s proposed three-year challenge because Xiao Yan’s weakened cultivation made the terms unfair. When Xiao Chen appeared, Xiao Zhan recognized his name, confirmed its pronunciation, and knelt before him as the clan’s ancestor. He then ordered the other clansmen to pay their respects and revealed that Xiao Chen had left the clan thirty thousand years earlier 2.

After Xiao Yan issued a blood-marked writ expelling Nalan Yanran from the clan, Xiao Zhan reassured his guilt-stricken son that future achievements would disprove the rumors surrounding him. Xiao Yan responded by promising to visit the Misty Cloud Sect in three years and erase his father’s humiliation 3.

Xiao Chen’s Return

Xiao Zhan explained the clan’s decline and relocation to the Northwest Region, recounting a great battle from a thousand years earlier. This history was a secret reserved for successive clan heads, and he expressed shame over the descendants’ failure to preserve their ancestors’ standing 3 4.

Xiao Chen entrusted him with a Storage Ring of cultivation resources and left their distribution to his judgment, acknowledging that Xiao Zhan understood the present clan better than he did. Xiao Zhan also arranged a residence for the ancestor and returned inherited objects preserved for him under ancestral instructions 4 5.

Defeat of the Rival Families

After the clan’s rapid growth, Xiao Zhan reported intelligence that the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families were preparing a joint attack. Although initially concerned, he reconsidered the danger when Xiao Chen reminded him how much stronger the Xiao Clan had become 9.

When nearly a hundred armed opponents entered the clan grounds demanding a supposed treasure, Xiao Zhan refused their demands and warned them to leave. At Xiao Chen’s instruction, he ordered the clan to attack and personally killed both family heads, Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa 10 11.

Following the battle, Xiao Zhan pledged to communicate Xiao Chen’s new ancestral precept—eliminating enemies completely—to every clan member. Later, before leaving on a journey, Xiao Chen designated him as Ya Fei’s contact for matters concerning the Xiao Clan 12 19.

Personality

Xiao Zhan is protective of Xiao Yan without ignoring the clan’s precarious position. During the engagement dispute, he openly challenged Nalan Yanran’s treatment of his son but restrained himself and Xiao Yan to avoid provoking the Misty Cloud Sect. In private, he answered his son’s guilt with reassurance rather than blame 2 3.

He shows deep reverence for the clan’s ancestors and feels personally ashamed of its decline. His confidence grows after Xiao Chen’s return, but his deference remains strong: he follows the ancestor’s instructions on resource management, combat, and clan policy 3 4 10 12.

Abilities & Skills

Furious Lion Vajra

The Xiao Clan’s foremost cultivation technique, ranked intermediate Xuan class, which Xiao Zhan activates during the confrontation with Ge Ye 2.

• Covers his body in faint green Dou Qi when activated 2.
• His attempted confrontation is interrupted before he strikes, so the passage does not demonstrate the technique’s offensive effects 2.

Combat

• At Nine-Star Great Dou Master, closes the distance to Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa and kills both immediately after Xiao Chen gives the order 11.
• Directs the Xiao elders and clansmen during the defense of the clan grounds 11.

Clan Administration

• Receives reports from informants monitoring the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families 9.
• Is entrusted with allocating Xiao Chen’s resources according to the clan’s needs 4.
• Preserves restricted clan history and orally transmitted accounts inherited by successive clan leaders 3 6.

Equipment / Items

• Personal Storage Ring — Used to carry the Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment and the jade box containing the Golden Paper 5.
• Resource-filled Storage Ring — Received from Xiao Chen for clan distribution; contained high-ranking cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, weapons, and heavenly treasures, including numerous Earth-rank techniques 4.
• Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment — Formerly held by Xiao Zhan; transferred to Xiao Chen for safekeeping after his return 5.
• Golden Paper — Preserved under ancestral instructions and delivered to Xiao Chen in a jade box. Xiao Zhan explained that it had fallen from Xiao Chen’s chest at birth; he also relayed the account of two accompanying beads that had since been lost 5 6.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — His son. Xiao Yan fiercely defends his dignity during the engagement dispute, while Xiao Zhan supports him through the humiliation and takes pride in his renewed cultivation progress 2 3 9.
• Xiao Chen — The clan ancestor whom Xiao Zhan recognizes and serves. Xiao Chen entrusts him with practical clan affairs rather than replacing him as its administrator 2 4 19.
• Nalan Yanran — Xiao Yan’s former fiancée. Her demand to end the engagement damages their relationship; Xiao Zhan coldly rejects her familiar address of “Uncle Xiao” during the confrontation 2.
• Ya Fei — A supporter of the Xiao Clan whom Xiao Chen instructs to consult Xiao Zhan during his absence 19.