Xiao Yan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Yan (萧炎)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Family; Starfall Pavilion
Occupation/Role	Alchemist; Young Pavilion Master of Starfall Pavilion 195
First Appearance	Chapter 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
One-Star Fighter, High Grade	20	Displays his cultivation during the Xiao Family’s testing ceremony; his pride is shaken by Luo Zixi’s Nine-Star Great Fighter cultivation.
Three Segments of Dou Qi	119	His cultivation has regressed and remained stagnant for four years, leaving him subject to clan mockery.
Eight Segments of Dou Qi	126	Returns to the Xiao Family coming-of-age test and shocks the clan by demonstrating his recovered progress.
Fighter	127	Advances to the Fighter realm after a week.
Eight-Star Dou Shi	155	Plans to reach nine stars before using Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills in an attempt to break through further.
Four-Star Great Fighter	157	Demonstrates this cultivation in his three-year agreement battle against Nalan Yanran.
Five-Star Dou Zun	232	His strength is stated by Yao Chen while discussing the Barren Ancient Domain expedition.
Seven-Star Dou Zun	233	Reaches this realm in his early twenties after rescuing Xiao Zhan from the Hall of Souls.

Background / History

Xiao Yan was once regarded as a genius within the Xiao Family. At the family test, he was proud of reaching One-Star Fighter, but Luo Zixi’s revelation as a Nine-Star Great Fighter shattered that confidence. 20

Over the next four years, Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi regressed to three segments despite his efforts. His clansmen openly mocked him, while Xiao Zhan and Xun’er remained among the few relatives who did not join in. Refusing to accept this fate, he resolved that his life would remain in his own hands. 119

His cultivation later recovered rapidly. He reached Eight Segments of Dou Qi at the Xiao Family coming-of-age ceremony, became a Fighter a week later, and began studying alchemy under Yao Chen. 126 127 130

Personality

Xiao Yan is proud, competitive, and deeply affected by being surpassed. Luo Zixi’s exceptional talent, strength, resources, and relationships repeatedly leave him jealous or discouraged, though he continues striving to improve rather than abandoning cultivation. 126 131 148

He initially lacks the ruthlessness needed for the Dou Qi Continent’s dangers. After witnessing Luo Zixi kill Fan Ling, he is explicitly told to protect his own people while showing no mercy to enemies. 167

Despite his envy, Xiao Yan respects Luo Zixi’s advice and increasingly addresses him as “Luo Ge.” He also remains devoted to Yao Chen and resolves to become strong enough to rescue and protect his father. 163 193 215

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Xiao Yan studies pill refinement under Yao Chen and gradually becomes a capable alchemist.

• Initially attempts second-grade refinement before mastering first-grade pills, causing an explosion and earning Yao Chen’s reprimand. 130
• Refines a Wind Walker Pill first during the Alchemist Convention’s second assessment. 154
• Wins the Alchemist Competition by refining the Ningshun Pill, which can heal injuries suffered even by Dou Huang-level cultivators. 156
• Seeks Luo Zixi’s assistance in refining pills for Yao Chen when higher-grade alchemy is required. 195 207

Mystic Yellow Flame

Xiao Yan possesses the Mystic Yellow Flame, a Strange Fire.

• Uses it during the Alchemist Convention to absorb other flames and secure victory in the second round. 154
• Reveals it during his battle with Nalan Yanran to offset the gap between their cultivations. 158

Combat Techniques

• Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler — Xiao Yan’s strongest attack during the three-year agreement; it matches Nalan Yanran’s Mystic-level Dou Technique. 158
• Buddha’s Angry Fire Lotus — Considered his potential means of overturning the battle against Nalan Yanran, though he does not use it in the documented exchange. 158
• Eagle Wings — A high-level Dou Technique gifted by Luo Zixi after the Alchemist Competition. 156

Equipment / Items

• Storage Ring — Used to carry items and communicate with Yao Chen. 154
• Eagle Wings Dou Technique — Awarded after winning the Alchemist Competition and given by Luo Zixi for the coming Yunlan Sect challenge. 156
• Yin Yang Xuan Long Pill — Received from Luo Zixi after Fan Ling’s death. 167

Relationships

• Xiao Zhan — Father and Xiao Family Patriarch. His disappearance and presumed capture by the Hall of Souls drive Xiao Yan to seek greater strength. 163
• Yao Chen — Master and alchemy teacher. Yao Chen guides Xiao Yan’s cultivation and pill refinement, often criticizing his impatience while supporting his growth. 130 158
• Luo Zixi — Friend, mentor-like figure, and frequent source of envy. Luo Zixi protects, heals, advises, and provides Xiao Yan with resources, though Xiao Yan struggles with the immense disparity between them. 120 156 167
• Xun’er — Cousin. She remains neutral toward Xiao Yan during his four years of cultivation regression. 119
• Nalan Yanran — Former fiancée and rival. Her annulment of their engagement leads to the three-year agreement at the Yunlan Sect. 120 157
• Xiao Yu — Cousin and Xiao Yan’s love interest; her attention toward Luo Zixi contributes to Xiao Yan’s jealousy. 126
• Xiao Yixian — Luo Zixi’s apprentice. She later paralyzes Xiao Yan with poison and takes his Fire Energy during Canaan Academy’s competition. 168
• Starfall Pavilion — Xiao Yan becomes its Young Pavilion Master with Yao Chen’s support. 195

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Family Decline and Recovery

Following four years of unexplained cultivation regression, Xiao Yan endures ridicule from his clan and falls to three segments of Dou Qi. His recovery to Eight Segments of Dou Qi restores his confidence and reestablishes him as a notable member of the Xiao Family. 119 126

Engagement Annulment and Three-Year Agreement

Nalan Yanran annuls her engagement to Xiao Yan, humiliating him before the Xiao Family. Xiao Yan responds with defiance, injures himself on her sword, and declares his determination; Luo Zixi subsequently heals him. 120

Three years later, Xiao Yan fights Nalan Yanran at the Yunlan Sect as a Four-Star Great Fighter. He is forced to adapt when she reveals that she is actually a Dou Ling, and he counters by unveiling the Mystic Yellow Flame. 157 158

Alchemist Convention

Disguised as Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan enters the Alchemist Convention. With Luo Zixi’s warning, he avoids Yan Li’s poisoned crystal, then uses the Mystic Yellow Flame to excel in the competition. He ultimately wins by refining the Ningshun Pill. 154 156

Hall of Souls and the Black-Corner Region

After Xiao Zhan is captured, Xiao Yan resolves to rescue his father and moves the Xiao Family toward the Gamma Empire for safety. Luo Zixi warns him of the Hall of Souls’ strength and the need to grow stronger. 163

In the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Yan reunites with Luo Zixi, witnesses Fan Ling’s execution, and receives the Yin Yang Xuan Long Pill. He later enters Canaan Academy’s Inner Courtyard but is defeated in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition by Xiao Yixian’s poison. 165 167 168

Starfall Pavilion

Xiao Yan arrives at Starfall Pavilion alongside Yao Chen and Feng Xian. With Yao Chen’s support, he becomes the pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master after the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly. 193 195

By the Barren Ancient Domain expedition, Xiao Yan has reached Five-Star Dou Zun. After the rescue of Xiao Zhan, he advances further to Seven-Star Dou Zun. 232 233

Notable Quotes

“My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens! Heavens! I refuse to accept this!!!” 119

“Brother, if you can survive this, from now on, you'll be my Xiao Yan's big brother!” 119