The Great Thousand World: The Legend of Xiao Yan

Xiao Yan has already conquered the Dou Qi Continent as a Dou Di—but the Great Thousand World makes that achievement feel suddenly inadequate. Its Origin Qi slowly assimilates his old power, leaves his Dou Qi sluggish, and forces him to spend several times more mental effort controlling his Heavenly Flames. Advancing means painfully reforging the foundation he spent years building.

Separated from Xun'er and Cai Lin after their ascension, he heads for Northern Region City to establish a foothold and find them. A notice recruiting adventurers for a Spiritual Origin Crystal expedition into Black Wind Abyss offers a possible opening. First, however, he must deal with Zhao Hu, who tries to drive him away from the notice board. Inside the city, even an accidental collision becomes trouble: after breaking Liu Fei's Spirit Concentrating Liquid, Xiao Yan identifies its ingredients and offers to refine a replacement, only for Liu Clan guards to surround him.

The appeal is a seasoned champion forced to prove himself again, answering local arrogance with precise violence and hard-earned expertise. Readers who enjoy unfamiliar cultivation rules, combustible clan disputes, and an alchemist whose flames remain formidable despite real constraints will find a strong hook.