Xiao Youya

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Liangmin County and the Xiao Family

Xiao Youya became one of Liangmin County’s leading figures after entering the Transcendent Sequence early in the Great Catastrophe. The county’s magistrate and two deputy magistrates were selected according to their seniority as Transcendents; she was the youngest of its three senior officials 66.

For nearly ten years, she supported the Xiao Family’s fifty or sixty members largely by herself. Beyond the resources needed for her own cultivation, she gave her acquisitions to the family. Their safety, livelihood, and expectations left her exhausted, despite the affection and respect they showed her 134.

First Dealings with Cao Fengqi

At her clothing workshop, Xiao Youya traded a Blue-Patterned Robe and repaired Cao Fengqi’s Evil Concealment Armor to level 4 quality. Their transaction led to his discovery of level 6 Worldweaver’s Advancement Information hidden inside her level 4 Iceheart Crystal Pearl 26 27.

Recognizing the information’s importance, she rewarded him with attribute-enhancing treasures, a durable level 4 backpack, and a promise of half-price purchases on his next visit. She regarded him as an interesting young man with good character, while also noticing his lecherous behavior 27.

Protection and the County Power Struggle

When the Wang Family sought retaliation against Cao Fengqi, Xiao Youya condemned the enforcement team’s failure to stop their daylight robbery and dismissed Captain Zhang Zhentian. She refused Spirit Forger Wang’s demand for an explanation, declaring that his family could not harm Cao Fengqi even if he had killed Wang Long 66.

She initially described her intervention as repayment of a favor. Cao Fengqi then warned her of a hidden poison, and Divine Granny located it in both hands and traced its origin to the Lost Land. Afterward, Xiao Youya asked him to call her “big sister” and offered further assistance 67 68.

Her protection continued after Cao Fengqi killed Wang Shaokun and Wang Shaoqing. She allowed his group to place their shelters beside the Xiao Family’s home and promised to repel any Wang Family attack. When challenged by Zhou Meng, she took responsibility for having supplied Cao Fengqi with a life-saving trump card 75 76 79.

During the migration toward Tianbei Base City, she supplied Cao Fengqi with equipment, forging blueprints, market contacts, and information about hostile families. When he moved against Wang Tieshan’s family, she gathered allied Transcendents to contain outside interference 83 85 97 115 121.

Joining Spark and the Dragon Head Mountain Conflict

Xiao Youya chose Spark after meeting Feng Qinglan in the Lost Land. Her ability to install formations in Transcendent Shelters made her particularly valuable to the guild. Before reaching Tianbei Base City, she warned Cao Fengqi that its authorities enforced laws against killing and that even Spark could not simply shield him from punishment 82 96 148.

She also helped reunite the Cao Family with their relatives. After offering to investigate, she reported that Cao Jianjun and the extended family were safe in the official Transcendent Arsenal area 129 149.

Dragon Head Mountain later ambushed Xiao Youya during a territorial dispute, severely injuring her spiritual power. Divine Granny acknowledged that faulty divination had contributed to the ambush. Feng Qinglan supplied a level 7 recovery pill, while Cao Fengqi brought a Domain Condenser’s Soul Fragment 185.

After advancing to the Third Sequence, Xiao Youya organized further hunts. At Wood Spirit Valley, she established a formation while her teammates scouted and drew out Wood Calamity Beasts. Cao Fengqi’s borrowed Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow allowed the group to kill level 8 beasts that had previously threatened to overwhelm them 241 285 286 287 288.

The conflict persisted at the Tianbei exchange meet, where Tao Jia and Dragon Head Mountain demanded the return of a level 8 Nine Nether Soul-Listening Bell and threatened her group with suppression or imprisonment in the Lost Land 294.

Territory Competition and the Land of Dawn

Spark selected Xiao Youya for its team battle in the territory competition because she was the guild’s only Worldweaver. She was assigned to a six-person team alongside three warriors and two mages 378.

Following relocation, she appeared increasingly relieved of her earlier burdens. At the seaside settlement, she felt more relaxed than ever; when eternal night descended beyond the Land of Dawn, she expressed appreciation for the safety of their new home 403 430.

Appearance

• Hair: Long, straight, and black 66 97.
• Complexion: Fair, with a cool, pale tone 66 134.
• Eyes: Described as bright; a deep blue light flashes through them when she responds to Cao Fengqi’s poison warning 67 68.
• Glasses: Wears gold-rimmed glasses 121.
• Clothing: Often wears mage’s robes, including a blue robe while working. Her loose robes can conceal her figure 26 134.
• Bearing: Graceful and elegant, with an aloof appearance 97 186.

Personality

Xiao Youya is independent, restrained, and strongly opposed to owing favors. She repeatedly repays Cao Fengqi through protection, equipment, and practical help, and initially refuses valuable assistance when she believes it will create another obligation. Her insistence on self-reliance reflects years spent carrying responsibility for her extended family 67 85 134 185.

Although other Transcendents regard her as relatively gentle and rarely involved in county affairs, she becomes uncompromising when confronting wrongdoing or defending someone under her protection. She publicly challenges the Wang Family and accepts the risk of open conflict rather than surrender Cao Fengqi to them 66 76.

She is especially strict with Xiao Youxiu, demanding progress in his techniques and frequently punishing his teasing or boasting. She also dislikes Cao Fengqi’s shamelessness and recognizes his flattery and dishonesty, even as she gradually comes to regard him as someone she can rely on 76 95 107 167 286.

Abilities & Skills

Worldweaving and Equipment Repair

Xiao Youya works with supernatural threads and specializes in equipment associated with the Worldweaver profession 26 93.

• Restores the Evil Concealment Armor to level 4 quality 26.
• Repairs the level 5 Water Realm Robe using six level 4 souls and level 5 materials 93.
• Repairs the Soul Dream Necklace, estimating one or two hours if the work proceeds smoothly 133 134.
• Explains that making robes consumes considerable mental power, though it takes less time than a Spirit Forger’s work. Repairing the Water Realm Robe leaves her pale and sweating 93.

Formations and Array Installation

Her formation expertise is a principal reason Spark values her 148.

• Can install formations in Transcendent Shelters 148.
• Uses array flames to restrain Cao Fengqi when he touches her inappropriately during a massage 135.
• Installs a Shadow Flow Formation on Mage Okra’s Wheelchair using a level 8 Wizard Tower Orb as its base 166 167.
• Establishes a battlefield formation for the Wood Spirit Valley hunt 287.

Spatial Crafting and Thread Control

• Can make spatial-storage treasures known as Realm Spaces, which she describes as rare and expensive to produce 93.
• Uses a Realm Space to retrieve souls and materials during equipment repair 93.
• Manipulates threads remotely to move objects and bind targets; she later wraps threads around Xiao Youxiu’s mouth to silence him 26 300.

Transcendent Knowledge and Tactical Judgment

• Advises Cao Fengqi on profession differences, skill requirements, advancement costs, and the resource burden of cultivating multiple sequences 106 107 129.
• Maintains information on Liangmin County’s prominent families and their alliances 115.
• Coordinates with Divine Granny’s divination before dangerous expeditions 285 287.
• Recognizes her team’s limits: shortly after their Third Sequence breakthroughs, she warns that a level 8 Wood Calamity Beast could wipe them out without sufficient support 285.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Inspection glasses — Allow her to inspect information about items below level 6 carried by other people at close range 27.
• Worldweaver’s Advancement Information — Level 6 professional knowledge discovered inside the Iceheart Crystal Pearl; she considers it extremely important 27.
• Witch’s Love Crystal — Retained after initially refusing it. Its cultivation effect is comparable to a level 8 cultivation room and, without a bottleneck, can make one hour of skill study equivalent to more than ten hours 166 167.
• Whip — Used to punish Xiao Youxiu and threatened against Cao Fengqi 135.
• Vulcan Autocannon — Used by her team; Cao Fengqi supplies three thousand level 7 bullets for it 244 288.
• Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow — borrowed — Supplied by Cao Fengqi for the Wood Calamity Beast hunt and assigned to Feng Qinglan to operate 286 287.
• Transcendent Source Metal — Received from Spark and fused into the Xiao Family shelter 317.

Relationships

• Cao Fengqi — Trading partner, protected ally, and pursuer. Their relationship develops from exchanging favors into mutual assistance, and she eventually recognizes him as someone she can depend on. His pursuit includes unwanted touching and taking her first kiss while restraining her despite her protests. Their families later encourage marriage, but no marriage is confirmed in the supplied context 27 68 185 186 286 317.
• Xiao Cunzhi — Her father. He initially considers having Cao Fengqi marry into the Xiao Family; later, he enthusiastically supports their marriage and treats Cao Fengqi’s offer of shelter-upgrade materials as a betrothal gift 68 317.
• Xiao Youxiu — Her younger brother, whom she trains and disciplines. Initially suspicious of Cao Fengqi, he becomes one of the strongest advocates for bringing the pair together 76 133 300.
• Leng Shuangshuang — Her sister-in-law, Xiao Youxiu’s wife. The marriage helps connect the Xiao and Leng families 79.
• Feng Qinglan — Close friend, Lost Land teammate, and connection to Spark. Xiao Youya entrusts her with important weapons and comforts her after her matchmaking scheme collapses 82 96 245 287.
• Feng Qingxuan — A suitor promoted by Feng Qinglan. Xiao Youya explicitly states that she has no romantic feelings for him 166 245.
• Divine Granny Chen Alan — Trusted diviner and teammate. Locates Xiao Youya’s poison and guides expeditions; later acknowledges responsibility for the mistaken divination preceding her ambush 68 185 287.
• Liu Xiuxiu — Cao Fengqi’s mother. Strongly approves of Xiao Youya and warmly draws her aside when the families’ marriage discussion embarrasses her 317.

Notable Quotes

“Then we won't bother with order. Even if Cao Fengqi killed Wang Long, you still can't touch him.” 66

“I don't like owing people favors.” 85

“There are no weak transcendent classes, only weak people.” 106