Zi Xiao

## Appearance

The man looked to be around his late twenties, and his build was big and tall. He had big eyes and handsome features, making him look attractive despite having a resolute look on his face. Clad in a long purple robe, he simply stood there, yet he gave off a certain unique aura.

## Background

Zi Xiao Supreme Being is like Tian Chenyu, and he is one of the Ten Great Supreme Beings on Deity Plane. Together with Ling Chang Supreme Being, they were known as the Peerless heroes of Ultimate Sword Domain.

## Plotline

##### Ultimate Sword Domain

 Su Mo asked Ji Rende if he had a way to ressurect Qian Xunyue and the latter told him to search for Zi Xiao Supreme Being as not only did he have the Life and Death Primordial Spirit, his mastery of the Life and Death Rules was also high. The chance of saving Xian Xunyue was high for his help. Since Su Mo needed his help and Ling Chang was also there, Su Mo decided to depart for the Ultimate Sword Domain.
He finally met Zi Xiao two years later thanks to Ling Chang but it did not go as planned as Zi Xiao revealed his ugly nature and tried to trick and force Ling Chang to dual cultivate with him by using her Pure Yin Body for him to help to save Qian Xunyue. Supreme Being Zi Xiao was intending to make use of this opportunity to reach the Completion Realm by cultivating through sex with Ling Chang.

She had known him for 10,000 years, had been guided under the same mentor and grew up together in Ultimate Supreme Being Palace. The two had been friends for over hundreds of thousands of years and despite having past feelings for each other, they had never crossed the line beyond pure affection as a brother and a sister towards each other respectively. As a man whom Ling Chang had deep respect and admiration for, how could he take advantage of the situation to coerce her into cultivating through sex? Any feelings she had left for him instantly disappeared.

While Su Mo wanted them to leave, Zi Xiao warned them by telling them that if they leave, there will be no chance to save Qian Xunyue anymore as she only had 100 years left. Not long after they left, Zi Xiao and Su Mo devised a plan : delaying it. Ling Chang wanted to agree to Zi Xiao first to save Qian Xunyue, without cultivating through sex with him later. Once Su Mo’s combat strength surpasses Zi Xiao, Zi Xiao will no longer have power over them. Zi Xiao will need to wait for Ling Chang to reach the Supreme Being Realm for them to dual cultivate otherwise his cultivation won't be able to increase.

However, Zi Xiao revealed himself to be even more despicable and did not save Qian Xunyue after Ling Chang agreed, instead he used Life Energy to cover Qian Xunyue's thread of will so she can live for another 300 years. It was obvious that Zi Xiao was not dumb and he would not save Qian Xunyue immediately. Once Ling Chang became a Supreme Being and cultivated through sex with Zi Xiao to help him breakthrough, he would then save Qian Xunyue. He also interfered with Qian Xunyue and aside from him, no one else could save Qian Xunyue or she will will perish and she would vanish forever.

Ling Chang’s return with the Pure Yin Body was a heaven-sent chance. As such, he definitely could not let go of this chance and had to sacrifice Ling Chang. That’s right! Sacrifice! The cruelest method of cultivating through sex would have the greatest effect. Once they had sex, she would not survive as her Spiritual Soul strength and vital essence would be sapped. Zi Xiao felt helpless over this. He liked Ling Chang before and admitted to her beauty and pureness. As such, he was not willing to see such an outcome. However for his cultivation, his existence and the need to overcome destiny, he could only sacrifice Ling Chang. Furthermore, Ling Chang could no longer compare to her past self. Helping him in her final moments would be meaningful.

When Su Mo returned to the Ultimate Supreme Being Palace before going to the Great Sword Sepulcher, he went to met Ling Chang to pass her a new promordial spirit. However, he was discovered by Zi Xiao who came to question him as to why they were hidden in the Spatial Device earlier. He was not the least bit worried that Su Mo and Ling Chang were sharing any secrets. He was more concerned about whether Su Mo had taken away Ling Chang’s Origin Yin. However, before Ling Chang left, Zi Xiao noticed that she was still a virgin and the Origin Yin was still in her.

Zi Xiao decided to confront Su Mo about the fact that he killed four disciples and took him Qian Xunyue 's coffin by force as "punishment". Zi Xiao wanted to use Qian Xunyue to control him and Ling Chang, and Ling Chang was his main target. Zi Xiao knew that Qian Xunyue was important to Su Mo and Ling Chang. Su Mo refused to hand hiver over Qian Xunyue but Zi Xiao could bypass the protection of his storage ring and took Qian Xunyue's coffin as Su Mo was powerless to stop him. He could only swear to himself that he'll make him pay a death more terrible than Di Yihun.

After Su Mo obtained the Ultimate Sword Arts and escaped, Zi Xiao threatened Ling Chang and told him that if Su Mo doesn’t come back within five years, he will sever the limbs of Qian Xunyue. In another ten years, she will lose her will. If he have to wait for another twenty years, then I’ll have no choice but to feed her corpse to the dogs. Ling Chang was extremely angry and disgusted. Although she was no longer Hong Qingxuan, she felt grateful towards Qian Xunyue internally. She didn’t want Qian Xunyue to be shamed even after she died.

##### Su Mo's Plan

 Zi Xiao had Qian Xunyue as his power card, but Su Mo reckoned that he would not reveal it. If he revealed it, they would be condemned by the public and everyone would try to get Qian Xunyue. After all, once they got her, they would most probably be able to obtain the Ultimate Sword Art. Thus, knowing how selfish Zi Xiao was, he would most definitely work alone, not only hiding this from others but even keeping it from people from Ultimate Supreme Being Palace. Hence, Su Mo planned to use this fact as a key point to deal with Zi Xiao.
However, this would be a long process and the goal was not to kill Zi Xiao but rather to get back Qian Xunyue. In fact, it would be impossible to get her back if Zi Xiao were to be killed. His next plans, however, involved high risk, especially for Qian Xunyue. Despite that, he had no choice but to take a gamble. He decided to frame Zi Xiao by telling a "hidden story" saying that Zi Xiao had long obtained the Ultimate Sword Arts and Ultimate Holy Sword by his close disciple Qin Yun. He also revealed some truth by saying that Zi Xiao had "Qin Yun"'s lover corpse in his possession and that he covered Qin Yun when he killed Xu Yan and others disciples of the Ultimate Supreme Being Palace. As the Superpowers caught on to such news, they started to look further into it. Upon asking around, they realized that Zi Xiao was indeed suspicious.

Zi Xiao was fuming when he heard these rumors. For him, the culprit was most probably Qin Yun, or Ling Chang, or even possibly the both of them. As of then, since Ling Chang had not returned, it was better for him to stay put and wait a little longer instead of going back to Ultimate Supreme Being Palace. Zi Xiao was ordered by Ultimate Supreme Being to be grounded at Ultimate Supreme Being Palace unless told otherwise after his return. Not long after, Su Mo spread new rumors. Zi Xiao was the one who had killed Tuoba Liuming, Yun Mu and Gu Jianshan making the powers behind these three favored ones beyond furious and went to visit Ultimate Supreme Being Palace. Ling Chang did not help him as well by mixing truth and lies. In the end, Zhong Ji lost his trust in Zi Xiao, same as how ne longer trusted Ling Chang.

With the help of Ji Rende and the Human Palace, Su Mo managed to concoct a plan to capture Zi Xiao and save Qian Xunyue.The plan ended successful and Zi Xiao was captured by Ren De Supreme Being. He was brought to Su Mo and the latter started to question about about where he had hidden Qian Xunyue but Zi Xiao will obviously not say it. Zi Xiao finally understood that Su Mo was the mastermind behind all these rumours, about Qin Yun being his secret disciple, about him killing Tuoba Liuming and others, Qin Yun getting captured by Human Palace, were all created by Su Mo.

Su Mo started to ponder whether he could find out from Zi Xiao where he had hidden Qian Xunyue and how he could devour Zi Xiao’s Primordial Spirit. Although it was difficult to find out the former, Su Mo was not worried about it. He was more concerned about devouring Zi Xiao’s Primordial Spirit as that would be a difficult task for him. Su Mo and Zi Xiao were at different levels and there was a great disparity in the strength of their Spiritual Souls and Primordial Spirits. It was difficult for a lamb to swallow a tiger. He asked Ji Rende to let Zi Xiao in a near death state and the latter will be unconscious for 6 months up to a year. Zi Xiao’s Spiritual Soul had been badly injured by Ren De, and even if he were to wake up, he would need around 10,000 years to recover. Ren De did not show Zi Xiao any mercy as Zi Xiao had great potential. Ren De was afraid that Zi Xiao would take revenge on him.

Su Mo used his Ancient Dream Primordial Spirit to replay Zi Xiao memories of recent years. As such, Su Mo easily viewed the flashbacks in third person, clearly witnessing everything that Zi Xiao had been through. This included his experiences of taking Qian Xunyue away from Su Mo, threatening Ling Chang, and even where he hid Qian Xunyue. Now that Su Mo had obtained the information about Qian Xunyue location, Ji Rende wanted to let Zi Xiao go. Before that, Su Mo tried to devour Zi Xiao's Blood Force and Primordial Spirit but failed as there was a difference of strength too wide between Su Mo and Zi Xiao. However, when his powers became stronger in future, he would definitely reattempt to devour Zi Xiao because his Primordial Spirit was able to save Qian Xunyue.

In view of the bigger picture, letting Zi Xiao off the hook this way was no big deal because the real damage had already been done to his recreated Spiritual Soul. Ren De had already ensured that Su Mo would give him a chance put this feud behind him because even though Zi Xiao would regain consciousness in about half a year, Zi Xiao’s recreated Spiritual Soul would still require thousands of years for recovery. And this meant that for a good few thousands of years, Zi Xiao would be unable to improve his cultivation at all. Thus, as long as Su Mo put in the hard work, he would be able to quickly catch up and be on par with Zi Xiao’s abilities after a mere few thousand years.

##### Dragon Capital

 Zi Xiao wanted to captured and kill Su Mo back in the Dragon Capital but could not because he was protected by the Dragon Tribe. Later, Zhong Ji went to Dragon Capital himself to have a private talk with Su Mo about him giving back the Ultimate Sword Arts and Ultimate Holy Sword. Su Mo proposed a deal to Zhong Ji: either the Ultimate Sword Arts or he merge a third Primordial Spirit inside of him. Zhong Ji chose a third Primordial Spirit without hesitation as it was an opportuny for him to become a master.
Although the Ultimate Sword Arts was strong, it was insignificant when compared to Primordail Spirits. After all the Ultimate Sword Arts was an external power that would have a limit in increasing his power. A Primordial Spirit on the other hand would increase his talents and nothing could replace it. As long as he had another strong Primordial Spirit, not only would his strength increase sharply, he would have greater hopes of becoming a master. Su Mo added a condition for him to give a third Primordial Spirit : kill Zi Xiao. Su Mo revealed what Zi Xiao had done to him in the past. He asked him to capture Zi Xiao and he will merge the Primordial Spirit for you. Ultimate Supreme Being agreed. When Zhong Ji returned to the Ultimate Sword Domain, Zi Xiao had gone missing. He had found refuge at Heavenly Palace.

##### The Collapse (SPOILER)

 After the destruction of Deity Plane, Zi Xiao was send to the Chaotic Universe like everyone else. Di Yihun had met Zi Xiao by coincidence not long after arriving at the Universe. After that, the two had settled on the abandoned star called Earth. Zi Xiao followed Di Yihun's orders and spread word about Su Mo and the Chaotic Tribe destroying the Deity Plane.
The anger Zi Xiao had been hoarding all this while were simply on the edge of explosion. With the Deity Plane destroyed, he had no hope of becoming a Supreme Being in this lifetime, let alone becoming a Xeon. That was why he hated Su Mo even more. How he wished to drink his blood and consume his flesh!

##### Cloud Ridge World

 Zi Xiao was in Cloud Ridge World as he had been put away in Di Yihun’s Spacial Device. He had been following Di Yihun and when Di Yihun went to Sky Demon Star, Zi Xiao had been with him.
Zi Xiao knew that the Ultimate Supreme Being and Su Mo would not let him off and thus he had been cultivating in Di Yihun’s Spacial Device. He was elated to have the opportunity to come to Cloud Ridge World. Young Master Liu Yun was not unhappy with his presence and he had kept Di Yihun and Zi Xiao by his side.

Di Yihun and Zi Xiao discovered and understood that Su Mo was in Ancient Cloud Star Alliance when they heard about the so-called invincible disciple beneath Supreme Being Realm named Wu Shan. "Wu Shan" has cultivated the Chaotic Power Source and he possesses devouring power. He has high attainment in the Sword Art as well. He and Su Mo were too similar to be a coincidence. Although Wu Shan possessed similar traits to Su Mo, Di Yihun and Zi Xiao were not certain that he was Su Mo.

They had to make an investigation and Zi Xiao went to Palmy Star on his own as Liu Yun refused that Di Yihun go as well.Between the two of them, Young Master Liu Yun valued Di Yihun more than Zi Xiao. Thus, he wanted Di Yihun to succeed in the Headquarters Selection. Although Di Yihun had great talent, it would not have been easy for him to stand out in the Selection. There would be around 10 million people participating in the Headquarters Selection. To make it to the top 30, one had to depend on their luck rather than their strength.

He was going to breakthrough to the Advanced Stage but it was at that moment that Su Mo left seclusion and departed for Red Mansion Star. Even if Zi Xiao guessed that Su Mo had also reach Supreme Being Realm, he could not miss out on this rare opportunity, even if he had to postpone his breakthrough. Furthermore he would not understimate Su Mo, only overestimate.

Zi Xiao met Ling Chang and Su Mo who were accompanied by Lin Ya for the first time in Cloud Ridge World after the trio left Leng Canfeng's Deicide Manor. Zi Xiao wasn't alone as he brought with him four experts. Zi Xiao knew time was of the essence, so he wasted no time with small talk and ordered his squad to attack. These four Advanced Supreme Beings were top-class assassins he had hired at the expense of his wealth and resources. Today, he would reign supreme. He knew Su Mo was not alone. Ling Chang and Lin Ya were with him. He could not possibly succeed on his own, so he had had to ask for help.

Zi Xiao possessed mighty strength and the other four men were Advanced Supreme Beings. Their strength was comparable to that of the Ultimate Supreme Being, but the five of them were unable to defeat Su Mo and the two ladies. Worst, the four assassins decided to quit as their target abilies was beyond what previously said. Although Zi Xiao was raging, he could not do anything about it. He did not know those four men and they had been hired by him to kill Su Mo. After the four men had left, Zi Xiao knew that it would be impossible for him to kill Su Mo and decided to leave. Su Mo will obviously not allow him to slip away as he was determined to get his hands on Zi Xiao’s Life-and-Death Primordial Spirit.

Zi Xiao successfully escaped by exploding himself. His Life-and-Death Primordial Spirit is basically indestructible, he has the ability to rise from the dead, and can recover quickly from any serious injuries. He can’t die. The Life-and-death Primordial Spirit could switch between life and death, and could easily rise from the dead as well. However, this time around, in order for him to escape, he had chosen to destroy his physical body. By doing so, his Spiritual Soul had been badly affected. He would not be able to break through his cultivation level to reach the Advanced Supreme Being Realm within 10 years. He was full of hatred!

He was about to break through his cultivation level to the Advanced Supreme Being Realm and he had great confidence in becoming a disciple of the Headquarters. However, he had been severely injured. Basically, he would not be able to have a breakthrough before the Headquarters Selection and his dream of becoming a disciple of the Headquarters had been dashed. Zi Xiao’s dream was to learn from Tai Ying Sovereign, the only Supreme Master who had cultivated the Life and Death Rule. Once he became Tai Ying Sovereign’s disciple, Su Mo would be no match for him. On top of that, his status in Ancient Cloud Star Alliance would be on par with that of Young Master Liu Yun, and he no longer would need to be enslaved to him.

Together with Di Yihun, he took part in the Headquarters Selection as a disciple of the Skynet Branch. Young Master Liu Yun knew Elder Yuan and Elder Murong, the two Chiefs Elders of the Skynet Branch so they agreed to register the two of them as disciple of the Skynet Branch to participate. The two elders were merely doing Young Master Liu Yun a favor. Di Yihun and Zi Xiao were Young Master Liu Yun’s servants and the two elders did not think highly of them. Liu Yun compared Di Yihun's strength to Murong Qi.

Zi Xiao went to become Tai Ying Sovereign as for that he will need to be the one to kill the star beast. Logically speaking, Tai Ying Sovereign would want to have a disciple who complies with his orthodox practice to cultivate the Life-and-Death Path. He would prefer to have someone who knows the Life-and-Death Path or someone who has the talent. There was no doubt about it that Zi Xiao was the most suitable disciple for Tai Ying Sovereign and no one fitted the position better than him.

After Su Mo broke through to the Middle Stage of the Supreme Being Realm, he returned attack Zi Xiao. Zi Xiao had found a way to kill the Beast Soul but he was uncertain if he could succeed. However, it was worth trying as he felt that there was a high probability of succeeding. He had not anticipated Su Mo attacking him and crushing his plan. This time around, he was more severely injured than before. Fortunately, he possessed the Life-and-Death Primordial Spirit and Life and Death Rule, which had saved him. Although he did not have the ability to raise one from the dead, he could still protect himself. Zi Xiao managed to escape onc more as Murong Qi blocked and delayed Su Mo.

After Su Mo left the stary beast, Zi Xiao returned to slay the Soul Beast. It was a lot easier without Su Mo ambushing him and managed to slay the star beast soul with his Life and Death Rules. Zi Xiao was thrilled. Since he had killed the Beast Soul, he would become Tai Ying Sovereign’s disciple. He no longer had to be afraid in the Ancient Cloud Star Alliance and Cloud Ridge World. He was fearless, and he would have a bright future ahead. As soon as he get out of the Star Beast he immediately went to taunt Su Mo.

##### Return to the Cosmic World

 As soon as Di Yihun and Zi Xiao became headquarters disciples, Su Mo was send to the Torture Hall for 100 years to have kill Xiao Yushu, a fellow disciple. Zi Xiao and Di Yihun to immediately return to Cosmic World to deal with Su Mo's relatives and Tuoba Qingyun.
*More informations about the following plotline need to be added.*

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 2705
2. ↑ Chapter 2683
3. ↑ Chapter 2705
4. ↑ Chapter 2313
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 2306
6. ↑ Chapter 2313
7. ↑ Chapter 2314
8. ↑ Chapter 2315
9. ↑ Chapter 2335
10. ↑ Chapter 2378
11. ↑ Chapter 2382
12. ↑ Chapter 2383
13. ↑ Chapter 2384
14. ↑ Chapter 2385
15. ↑ Chapter 2387
16. ↑ Chapter 2394
17. ↑ Chapter 2394
18. ↑ Chapter 2395
19. ↑ Chapter 2396
20. ↑ Chapter 2397
21. ↑ Chapter 2469
22. ↑ Chapter 2472
23. ↑ Chapter 2473
24. ↑ Chapter 2568
25. ↑ Chapter 2601
26. ↑ Chapter 2665
27. ↑ Chapter 2672
28. ↑ Chapter 2674
29. ↑ Chapter 2675
30. ↑ Chapter 2676
31. ↑ Chapter 2677
32. ↑ Chapter 2683
33. ↑ Chapter 2689
34. ↑ Chapter 2696
35. ↑ Chapter 2705
36. ↑ Chapter 2710