Chapter Summaries

Bai Tang fought her way through the Luofu, healed Mara-Struck Cloud Knights, and drew Jing Yuan’s attention because she resembled Baiheng. She waited at Scalegorge Waterscape and considered how to show Jing Yuan and the others her memories.

• Bai Tang activated a waypoint, fought enemies on the Luofu, and healed Cloud Knights who had been struck by Mara.
• Bai Tang told the Cloud Knights she was searching for something and left to look for it, prompting them to report her healing ability to Jing Yuan.
• Jing Yuan examined the report and recognized Bai Tang’s resemblance to Baiheng, then wondered what her purpose was on the Luofu.
• Bai Tang evaded the Cloud Knights watching her and went to Scalegorge Waterscape, where she waited for Jing Yuan to find her.
• Bai Tang searched through her belongings and wondered whether she could use the Matrix of Prescience to let Jing Yuan and the others see her memories.

Bai Tang tried to decide how to earn Jing Yuan’s trust, then went blast fishing at Scalegorge Waterscape and ate the poisoned fish. Jing Yuan found her unconscious and carried her toward the Alchemy Commission, puzzled by her keepsakes and her strange condition.

• Bai Tang sorted through nine keepsakes connected to the Luofu and decided to approach Jing Yuan confidently rather than reveal her past.
• Bai Tang blasted fish from the water with a bomb, ate several despite their charred and raw state, and collapsed beneath Yubie's statue.
• Jing Yuan arrived at Scalegorge Waterscape, recognized his damaged Stonefire Dreambody among Bai Tang’s belongings, and wondered what had happened to the Luofu’s people.
• Jing Yuan sensed chaotic energy inside Bai Tang, found her abnormally light, and carried her toward the Alchemy Commission.
• Jing Yuan noticed a brick-sized liquid glitter charm showing him drinking among the items Bai Tang had left out.

Jing Yuan watched over the unconscious Bai Tang as Bailu examined her and uncovered her mysterious history and repeated resurrections. After questioning the Astral Express crew, Jing Yuan learned Bai Tang had joined the Trailblaze to help the Luofu, and she woke to find him beside her.

• Bailu examined Bai Tang and said she was barely surviving severe injuries and clashing Paths, while Jing Yuan stayed beside her because she clutched his clothes.
• Jing Yuan recognized that Bai Tang was connected to the Astral Express and heard her apologize for failing to protect the Luofu and Yanqing.
• Bai Tang murmured about using Brother Feng's method to bring everyone back to life, and Jing Yuan sensed The Permanence within her and realized she had been resurrected repeatedly.
• Jing Yuan contacted Stelle, Welt, and Himeko to learn about Bai Tang, and Himeko explained that Bai Tang had joined the Trailblaze to help her companions and the Luofu.
• Bai Tang woke in the hospital bed and was startled to find Jing Yuan beside her.

Bai Tang told Jing Yuan that Phantylia and Jingliu were on the Luofu, then fought Jingliu and successfully checked in to gain her sword technique. After warning her companions that Tingyun had been replaced by Phantylia, Bai Tang discovered new bonds with the High-Cloud Quintet and decided to seek out Yanqing for a fight.

• Bai Tang told Jing Yuan that Phantylia and Jingliu had come to the Luofu, and Jing Yuan realized Jingliu was her master.
• Bai Tang left Jing Yuan, found Jingliu, and fought her with ice blades and Frozen Hyacinths until the area was demolished.
• Bai Tang completed her check-in, healed Jingliu with a Hyacinth, and left while Jingliu recognized traces of her own sword style in Bai Tang's attacks.
• Bai Tang messaged Dan Heng and Stelle that Phantylia had replaced Tingyun and warned them to be careful.
• Bai Tang inspected her check-in rewards and bonds, discovered that both adult and young Jing Yuan were recorded, then decided to go find Yanqing and fight him.

Bai Tang defeated Yanqing, revealed her connection to Jingliu, and insisted on joining Jing Yuan to confront Phantylia. As Bai Tang and Jing Yuan reached Dan Heng and Blade, Yanqing intervened to arrest Blade, prompting Bai Tang to question his daring.

• Jing Yuan found Bai Tang and Yanqing fighting, and Bai Tang defeated Yanqing with Jingliu's sword technique.
• Bai Tang told Yanqing to ask Jing Yuan about Jingliu, then blamed Jingliu and Yanqing for the wreckage when she caught up with Jing Yuan.
• Bai Tang refused to stay behind and told Jing Yuan she wanted to help fight Phantylia.
• Silver Wolf told Bai Tang that Blade had passed out from her poison and that Dan Heng and Blade were about to fight.
• Bai Tang and Jing Yuan reached Dan Heng and Blade as Yanqing intervened, and Bai Tang wondered whether Yanqing was really that daring.

Bai Tang watched Blade and Dan Heng fight Yanqing, then joined the group and helped restrain Blade’s Mara-Struck condition. After confronting Blade about Yingxing and Dan Feng, she planned to resurrect Dan Feng and Baiheng and punish the Vidyadhara elders.

• Blade stabbed Dan Heng, who revealed his Imbibitor Lunae form, and Yanqing tried to intervene.
• Bai Tang watched Blade and Dan Heng team up to defeat Yanqing, while Jing Yuan asked her to teach Yanqing swordsmanship.
• Kafka arrived, and Bai Tang suppressed Blade’s Mara-Struck condition before standing with Dan Heng.
• Bai Tang challenged Blade for denying he was Yingxing and defended Dan Heng against Blade’s pursuit.
• Jing Yuan redirected the conversation and sent the group onward, while Bai Tang resolved to resurrect Dan Feng and Baiheng and deal with the Vidyadhara elders.

Jing Yuan reunited with Dan Heng and introduced Bai Tang as Yanqing’s martial aunt before the group met up with the Express crew at Scalegorge Waterscape. Dan Heng accepted their support and parted the sea to reveal the Vidyadhara Palace ruins, while Bai Tang hummed a tune for the scene.

• Jing Yuan apologized to Dan Heng for mistaking him for an old friend, then told Yanqing that Bai Tang would be his martial aunt and give him pointers.
• Bai Tang, Jing Yuan, and Dan Heng left Yanqing behind and traveled to Scalegorge Waterscape to meet Stelle, March 7th, Welt, and Fu Xuan.
• Jing Yuan explained the situation, and March 7th, Stelle, and Bai Tang offered Dan Heng their support before he agreed to help.
• Bai Tang reassured Dan Heng that she recognized him as Dan Heng, not Dan Feng, and promised to have his back.
• Dan Heng used his power to part the ancient sea and reveal the Vidyadhara Palace ruins, while Bai Tang hummed a tune and March 7th caught her.

Bai Tang and the others fought Phantylia, with Bai Tang overpowering and taunting the Lord Ravager before helping Jing Yuan and Dan Heng break her connection to the Ambrosial Arbor. She deliberately left the final blow to Jing Yuan so he could earn merit on the Xianzhou, while planning to kill Phantylia herself when they met again on Amphoreus.

• March 7th and Stelle asked Bai Tang about Tingyun, and Bai Tang said Tingyun was not dead before urging them to fight Phantylia.
• Bai Tang attacked Phantylia with both swords and her customized High-Cloud Quintet finishing move, forcing Phantylia into her third phase before she could complete her speech.
• Bai Tang taunted Phantylia and drew her attention while March 7th, Jing Yuan, Stelle, and Dan Heng joined the battle.
• Phantylia attacked with the force of a falling star, but Jing Yuan’s Luofu bond shielded the group.
• Phantylia seized Bai Tang to inject her with Destruction, but Bai Tang broke free, controlled the Ambrosial Arbor with Abundance, and gave Dan Heng and Jing Yuan time to attack.
• Bai Tang let Jing Yuan deliver the decisive strike so he could earn merit on the Xianzhou, saving her own chance to kill Phantylia for their next meeting on Amphoreus.

Bai Tang left Jing Yuan with a way to contact her and returned to the Express after deciding to protect him from the Luofu’s higher-ups. She promised to tell the crew about her time on the Luofu once everyone had gathered.

• Bai Tang recalled how she had known Jing Yuan since he was young and decided to leave before Bailu arrived.
• Bai Tang discovered that Yanqing’s bond could activate with Jing Yuan and gave Jing Yuan a tiny liquid hyacinth that would contact her in an emergency.
• Bai Tang told Jing Yuan she would stand by him against the Luofu’s higher-ups and suggested he introduce her as his junior sister.
• Bai Tang returned to the Express, where Himeko stopped her and asked about her story from the Xianzhou Luofu.
• Bai Tang said she would tell the crew once everyone was back and wanted Jing Yuan and the others invited too.

Bai Tang told the Express crew and her friends stories about her childhood with Baiheng, Jingliu, Yingxing, Dan Feng, and Jing Yuan, then briefly recounted how they all died. She insisted she had avenged them and could bring them back, and Jing Yuan and Jingliu praised her.

• Bai Tang introduced herself as Baiheng’s younger sister and described becoming Jingliu’s sword disciple when she was three.
• Bai Tang recalled Yingxing making her four weapons, Dan Feng teaching her how to hit people, and Jing Yuan cheating at games with her.
• Bai Tang recounted Baiheng’s thrilling Starskiff rides, their plans to leave the Luofu, and the birthday Gundam called Tang that her friends built for her.
• Bai Tang said Tang helped wake Dan Feng during his dragon madness and later explained that a machine caused the deaths of all six of them, before she destroyed it.
• Jing Yuan praised Bai Tang, and Jingliu recognized her as a worthy disciple.

Bai Tang recounted her past lives on the Luofu, from being raised by Jing Yuan and learning swordsmanship and forging to dying and returning as a Galaxy Ranger. After she finished, she gave everyone healing Hyacinths, and communications unlocked for those who had checked in, bringing them one step closer to resurrection.

• Bai Tang told everyone how Jing Yuan adopted her and Yanqing, how Jingliu taught her swordsmanship, and how she trained in forging under General Huaiyan.
• Bai Tang said she later returned to the Luofu, restored the Artisanship Commission’s standing, and forged a sword for Yanqing and one for herself.
• Bai Tang recounted Jing Yuan’s death, her own death, and how she and Yanqing became Galaxy Rangers before she fell into Nihility and died again.
• Bai Tang finished her story and sent everyone back to work or rest, giving each person a healing Hyacinth before they left.
• The communications section unlocked for those who had successfully checked in, except Aventurine, leaving them one step away from resurrection.

Bai Tang warned Stelle about Luocha, then secretly investigated the Dragon Preceptors and prepared to protect Bailu during Dan Heng’s companion mission. After Jing Yuan helped stop an attempt on Bailu, the second elder recognized Bai Tang as Vidyadhara and offered to add her to the register.

• After Stelle sent Luocha’s picture, Bai Tang warned her to stay cautious around him and recalled Otto’s history with him.
• Bai Tang searched a Dragon Preceptor’s house for a list of culprits, compared it with Bailu’s list of Vidyadhara, and frightened a high-ranking supporter of Bailu to secure his help.
• Bai Tang told Dan Heng she would not join his companion mission, then gathered the second elder and Jing Yuan to follow Dan Heng and Stelle secretly.
• Bai Tang recorded evidence while Jing Yuan protected Bailu from the Dragon Preceptors’ attempt to kill her.
• The second elder thanked Dan Heng and Jing Yuan, agreed to support the Divine General, recognized a familiar aura in Bai Tang, and offered to add her to the Vidyadhara register.

Bai Tang added her name to the Vidyadhara list and remained determined to bring back the people connected to her panel, though the summon option was still locked. Older Jing Yuan and the awakened companions agreed to find ways to ease her burden, while Older Jing Yuan set out to help the others.

• Bai Tang warned the Second Elder to keep evidence ready and told him she would help only once, then added her name to the Vidyadhara list.
• Bai Tang grew frustrated that the summon option remained locked, and Older Jing Yuan urged her not to rush while she tried to bring back her friends.
• Bai Tang agreed to focus first on bringing back this world's Dan Feng and Baiheng so Jing Yuan could put them to work.
• Older Jing Yuan gathered the awakened companions on the empty Luofu, and they discussed Bai Tang's determination and how much she had changed.
• Aventurine suggested that the outside versions of the group might help, so Older Jing Yuan and the others prepared to act and support Bai Tang.

Jing Yuan spoke with his other self in a dream, who asked him to look after Bai Tang and share Yingxing’s story. After Bai Tang successfully summoned Yingxing, she brought Blade to a forge and deliberately frustrated him during a smithing lesson, hoping to stir his emotions and make him feel alive again.

• Jing Yuan dreamed of speaking with Bai Tang’s older Jing Yuan, who asked him to look after her and tell others her story.
• Silver Wolf arranged for Bai Tang to meet Blade on the Luofu, where Jingliu and little Jing Yuan took Yingxing away to explain the situation.
• Bai Tang checked in Yingxing, added him to her party, and summoned his forge, where she began smithing with Blade watching.
• Blade took over the lesson when Bai Tang struggled, then patiently taught her smithing while intending to honor Yingxing’s deceased master.
• Bai Tang pretended not to learn a technique she had mastered, deliberately provoking Blade so he would show anger and feel alive again.

Bai Tang manipulated Blade into continuing her lessons, then agreed to meet Aventurine and promised to help him become an Emanator. She used a Realm Anchor to travel to his office and discuss his proposed cooperation in person.

• Bai Tang stopped Blade from leaving by clinging to him, offering Jing Yuan’s liquor, and warning that her poor technique could damage his reputation; Blade resumed teaching her.
• Blade returned to the Stellaron Hunters furious after realizing Bai Tang had pretended not to learn, but Kafka restrained him with Spirit Whisper before he could go after her.
• After waking aboard the Astral Express, Bai Tang read Himeko’s message that Aventurine wanted to make a deal and agreed to contact him.
• Bai Tang told Aventurine to call her big sister and promised to help make him an Emanator when they reached Penacony, though she could not bestow a blessing directly.
• Aventurine proposed cooperating and exchanging information through Bai Tang’s Dream Passport; Bai Tang asked him to show sincerity and arranged to meet at his office instead of discussing matters in Penacony.
• Bai Tang used a Realm Anchor to travel to Aventurine’s office.

Bai Tang traded Penacony’s hidden history to Aventurine for a Dream Passport and unlimited reimbursement, then gave him two enchanted hyacinths to aid him on Penacony. After accepting Aventurine’s list of treasures, she fell asleep in his office, and he decided to carry her to the guest room.

• Bai Tang negotiated with Aventurine, who offered her a Penacony Dream Passport and to cover her expenses in return for information.
• Bai Tang told Aventurine about Penacony’s origins, Mikhail’s dream, and its secrets, then warned him about the two little birds of Order.
• Bai Tang gave Aventurine a pale blue hyacinth that would alert him when an Aeon descended, and a purple hyacinth that would protect his life.
• Aventurine called Bai Tang big sister and handed her a list of priceless treasures, which she began choosing from while he worked.
• Bai Tang fell asleep on Aventurine’s sofa after messaging Himeko, and Aventurine decided to take her to the guest room.

Aventurine noticed Bai Tang was alarmingly light as he carried her, while she dreamed of the childhood neglect and abuse she suffered as Bai Xiaopei before being reborn as Bai Tang. She woke in an unfamiliar place, wondering who was nearby.

• Aventurine lifted Bai Tang and was surprised by how nearly weightless she felt.
• As Bai Xiaopei, the little girl came home proud of her perfect exam score, but her mother dismissed her and left to buy Bai Lianghao a hamburger.
• Bai Lianghao insulted Bai Xiaopei and demanded she clean up after him, and she finally tried to strike him.
• Her father ignored what had happened and beat Bai Xiaopei with a wooden stick while comforting Bai Lianghao.
• Baiheng welcomed her newborn sister Bai Tang and happily told her family she would show her to Jingliu.
• Bai Tang woke from the dream and wondered where she was and whether a stranger was nearby.

Bai Tang trained Yanqing in swordsmanship and gave him a finely crafted sword she had forged with Blade. Yanqing loved the gift, and Jing Yuan showed him his famous weapon as Bai Tang began explaining its maker’s renowned creations.

• Bai Tang sparred with Yanqing and taught him swordsmanship while Jing Yuan watched.
• Bai Tang gave Yanqing a blue sword she had forged with Blade, and Yanqing eagerly tested it.
• Stelle messaged Bai Tang and Jing Yuan while searching for the general; Bai Tang told her Jing Yuan would reply himself.
• Yanqing praised his new sword, and Bai Tang asked Jing Yuan to show him his famous weapon.
• Jing Yuan summoned his Formation Saber for Yanqing to see.

Yanqing received a sword forged by Yingxing from Bai Tang, while a Heliobus that tried to inspect her memories was attacked by several terrifying versions of her. The Heliobus was knocked out of her memories and left as a lightless flame in Bai Tang’s hand.

• Bai Tang told Yanqing that Yingxing had forged Jing Yuan’s Formation Saber, Dan Heng’s Cloud-Piercer, and her own sword, then gave Yanqing a sword of his own handiwork.
• Yanqing thanked Bai Tang for the gift, and Jing Yuan teased her about her own attachment to Yingxing and his sword.
• Stelle arrived with the Ghost-Hunting Squad, so Bai Tang slipped away from Jing Yuan.
• A Heliobus entered Bai Tang’s memories to inspect her obsessions, but successive versions of Bai Tang pursued and attacked it.
• Bai Tang struck the Heliobus out of her memories with a sword blow, then held its lightless flame in her hand.

Bai Tang delivered a Heliobus fragment to Fyxestroll Garden after it was assimilated by her memories, then explained how dangerous it could have been if it possessed someone else. Jing Yuan and Cirrus stopped her from leaving, and Jing Yuan persuaded her to keep him company while he rested.

• Bai Tang brought the assimilated Heliobus fragment to Fyxestroll Garden, where Jing Yuan and Cirrus had just finished negotiating.
• Jing Yuan arranged for Bai Tang to help with Cirrus's challenge, but Stelle, Huohuo, Guinaifen, and Sushang defeated the opponents without Bai Tang fighting.
• Bai Tang handed the fragment to Huohuo, and it identified itself as Preservation-Destruction, surprising Cirrus with its changed beliefs.
• Bai Tang explained that the Heliobus could have caused great destruction if it had possessed someone else, while Jing Yuan trusted her ability to withstand it.
• Bai Tang tried to leave, but Cirrus and Jing Yuan stopped her, and Jing Yuan persuaded her to stay by acting tired and aggrieved.