Chapter Summaries

Jing Yuan visited Jingliu to congratulate her on taking Bai Luoming as a disciple, but he watched as she favored Bai Luoming and taught him gently. Jing Yuan kept his doubts about his junior brother’s swordwork to himself and wondered why Jingliu had never treated him with the same patience.

• Jingliu waited in her courtyard for Bai Luoming, but Jing Yuan arrived first with breakfast and greeted her as his master.
• Jing Yuan asked where his new junior brother was, and Jingliu focused on the courtyard gate when she heard footsteps outside.
• Bai Luoming entered with breakfast, greeted Jingliu, drank her tea, and sat down with her while Jing Yuan tried to speak.
• Jingliu chose Bai Luoming’s buns and soy milk over Jing Yuan’s breakfast, then agreed to begin sword practice.
• Bai Luoming demonstrated the sword moves he had learned, and Jing Yuan noticed mistakes but stayed silent.
• Jingliu praised Bai Luoming and gently explained his mistakes, leaving Jing Yuan wondering why she had never taught him so kindly.

Jingliu sent Jing Yuan away, then stayed with Bai Luoming as he practiced swordsmanship. After breakfast, she used a close-contact demonstration to flirt with him and promised to teach him something easier, leaving Bai Luoming wondering what she had in mind.

• Jingliu quietly told Bai Luoming to practice alone and ordered Jing Yuan to return to his official duties.
• Jing Yuan asked what Jingliu thought of Bai Luoming, cautioned her to mind appearances, and left the courtyard.
• Jingliu watched Bai Luoming practice while she ate the breakfast he had brought.
• After the food ran out, Jingliu approached Bai Luoming and claimed she would demonstrate his swordsmanship mistakes.
• Jingliu stood behind Bai Luoming, pressed against him, and guided his hands through sword moves as he struggled to cooperate.
• Jingliu said she would teach Bai Luoming something easier, and he asked what she wanted to teach.

Jingliu pulled Bai Luoming into an increasingly intimate aptitude examination, then became jealous when Ms. Herta’s ringtone interrupted them. She ended the chapter warning Bai Luoming to run because she could barely suppress her Mara-Struck state.

• Jingliu released Bai Luoming, told him to face her, and said she would examine his aptitude.
• Jingliu suddenly kissed Bai Luoming and continued her clumsy advances until he pushed her back and objected to their actions in broad daylight.
• Jingliu dragged Bai Luoming into a room and resumed her examination with a sneak attack.
• Ms. Herta’s ringtone interrupted them, and Jingliu snatched Bai Luoming’s terminal and threw it against the wall.
• Jingliu glared at Bai Luoming when he explained the call was from Ms. Herta, then told him to run because she could barely suppress her Mara-Struck state.

Herta discovered Bai Luoming was involved in an intimate encounter and prepared specialized tools to capture and discipline him, but Ruan Mei joined her on the journey to the Luofu. There, Blade emerged during a Borisin attack in the Prison of Deep Seclusion, killed their leader, and walked out while the Cloud Knights let him pass.

• Herta used Bai Luoming’s terminal cameras and audio plugin, then gathered tools she had designed to capture and restrain him.
• Ruan Mei stopped Herta from leaving the space station and persuaded her to travel together to the Luofu.
• A Borisin force overwhelmed the Cloud Knights guarding the Prison of Deep Seclusion, and their captain was gravely wounded by a powerful, regenerating Borisin.
• Blade appeared amid spreading red spider lilies and beheaded the Borisin with a single sword strike.
• The Cloud Knights moved to stop Blade, but their recovering captain ordered them to let him go and contain the Borisin instead.

Blade escaped the Prison of Deep Seclusion with Kafka and Sam after Jing Yuan allowed them to leave so the Cloud Knights could focus on the disturbance. Dan Heng left the Astral Express to check on the Luofu, while Jingliu silenced Bai Luoming by ordering him to eat.

• Blade cut through the prison gates and emerged to find Jing Yuan and the Cloud Knights waiting outside.
• Jing Yuan explained that Blade had learned swordsmanship from Jingliu, making him Yanqing’s martial uncle.
• Sam arrived with Kafka, picked up both her and Blade, and flew away despite Yanqing’s protests.
• Jing Yuan stopped Yanqing from pursuing the Stellaron Hunters and said their priority was quelling the prison disturbance.
• Dan Heng left the Astral Express after Himeko suggested he go see for himself whether everyone on the Luofu was all right.
• Bai Luoming questioned the commotion at Jingliu’s residence, and Jingliu leaned in and shouted, “Shut up and eat!”

Yaoguang told Feixiao that Hoolay had escaped and Phantylia had attacked the Luofu, then met the Astral Express Crew as the Ambrosial Arbor began coming back to life. She offered to take the willing crew to Stargazer Navalia, and they chose to join the fight.

• Yaoguang urged Feixiao to hurry to the Luofu and told her that Hoolay had escaped and Phantylia had destroyed the Artisanship Commission and devoured its Heliobi.
• Feixiao commandeered the pilot's seat and overloaded her craft to reach the Luofu faster.
• Yaoguang met March 7th, Stelle, and Welt at the guesthouse, where they asked about Bai Luoming and learned that a Lord Ravager had attacked the Luofu.
• The Ambrosial Arbor began growing new branches and lifting its fallen trunk as Yaoguang explained what it was.
• Yaoguang offered to arrange for the Astral Express Crew to accompany her to Stargazer Navalia, and they declared that they would not retreat.

Bai Luoming and Jingliu headed toward the reviving Ambrosial Arbor, but Hoolay intercepted them with the wounded Yanqing. Jingliu defeated Hoolay, then continued toward the Arbor with Bai Luoming and Yanqing.

• Bai Luoming woke to the Ambrosial Arbor's revival and convinced Jingliu to go with him.
• Hoolay confronted Bai Luoming and Jingliu while holding the unconscious Yanqing, whom Bai Luoming caught after Hoolay threw him aside.
• Yanqing warned Jingliu that Hoolay was dangerous, while Hoolay revealed his old grudge against her.
• Hoolay fused with a Heliobus and unleashed his strengthened power, but Jingliu let him transform and met his attack.
• Jingliu broke Hoolay's great saber and defeated him in 41 seconds.
• Jingliu left with Bai Luoming and Yanqing for the Ambrosial Arbor as Hoolay began to recover, grieving over his defeat.

Bai Luoming and Jingliu brought Yanqing to Scalegorge Waterscape, where Jingliu froze a path across the water and comforted Bai Luoming as they explored the ruins. Meanwhile, Feixiao reunited with Yaoguang, learned that the Ambrosial Arbor had revived, and eagerly set off to fight Phantylia with Jing Yuan.

• Jingliu told Yanqing that Bai Luoming was her husband and his grandmaster-in-law, and Yanqing reluctantly accepted the title.
• Jingliu froze the water at the entrance to Scalegorge Waterscape so the group could cross without a ferry.
• Bai Luoming comforted Jingliu among the ruins, and Yanqing privately struggled with the fact that his martial uncle was also his grandmaster-in-law.
• Feixiao discovered Yaoguang had overheard her threats, and Yaoguang assured her they were still allies.
• Yaoguang told Feixiao that the Ambrosial Arbor had revived and that they needed to join Jing Yuan in defeating Phantylia, so Feixiao urged them to go at once.

Jingliu and Bai Luoming arrived at Scalegorge Waterscape as Blade confronted Dan Heng, and Jingliu nearly attacked them while struggling with her memories and Mara. Blade revealed Dan Heng’s past as Imbibitor Lunae, then wounded him, causing water to envelop him and leaving Yanqing to question Bai Luoming’s loyalty.

• Jingliu and Bai Luoming followed familiar voices to a sea of red spider lilies, where Blade and Dan Heng faced off as Kafka and Sam watched.
• Yanqing recognized Blade and the Stellaron Hunters, while Blade and Dan Heng reacted to Jingliu’s arrival.
• Jingliu’s memories and killing intent surged, but Bai Luoming stopped her and urged her to calm down.
• Jingliu took Bai Luoming’s hand as Kafka cautioned Sam, while Blade taunted Dan Heng about his past.
• Blade told Yanqing that Dan Heng was the exiled Imbibitor Lunae, but Yanqing rejected the claim and defended his grandmaster.
• Blade attacked Dan Heng and pierced him with the Shard Sword; water surged around Dan Heng, and Yanqing gave Bai Luoming a suspicious look.

Bai Luoming tried to keep the rivalries between Dan Heng, Blade, and Jingliu from erupting into a battle as the Ambrosial Arbor revived. Jing Yuan arrived and persuaded everyone to stand down, leaving the group reunited under tense circumstances.

• Jingliu drew her sword and threatened Dan Heng and Blade, while Bai Luoming tried to restrain her.
• Dan Heng and Blade turned their weapons on Jingliu, and Firefly prepared to intervene as the group faced off amid the Arbor's revival.
• Bai Luoming summoned a greatsword and released his power, prompting most of the group to target him instead.
• Jing Yuan arrived on the Lightning-Lord, reassured Yanqing, and asked everyone to let the conflict rest.
• Jing Yuan urged Blade to stop, and Blade, Dan Heng, and Jingliu put away their weapons.
• Jing Yuan thanked the group and remarked on the circumstances of their reunion.

Kafka, Sam, and Blade departed after the mission, while Bai Luoming persuaded Dan Heng to travel with Jing Yuan to the Dragon Exaltation Hall. At the Scalegorge Waterscape, Feixiao killed Hoolay and took the Red Moon for the Xianzhou, then she and Yaoguang joined the Astral Express Crew aboard Tingyun’s starskiff.

• Kafka said the Stellaron Hunters’ part was over, and Sam carried her and Blade away as Jing Yuan invited Dan Heng to join them.
• Bai Luoming convinced Dan Heng to accept Jing Yuan’s offer, and they set out for the Dragon Exaltation Hall with Jingliu following.
• Feixiao stopped Hoolay’s attack, defeated him with the power of The Hunt, and claimed his Red Moon after he offered it to her.
• Feixiao said she would save the Red Moon for Xianzhou residents suffering from Moon Madness, then continued with Yaoguang toward the Ambrosial Arbor.
• Tingyun arrived with the Astral Express Crew and invited Yaoguang and Feixiao to ride with them, and the group boarded her starskiff.

Bai Luoming and the others gathered at the Dragon Exaltation Hall to confront the Ambrosial Arbor and Phantylia, while he distracted everyone with a prank involving intensely sour tangerines. Jing Yuan then asked Fu Xuan to act as general during the crisis, and she chose to stand and face the danger instead of claiming the position.

• Jing Yuan told Bai Luoming that the enemy was a pawn of Destruction and hinted that more than one general was on the Luofu.
• Bai Luoming reunited with March 7th and introduced Jingliu as his master, explaining that he had spent the previous night practicing swordsmanship at her place.
• Bai Luoming handed out supposedly sweet tangerines, and March 7th, Stelle, Jing Yuan, and many Cloud Knights recoiled when they tasted how sour they were.
• Welt stopped Stelle from hitting Bai Luoming and reminded everyone that dealing with the Ambrosial Arbor took priority.
• Jing Yuan asked Fu Xuan to temporarily take over as general, and Fu Xuan declared that she would face the Luofu's crisis rather than cling to life.

Jing Yuan led the assembled allies into the Scalegorge Waterscape, where they battled Phantylia and destroyed her Ambrosial Arbor body, but she escaped. Bai Luoming vanished after touching the Stellaron, and Herta’s arrival sparked a fight with Jingliu as Feixiao joined in.

• Jing Yuan left Yanqing in command of the Cloud Knights to guard the rear, then led the others to confront Phantylia.
• Dan Heng guided the group through the Ancient Sea and undid the seals on the Ambrosial Arbor, where Phantylia sent modified Borisin to attack them.
• Feixiao swiftly defeated the Borisin, and Phantylia revealed her giant body fused with the Ambrosial Arbor before Feixiao and Bai Luoming challenged her.
• The group unleashed their strongest attacks and destroyed Phantylia’s constructed body, but her true self escaped and left Heliobi scattered across the Luofu.
• Bai Luoming touched the Stellaron and vanished into a black opening, leaving March 7th and the others shocked.
• Herta arrived looking for Bai Luoming, Jingliu attacked her, and Feixiao charged into their fight.

Bai Luoming woke in Jingliu’s remodeled bedroom and was visited by Aha, who read his thoughts and promised him a strange blessing before vanishing. He found no apparent power in the mask Aha left behind, then came face-to-face with Jingliu as she entered the room.

• Bai Luoming woke in Jingliu’s bedroom, changed clothes, and wondered why no one else was around.
• Aha appeared amid fireworks and masks, then revealed that They knew Bai Luoming came from outside the universe by reading his thoughts.
• Bai Luoming tried to provoke Aha, but Aha read his thoughts about Voidshine and laughed at the idea.
• Aha promised Bai Luoming a blessing, joking that he would have a fat belly in a few years, and left a mask behind.
• Bai Luoming put on the mask, felt no power, and cursed Aha before Jingliu entered carrying a sword.

Bai Luoming appeared in Jingliu’s room and realized he had traveled back to Star Calendar year 7379, but Jingliu did not recognize him and attacked him. He fled into the courtyard, where Baiheng arrived as he pleaded for her help.

• Bai Luoming removed his mask and claimed to be Jingliu’s disciple, but Jingliu said she had only ever taken Jing Yuan as her disciple.
• Jingliu attacked Bai Luoming with the Shard Sword, and he dodged before asking what year it was.
• Jingliu said it was Star Calendar year 7379, leading Bai Luoming to conclude he had traveled back several hundred years.
• Bai Luoming explained that he was Jingliu’s future disciple, but she dismissed the story and attacked him again.
• Bai Luoming and Jingliu exchanged sword techniques before she decided to capture him and take him to the Ten-Lords Commission.
• Bai Luoming fled through the door as Jingliu pursued him, and Baiheng entered the courtyard; Bai Luoming begged her to save him.

Bai Luoming told Baiheng that he had come from the future and was Jingliu’s disciple, while Baiheng teased him and insisted he call her Sister Baiheng. Jing Yuan, Dan Feng, and Yingxing arrived, and Baiheng introduced Bai Luoming as a man from several hundred years in the future who was connected to Jing Yuan through Jingliu.

• Bai Luoming confirmed to Baiheng that he had come from the future and was Jingliu’s disciple.
• Baiheng asked Bai Luoming what he should call her, and he called her Martial Aunt Baiheng before she insisted he call her Sister Baiheng.
• Baiheng began asking whether she and the others would have a future together, but a knock at the courtyard gate interrupted her.
• Jingliu opened the gate and let Jing Yuan, Dan Feng, and Yingxing into the courtyard.
• Baiheng introduced Bai Luoming as a Nameless trainee and revealed that he came from several hundred years in the future.
• Baiheng told Jing Yuan that Bai Luoming was connected to him because he was Jingliu’s disciple.

Bai Luoming told the group what their futures held, including that one of them would die young, while privately deciding to change Baiheng’s fate. The group went out to celebrate Jingliu’s future promotion, and Baiheng made sure Bai Luoming came along.

• Baiheng introduced Bai Luoming as Jingliu’s future disciple, and Jingliu confirmed she had taught him her sword techniques.
• Baiheng asked about the group’s futures, and Bai Luoming described their different paths, including one person’s early death.
• Bai Luoming privately resolved to prevent Baiheng’s death, though he did not tell the others.
• Baiheng persuaded Jingliu to treat the group to a meal after admitting she had spent much of her wages on fines.
• Baiheng grabbed Bai Luoming’s hand and brought him along so he could try food from their era.

Bai Luoming joined Baiheng, Jing Yuan, Jingliu, Dan Feng, and Yingxing for a lavish meal, where Dan Feng raised rumors of an impending calamity on the Luofu. Bai Luoming identified it as the Shuhu Rebellion and offered to prove his account with the Matrix of Prescience.

• Baiheng led the group to the Dustwashing Inn, where they ordered a feast and Bai Luoming declined her offer of liquor.
• Dan Feng said Teng Xiao was preparing the Cloud Knights for a conflict with the Denizens of Abundance that could engulf several Xianzhou ships.
• Bai Luoming recognized the coming conflict as the Shuhu Rebellion and said the Luofu would be its main battlefield because Shuhu sought the Ambrosial Arbor.
• Bai Luoming explained that the Luofu would suffer devastating losses before Shuhu was suppressed, prompting Jingliu to react coldly to the news.
• Dan Feng questioned whether Bai Luoming's claims were true, and Bai Luoming swore to The Hunt and offered to have the Matrix of Prescience verify them.

After Dan Feng agreed to pass Bai Luoming’s account of the Shuhu Rebellion to General Teng Xiao, Bai Luoming reflected on whether he could truly change Baiheng’s fate. The group split up for their duties, and Baiheng took Bai Luoming to explore the Luofu.

• Dan Feng said he would report Bai Luoming’s information to General Teng Xiao, while Baiheng reassured Bai Luoming that the Alliance would reward him if it proved true.
• Bai Luoming declined to explain his important personal goal and wondered why Baiheng was absent from the future timeline if he had saved her.
• Baiheng interrupted Bai Luoming’s thoughts and led him back to the others after the meal.
• Dan Feng, Jingliu, Jing Yuan, and the others each named duties that kept them busy, while Baiheng said she would keep Bai Luoming company.
• Dan Feng insisted Bai Luoming should come with him to see Teng Xiao, but Baiheng brushed off his objection and invited Bai Luoming to tour the Luofu.

Baiheng took Bai Luoming out in her new starskiff and confronted him about the future after noticing his familiarity with the others. He confirmed that she would die during the Shuhu Rebellion, but Baiheng accepted the news and prepared to take him racing.

• Baiheng led Bai Luoming to her new starskiff despite Dan Feng's warning not to take him racing.
• Bai Luoming questioned how Baiheng could afford the starskiff and teased her about her habit of replacing them.
• Baiheng noticed that Bai Luoming seemed more familiar with Dan Feng and Jingliu than with her, and asked whether something terrible would happen to them.
• Bai Luoming confirmed that Baiheng would die during the Shuhu Rebellion.
• Baiheng accepted that she would live if she could and die if she could not, then announced that she would take Bai Luoming racing.