Recaps

Xia Fan defeated Bai Zhan’s forces, but Ning Wanjun was left gravely wounded and frozen to preserve her life. He traveled west with Li and Olina to seek treatment, then began investigating an attack on a Church convoy and the disappearance of two Sons of the Holy Spirit.

• Bai Zhan unleashed an Evil Spirit and used mind-controlled Jinxia soldiers against Ning Wanjun’s army, while Xia Fan fought to stop the Demon emerging from a rift.
• Ning Wanjun killed Ba Xingtian and Fei Nian, but collapsed from her wounds as Wei Huang’s Starfall destroyed the Demon and its fissure.
• Xia Fan defeated Bai Zhan and spared him so Ning Qianshi could preserve the Tianshu Envoy’s soul, then learned Ning Wanjun’s injuries might be fatal.
• Qian Yan placed Ning Wanjun in an Ice Coffin, and Xia Fan refused to take over Jinxia, resolving instead to find a cure in the Western Pole.
• Xia Fan and Li sailed west with Olina, and they reached Azure Fort after Olina secured their passage despite Lasein’s attempted inspection.
• In Azure Fort, Xia Fan saw the harsh conditions of factory workers and paid for stolen fruit so Momola and the workers would be released.
• Count Cleveland told Xia Fan and Olina that a Church patrol had been attacked and two Sons of the Holy Spirit were missing, so Xia Fan chose to investigate before the Inquisition arrived.
• Xia Fan and Olina asked Lasein for information, and Xia Fan demonstrated his lightning power to convince him he could protect himself.

Xia Fan investigated the Holy Son’s disappearance while helping Momola organize the Hundred Fruit Garden workers. His team uncovered Archie Lumen’s connection to the Star Tower Society, escaped a trap at Saint Blaney Palace, and received an offer of cooperation from the Inquisition.

• Xia Fan and his companions found an ancient Silence Talisman near the convoy’s disappearance site, and Lasein agreed to investigate ships and merchants from the Eastern Continent.
• Momola organized the Hundred Fruit Garden workers into the Relief Association and planned a strike over unfair treatment and arbitrary firings.
• Xia Fan discovered Archie Lumen’s merchant interests and attended an auction with Olina, where Li searched Archie’s room and found a hidden chamber and a strange emblem.
• Archie and his companion spoke with Lord Shadow through a Dimensional Mirror, then discovered signs of an intruder and activated the Villa’s Maze Lock.
• Li escaped Archie’s room as Saint Blaney Palace came under attack, and Xia Fan helped her and Olina flee while a Black Dragon blocked Archie’s attack.
• Fumi Lieya investigated the scorched grove and reported that a Legendary Mage and companions had attacked the Palace, while Olina identified Archie’s emblem as the Star Tower Society’s mark.
• Taxisis Eternal Wing questioned Xia Fan about the Holy Son investigation, then offered him access to the Son of the Holy Spirit and help concealing the Palace attack in exchange for cooperating with the Inquisition.

Momola led the Hundred Fruit Garden workers to victory in their strike, but Philip and Gao'er retaliated by targeting the organizers. Xia Fan, Li, and Qian Yan uncovered evidence tying Archie to the Death Mist plot and escaped the Sanatorium, only to learn that the Factory had attacked the workers.

• Feleton activated the Resonator with the Matriarch Stitch’s blood and traced the tomb to southern Azure Fort.
• Li brought Xia Fan’s bread to the workers, and Momola organized their resistance until they forced Philip to negotiate higher wages, back pay, and limits on overseer violence.
• As the strike spread, Xia Fan and Li investigated Archie’s visitors and discovered that Du Li was hiding something inside the Sanatorium.
• Xia Fan, Li, and Qian Yan entered the Sanatorium and found Dulin’s basement laboratory, where they uncovered Death Mist records and evidence linking the mist to the Church convoy.
• Philip and Phantom killed Jijiao, while Gao'er beat Lady Kalan to death as the Factory began targeting the strike leaders.
• Xia Fan altered the Death Mist with the Flowing Light Spell, and the three escaped through a hidden passage leading to a sea cave.
• After Xia Fan, Li, and Qian Yan returned to the foreign affairs building, Las reported that the Factory had attacked the workers, Lady Kalan might be dead, Jijiao was missing, and Momola had vanished.

Xia Fan and the Inquisition fought the Lesser Evil Spirit that Philip unleashed on Azure Fort, joining forces with ships and Dragonborn to destroy it. After the battle, Xia Fan encountered a mysterious rift, and Qian Yan used her blood to save Momola before Feleton revealed that Princess Twilight needed their help.

• Xia Fan agreed to cooperate with Taxisis and the Inquisition, and they led an assault on the mountain cave where they found the murdered Sons of the Holy Spirit and learned Dulin had been collecting souls for a hidden plan.
• Momola escaped Archie’s men to warn Xia Fan, but Feleton found her gravely wounded and poisoned after she was attacked by overseers.
• Philip summoned a Lesser Evil Spirit beneath Azure Fort, unleashing a storm, floods, Demons, and destruction across the city.
• Taxisis and the Inquisition tried to stop the Twin Holy Icon, but the statue turned Hera’s Divine Art against them, so Xia Fan joined the Baisha Ship and other vessels in a united attack.
• Xia Fan and Taxisis entered the storm while Count Cleveland’s forces drew the Holy Icon’s attention, and Des Moines sacrificed himself to clear their path for Xia Fan’s Heavenly Thunder.
• Xia Fan’s lightning weakened the Lesser Evil Spirit until it crumbled into a rift that swallowed him and Taxisis, and Xia Fan briefly saw a dark platform and a gigantic creature before waking after the battle.
• Xia Fan and Li returned to the Foreign Affairs Building and found Feleton with the wounded Momola, and Feleton revealed that Qian Yan’s blood could provide the Pure Blood needed to save her.
• Qian Yan activated the Key of the Zodiac, learned of her connection to Stitch Matriarch, and used Pure Blood to heal Momola before Feleton asked the group to help Princess Twilight of Natating.