Chapter Summaries

Venti soothed Xiao’s godly resentment with his flute, while Kevin insisted on joining Xiao to hunt demons. Ling Yuan changed the group’s destination to Liyue Harbor, where Zhongli sensed Venti’s arrival, and the chapter ended with Ling Yuan introducing himself to Keqing.

• Venti played his Dihua reed flute for Xiao, easing the resentment and promising to send his music to Xiao if it returned.
• Xiao warned Venti about demons gathering near the Rite of Descension, then Kevin froze Xiao’s legs and insisted on accompanying him to hunt them.
• Ling Yuan changed the group’s destination from Mt. Aocang to Liyue Harbor, and everyone boarded Vimana, including Shenhe after Klee invited her.
• Venti asked Ling Yuan for Dandelion Wine, and Zhongli sensed Venti’s arrival and hurried away from a storyteller while Hu Tao followed him.
• Keqing met the group near Mt. Tianheng, and Ling Yuan stepped forward to introduce himself to her.

Ling Yuan and his companions entered Liyue, where Keqing was impressed by his Archon figurines and Ganyu escorted the group to Ningguang. At Guhua Teahouse, Zhongli and Venti reunited over wine, and Zhongli recommended the harbor while Ling Yuan planned a separate visit.

• Ling Yuan introduced Vimana to Keqing and gave her Archon figurines, which she eagerly admired despite saying the Qixing did not accept gifts.
• Ganyu arrived with Ningguang's request to escort the visitors, and Keqing entrusted the group to her.
• At Guhua Teahouse, Zhongli introduced himself as Morax and hosted the visitors while Venti shared wine and demanded ten million Mora for it.
• Venti became drunk and rambled about Dvalin as Zhongli calmly cared for him.
• Zhongli recommended that the group visit Liyue Harbor, while Ling Yuan said he had somewhere else to go.

Ling Yuan left Zhong Xiaoli with Zhongli and Venti, then visited Bubu Pharmacy to see Qiqi. The chapter ended with Ling Yuan meeting Qiqi at the pharmacy.

• Hu Tao followed Ling Yuan after he left Guhua Teahouse, while Zhongli and Venti discussed their duties and the possibility of Zhongli leaving his position.
• Ling Yuan returned to the teahouse with Zhong Xiaoli and asked Zhongli to look after her, prompting Venti to tease Zhongli about having a daughter.
• Ling Yuan left Zhong Xiaoli with Zhongli and Venti and headed back toward Yujing Terrace, where an old woman noticed his Anemo Vision.
• Ling Yuan went to Bubu Pharmacy to visit Qiqi, who introduced herself and asked whether he had a prescription.

Ling Yuan restored Qiqi’s sense of taste with an imitation Silence Gem and promised her a Coconut Goat in exchange for the Eternal Life Incense. He captured Ganyu in a Master Ball and brought her along, then returned to Bubu Pharmacy, where Baizhu asked whether he had really found the beast.

• Ling Yuan gave Qiqi coconut milk and used an imitation Silence Gem to let her taste it again.
• Qiqi agreed to give Ling Yuan the Eternal Life Incense in exchange for a Coconut Goat.
• Ling Yuan captured Ganyu with a Master Ball, released her, then captured her again and carried her away.
• Zhongli and Zhong Xiaoli listened to a storyteller together while Venti wondered about their uncanny similarities.
• Ling Yuan returned to Bubu Pharmacy with the Master Ball, and Baizhu asked whether he had truly found a Coconut Goat.

Ling Yuan obtained the Eternal Life Incense and gathered the offerings for the Rite of Sending Immortals while Zhongli and The Lady finalized their staged-death plan. He later reunited with Ranran and gave her a handcrafted hairpin as evening fell in Liyue Harbor.

• Ling Yuan summoned Ganyu as Qiqi’s supposed Coconut Goat, and Baizhu gave him the Eternal Life Incense in exchange for a promise to bring Ganyu to Bubu Pharmacy.
• Ling Yuan gathered the remaining items for the Rite of Sending Immortals and crafted a Candlelight-grade Nightwatch Stone himself.
• The Lady and Zhongli agreed that Childe would serve as their intermediary and take the blame for their scheme, which would begin at the Rite of Descension.
• Hu Tao cornered Qiqi at Bubu Pharmacy and tried to sell her Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s services.
• Ling Yuan met Kiana and the others in Liyue Harbor, gave Ranran an ornate hairpin, and learned that Sora and Paimon had gone to visit Xiangling.

The group shared a lively dinner at Xiangling's Restaurant, where Zhongli invited them to watch Liyue's Rite of Descension and Ling Yuan handed him the items for the Rite of Sending Immortals. The conversation turned to the Jade Chamber and Ling Yuan's explosive ideas, leaving Venti suspicious that Ling Yuan was descended from Khaenri'ah.

• Zhongli welcomed the group to Xiangling's Restaurant, where they met Zhong Xiaoli and Paimon announced that the Traveler was helping cook.
• Xiangling served the group dinner, and Zhongli invited everyone to attend Liyue's Rite of Descension in a few days.
• Ling Yuan gave Zhongli the supplies for the Rite of Sending Immortals, prompting Venti to joke that Ling Yuan had prepared everything so Zhongli could die.
• Zhongli explained that the Jade Chamber was Ningguang's residence and a symbol of her position as Tianquan Star.
• Klee said Ling Yuan had told her the Jade Chamber could flatten Liyue Harbor if it fell, and that he wanted her to build a Jade Chamber-sized Bouncing Bomb above Mondstadt.
• Venti asked Ling Yuan whether he was a descendant of Khaenri'ah, and Ling Yuan replied with Venti's catchphrase.

Hu Tao announced her plan to expand the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor beyond Liyue after Ling Yuan suggested establishing branches across Teyvat. When Ling Yuan realized Hu Tao had taken Qiqi from Bubu Pharmacy, he hurried to the parlor, where Qiqi refused to be buried and Hu Tao gave her a discount card instead.

• Hu Tao introduced the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and said she had secured a major deal at Bubu Pharmacy.
• Ling Yuan suggested Hu Tao open branches in other nations and eventually across Teyvat, and Hu Tao said she would consider how to obtain visas.
• Hu Tao left to handle the deal, and Ling Yuan realized she meant to bury Qiqi, who had given him Eternal Life Incense.
• Hu Tao offered to bury Qiqi, but Qiqi insisted she wanted to live in Liyue and refused.
• Hu Tao made Qiqi accept a discounted Wangsheng Funeral Parlor card and considered drafting a contract with Baizhu.

Ling Yuan and his companions explored the Salt Dregs, where he collected the Salt Lamp and Salt Ruler while recounting the tragic history of Havria, the God of Salt. After explaining the Salt Lamp’s endless supply of salt, Ling Yuan was asked what the ruler did.

• Qiqi fled Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and ran into Ling Yuan, who helped her and sent her back.
• Zhongli parted from Ling Yuan and later watched Guyun Stone Forest, reflecting on the Rite of Descension scheduled for two days later.
• Ling Yuan, Ranran, Shenhe, and the others toured Liyue’s adeptal mountains before entering the sealed Salt Dregs through a passage Ling Yuan opened.
• Ling Yuan collected the Salt Lamp and used a Talisman of Du'e to freeze the Geo Slimes that emerged.
• Ling Yuan explained how Havria’s retreats left her people trapped in the Salt Dregs, then took the Salt Ruler and described the Salt Lamp’s inexhaustible salt.

Ling Yuan and Zhongli witnessed the Rite of Descension end with the Geo Archon’s apparent assassination, while Sora and Paimon escaped with Childe. At Jueyun Karst, the adepti heard Shenhe mention Barbatos and nearly set out to suppress Mondstadt before agreeing to investigate Liyue Harbor.

• Ling Yuan gave the Eye of the Salt God to Barbara, then reunited with Sora and Paimon in Liyue Harbor before the Rite of Descension.
• Ningguang’s ceremony ended when a brown Flood Dragon fell from the sky, and she declared that the Archon had been assassinated.
• Zhongli watched his exuvia fall and told Ling Yuan he understood that he could retire; Ling Yuan urged him to prepare for his funeral.
• Sora and Paimon escaped the Millelith with Childe, while Ling Yuan and Zhongli discussed the investigation and the adepti’s response.
• At Jueyun Karst, Cloud Retainer reacted to Shenhe’s report that Zhongli had met Barbatos by proposing to suppress Mondstadt, but Mountain Shaper and River Skipper persuaded her to investigate Liyue first.
• The three adepti went to Liyue Harbor, while Shenhe told Sora and Paimon to meet the Vigilant Yaksha at Wangshu Inn.

Ling Yuan freed Osial and Bàchè from their seal beneath Guyun Stone Forest, forcing the immortals and the Liyue Qixing to set aside their dispute and defend Liyue. Zhongli joined Sora and Ling Yuan at the battlefield, while Ningguang and the immortals prepared to confront the Demon Gods.

• Zhongli and Tartaglia agreed to cooperate on the Rite of Sending Immortals, and Zhongli later asked Sora and Paimon to help with the preparations.
• Ling Yuan summoned the Chains of Heaven and pulled at the seal beneath Guyun Stone Forest, stirring the sea around Osial and Bàchè.
• The immortals and the Liyue Qixing paused their argument after a thunderous disturbance at Guyun Stone Forest and agreed to face the crisis together.
• Ling Yuan gave Zhongli a Circlet of Logos, and Zhongli put it on before joining Sora atop Belleronus.
• Osial and Bàchè rose beneath the sea, and Osial roared for Morax as Ningguang and the immortals prepared to defend Liyue Harbor.

Ningguang and Liyue's defenders fought Osial and Beisht until Zhongli, Ling Yuan, and a large group of allies arrived to join the battle. The newcomers landed on the Jade Chamber, where Belleronus shrank into a small dragon and River Skipper mistook Zhongli's presence for proof that the Archon had survived.

• Ningguang deployed the Guizhong Machines, while Ganyu froze Beisht's tornado and Cloud Retainer shattered it.
• Beisht sent a massive wave toward the Jade Chamber, but Zhongli descended and blocked it with a Jade Shield.
• Osial attacked Zhongli, but Ling Yuan appeared and stopped the blow with another Jade Shield.
• Kevin struck Osial and Beisht with the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, while Shenhe, Bronya, Kiana, Xiao Shi, and Fu Hua arrived on the Jade Chamber.
• Ling Yuan and the others landed, and Belleronus transformed into a small dragon atop Ling Yuan's head.
• River Skipper ran to Zhongli and called him the Archon, but Zhongli's reply left him stunned.

Zhongli persuaded the adepti to set aside their suspicions and join the fight as Bronya and the others attacked Osial and Beisht. Raiden Mei arrived with the Thunder Manifestation and split the two gods apart, while the Electro Hypostasis struck Osial and Fu Hua kept Beisht from helping him.

• Zhongli claimed that a dream visitation had led him to his Vision, and Ling Yuan showed his own Geo Vision before the group returned its attention to the crisis.
• Bronya opened fire with the Keys of Reason, Xiao Shi charged Osial, and Ling Yuan calmed the sea.
• Fu Hua punched one of Beisht’s heads into the sea as Xiao Shi attacked Osial, while Kiana trapped Osial with rising boulders.
• Osial gathered his heads and launched a storm of water arrows, but Raiden Mei arrived atop the Thunder Manifestation and cut Osial and Beisht apart with one strike.
• The Electro Hypostasis slammed into Osial and filled his body with lightning, while Fu Hua suppressed Beisht as she tried to help him.

Zhongli and the others overwhelmed Osial and Bache with Hypostasis, lightning, and rock attacks. Ling Yuan sent Xiao Li to defeat Osial and tried to capture him with a Master Ball, but the capture failed.

• Fu Hua transformed into a crimson kite and toyed with Bache while Zhongli summoned and powered up the Geo Hypostasis.
• Raiden Mei trapped Osial and Bache in a lightning net as Ningguang bombarded them with stones.
• Ling Yuan and the Geo Hypostasis struck Osial with a massive falling star, and Raiden Mei cut down the resulting tsunami before attacking Osial.
• Ling Yuan summoned Xiao Li in dragon form, prompting Osial to unleash a breath attack that Xiao Li countered with Rock Roar.
• Xiao Li’s Rock Roar overwhelmed Osial, but Ling Yuan’s Master Ball failed to capture him.

Ling Yuan captured Osial and Beisht, then joined the others in leaving Liyue after the Vortex War. As the group rested and prepared to depart, Ling Yuan restored Kiana’s Vision and gathered several elemental powers, while Childe remained angry at failing to obtain the Geo Gnosis.

• Ling Yuan caught Beisht in a Master Ball and stored her with Osial, promising to take them to another world.
• After Xiao Li vanished, Zhongli recognized her, and Ningguang thanked the assembled helpers for saving Liyue.
• Ling Yuan promised Zhongli that Osial and Beisht would not return to Teyvat, and Zhongli considered visiting Ling Yuan’s world.
• At the New Moon Inn, Raiden Mei recharged Kiana’s dim Vision, restoring its lightning emblem.
• Childe found the Geo Archon’s Shedding in the Golden House but failed to obtain the Heart of God and blamed the Liyue Qixing.
• Ling Yuan turned Hydro, Pyro, and Geo Hypostases into Visions and copied the Wind and Cryo Primal Gnoses from Venti.

Ling Yuan returned to Liyue, gave Qiqi a Vision of the Gods, and invited Sora and Paimon to meet him at the Lantern Rite. He then flew back to Inazuma, where he rejoined the others and tossed a Vision of the Gods to Laxus.

• Ling Yuan visited Qiqi at Bubu Pharmacy, told her the Silence Gem had revived her cells but would prevent her from growing up, and gave her a Mondstadt Vision of the Gods.
• Ling Yuan met Sora, Paimon, and Zhongli at Yujing Terrace and invited them to watch the Lantern Rite with him.
• Zhongli explained the Lantern Rite’s traditions and said the festival would commemorate True Lord of the Sky that year.
• Ling Yuan flew on Belleronus over Liyue and left for Inazuma as Beidou watched from The Dead Star.
• Ling Yuan arrived at Tenshu-kaku, found the others gathered there, and tossed a Vision of the Gods to Laxus.

Ling Yuan gave Baelzebub cookware as a souvenir, prompting her to drag him into the Pure Land of One Heart and challenge him. After he defeated her, a spatial rift opened and the Golden Wolflord appeared.

• Welt told Ling Yuan he would stay in Inazuma with Tesla and the others to study the Mikage Furnace Core and Electrogranum.
• Ling Yuan gave Baelzebub cookware from Xiangling's Restaurant, and she took him into the Pure Land of One Heart and attacked him.
• Ling Yuan blocked Baelzebub's strikes and knocked aside her naginata, defeating her and ending the Pure Land.
• A spatial rift opened outside, and the Golden Wolflord emerged as Ling Yuan reacted in shock.

Ling Yuan helped Hongyan and Hongyu prepare for their return home, while Veleslan revealed he had made Kapachiri his divine beast familiar. The group welcomed Maple back, only to discover she had eaten a Thunder Cherry Branch and gained Lightning Elemental Power.

• Hongyu jumped from the Golden Wolflord, and Ling Yuan caught her before Kapachiri arrived with Veleslan riding atop it.
• Veleslan explained that he had gathered Kapachiri’s scattered energy and made the thunderbird his divine beast familiar.
• Ling Yuan captured the Golden King Beast in a Master Ball for Hongyan and gave Hongyu an ice-element Primal Gnosis.
• Hongyan told Laxus that Huang was close to conquering the east and north and planned to annex Magnostadt Academy next; Laxus urged him to ask for help if needed.
• Maple returned glowing with electricity and explained that she had eaten a Thunder Cherry Branch to gain Lightning Elemental Power.

Ling Yuan and the others returned home after their visit to Teyvat, only to realize Kiana was missing. Kiana returned after facing a mysterious silver-haired girl at the edge of Teyvat, and the next morning Wang Ming arrived with an envelope for Ling Yuan.

• Ling Yuan removed excess Lightning Element from Maple, and Maple said she had gained Lightning Element Application and Lightning Element Resistance; he sealed the resulting Lightning Crystals in glass and gave them to Katarina.
• After the group said goodbye to Baelzebub and returned home, Ling Yuan and Ranran realized Kiana was missing.
• At Teyvat's edge, Kiana encountered a silver-haired girl who asked whether she planned to free Him, then was pulled through a spatial passage by a huge hand.
• Back home, Kiana hugged Ling Yuan and kissed him, while Ranran interrupted them; the two girls later returned to their rooms, leaving Ling Yuan awkwardly alone.
• The next morning, Thor hugged Ling Yuan after breakfast, and Wang Ming arrived around ten o'clock and handed Ling Yuan an envelope.

Ling Yuan received Thor and the others’ ID cards and a permit to raise dragons, then discussed Wang Ming’s desire to become stronger. He showed Wang Ming his new pet Osial and left with him to buy fish food, while Wang Ming continued asking for a way to improve.

• Ling Yuan opened the envelope from Wang Ming’s father and found ID cards for Thor and the others, along with a Contract Beast permit.
• Wang Ming asked Ling Yuan to help him get stronger, and Ling Yuan suggested focusing on his Contract Beasts or asking his mother about her hidden strength.
• Ling Yuan took out Osial’s Poké Ball and released the five-headed sea serpent into a fish tank, prompting Wang Ming to tease him about tentacles.
• Ling Yuan suggested Wang Ming try living inside a volcano, but Wang Ming rejected the idea as dangerous.
• Ling Yuan invited Wang Ming to buy fish food for Osial and dragged him away before he could greet Kiana, explaining that she was Kiana’s twin sister.
• As they went, Wang Ming kept pestering Ling Yuan for a way to become stronger.

Ling Yuan gave Wang Ming a Vision that let him absorb Wang Jing’s Sacred Ancient Flame Dragon and summon a fiery Spear of Eternal Dawn. Meanwhile, Ling Yuan reunited Osial with Beisht after discovering Osial had already eaten the fish food.

• Ling Yuan gave Wang Ming a Vision and told him to attach it to his father’s Contract Beast.
• Wang Ming challenged Wang Jing and asked him to summon the Sacred Ancient Flame Dragon.
• Wang Ming threw the Vision at the dragon, transformed it into Fire Element, and absorbed it.
• Wang Ming summoned a fiery Spear of Eternal Dawn and challenged Wang Jing to a second round.
• Ling Yuan returned Beisht to Osial, and the two gods cuddled in his fish tank.
• Wang Jing accused Wang Ming of using one of Ling Yuan’s dirty tricks after the fight left him charred black.