Chapter Summaries

Arlecchino witnessed Furina unleash the scepter’s immense power while trying to defeat a crab, then abandoned her plan to seize the Gnosis. Furina received the Melusines’ thanks for helping them, while Lin Feng was surprised by Fontaine’s quickly prepared research cooperation proposal.

• Furina ordered her scepter to release one-third of its power and accidentally unleashed a strike that split open the ocean before she canceled it.
• Arlecchino decided Furina was truly the Hydro Archon and warned the Fatui to treat her power with caution.
• Neuvillette questioned Furina about her underwater hunt, then gave her stickers from the Melusines in gratitude for defeating the Oceanic Overlord.
• Furina realized that using her power to help others gave her a new understanding of her role as a god.
• Lin Feng found Fontaine’s research cooperation proposal in the Akasha and planned to assign the preliminary work, with Alhaitham reviewing the terms.

Nahida explained why she wanted to stay close to Lin Feng and offered to cook for him, while he clarified how meals worked among the gods in Liyue. They set off for Bubu Pharmacy, as Lumine and Paimon arrived at Wangshu Inn to seek the Conqueror of Demons and gather information about contacting the Geo Archon.

• Nahida told Lin Feng that visiting his home and sleeping near him made her feel welcome, safe, and able to have good dreams.
• Lin Feng explained why he had refused Nahida’s earlier invitation to live with her at the Sanctuary of Surasthana, and Nahida decided to check the Akasha for the implication she had missed.
• Nahida offered to cook, but Lin Feng explained that he and the other gods had established meal roles, then accepted her offer to make him extra food.
• Lin Feng and Nahida left for Bubu Pharmacy with ingredients and the statue they had found, planning to meet Zhongli and introduce Nahida to their friends.
• Lumine and Paimon reached Wangshu Inn, where Paimon suggested asking guests or the owner for information about the Conqueror of Demons.

Mona offered to divine Collei’s fate, but her reading revealed a chaotic constellation and spiraled beyond her control when she pursued the source of its deviation. Lumine realized she and Paimon might be able to intervene because of their unusual status.

• Lumine and Paimon spotted Amber, Collei, and Mona near Wangshu Inn and approached them for information.
• Mona treated Amber and Collei to a meal, then offered them free divinations; Amber declined, while Collei reluctantly agreed to ask whether her Lantern Rite trip would go smoothly.
• Mona’s water-mirror revealed Collei’s chaotic fate and suggested that someone had forcibly shifted it from its original path.
• Collei urged Mona to stop when the astrologer began searching for the source of the change, but Mona could not halt the divination and realized it was draining her power.
• Lumine and Paimon tried to intervene, but Mona warned them that fate’s backlash could drag them in unless their own status was sufficient.
• Lumine recalled that she was a Descender and looked to Paimon and the tiny lizard on her shoulder as possible beings capable of withstanding the backlash.

Mona's unstable divination nearly caused a disaster, but Rice Ball absorbed the backlash and revealed its powerful Chi Dragon form. After Lumine and Paimon asked Mona about meeting Rex Lapis, Xiao appeared and questioned how they had learned about him.

• Lumine and Paimon sent Rice Ball into Mona's failing divination, and it devoured the Hydro Element particles, stopping the backlash.
• Mona escaped with Lumine, Paimon, Collei, and Amber before the Liyue residents could swarm Rice Ball, then thanked them for saving her.
• Lumine identified Rice Ball as a likely Chi Dragon, while Paimon admitted they had been feeding it frequent meals.
• Lumine and Paimon told Mona they wanted information about meeting Rex Lapis and finding the Conqueror of Demons near Wangshu Inn.
• Xiao appeared and took Lumine and Paimon away, then asked where they had learned the name Conqueror of Demons.

Lumine and Paimon met Xiao, who relayed Zhongli’s promise that Rex Lapis would answer their questions after the Lantern Rite. After returning to Wangshu Inn, Lumine invited their companions to dine together before traveling to Liyue Harbor, and Mona decided to join them.

• Lumine presented Xiao with Zhongli’s token, and Xiao asked why they wanted to meet Rex Lapis.
• After hearing who had been with Lumine and Paimon at Wangshu Inn, Xiao contacted Rex Lapis and received instructions to arrange a meeting after the Lantern Rite without revealing the gods’ identities.
• Xiao told Lumine and Paimon that Rex Lapis would meet them after the festival, advised them to be respectful, and promised to protect them if they called his name in danger.
• Xiao agreed to visit Liyue Harbor to see the Xiao Lanterns, then departed; Lumine and Paimon returned to Wangshu Inn and recounted their meeting.
• Lumine invited Mona, Amber, Collei, and Rice Ball to eat with them, and Mona agreed to travel with the group to Liyue Harbor before going to Mondstadt.

Lin Feng took Nahida to his garden, then explained his plan to restore Guili Plains and hold an ancient-style banquet as a New Year gift for Liyue’s gods and Adepti. He revealed that he hoped to revive other departed beings as well, even if doing so might require confronting the Shadows or the Heavenly Principles.

• Lin Feng brought Nahida back to his residence, where she admired the flourishing plants in his garden.
• Lin Feng told Nahida that Zhongli would give them New Year gifts, then explained that he was preparing a banquet on the restored Guili Plains as a surprise for the Old Man and Liyue.
• Lin Feng said he would recover the God of the Hearth’s scattered power from the ley lines so the god could cook for the banquet.
• Nahida asked whether the departed could return, and Lin Feng explained that he could restore beings whose consciousness remained by gathering their power, memories, and bodies.
• Lin Feng said that recovering beings whose souls had vanished might require negotiating with or taking them from the Shadows or the Heavenly Principles.

Lin Feng outlined a cautious backup plan for reviving those who had disappeared, then Nahida accompanied him to check on Liyue's Lantern Rite preparations. Lumine brought Mona, Collei, and Amber to Liyue Harbor, where they encountered Xiao Bai and discovered an Akademiya–General Affairs Department food event offering divine blessings as prizes.

• Lin Feng told Nahida that seeking help from the Heavenly Principles was only a last-resort option, since most Adepti would leave remnants that could allow them to return.
• Lin Feng took Nahida to Liyue Harbor to check on Keqing's Lantern Rite preparations and the Akademiya's event application.
• Lumine brought Mona, Collei, and Amber out of the Serenitea Pot near Liyue Harbor, and they discussed Lumine and Paimon's dangerous adventures.
• Mona panicked when she saw Xiao Bai, but Paimon, Collei, and Amber recognized the Treasure-Hunting Weasel and told Mona about its connection to Lin Feng and its special permit.
• The group read the notice for the Gourmet Gala and International Food Exhibition, then Paimon urged Lumine to enter for a chance to receive a blessing from the gods.

Lumine and her companions registered for the International Cuisine Exhibition in Liyue Harbor, where Lin Feng recruited Paimon as a special judge. As Lin Feng prepared to leave, Mona followed him and froze after meeting his gaze.

• Lumine, Paimon, Amber, Collei, and Mona waited in the crowded Feiyun Slope registration line and discussed the gods and Lumine's search for her brother.
• Lumine registered the group, and the travelers learned that the Akasha Terminal made verification easy for foreign participants.
• Lin Feng greeted Amber and Collei, praised Collei's progress, and asked Paimon to serve as a special judge so she would not consume the exhibition food as a contestant.
• Lin Feng left after arranging for Paimon to judge the food, then noticed Mona following him.
• Mona met Lin Feng's gaze and froze with an expression of fear, leaving Lin Feng confused.

After Mona accidentally perceived Lin Feng’s overwhelming connection to fate and the world’s laws, he restored her sanity and offered her a choice about retaining the knowledge she had gained. Mona chose to keep it and agreed to teach at the Akademiya, then learned that Lin Feng was known as the God of Authority, the God of Dendro, and the God of All Spirits.

• Mona’s perception of Lin Feng nearly drove her into madness, so Lin Feng stabilized her mind and gave her protective glasses.
• Lin Feng helped Mona regain her composure and warned her that she had gained knowledge of the world’s laws, along with a blessing of the Dendro Element.
• Lin Feng offered Mona the choice to retain the knowledge and later teach at the Akademiya for at least ten years, or erase it and return to normal life.
• Mona chose to retain the knowledge and swore to repay Lin Feng, while he upgraded her glasses to help maintain her mental stability.
• Mona asked what name she should use to find Lin Feng, and he told her his titles included God of Authority, God of Dendro, and God of All Spirits.

Lin Feng gathered the Adepti at Guili Plains, recovered a map of the ley line nodes where the God of the Hearth’s power had scattered, and helped prepare a surprise banquet. Two days later, the international food competition began, leaving Zhongli and Paimon to judge wildly varied dishes while Lin Feng faced a disturbing pie at the exhibition.

• Mountain Shaper, Moon Carver, Cloud Retainer, and Madam Ping reunited at Guili Plains as Lin Feng arrived with Azhdaha and Venti.
• Moon Carver gave Lin Feng a map marking ley line nodes, and Lin Feng arranged to collect the scattered power while the Adepti prepared the banquet.
• At the competition opening, Lin Feng set up a subtle suggestion around Guoba’s statue so contestants would not notice it, and a yellow creature briefly looked at the stone before Xiangling called it away.
• Zhongli judged the preliminary round, endured badly cooked dishes, and gave Amber advice about controlling heat and timing.
• Paimon happily judged Liyue contestants by eating full portions of dishes she liked, then called for Lumine when she encountered spicy chili and raspberry stir-fry.
• At the seaside exhibition, Lin Feng and Nahida were presented with a Teyvat-style Stargazy Pie, and Lin Feng questioned the competition’s entry requirements.

Lin Feng and Nahida explored Liyue’s food exhibition, where they passed on an unappealing Fontaine stall, while Xingqiu led Chongyun there to try its dishes. The chapter ended with Paimon mistaking Nahida for a scholar’s child as she confronted Lin Feng about the strange food at the gala.

• Lin Feng declined the Fontaine vendor’s food and reassured a disappointed Nahida that they could keep searching for desserts.
• Xingqiu dragged a wary Chongyun toward the Fontaine stall, insisting its traditional dishes would be unforgettable.
• Chongyun congratulated Xingqiu on his cousin’s Dendro Vision, and Xingqiu described her invisible Aranara friend, Aranana.
• Xingqiu urged Chongyun to try the stall’s lamb offal haggis and fishy chanted pie, after which Lin Feng spotted Chongyun chasing him.
• Paimon confronted Lin Feng about the strange dishes at the Gourmet Gala, then mistook Nahida for a scholar’s child.

Lin Feng explained Nahida’s scholarly status and discussed why he trusted the Traveler to become an ally in future crises. As the cooking competition reached its semifinals, he watched Guoba’s statue recover and invited Nahida to join the gods in blessing the finalists.

• Lin Feng introduced Nahida as the scholar Moon, and Paimon abandoned her complaint and hurried away with Amber.
• Nahida asked why Lin Feng took an interest in the Traveler, and he said he trusted her to stand with them against destined disasters.
• Lin Feng found Guoba’s statue nearly half restored, then watched the semifinals begin as Liyue Harbor grew lively for Lantern Rite.
• Lin Feng praised the Traveler’s cooking talent and recognized Mona’s unusual intuition-led cooking as a promising method.
• Lin Feng predicted that Xiangling, Mona, and the Traveler would reach the finals, then explained that the gods would taste the finalists’ dishes and bless their favored contestants.
• Lin Feng invited Nahida to join the blessing ceremony, which would grant contestants the favor of five gods.

As the food festival’s final approached, Lin Feng borrowed Guoba from Xiangling and arranged for Xiangling to help Lumine develop her cooking skills. He then recovered the last of Guoba’s scattered power from Qingce Village with the Guili Plains Adepti, completing preparations for his Lantern Rite gift to Liyue.

• Xiangling served dishes at a food exhibition and gathered feedback while wondering where Zhongli and her master had gone.
• Lin Feng asked to borrow Guoba for a day, and Xiangling agreed after Guoba eagerly accepted.
• Xiangling invited Lumine to train with her in developing dishes because Lumine and Paimon knew few recipes.
• Lin Feng went to Qingce Village to recover Guoba’s remaining power and realized that it sustained the village’s fertile farmland.
• Four Adepti insisted on replenishing the land’s power themselves, and Lin Feng let them share the burden.
• Lin Feng recovered the last of Guoba’s scattered power and announced that all preparations for his Lantern Rite gift were complete.

Beidou brought the Crux Fleet back to Liyue Harbor, where Kazuha sensed an overwhelming presence silencing nature and reflected on his friend's death in Inazuma. At the culinary finals, Ningguang announced that contestants would prepare meaningful dishes for the gods, while Lin Feng used the resulting Wish Power to restore Guoba and prepared to discuss the gods' blessings.

• Beidou invited Kazuha to join her in Liyue Harbor, but he stayed aboard because a powerful presence there made him uncomfortable.
• Kazuha recalled his friend's defiance of the Raiden Shogun and wondered what purpose his Vision served.
• Ningguang announced the finals' Culinary Heart theme and said contestants' dishes would be offered to the gods watching the competition.
• The crowd and contestants surged with excitement at the chance to have their cooking tasted by gods.
• Lin Feng gathered the Wish Power generated by the competition and used it to improve Guoba's condition, then went to discuss blessings with Venti, Nahida, and Azhdaha.

Xiao arrived at Guili Plains to answer Rex Lapis’s call, while the Lantern Rite cooking competition reached the offering ceremony. Mona’s salads shocked the audience, and the dishes’ teleportation unexpectedly brought Xiao into the gods’ domain.

• Xiao appeared on a mountain near Guili Plains and waited before heading toward Mt. Tianheng.
• Lumine prepared Golden Shrimp Balls, Almond Tofu, and Charcoal-Grilled Fish, while Xiangling and Mona cooked their own competition dishes.
• Mona realized her inspiration had failed and, unable to withdraw, finished Seasonal Vegetable Stew, Satisfying Salad, and Mint Salad.
• Yanfei ended the cooking period, and officials announced the contestants’ dishes, prompting the audience to erupt over Mona’s salads.
• The offerings vanished from the altar and appeared in Lin Feng’s domain, where Xiao arrived by mistake and apologized before leaving.

Xiao was swept into the divine feast, where the gods enjoyed dishes and bestowed blessings on several chefs and Lumine at Liyue’s Gourmet Gala. Lin Feng persuaded Xiao to attend a private reunion dinner at Bubu Pharmacy on Lantern Rite night, and Xiao agreed.

• Xiao arrived in the adeptal realm by accident, and Lin Feng, Venti, Azhdaha, and Nahida persuaded him to join their feast.
• Xiao chose Almond Tofu, salad, and Mint Salad, while Lin Feng noticed the guests had left many seafood dishes uneaten.
• Zhongli arranged for the leftover seafood dishes to reach Osial, who ate one and sent some of his power toward Liyue Harbor.
• Six divine blessings descended at the Gourmet Gala, and Ningguang announced that Xiangling, Yanxiao, Lumine, and other chefs had received blessings from the gods.
• Lin Feng invited Xiao to the Bubu Pharmacy reunion dinner on Lantern Rite night, and Xiao accepted after hearing Zhongli might otherwise invite him in person.

After the culinary competition, Xiangling and Lumine discovered the effects of their divine blessings while Mona learned that Xiao had blessed her salad. Lin Feng took Guoba to Guili Plains to help him recover, leaving Lumine and Paimon hoping Rex Lapis would contact them about meeting the gods.

• Paimon, Lumine, Xiangling, and Mona escaped reporters by entering the Serenitea Pot after Xiangling won the competition.
• Lumine sensed that her blessing helped her find edible ingredients and move more efficiently, while Xiangling learned her blessing helped her understand the history and intentions behind recipes.
• Mona discovered that Xiao had blessed her with increased movement speed, easing her fear that she had offended a god.
• Lin Feng arrived to borrow Guoba, placed a miniature Guoba statue around his neck, and promised Xiangling he would return him the next day.
• Lumine asked Lin Feng how she could meet the God of Anemo and the Dendro Archon, but he explained that the gods had already left and were difficult to find.
• Paimon sympathized with Lin Feng, believing he had endured hardship in Sumeru, and Lin Feng teleported to Guili Plains with Guoba.

Lin Feng tried to restore Guoba’s memories and Authority at a banquet in Guili Plains, but Guoba chose to remain carefree and avoid thinking. Meanwhile, Klee and Kaeya arrived in Liyue and rushed toward Qiqi and Baizhu, who were facing a giant Dendro Slime.

• Lin Feng brought Guoba through the dream covering Guili Plains and revealed the banquet venue prepared by the Adepti.
• Kaeya escorted Klee toward Liyue and warned her to keep her explosives and destructive habits under control.
• Kaeya spotted a giant Dendro Slime, and Klee ran to help Qiqi and Baizhu before she tripped at Qiqi’s feet.
• Lin Feng returned Guoba’s memories and Authority, but Guoba remained an oversized version of himself and cried, “Laroo?”
• Lin Feng discovered that Guoba did not want to wake fully because he was happy living without thinking alongside Xiangling, and he left the choice to the Adepti.

Lin Feng guided the Adepti through Guoba’s memories and learned that Guoba trusted present-day Liyue but wanted to keep sleeping beside Xiangling. Guoba gave Lin Feng cooking knowledge and two avatars, and Lin Feng then noticed Klee and Kaeya fighting Dendro Slimes near Guili Plains.

• Madam Ping and the Adepti asked Lin Feng to learn whether Guoba was content without waking it, and he took them into its dream.
• The Adepti witnessed Guoba’s birth, its aid to Guili Assembly, its centuries of sacrifice, and its exhaustion before it slept.
• Guoba’s memories showed that it had awakened after meeting Xiangling, trusted Liyue’s future, and chose to sleep again until danger returned.
• The Adepti learned Guoba was not disappointed, and Lin Feng accepted its cooking knowledge and two avatars, naming them Meat Bun and Nian Gao.
• Lin Feng spotted Klee and Kaeya fighting flaming Dendro Slimes near Guili Plains and went to help prevent a fire.

Lin Feng met Kaeya and Klee on the road to Liyue Harbor, where Guoba easily cleared the Dendro Slimes Klee had been burning. After guiding them toward Amber, Lin Feng returned Guoba to Xiangling and explained that more of Guoba’s companions might soon appear in Liyue Harbor.

• Klee tried to clear Dendro Slimes with Pyro attacks, and Kaeya warned her about the danger of starting fires.
• Lin Feng arrived with Guoba, who burned away the Slimes, and explained that Klee needed better control of her Pyro Element.
• Kaeya and Klee traveled with Lin Feng to Liyue Harbor, where Klee recognized him as the scholar who had helped Collei and Lin Feng suggested they look for Amber near Xiao Market.
• Lin Feng gave Klee a dragon-shaped sugar painting, said Amber might be at the festival activities, and left to return Guoba to Xiangling.
• Xiangling showed Lin Feng how Rex Lapis’ blessing helped her understand dishes, then noticed that Guoba had grown larger and seemed more intelligent.
• Lin Feng told Xiangling that Guoba’s change might be connected to the Adepti and warned that more of Guoba’s friends might appear in Liyue Harbor.