Recaps

Li Wen pursued clues about the Sage's Ovum Sheath and Saint Floran while factions converged on Black Raven Port and Leicester fell into chaos. The arc ended with Victoria learning that the investigators sent to the port had been killed, while Li Wen and Moria prepared to confront the supernatural forces pursuing the treasure.

• Li Wen used Bai Lu to tell the Pack Leader that a Rebirth Pebble would appear at Black Raven Port, then recorded the Pack Leader’s etheric signature and tracked him to the Red Oak District.
• Li Wen lost Bai Lu at Muen Abbey, where she gained the Dedication to Light and Fire ability and discovered that the abbey had shifted into the past.
• Li Wen entered Artificer’s Hand, warned Marymana that the Sage’s Ovum Sheath was drawing hundreds of supernatural beings to Black Raven Port, and met Princess Victoria, who had been ordered to retrieve it.
• Moria told Bishop Caro about Oles Dee’s laboratory and the Great Blood, but the blood crumbled into dust, revealing that someone had replaced it with a fake.
• Edward reached Black Raven Port through the sewers, retrieved a black stone egg from a slime-like monster, and swallowed it before fighting off a Voodoo Practitioner and Top White Star Studio players.
• Li Wen and Moria entered the Gray Mist at Old Town Security Bureau, where White Star Studio’s blood ritual opened void rifts and summoned creatures that attacked the investigators and players.
• Li Wen sealed the void rifts while Moria prayed over the dead gendarmes, and he told Li Wen that his curse had spread into his soul and might require help from his instructor in Canaan.
• Victoria ordered the proper burial of the investigators found dead near Black Raven Port and promised that their sacrifice would be remembered.

Li Wen and the others fought over the stone egg, which awakened the ancient being Impurities and brought the threat of the apocalypse into the open. Li Wen sought the Original Text of Creation from Impurities, while Moria offered Church aid in exchange for its knowledge of the scripture.

• Edward escaped through Black Raven Port as Marymana battled a black-robed mage, while White Star Yi Shi’s team searched for the Sage’s Ovum Sheath thief.
• Li Wen and Moria tracked the Wolf Pack Leader through Old Town, joined forces with Victoria and Lance, and pursued Edward amid clashes between werewolves, players, and Abomination Hunters.
• Li Wen fought the Wolf Pack agent and took the black stone egg, but Barty Harrentin intervened as Marymana and the others battled over the supposed Sage’s Ovum Sheath.
• The stone egg cracked and released black liquid, which formed the being Impurities, and it declared that destruction was approaching and began building a temple in Leicester.
• Victoria and Bai Lu left the scene, while Li Wen challenged Impurities’ plan to escape the apocalypse and urged it to give her the Original Text of Creation.
• Impurities refused to help Li Wen restore the Twilight Witch, but Moria offered the being possible access to the Stairway to Heaven in return for the scripture’s location and means of acquisition.

Li Wen secured a lead to the Emerald Tablet, uncovered The Truth Society's pursuit of ancient rune stones, and advanced to Candle Holder with Moria's help. Their voyage to Port Belen brought them together with Victoria and left them facing a nightmare curse and a naval search for Joseph Willbrard.

• The Impurity told Li Wen that the Emerald Tablet lay in the Abyss of Dito and gave her Vantnirgen's Bone to open its black spire.
• Li Wen fought a Vengeful Spirit Walker at the Wanderer's Tavern and recovered Dim Candle Blood, a True Soul Elixir, a letter, and a sealed box before a Grayfire explosion destroyed the building.
• Li Wen brought the recovered items to the Artificer's Hand Society, where Selwyn identified the Birch Rune Stone and revealed that The Truth Society had stolen the Torch Rune Stone.
• Li Wen introduced Bai Lu as Miranda's true apprentice and obtained the Light of the Spirit Realm from Selwyn for her advancement ritual.
• Li Wen performed the Twilight Hymn ritual with Moria as her observer and advanced to Candle Holder after witnessing a ruined sun temple and a burning world.
• Li Wen agreed to accompany Moria to Port Belen and boarded the Adventurer, where Captain Remington introduced Victoria as a fellow passenger.
• Li Wen and Victoria entered a silent alternate space during the voyage, and Li Wen later discovered the Sea Calling Curse before Victoria returned safely.
• Li Wen overheard the navy's plans to capture Joseph Willbrard, and Moria approached Colonel Grant during the next morning's inspection as Grant reached toward his sword.

Li Wen defeated the Two-tailed Mermaid and helped expose Joseph Willbrard, then entered the Sun of Repose’s Dream Abyss to obtain the Emerald Tablet. After merging it with The Final Codex and surviving Impurities, she descended into the Outer City seeking Short Hand.

• Li Wen found Old Joey’s hidden curse materials and log, then entered the wreck where Fu Qingyan and her classmates were trapped among Drowned Corpses.
• Li Wen fought the Two-tailed Mermaid, petrified it with the blueprint’s incantation, and was swept away by the ensuing tsunami.
• Joseph Willbrard revealed himself aboard the Adventurer, but Moria used Radiance to split Joseph and destroy the statue before collapsing from the strain.
• Li Wen agreed to help Fu Qingyan’s group with a ritual in exchange for seeing their Sea Chart, then sought the Emerald Tablet through Giant Bell and Perfect Amber.
• Li Wen entered the Sun of Repose’s Dream Abyss as Triss and agreed to help the deity bring down the Mother God in exchange for the Emerald Tablet.
• Impurities stole the Emerald Tablet, but Li Wen rewound time with Urd's Thorn and fused it with The Final Codex, which shattered Impurities as the Dreamscape collapsed.
• Li Wen returned with the fused Codex, learned Short Hand was in the Outer City, and descended there using Giant Bell’s Copper Key.
• Li Wen followed a Lantern Sprite to the Gray Mist Gathering Place, where Sir Grendel told her she could ask the Headless Army about Short Hand for a price.