Recaps

Kafka revealed that the Stellaron Hunters had brought the Astral Express to the Xianzhou so it could earn the Alliance’s aid for a future battle against Nanook, and she explained how Aeons could fall. Theresa challenged Kafka’s account and said she and her companions were outside fate’s reach, just as the Ambrosial Arbor revived.

• Kafka said the Stellaron Hunters had arranged for the Astral Express to help resolve the Luofu crisis and earn the Xianzhou Alliance’s favor for a future confrontation with Nanook.
• Kafka described three ways Aeons could fall and explained how the Hunt severed the Ambrosial Arbor after Yaoshi’s blessing of immortality became a curse.
• March 7th questioned why the Xianzhou Alliance pursued Yaoshi despite receiving the gift of immortality.
• Theresa corrected Kafka, saying the Immortal Dragon had not died, and revealed that she and her companions came from the same world as Welt and were not bound by fate.
• Kafka wondered why Acheron could not see Theresa, Himeko, and Welt in her prophecies, then announced that time was nearly up.
• The Ambrosial Arbor revived before the assembled group.

Theresa and the Astral Express crew let Kafka and Blade escape, while Fu Xuan learned that Jing Yuan had already pieced together the Stellaron Hunters’ goal and the Medicine Master’s Legacy’s scheme. As the Ambrosial Arbor revived, Jing Yuan chose to wait until the traitors were exposed so the Cloud Knights could eliminate them all at once.

• Theresa confronted Blade but let him leave with Kafka, who had finished her task aboard the Grand Void Astral Compass.
• Stelle, Theresa, and Welt explained that Fu Xuan had tacitly approved Kafka’s escape, and the group headed toward the Divination Department to see her.
• Jing Yuan explained that he had deduced the Stellar Core was brought aboard with outside help and that the Medicine Master’s Legacy was the Luofu’s internal threat.
• Fu Xuan proposed sending the Cloud Knights to the Ambrosial Arbor, but Jing Yuan said he wanted to wait until the traitors could be wiped out in one sweep.
• Fu Xuan called Jing Yuan a jerk after realizing he had known where the Stellar Core was and had deliberately waited for the Medicine Master’s Legacy to reveal itself.

Jing Yuan enlisted the Stellaron Hunters to help stop the revived Ambrosial Arbor and assigned Fu Xuan to command the Cloud Knights. As the Hunters prepared to travel to the Artificer Department, Jing Yuan began explaining the Xianzhou’s history and why the Arbor’s return was dangerous.

• Jing Yuan welcomed the arriving Stellaron Hunters and decided to involve them in the crisis caused by the revived Ambrosial Arbor.
• Jing Yuan handed Fu Xuan the military seal and ordered her to lead the Cloud Knights in support near the Arbor.
• Jing Yuan invited the Stellaron Hunters to help seal the Stellar Core, and they agreed to head through the Artificer Department before meeting Fu Xuan.
• Fu Xuan assigned Qingque to guide the Hunters, and Qingque gladly accepted the reprieve from her Diviner’s duties.
• Jing Yuan explained that the Ambrosial Arbor had granted the Xianzhou people longevity but had also caused calamities, then began telling the group the Xianzhou’s history.

Jing Yuan recounted how the Xianzhou people gained immortality and suffered its terrible consequences, explaining why the rebirth of the Ambrosial Arbor threatened the Alliance. Theresa and the others prepared to set out once Qingque arrived.

• Theresa handed out handmade milk tea, and Jing Yuan accepted a cup before telling the Stellaron Hunters about the Xianzhou people's origins.
• Jing Yuan explained that the First Emperor sent nine colossal ships in search of immortality, and the fleet found the Medicine Buddha's revelations but never returned home.
• Theresa spoke about the danger of power that could not be controlled, and Jing Yuan connected her words to Fu Xuan's readiness to inherit his responsibilities.
• Jing Yuan described how immortality led to population and resource crises, the Abundance People's invasions, and Xianzhou survivors becoming Mara-struck Soldiers.
• Jing Yuan warned that the rebirth of the Ambrosial Arbor could bring disaster, and Theresa said they would leave once Qingque arrived.

Qingque joined the Stellaron Hunters and led them by star skiff from the Divination Department to the Artificer Department. The chapter ended with the group arriving at the quiet department, while Fu Xuan kept the milk tea Qingque had shared with her.

• Qingque arrived late and exhausted, and Fu Xuan assigned her to guide the Stellaron Hunters to the Artificer Department by star skiff.
• Theresa gave Qingque a sweet milk tea, which Qingque first offered to Fu Xuan before Fu Xuan insisted she drink it.
• Qingque offered Fu Xuan the remaining milk tea, and Fu Xuan drank from the same straw after Qingque and watched her leave.
• Qingque led the Stellaron Hunters to the port and piloted a star skiff to the Artificer Department.
• March 7th teased Qingque about her closeness with Fu Xuan, and Qingque denied that anything was going on between them.
• Qingque and the others arrived at the sparsely populated Artificer Department and wondered why its workers were not taking star skiffs away.

Qingque led the Stellaron Hunters to the Artificer Department to investigate, where Theresa’s charm captivated the craftsmen and she used wisdom-filled masks to send them away. The group was left to enter the department and find out why the craftsmen had gathered outside.

• Theresa and Welt recalled how exhausting their past work had been, and Theresa proposed opening a restaurant so March 7th and Stelle could experience working life.
• Qingque explained that the Artificer Department’s inventions often caused trouble and that its craftsmen were gathered outside rather than entering.
• Qingque introduced the Stellaron Hunters to Master Awei, and Theresa’s appearance left him and the other craftsmen spellbound.
• Theresa handed the craftsmen wisdom-filled masks and persuaded them to board skiffs and leave the Artificer Department.

Theresa, Qingque, and the others entered the overrun Artificer Department to search for Master Gongshu, who had returned inside because the Forge of Creation was in danger. They found the furnace tangled in Ambrosial Arbor roots and encountered a frightened survivor.

• Awei explained that Master Gongshu had run back into the Artificer Department after shouting that the furnace was doomed, and asked the group to rescue him.
• Welt agreed to help, and Awei gave Qingque a Jade Talisman to unlock the sealed gates.
• Qingque unlocked the entrance, and the group saw the Forge of Creation surrounded by roots and vines from Ambrosial Arbor offshoots.
• The group continued through the Artificer Department and encountered a frightened survivor who warned them to stay away.

Theresa, Stelle, March 7th, Himeko, and Welt encountered Master Gongshu while searching the Artificer Department, and they fought after he mistook them for invaders. After Qingque explained their credentials, Master Gongshu revealed that a Wood Spirit Evil had seized the Forge of Creation, but Theresa grew angry when he seemed ready to use them as tools.

• Master Gongshu accused the group of infiltrating the Artificer Department and sent his mechanical creations to attack them.
• Himeko, March 7th, and Stelle destroyed Master Gongshu's mechanical creations, and he demanded compensation before recognizing Qingque.
• Qingque and Welt explained that the group had been received by General Jing Yuan and Lady Fu Xuan and were looking for directions to the Divination Department.
• Master Gongshu told the group that a Wood Spirit Evil had taken over the Artificer Department and was siphoning power from the Forge of Creation.
• Theresa slammed the Oath of Judah into the ground, and Master Gongshu admired it so intensely that the group realized he was fascinated by mechanical creations.

Theresa spared Master Gongshu from punishment after he agreed to make a hundred Dr. Ratio puppets, then led the group toward the Forge of Creation. Along the way, the group joked about Theresa’s figure, and Master Gongshu and Welt began planning a giant Xianzhou robot.

• Theresa accepted Qingque’s promise to persuade Fu Xuan to wear the pink prank mask and ordered Master Gongshu to make a hundred Dr. Ratio puppets.
• Master Gongshu agreed to avoid improper functions in the puppets after Theresa warned him about the Prison of Imprisonment.
• Theresa put away the Oath of Judah and told Master Gongshu to take the group to the Forge of Creation, promising to protect him.
• Welt and Master Gongshu enthusiastically discussed building a massive Xianzhou-version Aurumaton, drawing on Welt’s experience making Alahato.
• March 7th, Stelle, Qingque, and Himeko teased Theresa about her chest, and Theresa joked that joy helped it grow.

Master Gongshu demonstrated his unfinished Mirror-Changing Screen and Xiliu Light to the group, but Theresa cleared the vegetation with her Immortal Flame and revealed her dragon wings. After Gongshu apologized for mistaking them for invaders, Theresa and Welt helped the group cross to the other side.

• Master Gongshu showed the group his Mirror-Changing Screen and used Xiliu Light to burn away flower buds blocking the paths.
• March 7th questioned the weapon's efficiency, so Theresa used her Immortal Flame to clear the surrounding vegetation.
• Theresa revealed her dragon wings, and Master Gongshu apologized after recognizing her as an Immortal Dragon Descendant.
• Qingque admitted that forgetting to show the Jade Talisman had helped cause the misunderstanding, and Gongshu apologized to the group.
• Welt flew across the device while Theresa carried March 7th and Stelle over to the other side.

Theresa and the others confronted the Abundance Xuanlu after it emerged from the Forge of Creation, which was entangled in Ambrosial Arbor roots. With Theresa shielding the group, Welt, March 7th, Stelle, and Himeko began fighting the regenerating beast, leaving it frozen by March 7th’s attack.

• Theresa reached the Forge of Creation ahead of Welt and the others, while Master Gongshu explained that they needed to destroy the wood spirit’s roots.
• The wood spirit began incubating into an Abundance Calyx, and Welt asked Theresa to hold back so the others could fight; Theresa protected everyone with Immortal Shields.
• The calyx opened and revealed the Abundance Xuanlu, which guarded the roots and rapidly healed after Welt’s attacks.
• Welt pulled the Xuanlu into a Quasi-Black Hole and struck it with his cane, but its wounds quickly healed.
• March 7th fired a massive ice arrow that pierced and froze the Xuanlu, then retreated to recover as Stelle prepared to attack.

Theresa and the others fought the Abundance Xuanlu, which repeatedly regenerated from the Ambrosial Arbor’s roots. After Himeko ran out of strength, Theresa defeated the creature with her Conceptual Fire and swallowed the condensed Power of Abundance.

• Stelle blasted the Abundance Xuanlu into fragments, but the Ambrosial Arbor’s roots reassembled it.
• Himeko transformed into her five-tailed fox form and battled the Abundance Xuanlu while Theresa used Tactical Goggles to reveal combat information.
• Theresa’s combat power overloaded and destroyed everyone’s Tactical Goggles, and Himeko reverted to her mascot form after exhausting her energy.
• Theresa transformed with multicolored Conceptual Fire, pierced the Abundance Xuanlu, and burned it to ashes.
• Theresa caught the condensed Power of Abundance and swallowed it as Qingque and Master Gongshu watched in shock.

Theresa absorbed an Immortal Flame pill and underwent a major transformation, gaining greatly enhanced physical abilities and a soothing aura of hope. She emerged from the sea of Higanbana as an immortal envoy, while the others recovered from memories stirred by the flowers.

• Theresa swallowed the abundance pill, and her Vishnu Factor and Immortal Power absorbed it, strengthening her body and reshaping her bones.
• The Power of Joy formed a protective mask around Theresa's heart after the Immortal Power kept it from her bones.
• Blood-red Higanbana spread around Theresa, making March 7th, Master Gongshu, Qingque, and others recall their pasts, while Stelle remained unaffected.
• Theresa's True Self Imprint released the Power of Hope, turning the flowers pink and crystal-like and changing their fragrance into one that soothed people.
• Theresa emerged in Otsukiyo's appearance with her transformed immortal attributes, and March 7th and Welt remarked on her beauty and gentle influence.

After the Wood Spirit’s defeat, Theresa discussed her greatly increased strength while the group decided to preserve the Higanbana sea as a garden. They left the giant Flower of Abundance untouched, unaware that it had formed a symbiotic relationship with the flowers.

• Theresa told Welt that her physical strength had increased a thousandfold and that her dragon form could cause natural disasters.
• Master Gongshu and Qingque proposed preserving the Higanbana sea as a garden, and Master Gongshu approved the plan.
• Theresa explained that she could not create another Higanbana sea because she had exhausted the Power of Abundance during her transformation.
• Welt asked what they would do with the giant flower, and Master Gongshu said they should leave it for the general or the Diviner to handle.
• The group discussed the dangers of immortal creations and the Xianzhou people’s pursuit of the Hunt, unaware that the Higanbana sea was nourishing the Flower of Abundance as it nourished the sea in return.

Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters left the Artificer Department for the Divination Department after Theresa hinted that she had a plan to deal with the Ambrosial Arbor. Master Gongshu explained that the Forge of Creation contained Suiyang, while the group remained worried about their companion and Bailu.

• Theresa told Master Gongshu that she had a plan to eliminate the threat of the Ambrosial Arbor, and he agreed to let her proceed.
• Master Gongshu warned the group about the dangers near the Ambrosial Arbor and promised to relocate the Forge of Creation once its wood spirit was gone.
• Master Gongshu explained that the Forge of Creation had been built to contain Suiyang and that its green flames had burned continuously for ages.
• Theresa asked Master Gongshu about the Divination Department, but he had no news of Lingbao or Bailu after the disaster.
• Qingque led Theresa and the others to a starskiff, and they sped toward the Divination Department.

Theresa caused trouble in the Astral Express group chat by revealing Dan Heng’s identity and inviting the Stellaron Hunters, while Dan Heng and Ruan Mei encountered Xueyi near the Ambrosial Arbor. Xueyi recruited them to help with her investigation, but her search of the Ten Lords Bureau’s records failed to identify Dan Heng.

• Joyful Aha invited the Stellaron Hunters Family into the Astral Express chat and revealed Dan Heng’s identity, prompting Blade to threaten him.
• Theresa invited Joyful Aha to watch her planned stunt near the Ambrosial Arbor and told Dan Heng to pass a message to a dangerous man.
• The Ambrosial Arbor’s roots wrapped around the Forge of Creation again after Theresa left.
• Sushang admired the flower sea as Dan Heng and Ruan Mei noticed the Arbor’s renewed growth and the roots around the Forge of Creation.
• Xueyi ordered Dan Heng, Ruan Mei, and Sushang to help her reach a starskiff dock so she could investigate the Arbor’s growth.
• Xueyi searched the Ten Lords Bureau’s records for Dan Heng but found no match and concluded she had mistaken him for someone else.

Dan Heng and his companions traveled with Xueyi through the Artificer Department, fighting off enemies and learning about her work in the Ten Lords Bureau. They reached Master Gongshu, who insisted he would defend the department himself, adding another person to their growing group.

• Dan Heng told Ruan Mei to relay a teasing message from Theresa to Welt, warning him to emphasize that Theresa had sent it if Welt reacted strangely.
• Xueyi led Dan Heng, Ruan Mei, and Sushang toward the skiff dock while they fought mechanical constructs and the Abominations Legion.
• Xueyi explained that she handled the lifespans of Eternals and escorted people afflicted by mara to the Ten Lords Bureau for judgment.
• The group passed through an illusionary realm and found Master Gongshu in the Artificer Department, where he declared that he would turn the tide himself.

Sushang and the others escorted Master Gongshu through the dangerous Artificer Department, but he chose to stay behind and protect his workplace. They fought their way past a giant aurumaton and reached the exit, where they found Awei crying because he feared leaving would prevent him from graduating.

• Sushang persuaded Master Gongshu to leave the Forge of Creation with the group, and he carried the Diviner Beast as they made their way toward the exit.
• Master Gongshu stopped near the entrance and insisted on returning to the Artificer Department, saying he would not abandon his duties or set a bad example for his students.
• Sushang, Dan Heng, and Xueyi fought a giant aurumaton blocking the exit while Ruan Mei supported them, and they eventually defeated it.
• Xueyi told Sushang that she reminded her of her younger sister, leaving Sushang feeling guilty without understanding the reason.
• The group found Awei weeping at the entrance because he feared he would not graduate if he evacuated, then continued toward the dock.

After parting ways with Xueyi, Dan Heng and Sushang took Ruan Mei to the Divination Department, where the Stellaron Hunters reunited with Tingyun. Tingyun guided them past the aftermath of a Cloud Knights battle, while Qingque left to buy sugar for Fu Xuan.

• Xueyi thanked Dan Heng and the others, then piloted a starskiff back to the Ten Lords Bureau.
• Sushang took Dan Heng and Ruan Mei to the Divination Department by starskiff.
• Qingque delivered the Stellaron Hunters to the Divination Department, then left to buy sugar for Fu Xuan before returning to her.
• Tingyun greeted the Stellaron Hunters and offered to guide them around the Divination Department, noting that Rin was there.
• Tingyun led the group past the bodies of Cloud Knights and Abominations Legion creatures, and Welt inferred that Fu Xuan had dispatched the Cloud Knights based on her divinations.

Theresa’s grief over the fallen Cloud Knights awakened and expanded the embryonic Sea of Paths within her, while the group searched the Divination Commission for survivors. They discovered a Medicine Master's Legacy physician commanding the monsters, and Theresa pursued her as the physician tried to escape.

• Theresa prayed for the dead Cloud Knights, and the growing Sea of Paths eased the suffering of those near death before they passed away peacefully.
• Welt, March 7th, Stelle, Himeko, and Theresa debated whether the Diviners had won and searched the battlefield for clues, while Welt quietly watched Tingyun.
• The group found a wounded Cloud Knight and a Fox Person physician, who mocked them and was identified as a member of the Medicine Master's Legacy.
• The Cloud Knight warned them before collapsing, then transformed into an Abominations Legion monster as the physician used her power to revive nearby monsters.
• Theresa transformed Judas into the Chainsaw Greatsword, unfurled her Dragon Wings, and flew after the fleeing physician.

Theresa awakened the Insignia of Wisdom and destroyed the Medicine Master's Legacy member and her Abominations Legion. After the battle, Tingyun remained terrified of Theresa and began to doubt her own plans.

• Theresa earned the Insignia of Wisdom, whose Wheel of Causality reflected enemy attacks back at them.
• Theresa charged through the Abominations Legion and killed the Medicine Master's Legacy member after she transformed into a Dew-Gathering Celestial.
• Theresa annihilated the remaining monsters with Immortal Flame and Immortal Lightning, then burned the Dew-Gathering Celestial's remains to ash.
• Theresa returned to the others, and March 7th warned her that her excitement made her eyes glow red.
• Tingyun claimed she had trembled because the monsters nearly reached her, while privately fearing Theresa and reconsidering her plan.

The group encountered a badly wounded Cloud Knight and helped her recover, while Tingyun warned them that the Medicine Master's Legacy had likely infiltrated the Xianzhou. After the Cloud Knight departed for her garrison, Tingyun spoke wistfully about the short lives of Foxians.

• Welt reassured Tingyun that the group would keep her safe, and Tingyun warned that the Medicine Master's Legacy had infiltrated the Divination Department and possibly other Xianzhou departments.
• The group found a severely wounded female Cloud Knight, and March 7th treated her while Theresa gave her an Expert Healing Potion.
• The Cloud Knight rapidly recovered, thanked the group, and headed toward the garrison ahead.
• Tingyun explained that the Xianzhou people's Power of Abundance helped them heal quickly and said that Foxians' lifespans were short by comparison.
• Theresa teased Tingyun about wanting to stop being a fox, and Tingyun replied that she envied the long-lived Xianzhou people and Vidyadhara Dragon Clan.

Theresa and the others entered the Divination Department as Tingyun, secretly possessed by Phantylia, pursued the Ambrosial Arbor. After hearing signs of trouble and Tingyun’s unusual interest in Abundance-related matters, Theresa warned the others to be cautious; the chapter ended with them teasing her about being a glutton.

• The Cloud Knights recognized Theresa and her companions, let them into the Divination Department, and explained that Fu Xuan had gone to investigate the Medicine Master's Legacy.
• Welt proposed questioning the Cloud Knights about the crisis, while Theresa planned to find Lingbao and Bailu; Tingyun departed on her own.
• Theresa, Himeko, March 7th, and Stelle split from Welt and heard Cloud Knights discussing the growing chaos and injured soldiers.
• Theresa pointed out Tingyun’s suspicious interest in the Medicine Master's Legacy and the Ambrosial Arbor, and Stelle recalled Tingyun asking whether Abundance Xuanlu’s fruit could be eaten.
• Theresa denied being a glutton and explained that she ate substances useful to her, then pinched Himeko’s cheeks after Himeko teased her.

Theresa and the others questioned a captured member of the Medicine Master's Legacy about the Stellar Core and the revived Ambrosial Arbor. His answers revealed the Legacy's beliefs and its role in turning Cloud Knights into Mara-struck Soldiers, and the chapter ended with a Cloud Knight kicking him down.

• Theresa led Stelle and March 7th toward the giant Ambrosial Arbor, where they noticed Cloud Knights guarding a captured healer.
• Theresa introduced the group as Stellaron Hunters commissioned by General Jing Yuan and Diviner Fu, and the Cloud Knights agreed to let them question the prisoner while recording his testimony.
• The healer said he had seen the Stellar Core, heard a voice in his head, and believed it could help restore the Ambrosial Arbor.
• The healer praised the Medicine Master of Abundance and claimed the Ambrosial Arbor had granted power to the Legacy's beasts and would restore an ancient age of prosperity.
• Theresa asked whether the Legacy had harmed Cloud Knights, and the healer defended making Mara-struck Soldiers as a gift of a second life.
• An enraged Cloud Knight kicked the healer down before he could finish his claim that he could offer the others power.

After the healer promoted Medicine Master's Legacy, Theresa reassured March 7th and Stelle that she had no interest in becoming Mara-struck and explained that she wanted to devour the Ambrosial Arbor. The group continued toward the Divination Department’s dragon tree, while the Cloud Knights beat the healer and took him away for treatment.

• The healer admitted he had tried to spark interest in Medicine Master's Legacy, then claimed that short-lived species could not survive its transformation without the Abundance's blessing.
• Theresa led March 7th and Stelle away, and the Cloud Knights beat the healer until their captain ordered them to leave him alive.
• March 7th and Stelle worried that the healer had influenced Theresa, who explained that she was interested in the Ambrosial Arbor because devouring it might strengthen her.
• Theresa described her perfectly controlled power and comprehensive physical evolution, dismissing the Mara-struck condition as an inferior transformation.
• Stelle and March 7th praised Theresa's strength and recalled how she had helped the Stellaron Hunters avoid trouble on their trailblazing journeys.