Recaps

Tingyun explained the Xianzhou’s Unpardonable Ten Evils to Theresa, March 7th, and Stelle, describing how the Medicine Master’s Legacy had committed nearly all of them. She secretly arranged for Celenova to send an Antimatter Legion battalion to the Luofu and planned to stall until it arrived.

• Stelle spotted Tingyun beneath the Dragon Tree, and Theresa, March 7th, and Stelle went to speak with her.
• Theresa told Tingyun they had learned about the Medicine Master’s Legacy from a detained physician, and Tingyun criticized the group’s pursuit of immortality.
• Tingyun recalled that Celenova had refused to fight alongside Phantylia but had dispatched an Antimatter Legion battalion to the Luofu, so Phantylia planned to stall for time.
• At Stelle’s request, Tingyun listed the Unpardonable Ten Evils and explained that the Medicine Master’s Legacy had committed nearly all of them.
• March 7th, Theresa, and Stelle agreed that the Medicine Master’s Legacy had made itself an enemy of the Xianzhou Alliance.

Theresa and her companions searched the Divination Commission for Bailu and Rin, then questioned the Vidyadhara merchant Leng Leng about the Dragon Maiden and her people. Theresa revealed that she was a Vidyadhara Dragon Venerate, leaving Leng Leng overwhelmed and ready to answer her questions.

• Theresa, March 7th, and Stelle discovered that Bailu and Rin were missing beneath the dragon tree and stopped at Leng Leng's medicine stall.
• Theresa bought Leng Leng's medicines and asked where Bailu was, making the merchant wary of her intentions.
• Theresa explained that Bailu had taken their doctor Rin to study medicine, and Leng Leng said she could not reveal the Dragon Maiden's whereabouts.
• Leng Leng explained that Bailu was a Dragon Venerate who inherited the Dragon Venerate's power and differed from ordinary Vidyadhara.
• Theresa manifested rainbow-colored dragon horns and revealed that she was also a Vidyadhara Dragon Venerate, leaving Leng Leng trembling with excitement.

Theresa and her companions learned from the Vidyadhara merchant Leng Leng that Bailu had taken Rin to another realm to practice medicine, but Leng Leng did not know where they had gone. Welt rejoined the group, and Theresa told him she had claimed to be a Vidyadhara Dragon Sovereign.

• Leng Leng excitedly recognized Theresa as a Dragon Sovereign and hugged her, prompting a Cloud Knight to warn them against public displays of affection.
• Theresa told Leng Leng that she had returned to the Xianzhou with her friends, and Leng Leng eagerly agreed to answer her questions.
• Leng Leng identified Rin as Bailu’s disciple and said the two had gone to another realm to practice medicine, though she did not know which one.
• Theresa told March 7th and Stelle that their search for Rin and Bailu had reached a dead end, and Stelle spotted Welt returning.
• Theresa introduced Welt to Leng Leng and explained that she had claimed Dragon Sovereign status because she could manifest dragon horns and a tail.

Welt and the others learned that the Medicine Master's Legacy had spread across several locations on the Luofu, while Leng Leng feared that outsiders would target the Vidyadhara for their marrow. As Theresa promised to protect her, Leng Leng began explaining the Vidyadhara Clan's origins, revealing that they came from an ocean planet rather than the Xianzhou Alliance.

• Welt told March 7th, Stelle, and Leng Leng that the Medicine Master's Legacy had appeared in several places and could draw on the Ambrosial Arbor and Yaoshi's power.
• Welt suspected that Jing Yuan was waiting for the Legacy's leaders to reveal themselves and exchanged a wary glance with Tingyun.
• Leng Leng said rumors about Vidyadhara marrow had made her fear that factions would capture her and extract it, especially since the Luofu's lockdown kept her from returning to Fuhu Xianzhou.
• Theresa comforted Leng Leng and promised to protect the Vidyadhara Clan, then asked why outsiders believed Vidyadhara marrow could make them immortal.
• Leng Leng explained that the Vidyadhara were descendants of the Immortal but had originally come from an ocean planet, not the Xianzhou Alliance.

Leng Leng explained the Vidyadhara Clan’s origins and how it joined the Xianzhou Alliance, then pleaded with Theresa to help restore order on the Luofu. Theresa agreed to help without accepting the title of Dragon Lord, and her Immortal Power grew as an unknown dragon-horned young man sent power into the Path of Immortality.

• Leng Leng told March 7th and the others that the Vidyadhara once lived in a vast Sea of Fluids, where their ancestors used Immortal Power to alter sea life, until the waters became too dangerous to inhabit.
• Leng Leng explained that the Vidyadhara ancestors negotiated with the Xianzhou Alliance for a vessel, and that Dragon Lord Yubie later moved the Ancient Sea of Plenty and sealed Jianmu’s Profound Root beneath it.
• Leng Leng knelt before Theresa and begged her to save the Vidyadhara Clan and restore order on the Luofu, while Welt, March 7th, and Stelle left the choice to Theresa.
• Theresa decided to help the Vidyadhara but refused to become their Dragon Lord, saying she would not abandon the Express Crew or give up her search for home.
• Theresa’s Sea of Paths expanded and her Immortal Power grew as a dragon-horned young man in a neighboring universe sent Colored Flame into the Path of Immortality.
• Welt, March 7th, and Stelle affirmed that they would support Theresa, and Leng Leng and the Cloud Knights responded with gratitude and relief.

Theresa gave Leng Leng a Vidyadhara bracelet that awakened her hidden power, then explained her plan to devour the Ambrosial Arbor and remove its danger from the Luofu. At the Divination Department’s exit, a Cloud Knight began describing the Cloud Knights’ operation against the Medicine Master's Legacy but faltered before revealing what went wrong.

• Theresa gave Leng Leng a bracelet containing Immortal Power, which awakened her strength and briefly changed her eyes into dragon eyes.
• Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters left Leng Leng, and Welt and the others advised Theresa not to take responsibility for solving all the Vidyadhara Clan’s problems.
• Theresa said she planned to refine and devour the Ambrosial Arbor to grow stronger and prevent further danger to the Xianzhou.
• March 7th pointed out a Cloud Knight guarding the Divination Department’s exit, and Stelle asked him why so many Cloud Knights were injured inside.
• The Cloud Knight said the Cloud Knights had captured the area under the Diviner’s orders and initially defeated the Medicine Master's Legacy, but he became angry before explaining what happened next.

A Cloud Knight recounted how the Medicine Master's Legacy had provoked his squad into becoming Mara-struck, and Fu Xuan arrived to explain the danger of his uncontrolled emotions. After saying she had uncovered the enemy’s scheme, Fu Xuan was playfully grabbed and embraced by Theresa, leaving the Cloud Knights embarrassed and unsure how to intervene.

• A Cloud Knight described how the Medicine Master's Legacy had driven his squadmates to attack one another and become Mara-struck Soldiers.
• Fu Xuan warned the enraged Cloud Knight that he was unfit to fight and ordered other Cloud Knights to take him away to rest.
• Fu Xuan explained to the Stellaron Hunters that Xianzhou people had to keep their emotions stable to avoid becoming Mara-struck.
• Theresa teased Fu Xuan about her apology, grabbed her, and held her until Fu Xuan struggled free.
• Fu Xuan scolded Theresa and the watching Cloud Knights, who admitted they had not known whether to intervene.

Fu Xuan recruited Theresa and the others as a surprise force against the Medicine Master's Legacy and explained how a pink mask could protect the Cloud Knights by sharing damage. She left Fu Xuan weighing the mask's benefits against its mysterious side effect.

• Fu Xuan said Jing Yuan wanted the Stellaron Hunters to act as a surprise force against the Medicine Master's Legacy rather than join the Cloud Knights' frontal assault.
• Theresa joked about tugging Fu Xuan's skirt ribbon, and March 7th stopped Stelle from trying it.
• Fu Xuan showed Theresa a pink mask Qingque had submitted, and Theresa claimed it could use the Grand Void Astral Compass to distribute damage across allied forces.
• Tingyun secretly considered destroying the mask but concealed her Destruction power and held back.
• Theresa warned that the mask would last only an hour and leave Fu Xuan unable to fight afterward, so Fu Xuan asked what the side effect was.

Fu Xuan accepted Theresa’s Wisdom Mask, which could extend a protective formation around the Cloud Knights, and led the group toward the Purple Cloud Mansion. She explained that they would need to extinguish the alchemy furnaces to advance through the deadly mist, while keeping the furnaces intact.

• Theresa explained that Fu Xuan’s mask could extend the Grand Void Astral Compass’s protection across a wide area, and Fu Xuan agreed to use it for the Cloud Knights.
• Fu Xuan led the group out of the Divination Department and described how the old alchemists’ experiments with the Ambrosial Arbor had produced strange beasts and dangerous practices.
• The group reached the smoking furnaces beside the Ancient Sea, where Fu Xuan explained that the mist had earned the area the name Purple Cloud Mansion.
• Theresa embraced Fu Xuan as she offered to disperse the smoke, but Fu Xuan insisted that the furnaces were precious and must not be destroyed.
• Fu Xuan revealed that the Medicine Master’s Legacy had tainted the furnace smoke with pills that could trigger Mara, making it too dangerous for Cloud Knights to cross.
• Welt confirmed that Fu Xuan planned to draw the enemy away with the main Cloud Knight forces, then bring their group to extinguish the furnaces.

Fu Xuan asked Theresa and the others to raid the Medicine Master's Legacy after extinguishing its alchemy furnaces, explaining that the demonic fog would not affect them. The group agreed to help, and after they confirmed Theresa would not become Mara-struck, she asked Fu Xuan to explain what Mara-struck Soldiers were.

• Fu Xuan explained that the Medicine Master's Legacy had prepared its demonic fog to target the Cloud Knights and would not expect the Astral Express crew and Theresa to interfere.
• Welt recognized that Fu Xuan meant them by Jing Yuan's surprise force, and Fu Xuan acknowledged that the Stellaron Hunters' prophecies were coming true.
• Theresa, Stelle, Welt, and the others agreed to extinguish the alchemy furnaces, and Fu Xuan promised to bring the Cloud Knights in once the fog cleared.
• March 7th worried that the fog might harm Theresa because she was an Immortality Envoy, but Theresa assured everyone that she could not become Mara-struck.
• Theresa asked Fu Xuan to explain what a Mara-struck Soldier was.

Fu Xuan explained how Eternals became Mara-struck, then the Stellaron Hunters shut down the alchemy furnaces in Cloudford and fought the Medicine Master's Legacy. Theresa slaughtered the attackers alone, leaving Fu Xuan and the Cloud Knights stunned.

• Fu Xuan explained that Eternals' fading memories and growing painful emotions could lead them to become Mara-struck, then warned the Stellaron Hunters to act cautiously around the alchemy furnaces.
• Tingyun accompanied the group to Cloudford, where she claimed she had little life experience and few negative emotions; Theresa embraced and teased her but failed to expose her true identity as Phantylia.
• The group shut down all three alchemy furnaces, and Welt spotted Medicine Master's Legacy members swarming toward them as the fumes dispersed.
• March 7th called Fu Xuan for help, and Fu Xuan rushed over with a group of Cloud Knights.
• Theresa charged into the attackers with the Chainsaw Greatsword and slaughtered thousands of Medicine Master's Legacy members, leaving Fu Xuan and the Cloud Knights dumbfounded.

Theresa and the Cloud Knights confronted Dan Shu and the Medicine Master's Legacy after Theresa defeated their first group. Dan Shu defended the Legacy's pursuit of immortality, but Theresa's accusations drove her to order an attack.

• Theresa slaughtered the Medicine Master's Legacy members and cremated their remains with Immortal Flame.
• Fu Xuan arrived with Cloud Knights and confronted Dan Shu, explaining that the general and she had suspected the Legacy's presence but lacked evidence.
• Dan Shu defended the Legacy's pursuit of immortality and condemned short-lived species while arguing that the Xianzhou should restore its ancient glory.
• Theresa challenged Dan Shu's contempt for short-lived people and condemned her for causing suffering and turning Xianzhou people into Mara-struck Soldiers.
• Dan Shu lost her composure, declared herself innocent, and ordered the Medicine Master's Legacy members to attack.

Welt, March 7th, Stelle, and Theresa fought Dan Shu’s Medicine Master’s Legacy forces, while Theresa secretly pretended to collapse to draw out Tingyun. Fu Xuan joined the battle with the Cloud Knights, and Dan Shu’s army was wiped out as she called on Tingyun and Phantylia to honor their promise.

• Welt, March 7th, and Stelle attacked the Medicine Master’s Legacy forces while Theresa used the Oath of Judah to destroy most of them and absorb their Power of Abundance.
• Theresa pretended to collapse and shrink into her Stargazer form, prompting Dan Shu and Tingyun to believe she was helpless.
• Fu Xuan challenged Dan Shu’s ideals, then activated the Great Deduction Array and led the Cloud Knights into battle beside the Stellaron Hunters.
• March 7th froze the Abundance Vermin with a burst of freezing mist, and the Cloud Knights wiped out Dan Shu’s forces.
• Dan Shu, wounded and defeated, called to Tingyun and demanded that Phantylia fulfill her promise.

Fu Xuan captured Dan Shu, but Dan Shu called on Tingyun, revealing her as Phantylia, a Great Void Lord of the Antimatter Legion. Phantylia escaped Tingyun’s body, while Theresa chose not to stop her, leaving the group facing a new threat.

• Fu Xuan confronted the defeated Dan Shu and demanded that she surrender to the Ten Lords Bureau.
• Dan Shu called on Tingyun, prompting the Cloud Knights and Stellaron Hunters to turn their attention to her.
• Tingyun set a Mara-struck Soldier ablaze with Destruction’s power and twisted her head around, revealing herself as Phantylia.
• Stelle tried to straighten Tingyun’s neck, but Phantylia abandoned the ruined body and emerged as a Suiyang.
• Phantylia introduced herself as a Great Void Lord intent on destroying the Luofu, while Theresa decided to let her go for now.

Phantylia left the Luofu to pursue the Ambrosial Arbor, while Theresa tried to save Tingyun and received Yaoshi’s blessing. Theresa transformed inside a cocoon of Abundance and met Yaoshi in the Interstice of the Path.

• Phantylia revealed her plan to reach the Scales Embrace Realm and shape an immortal body from the Ambrosial Arbor, then departed as the remaining Medicine Master's Legacy transformed into monsters and was defeated.
• March 7th panicked over Tingyun's condition, and Theresa used a life-support injection to keep Tingyun alive despite Fu Xuan's warning that she might never awaken.
• Theresa's wish to save Tingyun awakened Su's medical knowledge and transformed her Wheel of Causality after a Bodhi Leaf merged with her.
• Yaoshi sensed Theresa's sincere wish, sent an emerald seed to the Luofu, and continued fleeing Lan through the stars.
• The seed entered Theresa and filled her with powerful Abundance energy, surrounding her in a cocoon of vegetation.
• Theresa arrived in the Interstice of the Path and encountered Yaoshi.

Theresa answered Yaoshi’s question about life and was granted the rank of Envoy of Abundance, awakening in a grown-up form as her power caused flowers to bloom across the Dan Ding Furnace. Fu Xuan summoned Jing Yuan, who arrived to find Theresa approaching amid a vast sea of Abundance flowers.

• Theresa told Yaoshi that anything possessing thoughts and consciousness could be considered life, and that existence itself was reason enough.
• Yaoshi granted Theresa the rank of Envoy of Abundance, and she awoke from an emerald Cocoon of Light as her body evolved.
• The Immortal Dragon sent Theresa an Abundance Immortal Garment, which she wore before emerging from the cocoon with Judas as a fan.
• Theresa’s uncontrolled Power of Abundance caused flowers to bloom as she walked toward March 7th, Fu Xuan, and the others.
• Fu Xuan contacted Jing Yuan to report that Theresa had become an Envoy of Abundance, and Jing Yuan hurried to the Divination Department.
• Jing Yuan arrived and saw Theresa approaching through the sea of flowers, leaving him alarmed by the new threat to the Xianzhou.

Welt explained how Theresa became an Envoy of Abundance after receiving the Apothecary’s gaze, and Jing Yuan learned that the supposed threat was their ally. Jing Yuan pledged to shield Theresa from the Ten Lords Bureau, while Fu Xuan found that Tingyun’s body had healed but her consciousness remained unresponsive.

• Welt told Jing Yuan how Theresa defeated the Medicine Master's Legacy and received the Apothecary’s gaze while trying to heal Tingyun.
• Jing Yuan learned that Fu Xuan had used Theresa’s mask to connect with the Grand Void Astral Compass and protect the Cloud Knights.
• Jing Yuan decided to take responsibility if the Ten Lords Bureau sought to apprehend Theresa, and Fu Xuan refused to accept becoming General in his place.
• Theresa called to Fu Xuan and asked about Tingyun, whose body had been healed by the Power of Abundance.
• Fu Xuan reported that Tingyun’s consciousness had not awakened, and Jing Yuan said the Suiyang’s influence had left her little chance of recovery.

Theresa mastered the three Path powers within her and returned to the group as an Emanator of Immortality, Joy, and Abundance. As Jing Yuan and the others discussed Tingyun’s condition and Phantylia’s threat to the Luofu, Theresa agreed to help confront the danger.

• Theresa fused her Power of Binding with the powers of Immortality, Joy, and Abundance, separating them with a barrier so she could control each one.
• Theresa absorbed the vast garden of abundance into herself, formed marks for the three Path powers, and teleported back to the group.
• Theresa asked Jing Yuan to let her take Tingyun’s body to Herta, saying Herta Space Station might bring a turning point in Tingyun’s situation.
• Welt explained that Phantylia was a Great Void Lord who had possessed Tingyun, and Jing Yuan reacted grimly to the state of her body.
• Fu Xuan concluded that Phantylia had brought the Stellaron to the Luofu to target the Ambrosial Arbor, and Jing Yuan said his countermeasures included the Stellaron Hunters and Theresa.

Fu Xuan lost the Grand Void Astral Compass’s blessing and transformed into a pink kitten with her own head, biting anyone who tried to handle her. Jing Yuan took her into his arms while Aha turned into a mask on Theresa’s head to watch the commotion.

• Fu Xuan’s blessing disappeared, and Theresa warned Jing Yuan that the side effect of her mask had arrived.
• Fu Xuan transformed into a pink kitten and hid in Theresa’s bosom, threatening to bite anyone who touched her.
• Stelle reached for Fu Xuan and was bitten, while Fu Xuan also bit Theresa as the women tried to coax her out.
• Theresa pulled Fu Xuan out, and March 7th, Stelle, Jing Yuan, and Welt saw her kitten form and laughed.
• Aha appeared, transformed into a mask on Theresa’s head, and watched as Jing Yuan picked up and petted Fu Xuan.

Jing Yuan and the others returned to the Divination Department so Bailu could examine Tingyun’s body before they set out to confront Phantylia. Along the way, Theresa named the transformed Fu Xuan cat “Fu Li,” while Fuli secretly recorded the group; Bailu had not yet returned.

• Fu Xuan urged Jing Yuan to take Tingyun’s body to the Divination Department for Bailu to examine, despite the risk of delaying their trip to the Scales Embrace Realm.
• Theresa assured Jing Yuan that she could handle Phantylia, and the group agreed to return to the Divination Department before departing.
• The group arrived at the Divination Department, where Cloud Knights saluted Jing Yuan and noticed Theresa’s Abundance aura and the pink cat in his arms.
• When Jing Yuan struggled to explain the cat to the Cloud Knights, Theresa named her Fu Li and said she liked biting people.
• Aha laughed at the name, while the unseen Fuli recorded the Fu Xuan cat and the others before disappearing.
• Jing Yuan learned that Bailu had not returned and reassured a wounded Cloud Knight that Theresa was their ally.

Jing Yuan parted from the others with Fu Xuan, while Sushang brought Ruan Mei and Dan Heng to the Divination Department, where Dan Heng reunited with the Stellaron Hunters. Theresa mistook Ruan Mei for her grandfather and used him to deliver a message that enraged Welt.

• Jing Yuan left with Fu Xuan, reassuring her that her cat form was temporary and praising her for protecting everyone.
• Sushang led Ruan Mei and Dan Heng to the Divination Department, where Dan Heng recognized the Cloud Knights’ gathering place.
• Ruan Mei sensed Yaoshi’s aura from Theresa, while Dan Heng and Ruan Mei silently noticed a tense reaction between them.
• Dan Heng reunited with March 7th, Welt, Stelle, and Theresa, who called Ruan Mei her grandfather.
• Ruan Mei delivered Theresa’s message to Welt, who attacked him in fury after hearing it.

Theresa’s prank brought Jingliu out of hiding and sparked a fight in the Divination Department before the group cleared up their mistaken identities. Jingliu agreed to meet Jing Yuan, and Theresa led everyone toward the Scales Embrace Realm to confront Phantylia.

• Welt attacked Ruan Mei after learning that Dan Heng had claimed a Stellaron Hunter sent him, while Dan Heng slipped away and left Ruan Mei to face the consequences.
• Ruan Mei opened Jingliu’s coffin, and Jingliu attacked Welt until Theresa blocked her strike with Oath of Judah and shattered her frost blade.
• Theresa and Himeko recognized Jingliu as the former Sword Champion and Jing Yuan’s martial mentor, while Cloud Knights surrounded the group for fighting in the Divination Department.
• Ruan Mei explained that he was a traveling merchant, not Theresa’s grandfather or Otto, and Welt accepted that the fight had started from a misunderstanding.
• Jingliu ended her transaction with Ruan Mei and said she would find an old acquaintance, but Ruan Mei insisted on accompanying her to meet Jing Yuan.
• Theresa showed Jing Yuan’s token to the Cloud Knights and led the group toward the Scales Embrace Realm before Phantylia could grow stronger.

Theresa gave Jingliu a Mask of Elation disguised as a blindfold, which eased Jingliu’s Mara-struck suffering but made nearby people laugh. Grateful for the relief and Tai Xu Sword Qi, Jingliu agreed to help Theresa defeat Lord Ravager Phantylia before seeking her beloved disciple.

• Sushang tried to leave, but Theresa gave her Tai Xu Sword Qi and hugged her in thanks for bringing Dan Heng back.
• Jingliu asked to see the manual, and Theresa offered her a blindfold that she claimed could suppress Mara-struck episodes.
• Theresa placed the ??? blindfold on Jingliu, and the Mask of Elation burned away much of Jingliu’s resentment while making people nearby laugh.
• Theresa gave Jingliu Tai Xu Sword Qi and explained the blindfold’s side effect, while Sushang accepted another copy and hurried back to her team.
• Jingliu thanked Theresa and agreed to help her take down Lord Ravager Phantylia before going to find her beloved disciple.
• Theresa revealed that Aha had made the blindfold, and Aha’s concealed avatar watched Jingliu’s reaction with amusement.

Theresa’s group traveled to the Scales Embrace Realm, where Acheron warned the Stellaron Hunters that an Antimatter Legion invasion threatened the Luofu and urged Kafka and Blade to join the others. As Dan Heng’s party arrived, Jingliu and Blade began fighting while Dan Heng prepared to join their duel.

• Welt showed Ruan Mei a photo of Otto, whose resemblance to him astonished the group, and the party boarded a skiff for the Scales Embrace Realm.
• Acheron warned Kafka and Blade that a force of tens of millions from the Antimatter Legion would attack the Luofu and told them to join the Stellaron Hunters.
• Kafka and Blade saw Dan Heng arrive with Theresa, Welt, March 7th, Stelle, Himeko, Ruan Mei, Jingliu, and Cloud Knights.
• Jingliu’s killing intent erupted, and Kafka used Spirit Whisper to direct Blade to fight Dan Heng and Jingliu.
• Jingliu knocked Blade back with an ice blade, and the two Mara-struck fighters resumed their battle as Dan Heng watched before joining in.

Jingliu fought Blade and defeated him, then learned that Theresa’s expressive eye patch suppressed her Mara-struck condition. Blade recovered and confronted Dan Heng, insisting that he still had to pay for the past.

• Jingliu and Blade clashed, and Jingliu overwhelmed him with a powerful sword attack.
• Jingliu’s midair pose, prompted by Theresa, distracted Blade and let Jingliu pin him to the wall with the Broken Sword.
• Jingliu confronted Theresa about the eye patch, then kept wearing it after learning it helped suppress her Mara-struck condition.
• Blade pulled the Broken Sword from his chest, healed, and challenged Dan Heng.
• Dan Heng said he was not the person Blade remembered, while Blade rejected his explanation and prepared to fight.