Chapter Summaries

Qingque brought Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters to meet Fu Xuan and Jing Yuan beneath the Grand Void Astral Compass, where they discussed the Divination Department’s troubles. Fu Xuan then learned that Theresa had disguised herself as Fu Xuan to prank Qingque, but insisted their wager still counted.

• Jing Yuan asked Fu Xuan about the department’s situation, and she described the stalled compass, the lingering Stellar Core evil, and her lack of manpower.
• Qingque led Theresa, the Stellaron Hunters, and their companions to Fu Xuan, and Jing Yuan said he had arranged for their help.
• Fu Xuan confronted Theresa about the viral card-playing video, and Theresa admitted she had disguised herself as Fu Xuan to prank Qingque.
• Fu Xuan explained that Theresa, not her, had played cards with Qingque in Changle Heaven, leaving Qingque shocked to learn she had been fooled.
• Qingque began celebrating that she might escape their wager, but Fu Xuan declared it still applied and demanded that Qingque choose between losing a month’s bonus or wearing a maid outfit or qipao for a month.

Qingque accepted a promotion assisting Fu Xuan, while the group planned to restore the Grand Void Astral Compass and deal with the creatures spawned by Stellar Core rifts. Tingyun departed under suspicion, and Theresa gave Fu Xuan a mask that would transform her into Magical Girl Teruriri.

• Qingque chose her bonus and agreed to assist Fu Xuan for a month, provided she worked no more than four hours a day, while Fu Xuan offered to buy her maid outfits and cheongsams.
• Fu Xuan asked the Stellaron Hunters to help restart the Grand Void Astral Compass's formation foundations and clear the evil creatures, with Qingque assigned to guide them.
• Tingyun claimed she needed to attend to her merchant guild and left the group, while secretly planning to carry out the Medicine Master's Legacy arrangements.
• Welt warned Fu Xuan and Jing Yuan about Tingyun's suspicious behavior, and Jing Yuan said he and Fu Qing would investigate her.
• Theresa gave Fu Xuan a mask that would enhance her physical abilities and transform her into Magical Girl Teruriri.

Fu Xuan accepted Theresa’s protective mask, and the group repaired the formation bases so Fu Xuan could use the Grand Void Astral Compass to investigate Kafka’s intentions. As they continued toward the ritual, Theresa smashed a malfunctioning Aurumaton, leaving Welt unable to try repairing it.

• Theresa persuaded Fu Xuan to accept a mask that would strengthen her physical abilities, and Jing Yuan reassured Fu Xuan that her safety mattered to the Xianzhou.
• Jing Yuan explained that the Xianzhou would use the Grand Void Astral Compass to divine Kafka’s intentions, while refusing to hand Blade over because he was wanted by the Alliance.
• Theresa proposed that the group clear the Abominations Legion while Qingque repaired the formation bases, and the group traveled together while chatting about Theresa’s foolish antics.
• Theresa and the others cleared the monsters as Qingque led them through the formation bases, and Qingque restored every base within an hour.
• The group encountered a malfunctioning Aurumaton guarding a formation, and Theresa smashed it with Judas before Welt could attempt to repair it.

Theresa let March 7th, Stelle, and Himeko train by clearing the remaining Abominations Legion members while Qingque repaired the Divination Department’s array foundations. After sharing handmade milk tea with the group, Fu Xuan said the Grand Void Astral Compass was ready and prepared to interrogate Kafka.

• Welt suggested that Theresa leave the remaining monsters to the others so they could train, and Theresa agreed.
• Qingque led March 7th, Stelle, and Himeko around the Divination Department as they defeated Abominations Legion members and repaired the array foundations.
• Theresa bought milk tea for the group and saved a full-sugar cup for Fu Xuan.
• Fu Xuan became embarrassed when Theresa, March 7th, and Stelle joked about drinking milk tea against their chests, and she slapped Theresa’s chest in frustration.
• Fu Xuan announced that the Grand Void Astral Compass’s talisman nodes were lit and said she would interrogate Kafka, warning that people at the array’s heart might be affected.

Fu Xuan used the Grand Void Astral Compass to uncover the truth about Kafka and the Luofu’s Stellaron crisis. Kafka then explained that the Stellaron Hunters had come to the Xianzhou for Stelle and her companions, leaving their exact purpose unresolved.

• Fu Xuan interrogated Kafka with the Grand Void Astral Compass, which revealed that Kafka had no direct connection to the Stellar Core crisis.
• Fu Xuan learned that the Stellaron Hunters were not enemies of the Xianzhou Alliance and that internal traitors and outside enemies had brought and activated the Stellar Core.
• Fu Xuan left to report her findings to the general, while Stelle approached Kafka to ask about the Stellaron Hunters’ purpose.
• Stelle gathered her companions to hear Kafka’s explanation, and Kafka said the Hunters had foreseen the crisis but waited until the right moment to act.
• Kafka explained that Acheron had withheld key details from her and revealed that the Stellaron Hunters had come to the Luofu for Stelle and her companions.

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.