Recaps

Lin Shuang practiced Cloudsong Arts while staying out of the Astral Express Crew’s planned arrest of Kafka, and teased Silver Wolf over messages. After Silver Wolf promised to play with her later, then blocked her for one system hour, Lin Shuang returned to her training and summoned her Dragon Form to sharpen her perception of The Permanence.

• Lin Shuang decided to stay in her room and practice Cloudsong Arts with the Light Cone rather than join the Astral Express Crew.
• Stelle told Lin Shuang that Dan Heng had left the Express and invited her to help search for Kafka, but Lin Shuang declined and planned to meet them at the Divination Department.
• Lin Shuang teased Silver Wolf for not visiting her on the Xianzhou, and Silver Wolf said she was working elsewhere before promising to play with Lin Shuang after her mission.
• Lin Shuang said she might be busy with matters on the Xianzhou, so Silver Wolf blocked her for one system hour.
• Lin Shuang resumed practicing Cloudsong Arts, shaped streams of water, and summoned her Dragon Form to heighten her perception of The Permanence.

Lin Shuang welcomed Bailu, who had escaped the Alchemy Commission to help people during the crisis on the Xianzhou and wanted Lin Shuang as a bodyguard. After noticing Bailu's tail lock, Lin Shuang examined its connection to Bailu's Dragon Lord power.

• Lin Shuang opened her window to Bailu, who was startled by Lin Shuang's Dragon Form.
• Lin Shuang brought Bailu inside, and Bailu wondered whether her prescription had caused Lin Shuang's tail to grow.
• Bailu told Lin Shuang she had escaped confinement to help people and admitted she had come to find a companion for a trip to the affected areas.
• Lin Shuang noticed Bailu's tail lock and recognized that it used The Permanence to restrict Bailu's Dragon Lord power.

Lin Shuang offered to teach Bailu the Cloudsong Arts so she could eventually unlock the restraint suppressing her Dragon Lord power, and Bailu quickly learned the techniques. After spending the day practicing, the two decided to go to Changle Heaven for dinner amid the lockdown of Starskiff Haven.

• Lin Shuang explained that Bailu could learn the Cloudsong Arts and use them to unlock the lock on her tail herself.
• Bailu agreed to keep the lessons secret and stayed with Lin Shuang to practice instead of searching for patients.
• Lin Shuang found that Bailu mastered the Cloudsong Arts remarkably quickly and learned that being a Sushang gave no obvious advantage with the techniques.
• When Bailu grew hungry, she invited Lin Shuang to dinner and chose Changle Heaven because Starskiff Haven was under lockdown.
• Lin Shuang agreed to go and withdrew her Dragon Form before they left.

Lin Shuang took Bailu to Changle Heaven, where Bailu learned that the Alchemy Commission needed help treating patients and planned to volunteer after dinner. March 7th and Stelle joined them, and the group gathered with Welt and Tingyun at a restaurant.

• Lin Shuang reassured Bailu that she could eventually learn to retract her horns and tail, then took her to Changle Heaven for food.
• Bailu learned that a cavern passage at the Alchemy Commission had gone wrong and decided to stay in Changle Heaven to help treat the injured and sick after eating.
• March 7th mistook Bailu for Lin Shuang's child, and Stelle joined in before Lin Shuang punched both of them and explained that Bailu was a Sushang.
• Lin Shuang invited March 7th, Stelle, Welt, and Tingyun to dinner with her and Bailu.
• Welt and Tingyun joined Lin Shuang, Bailu, March 7th, and Stelle at an upscale Changle Heaven restaurant.

After dinner, Tingyun revealed that Lin Shuang had saved her from an attack tied to a Lord Ravager, then teased her before leaving. Lin Shuang took March 7th, Stelle, and Welt to learn Emperor’s Jade, unaware that Sparkle had followed them.

• March 7th asked Tingyun why she treated Lin Shuang with unusual warmth, and Tingyun explained that Lin Shuang had saved her from an attack connected to a Lord Ravager.
• Tingyun leaned against Lin Shuang, said she was tired, then whispered that Lin Shuang was a flirt because of Stelle’s contact name for her and invited Lin Shuang to dinner the next day.
• Bailu separated from the group to check on the Alchemy Commission and prepare to provide medical support if needed.
• Lin Shuang invited the Astral Express Crew to play Emperor’s Jade, and Welt agreed after hearing her explain the game.
• Lin Shuang led March 7th, Stelle, and Welt to a tile parlor, while Sparkle secretly followed them.

Lin Shuang met Danshu after receiving her message and learned that a mysterious girl had offered Danshu a button supposedly capable of detonating the Stellaron and reviving the Jianmu. Danshu revealed she had already pressed it as a prank and nothing happened, leaving Lin Shuang with Sparkle’s button as they reached a small harbor.

• Lin Shuang taught March 7th, Stelle, and Welt to play Emperor's Jade before Danshu messaged her to meet at Ruomu Pavilion.
• Lin Shuang met Danshu, who said Jing Yuan had secretly monitored the Abundant Doses and the Cloud Knights had likely taken them down.
• Danshu told Lin Shuang that a girl had offered her an immortal body forged from the Jianmu and given her a button that supposedly could detonate the Stellaron.
• Danshu revealed she had pressed the button several times, but it did nothing, and she laughed at the prank.
• Lin Shuang took the button, suspected Sparkle was behind it, and walked with Danshu to a small harbor where a Starskiff was moored.

Danshu took Lin Shuang toward Jianmu and revealed that Vidyadhara Dragon Masters had helped Phantylia place a Stellaron beneath Scalegorge Waterscape. They entered the cavern to intercept the person guiding Jianmu’s revival, arriving near the statue of Imbibitor Lunae.

• Danshu told Lin Shuang she planned to revive Jianmu before Phantylia could claim its fruit, and Lin Shuang chose to hear her out.
• Danshu explained that Dragon Masters could open a passage through Jianmu’s seal and had begun cooperating with Phantylia.
• Danshu said an accomplice beneath Scalegorge Waterscape would soon emerge and that she planned to intercept them.
• Danshu and Lin Shuang flew past Jianmu and entered Scalegorge Waterscape.
• Their Starskiff landed on a beach near the statue of Imbibitor Lunae.

Lin Shuang and Danshu entered Scalegorge Waterscape, where Danshu used a medicinal trap to subdue a Dragon-Form Sushang and found the route to Jianmu. Danshu took an Abundance pill and transformed into the Scythe of Annihilation as Jianmu’s revival drew near, while Sparkle’s previously silent button suddenly began beeping.

• A Dragon-Form Sushang emerged from the underwater passage and attacked Danshu, but Lin Shuang blocked his spear.
• Danshu’s explosive medicinal stones overwhelmed Sushang, and she and Lin Shuang tied him up and took his jade passage key.
• Lin Shuang and Danshu used the key to reach the roots of Jianmu, where they saw a golden Stellaron embedded in the root dragon’s forehead.
• Danshu sensed Jianmu would revive within three days and said she could halve that time by remaining there until its fruit ripened.
• Danshu swallowed an Abundance pill and transformed into the Scythe of Annihilation, absorbing power from Jianmu.
• Lin Shuang slapped Sparkle’s button, and it unexpectedly began beeping.

Jianmu erupted after a device struck the Stellaron in Scalegorge Waterscape, while Kafka escaped custody amid the chaos. Jing Yuan sent Fu Xuan to aid the Luofu’s vital commissions and prepared to investigate Scalegorge Waterscape, where Lin Shuang’s signal had vanished.

• Danshu told Lin Shuang she had wanted her to be the first person she saw after regaining her sight, then prepared to act at Jianmu’s roots.
• The mechanical device righted itself, fired a beam at the Stellaron, and caused its power to flood into Jianmu.
• Jianmu’s roots consumed the Stellaron, and the tree began growing wildly as its power spread across the Luofu.
• Kafka told Stelle to wait, broke free during Jianmu’s eruption, and left with Blade after Jing Yuan ordered Fu Xuan to let them go.
• Jing Yuan said Lin Shuang’s last signal had come from Scalegorge Waterscape and ordered Fu Xuan to support the Alchemy Commission and Crafting Division before meeting him there.

Phantylia realized the Jianmu had revived ahead of schedule and rushed to Scalegorge Waterscape to claim its fruit. Beneath the Waterscape, Danshu shielded Lin Shuang from the Jianmu’s rampage, and the first fruit began to form.

• Phantylia recognized that someone had disrupted her plan and decided to go to Scalegorge Waterscape before the Jianmu Fruit ripened.
• Lin Shuang braced herself against the simultaneous eruption of the Stellaron and the Jianmu’s power.
• Danshu recalled her helplessness after her friend’s death and stepped in front of Lin Shuang to protect her.
• The Jianmu swallowed the Stellaron, and Danshu survived the surge after coughing blood and using her regenerative abilities.
• Danshu pointed out an emerald-green flower bud sprouting from a branch of the Jianmu.

Lin Shuang left Danshu beneath Scalegorge Waterscape to contact Jing Yuan, but stayed nearby, ready to face Phantylia herself. Acheron sensed Lin Shuang was about to fight and confronted her by message, leaving Lin Shuang to protest that she had nothing to hide.

• Danshu told Lin Shuang to summon Jing Yuan and the Cloud Knights while she remained behind to confront Phantylia and pursue her plan for the Eternal Flower's fruit.
• Lin Shuang let the current carry her out of the seal, surfaced in her dragon form, and found the unconscious Sushang warrior.
• Lin Shuang reported Danshu's situation and the Sushang warrior to Jing Yuan, then stayed at Scalegorge Waterscape with her sword and battlesuit ready.
• Acheron sensed that Lin Shuang was about to fight and messaged her to ask why she had not called her.
• Lin Shuang denied feeling guilty and insisted she had a clear conscience.

Lin Shuang waited for Phantylia at Scalegorge Waterscape, where Acheron joined her and warned that the revived Jianmu could bring political trouble for Jing Yuan. When Phantylia arrived, Lin Shuang launched the fight herself, with Acheron agreeing to hold back unless Lin Shuang was in danger.

• Acheron arrived at Scalegorge Waterscape and scolded Lin Shuang for planning to face Phantylia alone, then pinched her cheek.
• Lin Shuang explained that she and Danshu had captured a Sushang warrior who had been secretly causing trouble.
• Acheron warned that the Xianzhou Alliance might suspect Jing Yuan over the Jianmu's revival and urged Lin Shuang to hand the captive over to him for a personal favor.
• Acheron promised to let Lin Shuang fight Phantylia herself, using only her scabbard unless Lin Shuang faced mortal danger.
• Phantylia descended toward the beach, and Lin Shuang attacked her with a water dragon infused with cold flames, prompting Phantylia's fury.

Lin Shuang fought Phantylia above Scalegorge Waterscape, using the Destruction power stored in the Full Load Bottle to break through her attacks. Phantylia dove beneath the ancient sea toward Jianmu, and Lin Shuang waited for her to discover Danshu before trapping and defeating her.

• Phantylia brought out a spare combat vessel and attacked Lin Shuang with overwhelming flames, but Lin Shuang fought back using the Full Load Bottle’s power.
• Lin Shuang split Phantylia’s wall of fire with a sword strike that mixed the powers of Permanence and Destruction, sending shock waves into the neighboring Alchemy Commission.
• Fu Xuan sensed the battle through the Eye of the Law and contacted Jing Yuan, while Dan Heng headed toward Scalegorge Waterscape after learning of the Sushang’s role in Jianmu’s revival.
• Lin Shuang transformed her water dragon into a fire dragon and struck Phantylia into the ancient sea, but Phantylia used the impact to dive toward Jianmu.
• Phantylia taunted Lin Shuang that she would devour Danshu, while Lin Shuang let her proceed and planned to trap her inside the Seal.

Lin Shuang and Acheron dealt with the unconscious Sushang warrior as Jing Yuan arrived, while Phantylia reached Danshu beneath the Seal and used her to absorb the Jianmu Fruit. Phantylia formed a weaker-than-expected body, then discovered Danshu had picked the fruit while it was unripe and blamed both Danshu and Lin Shuang.

• Phantylia slipped beneath the Seal in her heliobus form, intending to seize the Jianmu Fruit and use it to create a body.
• Lin Shuang returned to Acheron, who explained that she had stopped the Sushang warrior from killing himself, and they saw Jing Yuan approaching.
• Lin Shuang told Jing Yuan that Phantylia had gone below and that Danshu held the Token, while Jing Yuan identified the Sushang warrior as a suspect in the Stellaron plot.
• Phantylia found Danshu holding the Jianmu Fruit, and Danshu ate it as Phantylia waited to consume her.
• Phantylia swallowed Danshu and used her body and the fruit's power to form a new body, but realized it was weaker than expected and her connection to the Jianmu was unstable.
• Phantylia learned from Danshu's memories that the fruit had been picked unripe and erupted in anger at Danshu and Lin Shuang.

Lin Shuang asked Jing Yuan whether the Xianzhou would stop her from cutting down or sealing Jianmu, while Dan Heng arrived at Scalegorge Waterscape and was confronted by Blade. The chapter left Lin Shuang poised to act after receiving Stelle’s photo of the Abundance Ebon Deer.

• Jing Yuan learned that Phantylia had likely used Jianmu’s unripe fruit to create a physical body, and he discussed the situation with Lin Shuang and Acheron.
• Jing Yuan explained that he trusted the Stellaron Hunters’ plan to awaken Dan Heng’s Imbibitor Lunae power, while Lin Shuang kept her method for undoing the seal secret.
• Lin Shuang asked Jing Yuan whether the Xianzhou would oppose her cutting down or sealing Jianmu, and Jing Yuan objected that Jianmu was not something to take lightly.
• Welt, Stelle, and March 7th retreated from the regenerating Abundance Ebon Deer in the Crafting Division, and Stelle sent Lin Shuang a photo of it.
• Dan Heng reached Scalegorge Waterscape, where Blade attacked him after Kafka gave permission through her Word Spirit.
• Lin Shuang received Stelle’s message and asked Jing Yuan again whether he had any objections to her plan for Jianmu.

Lin Shuang and Jing Yuan discussed the dangers of removing or suppressing the revived Jianmu, while Lin Shuang considered whether Acheron could sever it with the power of Nihility. After Jing Yuan left to meet Dan Heng and Yanqing, Lin Shuang took Acheron through the seawater seal to the Jianmu’s roots, where they found a closed flower bud and no one else.

• Jing Yuan explained that the Jianmu’s roots had spread throughout the Luofu, making it dangerous to remove or destroy.
• Lin Shuang asked whether the Jianmu could be suppressed again, and Jing Yuan said there was no safe solution besides possibly asking the Reignbow Arbiter to strike it.
• Acheron said a full-strength strike might sever the Jianmu, and Jing Yuan accepted that Lin Shuang could investigate as long as she did not dig up its roots.
• Dan Heng in his Imbibitor Lunae form and Yanqing arrived near Scalegorge Waterscape, so Jing Yuan left to meet them and carried away an unconscious Sushang warrior.
• Lin Shuang led Acheron through the seawater seal to the Jianmu’s roots, where they found only a closed flower bud.

Lin Shuang and Acheron tried to sever the Jianmu roots and suppress their regeneration. Acheron cut through the roots, leaving the Jianmu collapsing as Lin Shuang prepared to intervene.

• Lin Shuang dismissed Phantylia’s flower bud as a diversion and focused on the Jianmu roots.
• Acheron worried her blade might harm the lives in the area, so Lin Shuang enclosed the roots in a rain seal powered by The Permanence.
• Lin Shuang’s card could not store the living Jianmu, so she concluded its roots had to be severed first.
• Acheron drew her blade and struck the Jianmu three times, opening a crack that spread the power of Nihility and stopped the roots from healing.
• The Jianmu began to collapse, and Acheron called to Lin Shuang as the cavern shook.

Lin Shuang stored Jianmu away, ending the crisis it caused across the Xianzhou Luofu, while Phantylia began plotting to seize it from her. Jing Yuan and Dan Heng discussed the disappearance and agreed to keep Lin Shuang’s role secret.

• Lin Shuang stored the severed Jianmu, and storms swept across the Luofu as it vanished.
• Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, Yanqing, Kafka, and the Astral Express crew reacted to Jianmu’s disappearance while the crew defeated the weakened Abundance Ebon Deer.
• Phantylia grew weaker and resolved to ambush Lin Shuang to take Jianmu or learn how she had stored it.
• Acheron guarded Lin Shuang and watched for Phantylia to escape, determined to keep Lin Shuang’s role from spreading.
• Jing Yuan sensed Jianmu’s influence receding and told Dan Heng to undo the Seal, then confirmed Lin Shuang was responsible and asked him to keep it secret.

Lin Shuang absorbed the Jianmu’s power of Abundance, balancing it with Destruction and Permanence without losing control. Meanwhile, Jing Yuan waited with Dan Heng as Fu Xuan brought Welt and the others to Scalegorge Waterscape, where they prepared to join them.

• Lin Shuang installed the Jianmu card in her Greatsword and unleashed its power through the Herrscher Core.
• Lin Shuang found that Abundance healed her and increased her tolerance for power, while the Herrscher Core balanced it with Destruction and Permanence.
• Acheron observed that Lin Shuang’s three powers remained stable and felt confidence in her.
• Lin Shuang inspected Acheron’s sword scar and the Seals containing the Jianmu’s roots and Nihility.
• Welt and the others arrived at Scalegorge Waterscape with Fu Xuan and noticed that the Dragon Lord statue resembled Dan Heng.
• Jing Yuan appeared from behind the statue and greeted Fu Xuan.

Phantylia ambushed Lin Shuang and Acheron beneath the seal, trapping Acheron and knocking Lin Shuang's sword away before seizing it. Jing Yuan and the others arrived as Phantylia celebrated, while Lin Shuang insisted she was unharmed and the group prepared to face the Lord Ravager.

• Jing Yuan confirmed to Fu Xuan that Lin Shuang was involved in Jianmu's fall, then gathered the Star Rail Express crew as Dan Heng reunited with March 7th and Stelle.
• Phantylia emerged from the flower bud and used mystic lotuses of Abundance and Destruction to trap Acheron while striking Lin Shuang and knocking her sword away.
• Acheron broke free of the lotuses and checked on Lin Shuang, who healed quickly as Phantylia seized the sword.
• Jing Yuan and the others descended to find Phantylia holding Lin Shuang's sword and boasting that they had arrived too late.
• March 7th and Stelle joined Lin Shuang, while Jing Yuan apologized and placed himself between her and Phantylia.

Phantylia fought Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, and the Astral Express crew with her new body and the power of the Jianmu, while Lin Shuang tried to make the stolen Greatsword respond. The sword suddenly erupted with Abundance and Destruction energy, leaving the battle at a turning point.

• Welt recognized Acheron's resemblance to an old acquaintance and struggled to hide his shock as Lin Shuang regretted the timing of their encounter.
• Phantylia failed to draw power from Lin Shuang's Greatsword, then attacked Jing Yuan and the others with Mystic Lotuses and her enlarged Destruction-powered body.
• Jing Yuan and Dan Heng fought Phantylia while Welt, Stelle, and March 7th cleared the Mystic Lotuses, and Acheron stayed beside Lin Shuang.
• As Phantylia's connection to the Jianmu strengthened, Lin Shuang tried to send power from her Herrscher Core through the Greatsword.
• The Greatsword suddenly released a powerful surge of familiar Abundance and Destruction energy.

Phantylia used the Greatsword's power to combine Abundance and Destruction, forcing Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, and the others into a difficult fight. Lin Shuang baited Phantylia into revealing an opening, and Jing Yuan and Dan Heng moved to strike as her power abruptly vanished.

• Phantylia reclaimed power from the Greatsword and entered a stronger state, pressuring Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, March 7th, and Stelle.
• Lin Shuang held back the Greatsword's power to create an opening, while Acheron's presence kept Phantylia wary and Jing Yuan attacked aggressively.
• Lin Shuang summoned Bella to protect March 7th and Stelle from the Mystic Lotuses.
• Phantylia recognized Bella as a former warrior of Destruction enslaved by Lin Shuang and furiously attacked Lin Shuang.
• Lin Shuang charged Phantylia, and the Greatsword vanished from Phantylia's hand, draining her power and exposing her to attack.
• Jing Yuan called for Dan Heng to strike, and both launched attacks at Phantylia's opening.

Lin Shuang blocked Phantylia’s attack, enabling Jing Yuan and Dan Heng to sever her connection to Jianmu. Acheron stopped Phantylia from escaping, and Lin Shuang captured her flames in the Full Load Bottle.

• Lin Shuang fused the powers of three Paths into a Flame Dragon and clashed with Phantylia’s attack.
• Phantylia chose to target Lin Shuang, and their attacks collided in a massive explosion.
• Jing Yuan’s Golden Greatblade and Dan Heng’s water dragon struck Phantylia, severing her connection to Jianmu and draining her vitality.
• Acheron drew her blade to suppress Phantylia and prevent her escape.
• Lin Shuang reappeared in Acheron’s embrace and used the Full Load Bottle to draw in Phantylia’s flames.

After the battle, Lin Shuang and Acheron helped the Xianzhou resolve the crisis, and Lin Shuang claimed the sealed power of Phantylia. The group returned to the Alchemy Commission, where Jing Yuan agreed to conceal Acheron's true identity until the Marshal sent someone to the Luofu.

• Jing Yuan thanked Lin Shuang and Acheron for defeating Phantylia, while Lin Shuang confirmed she had claimed Phantylia's sealed power.
• Stelle checked on Lin Shuang, and Acheron finally released her; Dan Heng then inspected the Vidyadhara Eggs and warned that a dangerous aura was sealed within Jianmu's severed roots.
• Lin Shuang found Danshu's body, and Jing Yuan arranged for her remains to receive a burial according to Xianzhou custom.
• Jing Yuan pardoned Dan Heng and arranged accommodations for the Star Rail Express party after they returned to the Alchemy Commission.
• Jing Yuan asked Lin Shuang about the Seal beneath the Ancient Sea and Acheron's identity, and Lin Shuang asked him and Fu Xuan to keep Acheron's identity secret for now.
• Jing Yuan agreed to conceal Acheron's identity until the Marshal sent someone to the Luofu, leaving Fu Xuan concerned about the report.

Lin Shuang agreed to return to the Luofu and testify for Jing Yuan if other Xianzhou envoys investigated the battle. On the ride home with Acheron, she learned that Sparkle had followed her to the Xianzhou and admitted she had given the Masked Fool a painful massage.

• Jing Yuan asked Lin Shuang to testify for the Luofu if another Xianzhou ship sent envoys to investigate, and Lin Shuang agreed.
• Lin Shuang left the Alchemy Commission with Acheron and rested against her on the starskiff as her strength faded.
• Acheron reassured Lin Shuang that the Xianzhou Alliance was unlikely to become her enemy and reminded her of the allies she could rely on.
• Sparkle messaged Lin Shuang, complaining that she had prepared fireworks and received no thanks.
• Lin Shuang told Acheron that she had given Sparkle a Deluxe Massage Package in Penacony, making Acheron silently resolve to deal with Lin Shuang later.