Recaps

Bai Jun investigated troubles across the Luofu, built ties with its residents, and uncovered a Medicine King's Legacy plot involving stolen medicine and Mara-struck victims. After the Primordial Flame helped him defeat a transformed criminal, he learned that its power consumed his vitality and checked his Noble Moral Acclaim system.

• Bai Jun investigated an Outworlder merchant’s troubled shop, earned Noble Moral Acclaim, and drew the Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire.
• Bai Jun helped his neighbors and acquaintances, from repairing an aging water valve to reuniting with Jing Yuan and spending time with Bailu.
• Bai Jun discovered Qiu Zhou’s father had become a Mara-struck monster after taking medicine supplied by a Cultivator of the Medicine King's Legacy, then killed him and learned the organization had experimented on him.
• Bai Jun guided Sushang around the Luofu and was caught between Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, and Yukong as they argued over which division should recruit him.
• Fu Xuan searched Bai Jun’s Path and saw a radiant fire within his soul, while Bai Jun reassured Qing Que that Silver Hacker was only his gaming friend.
• Bai Jun and Hanya raided a hidden black-market clinic to investigate a stolen Alchemy Commission prescription, then Bai Jun pursued Zhan Guang and killed his regenerating beast form with the Primordial Flame.
• Xue Yi piloted Bai Jun’s damaged starskiff back from the Sea of Stars, and Huo Huo’s Tail recognized Primordial Suihuang’s aura on him.
• Bai Jun recalled that Suihuang’s remnant flame had entered his soul and cost him vitality when used, then opened his Noble Moral Acclaim system.

Bai Jun balanced complicated relationships and work on the Luofu while a mysterious mask transformed him and he took on bodyguard duty for Guinaifen. He stopped an attack at her concert, then Tingyun dragged him away from the fan signing and he returned battered.

• Bai Jun discovered that drawing the Sui Emperor's power into his longsword strengthened him and made Favor of the Sun flare, then agreed to meet Elena after she asked to apologize for Zhang Zhang biting him.
• Hanya pushed Bai Jun to accompany Xue Yi during her Return to Life, and he took Xue Yi out for a happy day that ended with her kissing him and fleeing in embarrassment.
• Bai Jun trained Sushang, defeated a rampaging automaton at the Artisanship Commission, and forged bracers before earning a Mask of a Thousand Faces from the system.
• Bai Jun used the mask and became Sushang, then met Elena at the spaceport in disguise before his transformation ended while he and Qing Que hid from Medicine King's Legacy followers.
• Bai Jun comforted Huo Huo, gave her an armguard for Xue Yi and a notebook for Hanya, and accepted leave to serve as Guinaifen's bodyguard.
• Bai Jun subdued Boothill after Boothill mistook him for an assassin, then sparred with him and joined him in guarding Guinaifen at her concert.
• Bai Jun caught Tanga before he could spread solidified Vidyadhara marrow powder, but Tanga died after using Crimson Thorn to absorb his vitality, so Bai Jun destroyed the sword and kept its core.
• Bai Jun guarded Guinaifen at her fan signing until Tingyun glared at him and dragged him away, and he returned ten minutes later looking battered.

Bai Jun visited the Herta Space Station seeking a way to extend his life, but Herta found that Abundance energy had left him with at most fourteen years. When the Antimatter Legion attacked and the Stellaron Hunters implanted the Stellaron in a gray-haired girl, Bai Jun fought them and carried her to safety, while Welt recognized his Heavenly Fire as Kevin Kaslana.

• Boothill encouraged Guinaifen to pursue her own path, and she and Bai Jun spent a joyful day exploring the Exalting Sanctum before she kissed his cheek and gave him her bouquet.
• Bai Jun left for Herta Space Station, where he destroyed a Fragmentum ambush, met Herta, and learned that Abundance energy might leave him only fourteen years to live.
• Herta sent Bai Jun into the Simulated Universe, where Yaoshi appeared before Nanook interrupted, and Bai Jun resolved to fight for the people he cherished.
• Bai Jun approached a nearby sun and awakened Favor of the Sun, then spent days helping station researchers while Herta and Ruan Mei investigated his unusual body.
• Bai Jun worked as Ruan Mei’s assistant, endured her truth serum and experiments, and befriended Samuel, who asked whether he would hate her if she lied or hurt someone.
• The Astral Express crew arrived as hackers disabled station communications and the Antimatter Legion invaded, while Bai Jun and the station staff prepared to defend the facility.
• Bai Jun rescued Arlan and the Security Department from the Legion, then pursued Kafka and Silver Wolf as they placed the Stellaron inside a gray-haired girl.
• Bai Jun defeated Blade, resisted Kafka’s Spirit Whisper, and carried the girl through the Legion’s forces, and she woke and embraced him while Welt identified Bai Jun’s Heavenly Fire as Kevin Kaslana.

After saving Herta Space Station, Bai Jun returned to the Luofu, where he faced new investigations and reunited with friends while drawing the attention of several women. The arc ended with Feixiao arriving and openly claiming Bai Jun as hers.

• Bai Jun destroyed the Doomsday Beasts and Giant True Sting with Heavenly Fire, and Herta, Screwllum, and Ruan Mei identified his power as evidence of a new Path and an emerging Aeon.
• Bai Jun recovered at Herta Space Station, learned that Yaoshi’s mark had made him half an Emanator, and saw Stelle decide to join the Astral Express while he chose to return to the Xianzhou.
• Bai Jun reunited with Tingyun and Jing Yuan on the Luofu, learned that dragon eggs and Vidyadhara children had gone missing, and promised to protect Bailu while Jing Yuan arranged an investigation.
• Bai Jun settled into his new home and spent time with Yan Qing, Sushang, Qing Que, Guinaifen, and her family, while Xue Yi confessed her fears and kissed him in the rain.
• Bai Jun helped Hanya and Huo Huo defeat the Buli forces, learned about Hanya and Xue Yi’s past, and agreed to help Xue Yi find happiness.
• Feixiao arrived on the Luofu to oversee Hoolay’s transfer and told Yukong that she intended to see Bai Jun.
• Tingyun embraced Bai Jun at the freight warehouse, but Feixiao grabbed him, declared him her man, and kissed his cheek while Tingyun watched.