Recaps

Liyue braced for an approaching horde of Demon Gods as Morax organized the defense at Mt. Tianheng. Morax confronted the Demon God of Strength, Eligor, who mocked him for facing the battle without his allies.

• The people of Liyue heard the monsters approaching, and a frightened man’s warnings were dismissed as others put their faith in Rex Lapis.
• Morax ordered the Adepti to hold Mt. Tianheng, then split off with Azhdaha to meet the approaching enemy while the Adepti set up mechanisms.
• Xiu Yuan felt satisfied that Morax had calmly organized the defense without asking him what to do.
• Morax encountered Eligor, an old sparring partner, alongside two other Demon Gods and a crowd of Demon God Retainers.
• Eligor taunted Morax for not bringing the Dust Demon God, the God of the Stove, or the dragon king, while a female Demon God urged him to kill Morax.

Morax attacked Eligor and his allies, using spear and bow techniques to kill their retainers before the battle escalated into a clash of summoned rock creatures. Surrounded by Eligor, two Demon Gods, and a massive host, Morax began to struggle as his protective shield cracked.

• Morax hurled an explosive spear at Eligor, then controlled its fragments to wound the other Demon Gods and pierce their retainers.
• Morax fired a splitting arrow followed by a faster, lethal arrow that grazed Eligor and killed several retainers.
• Eligor summoned a Giant Rock Hand and ordered the two Demon Gods and their forces to attack Morax.
• Morax summoned three Rock Whales, while Eligor called forth a towering Giant Rock Heavenly Beast that crushed one of them.
• Morax turned a rock Kite Bird into a spear and split the Giant Rock Heavenly Beast, but his shield cracked under the enemies' combined assault.

Azhdaha fought four Demon Gods and thousands of Demon God Retainers, using successive shields to withstand their attacks. When one Demon God bypassed him and charged toward Liyue, Azhdaha tried to hold off the others while the Adepti prepared to defend the city.

• Azhdaha used elemental attacks and his Geo shield to battle four Demon Gods and their retainers.
• The four Demon Gods broke Azhdaha’s Geo shield, but he raised a blue shield in its place.
• After five hours, the attackers broke the blue shield, only for Azhdaha to raise his Despair shield and mock them.
• One Demon God led over a hundred retainers around Azhdaha and charged toward Liyue while the other three held Azhdaha back.
• Azhdaha unleashed his power to stop the remaining attackers, and the Adepti aimed their mechanisms at the approaching Demon God and his host.

The Demon God Retainers overwhelmed the exhausted Adepti and began an all-out assault on Liyue. Xiu Yuan restored the Adepti, and they began evacuating the people toward the Guili Plains as the attackers closed in.

• The Adepti and Ganyu fought the Demon God Retainers for seven days while the people of Liyue watched anxiously.
• A one-eyed troll struck Skybracer into Mt. Tianheng, and the Retainers knocked the other Adepti out of the sky before charging into Liyue.
• A masked man appeared with the injured Skybracer and Cloud Retainer and unconscious Ganyu, gave them divine power, and vanished; the Adepti recognized him as Xiu Yuan.
• Cloud Retainer ordered Ganyu to evacuate everyone toward the Guili Plains, and Ganyu transformed into a giant Qilin as the Adepti warned Liyue’s people to flee.

Ganyu began evacuating Liyue’s children as Demon God Retainers tried to collapse Mt. Tianheng and stop the escape. Xiu Yuan secretly reinforced the mountain, drawing the attackers’ fire and giving the Adepti confidence to fight back.

• Ganyu loaded Liyue’s children onto her back and prepared to carry them to safety while their parents stayed behind.
• The Demon God ordered the attackers to stop Ganyu, and the Cyclops Troll struck Mt. Tianheng until the mountain began to collapse.
• Skybracer offered his antlers to brace Mt. Tianheng, but Moon Carver noticed the mountain had stopped falling.
• The Demon God Retainers found they could no longer damage Mt. Tianheng and poured their attacks into it.
• Xiu Yuan revealed that he had reinforced Mt. Tianheng to draw the attackers away from Liyue and wear them down.
• The Adepti recognized Xiu Yuan’s help and charged the Demon God Retainers, declaring that they would win with their King there.

Ganyu evacuated Liyue's people to the Guili Plains while the Adepti fought the Demon God Retainers. A Demon God's signal convinced the other enemies that Liyue had fallen, leaving Morax to face Eligor's taunts as the battle continued.

• The Adepti renewed their attack on the exhausted Demon God Retainers after Xiu Yuan restored their strength, while a barrier kept them from bringing down Mt. Tianheng.
• Ganyu made three trips to the Guili Plains and evacuated most of Liyue's people, as Guizhong and Marchosius settled the refugees.
• The Demon God in Liyue unleashed a burst of purple lightning that scattered the clouds as a signal.
• The three Demon Gods fighting Azhdaha assumed Liyue had fallen and discussed using the Chi to overrun the Grassland.
• Eligor saw the signal and told Morax that Liyue had fallen and his allies would suffer because of him.

While Morax fought Eligor, the Chi unleashed a catastrophic flood toward the Guili Plains. A masked man raised six enormous mountains to stop it, and the survivors believed Rex Lapis had saved them.

• Morax charged Eligor again, determined to focus on the fight despite Eligor's taunts.
• The Chi unleashed a flood powerful enough to threaten half of Liyue, sending it through Dihua Marsh toward the Guili Plains.
• Farmers and villagers panicked as the flood approached, while Guizhong and Marchosius realized their mechanisms could not stop it.
• A masked man in a black coat raised his hand and caused the ground to shake, sending enormous rocks rising across the plain.
• Six colossal mountains rose north of the Guili Plains and blocked the flood, leaving only a small amount of water to splash over.
• The survivors praised Rex Lapis, believing he had created the mountains and saved them.

Xiu Yuan nearly succumbed to karmic debt and the Abyss, then realized he could not keep relying on luck to survive. When he returned to Liyue, the allied Demon Gods had withdrawn, and Morax learned how the Guili Plains had been saved.

• Xiu Yuan resisted the voices tempting him to join them, but the corruption caused unbearable pain and drove him to nearly stab himself in the head.
• Xiu Yuan recovered his mental strength with the Tranquility Mantra and decided he could not keep running or rely on luck to withstand the karmic debt.
• A Demon God discovered that six enormous mountains had blocked the flood and that no one in Liyue or the Guili Plains had died, so the seven allied Demon Gods withdrew.
• Liyue residents began returning from the Guili Plains, praising Rex Lapis with joyful excitement.
• Morax learned from the Adepti and Azhdaha what had happened on the battlefields and why Mt. Tianheng stood in its precarious form.

After seeing the six mountains Xiu Yuan raised to stop the flood, Morax admitted to Guizhong that he had saved the Guili Plains. Guizhong broke down over her inability to protect her people and asked Morax whether a weak Demon God like her deserved to live.

• Morax and the Adepti went to the Guili Plains and saw six enormous mountains blocking the floodwater.
• Morax left without claiming credit, then returned alone in human form to speak with Guizhong and Marchosius.
• Morax told Guizhong that Xiu Yuan had created the mountains and promised to pass along her wish to thank him.
• Guizhong confessed that she felt useless for being unable to fight or save her people, then asked Morax if she deserved to live.

Guizhong devoted seven days and nights to building the Guizhong Ballista so she could help protect the Guili Plains. After testing its power, she collapsed from exhaustion, and Morax caught her.

• Guizhong refused Morax's help and worked day and night on the Guizhong Ballista, while Morax stayed beside her.
• After seven days and nights, Guizhong finished the weapon and asked Morax to test it.
• Guizhong fired repeated blasts at Morax's shield, which cracked only slightly after dozens of shots.
• Guizhong explained that the ballista could let even those with little divine power fire many powerful projectiles, then fainted from exhaustion.
• Morax caught Guizhong and recognized how determined she was to protect the Guili Plains.

After comforting Guizhong as she resolved to build more Guizhong Ballistas, Morax slew and sealed the Chi beneath Qingce Village. Back in Liyue, he faced a crowd of armed residents who wanted to fight alongside him, and tested their resolve with his killing intent.

• Morax comforted Guizhong, who decided to build Guizhong Ballistas to help protect Liyue and the Guili Plains.
• Morax followed the flood to Qingce Village, killed the weakened Chi, and sealed it beneath the village.
• Morax returned to Mt. Tianheng and found Liyue residents gathered to demand the chance to fight evil spirits.
• Morax asked whether the volunteers feared death, and they insisted they were prepared to fight and die for Liyue.
• Morax released his immense killing intent over the crowd, and they endured its pressure with solemn determination.

Morax equipped and trained the Thousand Rock Corps while the Adepti searched for the seven Demon Gods who had attacked Liyue. Three years later, Skybracer found the enemies near Dragonspine, and Xiu Yuan returned to offer to guard Liyue while Morax and Azhdaha went after them.

• Morax approved the Thousand Rock Corps’ name, gave its members armor and Rock Spears, and personally taught them spearmanship.
• Guizhong continued building her Guizhong Ballistas as the Adepti searched beyond Liyue for the seven Demon Gods.
• Morax searched for Xiu Yuan but could not find him, and sometimes tried to brew tea in his absence.
• Three years later, Skybracer reported that the seven Demon Gods were near Dragonspine and had grown stronger by defeating other Demon Gods.
• Xiu Yuan appeared on a rooftop at Mt. Tianheng and offered to defend Liyue while Morax and Azhdaha went to fight the seven.

Xiu Yuan stayed behind to guard Liyue while Morax led the Millelith and their allies toward Dragonspine to fight the seven Demon Gods. Five days later, a Demon God and its followers entered Liyue.

• Xiu Yuan returned and assured Morax that he could protect Liyue while Morax led the campaign.
• Morax rallied the Millelith and led them, the adepti, and Azhdaha toward Dragonspine to avenge the attacks from three years earlier.
• Xiu Yuan watched the army depart and recalled that he had spent three years in Qingce Village studying how it affected his karmic debt.
• On the fifth day after Morax set out, a Demon God entered Liyue with a host of followers.

The Dream Demon God invaded Liyue while Morax and its fighting forces were away, planning to destroy the nation and provoke Morax into a war with the other Demon Gods. Xiu Yuan stopped his retainers and confronted him, leaving the Dream Demon God with a spear pointed at his forehead.

• The Dream Demon God learned that Morax had marched out with Liyue's forces and set out to destroy Liyue and the Guili Plains.
• The Dream Demon God ordered Golden Roc to attack Xiu Yuan, who blocked Golden Roc's spear.
• Bosacius and Indarias joined Golden Roc, but the three retainers could not hurt Xiu Yuan.
• The Dream Demon God sent five more retainers against Xiu Yuan, but Xiu Yuan evaded all eight of their attacks.
• The Dream Demon God realized Xiu Yuan was far more powerful than a retainer and tried to run, but Xiu Yuan pressed a spear to his forehead.

Xiu Yuan drove off the Dream Demon God and freed his eight retainers. Five of them chose to follow Xiu Yuan and offered to serve him.

• Xiu Yuan spared the Dream Demon God, who fled after begging for his life.
• Xiu Yuan told the eight retainers to find somewhere safe and avoid being captured again.
• Three retainers left, while Bosacius, Bonanus, Menogias, Indarias, and Golden Roc decided to follow Xiu Yuan.
• The five caught up with Xiu Yuan, knelt before him, and said they wanted to serve under him.

Xiu Yuan accepted the five Yakshas as Liyue’s Guardian Yakshas and gave them a residence on Mt. Tianheng. Seeing that they were unsettled by having nothing to do, he assigned them a simple task and left them with strict limits.

• Xiu Yuan told Bosacius and the other Yakshas to prove their sincerity, but they vowed to follow him and protect Liyue.
• Xiu Yuan accepted them, named them Liyue’s Guardian Yakshas, and heard each of their names, including Golden Roc, who was later known as Xiao.
• Xiu Yuan explained Liyue’s situation and created a separate residence for the five Yakshas on Mt. Tianheng.
• Bosacius and then Menogias asked Xiu Yuan for work, and Xiu Yuan recognized that the Yakshas were uneasy with their sudden peace.
• Xiu Yuan ordered the five Yakshas to walk to a stream northwest of Mt. Tianheng and catch fish and shrimp with their bare hands, without weapons or elemental power.

Xiu Yuan sent the five Yakshas to catch fish by hand, giving them a chance to relax together at Small Creek. Golden Roc smiled and cried for the first time after a hundred years of captivity, as his companions encouraged him to embrace the light and trust Xiu Yuan.

• Xiu Yuan sent Bosacius, Indarias, Bonanus, Menogias, and Golden Roc to catch fish and told them to return before sunset.
• The Yakshas discussed Xiu Yuan’s calm nature as they walked to Small Creek.
• The Yakshas struggled to catch fish without weapons or elemental power until Golden Roc caught the first one.
• Bosacius challenged Golden Roc to a fishing contest, and the others teased him until everyone laughed.
• Golden Roc saw his companions laughing, smiled for the first time in a hundred years, and wept as they urged him to leave the darkness behind and support Xiu Yuan.

The Yakshas returned to Mt. Tianheng after staying out past sunset while fishing, fearing Xiu Yuan would punish them for disobeying his instructions. Xiu Yuan forgave their mistake and invited them to share the fish, leaving the Yakshas stunned by his kindness.

• Bosacius and the other Yakshas realized they had lost track of time and missed Xiu Yuan’s sunset deadline.
• The Yakshas returned to Mt. Tianheng at a normal pace, ashamed and afraid of punishment.
• Xiu Yuan told the Yakshas to sit by the campfire and began roasting their fish.
• Bosacius admitted that they had failed to return before sunset and asked Xiu Yuan to punish them.
• Xiu Yuan patted Bosacius’s shoulder, forgave the Yakshas, and asked them to bring over the fish.

Xiu Yuan reassured the Yakshas that their late return was no serious failure, helping them relax and enjoy their time in Liyue. As they grilled fish and joked around the campfire, the group shared a cheerful evening together.

• Bosacius asked whether Xiu Yuan was angry that the Yakshas had returned late, and Xiu Yuan told them not to worry about a delay that had caused no harm.
• Xiu Yuan offered the Yakshas grilled fish, and Bosacius admitted he liked it after all.
• Bosacius bragged that he had caught thirty-two fish, while Indarias teased him about Golden Roc catching the first one.
• Bosacius challenged Golden Roc to a fishing contest and offered his recognition as the prize, prompting Golden Roc to turn away and the others to laugh.
• Indarias, Bonanus, Menogias, and Golden Roc bantered around the campfire as Xiu Yuan enjoyed their relaxed, cheerful company.

After half a year of peace, Xiu Yuan and the five Yakshas learned that Rex Lapis had returned to Liyue with the Thousand Rock Corps and the Adepti. The Yakshas became eager to test themselves against Morax, and Xiu Yuan agreed to arrange a sparring match later.

• Under the four Yakshas' guidance, Golden Roc grew more talkative and cheerful, and the five Yakshas became friends with Guizhong and Marchosius.
• Six months later, messengers announced that Rex Lapis had returned with the Thousand Rock Corps and the Adepti, prompting Liyue's people to rush to the Guili Plains.
• Bosacius asked whether the five Yakshas could withstand Rex Lapis in a fight, and Xiu Yuan estimated they might last fewer than fifteen moves if Morax took the match seriously.
• The Yakshas asked Xiu Yuan to arrange a sparring match with Morax, and he agreed to put in a word when the time was right.

Morax honored the 1,420 Thousand Rock Corps warriors who died in the war by raising a memorial and promising that Liyue would remember and compensate the fallen. After returning to Xiu Yuan, Morax met the five Yakshas, whom Xiu Yuan had kept in Liyue after driving away their master.

• Morax recounted the Thousand Rock Corps’ losses and raised a memorial platform with more than a thousand gravestones near Mt. Tianheng.
• Morax vowed to honor his contracts with the fallen, and the people of Liyue answered by pledging that Liyue would always be with them.
• Liyue mourned the dead as surviving warriors reunited with their families, while Morax reflected on the suffering he had witnessed and how the war had changed him.
• Xiu Yuan welcomed Morax back and introduced Bosacius, Bonanus, Indarias, Menogias, and Golden Roc as Yakshas he had kept in Liyue.

Xiu Yuan arranged for the five Yakshas to help Morax compensate the families of fallen soldiers and reward the survivors, while Ganyu assisted with the extensive records. As Liyue’s leaders settled into their roles, Xiu Yuan taught the Adepti mechanism arts and considered further plans for the city’s future.

• Morax agreed to let Xiu Yuan handle gathering information about fallen soldiers’ families and said he would visit Guizhong and the others at Guili Plains.
• Xiu Yuan gave the five Yakshas the list and assigned them to gather information while learning about Liyue’s situation.
• The five Yakshas cleared up a misunderstanding with the Thousand Rock Corps, then submitted their findings to Morax and helped him with administrative work.
• Ganyu joined Morax and the Yakshas to help process information about more than a thousand soldiers and their families.
• Morax grew closer to the Yakshas as they assisted him, while Xiu Yuan led the Adepti in studying his more powerful mechanism arts.
• Xiu Yuan reflected on how the Yakshas, Ganyu, the Adepti, and the future Liyue Qixing could share administrative and combat responsibilities, and considered reinforcing the Chasm for Azhdaha.

Xiu Yuan arranged a spar between Morax and the five Yakshas at Cuijue Slope to see what they could do. Their coordinated elemental attacks shattered Morax’s shield, leaving the match at a tense turning point.

• Cloud Retainer, Moon Carver, and Skybracer discussed how long the Yakshas might last against Morax as the spectators gathered at Cuijue Slope.
• Xiu Yuan started the spar after Bosacius and Morax confirmed they were ready.
• Bosacius vanished while Indarias sent a Great Flame Serpent at Morax, and Menogias followed by trapping and launching him with the Thorny Rock Tree.
• Bonanus summoned the Azure Sea Demon Dragon, and Golden Roc attacked Morax from below with the Piercing Killing Spear.
• Bonanus and Golden Roc's combined assault shattered Morax's shield, and Indarias began a Great Heavenly Thunderstorm.

Morax tested the five Yakshas, praised their strength, and learned how the Dream Demon God had controlled them. As Morax prepared to hunt the Dream Demon God, Xiu Yuan froze after unseen voices announced they had captured the Abyss and planned to seize his body and destroy the continent.

• Morax dispersed the Yakshas’ combined thunderstorm attack and praised them for their strength.
• Morax fought all five Yakshas and defeated them after twelve moves.
• Morax asked how the Dream Demon God had controlled such powerful Yakshas, and they explained how its dream manipulation and isolation broke their trust.
• Morax asked Xiu Yuan for permission to confront the Dream Demon God, and Xiu Yuan agreed, saying it had gone west.
• Xiu Yuan suddenly froze as unseen voices revealed they had captured the Abyss and intended to take over his body and destroy the continent.

Xiu Yuan took control of the karmic debt threatening to consume him, then left to investigate the force pulling him toward Qingce Village. He made Morax promise not to search for him and said he would return before the Archon War ended.

• The karmic debts overwhelmed Xiu Yuan, and a powerful pull from Qingce Village accompanied his fading consciousness.
• Xiu Yuan used the Good-and-Evil Mask to control the karmic debt, changing the mask and regaining his reason.
• Xiu Yuan told Morax he had to leave and asked him to protect Liyue while he was gone.
• Xiu Yuan invoked Morax's remaining wager condition, telling him not to look for him, then vanished.