Chapter Summaries

Xiu Yuan held the independent world of Teyvat above the Sea of Quanta, enduring its erosion to keep it alive, and learned that the system had planned Morax’s recovery of his memories. After the first ending concluded, the author explained the finale’s setting and timeline and announced a short break before Finale 2.

• Xiu Yuan explained to the Lord of the Underworld that the system had arranged for Morax to recover his memories through a wooden box from the First Life.
• Xiu Yuan continued holding Teyvat above the Sea of Quanta, saying he would keep it aloft as long as he lived.
• Xiu Yuan asked the Lord of the Underworld to brew him tea.
• The author thanked readers, clarified the finale’s timeline and worldbuilding, and urged readers to follow the Ninth Lifetime before the first ending.
• The author announced that Finale 2 would begin after a few days of rest and plot planning.

After completing nine lifetimes, Xiu Yuan chose to begin a tenth life with a happy fate in Shenhe’s world, while asking to visit his other seven worlds unseen and unheard. He began his first one-hour visit at Xiu Yuan’s funeral, where he watched Hu Tao grieve.

• Xiu Yuan chose to leave the Ninth Lifetime and start his tenth life, taking only his power over time with him.
• The system explained that Xiu Yuan could choose one world and reset his fate, or visit all eight parallel worlds once without changing his fate.
• Xiu Yuan asked to see the other worlds as an incorporeal presence, and the system granted him one hour in each before he reached his chosen home.
• Xiu Yuan chose his third life as his final home and arrived at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor during his funeral.
• Hu Tao led the funeral ceremony in the rain, and Xiu Yuan comforted her unseen as she revealed two plum-blossom petals in her hands.

After Hu Tao found her Vision and proved she could lead the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Xiu Yuan watched her grow into the role while remaining unseen. When a customer cruelly questioned her age and authority, Zhongli helped her stand her ground, but Hu Tao later broke down alone and admitted how much she missed her grandfather.

• Xiu Yuan followed Hu Tao to Wuwang Hill, where she searched for her grandfather and eventually returned to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor with an empty Vision shell that awakened in her hands.
• Xiu Yuan sped up time and watched Hu Tao grow into a capable director who gave up a chance to play with Yuan Chen to attend to her responsibilities.
• A customer mocked Hu Tao's age and challenged her authority, so Zhongli supported her as she firmly defended the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and sent the customer away.
• Hu Tao walked to the outskirts and cried over the insults, while unseen Xiu Yuan held and comforted her.
• Hu Tao watched two finches by the moonlit grass, recited a line that reminded her of her grandfather, and said she missed him as Xiu Yuan answered that he missed her too.

Xiu Yuan watched Hu Tao mourn him at his grave and promised silently that he was proud of her, while Zhongli vowed to care for her. He then witnessed Qiqi grieve his departure, preserve memories of him, and dream that he had returned.

• Xiu Yuan rewound time to watch Hu Tao visit his grave on the anniversary of his death, where she shared her struggles and cried that she missed him.
• Xiu Yuan comforted Hu Tao despite being unable to touch her, and Zhongli arrived at dawn and promised to take care of her.
• Xiu Yuan awoke as Qiqi chased the departing firefly with Little Fluff, begging him not to leave; she collapsed in grief when it vanished in the sunlight.
• Qiqi returned to her cabin, fed Little Fluff, and filled her notebook and quilts with memories of Xiu Yuan before falling asleep.
• Xiu Yuan lay beside Qiqi as she had a nightmare, and she began smiling through her tears as she dreamed that he had come back.

Qiqi tried to give up on life after Xiu Yuan’s departure, but the people of Liyue welcomed her and Little Fluff returned to her. Years later, Little Fluff died in Xiu Yuan’s cabin, where Qiqi realized the forest had become their home.

• Qiqi released Little Fluff and went to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to ask Hu Tao to bury her, but Hu Tao, Zhongli, Xiangling, and other Liyue residents welcomed her with sachets instead.
• Little Fluff returned to Qiqi, who thanked everyone and began working as a waitress at the Wanmin Restaurant.
• Over the next several years, Xiu Yuan visited Qiqi and Little Fluff, who eventually started a family in the forest.
• When Little Fluff grew sick, Qiqi and Xiangling took the bird to a veterinarian, who explained that it seemed to want to stay by Qiqi until its final moment.
• Qiqi and Xiangling carried Little Fluff to Xiu Yuan’s cabin, where the bird died and its finch family gathered around them.
• Qiqi recognized the cabin and forest as Little Fluff’s home, and Xiu Yuan told her it was their home too.

Xiu Yuan kept his promise to Qiqi by returning through time to watch the Sea Lanterns with her, then awoke in his fourth lifetime beside Xiao. He watched Xiao answer a little girl's call for help and discover that Liyue remembered and honored him.

• Qiqi read her notebook beneath the moon and told Xiu Yuan how much she missed him and wanted to watch the Lantern Rite with him.
• Xiu Yuan rewound time to the moment before the Sea Lanterns were released and watched them rise with Qiqi and Xiangling.
• Qiqi briefly saw Xiu Yuan beside her and believed her wish had brought him back to watch the Sea Lanterns with her.
• Xiu Yuan awoke in his fourth lifetime and watched Xiao fight evil spirits before visiting a solitary grave.
• Xiao rescued a little girl's cat from a tree after she called for Adeptus Xiao.
• Xiao read a noticeboard message urging people in danger to call his name, and Xiu Yuan remarked that Xiao showed the least respect for adeptal masters.

Xiao found a missing girl and was sincerely thanked by her and the boy who had lost her, helping him rediscover the happiness of aiding Liyue’s people. He continued protecting Liyue by choice, and the chapter ended with him resting beside Xiu Yuan’s grave after a night of fighting evil spirits.

• Xiao followed a boy’s call for help near Mt. Tianheng and learned that Tingting had gone missing in the forest.
• Xiao searched for Tingting and quickly returned with her, reuniting her with the boy.
• The children sincerely thanked Xiao, and Xiu Yuan teased him for being happy about it.
• More people called on Xiao for help, and their gratitude helped restore his warmth and strengthened his resolve to protect Liyue.
• After helping merchants from Inazuma, Xiao fought evil spirits through the night and rested against Xiu Yuan’s grave at sunrise, while Xiu Yuan said he wanted another match too.

Xiao remembered his time with Xiu Yuan while Zhongli brought Almond Tofu to Xiu Yuan's grave. Later, Xiu Yuan helped Xiao overcome his karmic debt in a dream and taught him the Tranquility Mantra, leaving Xiao wondering how he could ever repay his dead friend.

• Zhongli brought Almond Tofu for Xiao and Xiu Yuan, and Xiao cleaned Xiu Yuan's grave before placing a bowl there.
• Xiao and Xiu Yuan recalled their autumn sparring days as Xiao grieved beside the grave.
• Xiu Yuan adjusted time to a night when Xiao suffered from karmic debt, and his words eased Xiao's agony in a dream.
• Xiu Yuan taught Xiao the Tranquility Mantra in another dream and explained how to use it against karmic debt.
• Xiao recited the mantra after waking, calmed his karmic debt, and lamented that he could never repay Xiu Yuan for saving him.

Xiu Yuan watched Eula become more confident in her work and Amber grow into a courageous young knight. Amber earned the knights’ respect by drawing seven Hilichurl Brutes away from her comrades and helping them complete a dangerous extermination mission.

• Eula earned the trust of her combat unit through her successful missions, though knights patrolling Mondstadt still treated her with prejudice.
• Amber found Xiu Yuan’s old book, gained courage to fly, and awakened her Vision before winning three gliding competitions.
• Jean allowed Amber to join an understaffed extermination mission after Amber insisted on taking part.
• The knights’ assault on the Hilichurl camp faltered when reinforcements arrived, including four more Fire Axe Hilichurl Brutes.
• Amber lured seven Hilichurl Brutes away from the group, giving the knights time to defeat the other Hilichurls and then help finish the brutes.

Amber earned the veteran Knights of Favonius’ admiration by drawing seven Hilichurl Brutes away from her companions, and Eula was appointed captain of the Reconnaissance Company and Spindrift Knight. After the celebration, Amber and Eula visited Xiu Yuan’s statue in Liyue Harbor, where Amber shared her recent accomplishments with her grandfather.

• The veteran knights praised Amber for distracting the seven Hilichurl Brutes, and she said she had acted because she wanted to contribute and trusted her agility.
• Amber returned to the Knights of Favonius headquarters, where Eula and Acting Grand Master Jean congratulated her on her first mission.
• Acting Grand Master Jean appointed Eula captain of the Reconnaissance Company and bestowed on her the title of Spindrift Knight.
• The Knights of Favonius celebrated Eula’s appointment, while Acting Grand Master Jean reflected on Xiu Yuan’s legacy.
• Amber and Eula went to Xiu Yuan’s statue in Liyue Harbor, where Amber told her grandfather about awakening her Vision, winning the Gliding Championship, and completing her first monster-fighting mission.

Eula used Xiu Yuan’s Bone Whistle and swordsmanship to defeat a group of monsters, then was named the Spindrift Knight after returning to Mondstadt. She and Amber visited Xiu Yuan’s statue in Liyue, where he watched Eula dance before his spirit vanished.

• Eula blew the Bone Whistle Xiu Yuan had given her, frightening the Hilichurls, and defeated the remaining monsters with her swordsmanship.
• Eula told the knights that her Bone Whistle was a one-of-a-kind gift from her teacher, while Xiu Yuan briefly appeared to touch her head but remained unseen.
• Eula and the knights returned to Mondstadt, where Acting Grand Master Jean named her the Spindrift Knight after Amber returned and the knights praised her field performance.
• After a celebration banquet, Eula and Amber traveled to Liyue Harbor and visited Xiu Yuan’s divine statue.
• Amber shared stories with Xiu Yuan while Eula performed the Dance of Sacrifice, and Xiu Yuan’s spirit slowly vanished as both women sensed something important had disappeared.

Ningguang recovered from a failed negotiation by thinking through her advantages and arranging a new plan to sell the stock she had bought. The man in the black coat learned that the goods he needed had sold out, then received a note directing him to Heyu Teahouse.

• The man in the black coat dismissed Ningguang's offer, leaving her worried that she would be stuck with the stock she had bought.
• Xiu Yuan urged Ningguang to think harder, and she calmed down and recognized that the man would have trouble finding the goods she had bought up.
• Ningguang enlisted the Heyu Teahouse owner and several Millelith soldiers to help carry out her plan.
• The man in the black coat learned that the goods he needed had sold out and suspected Ningguang had bought them.
• A little boy delivered the man a note saying that a private room on the second floor of Heyu Teahouse had what he needed.

Ningguang used a concealed sales arrangement to sell the buyers their supplies at a fixed, inflated price, earning a large profit while rewarding the Teahouse owner and thanking the Millelith soldiers. Her profit brought her closer to seeing Xiu Yuan, but he watched her with heartache and said he could not return.

• The man in black and his companions found the supplies waiting in a Teahouse room and tried to negotiate with the seller behind a partition.
• Ningguang coached the Teahouse owner to refuse bargaining and explain that he dealt only in this kind of business.
• The buyers paid the fixed price for the supplies, and Ningguang earned a net profit of 1.35 million Mora.
• Ningguang gave the Teahouse owner 150,000 Mora, repaying him for years of discounted desserts, then brought drinks to the four Millelith soldiers who had guarded the Teahouse.
• After expenses, Ningguang counted a net profit of 1.19 million Mora and thought it brought her closer to seeing Xiu Yuan, while Xiu Yuan watched and apologized that he could not return.

Xiu Yuan watched Ningguang grow into the next Tianquan, then reversed time after seeing her hesitate to sacrifice the Jade Chamber against Osial. In a dream, he said farewell and asked her to use the Jade Chamber as his parting gift when Liyue faced disaster, leaving Ningguang awake in tears.

• Ningguang overcame business losses and betrayal, chose Baiwen, Baixiao, and Baishi as her secretaries, and accepted the position of Tianquan.
• Xiu Yuan watched the Traveler arrive in Liyue and Childe release Osial, then turned back time when Ningguang hesitated to drop the Jade Chamber and Xiao charged Osial alone.
• Xiu Yuan appeared in Ningguang's dream, apologized, and told her he could not return, while Ningguang could neither reach him nor make him see her.
• Xiu Yuan urged Ningguang to embrace her life and asked her to let the Jade Chamber be his farewell gift when disaster struck Liyue.
• Ningguang woke in tears as morning sunlight filled her room, briefly seeing a faint figure before it vanished.

Xiu Yuan watched Kazuha’s life unfold, from his restraint with wine to his journey alongside the Traveler during the Inazuma conflict. When Kazuha awakened Xiu Yuan’s Vision to protect the Traveler from the Raiden Puppet, Xiu Yuan recognized that Kazuha had succeeded through his own strength.

• Kazuha declined Beidou’s wine cup, drank only five cups from Xiu Yuan’s teacup, and explained that the cup and the empty Vision belonged to an old friend.
• Kazuha offered Xiu Yuan’s Vision as the prize in the Southern Cross Martial Arts Tournament, where he met the Traveler.
• Kazuha and Beidou joined the Rebel Army, while the Traveler uncovered evidence of the Tenryou Commission’s collusion with the Fatui and brought it to Kujou Sara.
• As the Traveler faced the Raiden Puppet at Tenshukaku, Kazuha blocked her strike and awakened Xiu Yuan’s Vision, but the Vision went dark again after Kazuha was sent flying.
• Kazuha picked up the dim Vision and said he had felt Xiu Yuan, while Xiu Yuan told him that he had not helped and that the victory was Kazuha’s own.

Kazuha visited Xiu Yuan's grave after the Vision Hunt Decree was abolished, sharing roasted fish, tea, and stories from his travels with the friend he still sensed nearby. At evening, Kazuha left a teacup and an empty Vision shell at the grave and set out, promising to return next year.

• Kazuha caught eight fish and brought them to Xiu Yuan's grave, where he roasted them and spoke about the decree's abolition and his adventures.
• Xiu Yuan picked up a phantom fish and tried to remember its taste as Kazuha served five fish at the grave.
• Kazuha prepared tea with the cup he had once borrowed from Xiu Yuan, and the two shared tea, fish, and conversation.
• As evening came, Kazuha left a teacup and an empty Vision shell at the grave and said he would return next year.

Xiu Yuan saw that Baal had transformed Yashiori Island into a thriving tourist destination. That evening, he watched Yae Miko prank a vacationing family with an extremely spicy skewer, then apologize and offer to pay for their meal.

• Xiu Yuan woke on a sunny, lively Yashiori Island and noticed how much the island had changed.
• Xiu Yuan sped up time and watched the beach turn into a busy nighttime barbecue spot.
• Yae Miko offered a family of three free skewers to welcome them to the island.
• The father bit into an extra-spicy skewer, and nearby people recognized Yae Miko’s prank.
• Yae Miko apologized, offered the family a free barbecue, and the father declined her offer.

Miko treated a family to barbecue and chatted with them to gather material for the light novel she hoped to write. Xiu Yuan watched her happily before leaving Yashiori Island for Watatsumi Island.

• Miko used her tears to persuade a family of three to accept her barbecue treat.
• Miko served the family two large platters and explained that she had closed her stall for the day to chat with them.
• The family praised Miko's cooking, and she told them she wanted to write a bestselling light novel and hear stories from ordinary people.
• Xiu Yuan watched Miko with a smile, recalled seeing her take human form, and left for Watatsumi Island.

Xiu Yuan discovered that Watatsumi Island had become a military stronghold, then witnessed a cherry-blossom picnic festival on Narukami Island. The gathering turned tense when a burly man insulted Sasayuri and challenged the Thunder God’s reputation.

• Xiu Yuan found the Tenryou Commission training on Watatsumi Island, whose expanded harbor and armed ships supported patrols and defense.
• Xiu Yuan returned to Narukami Island and sped up time, finding no upheaval before noticing a festival drawing people from Watatsumi and Yashiori Islands.
• The islanders and a few tourists gathered early in the cherry grove, where Baal shared food and Miko talked about writing a light novel.
• Zebu grabbed Miko by the neck while she arranged to go fishing with Chiyo after the festival.
• A burly man angered the gathering by claiming Sasayuri had played the hero and that the Thunder God should have defeated the monsters more easily.

At the festival, a man insulted Sasayuri and was beaten by an angry crowd while Zebu, Miko, and the others watched. Xiu Yuan observed the friends through the end of his life, then vanished contentedly as his third life began with a fate reset to happiness.

• A crowd demanded that the man apologize for disparaging Sasayuri, but he refused and insisted he had done nothing wrong.
• The crowd beat the man while nearby Tenryou Commission officers ignored his cries for help.
• Miko and Zebu joked about ways to punish anyone else who insulted Sasayuri, while Chiyo and Kitsune Saiguu joined their amused reactions.
• Xiu Yuan watched the festival and accelerated time, but never saw Zebu's plan or Miko's light novel come to fruition.
• Xiu Yuan finished his final pot of tea and vanished from the world, after which his third life began with no time limit and a fate reset to happiness.