Chapter Summaries

Jing Yuan taught Fu Xuan Edicts to summon and command Divine Foresight, then left it in her care for the Cloudford situation. At Cloudford, Fu Xuan confronted Chu Mu and attempted to divine him, but his third eye opened in response.

• Jing Yuan explained Divine Foresight's power and showed Fu Xuan how to make it withdraw into another plane.
• Fu Xuan discussed fate with Jing Yuan, who taught her two Edicts and entrusted Divine Foresight to her.
• Chu Mu finished Qingque's enormous meal, then boarded a Starskiff to Cloudford.
• Fu Xuan watched Chu Mu arrive and briefly lost focus because of his appearance before suspecting him of being an Abomination of Abundance.
• Fu Xuan activated her Third Eye to divine Chu Mu, and the golden line on his forehead split open as Qingque noticed their matching third eyes.

Chu Mu searched Cloudford for materials to make a puppet double but discovered Fu Xuan had already removed his cargo during an inspection. After their tense exchange, he left without an answer about his identity and asked who had given Fu Xuan her Third Eye.

• Chu Mu found his numbered section in Cloudford empty and encountered Fu Xuan, who said her inspection had removed prohibited items and suspicious frozen corpses.
• Fu Xuan introduced herself as a member of the Divination Commission while Qingque spaced out and fantasized about being assigned to a quiet gate.
• Chu Mu recognized Fu Xuan as Qingque’s boss, and Fu Xuan took his remark as an insult to her ability to control her subordinates.
• Fu Xuan claimed she had seen through Chu Mu’s identity, and Chu Mu stayed silent while wondering whether she was involved in keeping him on the Xianzhou.
• Fu Xuan asked whether Chu Mu still wanted to tour Cloudford, and Chu Mu asked who had given her the Third Eye.

Chu Mu and Fu Xuan discussed the origins and pain of their Third Eyes, with Fu Xuan believing his was an imitation and Chu Mu calling his a family heirloom. The chapter ended as Divine Foresight entered another plane and encountered an enormous crimson sun.

• Fu Xuan explained that Nous had bestowed her Third Eye and rebuked Chu Mu for speaking of an Aeon casually.
• Chu Mu asked how Fu Xuan had implanted the Third Eye despite being a member of the Xianzhou's Long-Life Species.
• Fu Xuan said Nous's power kept the Third Eye from being rejected by the power of Abundance, and admitted she had endured constant pain since receiving it.
• Fu Xuan asked who had given Chu Mu his Third Eye, and he answered that it was a family heirloom.
• Fu Xuan sensed Divine Foresight enter a new plane, where it stopped before an enormous crimson sun.

Chu Mu bound a giant Golden Armored General in the Red Sun’s plane while Fu Xuan struggled to summon Divine Foresight. Fu Xuan unleashed its final edict, and the General’s powerful strike was swallowed by the Red Sun, revealing that Chu Mu could absorb attacks to replenish its hunger.

• Chu Mu spotted a Golden Armored General in the Red Sun’s plane and discovered that his threads could bind the apparently inanimate figure.
• Chu Mu bound the enormous General’s joints, unaware that Fu Xuan was struggling to restore her connection to Divine Foresight.
• Fu Xuan invoked the edict “Slay without mercy,” releasing Divine Foresight’s accumulated power in a full Emanator-strength strike.
• The Golden Armored General broke many of Chu Mu’s threads, grew larger, and struck the Red Sun with his Formation Blade.
• The Red Sun swallowed the General’s attack, and Chu Mu realized that it could devour incoming energy while his hunger remained a problem.

Chu Mu learned that the golden-armored Divine Foresight belonged to Fu Xuan and was an Emanator-level Wight associated with General Jing Yuan. After the clash ended, he told Fu Xuan to keep it on a leash, leaving her furious but relieved that the conflict had paused.

• Chu Mu asked Fu Xuan whether the shrunken Divine Foresight belonged to her and whether he could buy one.
• Qingque explained that Divine Foresight was Jing Yuan’s unique Wight, whose power matched an Emanator’s, and invoked the general’s presence to discourage further conflict.
• Chu Mu concluded he could not buy another Divine Foresight and told Fu Xuan to keep hers on a leash.
• Divine Foresight tied Fu Xuan’s hair around its hands like a prisoner, while Fu Xuan felt humiliated and privately blamed Jing Yuan’s indulgent teaching.
• Fu Xuan realized Chu Mu’s remark meant the conflict had paused, though she suspected his kindness was part of an attempt to tame her.

Fu Xuan met Sushang, a new Cloud Knight transferred from Yaoqing, and assigned her a task in Aurum Alley. Sushang got lost and mistook a strange sound in a dark alley for a monster before discovering it came from a young woman.

• Fu Xuan met Sushang at Cloudford and questioned why Yaoqing had sent a new recruit carrying the heirloom sword Xuanyuan.
• Fu Xuan welcomed Sushang to the Luofu and assigned her a task.
• Sushang arrived at Aurum Alley, got lost because she could not read the signs, and wandered into a dim alley.
• Sushang heard an eerie sound, raised Xuanyuan, and prepared to attack what she thought was an Abomination of Abundance.
• The creature turned out to be a young, red-haired Outworlder woman.

Sushang met an acrobat named Guinevere while lost on the Xianzhou Luofu, and the two became friends as Guinevere guided her to the Xiaomiao Inn. Guinevere adopted the Xianzhou name Guinaifen and planned to use it for her livestream.

• Sushang mistook Guinevere's handstand for a monster and explained that her Jade Abacus had run out of power.
• Guinevere offered to guide Sushang to the inn, and Sushang misread its name as the Whitewater Inn.
• Guinevere learned that Sushang was strong and asked her to help someday, and Sushang promised she would.
• Guinevere led Sushang to the Xiaomiao Inn and told her about her acrobatics work and plans to succeed at livestreaming.
• Sushang suggested the name Guinaifen, and Guinevere decided to use it for her stream.

At the Rain-Listening Pavilion, Qingque welcomed Sushang to her so-called maid team and tried to pass her the daily investigation reports. After learning Sushang had come from the Yaoqing at her mother's request, Qingque assumed she was a well-connected officer sent to gain experience, while Sushang revealed her dream of becoming a famous hero.

• Qingque welcomed Sushang to the maid team and explained that they served Chu Mu while writing daily investigation reports.
• Qingque persuaded Sushang that writing reports was like writing letters and assigned her to write them herself.
• Qingque learned that Sushang had transferred from the Yaoqing because her mother told her to come.
• Qingque concluded that Sushang was a well-connected officer being sent to gain experience and decided she could pass credit to her.
• Sushang told Qingque that she dreamed of becoming someone whose name would go down in history like a hero's.

Sushang watched Guinaifen’s first livestream, which unexpectedly became a sensation across the Xianzhou after Guinaifen performed her stunts. When Chu Mu came downstairs, Sushang startled him by calling him “Young master.”

• Sushang told Qingque that she hoped to become a Cloud Knights hero, and Qingque warned her that promotion on the Luofu required skills beyond combat.
• Sushang opened Guinaifen’s livestream and watched the viewer count surge after Guinaifen introduced her as the friend who had given her a new name.
• Guinaifen performed acrobatics, including eating noodles while doing a handstand, and gained a huge audience and gifts.
• Chu Mu came downstairs, startling Qingque and Sushang as they put away their Jade Abacuses.
• Sushang called Chu Mu “Young master,” leaving Chu Mu confused and Qingque exasperated.

Chu Mu corrected Sushang after she awkwardly called him “young master,” then helped her retrieve her Jade Abacus when she got trapped holding a sofa upside down. While waiting for Qingque to return with dinner, Chu Mu used his Heavenly Eye to watch Fu Xuan, who was waiting outside the Xiaomiao Inn.

• Chu Mu asked Sushang why she had called him “young master,” and she mistakenly suggested calling him “old master” instead.
• Chu Mu told Sushang to follow Qingque’s example in how she addressed him, then sent Qingque to buy a light dinner.
• Sushang struggled to retrieve her ringing Jade Abacus from the sofa cushions, lifted the sofa overhead, and became stuck balancing it on one leg.
• Chu Mu took the Jade Abacus from Sushang, lowered its volume, and handed it back so she could set the sofa down.
• Chu Mu activated his Heavenly Eye and saw Fu Xuan waiting outside the Xiaomiao Inn; Qingque returned a little while later.

Fu Xuan joined Chu Mu for dinner, still uncertain whether he was the Emanator Shuhu and hoping to discuss the matter without making a fool of herself. As they ate, Chu Mu asked about Divine Foresight, while Qingque and Sushang shared food in the kitchen.

• Qingque returned to the inn with fewer food carts, and Fu Xuan praised her work before deciding to join her for dinner.
• Chu Mu welcomed Fu Xuan, and they entered the Rain-Listening Pavilion together.
• Fu Xuan weighed the risk of wrongly accusing Chu Mu of being Shuhu and chose to speak with him over a meal.
• Chu Mu asked how Divine Foresight was doing, and Fu Xuan said it was charging after pestering the general.
• Fu Xuan asked why Chu Mu was eating so little, and he explained that he had eaten well and plenty at noon.
• Qingque stopped Sushang from joining the guests at the table, and the two maids ate beside the kitchen stove while Chu Mu ate heartily and Fu Xuan ate sparingly.

Fu Xuan hosted Chu Mu for dinner and tried to learn his identity, admitting that her divinations could be wrong. Chu Mu called himself Sampo, and Fu Xuan remained convinced he was an Emanator of Abundance rather than an Aha follower, though she could not fully discern who he was.

• Fu Xuan sighed over the missing Lady Dragon and other dangers facing the Luofu while dining with Chu Mu.
• Chu Mu noticed Fu Xuan was waiting to discuss something and asked her to get to the point; Qingque and Sushang cleared the table.
• Fu Xuan questioned Qingque’s half-hearted tea preparation, then watched Chu Mu and asked for his full name.
• Chu Mu introduced himself as Sampo, and Fu Xuan said the name sounded more like a Masked Fool than an Emanator of Abundance.
• Fu Xuan explained that she could make mistakes and concluded that Chu Mu likely was not an Aha follower, though she could not rule out the possibility.

Chu Mu and Fu Xuan discussed his identity, his wish for a simple life, and his plans for the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, then agreed to cooperate under Xianzhou supervision. As they shook hands, a Stellaron erupted across the Xianzhou.

• Fu Xuan explained that she suspected Joy would take an interest in Chu Mu, while Chu Mu said he wanted to keep a low profile and live a simple life.
• Fu Xuan recalled her carefree days studying on the Jade Abacus Xianzhou and revealed her grief over her mentor and the life she had lost.
• Fu Xuan asked whether Chu Mu was Shuhu, and Chu Mu denied it while condemning Shuhu's actions.
• Fu Xuan asked whether Chu Mu had come to the Xianzhou because of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, and Chu Mu confirmed that he had blessed Green Pheobe to guide the group onto a better path.
• Fu Xuan offered to support Green Pheobe under official supervision, and Chu Mu accepted their cooperation.
• As Chu Mu and Fu Xuan shook hands, a pulse swept across the Xianzhou and they realized a Stellaron had erupted.

Chu Mu denied Fu Xuan’s accusation that he had brought the Stellaron to the Xianzhou Luofu, but Fu Xuan ended their cooperation until he was cleared of suspicion. Meanwhile, Qingque and Sushang worked on the investigation report, and Qingque realized she would need to review Sushang’s writing.

• Chu Mu recognized that the young Stellaron could contaminate the Xianzhou Luofu’s airspace within three days and suspected someone had deliberately brought it aboard and triggered it.
• Fu Xuan accused Chu Mu of planting the Stellaron, and he denied responsibility before she left and withdrew from their cooperation.
• Chu Mu told Qingque not to serve dinner, then went upstairs while Qingque began teaching Sushang how to write the investigation report.
• Qingque wrote her portion of the report and left the events at Cloudford out because Fu Xuan had witnessed them herself.
• Qingque discovered that Sushang relied on speech-to-text because she struggled with written characters and told her to send future reports to Qingque for review.

Qingque and Sushang suspected that a Stellaron had erupted on the Luofu, while Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan discussed the threat and their limited options. Jing Yuan gave the Luofu three days before he would request support from the Yaoqing.

• Qingque persuaded Sushang to omit Fu Xuan’s appearance from their investigation report.
• Qingque told Sushang that a strange fluctuation felt like a Stellaron, and Sushang feared the damage it could cause to the Luofu.
• Qingque reassured Sushang that Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan would handle the crisis, though Sushang resolved to fight if the people were threatened.
• Fu Xuan told Jing Yuan that the Stellaron crisis was man-made, and Jing Yuan explained that sealing it would leave him vulnerable to their enemies.
• Fu Xuan estimated that the Luofu had three days before the Stellaron’s contamination made their position untenable, and Jing Yuan said he would request Yaoqing support if nothing improved.

Chu Mu spotted Bailu and Banxia hiding in the Exalting Sanctum and decided to use their whereabouts to improve his standing with Fu Xuan. His clone invited them to dinner, and Bailu happily accepted.

• Chu Mu watched the underguarded Exalting Sanctum and worried that the Luofu might soon seal Cloudford, cutting off his chance to escape.
• Chu Mu noticed Bailu and Banxia hiding in an alley near Aurum Alley and realized their presence could help him earn Fu Xuan’s trust.
• Chu Mu sent his clone to beckon Bailu and Banxia to come with him.
• Bailu recognized the clone as Mr. Green Sampo and agreed to go with him when he offered to buy them dinner.
• The clone told Banxia she could decide whether to stay after they had eaten.

Chu Mu's clone used Qingque's official card to feed Bailu and Banxia, then told Bailu about the Stellaron outbreak and urged her to accept her responsibilities as High Elder. Bailu resolved not to run away, and the clone offered to introduce her to Fu Xuan so she could find a way to draw out her power.

• Chu Mu's clone logged into Qingque's Jade Abacus account and ordered a feast for Bailu and Banxia.
• Bailu and Banxia thanked the clone, and Banxia questioned why his attitude had changed so suddenly.
• The clone told Bailu and Banxia that a Stellaron outbreak threatened the Xianzhou Luofu and that many people could be hurt.
• Bailu admitted she disliked being confined by the Alchemy Commission, but the clone told her she could not avoid her duties as High Elder.
• Bailu vowed not to run away, and the clone said he would introduce her to Fu Xuan the next day to help draw out her power.
• Banxia addressed Bailu as “Lady Dragon” and looked troubled.

Banxia asked Bailu to help treat her lover, an expelled short-life species who was hiding on the Luofu while seeking immortality. As the Doppelganger questioned Banxia about her lover and her own worsening mara-struck condition, he asked whether she had caused it by taking the Great Medicine.

• Bailu recalled her agreement with Banxia and asked the Doppelganger for more time so she could help treat Banxia’s lover.
• Banxia explained that her lover could not visit a clinic because he was an expelled outsider seeking treatment for an incurable illness.
• The Doppelganger asked Banxia where her lover was hiding, warning that she could be punished for helping him pursue immortality.
• Bailu revealed that Banxia was close to becoming mara-struck and defended her hope of studying the condition to find a cure.
• The Doppelganger asked Banxia whether taking the Great Medicine had caused her mara-struck condition.

Chu Mu's clone uncovered Banxia's ties to the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and learned that she had sought Bailu's help for her lover, Liang Mu. Banxia revealed Liang Mu was at Cloudford, leaving Chu Mu to suspect he was actually imprisoned in the Prison of Deep Seclusion.

• Chu Mu's clone explained that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus used Vidyadhara bone marrow to make the Great Medicine and suppress mara-struck madness.
• Banxia admitted she joined the organization for Liang Mu, became dependent on its drugs, and tried to steal its membership list so they could turn it over to the Cloud Knights.
• Banxia said she wanted Bailu to cure Liang Mu and confessed she hoped to see him once more before her condition worsened.
• Bailu gave Banxia another pill when her symptoms flared, then agreed to help her despite being upset about her lies.
• Banxia told Chu Mu's clone that Liang Mu was at Cloudford, and Chu Mu suspected he was in the Prison of Deep Seclusion.

Banxia learned that Liang Mu had likely been arrested and sent to the Prison of Deep Seclusion, while her illness continued to worsen. At the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan received Qingque’s unhelpful investigation report and then a transaction record.

• The clone told Banxia that a joint crackdown had taken place and Liang Mu was probably no longer in Cloudford.
• Banxia feared Liang Mu had been sent to the Prison of Deep Seclusion for pursuing immortality and other unforgivable sins.
• Bailu scolded the clone for his coldness, and he claimed to be an undercover agent protecting Banxia in Exalting Sanctum.
• The clone warned Banxia that her body would not last much longer, while Bailu refused to use the Great Medicine to save her at the cost of other lives.
• Fu Xuan read Qingque’s report marked “Omitted,” then received a transaction record from a subordinate.