Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi departed Liyue with Xiangling and Keqing, disappointed when Ningguang did not come to see him off. Ningguang later chased the caravan, but she spoke only with Keqing, leaving Lin Yi to notice her injured ankle as she prepared to return.

• Lin Yi tested Xiangling's cooking skills with three spicy dishes, and she eagerly joined his exploration team.
• Lin Yi left Liyue with Xiangling and Keqing, but Ningguang stayed in the Jade Chamber and cracked her hourglass after learning he had departed.
• Ningguang used Ganyu's question about Keqing as an excuse to leave the Jade Chamber and hurried after the caravan.
• Ningguang reached the caravan and spoke with Keqing without acknowledging Lin Yi, then turned back toward Liyue.
• Lin Yi noticed Ningguang's swollen ankle and realized she had run all the way to the caravan.

Lin Yi healed Ningguang’s sprained ankle, and the two shared an intimate moment before an Unusual Hilichurl interrupted them. Ningguang returned to the Jade Chamber, while Lin Yi continued toward Wangshu Inn to meet Venti and opened the Rich Lady Raising System.

• Lin Yi pulled Ningguang into his arms and used Geo energy to treat her sprained ankle as Keqing and Xiangling watched.
• When Lin Yi stumbled after his leg went numb, Ningguang caught him with a Geo net, and they embraced again.
• A level 40 Unusual Hilichurl interrupted them, and Ningguang swiftly killed it in a burst of anger.
• Ningguang hurried back to Liyue after Lin Yi told her to stay safe, then retreated to her room at the Jade Chamber and reflected on her feelings.
• Lin Yi traveled toward Wangshu Inn to meet Venti and focused on the Rich Lady Raising System, considering a draw.

Lin Yi used his system’s draw for the first time, triggering a strange glow around his carriage that alarmed Keqing and the caravan. The phenomenon attracted the attention of powerful figures across Teyvat, and it ended with a voice coming from inside the carriage.

• Lin Yi reviewed his relationship with Ningguang and asked Keqing to stay alert while they traveled.
• Lin Yi opened the draw panel and used one of his three Intertwined Fates.
• A strange multicolored glow enveloped the carriage, and Keqing organized the Millelith into a defensive formation before trying to reach Lin Yi.
• An unseen force stopped Keqing from approaching the carriage as the glow gathered into a pillar and altered the sky.
• Diluc, Ei, and others across Teyvat sensed the unusual energy, which then condensed into golden light and left an energy field behind.
• As everyone worried about Lin Yi’s safety, a voice came from inside the carriage.

Lin Yi’s prize draw caused a mysterious phenomenon that Liyue’s caravan mistook for a blessing, while Xiao observed from afar and departed without revealing himself. As the caravan continued through Guili Plains, Lin Yi put his rewards and monster training to use, then discovered his level-ten ascension required five kisses from Ningguang—and that he had somehow already obtained them.

• Keqing checked on Lin Yi after the strange radiance faded, and Lin Yi told her he was confident he could finish the land reclamation project.
• The caravan members praised Lin Yi as the Geo Archon and attributed the phenomenon to his blessing, leaving Lin Yi worried about how other gods and adepti might react to his unusual power.
• Xiao watched the caravan from a cliff, decided Keqing and Xiangling had matters in hand, and vanished before Lin Yi could spot him.
• The caravan resumed its journey, and Lin Yi gave Xiangling two Sichuan recipes while reviewing his Solar Pearl, Rockforged Pistol suppressor, and Rock-and-Soil Expansion Device blueprint.
• Lin Yi trained with Keqing and Xiangling, reached level ten, and found that his ascension required five kisses from Ningguang despite already having collected them.

Lin Yi prepared to break through in a cave on the Guili Plains, surprising Keqing and Xiangling with how quickly he had advanced. After Keqing left with the caravan, Lin Yi spent the night with Xiangling before attempting the breakthrough, while both of them fell asleep beside the campfire.

• Lin Yi chose a cave and told Keqing and Xiangling he was ready to make a breakthrough, assigning Xiangling to guard him and Keqing to escort the caravan.
• Keqing and Xiangling explained that breakthroughs normally required extensive preparation and warned Lin Yi that advancement was especially dangerous for gods.
• Lin Yi insisted on proceeding in the cave, and Keqing departed with the caravan after asking Xiangling to keep him safe.
• Lin Yi and Xiangling camped for the night, and Xiangling told him that Ningguang had reached level sixty while fighting a minor demon god.
• Lin Yi slept by the fire, and Xiangling eventually fell asleep while keeping watch beside him.

Xiangling woke to find Lin Yi missing and summoned Xiao to help search for him. Lin Yi awoke bound by numbing vines in an underground cave, where an unseen woman spoke of a divine prophecy.

• Xiangling found a Hilichurl asleep by the campfire and learned that Lin Yi had already disappeared before it arrived.
• Xiangling searched the area, then called for Xiao and asked him to find Lin Yi, identifying him as Liyue's newly appointed Geo Archon.
• Xiao reacted with shock to the news about Morax and agreed to search for Lin Yi.
• Lin Yi woke in a dark cave, bound tightly by numbing vines, and called out for help.
• A woman in the cave told Lin Yi that a divine prophecy had foretold his arrival.

Lin Yi was abducted by Babel, an Eremite Desert Chronicler, who tried to scan him and demanded his blood for the Eremites. As Babel prepared to take it, Lin Yi began using the Rock-Cast Spear, and a terrifying aura suddenly spread toward her.

• Lin Yi challenged the unseen voice in the cave, and Babel introduced herself as an Eremite Desert Chronicler.
• Babel asked whether Lin Yi had traded away the Geo Archon's Gnosis and used a magical implement to scan him.
• Lin Yi's system blocked the scan, cracking the Elemental Spirit Crystal and permanently damaging Babel's device.
• Lin Yi questioned Babel about her prophecy while preparing to summon his handgun from his system inventory.
• Babel said she needed Lin Yi's blood for the Eremites' god factor, and a terrifying aura suddenly spread toward her.

Xiao arrived to rescue Lin Yi from Babel and the Wheel Dancer, then stopped Xiao from killing the two Eremites. Lin Yi offered them a blood sample in exchange for information about why they were after him.

• Xiao attacked Babel with Anemo, and the two fought while Lin Yi watched.
• The Wheel Dancer ambushed Lin Yi, but Xiao blocked her bladed wheel and freed Lin Yi from paralyzing vines.
• Xiao confronted the two Eremites and prepared to kill them for attacking Lin Yi and disrespecting Liyue's Geo Archon.
• Lin Yi restrained Xiao's aura and argued that the Eremites could become allies rather than needing to die.
• Lin Yi offered Babel and the Wheel Dancer a blood sample in exchange for learning where they had heard of him and why they wanted his blood.

Lin Yi learned that Sumeru's Akademiya planned to create an artificial god and struck a deal with the Eremites for their nautical charts. He then brought Xiao to reunite with the exploration party, promising to explain how he became a god and what happened to Morax.

• Lin Yi persuaded Babel to explain that the Akademiya wanted to create an artificial god, while Xiao listened in shock.
• Lin Yi negotiated for the Eremites' detailed nautical charts in exchange for letting Babel and Dancer leave, and Babel agreed.
• After the Eremites departed, Lin Yi told Xiao he would take him to someone who could clear up his questions about Morax and Lin Yi's ascension.
• Lin Yi and Xiao caught up with the merchant caravan and reunited with Xiangling, Keqing, and the others.

Lin Yi returned safely with Xiao’s help, and the caravan expressed gratitude to the Conqueror of Demons before setting out again. Days later, Lin Yi, Keqing, and Xiangling attacked a Hilichurl camp for its Luxurious Chest, while Xiao secretly protected them from an ambush.

• Xiangling cried with relief when Lin Yi returned, and Lin Yi credited Xiao for bringing him back safely.
• Lin Yi called attention to Xiao’s sacrifices, prompting the caravan to voice their gratitude even though they could not clearly see him.
• Keqing rebuked Lin Yi for leaving without warning, and Xiangling rushed into his arms, relieved he was safe.
• Lin Yi, Keqing, and Xiangling went ahead to attack a Hilichurl camp after Lin Yi heard it contained a Luxurious Chest.
• Lin Yi and his companions fought the Hilichurls, and Xiao killed a Slime that had crept up behind Lin Yi.

Lin Yi gave Xiao a four-star Anemo Artifact, strengthening him and stabilizing his Karmic Debt. At Wangshu Inn, Lin Yi reunited Xiao with Zhongli, whose staged death Xiao had misunderstood.

• Lin Yi let the subdued Hilichurls go after taking their valuables, then opened a Luxurious Chest and found a four-star Artifact.
• Lin Yi gave the Artifact to Xiao, whose strength increased and whose Karmic Debt became easier to suppress.
• At Wangshu Inn, Venti met Zhongli and discussed Lin Yi with him and the Three True Lords.
• Lin Yi arrived at the inn with Keqing, Xiao, and Xiangling, then brought Xiao over to meet Zhongli.
• Zhongli explained that he had faked his death, and Xiao realized he had wrongly blamed Lin Yi.

Lin Yi outlined a bounty program to clear threats from the Guili Plains while strengthening Liyue's people and drawing wealthy clans into his economic plans. After Keqing left, Venti approached Lin Yi with wine and proposed cooperation between Liyue and Mondstadt, leaving their late-night conversation unfinished.

• Xiao apologized to Lin Yi for suspecting him over the Rite of Descension, and Lin Yi welcomed him to eat and drink.
• Lin Yi described a bounty policy for hunting monsters in the Guili Plains, and Keqing recorded his plans and questioned their costs.
• Lin Yi explained that the policy would strengthen ordinary people, attract participants from other nations, and direct wealthy clans' money into his economic system.
• Venti secretly followed Lin Yi and Keqing, then revealed himself after Keqing attacked the concealed figure.
• Venti offered Lin Yi fine wine as a bargaining chip and proposed cooperation between Liyue and Mondstadt.
• Lin Yi and Venti talked late into the night, and Lin Yi later wandered to the opera house while drunk.

At Wangshu Inn, Lin Yi’s performance of The Injustice to Dou E astonished Yun Jin and reignited her inspiration. He offered her more songs to perform, then began writing Huo Yuanjia and considered forming an idol group to spread Liyue’s culture.

• Lin Yi watched Yun Jin perform at Wangshu Inn and sang The Injustice to Dou E after she refused the audience’s requests for another piece.
• Yun Jin recognized Lin Yi as Liyue’s Geo Archon and was deeply moved by his performance, which sparked new inspiration for her own work.
• Lin Yi escaped the excited crowd and met Yun Jin backstage, where she told him she was struggling to compose The Divine Damsel of Devastation.
• Lin Yi offered Yun Jin songs including The Romance of the Western Chamber, then began writing Huo Yuanjia as she started singing its lyrics.

Lin Yi helped Yun Jin secure a break for the exhausted Yun-Han Opera Troupe, then discussed Liyue’s plans with Zhongli before resting at Wangshu Inn. Meanwhile, Baiwen discovered Ningguang’s hidden cushion bearing Lin Yi’s likeness, leaving Ningguang scrambling to conceal her feelings.

• Lin Yi praised Yun Jin’s performance and arranged for the Geo Archon to order the Yun-Han Opera Troupe back to Liyue for reforms and rest.
• Yun Jin thanked Lin Yi with an unlimited VIP pass, which Lin Yi gave to Zhongli after Zhongli hinted that he wanted it.
• Lin Yi discussed land reclamation and the meaning of tea with Zhongli, who then left to attend to other matters.
• Lin Yi spent several days resting at Wangshu Inn with Keqing and Xiangling while missing Ningguang.
• Baiwen found a cushion painted with Lin Yi’s likeness in Ningguang’s bed, and Ningguang reduced Baiwen’s allowance while ordering her not to tell anyone about it.

Ningguang hid her longing for Lin Yi behind a body pillow and a cover story while Lin Yi led his party deeper into the Guili Plains. After defeating a Khaenri'ah Ruin Guard and finding a key component of the Land-Creating Machine, he faced a merchant association that claimed the spoils.

• Ningguang admitted to herself that she had made the Lin Yi body pillow and missed her absent husband, then pounded the pillow while cursing him.
• Lin Yi set out with Keqing, Xiangling, and Yun Jin to explore the Guili Plains, and Keqing explained how the Statues of the Seven worked.
• Lin Yi thought about Aether and Lumine and considered whether the Statues of the Seven could be adapted for teleportation.
• Lin Yi used his Geo-Forged Pistol to destroy a charging Khaenri'ah Ruin Guard, impressing his companions and spending all three of his compressed Geo bullets.
• Lin Yi found a key component of the Land-Creating Machine among the Ruin Guard's loot, but a merchant association demanded that his party give up the spoils.

Lin Yi and his companions confronted Feihu and a hundred Feiyun Commerce Guild men who falsely claimed the Ruin Guard they had destroyed. When Feihu ordered his men to attack, Lin Yi revealed his authority as a god and permitted Keqing, Xiangling, and Yun Jin to use lethal force.

• Keqing and the others waited as Feihu arrived with a large group of Feiyun Commerce Guild men and claimed the Ruin Guard remains as their spoils.
• Keqing and Xiangling challenged Feihu's claim, but his men pretended their arrows lodged in the remains proved they had destroyed it.
• Feihu dismissed warnings about the group's Vision users and invoked the rule against attacking ordinary mortals to taunt them.
• Lin Yi stepped forward, warned Feihu to leave, and threatened to kill him and his men if they stayed.
• Feihu ordered his men to attack, and Lin Yi used his Divine Authority to authorize Keqing, Xiangling, and Yun Jin to use lethal attacks before declaring that he really was a god.

Lin Yi fought Feihu’s gang after they attacked his group and tried to seize the Soldier Remains. He defeated dozens of lackeys, but Feihu entered the battle with impure Cryo power as the others moved to take the remains.

• Feihu ordered his men to attack, and Lin Yi told Keqing, Xiangling, and Yun Jin to stay back while he faced them alone.
• Lin Yi let one attacker strike him, then dodged the man’s next punch and knocked him down with a single blow.
• Lin Yi fought through the gang, leaving more than thirty men down while suffering only minor injuries.
• Feihu joined the fight with impure Cryo power, and his lackeys tried to move the Soldier Remains.
• Lin Yi ordered Keqing and the others to protect the Soldier Remains, using lethal force if necessary.

Lin Yi summoned the four-star Solar Pearl and used its power to overwhelm Feihu, who had trapped his legs in ice. Feihu was left badly injured and asked whether it was too late to beg for mercy.

• The Three Beauties guarded the Soldier Remains while Lin Yi and Feihu faced off.
• Feihu used Ice Shatter to freeze Lin Yi's legs, then taunted him to try to move.
• Lin Yi summoned the Solar Pearl, which converted nearby elemental power into Geo energy and tripled his stats.
• Lin Yi attacked Feihu with Rockfall, shattered his ice shield, and petrified his right arm.
• Lin Yi continued attacking until Feihu lost the use of an arm and a leg, then Feihu asked to beg for mercy.

Lin Yi subdued Feihu and his gang, then fired at Xing Changguang and Xingqiu after discovering they had watched from the shadows. Keqing, Xiangling, and Yun Jin stopped the bullet, and Lin Yi ended the chapter approaching Feihu with his gun and threatening to kill him.

• Feihu surrendered, and Lin Yi and his companions forced his followers to lay down their weapons and sit in a circle.
• Lin Yi fired his handgun at Xing Changguang and Xingqiu, who had been hiding nearby, and Xing Changguang raised a mechanical shield that the bullet pierced.
• Keqing blinked beside Xing Changguang and Xingqiu and struck the bullet, while Xiangling and Yun Jin joined the attack.
• Keqing cut the bullet in two, and its halves exploded as Xing Changguang, Xingqiu, and Feihu's captured followers stared in shock.
• Lin Yi confronted Xing Changguang and Xingqiu, then walked over to Feihu with his gun and threatened to send him to the underworld.

Lin Yi killed Feihu after he threatened the Geo Archon, then confronted Xing Changguang and Xingqiu over the Feiyun Commerce Guild’s role in the attack. Xing Changguang apologized and revealed that Feihu and his men had been missing from the guild for over a year, leaving Lin Yi to decide how the guild would make amends.

• Lin Yi shot Feihu dead, then asked Xing Changguang whether blasphemy against divine authority deserved death.
• Xingqiu tried to take responsibility, but Xing Changguang pulled him back and accepted that the incident was his fault to address.
• Lin Yi tested whether Xing Changguang would intervene as he approached the captives, then put his pistol away when the elder remained still.
• Lin Yi accused the Feiyun Commerce Guild of plotting rebellion and demanded compensation for the attack on his temple.
• Xing Changguang said Feihu and the hundred-odd men were guild employees who had not returned or shown themselves at the guild for over a year, and apologized for their actions.