Recaps

Qiu Bai continued repairing Zhongli’s Erosion, then agreed to accompany him to meet Tartaglia and the Traveler at Liuli Pavilion. On the way, Keqing invited Qiu Bai and Zhongli to seek Ningguang out at the Jade Chamber and assist her in serving Liyue Harbor.

• Qiu Bai reassured Zhongli about the past and used his power to heal more of Zhongli’s Erosion.
• Zhongli invited Qiu Bai to join him for a meal with a Fatui Harbinger and the Traveler, and Qiu Bai agreed.
• Qiu Bai and Zhongli left the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and walked through Liyue Harbor toward Liuli Pavilion.
• Keqing approached Qiu Bai and Zhongli and relayed Ningguang’s offer to hire them to assist her at the Jade Chamber.

Keqing invited Qiu Bai and Zhongli to the Jade Chamber, but Zhongli declined while Qiu Bai agreed to visit after finishing his business. At Liuli Pavilion, Childe gathered them with Lumine and Paimon, and their introductions led to a misunderstanding about the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s work.

• Keqing invited Qiu Bai and Zhongli to the Jade Chamber, but Zhongli declined the offer and Qiu Bai said he would visit later.
• Keqing left, and Qiu Bai hurried with Zhongli to Liuli Pavilion, where Childe’s employees welcomed them.
• Childe greeted Qiu Bai and Zhongli, then left to fetch the last guest while they waited over tea.
• Childe returned with Lumine and Paimon, who were surprised to find Qiu Bai there, and he introduced Zhongli as a Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant.
• Qiu Bai and Zhongli played along as Lumine and Paimon feared the funeral parlor was involved in sinister work, before Zhongli explained that it oversaw funeral rites.
• Qiu Bai laughed at the pair’s misunderstanding, and Childe clarified that the Fatui had assassin contacts but the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was not openly in that business.

Zhongli enlisted Lumine to help prepare a ceremony to bid farewell to the Geo Archon, claiming it was the only way she could see Rex Lapis's divine remains. After dinner, Qiu Bai brought Lumine and Paimon to meet Zhongli, whose long-standing friendship with Qiu Bai drew their suspicion.

• Zhongli told Lumine that the adepti were departing and asked her to help prepare the Rite of Parting for the Geo Archon.
• Childe and Zhongli persuaded Lumine that joining the rite was her only way to see Rex Lapis's body and continue seeking the Archons.
• Lumine and Paimon ate with Qiu Bai and Childe, while Qiu Bai taught Childe to use chopsticks.
• Qiu Bai led Lumine and Paimon to Zhongli, who called Qiu Bai an old friend and said they had known each other for a very long time.
• Paimon and Lumine wondered how Qiu Bai and Zhongli could seem so old despite their youthful appearances.

Qiu Bai accepted Ningguang’s invitation and traveled to the Jade Chamber, where she hoped to learn more about him amid Liyue’s crisis. Meanwhile, Zhongli began preparing the Rite of Parting with Lumine and Paimon, starting with a search for fine Cor Lapis.

• Qiu Bai told Zhongli he was going to visit the Jade Chamber, and Zhongli asked Lumine how she felt about Liyue before beginning preparations for the Rite of Parting.
• Zhongli explained that Childe was funding the ceremony and led Lumine and Paimon toward the Jade Mystery to obtain fine Cor Lapis.
• Ningguang reviewed information about Qiu Bai and Liyue’s dangers, then resolved to sound him out while reaffirming her ambition for the Jade Chamber.
• Qiu Bai gave Boyun the password, rode a Floating Ston up to the Jade Chamber, and met Ningguang.
• Ningguang welcomed Qiu Bai inside to talk, and he admired the Jade Chamber’s appearance.

Qiu Bai met Ningguang in the Jade Chamber, confirmed that he was an Adeptus, and reassured her that her actions had been right so far. He then found Xiangling and Guoba battling Rock Hilichurl Kings and rescued them, leaving the scorched grass restored.

• Qiu Bai told Ningguang that he supported her actions but asked her to keep his Adeptus identity secret.
• Qiu Bai told Ningguang that Liyue as a whole had yet to give a satisfactory answer, then vanished from the Jade Chamber.
• Ningguang ordered Baiwen, Baishi, and Bai Xiao to investigate the Fatui's last Harbinger.
• Qiu Bai found Xiangling and Guoba fighting three Rock Hilichurl Kings and stopped one from attacking them.
• Qiu Bai erased all three Rock Hilichurl Kings with black energy and restored the burned grass with a snow-white aura.

Qiu Bai saved Xiangling from three Rock Hilichurl Kings and accompanied her as she gathered Slimes for a new dish. While fetching water at their campsite, he sensed The Doctor nearby and wondered whether the Fatui Harbinger had come because of him.

• Qiu Bai defeated three Rock Hilichurl Kings and restored the scorched grass, impressing Xiangling and Guoba.
• Xiangling invited Qiu Bai to help her gather Slime ingredients, and he agreed to try her new dish.
• Xiangling and Guoba searched for Slimes while Qiu Bai followed, rescuing them from danger when Guoba led them to a Pyro Regisvine.
• Xiangling gathered Slimes of six elements and set up a campsite to cook, asking Qiu Bai to fetch water.
• Qiu Bai sensed The Doctor at a nearby mountaintop and warned himself that he would show no mercy if The Doctor harmed Liyue's people.

Qiu Bai helped Xiangling test her experimental slime dishes, then warned her about the Fatui Harbinger The Doctor nearby before they parted ways. Xiangling stayed in the wilderness, while Qiu Bai headed elsewhere after giving her a protective charm.

• The Doctor felt a brief, overwhelming pressure in the forest, then continued toward his goal with the Fatui following him.
• Qiu Bai returned to Xiangling and tasted the unusual dishes she had cooked with slimes, finding them surprisingly delicious.
• Qiu Bai calmed the clashing elemental powers in his stomach and warned Xiangling not to eat three or more of the dishes together or serve them to customers.
• Qiu Bai warned Xiangling to stay away from the mountain where The Doctor was, then gave her a glowing charm to crush if she ran into trouble.
• Xiangling said goodbye to Qiu Bai and stayed in the wilderness, while Qiu Bai headed in a different direction from Liyue Harbor.

Qiu Bai discovered and absorbed a white orb containing essence he had lost while purifying Azhdaha, then went to find Lumine, Paimon, and Zhongli while still in his female form. Zhongli recognized him, but Qiu Bai awkwardly had to explain himself to Lumine and Paimon.

• Qiu Bai transformed into his female form and tracked a strange presence to the crater where he had purified Azhdaha.
• Qiu Bai caught a white orb that had fled from the crater and realized it contained the essence he had lost a thousand years earlier.
• Qiu Bai absorbed the orb's power in a cave overnight and recovered some of his lost strength.
• Qiu Bai sensed Lumine and appeared near her, Paimon, and Zhongli as they offered fragrant balms to the Statue of the Seven.
• Paimon mistook Qiu Bai for a beautiful stranger, and Zhongli recognized him and explained that he was Qiu Bai, his friend.

Qiu Bai met Lumine and Paimon in his female form, while Zhongli recognized him as his old friend, Morpheus, the Yin-and-Yang Archon. The group discussed joining the preparations for the Rite of Parting.

• Zhongli introduced Qiu Bai to Lumine and Paimon as the Geo Statue of the Seven repeatedly reacted to Qiu Bai's presence.
• Paimon and Lumine praised Qiu Bai's appearance and fragrance, and both eagerly accepted head pats from him.
• Qiu Bai kept his name secret from Lumine and Paimon, who decided to call him “pretty lady.”
• Zhongli struggled to understand Qiu Bai's transformation until Qiu Bai confirmed that he was his old friend, Morpheus.
• Zhongli invited Qiu Bai to join him, Lumine, and Paimon in preparing for the Rite of Parting.

Qiu Bai accepted Zhongli’s invitation while disguised as Qiu Xue, and joined Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon on their way to Liyue Harbor to prepare the rite of parting. Zhongli remembered Guizhong and the Memory of Dust, while Qiu Xue worried that Morax’s erosion had worsened.

• Qiu Bai chose the name Qiu Xue for her female form and accepted Zhongli’s invitation to travel with him, Lumine, and Paimon.
• Qiu Xue introduced herself to Lumine and Paimon, and Lumine eagerly touched her legs before stopping when Qiu Xue became embarrassed.
• Paimon asked about the rite of parting, and Qiu Xue said they should go to Liyue Harbor to continue preparing for it.
• Zhongli remained behind briefly, remembered Guizhong giving Morax the Memory of Dust, and sighed as Paimon called out to him.
• Qiu Xue noticed Zhongli’s stillness and worried that Morax’s erosion had caused more cracks.

Qiu Xue, Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon reached Liyue Harbor, where Qiu Xue charmed two children and Lumine and Paimon tussled over candy. Zhongli asked Lumine and Paimon to borrow the Cleansing Bell from Madame Ping without him or Qiu Xue, leaving them puzzled by the pair’s mysterious absence.

• Qiu Xue wondered whether Zhongli’s memories concerned someone she could resurrect, and Zhongli agreed to tell her about the past after their task was done.
• Qiu Xue, Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon arrived in Liyue Harbor, where Xiaopeng and Xiaohong gave them candy before running off.
• Paimon complained that Lumine ignored her, and the two tussled until both their hair looked like birds’ nests.
• Zhongli asked Lumine and Paimon to borrow the Cleansing Bell from his friend Madame Ping near Yujing Terrace.
• Zhongli said he could not appear in person, and Paimon asked why Qiu Xue was not coming either.

Qiu Xue told Zhongli that absorbing a mysterious light had altered her sense of self and made her increasingly like a woman, then returned to her Qiu Bai form despite headaches. Zhongli recounted how Guizhong died and how he punished the Evil Chi, and Qiu Bai asked whether Zhongli wanted to revive Guizhong.

• Qiu Xue explained that she had absorbed a light containing an undeveloped Archon and now felt as if her consciousness might split in two.
• Qiu Xue created illusions of Qiu Xue and Qiu Bai, then transformed back into Qiu Bai, though he continued to suffer headaches.
• Qiu Bai asked Zhongli why cracks had appeared in his repaired Erosion at the Statue of the Seven.
• Zhongli recalled that Guizhong died in his battle against the Evil Chi and described how he divided and sealed the Evil Chi's body and spirit.
• Qiu Bai asked Zhongli whether he wanted to bring Guizhong back to life.

Qiu Bai told Zhongli to decide whether to resurrect Guizhong, then suffered a sudden bout of severe head pain when Lumine and Paimon returned. He insisted he was fine and demonstrated his strength, while Zhongli remained suspicious of what had caused the pain.

• Qiu Bai discussed resurrecting Guizhong with Zhongli, who said he would tell Qiu Bai once he had made up his mind.
• Paimon and Lumine returned with a large bell and found Qiu Bai with Zhongli instead of Qiu Xue.
• Qiu Bai was suddenly overwhelmed by pain, and Lumine and Zhongli supported him while Paimon anxiously checked on him.
• Qiu Bai suppressed the pain and insisted he was fine, then punched a large rock to prove his strength.
• Zhongli watched Qiu Bai with a thoughtful expression, still suspecting something was wrong.

Qiu Bai’s mysterious inner light emerged from his body and took the form of a woman resembling his female form, Qiu Xue. The newly sentient Qiu Xue explained that she had developed a personality and inherited some of Qiu Bai’s memories, though her power came from him.

• Zhongli recognized the Cleansing Bell, and Lumine and Paimon prepared to take it and the perfume to Yujing Terrace for the Rite of Parting.
• Paimon realized Qiu Bai was the old friend who had brought Qiqi to Madame Ping, then grew suspicious of him and Zhongli.
• Qiu Bai teleported away and collapsed as the ball of light inside him emerged in agonizing pain and began taking a woman’s shape.
• The next morning, Qiu Bai awoke outside Liyue Harbor and found that the woman before him resembled his female form, Qiu Xue.
• Qiu Xue told Qiu Bai that the light had gained sentience and some of his memories, and that she had taken his female form’s appearance.

Qiu Bai named the newly born god Qiu Yue and learned about her limited authorities before sensing Xiangling was in danger. He rescued Xiangling from the Pyro Regisvine, defeated it without destroying it, and let her harvest its leaves and branches.

• Qiu Bai agreed to become Qiu Yue's brother and gave her the name Qiu Yue.
• Qiu Yue showed Qiu Bai her mirror, which revealed people's evil deeds, and her yin-yang jade, which could communicate with the recently dead, heal the living, and briefly keep the dead in the world.
• Qiu Bai sensed Xiangling was in danger and teleported to her after she crushed the Yin-Yang Two Principles Diagram.
• Xiangling asked Qiu Bai not to make the Pyro Regisvine disappear, so he tapped it with black energy and caused it to collapse motionless.
• Qiu Bai restored Xiangling's and Guoba's stamina, and Xiangling harvested the Pyro Regisvine's leaves and branches.

Xiangling thanked Qiu Bai for saving her and Guoba, then introduced Qiu Yue to them before they returned to Liyue Harbor. There, they met Tartaglia, who joined them for a meal at Wanmin Restaurant and was introduced to Qiu Yue.

• Xiangling thanked Qiu Bai and explained how Guoba had followed her since she was a child, while Qiu Yue petted him.
• Qiu Bai teleported Xiangling, Qiu Yue, and Guoba to the outskirts of Liyue Harbor, astonishing Xiangling.
• Xiangling invited Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue to Wanmin Restaurant to thank them with a meal.
• Qiu Bai and Xiangling met Tartaglia in Liyue Harbor, and Xiangling invited him to join them.
• Qiu Yue introduced herself to Tartaglia, who took her hand and blushed before Qiu Bai led the group toward the restaurant.

At Wanmin Restaurant, Xiangling served a meal that Qiu Bai, Qiu Yue, and Tartaglia praised. When Qiu Yue thanked Tartaglia and called him a nice guy, her handshake restored his strength and removed the effects of his Delusion, leaving Qiu Bai to suspect she had extended Tartaglia’s lifespan.

• Xiangling finished cooking and served a generous meal to Qiu Bai, Qiu Yue, and Tartaglia.
• Qiu Bai praised Xiangling’s cooking, while Qiu Yue and Tartaglia enthusiastically agreed that it was delicious.
• After the meal, Qiu Bai laughed at Qiu Yue’s greasy face, and Tartaglia offered her a handkerchief.
• Qiu Yue thanked Tartaglia, called him a nice guy, and shook his hand, sending a faint white glow into his body.
• Tartaglia’s fatigue and the side effects of his Delusion disappeared, and Qiu Bai suspected Qiu Yue had extended his lifespan.

Qiu Bai brought his younger sister Qiu Yue to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and arranged for her to help Hu Tao in his absence. He sensed that Zhongli and the Traveler were near Mt. Tianheng, while Liyue Harbor remained tense.

• Qiu Yue used her power to extend Tartaglia’s life, and Qiu Bai warned her not to use divine power casually.
• Tartaglia left to finish his own business, while Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue headed back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
• Qiu Bai introduced Qiu Yue to Hu Tao and said she could help with the funeral parlor’s work.
• Hu Tao welcomed Qiu Yue as a new helper after learning she shared Qiu Bai’s knowledge of yin and yang.
• Qiu Bai sensed Zhongli and the Traveler near Mt. Tianheng and told Hu Tao they were almost done preparing for the Rite of Parting.

Qiu Bai reunited with the Strongest Demon God System, received a powerful sword, and learned that Morax was still stronger than him. He accepted a task to curse The Doctor, who soon felt something was wrong.

• Qiu Bai left Hu Tao's parlor after entrusting Qiu Yue to Hu Tao's care.
• The Strongest Demon God System returned and persuaded Qiu Bai to bind with it again by offering a consolation gift.
• Qiu Bai received the ten-star Yin-Yang Chaos Sword and checked his panel, which listed him as Demon God Morpheus at peak Upper-Rank Archon strength.
• The system told Qiu Bai that Morax was half a step from a top-rank Demon God, prompting Qiu Bai to ask for a task.
• The system tasked Qiu Bai with cursing The Doctor's segments, and The Doctor shuddered outside Liyue Harbor before striking an underling.

Qiu Bai discovered The Doctor’s plan to fully release Osial and disguised himself as an injured woman to get close enough to curse him. The curse took hold when The Doctor helped Qiu Xue to her feet, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Qiu Bai tracked The Doctor to Lingju Pass and learned that he planned to fully release Osial using a Delusion Forbidden Talisman.
• Qiu Bai scanned The Doctor and discovered that the Harbinger possessed ordinary Demon God-level power.
• Qiu Bai transformed into Qiu Xue and pretended to have twisted her ankle to draw The Doctor and the Fatui close.
• The Cryo Bracer offered to help Qiu Xue, but the Pyroslinger Bracer shoved him aside and tried to touch her.
• The Mirror Maiden slapped the Pyroslinger Bracer and offered to escort Qiu Xue to Liyue Harbor.
• The Doctor questioned Qiu Xue, then offered his hand; when she took it, an invisible black aura rose from her hand and settled above his head.

Qiu Xue’s curse made the Doctor suffer a day of escalating bad luck as the Fatui escorted them toward Liyue Harbor. After Qiu Xue parted from the group near the harbor, the Doctor revealed her intention to release the Demon God and ordered the Fatui to keep quiet.

• Qiu Xue won a lottery prize of stockings from the Law of Yang and learned that her curse caused bad luck for an entire day.
• The Doctor repeatedly fell into mud and was hit by birds’ droppings while the Fatui and Qiu Xue watched during their journey.
• After reaching a forest near Liyue Harbor, Qiu Xue thanked the Doctor, said goodbye to the Fatui, and headed toward the city alone.
• The Mirror Maiden worried about Qiu Xue’s safety, while the Doctor said Qiu Xue would not live long because the Doctor planned to release the Demon God.
• The Doctor ordered the Fatui not to tell anyone about the day’s events, and they agreed.

Qiu Bai reunited with Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon as tensions between the adepti and the Liyue Qixing threatened to erupt. After Zhongli went to check on the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Qiu Bai helped Lumine and Paimon realize Tartaglia was likely at the Golden House, and joined them to find him.

• Qiu Bai arrived at Liyue Harbor and joined Zhongli, Lumine, Paimon, and Fatui member Felix as they discussed the adepti approaching the city and the standoff with the Liyue Qixing.
• Felix warned Qiu Bai and Zhongli to avoid giving anyone grounds to blame the Fatui, while Zhongli privately asked Qiu Bai to intervene if the crisis became uncontrollable.
• Lumine said she did not want to stand by, and Zhongli advised her to look for the fuse behind the brewing conflict before leaving to check on the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
• Qiu Bai reminded Lumine and Paimon that Tartaglia had been paying their expenses, leading them to suspect he was exploiting the chaos for his own plans.
• Lumine concluded that Tartaglia had gone to the Golden House, and Qiu Bai agreed to accompany her and Paimon.

Qiu Bai, Lumine, and Paimon entered the Golden House and found the Millelith fallen around the Exuvia. Childe confronted them and revealed that he intended to take Morax’s Gnosis, then prepared to fight.

• Qiu Bai used his power to help the fallen Millelith outside the Golden House, and the group hurried inside.
• Paimon admired the Mora scattered throughout the Golden House, but Qiu Bai warned her that taking it could be a trap.
• Qiu Bai, Lumine, and Paimon approached the Exuvia and encountered Childe.
• Childe admitted that the Fatui sought Morax’s Gnosis and said he would fight them to claim it.
• Qiu Bai laughed at Childe’s account of La Signora, and Childe challenged the group to battle.

Qiu Bai tried to satisfy a system quest by staging an evenly matched battle with Childe in front of Lumine, but the system rejected his performance. After Childe transformed and attacked the group, Qiu Bai stepped in to fight him while carefully matching his strength.

• Qiu Bai charged into Lumine and Childe's battle, but Childe's attack broke through his sword energy and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Lumine and Paimon searched the rubble in tears until Qiu Bai sat up unharmed, then healed their scraped hands.
• Childe failed to find Morax's Gnosis in the Exuvia, transformed, and smashed through the Golden House floor, sending Qiu Bai, Lumine, and Paimon below.
• Childe accused the group of taking the Gnosis and attacked them after losing his reason.
• Qiu Bai met Childe's full-power strike with the Yin-Yang Chaos Sword and reduced his strength to roughly Childe's level.

Qiu Bai and Lumine fought Childe in the Golden House, but Childe’s Electro-charged Hydro whale overwhelmed them. Qiu Bai pushed Lumine out of danger and collapsed, leaving Lumine furious and still battling Childe.

• Lumine joined Qiu Bai in attacking Childe, and the two briefly held their own against him.
• Childe summoned a massive Hydro whale, then strengthened it with Electro from his Delusion as Qiu Bai and Lumine tried to hold it back.
• After a five-minute stalemate, Qiu Bai received a notice that his system mission was complete, and Childe’s whale broke through his eight-trigram formation.
• Qiu Bai shoved Lumine out of the whale’s path, was blasted through a wall, and collapsed after spitting blood.
• Paimon and Lumine feared Qiu Bai was dead, and Lumine charged at the weakened Childe while he maintained Foul Legacy to fight her.