Chapter Summaries

After Qiu Bai reassured Yanxiao that the ghost was gone, Yanxiao made Almond Tofu while Lumine prepared dishes for Xiao. The group found Xiao at the Terrace and offered him the food as Lumine began explaining what had happened.

• Qiu Bai told Yanxiao that the ghost would no longer haunt Wangshu Inn, and Yanxiao invited the group to use the kitchen.
• Qiu Bai urged Lumine to prepare food for Xiao, while he and Paimon waited as Yanxiao made Almond Tofu.
• Yanxiao served the Almond Tofu, and Lumine cooked additional dishes while Qiu Bai kept Paimon from eating it.
• Lumine, Qiu Bai, and Paimon went to the Terrace, where Xiao was waiting, and offered him the Almond Tofu and Lumine's salad.
• Xiao ate the Almond Tofu as Lumine quickly explained what had happened, while Qiu Bai watched him closely.

Qiu Bai confronted Xiao about the karmic debt consuming him, secretly eased some of his pain, and left Xiao with questions as he departed to find the Illuminated Lords. Qiu Bai then rejoined Lumine and Paimon, and the three ordered a meal at Wangshu Inn.

• Xiao decided to seek out Moon Carver, Mountain Shaper, and Cloud Retainer and ask them to make their decision about the Liyue Qixing.
• Xiao explained that Xiao Ming was an evil spirit he had asked Wangshu Inn to shelter, then warned Qiu Bai not to harm Liyue.
• Qiu Bai asked Lumine and Paimon to wait outside and privately confronted Xiao about his karmic debt.
• Xiao attacked Qiu Bai with the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, but Qiu Bai caught it between two fingers and returned it to him.
• Qiu Bai knocked Xiao unconscious, cleared part of his karmic debt, and blurred his memories; Xiao woke, noticed the improvement, and left for Jueyun Karst.
• Qiu Bai met Lumine and Paimon outside, then ordered food and drinks for them from Godwin at Wangshu Inn.

Qiu Bai visited Bubu Pharmacy to sell rare adeptal herbs and restored Qiqi’s memories and mental faculties with his divine power. Qiqi recognized him as Liyue’s god and became a Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal.

• After parting from Lumine and Paimon, Qiu Bai went to Bubu Pharmacy and found Baizhu and Qiqi there.
• Qiu Bai offered Baizhu a large collection of rare herbs from Jueyun Karst, and Baizhu agreed to buy them.
• Qiqi approached Qiu Bai, who held her hand and sent purifying Yang Qi through her body.
• Qiqi felt warmth, regained her memories and mental faculties, and began crying as she remembered her past.
• Qiqi’s Vision shone as she became a Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal and recognized Qiu Bai as Liyue’s god.

Qiu Bai helped Qiqi leave Bubu Pharmacy with his disguised clone, telling Baizhu she had become an Adeptus and needed help controlling her powers. He then brought her to Madame Ping, who recognized Qiqi’s transformation and prepared to help her.

• Qiqi thanked Baizhu for caring for her and told him she had become human, gained memories, and no longer needed her notebook.
• Qiu Bai claimed an Adeptus had helped Qiqi, then summoned his clone, the Adeptus of Yin-Yang and the Two Principles, to take her away.
• The disguised Adeptus assured Baizhu that Qiqi would return after learning to control her adeptal powers and told the pharmacy staff to keep the encounter secret.
• Baizhu paid Qiu Bai two million Mora for his medicinal herbs, and Qiu Bai left Bubu Pharmacy.
• Qiu Bai brought Qiqi to Madame Ping, who recognized Qiu Bai and was surprised that Qiqi had become an Adeptus.

Qiu Bai arranged for Ping'er to teach Qiqi how to control her adeptal energy and returned to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. He told Zhongli that he had helped ease Xiao's karmic debt and planned to clear it completely after the current crisis.

• Qiu Bai asked Ping'er to keep his situation with Morax secret from the other Adepti and entrusted her with teaching Qiqi to control her adeptal energy and finding her a new outfit.
• Ping'er brought Qiqi into the Serenitea Pot to begin her lessons, and Qiu Bai's clone returned to him before he headed to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
• Hu Tao anxiously waited for Qiu Bai, who returned safely and presented her with a chest containing two million Mora earned from selling herbs.
• Hu Tao went upstairs to sleep and told Zhongli to prepare the Rite of Parting for the next day.
• Qiu Bai told Zhongli that he had knocked Xiao unconscious and removed some of his karmic debt, and promised to help clear it completely after the current crisis.

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.