Recaps

Li Qiuzhi visited Kujou Sara and Sangonomiya Kokomi to learn each side’s conditions for peace between the Shogunate and Watatsumi Island. Kokomi proposed two years of tax exemption in exchange for fulfilling Watatsumi Island’s duties, and Li Qiuzhi returned to Kujou Sara to seek agreement.

• Kujou Sara gave Li Qiuzhi the Shogunate’s demands, including disarmament, supervision of Watatsumi Island, and disputed tax terms.
• Kujou Sara asked Li Qiuzhi to discuss a compromise with Sangonomiya Kokomi before the formal peace talks.
• Li Qiuzhi used Spatial Traversal to reach the Watatsumi Army camp and met Sangonomiya Kokomi and Gorou.
• Sangonomiya Kokomi rejected Shogunate supervision and proposed complete autonomy, normal taxes after two years of exemption, and Watatsumi Island fulfilling its duties to Inazuma.
• Li Qiuzhi agreed to take Kokomi’s proposal back to Kujou Sara for discussion.

Li Qiuzhi helped Kujou Sara and Sangonomiya Kokomi negotiate and sign a peace agreement between the Shogunate and Watatsumi Island. After returning to Inazuma, he learned that Raiden Ei wanted to study the eternal, soul-nourishing power of his Portable Space, and she agreed to leave Musou Isshin in his care while she researched there.

• Li Qiuzhi carried proposals between Kujou Sara and Kokomi until they agreed on limits to Watatsumi Island's military expansion and supplies.
• Li Qiuzhi watched the armies sign their peace agreement, then attended both sides' celebrations before returning to Inazuma City with the Raiden Shogun.
• In the Plane of Euthymia, Ei asked Li Qiuzhi about the Portable Space that had nourished her consciousness and shielded it from erosion.
• Ei decided to study the Portable Space's power of eternity and agreed to leave Musou Isshin with Li Qiuzhi while she researched.

Li Qiuzhi returned to the Wonderland Space after securing peace in Inazuma and gained powerful abilities from reaching maximum Friendship with Amber and Eula. The next morning, the Raiden Shogun agreed to let him keep Musou Isshin if he gave her a way to retrieve it whenever needed.

• Li Qiuzhi told Paimon and the others that the Shogunate and Watatsumi Island had signed a peace agreement, and Lumine suggested exploring Inazuma after learning Musou no Hitotachi.
• Amber and Eula grew closer to Li Qiuzhi, and Amber reached maximum Friendship, granting him the explosive Baron Bunny: Special Custom Version.
• Li Qiuzhi and Eula became intimate, raising her Friendship to maximum and granting him the Hard-Ice Lightfall Sword.
• The next morning, the Raiden Shogun told Li Qiuzhi that Musou Isshin could stay in his Portable Space only if she could retrieve it whenever needed.
• Li Qiuzhi gave the Raiden Shogun a Beacon that would let her teleport into his Portable Space to retrieve Musou Isshin.

Li Qiuzhi gave the Raiden Shogun and Raiden Ei Beacons, and Musou Isshin expanded the Wonderland Space and granted it the ability to collect wish power. He then went to the Grand Narukami Shrine to warn Yae Miko about the Fatui, where the Doctor and two other Harbingers arrived to negotiate for the Gnosis.

• Li Qiuzhi gave the Raiden Shogun a Beacon, and she tested its teleportation by traveling to Lumine in the Wonderland Space.
• The Raiden Shogun brought Musou Isshin into the Wonderland Space, which gained a wish-granting trait and expanded to 308 square meters.
• Raiden Ei emerged from Musou Isshin, accepted a Beacon, and asked Li Qiuzhi to arrange a quiet meditation room for her.
• Li Qiuzhi traveled to the Grand Narukami Shrine and warned Yae Miko that the Fatui Harbingers were coming to trade for the Gnosis.
• Li Qiuzhi and Yae Miko met the Doctor and two other Harbingers in the shrine courtyard, and the Doctor insisted they had come in good faith.

Yae Miko negotiated with the Fatui Harbingers and agreed to lend them Ei’s Gnosis in exchange for substantial payments, investment, and technology for Inazuma. After Li Qiuzhi told Ei about the deal, Ei showed little concern, and the next morning she took Li Qiuzhi and Lumine into the Plane of Euthymia.

• The Doctor explained the Tsaritsa’s plan to gather the Gnoses and challenge the Heavenly Principles, while Yae Miko questioned his claims and refused to hand over the Gnosis outright.
• Yae Miko agreed to lend the Gnosis to the Fatui, negotiating annual payments worth tens of billions of Mora, investment in Inazuma, and free technology.
• The Fatui Harbingers left the Grand Narukami Shrine with the Gnosis after the negotiations concluded.
• Yae Miko thanked Li Qiuzhi for helping prevent a fight and explained that Ei had allowed her to trade away the Gnosis if necessary.
• Li Qiuzhi told Ei about the deal, and Ei said not to get involved in the Tsaritsa’s affairs.
• The next morning, Ei pulled Li Qiuzhi and Lumine into the Plane of Euthymia.

Li Qiuzhi and Lumine entered the Plane of Euthymia to learn Musou no Hitotachi from Raiden Ei, but Ei’s demonstration turned into a prolonged duel with the Raiden Shogun. With Li Qiuzhi’s wish subtly increasing Ei’s chances of understanding Musou Isshin, Ei unlocked the blade’s hidden power and narrowly defeated the Shogun.

• Raiden Ei agreed to demonstrate Musou no Hitotachi, then asked Li Qiuzhi to spar when she could not summon the right spirit against empty air.
• Li Qiuzhi suggested that Ei fight the Raiden Shogun, and the two began a duel while the girls in the Wonderland Space watched.
• The battle continued from morning until night, and Li Qiuzhi used Many Wishes to increase Ei’s chances of understanding Musou Isshin’s hidden power.
• During the duel, Ei sensed Musou Isshin’s hidden power and gradually learned to accept and use it.
• Ei unleashed a stronger Musou no Hitotachi and narrowly defeated the Raiden Shogun, who called the victory a cheap trick.

Raiden Makoto emerged from Musou Isshin and was reunited with Raiden Ei, but her fading consciousness could not endure long. Li Qiuzhi brought her into his Portable Space, where its Soul-Nurturing effect began restoring her, and Ei stayed with her while Makoto prepared to advise her on governing Inazuma.

• Raiden Makoto appeared from Musou Isshin and explained that she had left a fragment of her will inside the blade for Ei to find.
• Raiden Makoto prepared to give Ei the Sacred Sakura seed, but Li Qiuzhi interrupted and offered a way to preserve her consciousness.
• Ei, Lumine, Paimon, and Li Qiuzhi left the Plane of Euthymia, and Makoto found that Li Qiuzhi's Portable Space was strengthening her soul.
• Ei promised to remain with Makoto while she recovered, and Makoto asked Ei to explain Inazuma's situation so she could advise her.
• Li Qiuzhi left with Lumine and Paimon, planning to return to Liyue and learn invisibility skills from Yelan.

Li Qiuzhi visited Ningguang in Liyue, learned that her researchers had built a prototype steam engine, and explained electricity and electromagnetic cannons to her. Ningguang sent him to The Chasm to find Yelan and investigate its danger, with Ganyu accompanying him, and the chapter ended as they woke Ganyu at her desk.

• Li Qiuzhi returned to Liyue and learned from Baixiao that Ningguang was inspecting the newly built steam engine.
• Ningguang praised the researchers and rewarded them, then invited Li Qiuzhi to Xinyue Kiosk.
• Li Qiuzhi explained electricity and electromagnetic cannons, and Ningguang decided to have someone test the weapon idea.
• Ningguang told Li Qiuzhi that Yelan was on a mission in The Chasm and gave him a resonance gemstone to contact her there.
• Li Qiuzhi agreed to investigate The Chasm, and Ningguang arranged for Ganyu to go with him.
• Li Qiuzhi and Ningguang entered Ganyu's office and startled her awake while she was dozing at her desk.

Li Qiuzhi and Ganyu traveled to the Chasm to investigate its dangerous changes and reunited with Yelan, who had uncovered a suspicious Ruin Serpent deep in the underground mines. The three prepared to work together, while Li Qiuzhi gained the basics of Ganyu’s archery.

• Ningguang sent Ganyu and Li Qiuzhi to investigate the Chasm, and Ganyu agreed to ask Shenhe to help with her workload.
• Ganyu and Li Qiuzhi entered the underground mines, used Ningguang’s gemstone to contact Yelan, and practiced archery while they waited.
• Yelan investigated the spreading dark mud and discovered a powerful Ruin Serpent that could summon it, then headed back after sensing the gemstone’s signal.
• Li Qiuzhi learned the basics of Ganyu’s Ultimate-level Flowing Heaven Archery as Yelan arrived.
• Yelan met Ganyu and Li Qiuzhi and asked whether Ningguang had sent them to help; Ganyu asked her to explain the situation.

Li Qiuzhi, Yelan, and Ganyu traveled through The Chasm while discussing stealth techniques and clearing black mud and monsters. They reached the Ruin Serpent, and Li Qiuzhi’s Sword God manifestations opened the fight by cutting through its reinforced body.

• Yelan told Li Qiuzhi and Ganyu about a large creature she suspected was responsible for the black mud, and they followed her toward it.
• Li Qiuzhi demonstrated his invisibility skill, and he and Yelan exchanged insights about stealth while traveling.
• Li Qiuzhi fought monsters near black-mud leaks and found that elemental power could clear the mud temporarily, though the Ley Line breaches remained.
• The group reached the Ruin Serpent’s cavern and agreed that Ganyu would apply Cryo, Yelan would attack with Hydro, and Li Qiuzhi would deal damage from a distance.
• The Ruin Serpent hurled black mud at Li Qiuzhi’s Sword God manifestations, but they dodged and struck it with golden Sword Energy that cut through its body.

Li Qiuzhi, Yelan, and Ganyu defeated a Ruin Serpent that had been using dark mud, then found its energy cores were contaminated. Li Qiuzhi suspected the dark mud originated in the Ley Lines, and the group planned to report their findings to Ningguang and have researchers investigate.

• Li Qiuzhi held the Ruin Serpent in place while Ganyu and Yelan froze it, and he destroyed its energy core to defeat it.
• Yelan and Ganyu examined the Ruin Serpent, and Li Qiuzhi explained that he hoped its technology could be studied and reused.
• Li Qiuzhi opened the Ruin Serpent and found that dark mud had contaminated all four of its energy cores.
• Li Qiuzhi proposed that the dark mud came from the Ley Lines, and the group destroyed the cores but saw no change in the surrounding mud.
• Yelan agreed to report the findings to Ningguang and request Ley Line researchers, while Li Qiuzhi offered to leave Sword Intent incarnations to clear the mining area.

After reporting their findings from The Chasm, Li Qiuzhi accompanied Ningguang to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to collect the Primogems she had gathered for him. Ningguang paid him with the gems for his work, while their flirtatious exchange left him set to accompany her as an attendant the next day.

• Li Qiuzhi, Yelan, and Ganyu returned to Liyue Harbor and reported the possible Ley Line problem in The Chasm to Ningguang.
• Yelan left, and Ningguang asked Li Qiuzhi to wait while Ganyu went home to rest and she finished her work.
• Ningguang caught Li Qiuzhi looking at her, teased him, and told him to serve as her attendant and accompany her to meet business rivals the next day.
• Li Qiuzhi made a Hydro umbrella for Ningguang as they walked through the rain, and Ningguang held his arm as they headed to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
• Ningguang collected 122 Primogems for Li Qiuzhi and counted them as payment for investigating The Chasm; he declined her offer to stay by her side for Mora.

Li Qiuzhi collected Primogems and expanded his Adventurers’ Guild commissions, then spent Experience Points to raise Lumine’s Authority to its maximum level and unlock the Myriad Stars of the Sea Imaginary World. The next morning, he met Yelan at Yanshang Teahouse to continue learning her invisibility technique.

• Li Qiuzhi collected twelve Primogems in Liyue and commissions’ proceeds in Mondstadt, then arranged for the guilds in Liyue, Mondstadt, and Inazuma to seek rare materials, artifacts, and treasures.
• Li Qiuzhi counted 845,076 Experience Points and spent 450,000 to raise Lumine’s Authority from Divine Realm Lv. 1 to Lv. 10, unlocking Myriad Stars of the Sea.
• Li Qiuzhi spent the evening teasing Sucrose, Fischl, and Mona before they all slept together in Wonderland Space.
• Li Qiuzhi met Yelan at Yanshang Teahouse, where she had reserved the rooftop so they could discuss her invisibility technique without interruptions.

Li Qiuzhi learned Yelan’s invisibility technique, upgraded and fused it into an Ultimate skill that let him shift between layers of space, then visited Ningguang to discuss expanding the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild’s business. The chapter ended with Ningguang accepting his golden Beacon so she could travel to other nations for negotiations.

• Li Qiuzhi and Yelan exchanged invisibility techniques, and he learned Wandering Guest of the Entwined Abyss while Yelan gained new insights into his technique.
• Li Qiuzhi upgraded Wandering Guest of the Entwined Abyss, chose Deep Dive, and fused it with Hidden Domain to create the Ultimate skill Abyssal Sea Phantom.
• Li Qiuzhi tested Abyssal Sea Phantom and shifted from surface-layer space through shallow-layer space into deep-layer space before returning to the real world.
• Li Qiuzhi met Ningguang at Yuehai Pavilion and learned that the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Jinhua Commerce Guild, and Moonchase Chamber of Commerce wanted distribution rights for the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild’s products.
• Li Qiuzhi offered to use his connections with Mondstadt’s Knights and Inazuma’s Hiiragi Clan to help the guild expand abroad, then gave Ningguang a golden Beacon for travel.
• Ningguang accepted the Beacon and her affection for Li Qiuzhi increased.

Li Qiuzhi explored the Abyssal Rift, helped Raiden Makoto strengthen her soul, and discovered that the God of Salt’s lingering will was recovering. After a week of training and exploration, he prepared to leave Inazuma for Sumeru with Lumine, while the God of Salt neared awakening.

• Li Qiuzhi explored an oasis pool in the Abyssal Rift, defeated its serpent-like Rifthound Monsters, and found a powerful leader among them.
• Li Qiuzhi gave Raiden Makoto a Spirit Rank affix that improved her cooking, then learned from her that the God of Salt’s will had become detectable in the storeroom.
• Li Qiuzhi sensed Havria’s recovering consciousness in the Divine Salt and placed a Command Spell on her to prevent her from harming him or those around him.
• Over the following week, Li Qiuzhi cleared monsters in the Abyssal Rift and The Chasm, learned the basics of Musou no Hitotachi from Raiden Ei, and helped Raiden Makoto gain an affix that doubled the effects of healing.
• Lumine planned to leave for Sumeru after mastering the basics of Musou no Hitotachi, and Li Qiuzhi planned to travel with her as the God of Salt neared awakening.

Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon entered Sumeru and investigated a Withering Zone, where Lumine recognized and began to master its Abyssal power. As Lumine studied the zone’s source, trainee Forest Ranger Collei arrived and urged the group to leave before the zone made them ill.

• Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon reached Sumeru’s rainforest and found a Withering Zone near the border with The Chasm.
• Lumine transformed into her Abyss Princess form, confirmed the zone’s power was related to the Abyss, and led the others inside safely.
• Lumine found the crystalline plants causing the Withering Zone and stayed to study their power so she could absorb it.
• Collei entered the zone and mistook Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon for lost travelers, urging them to follow her out.

Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon met trainee Forest Ranger Collei in a Withering Zone and decided to clear it with her. After Li Qiuzhi destroyed the tumors and a swarm of Fungi with one powerful strike, the forest recovered, and Collei admired his strength.

• Collei urged Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon to leave the Withering Zone, then agreed to guide them when she learned they had entered to clear it.
• Collei explained that Dendrograna could help destroy the Tumors of the Withering Zone, and Li Qiuzhi collected some while deciding to leave their plant-like source intact for later study.
• Li Qiuzhi struck a tumor with the Hard-Ice Lightfall Sword, prompting the Dendrograna to destroy it and the Withering Zone to unleash retaliatory spikes.
• A dozen Fungi burst from underground, and Li Qiuzhi used a lightning-charged sword strike to destroy them and the remaining tumors.
• The Withering Zone vanished and the rainforest began to recover, while Collei praised Li Qiuzhi and gained a higher Friendship Level with him.

Li Qiuzhi and the others cleared a Withering Zone, met Collei’s fellow Forest Ranger Nasilin, and traveled toward Gandharva Ville. Paimon brought Amber from Mondstadt to reunite with Collei, while Li Qiuzhi wondered whether Lumine’s Abyss power could cure Collei’s Eleazar; the group left the chapter sharing a meal as Nasilin explained the illness.

• Li Qiuzhi considered whether Lumine could use Abyss power to cure Collei’s Eleazar, but kept his idea to himself because he lacked proof and did not want to ask Collei abruptly.
• Nasilin found Collei after the Withering Zone vanished, thanked Li Qiuzhi and the others for clearing it, and offered to guide them toward Gandharva Ville while answering their questions about Sumeru.
• Collei spotted her Baron Bunny pocket watch and told Paimon that Amber had given it to her, then lamented that she could not write Amber a proper thank-you letter.
• Paimon contacted Amber and persuaded Collei that she could teleport her to the forest; Amber arrived behind Paimon, and the two friends embraced.
• Li Qiuzhi set up a meal in a forest clearing, and Nasilin explained Eleazar’s symptoms to Lumine as Amber asked Collei how she had been.

Li Qiuzhi's affix could not cure Collei's Eleazar, but Lumine examined the illness and believed she could remove its power after studying it for several days. The group reached Gandharva Ville at dusk and arrived at Collei and Tighnari's residence, where Tighnari returned as they were settling in.

• Amber urged Li Qiuzhi to use his affix-granting ability on Collei, and he gave her the Forest's Kin affix, which did not affect her Eleazar.
• Li Qiuzhi examined Collei's scales and found that Eleazar came from an ominous energy resembling the Withering Zone power, then asked Lumine to investigate it.
• Lumine examined Collei and said she was confident she could cure her Eleazar after several days of studying its power, giving Collei hope and increasing her friendship with Li Qiuzhi.
• Li Qiuzhi and the others ate lunch and continued toward Gandharva Ville, while Amber returned to Mondstadt for her patrol assignment.
• At dusk, the group reached Gandharva Ville and went to Collei and Tighnari's residence, where Nasilin went to find Tighnari and he arrived moments later.

Li Qiuzhi and the others met Tighnari in Gandharva Ville and explained their plan to treat Collei’s Eleazar using their knowledge of Abyss Power. Tighnari trusted them and commissioned them to clear the rainforest’s frequent Withering Zones.

• Tighnari greeted Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon, and offered to arrange lodging for them.
• Nasilin explained what had happened, and Li Qiuzhi told Tighnari that Eleazar and Withering Zones were connected to Abyss Power.
• Collei said she trusted the Travelers and was willing to try their treatment, and Tighnari agreed not to interfere.
• Tighnari explained that Dendrogranum quickly withered when removed from the ground, and suggested asking Lesser Lord Kusanali about it.
• Tighnari commissioned Li Qiuzhi and the others to help clear the many Withering Zones appearing in the rainforest.

Li Qiuzhi left Lumine and Paimon in Gandharva Ville to treat Collei while he set out to clear Withering Zones and investigate Sumeru City. He arrived at the city intending to learn about the Akademiya’s god-creation project and rescue Lesser Lord Kusanali, hoping to gain her support for using the Akasha System for research.

• Li Qiuzhi agreed that Lumine would stay with Collei while he went to clear Withering Zones.
• Tighnari gave Li Qiuzhi a map showing eight known Withering Zones and explained that the Akademiya had refused to send help.
• Li Qiuzhi and Tighnari split up to clear the Withering Zones, while Li Qiuzhi sent manifestations to handle his task and traveled toward Sumeru City.
• Li Qiuzhi arrived at Sumeru City and observed Akademiya students distributing Akasha Terminals to visitors.
• Li Qiuzhi considered how the Grand Sage was using the Akasha System to harvest residents’ thinking capacity for the god-creation project, and planned to ask Nahida to support a better use for it.

Li Qiuzhi infiltrated the Akademiya, found the Grand Sage, and used a Command Spell to make him obey. He learned that Nahida was imprisoned in the Sanctuary of Surasthana and that he needed to be present to open her divine-artifact prison.

• Li Qiuzhi searched the Akademiya for the Grand Sage and spotted Alhaitham in the House of Daena, deciding to keep watch on him and the Divine Knowledge Capsule.
• Li Qiuzhi located the Grand Sage upstairs and waited until he entered an empty archive.
• Li Qiuzhi knocked the Grand Sage unconscious, imposed commands on him with a Command Spell, and woke him with healing Sword Intent.
• Li Qiuzhi forced the Grand Sage to reveal that Lesser Lord Kusanali was imprisoned in the Sanctuary of Surasthana.
• The Grand Sage explained that the prison was a modified divine artifact once used by Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and that he had to open it in person.

Li Qiuzhi used the Grand Sage’s Command Spell to arrange Nahida’s release while secretly strengthening himself to level 94 and maxing out Musou no Hitotachi. The Grand Sage opened Nahida’s prison, leaving her free to leave the divine artifact as Li Qiuzhi watched nearby.

• Li Qiuzhi ordered the Grand Sage to release Nahida during the midday break without drawing attention.
• Li Qiuzhi spent most of his Experience Points to reach level 94 and raise Musou no Hitotachi to its maximum level.
• The Grand Sage followed Li Qiuzhi’s command and brought him to the Sanctuary of Surasthana.
• Nahida read the Grand Sage’s mind and discovered that an unknown person was controlling him and had ordered him to release her.
• The Grand Sage used a small green sphere to unlock Nahida’s prison, and Nahida realized she could leave it freely.

Li Qiuzhi freed Nahida from the Grand Sage’s control and received Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s Meditation Chamber from her. After Nahida warned that taking a Gnosis into Wonderland Space might alert the Heavenly Principles, they agreed to investigate the Fatui’s secret workshop together before disrupting the Akasha system.

• Nahida sensed Li Qiuzhi’s consciousness, and he released the Grand Sage and introduced himself as the Traveler who had rescued her.
• Nahida gave Li Qiuzhi Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s Meditation Chamber, which expanded Wonderland Space and granted it the Contemplation trait.
• Li Qiuzhi told Nahida he hoped to collect the Gnosis, and she warned that removing one from Teyvat could awaken the Heavenly Principles.
• Nahida and Li Qiuzhi agreed to leave the Akasha system unchanged until they had investigated the secret workshop where the Fatui were creating an Artificial God.
• Li Qiuzhi made the Grand Sage reveal the workshop’s location and ordered him to continue working as usual, then he and Nahida set off to investigate.

Li Qiuzhi and Nahida secretly entered the Joururi Workshop by passing through deep-layer space, then found Shouki no Kami and watched The Doctor and Scaramouche prepare for the god-making procedure. Nahida lip-read their conversation and learned that the procedure still awaited divine knowledge from the Grand Sage, while Scaramouche demanded that it begin immediately.

• Li Qiuzhi and Nahida reached the hidden Joururi Workshop and used his spatial abilities to enter without triggering its guarded entrance.
• They explored the workshop and found the enormous, unfinished Shouki no Kami.
• Li Qiuzhi spotted The Doctor and Scaramouche near the experimental equipment below and descended with Nahida to observe them.
• Nahida lip-read The Doctor saying the Grand Sage still needed to provide divine knowledge before Shouki no Kami could be completed.
• Nahida relayed Scaramouche's demand that The Doctor start the procedure to connect him to Shouki no Kami at once.