Recaps

Li Qiuzhi mastered his Divine Realm skill and explored a strange dimension of shifting projections before emerging into outer space, though he could not tell where he was in relation to Teyvat. He returned to Wonderland Space to help Noelle prepare lunch, then offered to improve her strength while they had a little free time.

• Li Qiuzhi raised Objective Illusory Shadow Domain to its maximum level and discovered its barrier made everything within it absolutely unobservable.
• Li Qiuzhi traveled beyond deep-layer space into a chaotic dimension of unstable projections, where his coordinates shifted unpredictably as he explored.
• Li Qiuzhi rose into surface-layer space and found himself in the dark, airless universe, unable to identify his location or find Teyvat by sight.
• Li Qiuzhi returned through Wonderland Space and helped Noelle prepare lunch in the kitchen.
• Li Qiuzhi stopped Noelle from tidying up and offered to help improve her strength before the others returned.

Li Qiuzhi spent the day being kissed and cuddled by Noelle and the other girls in the Wonderland Space before taking Mona to the Akademiya so Layla could meet her. Layla spotted Mona but was too shy to approach, so Li Qiuzhi secretly asked Mona to come over and arrange a chance encounter.

• Noelle and Li Qiuzhi practiced together in the kitchen, then Fischl confronted him at lunch and kissed him as punishment.
• Fischl, Lisa, and Amber spent the afternoon with Li Qiuzhi, and Jean, Eula, Ningguang, Shenhe, and the others joined them that evening.
• The next morning, Li Qiuzhi took Mona to the Akademiya and waited for Layla to arrive; Layla gained Friendship points after he told her Mona was still there.
• Li Qiuzhi led Layla to the astrology section, where she saw Mona but declined to introduce herself because she did not want to disturb her.
• Li Qiuzhi secretly contacted Mona and asked her to approach Layla, while Mona warned him not to blame her if their planned meeting was exposed.

Li Qiuzhi introduced Layla to Mona, and the three spent the day discussing astrology and Akademiya research at the House of Daena. Layla grew comfortable with Mona and earned enough Friendship to reach Level 8 before returning home to work on her thesis.

• Li Qiuzhi brought Mona over to meet Layla and revealed that Mona was his girlfriend.
• Mona and Layla discussed Akademiya studies and astrology while Li Qiuzhi stayed nearby and browsed the Akasha Forum.
• Li Qiuzhi contacted Nahida through the Beacon to discuss advertising on the Akasha Forum.
• After lunch, Mona recognized Layla's talent and decided to keep mentoring her, while Layla found a direction for her thesis.
• Li Qiuzhi removed Layla's fatigue before she left, and her Friendship with him rose to Level 8.
• Li Qiuzhi returned to the Wonderland Space with Mona and continued cultivating, reaching 731,242 progress.

Li Qiuzhi took Mona into the universe to use astrology to search for nearby planets and determine which direction Earth lay in. Mona improved her reading of the unfamiliar, dust-obscured stars with help from her research instruments, leaving them ready to interpret the clearer divination.

• Li Qiuzhi explained how he had escaped Teyvat’s False Sky and brought Mona from Wonderland Space into the universe inside his Unobservable Barrier.
• Mona began divining for nearby planets and Earth, but the cosmic dust made the reflected stars too dim to interpret clearly.
• Mona asked Li Qiuzhi to retrieve her Astral Track Calculator and Star Chart Positioning Assistant so she could work backward from the blurry reading.
• Mona sat on Li Qiuzhi’s crossed legs while she calculated stellar parameters, and he held her as she worked.
• Mona adjusted the parameters and performed another divination, producing a clearer starry reflection for her to interpret.

Mona divined that Li Qiuzhi and she were inside the stomach of an enormous Cosmic Beast, and Li Qiuzhi collected its blood for Lisa, Sucrose, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata to study. While they researched it, Li Qiuzhi prepared to escort Nilou into the Desert and met her and Dehya at their agreed meeting place.

• Mona used the Hydromantic Dish to identify their location as the stomach of a gigantic creature, and Li Qiuzhi measured its wall at about two hundred kilometers away.
• Li Qiuzhi returned with Mona, later cut the creature's stomach wall to collect blood, and isolated it in a laboratory for Lisa, Sucrose, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata to examine.
• Lisa and Sucrose began researching the blood overnight, while Li Qiuzhi arranged to wait for their findings before challenging the Cosmic Beast.
• The next day, Li Qiuzhi checked on the research, then traveled to Sumeru to meet Nilou for their trip to the Desert.
• Nilou arrived before the agreed time, and Dehya joined them just as the appointed time arrived.

Li Qiuzhi took Dehya and Nilou from Sumeru City to Caravan Ribat by flying, where they learned more about efforts to improve life in the desert. As they prepared to travel onward to Aaru Village, Li Qiuzhi secretly healed an injured mercenary.

• Li Qiuzhi flew with Dehya and Nilou from Armna Pool to Caravan Ribat, and Dehya explained that she planned to donate Mora and visit friends in Aaru Village.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Nahida about the desert, and she explained that King Deshret’s remaining authority affected its environment and asked him to look for remnants of that power.
• Nilou enjoyed seeing Apam Woods from above, and her increased affection for Li Qiuzhi raised her Friendship level to Lv.6.
• The group rested in Caravan Ribat and then prepared to walk toward Aaru Village rather than fly the rest of the way.
• After a bloodied mercenary was carried through the gate, Li Qiuzhi used Golden Sword Intent to heal him, earning praise from Dehya and Nilou.

Li Qiuzhi, Dehya, and Nilou traveled into the desert, where an Eremitic Windworm ambushed them and destroyed Nilou’s boots. Li Qiuzhi prepared to face the worms’ companions, but the chapter left them surrounded by a much larger group than expected.

• Li Qiuzhi shaded the group with a Hydro mist as Dehya guided them toward a dune overlooking Caravan Ribat.
• Nilou stepped into an adhesive sand trap, and Li Qiuzhi freed her by removing her boots and carrying her away from an Eremitic Windworm.
• Dehya attacked the worm, but it burrowed away; she warned that it would bring its companions, while Li Qiuzhi chose to wait and fight them.
• Li Qiuzhi formed replacement boots from Hydro for Nilou, and she gained more goodwill toward him.
• Li Qiuzhi sensed fifty-six Eremitic Windworms approaching and raised a water barrier around the group.
• The worms erupted from the sand and surrounded Li Qiuzhi, Dehya, and Nilou.

Li Qiuzhi, Dehya, and Nilou fought their way through the desert and camped overnight on their journey to Aaru Village. After Lisa and Sucrose found that Cosmic Beast blood could be made into powerful nutritional potions, Li Qiuzhi planned to steal more of it, and dawn arrived with Nilou sharing the night watch.

• Li Qiuzhi killed a swarm of Eremitic Windworms, gaining around 130,000 Experience Points, and the group continued toward Aaru Village.
• Dehya defeated a pack of Desert Wolves that attacked their campsite, killing the Wolf King and driving the others into the flames.
• Li Qiuzhi, Dehya, and Nilou agreed on a night-watch schedule, and Dehya posted a starry-sky video that quickly received over a thousand thumbs-ups.
• Li Qiuzhi learned that Lisa and Sucrose had made Super Nutritional Potions from Cosmic Beast blood and considered stealing more to produce a steady supply.
• Dehya finished the first watch, and Nilou joined Li Qiuzhi for the second as the night gave way to dawn.

Li Qiuzhi, Nilou, and Dehya arrived at Aaru Village, where Candace welcomed them and arranged their lodging. Dehya stayed to discuss her donation for the village’s children, while Li Qiuzhi accompanied Nilou around the village.

• Li Qiuzhi and the others reached Aaru Village and entered after Dehya greeted the guard Alei.
• Dehya explained that rumors about Candace controlling sandstorms were exaggerated, then introduced Nilou and Li Qiuzhi to Candace.
• Dehya told Candace about her donation for the village’s children and asked her to arrange lodging and provide a map of nearby oases.
• Candace took them to the village’s best inn, where Nilou insisted on paying for their stay.
• Dehya remained with Candace to discuss how to use the donated funds, while Li Qiuzhi accompanied Nilou around Aaru Village.

Li Qiuzhi gave Nilou a pair of desert boots, and the gift left her wondering whether her feelings for him had grown romantic. After breakfast, they flew from Aaru Village toward Abundance Oasis and arrived within sight of its grove.

• Li Qiuzhi bought Nilou ankle boots, and she accepted them as a gift between friends.
• Nilou recalled her intimate moments with Li Qiuzhi, blushed, and hurried to end their outing.
• The next morning, Nilou revealed she had slept poorly after staying up thinking about Li Qiuzhi.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nilou ate breakfast, then set out for Abundance Oasis southwest of Aaru Village.
• After flying for less than an hour, they reached the oasis and saw its grove amid the desert.

Li Qiuzhi and Nilou explored the Bountiful Oasis, where Nilou found inspiration for her dancing. They encountered a Jadeplume Terrorshroom, and Li Qiuzhi decided to subdue it for scholars to study, but the monster became wary.

• Nilou admired the oasis and said its tenacious vitality could inspire her choreography.
• Nilou tried to coax two finches onto her hand, failed, and hurried on after Li Qiuzhi laughed.
• Li Qiuzhi sensed something ahead, took Nilou's hand, and spotted a Jadeplume Terrorshroom surrounded by Fungi.
• Nilou urged Li Qiuzhi to leave because the monster was dangerous, but he decided to knock it unconscious and control it for study.
• The Jadeplume Terrorshroom heard Li Qiuzhi speak and stood up warily.

Li Qiuzhi and Nilou defeated the Jadeplume Terrorshroom and its Fungi, then reached a lake in the Abundance Oasis. From above, they spotted Eremite mercenaries lying in ambush for an approaching caravan.

• Li Qiuzhi restrained the Jadeplume Terrorshroom with Psychic Tentacles and knocked it unconscious, then defeated the Fungi that rushed to its aid.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nilou collected the unconscious creatures to take them back for scholars to study.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nilou reached the lake and used Wind Gliders to view the scenery from above.
• Nilou noticed people hiding beneath bushes, and Li Qiuzhi used his Psychic Power to discover twelve likely Eremite mercenaries watching a caravan approach the lake.

Li Qiuzhi and Nilou rescued a caravan from an Eremite ambush near Abundance Oasis and helped the guards capture the attackers. Li Qiuzhi began questioning the Eremite leader about the recent increase in desert robberies.

• More than a dozen Eremites ambushed a caravan traveling from Sumeru City, and the guards prepared to defend it.
• The caravan leader tried to retreat with the Mora, but the Eremites attacked again and threatened the guards.
• Li Qiuzhi stopped the Eremites with his power, then introduced himself to the caravan leader alongside Nilou.
• The caravan guards reported that robberies in the desert had recently become more frequent and violent.
• Li Qiuzhi released the frozen Eremites one at a time so the guards could tie them up.
• Li Qiuzhi asked the Eremite leader where his group came from and why they were carrying out widespread robberies.

Li Qiuzhi interrogated captured Eremites and learned that the Legacy of the King of Gods was working with The Doctor at King Deshret's Mausoleum. He took Nilou there to investigate, and their journey brought her Friendship level with him to its maximum.

• Li Qiuzhi used Psychic Power and Command Spells to question the Eremites, who confessed that their leader had ordered widespread robberies to fund research with a black-masked outsider.
• Li Qiuzhi recognized the outsider as The Doctor and decided to investigate the Legacy of the King of Gods before its plans could advance.
• Nilou agreed to accompany Li Qiuzhi, and he used Spatial Traversal to take her to King Deshret's Mausoleum.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nilou descended from the air and approached the mausoleum while concealed by his Unobservable Barrier.
• Nilou accepted Li Qiuzhi's hand as they entered the mausoleum, and her Friendship level with him reached its maximum.

Li Qiuzhi gained Nilou’s dance ability and used his Unobservable Barrier to discover The Doctor and Scaramouche enhancing Shouki no Kami beneath King Deshret’s Mausoleum. He pulled them into his Imaginary World, where The Doctor realized Li Qiuzhi was likely responsible.

• Nilou’s affection reached its maximum, and Li Qiuzhi acquired Nilou’s Goddess of Flowers’ Dance, which strengthened and sped the recovery of those watching her dance.
• Li Qiuzhi expanded his Unobservable Barrier over King Deshret’s Mausoleum and discovered Shouki no Kami being enhanced with power left behind by King Deshret.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Nilou into the underground hollow and found The Doctor and Scaramouche monitoring Shouki no Kami’s enhancement.
• The Doctor told Scaramouche that fusing King Deshret’s power with Shouki no Kami would take at least six months, while Scaramouche impatiently vowed to trample his enemy.
• Li Qiuzhi unfolded Myriad Stars of the Sea and drew The Doctor and Scaramouche into his Imaginary World.
• The Doctor failed to disrupt the Imaginary World and deduced that Li Qiuzhi had captured them.

Li Qiuzhi trapped the Doctor and Scaramouche in his imaginary world and fought them with summoned phantoms. He knocked Scaramouche unconscious and secretly placed a Command Spell on him, while the Doctor summoned an icy-white Element Dragon that Li Qiuzhi confronted with a scorching battlefield.

• Li Qiuzhi revealed himself to the Doctor and Scaramouche, explaining that he had come to stop their threat to Sumeru.
• The Doctor and Scaramouche tried to break free with their psychic power, but Li Qiuzhi reinforced the imaginary world and sent his summoned phantoms to attack.
• Ei's phantom seized Scaramouche and overwhelmed him with psychic power, and Li Qiuzhi placed a Command Spell on the unconscious Harbinger.
• The Doctor evaded attacks with illusions, used a disorienting bell and poisonous mist, and surrounded Li Qiuzhi with copies of himself.
• Li Qiuzhi avoided the poisonous mist by entering the Unobservable Barrier, then destroyed the Doctor's attacking phantoms with his summoned fighters.
• The Doctor summoned a level 101 icy-white Element Dragon, so Li Qiuzhi filled the imaginary world with lava and flames; the dragon tried to cool the blazing surroundings with its Cryo breath.

Li Qiuzhi defeated The Doctor and Scaramouche, gained control of them and Shouki no Kami, and took the Electro Gnosis. After giving the pair orders concerning King Deshret’s power and the Fatui, he returned to Abundance Oasis with Nilou to gather inspiration and have a picnic.

• Li Qiuzhi’s forces defeated The Doctor’s Cryo dragon and phantoms, then overwhelmed The Doctor himself and placed him under a Command Spell.
• Li Qiuzhi left the Imaginary World with The Doctor and Scaramouche, then used his power to prevent them from escaping and learned that they were strengthening Shouki no Kami with King Deshret’s power.
• Scaramouche handed Li Qiuzhi the Electro Gnosis, and The Doctor explained that the Tsaritsa expected him to return it within a year.
• Li Qiuzhi ordered The Doctor and Scaramouche to strengthen Shouki no Kami, conceal their subjugation, share research through the Akasha, and deal with criminal Eremites.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nilou returned to Abundance Oasis, where they set up a lakeside picnic and fishing rods as evening fell.

Li Qiuzhi and Nilou grew closer after she performed her new dance, and she accepted his confession and joined him in the Wonderland Space. After returning to Sumeru City, Li Qiuzhi told Nahida about the desert expedition and asked whether the Electro Gnosis could expand the Akasha system’s coverage.

• Nilou performed her life-themed dance for Li Qiuzhi beside the oasis lake, and he praised her before kissing her and confessing his feelings.
• Nilou accepted Li Qiuzhi’s confession and Beacon, gained Interstellar Travel, and went with him to the Wonderland Space.
• The next morning, Li Qiuzhi introduced Nilou to his companions, and she officially moved into the Wonderland Space.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nilou visited Dehya and Candace in Aaru Village to say goodbye, then teleported to Sumeru City.
• Li Qiuzhi told Nahida how the Doctor and Scaramouche had been strengthening Shouki no Kami in King Deshret’s Mausoleum, earning Nahida’s affection.
• Li Qiuzhi showed Nahida the Electro Gnosis he had seized and asked if it could expand the Akasha system’s coverage.

Li Qiuzhi considered how to expand the Akasha system beyond Sumeru and decided to seek Liyue’s approval while preparing for future cooperation among the Seven Nations. After Zhongli agreed to speak with the Liyue Qixing, they reached an internal agreement to try introducing the system.

• Nahida explained that expanding the Akasha system into another nation required its rulers’ consent, and Li Qiuzhi considered ways to build closer ties between the countries.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Nahida about expanding the system into Mondstadt or Inazuma, then told Ningguang and Keqing to consult the other members of the Liyue Qixing about introducing it.
• Li Qiuzhi found Azhdaha working as a consultant at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and explained his plan to Zhongli.
• Zhongli agreed to visit the Liyue Qixing’s dreams and speak with them, and Li Qiuzhi offered him ten free Erosion purifications.
• Two days later, Ningguang told Li Qiuzhi that the Liyue Qixing had unanimously agreed to try introducing the Akasha system.

Li Qiuzhi oversaw expanding cooperation and rapid technological development among the nations, then raised his level after clearing Rifthounds and went to the Arataki Gang to learn swordsmanship. He found Itto and the gang exhausted from construction work and asked where Yanfei and Kuki Shinobu were.

• Nahida finished adapting the Electro Gnosis, and Li Qiuzhi told her she could extend the Akasha system to Liyue as the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild prepared to sell terminals.
• The road linking Liyue, Sumeru, and Mondstadt opened, while the nations advanced electric lighting, transportation, agriculture, and other research projects.
• Li Qiuzhi cleared wild Rifthounds in the Abyssal Rift, gained over three million Experience Points, and advanced from level 101 to level 102.
• Li Qiuzhi headed to the Arataki Gang to escort Yanfei back to Liyue Harbor and exchange swordsmanship with Kuki Shinobu and Itto.
• Li Qiuzhi restored Itto and his exhausted gang members with golden Windwheel Asters, then asked where Yanfei and Kuki Shinobu were.

After Yanfei and Kuki Shinobu won their legal case, Li Qiuzhi learned swordsmanship from Kuki Shinobu and Arataki Itto before returning to Liyue with Yanfei. In Inazuma City, he met Sangonomiya Kokomi, who asked him to visit Watatsumi Island the next day about Holy Soilification.

• Yanfei and Kuki Shinobu reported that they had won the legal dispute, and Li Qiuzhi offered to pay Kuki Shinobu and Arataki Itto to teach him their swordsmanship.
• Kuki Shinobu taught Li Qiuzhi Shinobi Style Swordsmanship, and he quickly learned its basics before offering suggestions to improve it.
• Arataki Itto taught Li Qiuzhi Oni Inheritance Swordsmanship, and Li Qiuzhi learned its basics and gave Itto advice.
• Yanfei took Li Qiuzhi shopping for souvenirs in Inazuma City, where they met Sangonomiya Kokomi, who explained that she had come to discuss cooperation with Yae Miko.
• Sangonomiya Kokomi told Li Qiuzhi that Holy Soilification had returned on Watatsumi Island and asked him to visit the next day to discuss it.
• Li Qiuzhi returned to Liyue Harbor with Yanfei, gave her a Beacon, and then left for Wonderland to train.

In Wonderland Space, Nilou’s dance boosted everyone’s cultivation, helping Li Qiuzhi gain experience while she grew stronger. The next morning, Li Qiuzhi accompanied Yae Miko to Tenshukaku to meet Kokomi, but agreed to spar with the Raiden Shogun while Miko handled the negotiations.

• Li Qiuzhi carried Nilou, Amber, and Eula to the bedroom, where Nilou danced while he cultivated with Amber and Eula.
• Nilou’s affection skill boosted cultivation, and Amber and Eula reached level ninety-three while Li Qiuzhi’s progress increased substantially.
• Li Qiuzhi cultivated with Nilou, then joined Yun Jin, Hu Tao, and Fischl in the hot spring before going to dinner.
• Li Qiuzhi decided to test whether a recording of Nilou dancing could activate her affection skill so she would not need to dance continuously.
• Li Qiuzhi and Yae Miko arrived at Tenshukaku to meet Kokomi, and the Raiden Shogun invited Li Qiuzhi to spar while Miko discussed cooperation with Kokomi.
• Li Qiuzhi agreed to a swordsmanship match with the Raiden Shogun and left with her for the rear courtyard.

Li Qiuzhi sparred with the Raiden Shogun, then used a deceptive “bone assessment” as an excuse to train with her in private. Meanwhile, Sangonomiya Kokomi secured a cooperation agreement with the Shogunate, and Li Qiuzhi joined her party on its return to Watatsumi Island to help resolve Holy Soilification.

• Li Qiuzhi and the Raiden Shogun sparred in Tenshukaku’s rear courtyard for over an hour, then the Shogun asked about the training that had strengthened her inner self.
• Li Qiuzhi led the Raiden Shogun to her room and claimed he needed to assess her bones before training her; she noticed her strength increase and let him continue.
• Sangonomiya Kokomi signed a cooperation agreement with the Shogunate, and the Raiden Shogun arrived to witness it and invite Kokomi’s party to a banquet.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Sangonomiya Kokomi about Holy Soilification, and she explained Watatsumi Island’s problem while they waited for the banquet.
• After the banquet, Li Qiuzhi joined Sangonomiya Kokomi and her shrine maidens on their return to Watatsumi Island to help address Holy Soilification.

Li Qiuzhi accompanied Sangonomiya Kokomi into Enkanomiya without undoing its barrier, then stopped two Bathysmal Vishaps from summoning more monsters. They left the Vishaps immobilized and continued their search for a Coral Branch.

• Li Qiuzhi and Sangonomiya Kokomi traveled to Enkanomiya’s entrance to retrieve a Coral Branch and restore Watatsumi Island’s spirit.
• Li Qiuzhi used his Unobservable Barrier to take Sangonomiya Kokomi through the barrier safely, avoiding the need to undo its seals.
• Li Qiuzhi and Sangonomiya Kokomi emerged in a cavern and followed a stream out into Enkanomiya.
• Two Bathysmal Vishaps attacked Li Qiuzhi and Sangonomiya Kokomi, and Li Qiuzhi blocked their strikes with his shield.
• After Sangonomiya Kokomi warned that fighting could attract more Vishaps and damage Enkanomiya’s ley lines, Li Qiuzhi immobilized the attackers.

Li Qiuzhi and Sangonomiya Kokomi explored Enkanomiya, where he defeated dangerous Bathysmal Vishaps and gave Kokomi a Beacon so she could contact him in an emergency. They reached the edge of The Serpent’s Bowels and saw the floating ruins and Dainichi Mikoshi, then prepared to cross the mist toward the Coral Branch.

• Li Qiuzhi killed two Bathysmal Vishaps, then Kokomi explained that nearby Vishaps were evolving and that their loss of elemental purity made them unlikely to produce the Hydro Dragon King.
• Li Qiuzhi gave Kokomi a Beacon, and she accepted it after deciding she wanted to rely on him; her affection for him increased.
• Li Qiuzhi and Kokomi continued through Enkanomiya, collecting chests and defeating stronger Vishaps while leaving weaker ones alive.
• Kokomi identified their destination as The Serpent’s Bowels and explained that the Coral Branch lay near the center of Enkanomiya, by the Dainichi Mikoshi.
• Li Qiuzhi used his Psychic Power to scout the mist and found large Floating Rays; he offered to carry Kokomi across, and she agreed.