Recaps

Li Qiuzhi took Siskal’s Phase Spirit Fire relic from Herta and used it to summon her soul from the past. As Siskal’s soul traveled to the present, legends of her life began forming a stable spiritual body, and Herta prepared to invite her into the Simulated Universe research project.

• Li Qiuzhi explained that he wanted Siskal’s Phase Spirit Fire because it could serve as a relic for summoning her soul.
• Herta gave Li Qiuzhi the Phase Spirit Fire and questioned whether he could truly bring Siskal back.
• Li Qiuzhi clarified that his ability summoned a soul from the past rather than resurrecting someone in the usual sense.
• Herta became curious about Li Qiuzhi’s power and proposed inviting Siskal to help research the Simulated Universe.
• Li Qiuzhi activated Heroic Spirit Affinity, using the Phase Spirit Fire to draw Siskal’s soul from the moment after her death.
• Legends of Siskal gathered around her soul during its journey, stabilizing it and shaping a spiritual body.

Li Qiuzhi summoned Siskal, who agreed to join Herta’s Simulated Universe research, then returned to Wonderland Space with Stelle and examined the new traits gained from the Bat and Phase Spirit Fire. He later went through Celestia’s stone gate to investigate the world beyond Teyvat’s False Sky, arriving on a path beneath a starry darkness.

• Li Qiuzhi summoned Siskal, and she discussed her unfinished experiments before agreeing to work with Herta on the Simulated Universe.
• Li Qiuzhi and Stelle returned to Wonderland Space, where the Bat and Phase Spirit Fire expanded the space and granted it the Sturdiness and Heartfire traits.
• Li Qiuzhi tested Heartfire and found that enduring its burning sensation could temper his mind and will without injuring him.
• Li Qiuzhi decided to investigate the Abyss beyond Teyvat before helping the Astral Express connect the planet to interstellar civilization.
• Li Qiuzhi had the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles open Celestia’s stone gate, then passed through it and emerged on a stone path beneath a starry sky.

Li Qiuzhi discovered that the Abyss was a civilization and moved its entire space into a world bubble, resolving Teyvat’s long-standing crisis without destroying its inhabitants. He then joined the Astral Express as it departed Teyvat to trailblaze the surrounding galaxy.

• Li Qiuzhi probed the Abyss, found its inhabitants and civilization, and decided not to destroy the space because it might contain innocents.
• Li Qiuzhi enveloped the Abyss in the Void Sea of Stars, relocated it into the world bubble containing the Assembled Continent, and moved some Evil Moons there.
• Li Qiuzhi informed Heavenly Principles and the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles that the Abyss had been dealt with, and both gained affection for him.
• Li Qiuzhi told Himeko that the Astral Express could begin trailblazing Teyvat’s galaxy, and she scheduled their departure for two days later.
• Heavenly Principles removed the False Sky, and Li Qiuzhi met the Astral Express crew aboard the train as Pom-Pom gave them reminders.
• The Astral Express departed Teyvat and reappeared at the edge of its galaxy.

The Astral Express returned from Teyvat to Herta Space Station, and Stelle joined the crew. Li Qiuzhi then visited the captive Kafka and Silver Wolf to explain what he planned to do with them.

• Himeko explained that the Express could return to places it had visited and said it was heading back to Herta Space Station.
• The Express warped back to the galaxy where Blue was located, and Li Qiuzhi teleported it into the Space Station.
• The crew agreed to leave for a planet in one week, and Li Qiuzhi introduced Stelle, who decided to join the Astral Express.
• March 7th welcomed Stelle and showed her around the Express before the crew held a welcome party.
• Li Qiuzhi visited Kafka and Silver Wolf in the Void Sea of Stars, where Silver Wolf complained about being imprisoned and Kafka asked him to explain his plan.

Li Qiuzhi bound Kafka and Silver Wolf with Beacons and ordered them to return to the Stellaron Hunters and alert him when they met Elio. He then overrode their resistance and began punishing them while claiming he would raise their strength, leaving both prisoners under his control.

• Li Qiuzhi gave Kafka and Silver Wolf Beacons that allowed instant contact and teleportation, binding them to him.
• Li Qiuzhi told Silver Wolf to return to the Stellaron Hunters and notify him if she saw Elio, intending to control the other Hunters as well.
• Kafka agreed to help Li Qiuzhi if he would not harm her companions, while Silver Wolf refused.
• Li Qiuzhi used his control over their bodies to kiss Silver Wolf and make Kafka undress and sit on the sofa.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Kafka and Silver Wolf to the sofa and began touching them as he said he would raise their strength.

Li Qiuzhi finished cultivating with Kafka and Silver Wolf, then returned to the Herta Space Station to test the Simulated Universe and meet Ruan Mei. Ruan Mei asked him to test a life-form she had cultivated as an Emanator Mimic.

• Li Qiuzhi brought Kafka and Silver Wolf to the Wonderland Space, introduced them to the others, and later sent them back to the Herta Space Station to carry out their plan.
• Before Kafka and Silver Wolf left, Li Qiuzhi gave them Friendship skills to help them avoid being discovered and subdued by their leader.
• Li Qiuzhi tested the Simulated Universe in Herta's Office, earning enough Experience Points to bring his total to three hundred million.
• After the test, Ruan Mei privately asked Li Qiuzhi to help assess the strength of an Emanator Mimic she had cultivated using her research on the All-Devouring Narwhal.

Li Qiuzhi accompanied Ruan Mei into the Seclusion Zone to inspect the Swarm Emanator Mimic she had cultivated. They found the level 153 Starcrusher Swarm King, Skara-Kabaz, whose power and dangerous origins left Li Qiuzhi impressed.

• Ruan Mei and Li Qiuzhi entered the Seclusion Zone before Herta could learn about the experiment.
• Two small creatures Ruan Mei had cultivated followed them until she told them to stay behind because the path ahead was dangerous.
• Ruan Mei explained that she had cultivated countless forms of life and could not always look after them.
• Ruan Mei and Li Qiuzhi passed an identity check and entered the chamber containing the Swarm Emanator Mimic.
• Li Qiuzhi used his Golden Eye of Conviction and Miko's affection skill to identify Skara-Kabaz as a level 153 replica with thirty percent of the original's power.

Li Qiuzhi helped Ruan Mei study a synthetic Starcrusher Swarm King by holding it at bay until its ten-minute lifespan ended. Ruan Mei was satisfied with the results, offered him her help, and then asked her new friend to assist with more experiments.

• Ruan Mei explained that the synthetic Starcrusher Swarm King could survive for only ten minutes without consuming planets, and asked Li Qiuzhi to fight it when it awakened.
• The Starcrusher Swarm King broke out of its chamber and attacked, but Li Qiuzhi manipulated the distance between them and prevented its strikes from reaching him.
• Ruan Mei recorded the Swarm King's vital changes as it tried various attacks, then watched it disintegrate when its lifespan ran out.
• Ruan Mei said Li Qiuzhi's help exceeded her expectations and offered to assist him in return; she and Li Qiuzhi agreed to call each other by name.
• Ruan Mei called Li Qiuzhi her friend and asked him to help with several more things.

Li Qiuzhi agreed to let Ruan Mei study his blood and examine him under strict conditions, then returned to Wonderland Space and began a relationship with the Goddess of Flowers. Her Friendship Level reached its maximum, granting Li Qiuzhi the new ability Boundless Fragrant Sea of Flowers.

• Li Qiuzhi agreed to provide Ruan Mei with blood and a physical examination, provided she used a space and equipment he approved and did not cultivate life-forms from his blood.
• Li Qiuzhi returned to Wonderland Space, where the Goddess of Flowers questioned him about the unfamiliar girl's scent and learned about his work at Herta Space Station.
• Li Qiuzhi and the Goddess of Flowers became lovers, and her Friendship Level rose to Lv.9.
• Li Qiuzhi bestowed Friendship skills on the Goddess of Flowers, bringing her Friendship Level to Lv.10.
• Li Qiuzhi obtained Boundless Fragrant Sea of Flowers, an ability that produced an affection-inducing fragrance and a beneficial, intoxicating floral domain.

Li Qiuzhi discovered that the Goddess of Flowers' Friendship Skill could steadily increase the affection of nearby women who smelled his floral fragrance. He traveled to Fontaine to spend time with Furina and Clorinde, and learned they were heading to the opening of the Teyvat Fashion Design Competition.

• Li Qiuzhi examined the Goddess of Flowers' Friendship Skill and found that its faint fragrance could continuously increase nearby women's Friendship toward him.
• After lunch, Li Qiuzhi planned to raise Furina's and Clorinde's Friendship, then contacted Furina and teleported to her.
• Li Qiuzhi found Furina and Clorinde walking beneath a parasol in the afternoon sun and asked why they were out.
• Clorinde explained that Furina had been invited to the opening ceremony of the Teyvat Fashion Design Competition at the Opera Epiclese.

Li Qiuzhi joined Furina and Clorinde at the Opera Epiclese for the opening ceremony of a fashion design competition, then arranged an afternoon tea with a fruit cake for Furina. The three began their tea party in Furina’s private lounge.

• Li Qiuzhi learned that the design competition would begin online, with the top thirty-two contestants traveling to Fontaine for the remaining rounds, and that Furina had been invited to boost its prestige.
• Li Qiuzhi teleported Furina and Clorinde to the Opera Epiclese, where they arrived two hours before the ceremony and headed to the private lounge.
• Furina asked whether Li Qiuzhi had brought her anything, and he promised her a cake he had stored in his Portable Space.
• Li Qiuzhi sent Lumine’s Sword God to buy a fruit cake, then had her deliver it into his Void Sea of Stars while he accompanied Furina and Clorinde inside.
• Li Qiuzhi persuaded Clorinde to sit beside him and brought out the cake, which Furina recognized as 'Colorful Summer.'
• Li Qiuzhi, Furina, and Clorinde began their afternoon tea party.

Li Qiuzhi accompanied Furina and Clorinde to the Fashion Design Competition’s opening ceremony, then returned with them to Palais Mermonia. He sought to spend more time close to them, and the chapter ended with Furina suggesting they visit his home to check on Focalors.

• Li Qiuzhi watched Furina deliver opening remarks at the Fashion Design Competition while Clorinde and he stood guard nearby.
• After the ceremony, Furina had Li Qiuzhi teleport them back to Palais Mermonia, where she asked Clorinde to read her new documents.
• Li Qiuzhi rested his head on Furina’s lap, but she made him sit up and offered her shoulder instead.
• Clorinde offered Li Qiuzhi her shoulder, and he leaned on her while Furina became irritated.
• Furina told Clorinde to check the documents and then suggested visiting Li Qiuzhi’s home to see whether he had been bullying Focalors.

Li Qiuzhi brought Furina and Clorinde into Wonderland Space, showed them its soul-strengthening effects, and invited them to stay. After dinner preparations began, he joined them in the hot spring, where their intimacy raised their Friendship and unlocked Furina’s Friendship Skill, The World Is a Stage.

• Li Qiuzhi teased Furina and rested on Clorinde’s thighs while she briefed Furina, then massaged Clorinde’s numb legs before taking them to Wonderland Space.
• Li Qiuzhi explained how Wonderland Space strengthened souls and invited Furina and Clorinde to live there; Furina asked to see Focalors and try the hot spring.
• Li Qiuzhi led Furina and Clorinde to the Library, where Furina reunited with Focalors, while Clorinde helped Li Qiuzhi prepare dinner with Noelle and Xiangling.
• Li Qiuzhi joined Furina and Clorinde in the hot spring, and their intimate contact raised Furina’s Friendship to level 10 and Clorinde’s to level 9.
• Li Qiuzhi acquired Furina’s Friendship Skill, The World Is a Stage, which let him use known people or things as script characters and influence them to act plausibly.

Li Qiuzhi discovered the effects and limits of Clorinde’s new Duel Proxy skill after maxing her Friendship, then searched the Sea of Quanta for World Bubbles to improve his Cultivation Progress. He returned to Wonderland Space to spend time with Kirara.

• Li Qiuzhi learned that The World Is a Stage could arrange events only when he understood and specifically identified their targets, then spent the evening with Furina and Clorinde in Wonderland Space.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Stelle to request leave from Herta so he could stay with Furina and Clorinde, and Clorinde’s Friendship reached its maximum while he slept beside them.
• Li Qiuzhi obtained Duel Proxy, which let him summon a combat proxy or designate a target to protect him, and considered its strengths and weaknesses.
• Li Qiuzhi planned to raise Kirara’s Friendship by joining her parcel-delivery work and set out to find more World Bubbles first.
• Li Qiuzhi searched the Sea of Quanta for four World Bubbles, found some with little or no intelligent life, and returned to Wonderland Space to find Kirara.

Li Qiuzhi accompanied Kirara on a Natlan mail route, healing a village and reaching maximum friendship with her before they delivered a parcel to Citlali. Citlali recognized Li Qiuzhi, called him a womanizer, and ended their conversation, while his Character Panel recorded their new friendship.

• Li Qiuzhi used Spatial Traversal to take Kirara to Natlan, where they began delivering five pieces of mail on foot.
• At their first stop, Li Qiuzhi secretly healed the whole village and received a Gift of Justice that slightly increased his speed.
• After completing three more deliveries, Li Qiuzhi reached maximum friendship with Kirara and gained the transformation skill Youkai Talk: Bewildering Thousand Changes.
• Kirara agreed to live in the Wonderland Space with Li Qiuzhi, and he embraced her before they continued to their final delivery.
• Li Qiuzhi and Kirara delivered an online order to Citlali, who recognized Li Qiuzhi as the legendary adventurer and criticized his reputation as a womanizer.
• Citlali took her parcel and shut the door, while Li Qiuzhi received one Friendship point with her and resolved to improve his online image.

Li Qiuzhi helped Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida plan to integrate Siskal’s Imaginary Domain with the Akasha system, giving the network a way to reach users across dimensions. Over the following days, he raised several girls’ affection, maxed out Mikoshi Chiyo’s affection and gained her Oni Form skill, then joined Stelle aboard the Astral Express as it resumed its journey.

• Li Qiuzhi introduced Kirara to the Wonderland Space’s residents and prepared a room for her.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Lady Siskal to meet Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida, and Siskal proposed integrating her Imaginary Domain with the Akasha system.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida agreed to Siskal’s proposal and began planning the integration and debugging.
• Li Qiuzhi spent the next few days raising the affection of Mikoshi Chiyo, Stelle, and Charlotte while searching for World Bubbles.
• Mikoshi Chiyo’s affection for Li Qiuzhi reached its maximum, granting him the Oni Form skill.
• Li Qiuzhi went with Stelle to the Astral Express as it resumed its journey toward its next stop.

The Astral Express crew arrived at Jarilo-VI to investigate the Eternal Freeze and discovered a surviving human city, Belobog. As they approached, they identified two apparent Silvermane Guards as Fragmentum monsters, but a group of armed people suddenly appeared.

• Himeko explained that Jarilo-VI had been frozen for centuries and that a Stellaron might be responsible for the disaster and the blocked Express route.
• The Express warped to Jarilo-VI, and Dan Heng proposed investigating the planet’s only area with relatively survivable temperatures.
• Li Qiuzhi teleported the group to the planet, where they found the walled city of Belobog and set out toward it on foot.
• Li Qiuzhi identified two figures ahead as Fragmentum monsters imitating Silvermane Guards, and Dan Heng concluded the Fragmentum—and likely the Stellaron—was nearby.
• March 7th prepared to fight the monsters, but a group wearing similar armor suddenly rushed out ahead.

Li Qiuzhi, Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng entered Belobog with Captain Gepard Landau and learned about the city’s struggle against the Eternal Freeze. At their meeting with Supreme Guardian Cocolia Rand, Li Qiuzhi sensed hostility and stopped time just as March 7th began explaining the Stellaron.

• Gepard Landau introduced himself as a Captain of the Silvermane Guards and agreed to escort Li Qiuzhi and his companions to the Supreme Guardian.
• March 7th showed Gepard a photograph of the planet and explained that the group came from the Astral Express to clear the Stellaron blocking the tracks.
• Gepard guided the group through Belobog and Fort Qlipoth to meet Cocolia Rand.
• Li Qiuzhi’s Golden Eye of Conviction revealed that Cocolia had been corrupted by Fragmentum energy and beguiled by the Stellaron.
• As March 7th began telling Cocolia that the Stellaron caused the Eternal Freeze, Li Qiuzhi used his abilities to create an area-wide time stop.

Li Qiuzhi secretly used a Command Spell and a Beacon to control Cocolia, making her cooperate with the Astral Express crew. With Li Qiuzhi suppressing the Stellaron's interference, Himeko sealed it successfully, and the crew prepared to continue exploring Belobog.

• Li Qiuzhi stopped time, subdued Cocolia, and forced her to cooperate while hiding the control from the others.
• Cocolia told the crew that Belobog had the Stellaron and agreed to lead them to it.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Himeko and Welt from the Express, while Dan Heng returned to guard the train.
• The Stellaron tried to interfere, but Li Qiuzhi suppressed it as Cocolia led the group to its location.
• Welt guessed that Li Qiuzhi had helped behind the scenes, and Li Qiuzhi admitted it without revealing his control of Cocolia.
• Himeko sealed the Stellaron, and March 7th and Himeko gained Friendship points with Li Qiuzhi.

Li Qiuzhi purified Cocolia of the Stellaron’s influence, and she resolved to repair the damage she had caused before stepping down in favor of Bronya. He arranged for the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild to expand into Belobog, then spent the night with Stelle and gained her max-level Friendship skill, Galaxy Bat Star.

• Cocolia thanked the Express crew for sealing the Stellaron, while Himeko declined a public reception and asked for ordinary guest treatment.
• Li Qiuzhi purified Cocolia with Dustless Divine Maiden, freeing her from the Stellaron’s influence and prompting her to plan to correct her mistakes and step down.
• Cocolia said her adopted daughter Bronya would succeed her, and agreed to have Bronya oversee cooperation with the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild.
• Li Qiuzhi joined Stelle, March 7th, Welt, and Gepard in the Administrative District, then stayed with them at the Goethe Hotel.
• Li Qiuzhi returned to the Wonderland Space and became intimate with Stelle, raising her Friendship to its maximum level.
• Li Qiuzhi obtained Galaxy Bat Star, a skill that could nullify rules and powers, draw on teammates’ support, and grant an ability to reverse desperate situations.

Li Qiuzhi, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, and Siskal tested the Akasha Domain in the Sea of Quanta and relaunched it across the universe, while the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild continued expanding into new markets. The Interastral Peace Corporation’s Strategic Investment Department convened an emergency meeting after the Interastral Peace Network was hacked, and Opal directed Topaz to inspect the message pinned across major websites.

• Li Qiuzhi discussed the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild’s expansion into Belobog with Ningguang, who agreed to establish a local branch.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, and Siskal asked Li Qiuzhi to test the Akasha Domain in the Sea of Quanta, and the group confirmed it worked inside a World Bubble.
• Ningguang’s guild continued developing branches on the Assembled Continent, where new land and abundant food had reduced conflict and created opportunities for trade.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, and Siskal announced the Akasha Domain’s upgrade, while Li Qiuzhi asked Silver Wolf to publicize the Imaginary Domain’s return across the Interastral Peace Network.
• Opal chaired an emergency Strategic Investment Department meeting after the Interastral Peace Network was hacked, and he told Topaz to inspect the message pinned to major websites.

The Interastral Peace Corporation investigated the restarted Imaginary Domain while Li Qiuzhi learned that Silver Wolf’s promotion campaign had reached much of the galaxy. He summoned Silver Wolf and Kafka to Wonderland Space, where they remained his captives as he tried to win their affection, and their Friendship eventually reached its maximum level.

• Topaz and the Ten Stonehearts discussed the Imaginary Domain’s restart, and Topaz volunteered to visit Herta for information.
• Merchants began producing Deep Dive Devices as news of the Imaginary Domain spread across the galaxy.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Silver Wolf about her promotion campaign and the Stellaron Hunters; she said Elio and their other teammates were away on a mission.
• Li Qiuzhi summoned Silver Wolf and Kafka to Wonderland Space, apologized for mistreating them, and refused Silver Wolf’s demand to release them.
• Over the following days, Kafka and Silver Wolf stayed close to Li Qiuzhi, and both women’s Friendship with him reached its maximum level.

Li Qiuzhi reached maximum friendship with Kafka and Silver Wolf, gaining abilities to dominate targets and alter reality, then reunited with Charlotte to take her to Jarilo-VI for a reporting assignment. The chapter ended with Charlotte’s friendship reaching its maximum level as Li Qiuzhi prepared to show her another world.

• Li Qiuzhi received Kafka’s Silken Web of Tenderness after her friendship with him reached its maximum level.
• Li Qiuzhi received Silver Wolf’s Reality Hacking, which let him tamper with data describing phenomena, laws, and constants.
• Li Qiuzhi reviewed his progress and the growing popularity of the Akasha Domain while planning to continue raising the girls’ friendships.
• Li Qiuzhi met Charlotte at The Steambird and offered to take her to Jarilo-VI to interview people from another planet.
• Charlotte excitedly hugged Li Qiuzhi, and her friendship with him reached its maximum level.

Bronya showed Li Qiuzhi and Charlotte around Belobog’s Administrative District, where they met Pela and Feis at a bookstore and received Akasha Terminals. After hearing Underworld residents complain about years of separation, Bronya decided to take them there to learn more, and they boarded a tram toward its entrance.

• Bronya explained the history of the plaza sculpture while Charlotte took notes and Li Qiuzhi recorded it.
• At Feis’s bookstore, Li Qiuzhi gave Akasha Terminals to Bronya, Pela, and Feis, and Charlotte taught them how to use the Akasha Domain.
• Feis gave the visitors books about Belobog, and Pela and Li Qiuzhi added one another as friends on the Akasha Domain.
• During lunch, Bronya overheard Underworld residents criticizing the prolonged blockade and grew troubled by their grievances.
• Bronya proposed visiting the Underworld so she and the visitors could better understand it, and they boarded the Ding Ding tram toward its entrance.

Li Qiuzhi, Charlotte, and Bronya hired Sampo to guide them through the Underworld, where Bronya saw the hardship caused by the blockade and resolved to learn more and help. Sampo brought them to the clinic, where they met Natasha and Seele, members of Wildfire, and Seele reacted coldly to Bronya’s Silvermane Guards uniform.

• Li Qiuzhi agreed to hire Sampo as their Underworld guide after Bronya approved the fee.
• Sampo showed the group Boulder Town and explained how the blockade had left residents short of food and medicine, prompting Bronya to question her mother's decisions.
• Bronya decided to learn more about the Underworld and find a way to help, so Sampo offered to take them to the clinic's doctor.
• On the way, Hook fled when she heard they were going to the clinic, and Li Qiuzhi secretly used a golden Windwheel Aster to ease a patient's coughing.
• Sampo introduced the group to Natasha and Seele at the clinic, and Seele's expression darkened when she noticed Bronya's uniform.