Chapter Summaries

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.

Li Qiuzhi and Nahida learned that the Doctor was preparing to connect Scaramouche with Shouki no Kami, and they decided to confront the Fatui Harbingers rather than surrender the Dendro Gnosis. They emerged nearby, and the Doctor sensed their presence.

• The Doctor awakened Shouki no Kami and Scaramouche flew toward its cockpit to begin connecting with the mechanical god.
• Li Qiuzhi learned that the Doctor had completed Shouki no Kami and was level 106, while Scaramouche had not yet changed.
• Nahida proposed obtaining the Divine Knowledge Capsule first and offering it to persuade the Fatui to leave Sumeru.
• Li Qiuzhi explained that the Doctor also sought the Gnoses for the Tsaritsa, then persuaded Nahida to confront him and Scaramouche.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nahida moved farther away before emerging into surface-layer space, and the Doctor sensed their auras nearby.

Li Qiuzhi and Nahida confronted the Doctor at Joururi Workshop, where he used Psychic Power to compress Pyro and Electro into an Overloaded Singularity. Li Qiuzhi set off a special Baron Bunny that shattered the Domain, leaving the Doctor and Scaramouche aboard Shouki no Kami above the forest while Li Qiuzhi and Nahida vanished.

• The Doctor recognized Li Qiuzhi and Nahida, realizing the Grand Sage had fallen, and dismissed their challenge.
• Nahida disrupted the Doctor’s Psychic Power attack and confronted him, but he compressed Pyro and Electro into a dangerous Overloaded Singularity.
• Li Qiuzhi summoned a special Baron Bunny, then took Nahida into Shallow-Layer Space using his Invisibility Domain.
• The Doctor threw the Singularity and raised elemental shields as the Baron Bunny erupted, unleashing a blast that shattered the Domain and his shield.
• The Doctor and Shouki no Kami were ejected above the forest, where Scaramouche managed to keep the giant puppet hovering.
• Unable to detect Li Qiuzhi or Nahida, the Doctor watched his surroundings warily to guard against another attack.

Li Qiuzhi and Nahida fought The Doctor on Shouki no Kami, but his defenses and pollen made him difficult to harm. Li Qiuzhi moved into Shallow-Layer Space and sent six Sword Intent manifestations after The Doctor, who searched for a way to counter them while he could not retreat with Shouki no Kami.

• Li Qiuzhi struck The Doctor with golden Sword Energy, but the attacks passed through him without causing damage.
• Nahida identified The Doctor’s pink mist as a simulated form of God-Eating Flower pollen, and Li Qiuzhi scattered it with Anemo before The Doctor pulled it back together.
• Li Qiuzhi took Nahida into Shallow-Layer Space and sent six manifestations of Lumine’s Sword God to attack The Doctor.
• The Doctor used a Hydro shell to avoid the manifestations’ tracking Sword Energy while their Golden Shields resisted his pollen.
• The Doctor realized that Scaramouche could not yet fully merge with Shouki no Kami, leaving him unable to retreat, and resented Li Qiuzhi’s rapid growth in strength.

Dottore threatened to destroy the forest and attack Sumeru City, but Li Qiuzhi countered by shielding the area and threatening to destroy Shouki no Kami. Dottore agreed to negotiate, and Nahida considered demanding the return of everything the conspirators had taken.

• Dottore threatened Nahida and Li Qiuzhi by directing his pink mist at the forest and warning that he would attack Sumeru City.
• Li Qiuzhi enclosed Shouki no Kami and the woods in a golden shield, then sent Sword Energy against the mechanical body.
• Li Qiuzhi formed an enormous golden sword and prepared to split Shouki no Kami in half.
• Dottore agreed to negotiate rather than risk damage to Shouki no Kami, while maintaining a defiant tone.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Nahida what terms she wanted, and she considered making Dottore return everything taken by the Grand Sage and his allies.

Li Qiuzhi and Nahida negotiated with The Doctor over Shouki no Kami, demanding repayment for Sumeru’s resources, compensation for its citizens, and the destruction of his other Segments. The Doctor accepted the terms and erased the Segments, leaving the unfinished god and Electro Gnosis in the negotiations’ aftermath.

• Li Qiuzhi brought Nahida to the Surface-Layer Space to negotiate with The Doctor.
• Nahida demanded that The Doctor repay the resources used to build Shouki no Kami and compensate citizens harmed by the Akasha system’s dream harvesting.
• Nahida demanded that The Doctor erase his other Segments, and Li Qiuzhi explained why their destruction would prevent them from causing trouble elsewhere.
• The Doctor agreed to erase the Segments in exchange for Nahida’s forgiveness and activated the safeguards he had placed in them.
• The Doctor’s Segments around the world realized their consciousnesses were fading and cursed him as they disappeared.

Li Qiuzhi and Nahida forced the Fatui to retreat, then began restoring the Akademiya and disabling the Akasha system’s dream-harvesting function. After helping Nahida prepare for Irminsul’s problems, Li Qiuzhi returned to Avidya Forest and upgraded Flowing Heaven Archery, awakening its long-range Frostflake Arrow technique.

• Dottore accepted Nahida’s terms and withdrew with Scaramouche, while Nahida thanked Li Qiuzhi for helping defeat the Fatui.
• Nahida planned to reorganize the Akademiya and explained that Irminsul’s contamination by forbidden knowledge was behind its deteriorating condition; she asked Li Qiuzhi to accompany her to Irminsul later.
• Li Qiuzhi and Nahida ordered the Grand Sage to cooperate, then Nahida took control of the Akasha system and stopped it from occupying people’s capacity for thought and preventing their dreams.
• Nahida planned to blame Sumeru’s sudden return to dreaming on Irminsul’s contamination until the Akademiya’s reorganization was complete, and Li Qiuzhi offered to help with Irminsul later.
• Li Qiuzhi returned to Avidya Forest, spent 224,999 Experience Points to max out Flowing Heaven Archery, and awakened Frostflake Arrow, a powerful long-range elemental attack.

After helping resolve Sumeru’s crisis and clearing part of Collei’s Eleazar, Li Qiuzhi returned to Tighnari’s home and celebrated the good news with his companions. Back in the Wonderland Space, Fischl and Oz discovered that the Divine Salt was glowing, prompting everyone to go investigate a possible awakening of the God of Salt.

• Li Qiuzhi told Paimon, Lumine, Amber, Collei, and Tighnari that he had cleared the Withering Zones, rescued Lesser Lord Kusanali, and driven off The Doctor and Scaramouche.
• Tighnari praised Li Qiuzhi and prepared a feast of rainforest specialties, while Collei shared the progress in curing her Eleazar with Amber.
• Li Qiuzhi and the others brought Redheart Grapes to the Wonderland Space, where Lisa and Sucrose discussed Tighnari and his botanical work.
• Fischl and Oz reported that the Divine Salt in the storeroom had started glowing and that they sensed a powerful presence.
• Li Qiuzhi gathered the girls and suggested they go see whether the God of Salt was awakening.

Li Qiuzhi and the others watched the God of Salt awaken from the Divine Salt as a small white ball. Paimon began explaining the situation to the confused spirit.

• Li Qiuzhi considered how adding the knowledge of the gods to Wonderland Space could help it expand.
• Paimon, Lumine, and Li Qiuzhi waited as the light within the Divine Salt grew brighter and the God of Salt's Psychic Power increased.
• The God of Salt's white light gathered into a small hovering ball, leaving the Divine Salt dim but causing no change to Wonderland Space.
• The God of Salt asked where she was, then wondered whether Li Qiuzhi and the others were her subjects.
• Paimon began explaining the situation to the God of Salt.

Li Qiuzhi learned that Havria’s people had settled in Liyue and asked her to record her memories, then persuaded Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei to write their own account of the past. Several days later, the completed books expanded the Wonderland Space and gave it new spatial traits.

• Havria learned that some of the People of Salt had survived and settled in Liyue, and she declined to meet them for fear of disturbing their lives.
• Havria agreed to write an autobiography recounting her memories and the Domains she had encountered, while telling Li Qiuzhi to keep her divine relics.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Raiden Makoto to write an autobiography, then comforted Mona by promising to take her to the Akademiya’s House of Daena.
• Havria and Raiden Makoto completed their autobiographies on spirit-infused paper, and Raiden Ei joined the project to create a joint account of the Raiden sisters’ history.
• The books expanded the Wonderland Space by fifteen square meters, bringing its total area to three hundred and sixty square meters and granting it two spatial traits.

Li Qiuzhi gained new spatial traits, said goodbye to Collei after giving her a teleportation Beacon, and traveled with Lumine and Paimon to Sumeru City. Nahida prepared to take them to Irminsul so Lumine could try to cleanse its contamination.

• Li Qiuzhi gained the Concealment and Inheritance spatial traits from collecting the biographies of Havria and Raiden Makoto.
• Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon left Gandharva Ville after Collei's Eleazar was cured and the group found no remaining Withering Zones in Avidya Forest.
• Li Qiuzhi gave Collei a Beacon, allowing her to use Interstellar Travel and visit Amber; Collei accepted it and thanked him.
• Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon reached Sumeru City and met Nahida at the Akademiya.
• Nahida brought the group to a quiet chamber in the House of Daena and began preparing to teleport them to Irminsul.