Chapter Summaries

Li Qiuzhi, Bennett, and Fischl cleared the God remains from the Domain’s third level and searched for other dangers. They found a Precious Chest hidden beneath loose rocks, collected its treasures, and prepared to leave before nightfall.

• Bennett and Fischl recovered after helping Li Qiuzhi destroy the God remains, and the dark mist around them dissipated.
• Li Qiuzhi led the group in searching the third level, where they found no other monsters or immediate threats.
• Bennett spotted a pile of loose rocks, and Li Qiuzhi and Bennett broke it apart to uncover a Precious Chest.
• Bennett slipped while approaching the chest, but Li Qiuzhi caught him before he fell.
• Bennett opened the chest and found over sixty thousand Mora, five Primogems, a four-star Artifact, and a three-star Artifact.
• Li Qiuzhi suggested they head back, mindful of the Stonehide Lawachurl outside and whether Oz had returned with reinforcements.

Li Qiuzhi, Bennett, and Fischl returned from the Domain’s lower floors after Oz reported that Cyrus’s adventurers had defeated the Stonehide Lawachurl. Cyrus praised the group and invited them back to camp, while Li Qiuzhi collected materials and planned to ask Sucrose to make Elemental Potions.

• Oz told Li Qiuzhi, Bennett, and Fischl that Cyrus and several adventurers had quickly defeated the Stonehide Lawachurl.
• The group found the Lawachurl defeated, and Cyrus praised their courage and Li Qiuzhi’s discoveries in the Domain.
• Fischl felt increased fondness for Li Qiuzhi, while he modestly credited his companions for their success.
• Cyrus invited the group to return to camp and celebrate their accomplishments.
• Li Qiuzhi collected the Lawachurl’s shattered bone mask and Abyss Mage materials, intending to ask Sucrose to make Elemental Potions.
• Li Qiuzhi and the others left the Domain and returned to camp before nightfall.

Li Qiuzhi and his companions received a new Monster Damage Bonus Specialty after clearing the Domain of the Abyss and stopping the Abyss Order’s plot. They were rewarded by the Adventurers’ Guild, split their spoils, and returned to Mondstadt, agreeing to rest before exploring again.

• Li Qiuzhi gained the Monster Damage Bonus Specialty for his party’s achievements in the Domain of the Abyss.
• Branch Master Cyrus brought Li Qiuzhi and his companions to the Guild station, where Bennett spotted Jack, who fled after Cyrus revealed how he had injured himself.
• Cyrus praised Li Qiuzhi and his companions and gave each of them 150,000 Mora for discovering the Domain’s second and third floors.
• Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett divided their spoils, with Li Qiuzhi taking five Primogems and the Stonehide Lawachurl’s broken mask.
• The companions celebrated at the Good Hunter before Li Qiuzhi returned home, and they agreed to rest the next day and explore the Domain again in a few days.

Li Qiuzhi spent the Primogems he had gained to reach level 20, chose the Abundant Vitality racial specialty, and fused two max-level archery skills. He ended the night with a new combined skill and several thousand Experience Points in reserve.

• Li Qiuzhi absorbed five Primogems and gained 15,000 Experience Points.
• Li Qiuzhi spent 8,927 Experience Points to reach level 20 and received a choice of racial specialty.
• Li Qiuzhi chose Abundant Vitality, improving his recovery and granting additional lifespan.
• Li Qiuzhi spent 4,400 Experience Points to raise Favonius Archery: Basics to level 10.
• Li Qiuzhi fused Favonius Archery: Basics with Hunter's Archery to create Favonius Hunter's Archery, which retained both skills' special traits.

Li Qiuzhi visited the alchemy crafting bench to find Sucrose and ask her to prepare Elemental Potions in exchange for Stonehide Lawachurl mask fragments. Sucrose confirmed the Geo-infused bones were worth studying and agreed to help him.

• Li Qiuzhi reviewed his newly fused archery skill, then rested for the night.
• The next morning, Li Qiuzhi brought the potion formulas and Lawachurl mask fragments to Timaeus at the crafting bench.
• Timaeus recognized the fragments as likely belonging to a Stonehide Lawachurl and went to fetch Sucrose.
• Sucrose examined the fragments and explained that Lawachurl masks were made from other animals' bones and fused with Geo as the creatures transformed.
• Sucrose agreed to help Li Qiuzhi with whatever he needed, and she gained affection for him.

Li Qiuzhi asked Sucrose to make two Elemental Potions, but she lacked the materials and offered to gather them in Windwail Highland. Li Qiuzhi joined her, and they set out to collect ingredients for the potions and Timaeus’s dye research.

• Li Qiuzhi gave Sucrose two Elemental Potion Recipes, and she agreed to make the potions once she found the required materials.
• Sucrose said she needed Valberries and Flaming Flower stamens, while Timaeus asked them to collect Raspberries for his dye research.
• Li Qiuzhi offered to accompany Sucrose to Windwail Highland, and she accepted.
• Sucrose gave Timaeus part of the Stonehide Lawachurl’s shattered bone mask to study before she and Li Qiuzhi left Mondstadt for Windwail Highland.

Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose traveled through the hills toward Windwail Highland to collect materials for Timaeus, finding berries and discussing how much a Vision could carry. They continued searching for Valberries and Flaming Flowers, then spotted broken stone walls with black smoke rising from them.

• Li Qiuzhi helped Sucrose climb a rocky ledge after she slipped and fell, and her feelings toward him improved.
• Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose found four berries, and Sucrose stored them in her Vision after warning him to pick them carefully.
• Sucrose explained that a Vision’s carrying capacity depended on the holder’s strength and said she had about ten kilograms of space left.
• Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose continued toward the remaining materials and approached broken stone walls where black smoke was rising.

Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose found Amber attempting to cook in Windwail Highland and learned that monsters had gathered around newly formed Ley Line Blossoms. Amber offered to take them to see the blossoms.

• Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose followed the smell of scorched food to some ruins and found Amber cooking a blackened meal beside a disabled Ruin Guard.
• Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose helped Amber extinguish the fire and clean her pot, then asked why she was in Windwail Highland.
• Amber explained that ley line energy had once caused wild beasts to multiply there, and that the Knights of Favonius had recently discovered blue Ley Line Blossoms attracting monsters.
• Sucrose eagerly asked about the Blossoms of Revelation, and Amber offered to take her and Li Qiuzhi to see them.

Amber, Li Qiuzhi, and Sucrose reached a Blossom of Revelation, where Amber activated it and drew in Pyro Slimes. The group fought back, but the slimes’ elemental immunity limited the damage Li Qiuzhi and Amber could deal.

• Amber explained that she had stopped to defeat a Ruin Guard while on her way to handle a mission.
• Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose went with Amber to see the Ley Line Blossom, and Li Qiuzhi picked raspberries along the way.
• The group reached the Blossom of Revelation, and Amber warned Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose to stay alert before activating it.
• Two large Pyro Slimes and four small ones appeared and attacked the group.
• Li Qiuzhi pierced a large Pyro Slime with an armor-piercing arrow, while Amber fired ordinary arrows at another; their attacks dealt limited damage.

Li Qiuzhi, Amber, and Sucrose defeated Pyro Slimes and then fought two Blazing Whopperflowers that ambushed them underground. After the battle, Sucrose considered using the Whopperflower petals as a substitute ingredient for Elemental Potions.

• Sucrose gathered the Pyro Slimes with her Anemo, allowing Li Qiuzhi and Amber to defeat them.
• Two Blazing Whopperflowers emerged from underground and surrounded Li Qiuzhi, Amber, and Sucrose.
• Amber dodged the Whopperflowers, and Li Qiuzhi carried Sucrose out of danger, increasing her favorable impression of him.
• Sucrose summoned an Unstable Large Wind Spirit, while Amber and Li Qiuzhi attacked the Whopperflowers and defeated them.
• Sucrose examined the Blazing Whopperflower petals and suggested they might replace Flaming Flower stamens in Elemental Potions.

Li Qiuzhi, Amber, and Sucrose opened a Ley Line Blossom, gaining strength while Sucrose collected a sample for her research. With her alchemical materials partly gathered, Sucrose asked Amber to help find Valberries and Electro Crystals, and Amber led them toward the Valberries.

• Sucrose said she could use Whopperflower petals instead of Flaming Flower stamens, leaving Valberries and Electro Crystals to find.
• Amber prepared to activate the Ley Line Blossom, but Sucrose stopped her to request a small leaf sample.
• Li Qiuzhi cut off a leaf for Sucrose, then Amber used Original Resin to make the Ley Line Blossom bloom.
• The blossom released purple energy that strengthened all three, raising Li Qiuzhi from level twenty to level twenty-one.
• Amber said she knew where to find Mondstadt’s local specialties and ores, then led Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose to search for Valberries.

Li Qiuzhi, Amber, and Sucrose gathered Valberries and Electro Crystals in Windwail Highland, completing their tasks before returning to Mondstadt. At the crafting bench, Sucrose prepared to make Li Qiuzhi an Elemental Potion while Timaeus asked to observe.

• A Wild Forest Boar charged at Li Qiuzhi, who knocked it unconscious with one punch.
• Amber found the Valberries, and Sucrose carefully dug up the plant intact.
• Amber led Li Qiuzhi and Sucrose to gather three more Valberry plants and four Electro Crystals.
• Amber left to report to Jean, while Sucrose accompanied Li Qiuzhi to the crafting bench to fulfill her promise.
• Sucrose agreed to let Timaeus observe as she prepared the Elemental Potion.

Sucrose prepared an improved Pyro potion with help from Timaeus and Li Qiuzhi, explaining how Mystic Enhancement Ore activated the potion’s dormant Pyro. Li Qiuzhi learned the Type II Pyro Potion, Enhanced Power Version formula, while Sucrose planned to make an Electro potion as well.

• Sucrose asked Timaeus to simmer Blazing Whopperflower petals and Li Qiuzhi to grind Mystic Enhancement Ore while she melted Electro Crystals.
• Sucrose combined the red liquid with Mystic Enhancement Ore powder and Luminescent Spine to create a powerful Pyro potion.
• Timaeus asked how the formula used Mystic Enhancement Ore, and Sucrose explained that its Ley Line energy stimulated the Pyro rather than reacting with it directly.
• Sucrose named the improved formula the Type II Pyro Potion, Enhanced Power Version, and Li Qiuzhi learned it through his Character Panel.

Li Qiuzhi collected the Elemental Potions Sucrose had brewed and arranged to bring her monster bones and rare materials in exchange for future potions. On his way to restock arrows, he decided swordsmanship was a better use of his Experience Points and began upgrading his Favonius Swordsmanship: Royal.

• Sucrose finished brewing five Pyro Potions and five Electro Potions for Li Qiuzhi, noting that using them together could trigger Overloaded.
• Sucrose asked Li Qiuzhi to bring her fresh monster bones and rare materials, and he agreed to supply them in exchange for more potions.
• Li Qiuzhi asked about learning basic alchemical formulas, and Sucrose invited him to visit the Knights of Favonius' Alchemy Laboratory.
• Li Qiuzhi left Sucrose's shed with the potions and decided to replenish his dwindling arrow supply at Wagner's smithy.
• Li Qiuzhi chose to spend his Experience Points improving Favonius Swordsmanship: Royal and began raising its level.

Li Qiuzhi visited Wagner’s smithy to buy arrows and learned how to enhance his Dull Blade, bringing it to +20. He left for Valberry Street at dusk, where a pair of ice-blue, fluffy ears appeared from the shrubs in a dim alley.

• Li Qiuzhi found that learning Eula’s swordsmanship had raised Favonius Swordsmanship: Royal to Lv.8.
• Wagner told Li Qiuzhi that Quenched Arrows were sold out, so Li Qiuzhi bought thirty Armor-Piercing Arrows instead.
• Wagner offered to teach Li Qiuzhi to enhance his Dull Blade, and Li Qiuzhi used three Mystic Enhancement Ore and Mora to raise it to +20.
• Li Qiuzhi paid for the arrows and enhancement materials, then left the smithy and walked toward Valberry Street as night fell.
• Li Qiuzhi turned into a dim alley and spotted ice-blue, fluffy upright ears emerging from the shrubs.

Li Qiuzhi discovered a Cryo Abyss Mage hiding in Mondstadt and prepared to attack, but Diluc struck it down first. Mistaking Li Qiuzhi for a possible intruder, Diluc questioned him, and Li Qiuzhi introduced himself as an adventurer and explained why he was there.

• Li Qiuzhi found a Cryo Abyss Mage hiding in the bushes and suspected it had entered Mondstadt through the Abyss Order's teleportation network.
• Li Qiuzhi approached the mage in stealth and prepared to draw his Dull Blade, but a flaming Favonius Greatsword struck the mage from above.
• Li Qiuzhi recognized the masked attacker as Diluc, the Darknight Hero, and feared Diluc would mistake him for a Fatui agent.
• Diluc ordered Li Qiuzhi to reveal himself, then asked who he was and why he was in the city.
• Li Qiuzhi claimed he was an adventurer, offered Katheryne and Amber as references, and said he had been about to deal with the monster.

Li Qiuzhi reunited with Fischl and Bennett after they shared what they had done over the past few days. When they heard that adventurers had discovered a Petrified Tree in the Domain, the three hurried inside to compete for its rewards.

• Diluc said he would confirm Li Qiuzhi's background, then left with the Favonius Greatsword.
• Li Qiuzhi packed his Elemental Potions and arrows, then spent two days preparing and completing commissions near Mondstadt.
• Li Qiuzhi met Fischl and Bennett at the Adventurers' Guild, where Bennett described celebrating his dads' birthday and Fischl talked about reading martial arts novels.
• Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett learned that adventurers had found a Petrified Tree in the Domain at the Temple of the Thousand Winds.
• Li Qiuzhi and Bennett followed Fischl into the Domain to compete for the Petrified Tree's rewards.

Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett reached a busy encampment on the Domain’s second floor, where Li Qiuzhi bought two Primogems. When Adventurers discovered a Petrified Tree in the Eastern Swamp Area, the group prepared to join the Guild-supervised effort to clear the Monsters around it.

• Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett arrived at the second floor and found a crowded passage lined with Adventurers’ tents and stalls.
• Li Qiuzhi bought two Primogems for ninety-five thousand Mora each and asked Bennett to save any he found for him in the future.
• Bennett offered to sell Li Qiuzhi Primogems, while Fischl claimed he could take some from her palace gardens.
• An Adventurer announced that a team had discovered a Petrified Tree in the Eastern Swamp Area, prompting the gathered Adventurers to mobilize.
• Bennett eagerly prepared to go, and Li Qiuzhi decided the group should join the Guild-supervised Monster-clearing effort.

Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett joined the adventurers fighting monsters around the Petrified Tree in the Domain’s Eastern Swamp Area. After the adventurers defeated the monsters and arranged a fair distribution of the tree’s rewards, the trio explored briefly before returning to Mondstadt.

• Li Qiuzhi spotted Aron, a Vision holder and leader of the Dark Adventuring Team, defeat a Large Hydro Slime with a Pyro attack.
• Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett joined the battle, using Electro-Charged and Vaporize reactions to help defeat the monsters.
• The adventurers defeated the last Hilichurl Mitachurl and agreed that the Adventurers' Guild would distribute the Petrified Tree’s rewards according to each team’s contribution.
• Li Qiuzhi gained Fischl’s friendship twice, reaching Lv.6 (50/600), and earned over two thousand Experience Points during their further exploration.
• Li Qiuzhi, Fischl, and Bennett returned to Mondstadt City around noon.

After exploring a Domain with Bennett and Fischl, Li Qiuzhi upgraded his swordsmanship and level before Lisa confronted him about overdue library books. Lisa made him help collect other late books, and their search ended with the discovery that Funi had taken his book to the novice Adventuring Team Verdant Wings.

• Li Qiuzhi parted from Bennett and Fischl after their Domain exploration and spent Experience Points to max out Favonius Swordsmanship: Royal and reach level twenty-four.
• Lisa visited Li Qiuzhi over his overdue books, forgave the delay, and made him carry books while she collected others.
• Lisa and Li Qiuzhi visited Schutz and Margaret, then gathered several more overdue books from other borrowers.
• At the final address, Funi's grandmother said he had gone away for closed training with Verdant Wings.
• Lisa sensed that Funi's borrowed book was not at the house and set out with Li Qiuzhi to retrieve it.