Recaps

Lingchen revealed that Aha had granted him the authority of Humor, astonishing Fu Xuan, Jing Yuan, and Hua with its apparent power. When Aha answered Lingchen from the sky, Fu Xuan realized the Aeon was present and panicked.

• Fu Xuan asked Lingchen for more time to accept his relationships with multiple women, and he agreed.
• Hua arranged for Feixiao to bring Lingchen the Taixu Swordsmanship when she passed through the area.
• Lingchen told Fu Xuan and Sparkle that his authority was called Humor, and Hua, Jing Yuan, and Fu Xuan sensed its overwhelming power.
• Aha's laughter and voice answered Lingchen, and Fu Xuan grabbed his hand in alarm as she recognized the Aeon's presence.

Aha gave Lingchen an enormous chunk of the Imaginary Wall, and Lingchen planned to bind it to his Pure Land and test whether Qlipoth would notice. The wall appeared outside the Luofu with overwhelming power, leaving Jing Yuan preparing to intervene as Fu Xuan and Hua watched in alarm.

• Aha revealed that Nanook had given Aha a huge piece of the Imaginary Wall after Aha asked about Nanook's past.
• Lingchen mocked Aha and demanded the Imaginary Wall, while Aha admitted curiosity about how Lingchen would use it.
• Lingchen planned to incorporate the wall into his Pure Land and see how Qlipoth reacted when he used its power.
• Aha declared that other beings were waiting for Lingchen too, then vanished.
• Aha's token appeared outside the Luofu, and Jing Yuan prepared to defend it as Fu Xuan and Hua realized the wall's power could destroy everything.

Lingchen absorbed the Imaginary Wall with the power of [Elation] and Fuli’s Pure Land, leaving Fu Xuan, Jing Yuan, and Hua stunned. After the others departed to handle the Luofu’s response, Lingchen told Fu Xuan he would meet any factions seeking the Imaginary Wall and expected to become even more powerful once he integrated it.

• Lingchen used [Elation] and Fuli’s Pure Land to break apart and absorb the Imaginary Wall, while Jing Yuan decided he did not need to intervene.
• Lingchen sensed Qlipoth’s brief gaze and told the others he had taken a delivery from Aha; Fu Xuan questioned whether he was an Aeon’s illegitimate child, and Sparkle asked him for a mask or crystal.
• Hua left and decided to strip people who might target Lingchen of their authority and take them into custody.
• Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan left to attend to the Luofu’s needs and manage the consequences of the incident.
• Fu Xuan warned Lingchen that the Interastral Peace Corporation and other factions might seek the Imaginary Wall; Lingchen said they could meet him and claimed that integrating it would make him nearly invulnerable.

Lingchen let Sparkle stay at Fu Xuan’s Mansion after Fu Xuan took pity on her, while Sparkle tried to persuade him to give her a mask. The system then announced that Lingchen’s fusion was fully complete.

• Sparkle pretended to be hurt when Lingchen told her to find her own hotel, and Fu Xuan offered to let her stay at her Mansion.
• Fu Xuan left after Lingchen and Sparkle promised she would behave, and Lingchen agreed to arrange a room for her.
• Sparkle asked Lingchen for a mask, but he refused unless she genuinely committed herself to him or revealed her feelings.
• Lingchen turned to show Sparkle to her room as the system announced that his fusion was fully complete.

Lingchen escorted Sparkle around the Luofu while the IPC and Herta’s researchers reacted to reports of an [Elation] Emanator, a vanished Imaginary Wall, and a [Remembrance] lotus. On the Luofu, its generals and High Elders convened secretly to discuss Lingchen and the consequences of taking action.

• Lingchen and Sparkle discussed Vita, teased each other, and continued walking together through Fu Xuan’s residence.
• Jade assigned Topaz to investigate the Imaginary Wall and lotus on the Luofu and make initial contact with Lingchen, while warning her not to risk her future.
• Aventurine arrived as Topaz prepared to leave, and Jade told Topaz to hand her current project to him.
• Asta received Herta’s request to investigate the Luofu but decided to wait until the Astral Express returned to the space station in two months.
• The Xianzhou generals and High Elders held a secret conference, where Feixiao praised Lingchen and Yaoguang said she was interested in learning more about him.

The Xianzhou leaders discussed Lingchen’s extraordinary powers and urged Feixiao to consider a romance with him, while Feixiao insisted she wanted to take their relationship slowly. Jing Yuan then received Fu Xuan’s message that Lingchen could easily defeat five or six Emanators at once.

• Jing Yuan and Hua described Lingchen’s control over the Imaginary Wall, his mastery of multiple Paths, and his ability to restore Fu Xuan’s Divine Eye.
• Feixiao revealed that Lingchen had offered to examine her Moon Frenzy, prompting Jing Yuan and the others to suggest that Lingchen was interested in her.
• Feixiao said she had never considered romance but agreed to get to know Lingchen gradually and see whether they were compatible.
• Hua explained that Lingchen was already involved with others and that Feixiao could remain his friend if she preferred.
• Jing Yuan received Fu Xuan’s message that Lingchen could easily face and kill at least five or six Emanators at once.

Bailu learned that Lingchen had a gift for her and offered him a kiss as an apology for doubting him. Lingchen asked whether dragon saliva had the legendary healing effects, and Bailu admitted it had some, though not to that extent.

• Hua ordered the Xianzhou leadership to prepare a purge of those plotting against Lingchen and sent Feixiao to the Luofu to study Taixu Swordsmanship and rest.
• Feixiao questioned whether Hua should teach Lingchen, while Hua explained that building a relationship with him could benefit the Xianzhou Alliance.
• Bailu sulked because Lingchen had given protective talismans to others but not yet given her a gift, then realized he had never said she would not receive one.
• Bailu apologized to Lingchen and asked where her gift was; Lingchen said she should make it up to him for not trusting him.
• Bailu offered Lingchen a kiss, and he asked whether dragon saliva could prolong life and cure illnesses; Bailu said it had some such effects but was not that powerful.

Lingchen gave Bailu the Curio Siren’s Song to strengthen her ability to fight, then discussed the Luofu’s coming political upheaval with Jing Yuan. Jing Yuan learned that Borisin were also involved, raising new concerns as they prepared to target leaders among several factions.

• Lingchen gave Bailu a kiss and presented her with the Siren’s Song, a Curio that let her control water through her voice and imaginary energy.
• Lingchen explained that he had given protective gifts to Fu Xuan, Tingyun, Yukong, and Qingque as unrest and threats loomed over the Luofu.
• Jing Yuan arrived to speak privately with Lingchen, and warned him not to betray the trust Bailu placed in him.
• Lingchen asked what Jing Yuan’s plan would offer and how the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, Borisin, and Vidyadhara involved in the unrest would die.
• Jing Yuan explained that the operation would target influential leaders and their dangerous allies rather than purge all three groups.
• Jing Yuan was shocked when Lingchen confirmed that Borisin were involved, since he had only detected signs of Vidyadhara activity and the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus emerging.

Lingchen and Jing Yuan negotiated the Xianzhou’s response to infiltrators and corrupt higher-ups, agreeing to restore the Cauldron Master position to Lingsha and offer Lingchen compensation. Jing Yuan then revealed that the Alliance had secured support for the deal and replaced two dissenting Ten Lords, leaving Lingchen impressed by the Xianzhou’s resolve.

• Lingchen advised Jing Yuan to prepare against the Borisin while waiting to see whether they acted, and suggested restoring the Alchemy Commission’s Cauldron Master position.
• Lingchen named Lingsha, formerly Danzhu, as the candidate for Cauldron Master, and Jing Yuan agreed to bring her back to the Luofu.
• Jing Yuan said Marshal Hua would secretly monitor complicated higher-ups and permit Lingchen to act if they proved troublesome; he also described new requirements for future generals.
• Jing Yuan offered Lingchen an Alliance Jade Abacus with three unconditional requests, six requests to the Xianzhou ships, and coverage of his future expenses.
• Jing Yuan told Lingchen that two Ten Lords who opposed the agreement had been stripped of authority and replaced, and Lingchen praised the Alliance’s decisiveness.

Lingchen joked with Jing Yuan about Aha, then prepared for General Feixiao’s arrival and spent time with Bailu. Sparkle appeared offering dubious maid services, and Lingchen beat her after she tried to overcharge him, leaving her complaining in Fu Xuan’s courtyard.

• Aha appeared as a candied-fruit skewer and then Diting, and Lingchen kicked him through a spatial rift before Aha returned.
• Lingchen told Aha and Jing Yuan an absurd story about being Aha’s doctor, then sent Aha away again.
• Jing Yuan told Lingchen that General Feixiao would arrive that afternoon and returned to the Seat of Divine Foresight to coordinate with the Marshal.
• Bailu visited Lingchen for snacks, then left to help patients at the Alchemy Commission.
• Sparkle arrived claiming to be the universe’s number one maid and pitched Lingchen overpriced services.
• Lingchen asked Sparkle about the Ansai Waist Drum, beat her in the courtyard, and heard her complain that he was mean.

Sparkle agreed to meddle with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus after Lingchen suggested turning their plans into a game. Feixiao then visited Lingchen to deliver Taixu Swordsmanship, and Lingchen checked in for a Lynx Character Card before converting it into a Blank Character Card.

• Lingchen revealed that Sparkle's five-hundred-thousand-Credit purchase had been charged to him, and Sparkle discovered he had healed her old injuries and improved her condition.
• Lingchen suggested Sparkle infiltrate the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and lead them into a disastrous scheme, and she agreed to try it.
• Feixiao arrived at Fu Xuan's home and delivered Taixu Swordsmanship to Lingchen on Marshal Hua's behalf.
• Lingchen praised Feixiao until she blushed, then invited her to spar with him.
• Lingchen checked in before Feixiao and received a Lynx Character Card, which he fused into a Blank Character Card.

Lingchen reassured Feixiao that he would one day be able to change the fate tied to her past, and she was unsettled by how seriously he promised to do so. They went to the training grounds to spar, where Feixiao set a wager that Lingchen would reveal where he really came from if he lost.

• Feixiao agreed to spar with Lingchen after tea, and the two talked about her past and his promise to change what could not be recovered.
• Lingchen told Feixiao that he made the promise because they were friends, leaving her flustered before he changed the subject.
• Feixiao explained that Jiaoqiu and the others were handling internal affairs on the Yaoqing Xianzhou.
• Lingchen and Feixiao went to the training grounds, where Cloud Knights watched them from a distance.
• Feixiao ruled out using Emanator powers and said they would compare combat techniques, while Lingchen proposed putting something on the line.
• Feixiao wagered that Lingchen would tell her his real origins if he lost, though his bizarre account still seemed too ridiculous to believe.

Lingchen defeated Feixiao in a scythe duel, then discussed the strength of his technique with her and Jing Yuan at the Seat of Divine Foresight. Feixiao discovered that Lingchen's tea came from Jing Yuan, and she left still preferring alcohol.

• Feixiao agreed to let Lingchen touch her ears if he won, and they began their duel on the Training Grounds.
• Lingchen blocked Feixiao's attacks with his scythe until she switched from gunblades to a battle-axe.
• Lingchen disarmed Feixiao with a swift attack, and she conceded the match.
• Jing Yuan invited Lingchen and Feixiao to the Seat of Divine Foresight for tea, where they discussed Qingque and Lingchen's scythe technique.
• Feixiao recognized the tea as the same kind Lingchen served and learned Jing Yuan had supplied it.
• Feixiao asked for alcohol, but Jing Yuan said the Luofu valued healthy living and generally drank tea.

Lingchen learned the Inch Heart Fist Technique from Hua’s Jade Abacus and continued training with Feixiao, who decided to leave the Xianzhou to pursue a Borisin fleet. Before she departed, Lingchen used the condition Feixiao owed him to touch her fox ears.

• Feixiao suggested the Jade Abacus might contain the Inch Heart Fist Technique, and Lingchen found it after examining the contents closely.
• Lingchen memorized both the Inch Heart Fist Technique and Taixu Swordsmanship, causing the Jade Abacus to crumble to ash.
• Feixiao sparred with Lingchen every day as he learned unarmed combat, and their growing closeness shifted her feelings toward him.
• Feixiao told Lingchen she planned to leave the next day to pursue a Borisin fleet, though they could stay in touch.
• Lingchen reminded Feixiao that she had agreed to let him use a condition after losing to him, then touched her fox ear as his gift.

Lingchen used Purification to remove Feixiao’s hidden injuries and suppress Moon Frenzy’s effects for a month, then told her she would need to return for regular treatment. Sparkle decided to leave the Xianzhou to explore another civilization, while Lingchen walked with Fu Xuan and discussed her training of Qingque.

• Lingchen purified Feixiao, clearing her hidden injuries and making Moon Frenzy’s effects negligible for a month.
• Lingchen refused to turn Feixiao’s monthly purification into a pill, and Feixiao agreed to visit him for treatment.
• Sparkle joked with Lingchen, then said she wanted to leave the Xianzhou and explore another civilization.
• Lingchen accepted Sparkle’s decision and offered her a ride with Feixiao, but Sparkle declined because she had chosen a different destination.
• Lingchen walked with Fu Xuan at night and questioned why she had assigned Qingque duties beyond the Divination Commission.
• Fu Xuan praised Qingque’s improved ability to handle problems, while Lingchen recalled Jing Yuan’s opinion that Fu Xuan still needed tempering.

Lingchen comforted Xiaoqian, a grieving young Foxian, by telling her that her mother could be imagined as a star watching over her. The chapter left Xiaoqian asking whether her mother’s faith had truly mattered.

• Fu Xuan and Lingchen found Xiaoqian crying alone and learned that she had lost her mother.
• Xiaoqian asked Fu Xuan whether following the Reignbow Arbiter was right and whether she was alone.
• Fu Xuan said the Hunt served to protect civilizations and create a better future, but Xiaoqian questioned why it had not spared her mother.
• Lingchen comforted Xiaoqian by saying that everyone was a child of the stars and that her mother could watch over her from the sky.
• Lingchen showed Xiaoqian the real starry sky and told her that her longing could connect her to her mother.
• Xiaoqian asked Lingchen whether her mother’s faith had mattered.

Lingchen comforted Xiaoqian over her mother’s death and helped her find resolve, then teased Fu Xuan on their way back. Later, Lingchen and Sparkle acted out a Peacekeeper scenario that ended with Sparkle unconscious, while Lingchen went to Aurum Alley the next morning.

• Lingchen explained faith to Xiaoqian and told her that her mother had become a star watching over her.
• Xiaoqian promised she would follow the stars, and Lingchen used [Purification] to clear her negative condition before she left with two Foxians.
• Fu Xuan and Lingchen discussed Xiaoqian’s connection to the stars, then traded teasing insults as they returned.
• Sparkle dressed as a Peacekeeper and provoked Lingchen, who sealed the space with [Elation] and overwhelmed her with his Path power.
• Lingchen went to Aurum Alley the next morning while Sparkle remained unconscious, and he realized she truly had feelings for him.

Lingchen acknowledged his feelings for Sparkle and promised to stay true to the women he cared for, then went to face Fu Xuan after their encounter. Meanwhile, Topaz and Aventurine arrived at the Luofu to meet Yukong and pursue business opportunities connected to Lingchen.

• Sparkle teased Lingchen about being his first, and he told her that she would have to defeat him to get what she wanted.
• Lingchen promised Sparkle that becoming powerful would not change his feelings for her or the others, and she revealed that she planned to leave the next day.
• Sparkle put on her tabi in front of Lingchen and said that only he would be allowed to see her feet.
• Lingchen decided to visit Fu Xuan and accept her anger after what he had done.
• Topaz introduced herself and Aventurine to Yukong at the Sky-Faring Commission, where they had come as representatives of the Interastral Peace Corporation.

Lingchen told Qingque an immersive story about the grim future that might follow if he were absent, persuading her that the Luofu would need her to take on a major leadership role. The story shook Qingque and Lingchen alike, and the chapter ended with Lingchen pulling a confused Fu Xuan into his arms.

• Topaz and Aventurine asked Yukong to arrange a meeting with Lingchen, and she gave them the address of Fu Xuan's Home.
• Qingque complained to Lingchen about Fu Xuan's increasing workload for her, and Lingchen told her she would eventually have to choose between becoming General or Diviner.
• Lingchen described a possible future in which Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan died in war, leaving Qingque as Diviner, and used an immersive projection to make the story vivid.
• The story left Qingque stunned and distressed, while Lingchen struggled with his own emotions and blamed Aha's influence.
• Fu Xuan returned home, and Lingchen pulled her into his arms, flustering her in front of Qingque.

Qingque recovered from Aha’s influence after Lingchen told a frightening story about possible upheavals, and she agreed to take her future Diviner duties more seriously while avoiding the Seat of Divine Foresight’s paperwork. Topaz and Aventurine arrived, and Fu Xuan’s divination revealed a romantic future for Topaz and Lingchen, leaving Topaz shocked and blushing.

• Lingchen used the Pure Land to protect Qingque and Fu Xuan from Aha’s influence, then explained that his story had frightened Qingque.
• Fu Xuan warned that ominous upheavals could threaten the Luofu without Lingchen, and Lingchen urged Qingque to train for her future role as Diviner.
• Qingque agreed to take the Divination Commission’s work but asked to avoid the Seat of Divine Foresight’s paperwork.
• Topaz and Aventurine arrived, and Lingchen recognized them by their original names and invited them to draw cards for a divination.
• Lingchen sent Topaz to Fu Xuan to learn her future, and Fu Xuan whispered the result: Topaz would kiss Lingchen.
• Topaz reacted to Fu Xuan’s revelation with shock and a blush.

Topaz and Aventurine invited Lingchen to join the Interastral Peace Corporation, but he declined and said Oswald Schneider would have to leave for him to reconsider. Lingchen acknowledged Aventurine’s hatred of Oswald and offered the pair milk tea, whose effects surprised Topaz.

• Topaz learned from Fu Xuan’s divination that she and Lingchen would fall in love, then discussed the Corporation’s offer with him and Aventurine.
• Fu Xuan returned to the Divination Commission, leaving Lingchen to hear the Corporation’s recruitment proposal from Topaz and Aventurine.
• Aventurine offered Lingchen a senior position and the possibility of a separate department, but Lingchen refused to join the Corporation.
• Lingchen said he would consider joining if Oswald Schneider left, and described several bizarre ways he could turn Oswald into entertainment.
• Aventurine admitted he wanted to kill Oswald for destroying the Avegians, but lacked the power and opportunity to do so.
• Lingchen served Topaz and Aventurine his homemade milk tea, which lifted their moods and eased their exhaustion.

Lingchen told Topaz and Aventurine that he had taken the Imaginary Wall, but they doubted his account and planned to investigate the Xianzhou anyway. After they left, Lingchen learned that Lord Ravagers Celenova and Zephyro were preparing a surprise attack on the Luofu to seize the Wall, while Topaz reported to Jade that Lingchen would not join the company.

• Lingchen told Topaz and Aventurine that he had taken the Imaginary Wall and warned them that the company could not control it.
• Lingchen said he was stronger than an Emanator and offered to cooperate with the company if Oswaldo was removed, but Topaz and Aventurine suspected he was teasing them.
• Topaz and Aventurine chose to stay on the Luofu and investigate the Imaginary Wall, then left Lingchen’s residence.
• Lingchen learned that Celenova and Zephyro had joined forces to attack the Luofu and steal the Imaginary Wall, using a device to thwart divination.
• Topaz told Jade that Lingchen would not join the company but might cooperate with them, and Jade accepted the outcome.

Lingchen’s warning that two Emanators of [Destruction] were heading to the Luofu prompted the Xianzhou and IPC representatives to decide how to respond. Topaz chose to trust Lingchen and report the warning to the Company, leaving his strength and the Imaginary Wall’s fate to be investigated.

• Jade told Topaz to investigate Lingchen’s claim about the Imaginary Wall and said she would inform Pearl of his interest in her.
• Fu Xuan explained that Qingque was working hard while training her to take over the Diviner’s position, and Lingchen discussed the approaching Emanators with Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan.
• Lingchen advised the Luofu to officially notify the Company that Aha was the source of the warning, and Fu Xuan agreed.
• Topaz and Aventurine discussed whether Aha’s warning was credible, and Topaz said she believed Lingchen.
• Topaz instructed Jade to tell Diamond that Lingchen had obtained the information from Aha and to report the Luofu’s position, while the Company continued investigating Lingchen and the Imaginary Wall.

The IPC board debated Lingchen’s power and unanimously chose to seek friendly relations, while waiting to see how he handled two Emanators of [Destruction]. Back home, Lingchen comforted Qingque, and the chapter ended with Zephyro and Celenova preparing their attack.

• Oswald opposed confronting Lingchen, while Diamond argued that an alliance with him was worth more than the Ten Stonehearts.
• Apolly speculated that Lingchen might possess a throne-domain that would make him far stronger than an ordinary Emanator and advised the IPC to befriend him.
• Taravan assigned Diamond to arrange friendly relations with Lingchen, and Lady Scar announced the board’s unanimous decision.
• Qingque complained to Lingchen about her workload and asked whether two Emanators were coming to attack him.
• Lingchen held Qingque, and Zephyro criticized Celenova for seeking a device to conceal their presence before attacking.

The Xianzhou Luofu learned that Lord Ravagers Celenova and Zephyro were approaching with a vast Antimatter Legion force, and its leaders prepared to defend the ship while placing their hopes in Lingchen. Topaz and Aventurine also received the invasion report and recognized how overwhelming the threat was.

• Celenova and Zephyro led tens of thousands of Doomsday Beasts and Calamity's Vanguard, along with nearly a million Voidrangers, toward the Luofu to seize the Imaginary Wall.
• Lingchen received Aha's warning and intended to defeat the Lord Ravagers with his own power in exchange for more strength from [Elation].
• Fu Xuan briefly broke through the blockade and divined the approaching attack, while Qingzu informed Jing Yuan of the threat.
• Fu Xuan ordered the Luofu to prepare for battle, and Yukong and the Ten-Lords Commission also readied themselves as they trusted Lingchen to protect the ship.
• Topaz and Aventurine read the Divination Commission's report and realized that the approaching force could overwhelm the Luofu.