Recaps

Ayinai restored Xianzhou Daiyu and guided its people along the Path of Existence as they rebuilt their ship, gathered allies, and rejoined the wider universe. Daiyu confronted turmoil on the Yuanqiao, while the Garden of Existence learned that Qingzhu was an Emanator and Daiyu had survived.

• Ayinai gave Higgs Purifying Tree seeds to traders, then restored planets devastated by the Swarm Disaster and became known as the Aeon of Existence.
• After Abominations of Abundance attacked Daiyu, Qingzhu ordered the ship crashed into Talasa, and Ayinai rescued survivors before restoring Daiyu and making Qingzhu her first Emanator.
• Qingzhu and Xiahou Chan rebuilt Daiyu, formed the Manifest Existence Army, and learned that Ayinai’s blessing let them preserve memories without succumbing to the dangers of long life.
• Daiyu resumed its travels, established a trade partnership with The Family, and welcomed the Qi Lineage after Ayinai gave them a group-support ability.
• Wanmeng and Qi Tianque performed at Daiyu’s New Year’s celebration, and Ayinai later helped the army fight berserk automatons before Qingzhu ordered Daiyu to assist the Yuanqiao.
• On the Yuanqiao, Ayinai urged its Helmsman to believe in Existence, while Qingzhu and Xiahou Chan confronted the nobles and negotiated control of properties for Daiyu.
• The Garden Master learned that Daiyu had survived and followed Ayinai, while Qingzhu declared her Emanator status to an IPC envoy and Amo reunited with Xiaohe.

Amo and Xiaohe joined the war against Dong Tian as the Alliance Army reclaimed planets and Qingzhu’s forces fought the Denizens of Abundance. Elder Ge made Amo the new head of the Garden of Existence, and the armies prepared for a final confrontation with Dong Tian, whose strength rivaled an Emanator’s.

• Xiaohe told Ayinai she had chosen Amo as her host and companion, and Ayinai allowed her to make that choice while warning her about the danger of exposure.
• Ayinai learned that Aha had taken half of Voracity’s remains, while Qingzhu used her power to save Yuanqiao from falling into a red giant.
• Dong Tian seized control of the Garden of Existence, while Elder Ge escaped and formed an alliance to resist him.
• Amo and Xiaohe fought Garden soldiers, then joined the Alliance Army as it fought Dong Tian’s forces alongside Qingzhu’s reinforcements from Xianzhou Daiyu.
• The generals learned Xiaohe was the Heart of Nihility and that Amo had not chosen a Path, then formed a secret squad to protect them.
• Amo helped the Alliance Army capture an agricultural planet, rebuked a commander for dismissing civilian lives, and led a night raid that freed Bountiful Nation from the enemy’s human shields.
• Qingzhu’s army defeated the Houyhnhnms, while Elder Ge declared Amo the new head of the Garden and Amo accepted the position.
• Elder Ge described Dong Tian’s weapons and abilities, and Xiahou Chan and Wanmeng judged that Dong Tian might have Emanator-level strength without an Aeon’s blessing.

The Alliance defeated Dong Tian’s regime, but Elder Ge’s attempt to seize Voracity’s power threatened the Garden until Dong Tian returned as a Three-Path Emanator and helped seal the crack. The Garden began rebuilding under Amo as Dong Tian left with Akivili, while Ayinai set out for Yaoqing and met Lan.

• Xiahou Chan led the Alliance against the Garden, where Amo, Wanmeng, and Elder Ge fought through Dong Tian’s forces until Xiahou Chan and Amo defeated Dong Tian.
• Elder Ge revealed that he had manipulated events, killed Qi Tianque, and stolen power from the seal beneath the Garden, then transformed and attacked both armies.
• Xiaohe awakened the Heart of Nihility in Amo, while Qingzhu and Amo fought Elder Ge and Dong Tian regained his memories and became an Emanator of Existence, Preservation, and Erudition.
• Dong Tian, Qingzhu, and Amo used the Garden’s Antenna and the Heart of Nihility to weaken the crack beneath the Garden and restrain the power of Voracity.
• Ayinai revived Qi Tianque and helped organize a victory banquet, where he performed as she blessed Daiyu, the Garden, and its planets.
• Ayinai appointed Amo to lead the Garden, while Dong Tian left with Akivili to travel and practice Existence.
• Two hundred years later, Amo announced that the Garden would rejoin the forces of Existence, and Ayinai traveled to Yaoqing, where Lan helped her settle nearby.
• Akivili and Dong Tian arrived at the Astral Express, where Duolike met Dong Tian and learned that he came from the Garden.