Recaps

Jiang Xiaofeng carried La Signora to Venti and let her take his Gnosis, then left with her. Venti was left shaken as Jean and the others stayed behind.

• Jiang Xiaofeng descended to the Fatui while Venti refused to help him, and Jean stopped Lumine from intervening.
• Jiang Xiaofeng offered to fly La Signora to the top of the ruins, pulled her into his arms, and carried her upward.
• Jiang Xiaofeng found Venti and the others, then used a purple braid to pull Venti over and slapped him for accusing him of belonging to a faction.
• Jiang Xiaofeng handed Venti to La Signora, who extracted his Gnosis, and he flew away with her.
• Jean helped Venti up while Lumine reassured her that he was fine, and Jiang Xiaofeng laughed as he left.

Jiang Xiaofeng left Stormterror’s Lair with La Signora and arranged to ride with the Fatui toward Wangshu Inn, joking with her along the way. In the carriage, he revealed how he had learned to seal away the emotions attached to troubling memories and asked whether that was normal.

• Jiang Xiaofeng ordered the Fatui Skirmishers to leave and asked La Signora whether he could join the Fatui.
• Jiang Xiaofeng declined to travel to Snezhnaya with La Signora, and she told him she was heading to Liyue to deliver the Gnosis.
• Jiang Xiaofeng tried to fly toward Liyue but lost his bearings, so he accepted La Signora’s offer of a ride and directed the carriage to Wangshu Inn.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told La Signora to call him The Beheaded or Jiang Xiaofeng and teased her about romance.
• Jiang Xiaofeng explained that he could lock away the emotions tied to troubling memories and asked La Signora whether that was normal.

Jiang Xiaofeng parted ways with La Signora and traveled to Wangshu Inn, where he activated a waypoint and rented a room while hoping to meet Xiao. After settling in, he flew toward nearby monster camps to gather cells for his next system reward.

• Jiang Xiaofeng told La Signora to stop clinging to past regrets, then left the carriage and headed toward Wangshu Inn.
• Jiang Xiaofeng hunted animals and cleared nearby Hilichurls and an Abyss Mage, collecting raw meat along the way.
• Jiang Xiaofeng activated a waypoint near Wangshu Inn and asked Verr Goldet about finding Xiao.
• Verr Goldet suggested that Xiao often cleared monsters from nearby camps, and Jiang Xiaofeng paid for a room to wait for him.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rested briefly in his room, then flew east of the inn to gather cells for his next system reward.

Jiang Xiaofeng slaughtered a Hilichurl camp, and the system awakened to reward him with new equipment and five Legendary Scrolls of Power. After testing one scroll’s Brutality, Tactics, and Survival knowledge, he found he could only scatter caltrops for now, then noticed the Cursed Sword’s eye had begun moving and headed for another camp.

• Jiang Xiaofeng attacked the Hilichurl camp with Ground Shatter, his gauntlets, Corrupted Power, and the Cursed Sword, killing every Hilichurl there.
• The system awakened after collecting cells and awarded Jiang Xiaofeng five Legendary Scrolls of Power, two mutations, Wave of Denial, Gilded Yumi, and a Flamethrower.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used a Legendary Scroll of Power and absorbed knowledge about Brutality, Tactics, and Survival, but his attempt to use Tactics only scattered caltrops.
• Jiang Xiaofeng noticed the Cursed Sword’s eye moving and charged toward another Hilichurl camp to test his gains.

Jiang Xiaofeng fought Xiao and used the Cursed Sword to absorb his karmic debt, then carried him to Wangshu Inn. While the sword continued draining Xiao, Jiang Xiaofeng went to the kitchen for almond tofu and learned that Yanxiao had been frightened by something strange.

• Jiang Xiaofeng tested his weapons on the Hilichurls, then flew to Zhongli's Statue of the Seven and encountered Xiao.
• Jiang Xiaofeng tried to persuade Xiao to let him remove his karmic debt, but Xiao refused, so Jiang Xiaofeng fought and restrained him.
• Jiang Xiaofeng pressed the Cursed Sword against Xiao, which absorbed his karmic debt until nightfall.
• Jiang Xiaofeng carried Xiao to Wangshu Inn, where Verr Goldet and Huai'an saw him arrive.
• Jiang Xiaofeng went to the kitchen for almond tofu and learned from a kitchen hand that Yanxiao had become jumpy after seeing something strange.

Jiang Xiaofeng made almond tofu at Wangshu Inn and used it to soothe Xiao’s nightmare before absorbing four scrolls of records and passing out. Ningguang learned about Jiang Xiaofeng and considered him a potential ally, while Xiao woke after an unusually restful night.

• Jiang Xiaofeng argued with Yanxiao, gathered ingredients, and made a bowl of almond tofu despite lacking a setting agent at first.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Yanxiao how to handle the girl haunting the inn and returned to his room with the almond tofu.
• As Xiao’s nightmare worsened, Jiang Xiaofeng fed him almond tofu and pulled him back from the Abyss.
• Jiang Xiaofeng absorbed four scrolls of records and collapsed unconscious on the bed.
• Yanxiao reported what he knew about Jiang Xiaofeng, and Ningguang received Verr Goldet’s information and judged Jiang Xiaofeng a promising ally.
• Jiang Xiaofeng and Xiao both rested through the night, and Xiao woke on the floor in broad daylight.

After Jiang Xiaofeng freed Xiao from his karmic debt, Xiao accepted his recognition and ate almond tofu without fear of losing control. Jiang Xiaofeng left for Liyue Harbor while Xiao remained at Wangshu Inn, remembering his lost fellow yakshas.

• Xiao woke at Wangshu Inn, found Jiang Xiaofeng asleep, and realized the almond tofu nearby smelled irresistible.
• Jiang Xiaofeng explained that his weapon had absorbed Xiao’s karmic debt and encouraged him to visit Liyue Harbor without fear.
• Jiang Xiaofeng invited Xiao to travel to Liyue Harbor with him, but Xiao chose to keep dealing with nearby monsters.
• Xiao threw Jiang Xiaofeng his dark green mask as a token of recognition, and Jiang Xiaofeng rubbed Xiao’s head before leaving.
• Xiao ate the almond tofu in tears and said he missed Bosacius, Bonanus, Menogias, and Indarias.

Jiang Xiaofeng flew toward Liyue Harbor, detouring through Guili Plains to loot treasure and give Soraya advice about a future visitor. After unlocking a Teleport Waypoint and making his way through the heat, he arrived at Liyue Harbor’s main entrance for the second time.

• Jiang Xiaofeng examined Xiao’s Nuo mask token, then set out for Liyue Harbor with a map from Verr Goldet.
• Jiang Xiaofeng looted chests in Guili Plains, disabled Ruin Guards, and gathered their cores and the Mora inside the chests.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Soraya that someone would eventually help her investigate Guili Plains and advised her to prepare Mora and blue-and-pink stones as payment.
• Jiang Xiaofeng harvested monsters along the road, flew through the heat, and unlocked a Teleport Waypoint near Liyue Harbor.
• Jiang Xiaofeng arrived at Liyue Harbor’s main entrance and remarked that he had returned for the second time.

Jiang Xiaofeng tried to sneak into Liyue Harbor, but his attempts to reach the Northland Bank led him into Bubu Pharmacy, where Baizhu caught him. After escaping and meeting Madame Ping, he ran into Xiangling and Yanfei and asked Xiangling if she was ever going to stop.

• Jiang Xiaofeng found that Xiao's mask could not get him through Liyue Harbor's gate, then learned Xiao had left and flew over the walls instead.
• Jiang Xiaofeng sneaked into Bubu Pharmacy and tried to possess Herbalist Gui, but Baizhu trapped him with vines.
• Jiang Xiaofeng made the vines attack Baizhu, reattached his head to his body, and escaped; Baizhu and Changsheng discussed his dangerous aura.
• Jiang Xiaofeng met Madame Ping, who said Xiangling had been at fault when he fought her.
• Xiangling and Yanfei approached Jiang Xiaofeng, and he turned to Xiangling and asked, "Are you ever going to stop?"

Jiang Xiaofeng avoided Keqing and the Millelith until Keqing revealed that Ningguang wanted to meet him. He flew to the Jade Chamber and sat down to hear what Ningguang wanted.

• Jiang Xiaofeng teased Yanfei about the laws he had broken, then left when he saw the Millelith approaching.
• Keqing told Jiang Xiaofeng that Ningguang wanted to meet him, and he flew to the Jade Chamber.
• Madame Ping told Xiangling and Yanfei what she knew about Jiang Xiaofeng, then teased Xiangling about losing to him.
• Jiang Xiaofeng entered the Jade Chamber after Ningguang ordered the guards to let him in.
• Jiang Xiaofeng sat across from Ningguang and asked what she wanted.

Jiang Xiaofeng rejected Ningguang’s attempts to draw him into Liyue’s affairs and left the Jade Chamber after attacking Baiwen. At the Northland Bank, he realized the Fatui Skirmishers waiting for him had likely been sent by someone other than La Signora and prepared to fight them.

• Jiang Xiaofeng refused to serve as hired muscle or get involved in the adepti-mortal conflict, then told Ningguang to call him the Beheaded.
• Ningguang questioned Jiang Xiaofeng about Liyue Harbor, but he only criticized the shady business tolerated at Yanshang Teahouse.
• Ningguang dismissed Jiang Xiaofeng, and he knocked Baiwen unconscious when she and Baishi scolded him before flying to Liyue Harbor.
• Ningguang and Keqing heard that Jiang Xiaofeng had entered the Northland Bank, and Keqing vowed to find a reason to punish him.
• The bank manager led Jiang Xiaofeng to a room containing Fatui Skirmishers; Jiang Xiaofeng suspected someone had arranged the ambush and drew Acceptance to attack them.

Jiang Xiaofeng met Childe at the Northland Bank and warned him about the Rite of Descension, then arranged to join the Fatui later under another identity. After leaving with one million Mora, Jiang Xiaofeng changed back into The Beheaded’s familiar appearance and headed toward Tian Tie Zui.

• Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the debt collectors and met Childe, who offered to help him reach La Signora and tried to recruit him into the Fatui.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Childe about the Rite of Descension and warned him that Osial needed few Sigils of Permission and that the Geo Archon’s corpse would reveal the Gnosis’s whereabouts.
• Jiang Xiaofeng proposed handling the dirty work himself so the Fatui forces in The Chasm would not be endangered, and told Childe he would join under another identity afterward.
• Childe admitted he had ordered the manager to claim La Signora had sent for Jiang Xiaofeng, then gave him one million Mora.
• Jiang Xiaofeng noticed his Fatui body was decaying, changed his appearance into The Beheaded, and continued toward Tian Tie Zui.

Jiang Xiaofeng asked Zhongli to destroy two strange things inside him that he believed were connected to his transmigration, hoping to return to the world of Dead Cells and address the Malaise. Zhongli could not help, so Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Liyue Harbor, while Childe heard a report about his movements and found him interesting.

• Jiang Xiaofeng joined Zhongli at Tian Tie Zui's storytelling spot, then asked Zhongli to accompany him through a Teleport Waypoint.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Zhongli he was from another world and asked him to destroy the strange thing inside him; Zhongli revealed that he saw two unusual things instead.
• Zhongli said he could not destroy either thing, and Jiang Xiaofeng decided to resume collecting cells while considering how to return to the world of Dead Cells and help with the Malaise.
• Jiang Xiaofeng asked whether Zhongli planned to retire, wished him good fortune in battle, and teleported with him back to Liyue Harbor before leaving.
• A Fatui Debt Agent reported Jiang Xiaofeng's movements to Childe, who laughed and called Jiang Xiaofeng interesting.

Jiang Xiaofeng completed the light-guiding puzzles at the three-tower ruins, killing Hilichurls and collecting their cells and Mora. Treasure Hoarders ambushed him afterward, but he defeated them and killed their Vision-wielding leader.

• Jiang Xiaofeng flew to the ruins near the mountain where the Primo Geovishap slept and decided to solve the light-guiding puzzles instead of destroying the site.
• Jiang Xiaofeng opened the first tower’s chest, bypassed a puzzle in the second tower, and used the Cursed Sword to break a seal and retrieve another fragment.
• Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the Hilichurls in the third tower’s challenges, collected their cells and Mora, and placed the final fragment in the light-guiding platform.
• Treasure Hoarders emerged, revealed they had waited for someone to solve the puzzles, and attacked Jiang Xiaofeng; he killed most of them with Acceptance and Knife Dance.
• The Treasure Hoarder leader offered Jiang Xiaofeng a place in his crew, then used a Hydro Vision to shield himself and charge at him.
• Jiang Xiaofeng broke through the leader’s defenses with Magic Missiles, killed him with Lightning Bolt, and picked up his Vision.

Jiang Xiaofeng took over a Hydro Vision wielder’s body, defeated the Primo Geovishap, and traveled to The Chasm to absorb the black mud with his Cursed Sword. He activated a Waypoint, rang the upper bell, and defeated a Black Serpent Knight before leaving.

• Jiang Xiaofeng possessed the unconscious Vision wielder, tested the Hydro Vision, and changed into fresh clothes.
• Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the sleeping Primo Geovishap, collected its drops, and flew to The Chasm.
• Jiang Xiaofeng returned to the underground mines, planted the Cursed Sword in the black mud, and jumped into the fissure.
• Jiang Xiaofeng activated a Waypoint, took a Ruin Grader, and rang the upper bell.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used a Ruin Guard to pin and help destroy a Black Serpent Knight, then left by Waypoint.

Jiang Xiaofeng explored the upside-down ruins, defeated Abyss Heralds and Black Serpent Knights, and found Katarina Snezhevna. He warned her of a possible Fatui move in Liyue Harbor and traded supplies for firewater before leaving.

• Jiang Xiaofeng broke into the upside-down ruins, destroyed a mechanism-operated door, looted Mora, and activated a Waypoint.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rang a bell, froze the Electro and Pyro Heralds, disrupted their attacks with Stone Steles, and let the Cursed Sword behead and devour them.
• Jiang Xiaofeng activated more Waypoints, crushed Black Serpent Knights, and ignored the giant mushroom's call.
• Jiang Xiaofeng froze Katarina Snezhevna, questioned her about her younger brother, and learned that they had agreed to return when their exploration time was up.
• Jiang Xiaofeng introduced himself as The Beheaded, warned Katarina that the Fatui in Liyue Harbor might make a major move, and gave her food in exchange for firewater.

Jiang Xiaofeng entered the vast chamber beneath the Skyfrost Nail, captured a Thundercraven Rifthound to gain its powers, and confronted the Ruin Serpent. After freezing the serpent and possessing it, he roared in his new form.

• Jiang Xiaofeng left Katarina with instructions to keep her younger brother from exploring and to regroup with the Fatui Skirmishers if possible.
• Jiang Xiaofeng entered the chamber, activated two Waypoints, and let the Cursed Sword destroy the platforms and attack the Rifthounds.
• Jiang Xiaofeng stopped the Cursed Sword from killing the last Thundercraven Rifthound, knocked it unconscious, and possessed it to use its alternate-space abilities.
• Jiang Xiaofeng watched the Skyfrost Nail descend, then dropped to the platform and lured out the Ruin Serpent.
• Jiang Xiaofeng shielded himself from the Ruin Serpent’s drill, raised it on a stone pillar, and froze it with Cryo before possessing it.
• Jiang Xiaofeng put the Cursed Sword away, felt the Ruin Serpent’s power, and roared in his new form.

Jiang Xiaofeng traversed the Chasm in a Ruin Serpent body, aided Fatui Skirmishers, and hunted monsters to collect cells and rewards. After acquiring a second Ruin Serpent body and finishing his work underground, he returned to the surface and flew toward a Hilichurl camp to level up.

• Jiang Xiaofeng emerged from underground and gave supplies to the Ninth Company, then urged the Electrohammer to help his comrades and deliver a message to the Knave.
• Jiang Xiaofeng burrowed through the Chasm, crushed Black Serpent Knights, and used the Cursed Sword to devour black mud while killing a Pyro Abyss Mage.
• Jiang Xiaofeng hunted Treasure Hoarders for cells until the system awarded him mutations, skills, Acceptance, and Hattori's Katana before entering dormancy.
• Jiang Xiaofeng possessed the world boss Ruin Serpent to obtain a second Ruin Serpent body, then collected more cells and returned to the Waypoint.
• Jiang Xiaofeng teleported above the Chasm, spread his dragon wings, and flew toward a Hilichurl camp to hunt and level up.

Jiang Xiaofeng tested his new rewards after returning from The Chasm, then visited Zhongli and asked about the Abyss and his Cursed Sword. La Signora had returned to Liyue Harbor, though Jiang Xiaofeng did not know she was there.

• Jiang Xiaofeng absorbed five Legendary Scrolls of Power and tested his new weapons and skills on Treasure Hoarders.
• Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Liyue Harbor and learned from the Northland Bank manager that Childe had gone to collect recruits and the Rite of Descension was two months away.
• La Signora emerged after Jiang Xiaofeng left and asked who he had been; the manager said Childe had confirmed Jiang Xiaofeng posed no danger.
• Jiang Xiaofeng visited Zhongli at Tian Tie Zui and suggested that Director Hu arrange funerals for miners who died in The Chasm.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Zhongli he had ties to the Abyss, wanted its help with two things affecting him, and showed him the Cursed Sword, whose true nature Zhongli could not identify.

Jiang Xiaofeng agreed to resolve major incidents in Liyue Harbor in exchange for Zhongli's Gnosis, then traveled to Mondstadt to learn about Lumine's progress and speak with Diluc. He learned little about the Traveler's next steps, but Diluc agreed to believe his explanation about the Abyss for now.

• Zhongli agreed to give Jiang Xiaofeng his Gnosis after the Rite of Descension in exchange for Jiang Xiaofeng handling major incidents in Liyue Harbor.
• Jiang Xiaofeng returned to the Northland Bank, found the Harbingers absent, and used a Waypoint to travel from Stormterror's Lair to Mondstadt.
• Jiang Xiaofeng watched Lumine and Paimon turn in their commissions to Katheryne, then followed Diluc into the Angel's Share.
• Diluc asked whether Jiang Xiaofeng was involved with the Abyss, and Jiang Xiaofeng said he had hired them to help restore his body but did not know what they wanted.
• Diluc said he would believe Jiang Xiaofeng for now, and Jiang Xiaofeng asked where Venti had been while insisting he would settle his score with the Anemo Archon.

Jiang Xiaofeng spent a week enjoying himself in Mondstadt, then watched Lumine accept a special commission from Katheryne. As Lumine and Paimon departed, Jiang Xiaofeng decided it was time to act and left Katheryne behind.

• Diluc woke after drinking with Jiang Xiaofeng and learned Jiang Xiaofeng had paid for the drinks before leaving.
• Jiang Xiaofeng stopped time, took Paimon to a windmill, and asked her to enhance his two Time Warp skills.
• Paimon’s enhancement fused the skills into Jiang Xiaofeng’s Time Stop power, whose reach extended far beyond his surroundings.
• Jiang Xiaofeng paid Sara so Paimon could eat, then spent his days exploring Mondstadt and playing pranks.
• A week later, Jiang Xiaofeng watched Lumine accept a special commission from Katheryne and leave with Paimon, then walked away.

Jiang Xiaofeng met Dainsleif in Mondstadt and arranged to join his expedition in exchange for trying to draw out Khaenri'ah's curse. He then challenged the Wolf King of the North Wind, but Razor interrupted the trial and the Wolf King left after warning that strange intruders had entered his territory.

• Jiang Xiaofeng confronted Lumine about Venti and offered Dainsleif a deal to join his mission while attempting to draw out the curse of Khaenri'ah.
• Dainsleif let Jiang Xiaofeng join the group, and Jiang Xiaofeng told Lumine to ask Dainsleif about her brother before leaving.
• Jiang Xiaofeng flew to Wolvendom and fought the Wolf King of the North Wind, using several weapons and abilities to wear him down.
• Razor blocked Jiang Xiaofeng's finishing arrow, and the Wolf King explained that strange people had invaded his territory.
• The Wolf King ended the trial, left a Ley Line Blossom as Jiang Xiaofeng's reward, and vanished with Razor.

Jiang Xiaofeng aggressively devoured the Hypostases’ powers to grow stronger, then tracked down Dainsleif at the Wolf of the North’s territory. He attacked the Abyss Order there and struck Dainsleif with the Cursed Sword.

• Jiang Xiaofeng killed Beth repeatedly, forced the Anemo Hypostasis to surrender a life for its core, and devoured its power before taking on the Electro and Cryo Hypostases.
• Durin found Jiang Xiaofeng at the Cryo Hypostasis’s territory, but Jiang Xiaofeng left without noticing the Ley Lines’ violent reaction or the Cryo power being absorbed inside him.
• Jiang Xiaofeng froze and devoured the Geo Hypostasis, while Gimel hid and later emerged after sensing that Jiang Xiaofeng had left.
• Jiang Xiaofeng learned that Dainsleif had gone with Lumine, flew to the Wolf of the North’s territory, and attacked the Abyss Order with lightning.
• Jiang Xiaofeng tore apart the Abyss Mages and Hilichurls, bound the Abyss Herald, and stabbed Dainsleif in the shoulder with the Cursed Sword.

Jiang Xiaofeng helped Dainsleif suppress Khaenri'ah's curse, then joined him at a ruin to enter the Abyss and find Aether. When Aether appeared, Dainsleif learned that finding him had been Jiang Xiaofeng's real reason for going there.

• Jiang Xiaofeng absorbed the curse's effects from Dainsleif and helped him defeat the Abyss Herald, then received Hollow Knight-related rewards from the system.
• Jiang Xiaofeng declined to travel to Liyue with Lumine and Paimon, gave Lumine the Blood Sword, and left with Dainsleif through a starry portal.
• At the ruin with the upside-down statue of the Anemo Archon, Jiang Xiaofeng and Dainsleif waited for a portal to the Abyss.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used Geo shells and hammers to beat a Hydro Abyss Herald nearly unconscious, then Dainsleif restrained him when he tried to escape.
• Aether appeared and attacked Dainsleif, and Jiang Xiaofeng revealed that he had wanted to enter the Abyss to find Aether.

Jiang Xiaofeng let Aether destroy the system inside him, then used the Cursed Sword to break the Abyss and sank toward the world of Dead Cells. As Jiang Xiaofeng departed, the system’s remnants formed a tiny being that crossed into Teyvat and became the Hollow Knight.

• Jiang Xiaofeng followed Aether into the Abyss so Aether could destroy the two things inside him, but Aether betrayed him and stabbed him with his sword.
• Aether’s strike shattered the system, and Jiang Xiaofeng realized the connection between the worlds of Dead Cells and Genshin Impact.
• Jiang Xiaofeng fought back with the Cursed Sword, broke the Abyss, and sank through the void while his flesh disintegrated and his system fragments scattered.
• Jiang Xiaofeng devoured his Hydro Vision, prepared to travel to the world of Dead Cells, and vanished from the Abyss with the Cursed Sword.
• The system’s remaining fragments formed a tiny figure that crossed from the Abyss into Teyvat, defeated a Hilichurl, and was revealed as the Hollow Knight.