Chapter Summaries

After Jiang Xiaofeng frightened Yae Miko into a breakdown, Kitsune Saiguu and Hanasato reunited with her at the Grand Narukami Shrine and comforted her. While cleaning the shrine, Mikoshi Chiyo found disturbing traces that suggested Yae Miko had been alone there.

• Yae Miko woke after dark, panicked at the glowing sakura petals, and hid in fox form beneath her bedding until she fell asleep.
• Jiang Xiaofeng refused to let Kitsune Saiguu, Hanasato, and Mikoshi Chiyo stay at his place without explaining themselves, so the three left through the Starry Sky Gate.
• Kitsune Saiguu and Hanasato felt a sudden sadness and rushed to the Grand Narukami Shrine, while Mikoshi Chiyo followed after them.
• Yae Miko hid beneath her covers when the shrine doors were forced open, then leaped into Kitsune Saiguu's arms when she recognized her voice.
• Mikoshi Chiyo found blood and white marks while helping Hanasato clean and realized Yae Miko had been the shrine's only occupant.

Jiang Xiaofeng collected the Perpetual Mechanical Array and Hydro Hypostasis, then investigated an unusually powerful Pyro Hypostasis. After Osial defeated it, Jiang Xiaofeng ordered him to wait and test whether it would revive.

• Jiang Xiaofeng absorbed the Perpetual Mechanical Array beneath the Araumi ruins and decided to collect the remaining Elemental Hypostases.
• Jiang Xiaofeng attacked the Pyro Hypostasis, Ayin, but found its defenses and flames unusually powerful and left to investigate it later.
• Jiang Xiaofeng absorbed the Hydro Hypostasis at Watatsumi Island before returning to Ayin with Osial.
• Osial fought Ayin and eventually destroyed it, though no Ley Line Blossom appeared afterward.
• Jiang Xiaofeng ordered Osial to stay and kill Ayin again if it revived, then notify him if it remained unusual.

Jiang Xiaofeng searched Yashiori Island for Orobashi’s soul and memories but found neither, then took the Maguu Kenki and left for Narukami Island. There, he encountered Tenryou Commission soldiers pursuing Arataki Itto and his gang and demanded to know why they were wanted.

• Jiang Xiaofeng failed to find Orobashi’s soul or memories in the Ley Lines and concluded that he needed to grow stronger to revive the serpent.
• Jiang Xiaofeng took the battered Maguu Kenki through a Starry Sky Gate, investigated Tatarasuna, and left after finding nothing novel there.
• Mikoshi Chiyo discovered that the Sky Kitsune and Earth Kitsune statues had vanished, while the foxes gathered below the Grand Narukami Shrine after sensing Kitsune Saiguu.
• Arataki Itto and his three underlings fled Tenryou Commission soldiers, using their powers to hinder their pursuers as they escaped toward Byakko Plain.
• Doushin Uesugi ordered the soldiers to report the escape to Lady Kujou, and Jiang Xiaofeng confronted the group to ask about the warrant.

Jiang Xiaofeng gave seven Inazuman soldiers low-grade Void Eyes, then restored Yae Miko and confronted Kitsune Saiguu, Mikoshi Chiyo, and Hanasato about their plans to follow him. Kitsune Saiguu asked to remain at the Grand Narukami Shrine as acting Guuji, leaving Jiang Xiaofeng to consider her request.

• Jiang Xiaofeng rewarded the doushin and six soldiers with low-grade Void Eyes and warned them to keep the gifts secret.
• Jiang Xiaofeng took Kitsune Saiguu, Hanasato, Mikoshi Chiyo, and the pink fox into the King's Box and demanded to know what they were hiding.
• Hanasato explained that Kitsune Saiguu and Mikoshi Chiyo had planned to follow Jiang Xiaofeng, but Yae Miko needed help before Kitsune Saiguu could leave.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rewound time to restore Yae Miko, who reunited with Kitsune Saiguu.
• Jiang Xiaofeng accepted Mikoshi Chiyo's reason for staying but asked Hanasato whether she wanted to serve as Guuji.
• Kitsune Saiguu asked Jiang Xiaofeng to let her serve as acting Guuji while she spent time with Yae Miko and the foxes.

Hanasato, Mikoshi Chiyo, and Yae Miko spent the night in Jiang Xiaofeng’s world before Hanasato and Mikoshi Chiyo left to continue the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual. Jiang Xiaofeng enslaved three Fatui agents, while Mikoshi Chiyo gave Lumine the next ward and sent Kichiboushi to guide her.

• Mikoshi Chiyo blamed herself for Kitsune Saiguu’s absence, while Yae Miko discovered that she was mysteriously afraid of Jiang Xiaofeng.
• Jiang Xiaofeng sent the three women out of the King's Box, then hunted Hilichurls and Treasure Hoarders across Narukami Island.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rewrote the memories of two Cryo Cicin Mages and a Mirror Maiden, making them swear loyalty and giving the Mirror Maiden a bag of items to distribute.
• Mikoshi Chiyo met Lumine and Paimon at Gohyōzō, thanked them for their work, and gave them rice balls before continuing the ritual.
• Mikoshi Chiyo reclaimed the ward from Gohyōzō, sent Kichiboushi to guide Lumine and Paimon, and vanished again.

Lumine completed the final Sacred Sakura cleansing at Mt. Yougou with Mikoshi Chiyo and Hanasato’s help, but Jiang Xiaofeng intervened and absorbed the Miasmic Tumor with Void Power and his Cursed Sword. After Jiang Xiaofeng left with Mikoshi Chiyo and Hanasato, Lumine realized she still did not know the ritual’s purpose and headed to the Kamisato Estate to look for records.

• Mikoshi Chiyo opened the fissure at Mt. Yougou and sent Lumine down to face the Miasmic Tumor while Hanasato secretly watched.
• Lumine attacked the Miasmic Tumor, then Jiang Xiaofeng arrived and began assimilating it with Void Power before using his Cursed Sword to consume it further.
• Lumine charged at Jiang Xiaofeng, who knocked her off her Starfell Sword, and Mikoshi Chiyo caught her before she hit the ground.
• Jiang Xiaofeng took Mikoshi Chiyo and Hanasato back to the Grand Narukami Shrine through a Starry Sky Gate, leaving Lumine and Paimon behind.
• Lumine realized no one had explained the purpose of the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual and decided to seek records at the Kamisato Estate.

Jiang Xiaofeng left the shrine and ended the Pyro Hypostasis’s repeated attacks by absorbing it with Void Power. Its core joined the other elemental cores inside him, and Jiang Xiaofeng asked Osial whether he had returned to his old home.

• Kitsune Saiguu comforted Yae Miko while Jiang Xiaofeng explained why he had been careful not to frighten her too badly.
• Jiang Xiaofeng asked Mikoshi Chiyo whether she wanted to visit her juniors, and Mikoshi Chiyo said she would go by herself later.
• Osial repeatedly doused the Pyro Hypostasis, which kept reigniting and attacking him until it exploded and then entered its revival state again.
• Jiang Xiaofeng arrived and used Void Power to erase the Pyro Hypostasis, then examined and stored its shell.
• The other elemental cores restrained the Pyro Hypostasis core and brought it into their energy-gathering ring inside Jiang Xiaofeng.
• Jiang Xiaofeng asked Osial how things had been and whether he had visited his old home, and Osial silently shook his head.

Jiang Xiaofeng sought a Dendro Vision to test its offensive power and interrupted Thoma’s execution to take one from the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue. He left with the Vision after stopping time and pinning down the Raiden Shogun.

• Jiang Xiaofeng asked Osial about gods with unusual powers from the Archon War and decided he might return to that era someday.
• Jiang Xiaofeng learned from Yae Miko that Chiyo had gone to deal with Arataki Itto, then asked where to find a Dendro Vision.
• Jiang Xiaofeng sent Osial into the Void to absorb Void Power and flew toward the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue.
• The Raiden Shogun began to take Thoma’s Vision, but Lumine and Paimon intervened and Lumine took it from her.
• Jiang Xiaofeng pinned down the Raiden Shogun, stopped time, pried a Dendro Vision from the statue, and teleported away.

The Scarecrow brought his rose business from Liyue to Inazuma after Jiang Xiaofeng gave him a Void Eye, but he unexpectedly received a Dendro Vision of his own. Jiang Xiaofeng vented to Anna about the world’s distribution of Visions before turning their conversation toward having a child.

• The Scarecrow’s roses became popular in Liyue, and Calliope killed a man who tried to force him to reveal how he grew them.
• Jiang Xiaofeng opened a gate for the Scarecrow to travel to Inazuma and gave him a Void Eye that let him open gates himself.
• The Scarecrow received a Dendro Vision from his straw hat, upsetting Jiang Xiaofeng, and teleported away with Anna to escape his anger.
• Jiang Xiaofeng explained to Anna that he disliked how the world granted Visions and described how Void Eye holders’ souls became Void creatures after death.
• Jiang Xiaofeng and Anna discussed having a child after he mentioned sending Eldest and the others to Paimon’s world.

Jiang Xiaofeng explained his plans to stabilize Mondstadt and later target Sumeru, then traveled with Anna to Inazuma, where Kujou Kamaji warned him not to speak disrespectfully of the Shogun. After realizing Jiang Xiaofeng was the wanted man, Kujou Kamaji ordered the notices removed and warned Kujou Sara not to provoke him.

• Jiang Xiaofeng told Anna he was making weapons for Mondstadt's Knights of Favonius and planned to stabilize Mondstadt before considering a campaign against Sumeru.
• Jiang Xiaofeng and Anna visited the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue, where Kujou Kamaji rebuked Jiang Xiaofeng for speaking disrespectfully of the Shogun.
• Jiang Xiaofeng accepted Kujou Kamaji's warning and advised him to watch his tone before teleporting away with Anna.
• Kujou Kamaji recognized Jiang Xiaofeng on a wanted notice, ordered all related notices taken down, and warned his people not to provoke anyone in black armor.
• Kujou Kamaji reprimanded Kujou Sara and ordered her to have the Tenryou Commission cooperate with Jiang Xiaofeng if he needed anything.

Jiang Xiaofeng brought Kitsune Saiguu, Yae Miko, and Hanasato to Tenshukaku, where Kitsune Saiguu’s return caused Raiden Ei to break down. The group remained in the Plane of Euthymia as Kitsune Saiguu comforted Ei and Anna spoke with Hanasato.

• Jiang Xiaofeng teleported the three foxes from the Grand Narukami Shrine to Tenshukaku, where Kitsune Saiguu playfully greeted him.
• Raiden Ei recognized Kitsune Saiguu through the Raiden Shogun, then attacked the group after insisting their reunion was an illusion.
• Jiang Xiaofeng blocked Musou no Hitotachi and fed the Raiden Shogun Tricolor Dango, but she sent everyone into the Plane of Euthymia.
• Ei clung to Kitsune Saiguu and cried that her sister was gone, while Jiang Xiaofeng left to buy more dango and Yae Miko filmed her.
• Hanasato accepted dango from Anna, who told her she would not interfere if Hanasato liked Jiang Xiaofeng.

After discovering that children had defaced his statue, Jiang Xiaofeng killed them and their families, then gave Spider Woman weapons and equipment from the Void Eye. Jean and the others tested the items, and Lisa suggested using their newfound power against Jiang Xiaofeng’s followers.

• Spider Woman told Jiang Xiaofeng that someone had written threats on his statues, and Amber connected the vandalism to Timmie’s missing pigeons.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rewound the statue’s history, identified the children responsible, and turned them and their families to ashes.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Spider Woman not to bring him similar incidents again and gave her weapons, armor, and a Void Eye to test.
• Spider Woman, Noelle, and Lisa tested the new equipment, revealing that it greatly enhanced their weapons and powers.
• Lisa asked Jean whether they should use the opportunity to get rid of Jiang Xiaofeng’s people.

Jiang Xiaofeng’s followers tested Void-powered weapons and armor while the Spider Woman showed Jean and Mondstadt’s remaining leaders how thoroughly his rule had taken hold. Jean lost hope of resisting after seeing the people, clans, and Church of Favonius aligned with Jiang Xiaofeng.

• The Spider Woman equipped more than twenty Knights of Favonius with armor and weapons that could be stored in their Void Eyes, then sent them to test their gear and hunt monsters.
• The Spider Woman told Jean, Kaeya, Amber, and Eula that Jiang Xiaofeng had made equipment for common people but powered it with Void Power to keep them in line.
• Kaeya envied the other Vision holders who had gained Void Eyes, while Amber and Eula remained grateful to Jiang Xiaofeng for their own reasons.
• Jean recalled that the Gunnhildr Clan, the Lawrence Clan, and the Church of Favonius had submitted to Jiang Xiaofeng, while his plans had won over ordinary people and the middle stratum.
• Jean covered her face in despair and asked Lady Vanessa what she should do.

Jiang Xiaofeng used void power to reverse time on Dragonspine, restoring the ancient kingdom and reviving its dead before returning the mountain to its snowy state. He claimed the survivors as followers of the Void God, brought Albeless and The Collector to Mondstadt to work with Albedo, and sent Durin into the void.

• Jiang Xiaofeng used the Cursed Sword, ley line energy, and a giant clock to reverse time on Dragonspine, restoring the ancient kingdom and reviving its people and Durin.
• After accidentally changing the snowy kingdom into a verdant one, Jiang Xiaofeng reversed time again, restored Entombed City without its deadly cold, and had the Three Egyptian Gods guard it.
• Jiang Xiaofeng appeared before Uku, Faruch, and Faruch's daughter, named himself Void, gave them Void Eyes, and ordered them to serve him and direct their people to Mondstadt for help.
• Jiang Xiaofeng sent Durin into the void, then gave Albeless a Void Eye and brought him and The Collector to Mondstadt to work with Albedo.
• Albedo asked Albeless and The Collector what they could do as sunlight fell on the ochre Vision at his neck.

Jiang Xiaofeng watched the Pale King’s exploits, defeated the Raiden Shogun, and brought Ei and Mikoshi Chiyo together before leaving with Kitsune Saiguu. The next day on Watatsumi Island, he forced Teppei to challenge Lumine to a match.

• Jiang Xiaofeng learned that the Pale King had beaten up the Hydro Archon in Fontaine and planned to visit Sumeru.
• Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the Raiden Shogun at Tenshukaku and learned Kitsune Saiguu had taken Ei out of the Plane of Euthymia.
• Jiang Xiaofeng brought Yae Miko, Kitsune Saiguu, Ei, Mikoshi Chiyo, and Arataki Itto to Tenshukaku, where Ei and Mikoshi Chiyo reunited.
• Jiang Xiaofeng left with Kitsune Saiguu and spent the night with her at the Grand Narukami Shrine.
• Jiang Xiaofeng arrived on Watatsumi Island and used his control to make Teppei volunteer to fight Lumine.
• Teppei apologized to Lumine and charged at her with his spear.

Lumine joined the Resistance battle at Tatarasuna, where Sangonomiya Kokomi, Beidou, and Kazuha arrived to turn the tide. Jiang Xiaofeng secretly gave Teppei Void Power, and after the Shogunate Army retreated, Lumine recognized Teppei’s supposed Electro Vision as a Fatui Delusion.

• Lumine left the Resistance main force and used a shortcut to reach the battlefield, where she halted the Shogunate Army’s advance with a Starfell Sword.
• Gorou’s attempt to buy time with duels failed, and Kujou Sara ordered the Shogunate soldiers to attack.
• Sangonomiya Kokomi arrived with hidden Resistance troops, while Beidou and Kazuha joined the battle.
• Jiang Xiaofeng stopped time as Teppei was about to be killed and gave him Void Power, creating a Void Eye at his waist.
• Teppei used his new power to fight a Shogunate soldier, but Kujou Sara intervened and ordered her forces to retreat.
• Lumine and Paimon saw the device at Teppei’s waist and realized it was a Fatui Delusion rather than a Vision.

Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Mondstadt as Jean and Spider Woman prepared a public match between their forces, while Jean struggled to gather fighters and wrestled with doubts about challenging his power. The first bout began with Razor attacking Lawrence, who revealed that his armor used Void technology.

• Jiang Xiaofeng left Teppei behind and returned to Mondstadt, where Paimon, Yima, and Nuoma had spread news of the coming match throughout the city.
• Jean recruited Diluc to fight for her side, but Diluc agreed because he wanted to test Jiang Xiaofeng’s subordinates; The Giant declined to watch.
• Jean and Spider Woman held the match in the plaza beneath the king’s statue, where Jiang Xiaofeng appeared, supplied stools, and gave Venti a bottle of Dandelion Wine.
• Jean recalled Jiang Xiaofeng’s warning about absolute power but resolved to fight on and asked Lady Vanessa for courage.
• Razor began the first match against Lawrence, who endured his attacks and revealed armor concealed beneath his skin, boasting that it was Void technology.

A contest between Jiang Xiaofeng’s side and the Knights of Favonius left Jean’s team badly outmatched, though Diluc won a dramatic battle against Golem. The contest continued into the evening, and Jiang Xiaofeng left the festivities as Jean and Lisa wondered if the losses were the end of it.

• Lawrence defeated Wolf Cub, and Razor returned to Lisa apologizing for his loss.
• Goodwin trapped Lisa with four Stone Steles, giving Jean’s side another defeat.
• Ellin used Dimensional Slash to break through Noelle’s shield and win their match.
• Diluc challenged Golem and ultimately destroyed him with a decisive Dawn, earning his side a victory.
• Jean’s team lost the remaining challenges as Jiang Xiaofeng suppressed their Void Eyes, and the contest turned into an evening celebration with bonfires and Venti playing his lyre.
• Jiang Xiaofeng left through a Starry Sky Gate, while Jean and Lisa sat in the Knights of Favonius office and Lisa asked if that was it.

Jiang Xiaofeng crushed Jean and Lisa's resistance, made them serve him, and secured his rule over Mondstadt. He then turned his attention to Inazuma and dealt with men who had tried to abduct drunk women after the celebrations.

• Jiang Xiaofeng told Jean and Lisa that he controlled Barbatos and revealed the grim fates of Vanessa and Varka's expedition.
• Jean unleashed Dandelion Field and Lisa attacked with lightning, but Jiang Xiaofeng walked through the strike, restored the headquarters, and disabled their Void Eyes.
• Jiang Xiaofeng brainwashed Jean and Lisa into serving him as guards for Spider Woman, then restored the plaza and judged Mondstadt secure for now.
• Jiang Xiaofeng considered taking control of Inazuma and Watatsumi Island, then left his throne through a Starry Sky Gate.
• At the Angel's Share, Charles explained that Diluc's men had stopped men from taking drunken women away; Jiang Xiaofeng turned the offenders to dust and praised Diluc.

Teppei learned that his power was harmless and decided to use it to help the Resistance. Jiang Xiaofeng resurrected Orobashi and Sasayuri, then learned that Ei was still avoiding government affairs and arguing with the Shogun over desserts.

• Teppei told Lumine he had used his new power for nearly two weeks without suffering any ill effects, and Lumine concluded Jiang Xiaofeng had granted it to him.
• Teppei decided to use his power to help the Resistance instead of leaving it unused.
• Jiang Xiaofeng recovered Orobashi's memories, resurrected him, and ordered him to unite Watatsumi Island and swear allegiance.
• Orobashi agreed on the condition that Jiang Xiaofeng would not harm Watatsumi's people, then swam away to unite the island.
• Jiang Xiaofeng resurrected Sasayuri and took her to the Grand Narukami Shrine, where Kitsune Saiguu said Ei was staying in the Plane of Euthymia and arguing with the Shogun over desserts.