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Genshin Impact - How to Find the secret stashed in the arcane archive
Finding the secret stashed in the Arcane Archive is an objective for the Scrolls and Sword Manuals of Guhua quest in Genshin Impact. Read ahead to learn how to unlock the secret, as well as the puzzle solution!

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How to Find the Secret in the Arcane Archive

Match the Scrolls with the Shelves

How to Find the Secret Stashed in the Arcane Archive

To find the Secret Stashed in the Arcane Archive, you must use your Adeptal Energy to match the colored scrolls with the colored shelves. Remember that you must read the Guhua Notes to trigger the Adeptal Energy in each shelf!

How to Find the Secret in the Archive

How to Match the Scrolls in the Archive
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How to Find the Secret Stashed in the Arcane Archive
After reading the whole of Guhua Notes, proceed to the mechanism at the middle of the Arcane Archive, then use your Elemental Sight to see the color of the scrolls and shelves.
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At first, you'll notice the Purple Shelf is empty, and that the Orange Shelf beside it has a Purple Scroll inside. Face the Purple Scroll and use your Adeptal Energy to get it, then place the Purple Scroll in the empty Purple Shelf using your Adeptal Energy.
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The Orange Shelf should be empty afterwards. Get the Orange Scroll from the Blue Shelf, and as with the first scroll, use your Adeptal Energy to place it into the Orange Shelf.
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Next, get the Blue Scroll from the Yellow Shelf using your Adeptal Energy, and place it into the Blue Shelf.
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Lastly, look across the Arcane Archive, until you spot the Yellow Scroll in a colorless shelf. Get it using your Adeptal Energy, and place it inside the Yellow Shelf afterwards!

Secret in Arcane Archive Information

How to Unlock the Arcane Archive

Complete Wangshan Walk to Remember

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Access to the Arcane Archive is locked behind the A Wangshan Walk to Remember world quest. Complete this quest to progress the questline and reach the Arcane Archive!

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A Color-Match Puzzle

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Unraveling the secret in the Arcane Archive involves a puzzle that will reveal a hidden path under the surface of the water within the archive.

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