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The Promised Light Walkthrough and Rewards

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The Promised Light is the Final Jianghu Legacy found in Qinghe in Where Winds Meet. This also serves as the campaign quest for Halo Peak. Find out The Promised Light's quest objectives, what rewards you receive, and how to unlock it here.

How to Unlock The Promised Light

Track the Final Jianghu Legacy from the Qinghe Exploration Menu

Region Qinghe
Unlock Req. Ask the Wayfarer at Sundara Land
Accumulate 6,000 Qinghe Exploration Points
Complete - Palace of Annals Campaign
Complete - Bodhi Sea Campaign

To unlock the quest Jianghu Legacy - Final: The Promised Light, talk to the Wayfarer of Sundara Land you will also need to reach the required amount Qinghe Exploration Points. To track the quest, select it from the Jianghu Legacy tab of the Exploration menu and inspect it to reveal its location and start tracking the quest.

This also serves as the campaign quest for Halo Peak.

Place the Light Jade on Top of the Buddha's Light Pagoda

WWM - Market Marvels - buddha
Go to Halo Peak and climb the Buddha's Light Pagoda, at the top place the Light Jade on the Pedestal during the Wu Hour. You can manually adjust the time in the menu to meet this requirement.

The door at the base of the pagoda will now be open. Enter the pagoda and use your Wind Sense to find the lever that will open the trap door.

Complete the Palace of Annals and Bodhi Sea Campaigns to Get the Light Jade

WWM - Yin Yang Light Jade
To get both halves of the Light Jade for this quest, you will need to complete the Palace of Annals campaign quest for the Buddha's Light Jade: Yang and the Bodhi Sea campaign quest for the Buddha's Light Jade: Yin. The Buddha's Light Jade halves will be awarded to you the first time you finish the campaign.

List of All Campaign Quests

6,000 Qinghe Exploration Points Needed to Trigger Quest

You need to accumulate 6,000 Qinghe Exploration Points for the quest to start and appear on your journal. If you don't meet this requirement, you won't be able to place the two Light Jades on the Pedestal.

The Promised Light Walkthrough

  1. Explore Below the Pagoda
  2. Solve the Light Puzzle
  3. Delve Deeper into the Cavern
  4. Find Your Way Back Upstairs
  5. Unlock the Door to the Next Area
  6. Defeat the Mechanical Puppets
  7. Descend Deeper into the Passage
  8. Cross to the Other Side
  9. Outrun the Collapse
  10. Defeat Tian Ying

1. Explore Below the Pagoda

Explore Below the Pagoda

Explore the space beneath the pagoda. There will be a Buddha holding onto a mirror. Investigate the statue. Use Meridian Touch to turn the statue and refract the light to the hole on the right.

How to Unlock Meridian Touch

2. Solve the Light Puzzle

Enter the small passage and drop down into the hall. Solve the light puzzle by redirecting the light into the hole in the wall. Like before, use Meridian Touch to turn the statues.

3. Delve Deeper into the Cavern

Delve Deeper into the Cavern

Delve deeper by entering the cavern behind the statue that moved. As you are crawling under the rubble, the ground will give way and you will fall through the floor.

4. Find Your Way Back Upstairs

Find Your Way Back Upstairs

Find your way back upstairs. Investigate the sitting body at the front of the room. This will summon three Mechanical Puppets. Deflect their attacks to defeat them, and you will get a key.

5. Unlock the Door to the Next Area

Unlock the Door to the Next Area

With the key, open the door to the next area. Go down to a cave on the right and jump over the barrels to get a treasure chest. Go to the path on the left to enter the next area.

6. Defeat the Mechanical Puppets

Defeat the Mechanical Puppets

The next area will have another set of Mechanical Puppets to defeat. After defeating them, climb up the stairs and through the door.

7. Descend Deeper into the Passage

Descend Deeper into the Passage

Walk down the passage, and there will be a cut scene. Make sure to use the Hero's Tomb before you start exploring. Go down the corridor, and jump down to a lower passage. Enter the doorway and squeeze through the fallen pillar.

When you exit the passage, turn left and jump down where the chest is, and down again onto the lower ledge.

8. Cross to the Other Side

Cross to the Other Side

Head further down and cross the rope to the other side. Keep going until you reach the end of the rope bridges. Be careful! Falling will lead to your death, and you will respawn at the beginning of the area where the Hero's Tomb is.

Once you reach the last rope bridge, jump down to a lower ledge, and another cut scene will play.

9. Outrun the Collapse

Outrun the Collapse

After the cutscene, the ground will start collapsing. Outrun the collapse and keep an eye out for quicktime events. There will be another cut scene at the end of the run. Continue making your way to the bottom by jumping down ledges until you reach the ground.

Once there, unlock the Boundary Stone for the Thousand-Buddha Cavern.

10. Defeat Tian Ying

Defeat Tian Ying

There will be another Buddha Statue with a mirror. Use Meridian Touch to turn the statue and have the light point towards the door. Enter the passage into the Buddha Grotto, and there will be another Hero's Tomb there.

Make your preparations and defeat Tian Ying. After defeating the boss, escape through the underwater cave.

Tian Ying Boss Overview

The Promised Light Bosses

Tian Ying Overview

Tian YingTian Ying Difficulty Rating ★★★★★
Recommended Level TBD
Weakness TBD
Recommended Martial Arts
This section is currently under construction. Check back for updates!

Tian Ying is a boss fought during the The Promised Light Quest.

The Promised Light Rewards

Rewards from the Quest

・Yaksha Rush
・Medicinal Tales
・Lv. 1 Ebon Iron x4
・Echo Jade x54
・Qinghe Exploration x80
・Enlightenment Point x100
・Character EXP x17000
・Zhou Coin x17000

These are all the rewards you can get by doing The Promised Light. The rewards listed above are the total earned as you progress through the quest and upon completing it.

Rewards from Halo Peak Campaign

・Greaves x2
・Halo Peak Cosmetic Chest
・Crimson Leaves Chest
・Martial Arts Custom Tips x2
・Oscillating Jade x2
・Coin x3200
・Character EXP x4000 (+400 per level)

These are all the rewards you get by clearing the Halo Peak Campaign, where you can fight the boss Tian Ying again. This campaign is unlocked after completing The Promised Light.

Cosmetic Rewards Have a Random Chance of Appearing

You can earn the cosmetic rewards, but their low probability rate encourages you to grind the campaign until you receive both cosmetics. You are more likely to earn 1 Cosmetic Ticket from a Cosmetic Chest each time you clear the campaign.

If you accumulate 360 Cosmetic Tickets, you can buy the complete Enlightened Mind Exclusive Appearance in the Season Shop.

List of All Cosmetics (Appearance)

Where Winds Meet Related Guides

Side Quest

List of Side Quests

Types of Side Quests
Side Story Campaign
World Affairs Exploration
Encounters Wandering Tales

List Of All Qinghe Jianghu Legacy Quest

WWM - Echoes in the ShrineEchoes in the Shrine WWM - Where a Thousand Buddhas WeptWhere a Thousand Buddhas Wept WWM - Meridian TouchMeridian Touch
WWM - Echoes of Old BattlesEchoes of Old Battles WWM - Blind to the WorldBlind to the World WWM - AfterglowAfterglow
WWM - Cries in the DistanceCries in the Distance WWM - The Promised LightThe Promised Light

List Of All Kaifeng Jianghu Legacy Quest

An Unholy Prophecy WWM - Streetwise SageStreetwise Sage WWM - Veiled BladesVeiled Blades
WWM - Shadows in BloomShadows in Bloom WWM - Under AnotherUnder Another's Roof WWM - March of the DeadMarch of the Dead
Twelve Years of Feuds

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5 Walkthrough Team Walkthrough Team@Game8 11 days

Hi! Thanks for pointing that out. We have updated the information on the page with more clarity and precision.

4 Anonymous Anonymous 12 days

You get the items automatically from the two required quests. The guide could be clearer, but it's there.

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