The World Quest Chenyu’s Blessing of Sunken Gate continues in Genshin Impact with “Act 3: An Ancient Sacrifice of Sacred Brocade.” We follow in Little Mao’s footsteps as he guides us to the Fogbank River that borders the Southern Mountain. We may also be nearing the revelation of the Adeptus friend of Little Mao hinted in the previous Act (Floating Jade Treasure of Chenyu).
An Ancient Sacrifice of Sacred Brocade (Act 3) Guide
The quest begins after we follow Little Mao to Fogbank River. Little Mao will guide us through and here’s a summary of what to do in this quest in Update 4.4:
- Go to Fogbank River.
- Follow Little Mao.
- Take care of the nearby miasma (3).
- Check the cavern.
- Follow the Golden Carp.
- Prepare for the Rainjade Rite (2).
- Talk to Fujin.
- Go to Adeptus’s Repose.
- Take care of the nearby miasma (3).
- Check the clues nearby.
- Examine the mural.
- Go to Mt. Xuanlian.
- Explore Mt. Xuanlian.
- Collect the Spirit Orb (3).
- Use your Adeptal Energy to activate the Spirit Orb.
- Go back to look for Fujin.
- Talk to Fujin.
- Climb the sacred mountain.
- Accompany Fujin & take care of the nearby miasma.
- Calm Lingyuan down.
- Escort Little Mao back to Qiaoying Village.
Before starting the quest, we suggest that you go flick on the Statue of the Seven in the Southern Mountain. This will make navigating around easier during the “An Ancient Sacrifice of Sacred Brocade” quest.
Go to Fogbank River
Once you arrive at Fogbank River, a cutscene will begin, revealing Little Mao’s friend, Bluey. He tries to assure us that Bluey is friendly. I’m not very convinced, though.
After that, follow Little Mao into the cave. As you continue through the cave, you’ll have to face several hilichurls. The first bunch are normal ones guarding a chest.
But the second one introduces the Miasma. This is a battle mechanic where you have to focus on clearing the leader to shutdown the Miasma. Once you kill it, press T on the tree to shut it down. For this specific situation, you have to shutdown 3 of them.
Once you’re done, you get a Precious Chest and a pathway leading to the cavern. You’ll see a similar mural from the second Act, so use your Adeptal Energy to clear the mural. More lore drop ensues.
This is where Fujin will appear, checking in on the group since the miasmas were thick. Follow Fujin’s Golden Carp as she instructed.
Preparing the Rainjade Rite
We’ll arrive at the location where Rainjade Rite is performed. After reminiscing the past a little bit, she asks for your help to prepare for the Rainjade Rite. Bless Fujin because we can now walk on water around this area.
For the one on the top, just approach the small box on the ground to reveal a floating platform. Step on it and then ride up the current, look to your side to find another platform. Land on it and press T to reveal more platforms.
No need to walk all the way there, just press T on the Golden Carp’s Leaf since it’s within range anyways. Then launch yourself to where the Sacred Simulacrum is, i.e., the owl statue. Press T to grab it, then fly all the way back to the shiny pedestal. Press E to place the Sacred Simulacrum on the pedestal. That’s one preparation done!
For the other one on the bottom, you have to bring home this Seelie. There will be two Hydro mimics on the way back. Once it’s home, it’ll reveal the Sacred Simulacrum. Press T to grab it and press E to place it on the pedestal.
Now, you’re ready. Go back to Fujin and talk to her. She will try to initiate the ritual but found out not even the full ritual was enough to make up for her lack in power. So now we have to also help her recover that and head to the Adeptus’s Repose.
Entering the Adeptus’s Repose
The Adeptus’s Repose is located in Yaodie Valley, just west from Bishui Plain or south from Upper Vale. When you approach this area, you will have to clear the Miasma 3 times again. Like before, just kill the leader and you can immediately clear the Miasma by pressing T while looking at the tree.
When you enter the cave, you’ll have to start working on puzzles again. Start by placing back this Sacred Simulacrum back to its pedestal.
Now press T again to grab the same statue back and go deeper into the cave. Go up the stairs next to the small study area and place it there. It will then give you a hint on what to interact with: a stone slate.
And by that, he meant this one with familiar characters drawn on it.
Once you’re here, approach the Fujin and the mural to initiate the conversation. A lot more of lore drop here, so we won’t spoil you! She then sends you back to the area before this. Press T on the stone slate now to summon the Golden Carp Fish.
Collect the Spirit Orbs (3)
Next up is Mt. Xuanlian. You can use the Waypoint in Yaodie Valley and then just walk along the river to the south for a minute to reach this area. Unlock the Waypoint for Mt. Xuanlian and keep walking until you reach the pavilion with 4 Carp Statues.
Here, you’ll need to find 3 Spirit Orbs as they will be necessary to find the Golden Carp. And along with this, you’ll have to solve Jade Cascade puzzles.
Spirit Orb #1 is right next to the pavilion. Jump down a little to find the orb here locked behind a Jade Incense Cauldron mix with Jade Cascade puzzle. Press T on the giant hairpin that was left behind by Fujin and then move it to the other floating platform to weigh it down.
Then stand behind the incense here. Press T to retrieve the Adeptal Energy and lit up the incense. Look to your other side and stand behind the incense again to the other cauldron. This will unlock the Spirit Orb that you can retrieve by using your Adeptal Energy!
Spirit Orb #2 is to the north from here. You can ride the Golden Carp’s Leaf and drop to the bottom where the Jade Cascade puzzle is. Simply move the hairpin to the other side and then place the Sacred Simulacrum statue on the floating platform. Then, grab the Golden Carp Statue and move it to the platform directly below the hairpin. And you’re done!
Spirit Orb #3 is a walking distance to the east from here. Similar to the second one, simply move the hairpin to the other side and place the Golden Carp Statue on its platform under the hairpin. Now you can retrieve the Spirit Orb.
Now return to the pavilion and use your Adeptal Energy to activate the Spirit Orb inside the statues. Fujin will materialize and talk to you all more about her past. Afterward, teleport and follow her back to where the rite will take place. Talk to her to initiate the ritual that will remove the fog and reveal Mt. Laixin.
Lingyuan Boss battle (Solitary Suanni)
Ride on the Golden Carp portal that’ll bring you to the Waypoint easily. Then, accompany Fujin who’s now back to the form of a Golden Carp. Clear out the miasma as you make your way up with Fujin. One Golden Carp ride a few more meters of walking we’ll finally arrive.
Get ready to fight some Xuanwen beasts, the new enemies added along with the update 4.4.
Continue following her all the way up Chiwang Terrace. Don’t forget to open the Waypoint.
Get ready for several waves of hilichurls here as you protect Fujin. Don’t forget to use Adeptal Energy to remove the miasma which will instantly remove the enemies.
Afterward, it’s time for the boss battle: Lingyuan. And as usual in Genshin Impact, “An Ancient Sacrifice of Sacred Brocade” boss battle is an easier version of the original Solitary Suanni boss.
Bring cryo/pyro characters like Gaming or Ayaka as it will stun her during her charging. On the other hand, you cannot deal as much damage with hydro and anemo characters.
Once you win the fight, we’ll finally be able to have a talk with “Bluey” or rather, Lingyuan. After much talking, we have to send back Little Mao to Qiaoying Village.
We have saved the tea predicament of Chenyu Vale! This also concludes the third act of the Chenyu’s Blessing of Sunken Gate World Quest, “An Ancient Sacrifice of Sacred Brocade” in Genshin Impact. But we’re not done yet–here’s a guide for the epilogue, The Cloud-Padded Path to the Chiwang Repose!
