Where Winds Meet: How to Get Riven Twinblades at Battlecrest Slope

The Riven Twinblades sit locked in the Martial Arts menu until you go and collect them by hand, and the pickup is far less involved than most weapon unlocks in Where Winds Meet. There is no dungeon, no stealth section, and no key to farm. One fast travel point, one clue on the ground, and one conversation is the whole thing.

Quick answer: Fast travel to Battlecrest Slope in Qinghe-Verdant Wilds, inspect the Skyspeak Inner Way Comprehension Clue on the ground, then talk to Li Yangui and pick the “Revisit” dialogue option to receive the Riven Twinblades and Skyspeak Tome I.

Riven Twinblades unlock details

Everything you need to reach the weapon is tied to a single spot on the map. The clue and the NPC are only a few steps apart, so once you land at the travel point you are effectively done.

Detail	Value
Weapon type	Melee DPS martial art
Region	Qinghe-Verdant Wilds
Fast travel point	Battlecrest Slope
Nearby landmark	Northern Vow Ruins
Interaction	Skyspeak Inner Way Comprehension Clue
NPC	Li Yangui
Dialogue option	Revisit
Rewards	Riven Twinblades, Skyspeak Tome I

How to get the Riven Twinblades in Qinghe-Verdant Wilds

Open the map and move to Qinghe-Verdant Wilds, then pick out Battlecrest Slope. It sits close to Northern Vow Ruins, so use those ruins as your visual anchor if the label is crowded out by other icons. Fast travel straight to the point rather than riding in from a distance.

World map screen with Material Tracking highlighted and regional exploration progress on display. — The map screen, with Material Tracking highlighted while checking an area’s exploration progress.

When you land, look at the ground for the Skyspeak Inner Way Comprehension Clue and interact with it. The clue registers the Skyspeak insight at 0% comprehension and points you toward the person who can teach it.

Inner Way screen with the Skyspeak insight selected, showing its clue text and 0% comprehension. — The Inner Way screen with Skyspeak selected, showing the clue and 0% comprehension progress.

Walk the short distance over to Li Yangui and start talking to her. She is standing in the same small area, so you should not need to search.

Choose the “Revisit” dialogue option and work through the conversation. She talks about General Lie Yan, and the exchange ends with her offering you the general’s old belongings.

Dialogue scene between two characters with the subtitle asking why you are looking for the general. — The conversation with Li Yangui, where the general’s story leads into the handover.

Accept the items. The Riven Twinblades and Skyspeak Tome I drop into your inventory together, and the objective updates to “Pardon Parade in progress.”

Open the character menu, learn the Skyspeak Inner Way from the tome, and equip the Riven Twinblades. Until you do this, the weapon is sitting in your bags rather than in your loadout.

How to confirm the unlock worked

Two things change on screen. The reward prompt for the Riven Twinblades and Skyspeak Tome I appears as soon as you accept the general’s items, and the quest step flips to “Pardon Parade in progress.” After that, reopen the Martial Arts menu. The Riven Twinblades entry should no longer be greyed out alongside the other locked weapons, and you can select and equip it directly.

If nothing happens, the usual reason is the conversation. Skipping out of the dialogue early, or picking a different option than “Revisit,” ends the exchange before Li Yangui offers anything. Talk to her again and run the “Revisit” line through to the end.

What the Skyspeak Inner Way does

The tome is not a bonus pickup you can ignore. Skyspeak is the Inner Way built around this weapon, and it applies a base buff that strengthens Riven Twinblades attacks. While you are in the “Inebriate – Deepdaze” state, those attacks trigger “Hero’s Blood – Inebriate.” Learning the tome and equipping the blades together is what makes the pairing behave the way it is meant to.

Practicing the Riven Twinblades moveset

With the weapon equipped, the fastest way to learn the timing is the “Bamboocut – Draught Basic Tutorial II” arena. It drops you into a controlled space where you can run the basic attack chain without anything fighting back.

Training arena where the Riven Twinblades basic attacks and combos are demonstrated. — The training arena used to run through the weapon’s basic attacks and combos.

The tutorial walks you through where the Special Skill slots into the chain, prompting the input at the right beat so you can feel the rhythm of the combo before taking it into open-world combat.

Combat tutorial prompt highlighting the Special Skill input during a Riven Twinblades attack chain. — The combat tutorial highlighting the Special Skill as the Riven Twinblades combo begins.

That is the entire process. Travel, clue, conversation, and a menu visit to slot the weapon and its Inner Way into place — no keys, no prerequisites, and nothing to grind beforehand.