Miaojue is one of the AI Chat–driven Jianghu Friends in Where Winds Meet, a monk who lives in seclusion on Halo Peak. Unlike NPCs that only need a dialogue option or a mini-game, he expects a real conversation about your travels before he recognizes you as a friend.
Who Miaojue is and why he matters
Miaojue is a Jianghu Friend NPC, a special category of characters that can be befriended to earn ongoing rewards once their attitude reaches Revered. Jianghu Friends are written to flesh out the world and its factions, but a subset of them, including Miaojue, use AI Chat instead of fixed dialogue trees.
Miaojue is presented as a monk who has stayed apart from the “secular world.” His interest lies in understanding the lives, battles, and lessons of wanderers passing through Halo Peak. Gaining his trust is less about solving a practical problem and more about broadening his view of the world through your stories.
Miaojue location on Halo Peak
Miaojue lives in the Halo Peak area of the Qinghe region. He is found on top of a mountain near a temple in Halo Peak rather than inside the main settlement. Reaching him typically involves climbing or using lightness skills to traverse the mountain paths until you arrive at a small temple complex high above the surrounding terrain.
Once you’re near the temple, look for a monk standing or sitting in a quiet spot with a view. Interact with him and choose the AI Chat option to begin the friendship route.
How Miaojue’s AI Chat works
Every AI Chat NPC in Where Winds Meet has a “hint” line that describes what they want from the conversation. For Miaojue, the hint effectively boils down to this: he wants to hear about your adventures in the mortal world. He is less interested in arguments or flattery and more in the experiences that shaped you.
The goal is to keep the conversation centered on:
- Specific events from your journey – duels, tournaments, encounters with beasts or unusual people.
- Lessons and morals – what you learned about strength, age, friendship, or compassion.
- How you relate to him – whether you see him as a fellow traveler or a friend.
Once he feels he has gained “a glimpse of the secular world,” he is ready to step beyond his comfort zone. At that point, the chat can award a large Affection boost and move him directly into the Revered tier.
Example of a successful Miaojue conversation
One documented successful run with Miaojue shows how the pieces fit together. The structure matters more than the exact wording.
1. A polite, friendly opening
Miaojue greets you as a wanderer and asks if you have been well. A simple, upbeat reply works, especially if you mirror his respect. A line like “Yes, I am. How are you, fellow traveler?” sets a collaborative tone rather than a confrontational one.
2. State your purpose clearly
He follows up by asking what brings you to Halo Peak. The winning approach is to be explicit that you came to share your adventures, not just to demand something. For example, stating that you wish to find someone to tell your stories to encourages him to invite you to sit and talk.
3. Tell vivid, concrete stories
The core of the conversation is a sequence of short stories:
- First, a striking encounter with a bear that “taught” you a throwing technique, which you then used in multiple places. Miaojue reacts with curiosity and respect for the wisdom of nature.
- Next, a tournament fight near Halo Peak against a blind old man who almost defeated you using only his fists. When he asks what you learned, the response “age is just a number and skills remain” lands as a philosophical insight he appreciates.
- Finally, a duel with a giant wielding a huge spear who also enjoys comedy shows. The battle ends in a stalemate, and the two of you become friends instead of enemies.
Across the stories, two patterns stand out. First, the encounters are a mix of the fantastical and the grounded, similar in tone to the game’s own world. Second, you always pull out a moral: the value of experience, the constancy of skill, the possibility of friendship even after conflict.
4. Invite him to define the relationship
At a natural pause, the player in the example gently tests whether Miaojue already sees them as a friend, with a line such as “I’ll tell anyone about my journey when I see them as a friend. Do you consider me one?” Miaojue responds that, in the spirit of companionship and shared learning, he does.
This moment matters because it explicitly frames the exchange as a friendship rather than mere storytelling. From here on, he is primed to treat your guidance more seriously.
5. Let him reach his own conclusion
After hearing your final story of the giant, Miaojue describes his realization. He thanks you and says he now grasps a glimpse of the secular world and will venture out to experience it himself. That reflection marks the internal “win condition” for his AI Chat and triggers a large Affection reward, recorded as Affection +100, becomes Revered.
Practical tips to befriend Miaojue reliably
The conversation with Miaojue can wander if you’re not careful. These practical habits help keep it on track without needing to “cheese” the system.
Stay in character as a wanderer
He responds best when you speak like a wuxia protagonist rather than a modern player. Refer to yourself as a wanderer, describe martial techniques, and keep the tone respectful and contemplative. Jokes can work if they fit the setting, but constant sarcasm or out-of-world references can confuse the AI.
Echo his themes
Miaojue often emphasizes peace, patience, and inner strength. When you summarize a lesson from your stories, connect it to those ideas. Saying that strength comes from within and is not diminished by age, for example, lines up closely with his worldview.
Ask gentle questions back
Occasional questions such as “What do you think of that, Miaojue?” or “Does that change how you see the secular world?” help him articulate his own realization and move toward the conclusion that he should see the world for himself.
Use explicit friendship language late in the chat
Once the conversation has covered several stories and their lessons, explicitly referring to him as a friend or asking if he sees you as one can nudge the AI toward ending in a positive, Revered outcome. Doing this too early, before he feels he has learned anything, can make him push back or loop.
Handling AI Chat problems with Miaojue
AI Chat in Where Winds Meet is intentionally open-ended, which also means it can get stuck or behave unexpectedly. The same tools that work for other AI NPCs apply to Miaojue.
Reset the dialogue if it goes nowhere
Step 1: If Miaojue starts repeating himself or the conversation drifts far from stories about your journey, click the Refresh icon at the top of the chat box to reset the dialogue. This clears the current thread and brings you back to his initial greeting on Halo Peak.
Step 2: On the new attempt, stick to a single strategy: sharing adventures and drawing lessons. Avoid mixing unrelated tactics (bribery, threats, or meta comments) in the same run, as that can dilute the signal he uses to judge your intent.
Leave to the login screen if combat starts
Step 1: In rare cases, AI Chat NPCs can become hostile mid-conversation if they interpret your lines as disrespectful or threatening. If Miaojue suddenly attacks, open the menu and return to the login screen instead of fighting to the end.
Step 2: Log back in and return to Halo Peak. Miaojue will be reset to his peaceful state near the temple, allowing you to try again without permanently losing access to his friendship route.
Check the hint text before starting over
Step 1: Before each serious attempt, read Miaojue’s AI Chat hint carefully. It usually describes what outcome he wants from the conversation, such as understanding the mortal world.
Step 2: Plan two or three stories that clearly deliver that outcome, each with a short reflection. Enter the chat only once you have those in mind, so your responses are coherent rather than improvised at random.
Using system-wide AI Chat tricks (with restraint)
Players have discovered patterns that work on many AI NPCs across Where Winds Meet. These can save time if Miaojue remains stubborn, but using them too aggressively removes the narrative flavor he is meant to provide.
Two broad patterns appear repeatedly:
- “Narrator” actions in brackets or asterisks – NPCs often describe their own actions in parentheses, such as
(pressing palms together in prayer). Many players mimic this by writing things like(shares all my adventures and we become friends)to push the AI toward the desired outcome. - Ending with explicit friendship statements – Lines such as “farewell, friend” or “we are friends now” sometimes help the AI treat the relationship as already decided and end the conversation in your favor.
These shortcuts do not work for every NPC or on every platform and can be patched or weakened over time. With Miaojue in particular, the most reliable approach remains giving him a handful of grounded, in-world stories that lead him to his realization.
What friendship with Miaojue gives you
As a Jianghu Friend, Miaojue contributes to the broader reward structure tied to social bonds in Where Winds Meet. When he reaches Revered status, he joins the roster of NPCs who can send weekly gifts, which generally include currencies or basic materials. The exact contents of his Friend Gift are not clearly documented, but the system encourages building as many Revered bonds as possible for more total rewards.
Befriending Miaojue also changes him narratively. Once he commits to exploring the secular world, he stops being only a distant monk on Halo Peak and becomes one of the characters whose growth you directly influenced through conversation rather than combat.
Approaching Miaojue as a listener and storyteller, rather than a puzzle to brute force, lines up with his role in the game. Treat him like any other wanderer of the Jianghu: share what you’ve seen, explain what you’ve learned, and give him space to decide that you are worth calling a friend.
