The prompt to “Fulfill an old wish” in Where Winds Meet refers to closing out the Lunar Goddess Li Zhenzhen’s story in the Qinghe side quest Blind to the World. The quest takes place beneath Moonveil Mountain, and finishing it hinges on two specific offerings: the Small Blade and the Moonlit Flower.
Fulfill an old wish: quest and item overview
| Element | Details |
|---|---|
| Quest name | Blind to the World (Side Story) |
| Region | Qinghe · Moonveil Mountain → Crimson Cliff |
| Key NPCs | Uncle Tian, Lunar Goddess Li Zhenzhen |
| Critical items | Small Blade, Moonlit Flower, Ice Jade Box (eyes) |
| Main objective | Drain a hidden lake, solve shrine puzzles, and offer the items that resolve the goddess’s old vow. |
| Core reward | Blinding Mist Mystic Skill plus gear, Echo Jade, EXP, and Zhou Coins |
Start Blind to the World at Crimson Cliff
The entire “old wish” thread sits inside Blind to the World, so it only becomes available once you reach Crimson Cliff under Moonveil Mountain in Qinghe.
| Step | What you do | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Travel to Crimson Cliff | Use the Crimson Cliff teleport stone near the lake south of the local wayfarer point. | Positions you at the correct lake entrance. |
| 2. Talk to Uncle Tian | Find Uncle Tian by the water and exhaust his dialogue. | Blind to the World is added to your quest log. |
| 3. Drain the lake | Dive down and interact with all three mechanisms on the lakebed. | The water recedes, revealing the Moon Goddess statue and stone plates. |
Once the lake drains, a large statue of the Moon Goddess and a ring of pressure plates appear. This underground shrine is where the old wish will eventually be fulfilled.
Solve the Moon Goddess statue plate puzzle
The first major obstacle is a circular array of plates around the statue. Triggering them out of sequence punishes you with shocks, so the pattern matters.
| Action | Exact move | Effect on shrine |
|---|---|---|
| Activate the puzzle | Step on the large central plate directly in front of the statue. | Highlights four smaller plates around the statue. |
| Second input | Walk behind the statue and step on the plate directly behind her back. | Confirms the direction of the sequence. |
| Finish sequence | Circle the statue and step on each of the remaining highlighted plates in clockwise order. | Plays a short melody and unlocks a nearby stone door. |
Once the door opens, follow Uncle Tian further into the shrine. Cross the narrow corridor lined with hanging bundles — contact with them can set you on fire, so move carefully or burn them from range with flaming arrows.
Clear the bell-locked gate puzzle
Both routes through the burning corridor converge at a sealed stone gate with four bells mounted above it. A mechanism above the door rings these bells in a specific pattern, and you must replay that pattern by shooting the bell targets.
| Element | Details |
|---|---|
| Visual clue | Interact with the mechanism to hear the bells in sequence. |
| Optional aid | Stepping on nearby blue flowers can help read the pattern instead of relying only on sight. |
| Correct shooting order | 3rd bell → 4th bell → 1st bell → 2nd bell |
| Result | The stone gate unseals and opens the path into the Lunar Goddess’s inner chamber. |
After the gate opens, push the door, follow the corridor, and approach the figure seated on the raised cliff: this is the Lunar Goddess Li Zhenzhen, the focus of the old wish.
Meet the Lunar Goddess and trigger the “old wish” objective
Approaching the goddess triggers a cutscene that lays out her role in the past and the cost of the vow she made. Her body sits motionless, but her story is carried by the environment and letters scattered in the shrine.
Directly beside her is an altar holding an Ice Jade Box, containing her eyes. Take it and then speak with Uncle Tian. He quickly realizes that restoring her eyes alone will not settle what she left unresolved.
| Trigger | Action | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| First offering | Collect the Ice Jade Box from the altar near Li Zhenzhen. | Advances the story but does not complete her wish. |
| “Settle an old vow” prompt | Interact with the goddess again; you see an option to resolve the old vow but cannot complete it yet. | The game nudges you to explore deeper for additional offerings. |
At this point, the objective shifts to finding what she truly wants. This is where the Small Blade and Moonlit Flower come in.
Where to find the Small Blade and Moonlit Flower
The items tied to “fulfill an old wish” are both located in the living quarters below the main chamber. They represent the pieces of life she left behind when she made her vow.
| Item | Location | How to pick it up |
|---|---|---|
| Small Blade | On a table in a small living area beneath the goddess’s platform. | Take the staircase down from Li Zhenzhen’s cliff; the blade lies on a table near a clothes rack. |
| Moonlit Flower | Just ahead of the living area, among other flowers in the cavern. | Look for the single brighter, glowing flower and interact to collect it. |
On the way to these items, you can open multiple chests and read letters scattered between bodies and shelves. Collecting all letters lets you compile a book that explains the shrine’s history in more detail, but it is optional and not required to resolve the vow.
Use the Small Blade and Moonlit Flower to fulfill the old wish
Once both the Small Blade and Moonlit Flower are in your inventory, return to the top of the chamber where the Lunar Goddess sits.
| Step | Action | What it accomplishes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Return to Li Zhenzhen | Climb the stairs back to the raised cliff and interact with the goddess again. | Reopens the interaction menu, including “Settle an old vow”. |
| 2. Offer the Small Blade | Choose to present the Small Blade when prompted. | Represents the hard choices and violence of her past. |
| 3. Offer the Moonlit Flower | Choose to present the Moonlit Flower as the second offering. | Symbolizes the quiet, peaceful life she longed for. |
| 4. Resolve the vow | Confirm the offerings; a final cutscene plays. | The Lunar Goddess’s old wish is finally fulfilled, completing the narrative arc of Blind to the World. |
After the cutscene, the quest log marks Blind to the World as complete, but there is one last segment to walk through to collect your rewards.
Exit the shrine and claim the Blinding Mist Mystic Skill
Leaving the shrine is not just a formality. The rewards tied to fulfilling the old wish fully arrive only once you make it back to the surface.
| Phase | Route | Reward-related notes |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse the lower tunnels | Follow the quest marker down the stairs and through the underground corridors. | There are additional chests on the way; they contain extra resources but are optional. |
| Find the crevice and dock | Squeeze through a narrow rock gap to a small hidden dock. | A raft waits here to take you out to the open air. |
| Board the raft | Interact with the raft to ride out of the cave system. | Blind to the World concludes fully once you emerge outside. |
On completion, you receive:
- Blinding Mist Mystic Skill – creates a cloud that blocks enemy vision and briefly blinds them.
- Dusty Wedding Dress (equipment/cosmetic).
- Medicinal Tales and other progression items.
- A bundle of Echo Jade, Enlightenment Points, character experience, and Zhou Coins.
Blinding Mist functions as an offensive support tool. It lays down a poisonous mist that obscures sightlines so you can reposition or set up follow-up attacks in both PvE and PvP combat.
Once the Small Blade and Moonlit Flower have been offered and the raft carries you back into the open world, that “fulfill an old wish” moment in Where Winds Meet is complete. What began as a simple lake-side rumor at Crimson Cliff closes with a goddess’s story resolved, a new Mystic Skill in your toolkit, and one of Qinghe’s more memorable side stories behind you.
