Two short traversal objectives, "Pass Through The Burnt-Down Village" and "Pass Through The Ruins Of The Battlefield," appear while moving through the Qinchuan Path region added in Where Winds Meet Version 1.6. Both are simple location triggers rather than combat or puzzle steps. Each one ticks the moment your character physically enters the marked zone, so the only real task is reaching the right point on the map without getting sidetracked by enemies or terrain.
Quick answer: Walk into the burnt-out settlement in Huayin North to clear the village objective, then continue along the road into the wrecked battlefield in the Rustling Meadow / Lion Barrow corridor to clear the second one. The objectives complete on entry; no item pickup or fight is required.
Where the two areas sit on the Qinchuan Path map
Qinchuan Path is the new region introduced with Version 1.6, sitting east of Hexi and reached through the existing Liangzhou Town routes. The two zones referenced by these objectives are part of the western half of the region, where the road threads between Huayin North and the open plains around Lion Barrow.
The burnt-down village is a small ruined settlement of charred timber houses and collapsed walls. The battlefield ruins are a larger open area scattered with broken siege equipment, abandoned shields, and corpse piles, sitting along the road that opens out into the Rustling Meadow plain.
| Objective | Subregion | Nearest landmarks | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Through The Burnt-Down Village | Huayin North, Qinchuan Path | Brokegate Village area, north of the main road | Enter the ruined village footprint |
| Pass Through The Ruins Of The Battlefield | Rustling Meadow / Lion Barrow, Qinchuan Path | Open battlefield along the road toward Lion Barrow | Enter the wreckage zone on the road |
Pass Through The Burnt-Down Village
Step 1: Fast travel to the Brokegate Village Boundary Stone in Huayin North. From the stone, head onto the main road that runs through the lower part of the subregion.
Step 2: Follow the road until the wooden buildings turn into blackened skeletons of houses with collapsed roofs and scorched ground. The objective marker pins to the cluster of ruined homes, not to a specific NPC.
Step 3: Walk straight through the cluster. The objective ticks off as soon as your character is inside the village footprint. You do not need to interact with anything, and there is no required combat. Roaming bandits in the area can be ignored or killed without affecting completion.
Pass Through The Ruins Of The Battlefield
Step 1: From the burnt-down village, continue along the road heading deeper into Qinchuan Path toward Rustling Meadow. The objective updates after the first one is cleared, with a new marker further along the route.
Step 2: Approach the open field strewn with siege debris, broken carts, and discarded weapons. This is the marked battlefield. The trigger box covers the bulk of the wreckage area, so you do not need to find an exact spot.
Step 3: Walk through the field until the objective registers. As with the village, no looting or combat is required to advance. Any chests, oddities, or Universal Harmonies you spot can be picked up freely either now or on a return visit, since they are not tied to the traversal trigger.
How to confirm both objectives completed
Each step shows a brief on-screen line crossing out the objective text in the quest tracker, and the next step appears immediately below it. If the text does not update after entering the marked area, the most common reasons are:
- You are still standing on the road outside the trigger volume. Step further into the ruins.
- You teleported directly into the area. Walking in from the road tends to register more reliably.
- A prerequisite story beat for Qinchuan Path is incomplete. These objectives sit inside the regional progression, so the main story step that opens the road has to be done first.
What to grab while you are there
Both zones overlap with collectible spawns, so combining the run with a short detour pays off. Huayin North hosts several Oddities along the village outskirts, and the Rustling Meadow / Lion Barrow stretch contains its own cluster of Oddities along with terrain useful for Universal Harmony spotting. Picking these up does not interfere with the traversal objectives and saves a second trip later.
Once both prompts clear, the quest line continues further into Qinchuan Path along the same road, and the two ruined zones become normal open-world locations you can revisit at any time without resetting the objective.