A New Star Approaches in Genshin Impact: The Archons Quest Walkthrough

This quest belongs to the main ones and is the third chapter of the first volume of the Archons' quests. It completes the storyline in Li Yue and lets you know what really happened to the Lord of the Stone.

How to start the New Star Approaching quest in Genshin Impact

To open a quest, reach "Farewell, ancient lord", after which the quest will be accepted automatically. If both conditions are met, a blue marker on Tianheng Mountain will appear on the map.

Goals

The task is quite long and consists of many others - you will have to run a lot, communicate with other characters, collect resources and fight. In general, you will need to do the following:

• Enter the Jade Palace
• Fight Tartaglia,
• Defeat the resurrected deity
• Find out the truth about the Lord of the stone.

How to open the Floating Palace and activate the mechanism

After being invited to the Jade Palace by Ningguang's envoy Ganyu, you need to find a way to get there.

Journey to Tianheng Mountain

The Jade Palace is located in the sky, so the traveler decides to go to the mountain near the city to get to the right place. Use the teleport point, and a tree trunk will be visible near the cliff, along which you can easily reach the top. When you get to the top, the task will be updated. Approach the mechanical flower on the edge of the cliff and use the skill of any Anemo hero to start the mechanism.

But it will only be possible to fly to the island with the chest, and not the palace, so the plans of the heroes are changing. Now you need to go down to the ballista Guizhong.

Where to find Ballista Guizhong

Having descended to the indicated point, the hero will find a detachment of Millelites. Talk to them, but there will be no peaceful solution - you will have to fight. Total three waves quite simple enemies, after the battle with which Keqing will appear. You will learn from her that the guards were beaten in vain, and the girl will also tell you how to get to the Jade Palace and tell you that you need to present Ningguang with a gift.

Paimon offers to give the sweet that she dreamed of - glazed slime.

Equilibrium

Where to find Paimon Ingredients

After the right path has become known, get busy preparing the gift. It will require 3 subject - Excellent slime slime, sugary sugar flower and gift box. All of them are marked with markers on the map.

Hydro slime will be the first to meet on the way, defeat him to get the right ingredient.

After that, go to the next marker. The traveler will stumble upon a group of Treasure Thieves who are holding a prisoner in a cage.

Defeat them to get the key to her and free Meng Dan, the supplier of the Ming Xing Jewelry House. In gratitude, the man will direct the player to the one who will give the box and wrap the gift. Also next to the cage there are 3 pots with a sugar flower, one of which is sugary and is needed for the task.

Then go to the jewelry house.

MingSing Jewelry House

On the map of Li Yue's Harbor, the building is marked with a diamond icon and is located near the northern teleport inside the city.

Talk to Xing Xi and get an antique gift box from her. Then Paimon will prepare the slime herself and give the finished dish. The gift is ready, it's time to go to the Jade Palace.

Where is the guide to the Jade Palace

Head to Yujin Terrace and then to the Moonsea Pavilion. Will be waiting for you near the entrance. guide Bu Yun: Talk to him to go up to the Jade Palace.

After arriving, there is a meeting with Ningguang and a long conversation with her. After it is completed, the leader Qixing will invite you to enter the palace.

Come inside and find Ningguang, she is in her office on the lower level. Talk to her again.

The traveler then gains the option to take any item from the palace as a gift from Heaven's Will, but Paimon chooses a piece of paper from the wall. Consider the subject carefully.

After completing this part of the quest, explore the Palace for chests and artifacts.

Solitary Fragrance

Before looking for Zhongli, the traveler decides to go to a suspicious place indicated on the map.

It is guarded by Fatui, but it is not necessary to fight them: just go to the marked box with several Seals of Consent on the roof of the ruins. Examine them and talk to Paimon - together you will come to the conclusion that the Fatui are planning to call on some divine powers with the help of these relics. After that, go to meet Zhongli.

Meeting at the Reed Islands

Zhongli is already waiting for you at the place. Talk to him and discuss a visit to the Jade Palace, and then find out what work he has prepared. The character needs wild icing lilies, which also need to be sung. A marker will appear nearby, pointing to the desired flower, go to it.

After the song, the lilies will turn into three cryo jumpers that you need to defeat. Be careful - there is water nearby, it is easy to become frozen. Zhongli will collect their petals, but they are not suitable for the ceremony. A little later, Ganyu will appear, with whom you need to talk. She knows where the wild lilies are and will offer her flower, which Zhongli will accept.

After that, return to the city.

Return to Li Yue

Millelites and Fatui are gathering near the city in large numbers, we need to find out what happened. Speak with Fatui's messenger Felix and learn the latest news about the Qixing and the Adepts, as well as the likely battle between them. Zhongli will leave you, but will give you a clue to whom to next.

Heart of Glaze

The conflict becomes more and more serious, and you go in search of Tartaglia. It can only be in one place.

How to the Golden Chamber

Go to the Golden Chamber outside the city, where the exuvia of the Lord of the Stone is hidden. You can get to it from the teleport in the south of the city. Follow the road to the outskirts of Lisha and take the fork towards the marker.

The Golden Chamber is a world level dungeon. Before the start, there will be an opportunity to select a squad for battle. The boss inside is immune to crowd control effects such as freezing, and deals a significant amount of Hydro and Electro damage. For a comfortable age, it is better to take a healer into the squad and use a drainage / isolation potion (increase resistance to Hydro / Electro damage by 25% for 300 seconds, respectively).

Inside is empty, the guards are unconscious, and Exuvia is still in place. Mora cannot be collected, so just go to the dragon body to examine it. Tartaglia, who was following the traveler, will immediately appear: you will have to talk to him. Whichever answer is chosen, they will all lead to a battle. After the conversation, the Harbinger provokes an attack on him.

How to beat Tartaglia in Genshin Impact

The battle with him will consist of three stages, in each stage Childe uses different elements, range of attacks and their set. In any case, this is a mobile and strong enemy that deals a lot of damage.

Phase 1 - Eleventh Harbinger

Tartaglia does not yet show his true powers and is generally very similar to a playable character, but with more skills. He can both shoot his bow and use his dual Hydro Blades in close combat, dealing a lot of elemental damage and constantly leaving Ebb Marks that make attacks even more painful and make you dodge. However, in this form, Childe is not very agile and often doesn't attack, just walking around. During the first phase, the following attacks can be seen:

• Arrows of water - Tartaglia will quickly shoot 4 arrows from clear water, following the character's trajectory;
• piercing rain - marking on the floor small round areas for attack, Child shoots up and after a moment hits the selected places with a hail of arrows. This attack is very painful, but can be dodged by watching for marks;
• cold splash - Baring blades of pure Hydro energy, Tartaglia creates a splash of water around him in a large area. Damage can be avoided if you keep your distance by attacking with a catalyst or an archer;
• Living Water - the enemy turns into a stream of stormy water and makes a dash for a long distance;
• blast waves - Jumping into the air, Childe makes 3 powerful bow shots that deal Hydro damage in an area;
• Summon Sky Whale - jumping to the edge of the arena, Tartaglia begins to charge the arrow and after the end of the preparation, summons a huge whale that strikes an equally huge area. It is highly recommended to dodge this attack, as it can take a significant amount of health;
• Hydro barrier - For a couple of seconds, Childe creates a wall of water that does not allow him to be damaged.

In general, the first phase is characterized as "keep your distance and deal damage", as the boss does not try to get close yet. When his health runs out, he will surround himself with a shield and change form, after which he will restore HP and the fight will move on to the next stage.

Phase 2 - Eye of Corruption

The element changes to Electro, and dual daggers and a spear become weapons. In this phase, Tartaglia will constantly make a lot of dashes and try to get close to the character, and his damage will increase significantly compared to the previous stage. It will be harder to fight him. It is desirable to have a strong enough melee character to withstand the onslaught. Attacks can be as follows:

• Blade strike - making a dash for a long distance, Tartaglia approaches the character and in a second inflicts a powerful blow with both blades, throwing him back;
• Explosion Electro - in close combat, Childe collects electricity on his weapon and explodes it, knocking back all enemies around;
• Electro barrier - A skill similar to the one in the first phase. For a couple of seconds, the boss cannot be damaged;
• Flash of black lightning - Turning into lightning, Childe makes several fast and powerful dashes through the enemy, each of which knocks him down;
• living thunderstorm - a skill similar to the first stage, when using which Tartaglia quickly moves over a long distance;
• Punitive Discharge - marking a small area on the floor, the boss gathers the power of Electro on the spear, and then pierces the selected place with it and unleashes a bolt of lightning on the place around it. The area of ​​the second attack is much larger than shown during setup;
• Thunder dance - making a jerk towards the character, Childe throws him back and inflicts a circular blow with his blades;

During this stage, one of the squad may die due to the large amount of damage taken from the boss. Once he is defeated, a lengthy cutscene will play in which Harbinger finally wants to take the Heart of God from Exuvia and attempts to do so. There is no Heart in the dragon's body, and this infuriates Tartaglia. After that, he assumes his last form, and the fight goes into stage 3.

Phase 3 - Spirit Form

In this phase, some of the attacks are taken from previous stages, and some are new. Elements now combo - there will be both Hydro and Electro, mobility and damage remain high, and the combat distance becomes completely random, but it is a little easier to win.

• Teleport - it replaces elemental jerks and becomes much faster and more sudden;
• Spear attack is a fairly slow skill in which the boss inflicts 4 spear strikes in front of him, 2 and 3 of which are made at the same time. If you run away in time, then the damage will not ;
• Arrows of water - an attack similar to the one in the first stage;
• Water blades - a long-range attack in which Tartaglia releases diagonal Hydro blades towards the character, 2-4 pieces at a time;
• Lightning Rush is an enhanced version of Black Lightning Flash from Phase 4. Before use, the spear will be charged with electricity, and during the skill, 5-XNUMX jerks will be made in opposite directions;
• Dark Blade - the skill is very similar to Water blades, but in this case Electro is used, and the blade is one, rotates and flies straight;
• Summon Sky Whale is a skill similar to the first phase. The area where the whale falls is getting larger;
• Piercing Rain is a stronger version of Piercing Rain from the first phase. Marked zones become much larger and shots are fired not sequentially, but simultaneously at all marks, which can instantly kill. But there will be a small area on the map, clear of marks, usually somewhere in the center. Run there when Tartaglia starts loading the shot;
• Punishing Bolt is an enhanced version of the Punishing Bolt from Phase 2. Differs in the increased area of ​​defeat during the second blow;

It is better to fight him in those moments when he does not attack himself. His movements become slow and even lazy, so use them to attack and damage him.

After defeating him, Tartaglia will return to his original human form. Talk to your opponent, and he will share his thoughts on the battle and begin to guess about something. And the traveler too - the Lord of the stone is alive.

However, the Harbinger has a backup plan, and he puts it into action on the spot, then flees. Leave the Golden Chamber - it's time for a new battle.

Поворотный момент

Childe awakens the ancient Archon of whirlwinds - Osial. Qixing and Adepts will have to unite, and the traveler will have to help them return the deity back to the bottom.

Protect Guizhong's Ballista

After the cut-scene, three portals will appear, from which Fatui constantly emerge - all types that have already been encountered in the game. Each part of the ballista has its own safety margin, initially 100%. The attackers will attack them, not the characters, in general, this is reminiscent of the daily task to protect the monolith of the arteries of the earth. The reflection of the attack lasts 6 minutes.

After the first wave of enemies, the player will periodically attack Osial as well, releasing a blast of Hydro energy, the landing of which is marked with a red circle. But the Adepts will not leave you without a blessing, and the traveler will receive several buffs from them:

• Madam Ping - normal attacks begin to launch intermittent shock waves;
• Ganyu - survival rate increases significantly;
• Xiao - increases the speed of movement;

At first they act in turn, but then the effect becomes simultaneous. When the challenge timer runs out, the Fatui will stop appearing and a cutscene will play. During it, Osial will strike at the palace, and the ballista will be destroyed.

But it will still be possible to win - Ningguang will bring down his creation on the Archon.

A very long cut-scene follows, in which a decision will be made regarding Li Yue's future, and the quest will end.

The Fond Farewell

Immediately after defeating Osial, you can go to the The Fond Farewell, but first you need to find someone to find out all the answers.

Find Zhongli

Go to Wangsheng Ritual, but the master will not be there. Another employee will suggest where you can find it, so go to the Northern Kingdom Bank. A very interesting scene awaits the player inside - a disgruntled Childe, Signora obviously knows everything, and a completely calm Zhongli.

It turns out that Morax is actually alive and organized his own funeral under the name of Zhongli. He will give his own Heart of God, and any dialogue answers will not affect the outcome of this scene. The archon will not say what he traded his divinity for, but will hint that this will be known later. The video will end, and the task will continue.

Learn about the news

Leave the bank and head to Yujing Terrace. There will be two markers next to the townspeople - eavesdrop on their conversations and learn about the latest news. After that, the millelite will make an announcement with the official version of what happened. When he's done, go to the next marker behind him and listen to Ningguang's speech.

Take part in the The Fond Farewell

To complete this part of the task, you need to chat with 3 characters - both dialogues with someone from Qixing and with the townspeople are counted.

Next, you need to find Zhongli again - he stands alone near the railing on the edge of the terrace. Talk to him and he will tell you about his own future. There will also be an opportunity to ask him some other questions and find out where to go next. After talking with Zhongli, Li Yue's story will be completed.

The next story quest is The wind blows - the cranes return.

Achievements for completing A New Star Approaches in Genshin Impact

For each significant action during the quest, you can get an achievement from the "Wonders of the World" section, each will bring 5 source stones.

• "Icing on Slime" - for making a gift from slime;
• "The sky is not the limit" - arrival at the Jade Palace;
• "Lilia loves music" - sing Mondstadt's song to glaze lilies;
• "This time... you can go" - victory over Childe;
• "Derailed" - victory over Osial;
• "Last Farewell" - Complete the The Fond Farewell stage.
• "The Approach of a New Star" - the completion of the chapter of the same name.

Awards

In general, for completing all the tasks of the chapter, you can get the following rewards:

• 4,425 adventure experience;
• 120 source stones;
• 196,525 pestilence;
• 20 hero experience;
• 36 magical gain ores;
• 1 memory of immovable rocks - the material of the discovery of the constellation Geo Traveler;
• 1 Monolith Shard is a trophy obtained by defeating Osial.

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