As Fontaine researched Genshin Impact, you can find the Mysterious Core, a special quest item that you need to complete the world quest “Amazing Scent”. It is only found in precious chests when solving puzzles involving pneumonia mechanisms. In this guide, we tell you how to find all available Mystery Cores.
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Why do you need a mysterious core in Genshin Impact?
The Mysterious Cores are needed when you complete the world quest “Amazing Scent”. You can only find them in gem chests after solving the puzzles with the pneumatic mechanism in the Fontaine region. However, if you’ve already started the aforementioned quest, markers will appear at some point in the passage for you to follow and pick up items.
After collecting 7 cores, you can return to Henry and start a new task “Still impossible to resist.”
Where can you find all the mysterious cores?
Mysterious nuclei are scattered throughout the Fontaine region. Half of them are on the surface, the rest are hidden under water, so you will have to explore the entire region to find them. You can use our map to quickly find the items you need.

How to find Mysterious Core #1
You need to go to the first teleport in the Bello area and find a strange device.
To his left you will see pneuma energy – interact with it and then use the archer to shoot the block. There will be enemies to fight. After that, pneuma energy becomes available.
Repeat the steps several times, alternating different types of energy. Eventually, the block will disappear and a precious chest with a mysterious core will appear nearby.
How to find Mysterious Core #2
Go to the Beryl area and go to the waterfall, which is located near the teleport in this area.
Here you see a mechanism that can be activated using the energy of pneumonia. One of the elements will also be nearby – at first it is ousiya. Use it on a block to spawn enemies. The next time the opposite element becomes available – pneuma. Repeat the steps three times until the block disappears and a precious chest appears in its place.
How to find Mysterious Core #3
Now go to the Beryl area and go to the anchorage, which is northeast of the Hydro Archon statue in this area. You will see the mechanism as soon as you teleport to this area and climb the nearby hill.
No new actions are required – we select the energy of pneuma or ousia, apply it to the block and fight monsters. After the third attempt, a chest appears with a mysterious core.
How to find Mysterious Core #4
The first underwater puzzle is right next to the dungeon entrance. “Pale Forgotten Flower”. You can get here with a wavewalker, then just jump in the water and activate the teleport to the dungeon.
To solve underwater puzzles, you must first have one of Fontaine’s sea creature abilities. We’ve covered them in more detail in this guide. An armored crab also floats here – use its skills to destroy the stone barrier in front of the mechanism and pick up an ousia energy block.
When dealing with the first group of monsters, a bullet will appear under where the last energy block was. Wait for him to fire a projectile at your hero, then grab him with a skill and send him back. After destroying it, you can pick up pneuma and inspect the precious chest.

How to find Mysterious Core #5
The next mechanism is also hidden underwater in the central part of Fontaine. You can reach this area by teleporting to the Salos Sea Plateau. If you don’t already have this teleport active, go here.
No matter which skill you choose, armored crabs and puffballs can be found near the mechanism – a good option.
The riddle is built on searching for elements using echolusk. One is nearby. Work with it to illuminate the sink at the bottom under the mechanism.
Grab the pneuma element and shoot the block. Monsters attack and follow the echo loop again to mark the element. But this time there will be two – choose to the far right and dig up the ousia. Shoot the mechanism to reveal a precious chest.
How to find Mysterious Core #6
From the previous puzzle, head north to the teleport. West of it you will see the same puzzle, as well as an element of ousiya.
Grab an ousia and shoot the block. We hope that you borrowed skills from water creatures beforehand, as you now have to fight with various monsters. After the battle, a pneuma appears in a large plant nearby.

Grab it and aim it at the block to trigger another battle, after which the final battle will appear. Once you deliver it to the mechanism, you can inspect the precious chest.
How to find the mysterious core number 7
The last puzzle is located at the very top of the map, west of the town of Cours-de-Fontaine. If you’ve explored this underwater area before, you should have activated the teleport near the Talat Underwater Valley. If not, now is the time.

In addition, you will find various chests and accelerating rings along the way.

There are teleport nodes that can be destroyed with the stingray. It is necessary to do this in order to receive the energy of Ushii. But cutting ties is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. You must choose a position where you can remove three marked points at once with one attack.
Defeat the opponents and repeat the actions with the second alga, which holds the pneuma energy. Once you deliver it to the mechanism, you can open the last chest and pick up the mysterious core.
Now you know why you need it, how to find and get into it all the mysterious cores Genshin effect. If you find an inaccuracy, have difficulties in passing or want to supplement the material, write about it in the comments – we will try to help you.
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Source: VG Times