Over several updates, Genshin Impact has grown with new regions that hide treasures, mysteries, and sometimes unique mechanics. After version 4.4, travelers could explore Chenyu Valley, a zone packed with puzzles and secrets. This guide helps players uncover every hidden path and master the region’s challenges.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Guides
Carefree simulacra
Stone statues respond to the Adepts’ power and can be moved to unlock puzzles. The key is to align collapsed columns in precise spots, triggering the mechanism and revealing rewards.
Fleeting simulacra
A different statue stands nearby and grants leaps to great heights. This ability opens access to previously unreachable ledges and hidden spots.
Evil simulacra
These monoliths emit glowing orbs. Transform into a carp to glide toward them, then detach and ride the currents away.
Jade falls
Near the falls there is typically a movable hairpin influenced by the Adepts. Position it so flowing water carries a pearl on a carp statue into place.
Scenes with lotuses on the water
Using the Adepts’ power, flowers floating on water can be lit. They must be guided to connect with the lamps. The devices stay active for a while, so the goal is to light every lantern before the first one goes out.
Jade incense stand
Illuminate the tripods in the area with the Power of the Adepts. Solving the riddle comes when all vases glow in unison.
Miasm
Strange anomalies push nearby monsters to be more aggressive. Defeat them and cleanse the source of their anger using the Adepts’ power.
Thousands of years of history
With the Adepts’ help, restore the ancient ruins. The puzzle requires studying the original structure and rotating fragments correctly before placing them in the right positions.
Golden carp jump
Small orbs grant the ability to transform into a golden carp. In this form one can fly freely, reach distant spots, and ascend to places that were previously off-limits.
Secret Place – Luxury Chest and Hidden Achievement
First, complete the quest Ancient Sacrifice of the Sacred Comet, then proceed to the map marker indicated.
From the teleport, head south, take the fork west, and descend.
Defeat the hilichurls first. Afterward, two ghostly owls appear.
Then move west, climb the mountainside, turn left and advance. A fresh group of enemies will be encountered. Defeat them, and two large owls will emerge. A regular chest sits to the right as a reward.
Next, race to the northwest where a second wave of hilichurls awaits near wooden houses, where a rich chest also hides.
While solving the owl puzzle, time must be rewound. Speak with one of the owls who says, “Wait until noon and then…”. Return to the location of the second battle and observe a round plateau. Stand beside it, open the in-game clock, and wait until around 2:05 PM. Around this moment the platform tints with the shadow of a large fish.
If everything is done correctly, the achievement Secret Wonder will unlock along with access to a luxury chest.
Lost Swords of Guhua – Luxury Chest and Hidden Achievement
Complete the quests Hidden Valley, Secret Hero and The Ancient Sacrifice of the Sacred Comet. Then begin the hunt for the five Guhua swords.
First sword. Locate a knife stuck in the ground and consult the map for the exact route.
Read the old swordsman’s first note, then inspect the rock pile behind the leaf. This yields 15,000 moras.
Second sword. Head south.
From the teleport, fly east toward the cliff’s summit. The sword is visible from afar. Read the notes and open the regular chest.
Third sword. Go east.
Head east and glide to the cliff’s far side. Climb to higher ground and use the golden carp’s abilities. Read the swordsman’s diary, then a rich chest appears.
Fourth sword. Use the teleporter to the west.
Fly northeast. The sword rests atop a rock. After reading the note, a precious chest will appear.
Fifth sword. From the previous point, head east.
From the Archon statue, go northeast. With the help of the large carp, reach the cliff’s summit. Read the fifth note to earn the hidden achievement The Five Blades Returned to Wangshan and gain access to a luxury chest.
Jade Turtle, Luxury Chest and Hidden Achievement
After solving the sword quest sequence, travel to the marker on the map.
Interact with the old tablet, then climb to the right and toss a piece of raw meat into the sea.
A massive stone turtle emerges and heads toward the shore. The achievement What’s with the Jerky? unlocks here along with a luxury chest.
Then mount the creature and wait. The turtle carries the traveler to land where a luxury chest awaits.
How the Endless Wall Was Built. Luxury chest and achievement
Use the teleport to begin the next stage.
Turn southeast, jump to a nearby building, light the jade incense sticks, then turn right, enter the structure, and claim the rich chest.
Proceed to the next waypoint.
You must enter the tower through a window. A grille on the left can be opened. The achievement How the Endless Wall Was Built is earned, along with access to three chests, including one luxury.
The mystery with incense on the Chizhan Wall. Two luxury chests and an achievement
Head to the indicated point.
Approach the grate, behind which a luxury chest hides.
To open it, two riddles must be solved.
First riddle. Use the teleport. Then turn west and descend.
After defeating the enemies, a new puzzle appears. Lift the column and place it on the base. If done correctly, a grate opens behind you.
Return to the starting point and pick up the second fragment of the building. Place it to the right of the stairs.
Then raise the first column a bit higher and move it leftward.
A second grate opens to the right.
Grab the fragment from the arch, head down, and place it on the stage to the left.
The second column should be positioned to the left of the stairs, and the first to the right on the top steps.
Everything left is to inspect the enormous jug tucked away in a small extension.
Second mystery. Use the Archon statue to teleport west and travel to the ruins.
There, defeat a group of foes, then edge the tower and carefully slide down to the floor below. Enter through the hole and grab the column.
Proceed through the grate, ascend, and place the fragment to the left of the stairs.
Then return, interact with the bow, and place it on the upper platform behind the chest.
Awaken the automaton and defeat it. The grid it stood on disappears, revealing a third column to claim.
Place this column to the left of the stairs on the middle platform.
Interact with the jar and open the precious chest.
Return to the starting point of the quest, then place the two fragrant trees found during the riddles into the teapot.
After this, the grille opens. Progress, fight the Ruin Thresher, and then claim a luxury chest along with two regular ones.
A riddle involving a centuries-old pendant appears. Approach the pendant in the far corner of the room and interact with it.
To activate it, two fragments are needed. The first lies on the Chivan Terrace grounds.
After teleporting, turn around and head northwest. Pick up the jade fragment (the right one).
Then go east. The teleport can be used again. The required fragment is inside the tower, northeast of the teleport.
All that remains is to return to the ancient luxurious pendant. Place the found objects and use the archon power. You will be teleported to a new cave. Use the force again on the wall with the painting.
Completion grants the History of the Ruins achievement and a luxury chest.
Other guides
References: VG Times
Note: This guide compiles the key progression routes and puzzle steps from the 4.4 Chenyu Valley content and related quest lines, with practical tips for solving each mechanism and earning all chests and achievements. (VG Times attribution)