With update 3.0, Genshin Impact expands into the region of Sumeru. Alongside the main and side quests, players will uncover countless secrets, puzzles, and well hidden chests. This guide outlines what to expect and how to approach it.
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How to Break a Stone Pillar in Genshin Impact
While exploring the Sumeru region, stone pillars appear frequently. Typically, destroying a pillar spawns an enemy who guards a reward. This is a common pattern across many locations.
Columns respond best to Pyro attacks. If an archer is nearby, switch to him. Fire arrows quickly ignite several pillars at once, speeding up the process.
How to solve riddles with notes
These puzzles require a winch, which is provided during the quest Meeting in the Forest. Once obtained, players can trigger the musical puzzles by tapping the green highlighted notes.
There is a slider gallery in this section for visual reference.
How to fix broken monuments
Start with the quest Food is nature’s natural taste. Then return to the first teleport in the area, descend and speak with the Hermits.
They hand over a device called Kusava. Use it to repair the damaged monuments. Approach a monument, pick up Kusava, charge the device for a couple of seconds, and then press the attack button.
How to pass the Dream Seed Challenge
While roaming the Sumeru region, players will face this challenge several times. The goal is straightforward — collect 15 seeds within the allotted time. Here are practical tips to simplify the task:
- Team up with an electro character who can attack from a distance. Characters like Sarah, Fischl, Lisa or Yae Miko fit well.
- Use electro attacks to activate flowers. They highlight nearby seeds, making it harder for enemies to spot you nearby.
- Avoid direct fights with enemies. Dodging preserves time and keeps the endurance gauge in check for continuous dodges.
- Utilize four-leaf symbols when needed to move quickly around the area.
Once all 15 seeds are collected, activate the gate to complete the test and earn a valuable chest.
Reward:
- Source stones (10)
- Adventure Experience (30)
- Seal of Dendro (3)
How to clear the Withering Zone in Vishuddhi Meadows and obtain a precious chest
The Withering Zone sits in the northern part of Vishuddhi Meadows, tucked underground. Besides the standard precious chest reward, a dendroculus can also be found here.
Head north from the Dendro Archon statue to the teleport icon. If first visiting, the teleport point may be inactive. Follow the path to the cave entrance.
At the entrance a fairy awaits. Climb a rock, slide down, and guide the fairy to the statue to unlock a normal chest.
Proceed to activate the teleport. The cave has three levels, with the lowest submerged. On the middle level a Dendro elemental statue is sealed. To access it, call dendrogranums or use a Dendro character, then destroy infected branches and flowers.
Infected flowers are aggressive and elevate the withers level, so quick handling is advised.
Destroying the infected plants on the upper and middle levels breaks the seal. Enter the lower level where a branch and a tumor appear. Defeating the branch spawns additional monsters, which must be defeated to claim the reward.
Where can you find all three fragments of the mysterious parchment and gain a luxury chest
Before attempting this hidden quest, players should complete the Vimana Agama quest. The parchment comes in three parts. To collect all pieces, one must complete several tasks:
- Finish the time trial beside the Ruin Warden.
- Catch a fish in a pond near Mount Devantaki.
- Complete the time trial northeast of the Ruin Guardian.
Locations are shown in accompanying screenshots. After gathering the parchment pieces, proceed to the indicated map point. Finishing the Vimana Agama quest allows access to the teleport feature again. Enter the cave, move forward, and drop down to reveal four torches that must be ignited in a specific order. See the screenshots for reference. If done correctly, the entrance to a luxury chest opens.
Reward:
- Source stones (10)
- Adventure Experience (30)
- Dendro seal (3)
How to solve the Gandha Hillside riddle and obtain a luxury chest
This puzzle requires Dendro and Electro characters. Follow the map marker to the starting point and climb the rock. If stamina runs low, use the yellow mountain flowers found on rocks. The puzzle consists of three small tasks beginning in the west.
First, defeat the Pyro Slimes. Then strike the mushroom with a Dendro attack and finish with electricity. Activate a nearby mechanism to claim the chest contents.
Proceed to the northern point and repeat the same sequence of actions, killing pyro slimes, applying Dendro to the mushroom, shocking with Electro, and activating the mechanism to secure a standard chest reward.
The third section lies to the south. Hit a tree with a Dendro attack, then zap it with electricity, and activate the mechanism below. Additional trees appear that must be interacted with similarly.
Return to the starting point to find a luxury chest.
How to open two luxury chests in Sumeru City
Head toward the map marker. Rise higher and turn left beside the glowing grass. Jump and turn right while in flight. A luxurious chest sits on a branch. Move to the next marker and repeat the climb toward another green gate. Up the building and along tree branches, one more luxury chest awaits.
How to Open a Luxury Chest in Dahri Ruins
Follow the marked map point. Defeat enemies including two mini-bosses, then collect the contents of the luxury box.
How to solve the Dendro Totem puzzle and obtain a luxury chest
Go to the indicated spot. Switch to a Dendro character and activate the totems in a precise order. First strike the left totem near the gray stone, then the front one, then the hidden one behind a rock, followed by the right side totem and the final behind-it totem. After triggering the sequence, activate the left and right totems again to finish. Return to the gray stone to open the luxury chest.
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Source: VG Times