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Beneath the Crystal Rock is the first part of a World Quest series inGenshin Impact’s Natlan region. The quest is part of the Shadows of the Mountain chain series that consists of two parts. It will haveGenshin Impactplayers helping an NPC named Titu in the Sulfurous Veins.
The quest is quite lengthy since Travelers need to activate the Stone Pillars around the area. Completing this quest will awardpla**yers with some hidden achievements, primogems, and access to a hidden teleportation waypoint.
How To Unlock Beneath The Crystal Rock World Quest in Genshin Impact
Once players have unlocked the Tequemecan Valley region, they can head to an area called Sulfurous Veins. There’s a teleport waypoint right at the entrance and, though it shows it is ‘underground’, it’s not really below ground.
Titu will be standing right behind the waypoint, so just head on over and speak to him to trigger the quest.
Lesser Shadow Pin (1)
Follow the navigation to find the first Shadow Pin that you need to activate. There will be agolden inscriptionyou need to touch to activate it. Before touching the golden inscription,clear the enemies in the areaas they will get in the way of it. After you touch the inscription, it will float toward the Shadow Pin and cut to some dialogue with Titu.
Repair The Inscription
After talking to Titu, head to the inscription and interact with the repair button. This will start the first challenge of fixing the Shadow Pins in the area. To repair the inscription, you need toindwell a Tepetlisaurus first.Before you start the challenge,make sure to use the Spiritsconce behind youand change into the Saurian. Then, head on over to the inscription to begin.
Break The Engraved Stone Pillar
In your Tepetlisaurus form, you need todrill into the groundand click the attack button to break all the stone pillars in the area. The Shadow Pin will begin to rotate, so do not worry too much about that, and head around it breaking all the pillars.
There will be a sequence where you’ll have to break stone pillars on the walls above you and the only way to reach themis through the molten fissures on the ground. Enter those and navigate, pressing the attack button when you come in contact with a stone pillar. Do, however, watch out forunstable phlogiston crystalswhich explode upon contact.
Continue breakingall the stone pillarsuntil the Shadow Pin gauge is full and some enemies appear. You’ll need to defeat the enemies before talking to Titu and heading to the next Lesser Shadow Pin.
Lesser Shadow Pin (2)
Follow the navigation once again to the next Shadow Pin with Titu. This one will be located across the crystal bridge and down a path which is blocked by a destructible rock. Break the rock and head inside to the small cave where the next Shadow Pin is.
There will be a Hilichurl Roguein front of the golden inscription, so defeat it before continuing on.
Find The Other Inscriptions
Unfortunately, this golden inscription is incomplete and players will need to find the missing parts above. The other inscriptions are scattered in an areasouthof the Shadow Pin. You’ll need toindwell a Tepetlisaurus again and drill up the walls with the graffiti and wooden planks. Try not to climb up the wall, because not only will it take time, but also drain your stamina.
Search For The Inscription
You’ll eventually reach a small cave with ruins that are inhabited by hilichurls. Get rid of them and then head below to the green area. Use the Spiritsconce andindwell into a Tepetlisaurus again. Since you need to find a way down, the groundwill pulse with golden circles. You need toattack these circles with the Tepetlisaurus ability.
Doing so willreward you with a common chestand the ground will open up to reveal the ruins.
Find A Way To Touch The Inscription
When you enter the ruins, it will be flooded with mini waterfalls that you need to scale. you’re able to either swim or use the Koholasaurus in the area. Using the Saurian will be much quicker and once you follow the navigation, you’ll end up in a pool of water with the golden inscription floating in the middle.
Unfortunately, when you head towards the inscription the water level will rise, sinking it beneath you. You need to find a way to lower the water and you can do that by touching the switch near some hilichurls. They will be through a doorway located behind you. Take out the hilichurls and then operate the switch to lower the water.
Next, swim across the cavern tofind someunstable phlogiston crystalsthat can be used to create a small explosion. Use the Koholasaurus’s ability to break the rocks and drain the entire pool.Do note that it seems like the water basin drains by just breaking the rocks and doesn’t require any interaction with the switch.
Ride The Spiritways
Go back to the inscription and touch it. Once it flies off, head in the same direction andindwell a Koholasaurusto ride the Spiritways to the Shadow Pin. Players can receive aPrecious Chestat the end, which not only holdsPrimogemsbut also aRed Metal Key.
Once you have followed the inscription back to the main cave, interact with it to begin the sealing ritual. Much like before, you need toindwell a Tepetlisaurus and use its drilling ability to break all the stones. The challenge is a little trickier here since now the ground will begin to shift and become unstable.Move as fast as you can and watch out for the shifting earth beneath you.
Lesser Shadow Pin (3)
The final Shadow Pin is locatedsouthof the teleport waypoint, which is in the middle of Sulfurous Veins. you may teleport there and glide down to find it. Follow the quest navigation and investigate the area beneath the canyon. There will be some dialogue before you’ll have to fight some enemies.
After getting rid of them, the Shadow Pin willfall into the earth and create a massive hole. This marks the end of the Beneath the Crystal Rock quest and will award players with the achievement: Okay, No More Corny Jokes…
Peace To The Slumbering Quest - Genshin Impact
Peace to the Slumbering is the second part of the Shadows of the Mountain quest and requires the quest, Beneath the Crystal Rock, to be completed first. After you converse with Titu, you need to head down into the hole in front of you to investigate it. Keep going all the way down until you see an inscription and interact with it to open up the path.
Follow Titu to the tombstone and share a small dialogue scene with him. Once you’re out of it,unlock the teleportation waypoint beside youand head toward the navigation point with the massive pillar and frozen warriors. The crystals will begin to shift, so just keep running ahead and try not to fall below.
Find The Inscription Fragments
The inscription fragments will be encased in violet mist and will be on top of the crystals. The first one will be right in front of you but beware of the enemies that will immediately spawn the moment you get close to it.You need to attack the crystalsto retrieve and once you have obtained thefirst inscription fragment, head to the next one.
There is no particular order in which you have to collect them, as players only need to follow the navigation. Just keep in mind that from the first one, obtaining each inscription gets progressively harder as the crystalsbegin to shift randomly. They willrise and fall within seconds, dragging you down with them. You need towait patiently for each crystal platform to move up and down, bringing you to a decent height.
If you fall, simply follow the steps upwards with the shifting pillars to reach where you need to be. When obtainingthe third inscription fragment, head to the crystal from the left side. You need to wait for thepillar to shift and carry you upwardsto it. Obtaining thefourth inscription requires some fighting againand once you’re done, it’ll be in the middle.
Thefifth inscription fragment is a little trickierbecause the crystals will surround you and trap you in this shifting maze. Try not to fall in between the gaps and if you do,quickly glide to another platform. Players need to follow their Saurian out of this maze as he will be the only one able to help you right now with the path. Once you are out and have obtained thefinal inscription fragment, you’ll be back whereyou started near the golden statues. You will need to touch the middle pillar after the dialogue anddefeat the soldiers: Zephaniah and Irizar.
After defeating them, a short cutscene will play out and you’ll need to speak to Titu again to complete the quest. Upon completion, you will receive aLuxurious Chest, an Iridescent Inscription Fragment,and the achievement: Ancestral Reminiscence.
