A distant cry sets your path through misty plains and fractured memories in Where Winds Meet. The “Cries in the Distance” quest challenges reason and faith alike as an ancient yin-yang puzzle reveals more than balance – it tests the very harmony between light, shadow, and truth.
How to start the ‘Cries in the Distance’ quest in Where Winds Meet
Travel to Moonveil Peak in the Moonveil Mountains region near the Peace Bell Tower. Listen for cries of help from outside the pagoda entrance, then descend the cliff to a ledge with a tree branch and cave hatch below. Enter the cave, light the vines with a fire arrow to access the pressure plate, step on it to free the trapped NPC Feng Jisheng, and speak to him to begin the quest.
To find the “Cries in the Distance” quest, go to the southwestern part of Qinghe and climb Moonveil Mountain. When you get close to the top, you’ll hear a voice shouting for help. Instead of entering the temple at the top of the mountain, you must follow the voice into a small cave on a lower ledge, on the southwest slope.
Inside the cave, drop down through the hatch. You’ll land on a yin-yang symbol surrounded by small statues. For now, just look for the doorway that’s blocked by branches, and remove the obstacle with a burning arrow. Behind the branches, step on the round pressure plate to release the mysterious person, who turns out to be a young man named Feng Jisheng. Return to the yin-yang symbol to speak with him.
To complete the “eight trigrams formation,” step on the pressure plate opposite Feng Jisheng. Your next task is to “unravel the Tai Chi mysteries,” and solve the yin-yang puzzle in Where Winds Meet.
How to solve the yin-yang puzzle in Where Winds Meet
To solve the yin-yang puzzle during “Cries in the Distance,” rotate the central dial once to change how the paired statues move, then adjust the Heaven and Earth dragons so their heads face inward toward each other. Next, rotate the dial again so that Water and Fire can be aligned, turning their dragon heads until the mist channels beneath the disc and visually connects both elemental statues. Once all four streams of mist flow cleanly into the center, the yin-yang emblem sinks, revealing the hidden passage needed to continue the quest.
To solve the “Cries in the Distance” yin-yang puzzle, you must turn the dragon statues. If you speak with Feng Jisheng again, he’ll give you a few clues:
- Those in the heaven and earth spots may turn freely without affecting each other.
- For those in the water and fire spots, if one turns, the opposite must move in reverse.
- Heaven and earth must face each other.
- Water and fire must be connected.
First, let’s determine which statues are “heaven” and “earth,” and which ones are “fire” and “water.” If you turn the statue next to Feng Jisheng, the opposite statue also turns, so these two are water and fire. The remaining two statues can move independently, which means they’re heaven and earth.
To fix the water and fire statue positions, turn the large yin-yang dial in the middle once, so that the two small circles on the ground do not connect to the water and fire statues anymore. This allows you to turn the water and fire statues independently. Now, turn both statues until the dragon heads on the statues face away from the yin-yang symbol.
Next, we’ll turn the heaven and earth statues so that they face each other. First, turn the yin-yang dial in the middle once. Then, turn the heaven and earth statues until the dragon heads are turned inward.
Show step-by-step statue rotations for the yin-yang puzzle
Step-by-Step Statue Rotation Solution
Initial Setup
The puzzle features four dragon statues positioned around a central yin-yang dial. The statues represent Heaven (north), Earth (south), Fire (east), and Water (west). Two statues rotate independently (Heaven and Earth), while the Fire and Water statues rotate together in opposite directions when one is turned.
Rotation Steps
Step 1: Rotate the Central Yin-Yang Dial
Rotate the central yin-yang dial clockwise once or twice until the two circles on the floor align with the Fire and Water statue positions (east and west). This allows the Fire and Water statues to be rotated independently instead of together.
Step 2: Adjust Fire and Water Statues
Rotate both the Fire and Water statues so their dragon heads face away from the yin-yang symbol in the center. These statues should point outward, away from each other.
Step 3: Rotate the Dial Again
Rotate the central yin-yang dial again until the circles on the floor align with the Heaven and Earth positions (north and south). This switches which statues can move independently, allowing Heaven and Earth to rotate freely while locking Fire and Water in place.
Step 4: Adjust Heaven and Earth Statues
Rotate the Heaven and Earth statues so their dragon heads face toward each other, pointing inward at the center. The statues should be oriented opposite to how you positioned Fire and Water.
Step 5: Final Dial Rotation
Rotate the yin-yang dial one last time so that steam or mist connects all four statues to the center. When correctly solved, mist flows from all four dr
Which statue is Heaven Earth Fire or Water in the puzzle
Identifying the Statues
The four dragon statues correspond to cardinal directions around the yin-yang dial:
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Heaven: North position (statue 1)
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Earth: South position (statue 3)
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Fire: East position (statue 4)
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Water: West position (statue 2)
How to Identify Them
You can determine which statues are Heaven/Earth versus Fire/Water by testing their rotation behavior. When you rotate the statue next to Feng Jisheng, if the opposite statue also turns simultaneously, these two are the Fire and Water statues. The remaining two statues that can move independently without affecting each other are the Heaven and Earth statues.
The circles on the floor indicate which pair of statues is currently “bound” together. Statues 1 and 3 (Heaven and Earth) can move independently from each other, while statues 2 and 4 (Water and Fire) rotate together in opposite directions until you rotate the central yin-yang dial to change the binding.
Visual Reference
Unless you can read Chinese characters displayed on the statues, the easiest way is to check the image that appears when you examine the yin-yang symbol, which shows the element symbols in their cardinal positions. The lines on both the examination image and the ground help you align them correctly.
