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The Mistveil Forest in Kaifeng, located in Where Winds Meet, is shrouded in an eerie fog. Spending even a second in this fog will expose you to a deadly toxin with no known cure.
Fortunately, during the Ephemeral Blight Encounter quest, you’ll find a way to cure the toxin, uncover the secrets of the forest, and eventually access the Ghost Master World Boss. Here’s a step-by-step guide to completing this quest.
How To Start The Ephemeral Blight
Enter Mistveil Forest and trigger the Encounter. Follow the quest marker to proceed. Before reaching your destination, you’ll be affected by Dawn-to-Dusk Venomous Mist and will faint. After regaining consciousness, you can start the mission.
The Ephemeral Blight Walkthrough
Initially, talk to Zhai Xu to learn about the situation and gather clues. To distract him, use Meridian Touch on the wind chime outside his window, then collect the two clues when he leaves. Afterward, chat with him again, leave his house, and read the Thousand-Wish Amendment in your bag. This document reveals that the venom can be cured if you collect antidotes from two factions within the forest: Hollow Abode and Aureate Pavilion.
Hollow Abode
The Hollow Abode is on the western edge of the forest and is also a Skill Theft spot for the Soulshade Umbrella, which makes you invisible when nearby. To find the cure note, enter the second-floor window of the main building and go down the stairs to the right. The note is on the table at the end of the stairs.
Aureate Pavilion
Located in the northeast part of the map, east of the North Mistveil Forest Boundary Stone, this outpost is easy to identify. Fight off the enemies here, then find the cure note in the main house, on a table to the left as you enter.
Return to Wishing Cove
With all three antidotes — from Hollow Abode, Aureate Pavilion, and Wishing Cove — return and present them to Zhai Xu along with the borrowed manuscript. Wait two days, then visit his house to read the letter he left. Follow him to the shack near the North Mistveil Forest Boundary Stone and talk to him again. He’ll give you a prototype cure for the toxin, allowing you to venture deeper into the forest. While exploring, stand near fires to lessen the toxin’s effect.
Continue along the trail of braziers to confront a group of Aureate Pavilion guards and defeat them.
Sun Buqi’s Lair
After dealing with the guards, proceed further and shoot fire arrows at the Dawn-to-Dusk Blossoms to destroy them, opening the tunnel into Sun Buqi’s lair. Inside, explore the area and examine four spots. Use fire arrows to eliminate three Blossoms, causing Sleeping Puppets to fall from the trees. Defeat these puppets and investigate the Silver Needle Folding Fan.
Follow the mysterious figure into the hidden lair. Be prepared for an ambush upon entry—dodge attacks and continue to destroy two Blossoms, then fight a group of Sleeping Puppets. Afterward, eliminate three more Blossoms and reach the clearing. Collect Sun Buqi’s notes from the left table to piece together what happened.
Clues and Puzzle Solving
The clues reveal that the forest was poisoned by a cold toxin called Dawn-to-Dusk Toxin, which turns people into Sleeping Puppets. The toxin originated from a hidden lair, formed when spirits and dreams were suppressed during a flood and sinkhole. Disciples from all three factions became affected, and the Puppets carry a Silver Needle Medicinal gourd. Once the halves of the pendant with the Crane Holding Lingzhi motif are reunited, the relationship is restored.
Final Steps
Return the pendant piece to the Sleeping Puppet, destroy the remaining Blossoms, then go back to Zhai Xu with the collected notes. Submit everything, and the quest will be complete. Afterward, you’ll be able to explore the Mistveil Forest freely without fear of the deadly toxin.
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