Where Winds Meet General Shrine Antique Guide: How to Unlock the Hidden Collectible

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Where Winds Meet general shrine antique is quite a puzzling antique amongst the rest in the game, as it confuses the players to have you do two different tasks in two separate regions. Most of the people are under the impression that the collectible is simply in General’s Shrine; however, a part of the requirement from where it actually comes is the Northern Vow Ruins. This guide shows the whole procedure to you, the way to skip common errors, and exact directions for every step.

How the General Shrine Antique Works

The first thing to do for unlocking the where winds meet general shrine antique is fulfilling two requirements:

• Reading “Lea Yan’s Final Words,” which can be found in Northern Vow Ruins.
• Opening the right chest in the underground dungeon under General’s Shrine.

If you only do one of these things, the game will not register the antique. Also, the order in which you do it is indifferent, but both must be completed. This guide shows the whole procedure to you, the way to skip common errors, and exact directions for every step, similar to other detailed progression guides like How to Unlock the Rock Solid Inner Way in Where Winds Meet.

Step 1: Find and Read “Lea Yan’s Final Words” (Northern Vow Ruins)

Start at Northern Vow Ruins, a location not far from General’s Shrine. It lies outside the shrine and offers a play area, a few foes, and a torch puzzle, with a secret chamber underneath.

Do these things:

1. Get inside the ruins and eliminate the enemies in the courtyard, also the mini-boss on the east side.

2. Figure out the torch puzzle:

   In the case that no one has done or touched them, light the two ground torches.

   If torches were altered previously, then do not change the burning ones, but keep the two ground torches and both tower torches lit.

3. Open the courtyard chest and thereby trigger the cutscene.
4. Use the Mighty Drop to shatter the glowing panel on the floor and reveal the passage that leads down.
5. Do the statue rotation and wall-button puzzle (two buttons on the right wall, one on the left) in the underground chamber.
6. Go to the waterfall chamber, walk behind the waterfall, and pull the lever to open the last room.
7. There is a big chest in that final room. Besides it on the table is “Lea Yan’s Final Words.” Grab it.

Important:

The letter will only count as read if you do it manually by going through the following steps: Open your inventory → Quest Items → select the letter → choose Read/Archive.

If you don’t do it manually, the game won’t consider that step as completed, and thus the antique requirement will not be fulfilled in Where Winds Meet.

Step 2: Open the Correct Chest Under General’s Shrine

After reading the letter, travel back to the General’s Shrine.

To get to the underground area:

• Position yourself at the shrine entrance.
• See if you can spot the breakable floor slab on the left side.
• Break it off by using the Mighty Drop and gain access to the hidden dungeon.

Once inside the dungeon, get past the enemies and obstacles, and go all the way until you find a ladder that goes up. Take it.

The chest, which is the closest reason to 'where winds meet general shrine' to be opened, is at the top of this ladder. If you open any other chest inside the shrine dungeon, it will not register the antique.

When this chest is unlocked, and the document from Northern Vow Ruins has been perused, the antique will be updated at once in your exploration progress.

Common Issues Players Run Into

The majority of players miss the 'where winds meet general shrine' antique due to one of the following reasons:

• They pick up the letter but never read it.
• They open the wrong chest inside the General’s Shrine.
• They complete the shrine dungeon first and never visit Northern Vow Ruins.
• They assume the antique is a single-location collectible.

In case your antique is still not showing, make sure that you actually read the letter.

Last Tips

You could be sure to do it without any hitches if you:

• Always read the quest documents related to antiques.
• The chest that you open has to be the one at the top of the ladder going upward inside the shrine dungeon.
• Afterwards, check your exploration log to see if the antique is marked as collected.

By doing everything right in both places, you will complete the where winds meet general shrine antique without missing any hidden steps. Also, if you want, I can prepare a visual route or simplified mini-map for both ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌locations.

If you’re completing more exploration content, you may also want to read our Where Winds Meet Windtail Quest guide