At Tunnel's End, Light is the fifth part in the Teyvat storyline Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II - Perilous Trail.
Steps[]
- Talk to Yelan
- Go back and meet up with the ones left behind
- Go to the place Xiao mentioned
- Talk to Xiao
Gameplay Notes[]
- Completing the second step will grant the Wonders of the World achievement Layers of Fear.
- Competing the quest will grant the Wonders of the World achievement Of Heart and Soul.
- Completing this quest automatically starts the World Quest The Tales Behind the Fan.
Dialogue[]
Quest DescriptionYou and the others make a valiant joint effort and finally manage to escape from the underground at the very last minute...
- (Leave the Domain)
- Yelan: Well, well... This is not what I was expecting...
- Paimon: Ooh, seems like you've made a new discovery?
- (Yelan shares the content of Note of Unknown Origin with everyone.)
- Yelan: This information was left by a thaumaturge called Boyang... who, as you know, is the missing ancestor that I came here to investigate.
- Paimon: All this information... it was left by your ancestor?
- Yelan: Hundreds of years ago, two of my ancestors, brothers, were gifted the Fantastic Compass by someone of great importance. They brought this device to The Chasm and joined the war against the monsters of Khaenri'ah.
- Yelan: They set out together, but only one of them made it back... minus his sanity.
- Xiao: ...Karma.
- Yelan: Correct. One possibility is that when they fought alongside Bosacius, they were tainted by his karma. Neither of them had Visions, so they wouldn't have been able to resist its effects for very long.
- Yanfei: From reading through this, it sounds like Boyang... ended up staying here for good, too.
- Yelan: ...
- Yelan: Ugh, well this is just wonderful! So that's it, there's no way out?
- Paimon: What do we do? Are we going to die here? But Paimon doesn't wanna die!
- Cutscene's Travel Log summary:
- (A cutscene plays)
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- Paimon: Paimon's had enough of this place... Lemme out!!!
- Yelan: What was that...
- Yanfei: ...I got it!
- (Cutscene ends)
- Yanfei: I just had a thought. Gimme a second, I just need to double-check...
- Yanfei: Aha. Mm-hmm.
- Yanfei: (TravelerTraveler), I just realized something. Okay, so on my way here, I was studying the will the whole time, but I didn't give any thought to the book that the will was inside of.
- Yanfei: I don't know it verbatim, but I have read it before. The gist of the story goes like this:
- Yanfei: Millennia ago, an adeptus made a magic device to seal away evil monsters. Later, he made good friends with a human, and gave the device to him to use as a catalyst.
- Yanfei: A few years later, great demons haunted the mountains. The mortal and the adeptus joined forces to exorcise them using this same device.
- Yanfei: And that's not all. The book also says this: "When mortal and adepti powers are combined, one can move the heavens and shake the earth. This contraption is proof that mortals and adepti may coexist, that there is unity between heaven and humanity."
- Yanfei: I have both adepti and human lineage. Maybe my power can work...
- Yanfei: It worked! I mean, the effect only lasted an instant, because I'm not strong enough... but still, we must be on the right track.
- Yanfei: And look! Something seems to have been activated inside the Fantastic Compass...
- Sound From Within the Compass: By heaven's might and the gods of the five regions, yaksha and mortal together take this contraption in hand...
- Yelan: That's their voices from when they made the seal. Bosacius and my ancestor... they sealed off this space at the top together.
- Xiao: ...
- Yanfei: ...I see. It makes sense now.
- (TravelerTraveler): (Hold on, that huge crystal I saw in the bottom of The Chasm...)
- (TravelerTraveler): (I remember when the crystal hit the Ruin Serpent... there seemed to be an opposing force.)
- (TravelerTraveler): (Was it that opposing force that delayed the awakening of the space that has now swallowed us? Or did the impact weaken the entrance on the ground?)
- (TravelerTraveler): (Also... We haven't seen any Abyss monsters in here. Could this all be connected?)
- Yanfei: Everyone! Let's go back and meet up with Itto and Shinobu. I have a suggestion to make.
- Paimon: Paimon can barely move anymore... Wah, why can't we get out of here, Paimon doesn't wanna die, Paimon wants to stay with you, (TravelerTraveler)...
- Yanfei: Paimon, just hang in there, okay? Trust me. There's still hope.
- Xiao: Let's go.
- (Talk to Kuki Shinobu)
- Yanfei: Shinobu, Itto, we're back!
How's Itto doing?- Kuki Shinobu: He must be exhausted, because he still hasn't woken up yet. But he's not in any serious danger. So don't worry.
- Kuki Shinobu: What about you guys? You found something, didn't you? It's written on your faces... but whatever it is, it's bad news, isn't it?
- Paimon: Umm...
- Yelan: We found the Fantastic Compass. The previous owner left a message inside, and from the looks of it... there really is no way out of this space after all.
- Yelan: It seems like the previous owner was stuck here forever, too.
- Kuki Shinobu: ...Shoot.
- Yanfei: This isn't over yet. Listen to me, just now I tried channeling my power into the Fantastic Compass, and it responded.
- Yelan: But all that did was activate the records from when the seal was created.
- Yanfei: Right, but the issue wasn't with the compass. It was with the method.
- Yanfei: Remember what the book says? "When mortal and adepti powers are combined, one can move the heavens and shake the earth."
- Yanfei: Only when a mortal and an adeptus combine their powers can the Fantastic Compass be fully activated.
- Yanfei: I'm a mix of human and adeptus, so the fact that the Fantastic Compass responded to me shows that the system is still functional. Lucky for us, we also happen to have a full adeptus and a human with training in the magic arts.
- Yelan: ...Interesting. So that's what was going through your head.
- Xiao and Yelan need to cooperate?
- Kuki Shinobu: So an adeptus and a human need to channel their power at the same time?
- Yanfei: Yes. If my guess is correct, then when both of you put your full power into the Fantastic Compass, we should be able to completely reactivate it... maybe even reverse it.
- Yanfei: Last time, it was used to seal the intersection between this place and The Chasm. If we can reverse it...
- Kuki Shinobu: Then we're home free.
- Paimon: Awesome! So there's still hope?
- Yanfei: You bet.
- Xiao: ...Your idea seems reasonable.
- Yelan: Okay, well let's all take a quick break. We'll give this thing a try once we're ready.
- After everyone has had a rest...
- Paimon: Oh boy, (TravelerTraveler), Paimon's so nervous...
Don't be afraid. This is going to work.- Yanfei: Yelan, Xiao, how are we looking?
- Yelan: I'm all set.
- Xiao: I'm ready.
- Yelan: Oh, but Yanfei, there's one thing you might need to mentally prepare yourself for.
- Yanfei: Hmm?
- Yelan: I'm afraid you probably won't be able to take the Fantastic Compass out of here. From what I can tell, everything within this domain is the result of disordered spacetime and memories.
- Yelan: We all came here for different purposes, and everything that's happened here has been in response to our own imaginations and conjecture. Terrifying, but also a miracle.
- Yelan: This "space"... well, it's more than just a space. Whether there's some kind of higher power at work here, I don't know, but... the whole time, it's been reading our minds and responding to us in the form of illusions.
- Yelan: Also, according to the history of The Chasm, this place must've existed for a very long time... What could've created it?
- I remember a giant snake just outside this space...
- Yelan: Oh, that. Yeah, I was there, too.
- Paimon: Huh? Wait a second... it was you that shot that arrow!?
- Yelan: Who else did you think it was...?
- When the crystal attacked the giant snake...
- Does that have anything to do with why the ground split open?
- Yelan: That snake is probably a remnant of Khaenri'ahn civilization... And crystals are highly effective against it... Maybe there was some sort of opposing reaction between those two forces?
- Yelan: If so... I'm extremely sorry, everyone. It looks like I might be the one responsible for all of this.
- Paimon: No, no, you're just trying to help us and solve the problem! You're definitely not to blame for what happened.
- Yelan: ...If you say so.
- Yelan: You could almost liken this bizarre space to a living being that throws all kinds of hallucinations at us to deceive us. Everyone we've seen here, and all the paths we've walked... it all ceased to exist 500 years ago.
- Yelan: Additionally, most of the things here are static. So if we really do manage to escape, then once time starts moving normally again... the Fantastic Compass will likely disappear.
- Yanfei: That's actually what I think, too. That's precisely why it's such a miracle that we even found the Fantastic Compass to begin with.
- Xiao: This whole thing feels like we're breaking free from our shackles using a spear that by rights should not exist.
- Yelan: This is a long shot, but it may be our last chance... so, whose wish was it that summoned this device?
- Perhaps it was all of us.
- Yanfei: Perhaps it was. But maybe there's another reason: your incredibly strong commitment to your search.
- Yanfei: It's a shame that we couldn't find your family... But if they were here, I'm sure they'd want nothing more than to see you being rescued from this place.
- ...Yeah.
- Yelan: I gotta say, it does intrigue me, the way we all ended up here together.
- Yelan: If this is fate, then let's grab it in our hands and turn it around.
- Kuki Shinobu: Leave the boss to Ushi and me. We're ready.
- Yelan: Traveler, take care of Paimon. Yanfei, you might need to come closer to me when the time comes.
- Yanfei: Sure.
- Alright.
- Xiao: ...
- Yelan: ...
- Cutscene's Travel Log summary:
- (A cinematic plays)
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- Yelan: Stars align, bestow your light
- Yelan: Evil purged by thunder's might
- Yelan: Spirit curbed, pneuma surge
- Yelan: By dictum divine, heed these words
- Yelan: Do as I command!
- Paimon: It lit up!
- Yanfei: Aha...
- Yanfei: The Fantastic Compass is an amplifier
- Yanfei: Maintain this energy level
- Yanfei: And we may stand a chance
- Xiao: I will maintain the energy flow
- Yelan: Understood
- Xiao: Everyone, stand back
- Bosacius: I shall hold the line
- Bosacius: By sealing the surface
- Xiao: ...As yakshas
- Xiao: We must fight for this world
- Xiao: General Alatus
- Xiao: Falling in!
- (While traveling towards the surface, shadowy, humanoid wisps gather around the party and attempt to strike)
- Yelan: Watch out!
- (Yelan cuts down some of the wisps. Seeing the danger, Xiao pours more power into the device and remembers a meeting he had shortly before arriving at The Chasm)
- Zhongli: ...This trip may be dangerous
- Zhongli: Yet you insist on going
- Xiao: I have guarded this place for several hundred years
- Xiao: Only to seek the nameless yaksha
- Xiao: Do I request your approval
- (Yanfei and the Traveler help cut down more wisps, but as they grow closer to the surface, an enormous mass of darkness threatens to envelop them. Xiao uses his power to break through.)
- Xiao: Hya!
- (Having expended his strength, Xiao is no longer able to maintain the platform and it begins to crack.)
- Yanfei: You can't keep this up... your strength won't last...
- (Xiao musters the last of his strength to send the others to the surface before him.)
- Paimon: Xiao!
- (The platform finally shatters, sending Xiao falling to the depths when a golden light enters from the surface and envelops Xiao. Next thing Xiao knows, he is on the surface with the others. Zhongli, who has been looking on from a nearby cliff, leaves the scene.)
- (Cinematic ends)
- Finally out of the danger zone, everyone rests and starts chatting...
- Yanfei: That was close! I thought you were gonna get left behind... I'm so glad you're okay, that was terrifying...
- Xiao: ...Hm.
- Yelan: I know what you were thinking, but...
- Yelan: Never mind. I know I can't talk you out of a mindset that's been built up over a lifetime.
- Yelan: I don't think we were ever going to reach an agreement over the final strategy. But in the end, it was thanks to you that we managed to escape. So thank you for saving us all.
- Xiao: ...
- Xiao: No. I could not have done this on my strength alone.
- So thanks to you, too, Yelan.
- Yelan: Don't mention it.
- Yelan: Looks like everyone got out unscathed, but you all look pretty exhausted. Rest up, there's no hurry to move on from here.
- Yelan: As for me, I'm gonna check the area for any unusual activity.
- Paimon: She's gone... Paimon didn't even get to say thank-you...
- Yanfei: Maybe Yelan really doesn't believe she made a contribution. It seems like she's convinced Xiao saved us all... including her, and she doesn't know what to say to that.
- Yanfei: And since it's not easy to persuade Xiao of anything. Maybe Yelan's just given up trying to talk to him.
- Paimon: Xiao, she's criticizing you.
- Yanfei: Am not!
- Xiao: You speak only the truth. I have no quarrel with that.
- Xiao: I will keep your words in mind.
- Seems like you got through to him.
- Yanfei: Really? Well, that's great. I count that as quite an achievement.
- Yanfei: It was a perilous situation we were faced with underground, and it took every single one of us for any of us to make it out alive. I feel lucky that we didn't lose anyone along the way.
- Paimon: Hey, so Bull-Chucker still hasn't woken up yet... surely he's not gonna stay asleep forever? Is he?
- I doubt it.
- Paimon: Let's go check on him!
- Arataki Itto: *yawn*! Ah, I slept like a rock, good times... Huh? What're you doing? What's going on? Why you looking at me like that?
- Kuki Shinobu: Are you in any pain?
- Ushi: Moo, moo!
- Paimon: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, the head? What about it? Is there any brain damage from the impact?
- Yanfei: You need to tell us if you're not feeling well.
- Paimon: You weren't that bright to begin with, so if we add brain damage to the equation... oh brother...
- Arataki Itto: The heck are you guys talking about? I'm fine! I had an epic power nap, and now I feel like a million Mora.
- Arataki Itto: I feel like I'm forgetting something, though... Oh, yeah! Wait... Weren't we underground? How did we get back up here?
- Yanfei: It's a long story. We'll fill you in later.
- Yanfei: Itto, we're indebted to you, Shinobu, and Ushi. We couldn't have escaped this predicament without your help.
- Yanfei: I'm the reason you all got caught up in this. Please accept my apologies and let me find some way to compensate you for the trouble!
- Arataki Itto: Ah, crazy talk. You helped us first, of course we were gonna return the favor.
- Arataki Itto: Hey, if it weren't for you, we'd still be in a Liyue jail cell right now!
- Kuki Shinobu: That's not quite correct. You'd be in jail, not me.
- Ushi: Moo.
- Yanfei: Hahaha, good point. Well, okay then, how about this: To celebrate our newfound friendships, how about you let me take you to Liyue Harbor for some sightseeing and a proper meal?
- Arataki Itto: I like the sound of that! Now that you mention it, whew... I am famished... I can barely walk here...
- Kuki Shinobu: I'm hungry too, Senpai. Why don't we head straight over?
- Paimon: Paimon too, Paimon wants to come too!
- Paimon, we have other things to do.
- Paimon: Huh? Ugh, fine...
- Yanfei: Alright, (TravelerTraveler), well I promise I'll take good care of your friends from Inazuma. Take it easy, okay? What we just went through was a lot.
- Yeah. This has been tough on everyone.
- Have fun, you guys!
- Yanfei: Oh wait, Yelan left already... I was gonna treat her to some tea, but I'll take this to mean we're square, hehehe.
- Ushi: Moo! Moo, moo, moo!
- Arataki Itto: Hmm? Oh yeah? Is that right, whoa... Okay, I'll let them know.
- Arataki Itto: (TravelerTraveler), Flying Lavender Melon, Ushi has a couple of words he'd like you to pass on for him.
- ?
- Paimon: What?
- Kuki Shinobu: Oh, I wanna hear this.
- Yanfei: Me too. Count me in!
- Itto translates what Ushi said for everyone...
- Paimon: Good idea. Let's do that!
- Okay.
- Paimon: Paimon never would have guessed that Ushi was so gentle and thoughtful... Never judge a bull by its cover, huh.
- Ushi: Moo.
- Kuki Shinobu: Sometimes the profoundest truths can also be the simplest. I think Ushi's words may well come in handy.
- Paimon: You betcha, just leave it to us.
- Yanfei: Alright, Itto, Shinobu, Ushi, let's go.
- Arataki Itto: Aw yeah! Grub time!
- Ushi: Moo!
- Kuki Shinobu: See you next time.
- Xiao: ...
- Xiao.
- Xiao: Finished taking care of business?
- Paimon: Oh, there wasn't any "business"... we were just saying goodbye to our friends.
- Yelan: Huh, you're still here.
- Yelan: I saw the two Inazumans leave with Yanfei, heading towards Liyue Harbor.
- Yelan: Aren't you going with them?
- Paimon: We still had some stuff we wanted to say to Xiao.
- Yelan: Hmm, I figured as much.
- Yelan: I've checked the area, nothing strikes me as out of the ordinary. Looks like this chapter has come to a close.
- Yelan: Now I just need to take care of the confidentiality issues. Hehe... Let's hope our friends from overseas can keep their mouths shut, for their own sakes.
- Paimon: Uhhh, we got it, we got it! We'll make sure they don't say anything, please don't hurt them!
- Yelan: Oh?
- You've got a mean streak, Yelan.
- Yelan: You've figured me out, huh? Hahaha. Alright, I'll quit pulling your leg.
- Yelan: Everyone really rose to the occasion this time. I won't ever forget what we went through.
- Yelan: Where could that strange space have come from... and how has it existed down there undetected for so many years...
- Yelan: I have to investigate this further. I have a feeling that whatever lies behind all this runs deep... maybe so deep that no one can be allowed to know.
- Yelan: Also, I think someone helped us out at the last minute... They did a good deed, of course, but somehow I couldn't tell anything about them. It must've been someone of great importance.
- Xiao: ...
- Yelan: Anyway, these questions will have to wait for another time. I have some follow-up work to do and reports to make, so it's back to Liyue Harbor for me. See you when I see you.
- Paimon: Bye, Yelan!
- ...Alright.
- Xiao: You knew I was waiting for you?
- Yes, it was obvious.
- Xiao: ...Really...
- Xiao: There's somewhere I want to go. If you have the time, you can join me.
- Paimon: Where is it?
- Xiao: A place that has to do with the yakshas.
- (Approach the marked area)
- Xiao: The temple up ahead was built to remember Pervases.
- Xiao: ...Maybe I came here because I had a realization.
- Paimon: You mean back when we were underground?
- What did you realize?
- Xiao: It's hard to put into words... Seeing Bosacius gave me the false impression that I'd traveled back into the past.
- Xiao: ...You could dress up the yaksha's life and call us valiant warriors, veterans of war, but... the truth is, we are slaughterers, and nothing more.
- Xiao: For Bosacius, perhaps dying in the heat of a great battle was no tragedy.
- Xiao: And perhaps the same is true for me. After living for so long... to die in the act of saving others would not have been a terrible thing.
- I think you know that that isn't true.
- Xiao: Mm. So maybe... these thoughts are my own form of insanity.
- Paimon: Hey, don't say that...
- Xiao, we've got something to tell you.
- Paimon: Oh, yeah! Ushi wanted us to tell you. It's very important.
- Xiao: Hmm?
- Paimon: Ushi said he has the power to exorcise demons, so people use him to fend them off. But after he met Itto, he's never left his side.
- Paimon: He also said that he doesn't have any grand philosophies, he just thinks we should spend our lives around the people who make us happiest.
- Paimon: Maybe there aren't so many rules about how we should or shouldn't live our lives in this world after all. So... he hopes you can come to understand that even though the power of a yaksha may be harmful to other people, it doesn't mean you shouldn't hang out with them.
- There will always be someone willing to be by your side.
- Paimon: Yep, like people with Visions — they have more resistance against your power, right? And, and... Well, anyway, there's loads of people out there who really care about you!
- Xiao: Hah. Suddenly, you sound a lot like Bosacius and the others.
- Xiao: They used to talk about how they hoped to live a mortal's life once the world was at peace. I think... I was the only one who didn't think that way.
- Xiao: The Bosacius recorded in the Fantastic Compass had lost his sanity. He addressed the people around him as "Alatus," "Menogias," and others. These are the names of the Five Yakshas.
- Xiao: I am Alatus, and Menogias is General Kapisas.
- Xiao: The others are Bonanus, or "General Chizapus," and Indarias, or "General Musatas." I heard that people call the five of us "Yakshas: The Guardian Adepti"... Hah.
- Xiao: Bosacius and Yelan's ancestor stayed underground to the end. So that space must have read their minds in their last moments as they approached death.
- Xiao: Yelan was right in everything she said. Both of our proposals had their drawbacks, and both were sensible suggestions. But the power of that space was far beyond all of us.
- Xiao: I couldn't have done all I did without everyone's help. Even in the final moments, it took every bit of my power to break free from that place...
- Paimon: Well Paimon still thinks you were amazing!
- Xiao: ...Yanfei and Yelan are correct. I always prepare for the worst-case scenario. This mindset is deeply rooted in me... Even so, it was the most optimistic solution I could think of.
- Xiao: If Rex Lapis hadn't saved me in that moment, I don't think I would've been able to escape.
- So that was Zhongli's power back there...
- Xiao: In the end, I still had to burden another.
- Paimon: But that's how it should be, right? You've known Zhongli... uh, Rex Lapis for such a long time, and you've helped him before. So he helped you back, what's the big deal?
- Agreed.
- Supporting each other is how people survive.
- Xiao: ...Perhaps.
- Xiao: In the moment that we escaped from that space, I could sense what was left of Bosacius's memory. If I had to say what I gained from this trip, I think that would be it.
- I think I felt it too.
- Xiao: It's good that one more person will remember him.
- Cutscene's Travel Log summary:
- (A cinematic plays)
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- Bosacius: ...Menogias, where have you been?
- Boyang: Brother Yaksha, you're confused again
- Boyang: I've told you countless times, I am Boyang
- Boyang: A thaumaturge who fought with you in The Chasm
- Bosacius: Boyang...? Boyang?
- Bosacius: You are Boyang, but who am I?
- Boyang: Believe me, I wanna know as much as you do
- Boyang: Here we are, the two who agreed to stay here together
- Boyang: And I can't even call you by your name
- Boyang: It's a shame
- Bosacius: ...Stay here?
- Bosacius: No, no, you have to leave
- Boyang: Nonsense, Brother Yaksha
- Boyang: We're down here for good now, don't you remember?
- Boyang: ...It's too late to have regrets!
- Boyang: The seal can't be broken...
- Bosacius: ...The seal... ah, yes
- Bosacius: I'm... a yaksha who came here to fight
- Boyang: ...Brother, brother! Are you okay?
- Bosacius: ...Haha, look at the state of me. I don't think I've got long now!
- Boyang: We're the only two left. Don't go dying on me!
- Boyang: ...You know, today I saw my family down here, clear as day
- Boyang: What do you think, am I losing my mind now, too?
- Bosacius: Boyang, do you want to go home?
- Boyang: I made my decision to leave Rongzhao up on the surface, I obviously...
- Boyang: Of course I want to go home
- Bosacius: ...I must have family, too
- Boyang: You mean, brothers and sisters? I'm sure you do
- Bosacius: Brothers and sisters...
- Bosacius: Yes, but who am I? And where is my family?
- Boyang: I'm... Brother! What's wrong?
- Boyang: Hang in there... It's just you and me, don't...
- Boyang: Don't die before me...
- Bosacius: ...Alatus... Is that you?
- Boyang: Who's Alatus? Your memory's going again... ugh...
- Bosacius: ...I'm sorry you all have to see me in this state
- Boyang: Brother... Brother!
- Bosacius: ...Look... There's someone over there...
- Boyang: Who are they...
- Bosacius: They're... they're my... my...
- (Bosacius has memories of Bonanus impaling Menogias, Indarias screaming after succumbing to her karmic debt, and Xiao screaming on the battlefield, then memories of the Five Yakshas walking together)
- Bosacius: I remember now, I know you...
- (Bosacius remembers a scene with Menogias attempting to convince him to wear a purple, two-armed robe, much to the confusion of the four-armed Bosacius as Bonanus, Indarias, and Xiao look on. The scene then transitions to a memory of Bosacius drawing on Xiao's face while the latter is asleep, as the other three look on.)
- Bosacius: ...My brothers and sisters have come for me, Boyang
- Boyang: You're... you're awake?
- Boyang: At least... at least tell me your name!
- Indarias: Brother!
- Bonanus: Brother Bosacius!
- Menogias: Hey, Bosacius!
- Alatus: Bosacius
- Bosacius: I...
- Bosacius: I am Bosacius
- Bosacius: And my destiny
- Bosacius: Is to make the ultimate sacrifice
- (Cinematic ends)
- Xiao: I've said so much today. But I don't need to hold back as much when I talk to you.
- Xiao: Have you ever had a moment where you felt like you were aware of your destiny? The potential of life, the approach of death... whatever it might have been.
- Xiao: By now, I have accepted that destiny is the one disaster that the yaksha knows most keenly of all. We are destined to misery... and yet we have no fear.
- Paimon: ...Xiao...
- Are you sure it's okay for you to tell me all this?
- Xiao: It matters not. Rex Lapis had said that you are a witness. It is right that the events of the world are relayed to you.
- Xiao: Bonanus, Menogias, and Indarias all perished, and only Bosacius's fate was unknown. This has always stung my heart like a thorn. That is why I went to The Chasm, despite being fully aware of the danger.
- Xiao: ...Now that I know what happened in The Chasm back then, I can finally put this matter to rest.
- Xiao: Before we left that place, I picked up a stone. I thought if I could take it out with me, I would place it in the temple to Pervases in memory of Bosacius.
- Xiao: Unfortunately, the stone did not survive.
- Xiao: Pervases died in the Archon War thousands of years ago. He was younger than us, and Bosacius was very sad when he passed.
- Xiao: Too many yakshas have become casualties of battle. We are like a flock of birds scattered to the four corners of the world. And in the end, as Bonanus said... it's rare for a yaksha to find repose for their soul.
- Xiao: Bosacius, Boyang, and all those soldiers...
- No, Xiao... They are all heroes.
- Xiao: Heroes...
- Xiao: ...I like that word.
- Xiao: Maybe the world will never be free of disaster. But there is good in the world, too. Even the darkest hearts have room for those they cherish.
- Xiao: I accept your advice. From this day on, heroes will always look out for each other.
- (Talk to Xiao again)
- Xiao: ...
- (You observe Xiao)
- The World is Silent; No One Speaks: (Xiao says nothing more. Complex emotions run across his face as he looks at the temple to Pervases.)
- The World is Silent; No One Speaks: (Sadness, disappointment, relief... They are all there, yet are only a small part of a far larger whole.)
- The World is Silent; No One Speaks: (His expression is akin to that of a person who has been out in the blizzard for too long and seen far too much of it before finally gaining a place of respite from the battering snow.)
Cinematic[]
Perilous Trail Event Cutscene Animation- "Moment of Life or Death" - Genshin Impact
Story Teaser- Only Old Memories Remain - Genshin Impact
Soundtracks[]
| No. | Soundtrack Name | Album | Played In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | A Clueless Case | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 | At Tunnel's End, Light (cutscene) |
| 46 | Hang by a Thread | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 | At Tunnel's End, Light (cutscene) |
| 47 | Yaksha's Reminiscence | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2 | At Tunnel's End, Light (cutscene) |
Trivia[]
- The "gods of the five regions" spoken about by the Sound From Within the Compass is likely a reference to the Wufang Shangdi (Chinese: 五方上帝), who in Chinese folk religion refers to the fivefold manifestation of the supreme God of Heaven. The five regions are north, south, east, west, and center.
- The Sound From Within the Compass refers to the Fantastic Compass as an armillary sphere (Chinese: 玑衡 jī héng) in the original Chinese text. Notably, this term is usually localized in English as "equilibrium": the Chinese name for the Verses of Equilibrium, an ancient text about Rex Lapis and the yakshas, is "Armillary Sphere Scriptures" (Chinese: 玑衡经), while Ningguang's constellation, Opus Aequilibrium, is "Armillary Sphere Apparatus Constellation" (Chinese: 玑衡仪座).
Incantation of the Fantastic Compass[]
In order to activate the arcane formation of the Fantastic Compass, Yelan recites a 4 × 8 character incantation (with an orthodox concluding remark) in the format of a Taoist incantation:
English Localization Chinese Incantation Translation Stars align, bestow your light 星罗斗布，速降威灵。
Xīng luó dǒu bù, sù jiàng wēilíng.The myriad stars laid out as the Big Dipper, swiftly bestow your divine power. Evil purged by thunder's might 群魔邪异，尽解雷霆。
Qúnmó xiéyì, jǐn jiě léitíng.Multitudes of demons, evils, and aberrations, all scattered by thunderclap. Spirit curbed, pneuma surge 摄神收鬼，真炁流行。
Shè shén shōu guǐ, zhēnqì liúxíng.Apprehend gods and spirits, allow the continued flow of the world's essence. By dictum divine, heed these words 帝敕符命，不得久停。
Dìchì fúmìng, bùdé jiǔ tíng.By Emperor's edict and fulu's decree, do not linger here for long.[TN • 1] Do as I command! 急急如律令！
Jíjí rú lǜlìng!Urgently do as I command![TN • 2][TN • 3]
- Translation Notes
- ↑ The "Emperor" mentioned in the verse is often considered "Son of Heaven" (天子 Tiānzi) thus bears heavenly and rightful power, and is a common cameo in Taoist incantations; the fulu (talisman) are charms believed to channel magical power, a common concept in exorcism. Notably, the character 帝 also appears in Zhongli's title, 岩王帝君 Yánwáng Dìjūn, "Rex Lapis".
- ↑ This is a common Taoist incantation used to ward off evil spirits. The incantation is originally a common concluding remark of the official documents of the Han Dynasty, to emphasise the urgency of the documents. Later, it was used by Taoists, Onmyoji, and shamans as an orthodox concluding remark in exorcism.
- ↑ Many of the verses used in the incantation are derived from real-life Taoist scriptures, such as the Lingbao Wuliang Duren Shangjing Dafa (Chinese: 灵宝无量度人上经大法), Taishang Sandong Shenzhou (Chinese: 太上三洞神咒), and the Lingbao Yujian (Chinese: 灵宝玉鉴). Two of the aforementioned texts originate from the Lingbao School (Chinese: 灵宝派 Língbǎo-pài) of Taoism.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | At Tunnel's End, Light | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 绝处逢生 Juéchù-féngshēng | In a Desperate Situation, Encountering Life[• 1] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 絕處逢生 Juéchù-féngshēng | |
| Japanese | 活路を開け Katsuro wo Hirake | Find the Way Out |
| Korean | 구사일생구사일생 Gusailsaeng | Close Call |
| Spanish | Luz al final del túnel | Light at the End of the Tunnel |
| French | Une lumière au bout du tunnel | A Light at the End of the Tunnel |
| Russian | Свет в конце тоннеля Svet v kontse tonnelya | Light at the End of the Tunnel |
| Thai | พบโอกาสในวิกฤต Phop O-kat nai Wi-krit | Found the Chance in the Crisis |
| Vietnamese | Chuyển Nguy Thành An | |
| German | Licht am Ende des Tunnels | Light at the End of the Tunnel |
| Indonesian | Cahaya di Ujung Terowongan | Light at the Tunnel's End |
| Portuguese | Luz no Fim do Túnel | |
| Turkish | Tünelin Sonundaki Işık | Light at the End of the Tunnel |
| Italian | La luce in fondo al tunnel | The Light at the End of the Tunnel |
- ↑ Chinese: 绝处逢生/絕處逢生
juéchù-féngshēng is an idiom meaning to encounter a way out of a dire situation.
Change History[]
Released in Version 2.7
Version ?[no later than Version 3.1]
- The "Moment of Life or Death" cutscene's Travel Log summary was updated.
- Old summary:
New summary:
- Old summary:
- At Tunnel's End, Light was released.
