Revelations from the Past is a side quest in the Between Promise and Oblivion world quest chain in Genshin Impact. The quest is the third and final part of the series, meaning it has prerequisites that players must complete before they can access it.
Genshin Impact players must complete Rite of the bold to unlock this mission. Coincidentally, the Rite of the Bold is also locked behind three missions: Lost in the forest, Tales of dreams torn from the fire and Shadows of the mountains. Make sure you have Completed all these missions. to access the Revelation of the Past.
Revelations from the path of past missions
After completing Rite of the Bold, the quest will immediately unlock and players will be able to follow the navigation to the ruins near Sulfurous Veins. Before entering, make sure you have a group that can fight, as there will be some hounds blocking the entrance. Talk to Manqu when you’re done and open the barrier at the entrance.
How to open the first barrier
During this mission, you will have the special ability to navigate with your personal saurian and see the world through its eyes. You need to make the traveler stand on the yellow circle and the saurian in the green circle. Navigating it is quite easy as all you have to do is press the button shiny green button on the screen to transfer you to the character. This is also the ‘T’ button for any PC player.
Once the entry barrier is open, go down the stairs and hallway to a teleport point. make sure pick up the exquisite chest on the ledge before falling into the hole in front of you. This will take you to a new area with another barrier to break. This one is a little more complicated than the first. Before starting, equip a pyrotechnic character to make things easier.
How to open the second barrier
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First, pull the lever once to raise the platforms and then change your perspective to the Saurus. Dig underground when you move, as this is much faster and easierand cross the platform. Fold left and go to the room with the pyroculus.
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You must use the Tepetlisaurus’ attack ability to break the rocks and release the pyrotechnic totem. After doing so, change the controls to your character and run to the pyro totem to light it.
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Return to the Saurian, cross the platform bridge again and go to the other side. You’ll have to slowly climb the wall in front of you until you find another switch. Press the switch to change the platform colors from green to orange..
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Once the platform turns orangechange perspective again and move your character to the orange platform. Then, switch the controls back to Saurus and press the change once again.
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This will change the platforms of orange to green and lift them to the correct height. All you have to do now is head to the green platform in your Saurian form and the barrier will break.
Head through the large door in front of you and don’t forget to pick up the Precious Chest along the way. As you progress, there will be a large hallway and a cutscene that will play once you enter. Go ahead and follow the navigation that tells you to separate from your saurian companion to open the next door.
How to Unlock the Mechanism (Tepetlisaurus Puzzle)
This is where things get a little tricky because you now have two puzzles to complete for both you and your saurian. The navigation automatically sends you to the Tepetlisaurus puzzle first because it’s relatively easy.
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Once you’re in the cavern with the lake and trees, dig into the ground and head towards the first rock formation you see. Use the Tepetlisaur attack to break it and that will release a Phlogiston Emitter.
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The third rock will reveal a tremulous crystal that must be hit. Doing that will bring more to the surface, so keep spamming the attack button to light them all up at once.
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The crystal will then fall, creating a bridge for you to cross. Also use the trunk on your left and try not to get wet when crossing to the other side.
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Continue forward until you see circles on the ground and use your saurian’s attack on them. This will break it and another Shivering Crystal will appear.
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Hit the first Shivering Crystal and another one will appear for you to hit again. She continues doing so until everyone appears and a scene of the last crystal falling plays. She uses the new makeshift bridge to direct you to the platform and waits there.
How to unlock the mechanism (character puzzle)
Make sure your characters are at full health before continuing, as the character puzzle involves lasers and lava (liquid phlogiston). After completing the Tepetlisaurus portion of the puzzle, switch your control to the character and head to the area below. be aware Do not touch the lasers, as this will cause a pool of lava to rise..
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Break the stone wall to your left and you will see a Pyroculus. You can grab him and go up the stairs behind him. You’ll reach an Exquisite Chest that you can claim, before continuing straight to the edge.
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Then you will need fly through lasers and if you stay to your left inside you lose height. There will be some metal bars that will disappear immediately, so don’t put any hope in landing there. Simply stay in the air as long as possible before landing on the other side.
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As soon as you land on the other side, a bunch of scattered lasers will materialize. Players will need to do their best here and get through the laser without touching them. If you end up accidentally touching one and the liquid phlogiston starts to rise, quickly run to the other side. You may lose some HP, but not enough to kill your character.
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Click the switch in front to turn off the lasers and open a new door. Open it and continue until you see a lever. Interact with it to raise the lasers in front of you and raise the platforms on the side of the Tepetlisaurus.
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Then, go down the platform and collect the Precious Chest at the end. Then switch to control your saurian and move it across the platforms to stand on the green circle.
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Return to your character and then go up the stairs to the pyrotechnic totems. You don’t have to use a pyro character here, as you can activate the laser to make the lava rise.
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Doing this will activate the pyrotechnic totems and unlock the switch at the top of the stairs. Players will need to be quick here, because the lava falls as fast as it rises.
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Finally, use the other switch on your right next to the inscription and then continue straight until you reach a mural. Stand on the yellow marker, then switch to your saurian and do the same to him with the green marker.
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This completes the puzzle and a cutscene will play.
Enter the lava and fight the wolf lord.
After the cutscene, reunite with your saurian by taking him to the platform below. The dialogue will unfold and another scene will play. This will lead to a fight that players must win to complete the mission. There will be multiple enemies and a Golden Wolf Lord corrupted by the Abyss. This Wolflord is completely different from Inazuma’s world boss, as he mostly floats outside the area.
This makes performing any attack extremely difficult, so remember to bring a bow character to help you with this. He also tends to spam his laser/roar attack and the best way to survive is by running underneath him. Once you and your saurian have successfully defeated him, tap the inscription and you will be teleported to a region off the map. Simply follow the voice and play the dialogue to complete the mission.
Players will receive 2 precious chests and 1 luxury chest after. They can also get an achievement.