Treasure Lost, Treasure Found (Part 2)

Starting Location

Start the quest by talking to Soraya at the Wangshu Inn.

Soraya's location

Additional context

Steps

1. Talk to Soraya
2. Enter the ruin and search for a strange jade plate (0/4)
   • Obtain Traveler's Notes ×4
3. Talk to Soraya [Optional]
4. Find the final ruin
5. Start clue mechanism
6. Defeat the Ruin Guards
   • Ruin Guard ×3
7. Activate the mechanism
8. Collect the treasure
9. Talk to Soraya

Gameplay Notes

• Completing the quest will grant the Wonders of the World achievement Interview With a Bygone God.

Jade Plate locations

Final ruins

Dialogue

Quest Description

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What secret does the set of archaic admonishments hold?

Soraya: Guizhong's Four Commandments... What are they really trying to tell us...

I'm ready.

Soraya: Haha, raring to go! That's what I like to see. Then let's begin our reading of Guizhong's Four Commandments.

Let's go find that treasure!!!

Soraya: Whew, the slightest mention of treasure and you're suddenly beside yourself with excitement... Hmm so be it — let's begin our reading of Guizhong's Four Commandments.

Soraya: "Teach with wisdom, be bound by virtue, fortify the bones, unite in ambition — the convergence of these four shall be known as the 'Guili Assembly.'"

Soraya: On the surface, it does read like a set of commandments. Golden rules for life.

Soraya: But it's also supposed to contain some sort of clues to a hidden treasure...

Soraya: ...I can't decipher it, though. It seems we'll have to approach this in what academics like to call the old-fashioned way...

Soraya: Those seven passages we found previously, they were all located in ruins of some sort.

Soraya: Since we're not sure where to start this time, perhaps keep searching in ruins for now.

...Where exactly?

Soraya: Hmm... For now, let's limit the search area to Guili Plains.

Soraya: However... as I'm just a scholar, there's no way I'd be able to keep up with you out in the field.

Soraya: So I will leave the actual ruin-searching to you. Just let me know what you find.

...ALL the ruins?

Soraya: Obviously not... We'd never be able to cover all the ruins in Liyue just between the two of us.

Soraya: So let's limit the search area. Since the treasure has to do with the Guili Assembly from the Guili Plains...

Soraya: ...Let's restrict our search to the Guili Plains area for now.

Soraya: Oh, and one other thing. There's no way a scholar like me could keep up with you out in the field.

Soraya: So I will leave the actual ruin-searching to you. Just let me know what you find.

Ruins of Liyue, here I come!

Soraya: Wait! Hold on a second! ...How exactly do you propose to cover every single ruin in Liyue!? It'll take you forever!

Soraya: You can't afford to get so excited every time you hear the word treasure, you know.

Soraya: How about this — since we know the treasure comes from the Guili Assembly in the Guili Plains, let's restrict the search area.

Soraya: Okay... to start with, let's limit the search to inside Guili Plains...

Soraya: Hold on! I'm not finished yet! ...Don't forget to search the ruins thoroughly. And if you find anything of interest, come back and let me know.

Soraya: Remember, stick to the Guili Plains! Don't let you boundless enthusiasm lead you further afield.

Soraya: While we're on the subject — I once came across a strange plate with some writing on in one of the ruins around here.

Soraya: I only looked at it in isolation though. Didn't do any sort of holistic analysis.

Soraya: Now I think about it, it might be connected to Guizhong's Four Commandments.

Soraya: How about I mark the location on your map? You should go check it out, maybe it'll lead somewhere.

(Talk to Soraya again)

Soraya: I wonder how the Guili Assembly met its demise...

Remind me of Guizhong's Four Commandments.

Soraya: Having trouble memorizing them? I understand, most people would. Fortunately, I have a rather good memory for this sort of thing.

Soraya: Guizhong's Four Commandments are as follows: "Teach with wisdom, be bound by virtue, fortify the bones, unite in ambition — the convergence of these four shall be known as the 'Guili Assembly.'"

(Takes you back to the first line)

A battle for territory between the gods?

Soraya: A territorial challenge, you say? Hmm... but the Guili Assembly is said to have existed peacefully under Guizhong's rule for a very long time.

Soraya: Not that Guizhong was a particularly powerful god... At least, that's my impression...

Soraya: But there seems to have been another god with the Guizhong Assembly besides Guizhong. I highly doubt anyone would have been foolish enough to try and take on two gods at once...

(Takes you back to the first line)

Someone wanted the treasure? (Unlock requirements unknown)

Soraya: Unlikely. The great gods would not have waged an all-out war over a bit of treasure that took their fancy.

Soraya: Or if they did, then you have to ask yourself... What kind of treasure would it take to drive the gods into war with each other?

Soraya: ...Haha, I for one cannot imagine such a treasure.

(Takes you back to the first line)

Maybe Guizhong and one of the other gods... (Unlock requirements unknown)

Soraya: Wh—What are you suggesting? ...You shouldn't pay any heed to those tall tales you hear in Liyue Harbor.

Soraya: Guizhong was a god, a deity... Not a mere mortal...

Soraya: ...S—Surely a god wouldn't... Surely not...

(Takes you back to the first line)

I also wonder...

Soraya: Maybe it's to do with the Archon War.

Soraya: A protracted war erupted between the gods, each of whom coveted a seat at one of the seven divine thrones in Celestia.

Soraya: It seems that none in Teyvat escaped the reach of that all-consuming war.

(Takes you back to the first line)

Goodbye.

Soraya: Goodbye. Don't forget to come back and tell me if you find anything.

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(After investigating first jade plate)

Paimon: This looks like the kind of place Soraya was hoping to find.

Paimon: If she's right, there should be three more of these around here.

Paimon: We'd better keep looking.

(After investigating second jade plate)

Paimon: It's one of the lines from the four commandments.

Paimon: Two down, two to go!

(After investigating third jade plate)

Paimon: Another line from those four commandments. This must be one of the places we need to find.

Paimon: Just one more to find now. What do you think we'll discover?

(After investigating fourth jade plate)

Paimon: Four ruins, four commandments...

Paimon: That's gotta be all of them. Feels like we didn't make any huge discoveries though...

Paimon: Oh well, let's get back to Soraya. Maybe she'll see something we don't.

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(Return to Soraya)

Soraya: Sometimes fate is inescapable, even for a god...

I found four clues in four ruins.

Soraya: Four ruins, four clues... And there are Four Commandments.

Soraya: Each of these clues expounds upon the meaning of one of the Four Commandments.

Soraya: To get to the correct interpretation, the original text of Guizhong's Commandments is key. These four are helpful, but peripheral to our enquiry.

Soraya: These five passages are all linked — but how?

"Convergence..."

Soraya: Hmm... Could "convergence" mean that... these four things all link up in some way?

Soraya: Wait — I remember, each of Guizhong's Four Commandments can be found in a specific ruin...

Soraya: Hmmm... I am speculating here, but perhaps the four ruins are relevant to deciphering the true meaning of Guizhong's Four Commandments...

Soraya: How exactly, I don't know. I need to mull it over. Maybe you could have a think too — or better still, go and investigate it firsthand.

Soraya: I'm just a skinny little scholar after all, I tire out completely after a few seconds on the run... Wish I had your stamina!

Soraya: Anyways, I'm going to keep thinking about it for a while. If you think of anything, or if you find anything, you know where I am.

Step Description

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According to Soraya's deductions, the ruins that contain the four commandment passages may be the key to deciphering Guizhong's Four Commandments and obtaining the treasure.

(Talk to Soraya again)

Soraya: It's a speculative hypothesis, but I believe the four ruins corresponding to each of Guizhong's Four Commandments may be relevant to deciphering their true meaning...

Soraya: Exactly what role the ruins are supposed to play, well, that's another question. And... I don't think I have the physical strength to test out each of my hypotheses in full...

Soraya: It's also possible that I just have a one-track mind, and this idea is leading me nowhere...

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(After obtaining treasure)

Paimon: Is this the treasure? We should go tell Soraya.

(Talk to Soraya again)

Soraya: How is the search going? Found the treasure yet?

Yes, it was about where they "converge" after all.

Soraya: Really... So it's just like Guizhong's Four Commandments says. The treasure was located at "the convergence of these four..."

Soraya: Whoever designed this riddle must have truly revered Guizhong.

Soraya: So much so that they preserved Guizhong's Four Commandments for future generations, even though the Guili Assembly was wiped out.

Soraya: And as for Guizhong herself, who established the commandments — she must have been adored by her people.

Soraya: Clearly, she wished for her people to be wise, to hold themselves to a moral code, to be strong and healthy, and to find solidarity in the shared enterprise of protecting their home — the Guili Assembly...

But she failed.

Soraya: Failed? I suppose you're right, she died in the end... and when the Guili Assembly was wiped out, her people no longer had a place to call home.

Soraya: And yet, today, Guizhong's Four Commandments have seen the light of day once more.

Soraya: These were the words penned by Guizhong herself to serve both as maxims and blessing for her people.

Soraya: Once there was a time when she led her people to go forth and take this very land, guided by these commandments.

Soraya: She may no longer be with us, but her beliefs, the things she stood for — they will endure.

Soraya: Whoever it was that revered her so much was very clever indeed. They used the allure of hidden treasure to ensure Guizhong's Four Commandments would be passed down.

Soraya: Though for that person, I wonder whether the treasure they held dear was the rare metals and precious stones, or Guizhong's Four Commandments themselves.

Soraya: Haha, well, to me at least, it's clear that the commandments are the real treasures here. A chest full of gold or gems can't compare.

Soraya: ...But if you made people choose, how many would really pick a list of commandments over material wealth?

Seems like a gentle-natured god.

Soraya: I'm not sure "gentle-natured" is a particularly common trait of gods...

Soraya: But maybe it was once. Maybe a long, long time ago, among the gods who led the peoples of the world, there were those gentle by nature.

Soraya: Those who protected their people... walked among them... stood by them as they went forth into the world...

Soraya: But it was the gentle gods who were ultimately powerless to protect their people. Look at Guizhong — it took an elaborate treasure hunt just to preserve the four commandments that were once the lifeblood of a whole civilization.

Soraya: Haha, well, to me at least, it's clear that the commandments are the real treasures here. A chest full of gold or gems can't compare.

Soraya: ...But if you made people choose, how many would really pick a list of commandments over material wealth?

I wish I could meet her...

Soraya: You want to meet a god? You do entertain some wild thoughts.

Soraya: But I'm curious, what would you say to Guizhong if you actually got to meet her?

Soraya: "...Cheer up, Guizhong, you did your best"?

Soraya: If it were me... I'd recite Guizhong's Four Commandments flawlessly from memory.

Soraya: And I'd tell her that her vision and her ideals were alive and well, that the people of this land still remember the things she taught to their ancestors.

Soraya: I think that for someone like Guizhong, who lost everything... That would be the only thing that could lift her spirits.

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