Where winds meet (or WWM) is a Wuxia RPG that is attracting a lot of attention due to its special style and challenging exploration. One of the first challenges players will find is hidden in the Merchant Caravan Gathering, just around the corner from the Introductory Quest.
To find and beat this dungeon, and get the General's treasure hidden inside, players must first complete the Echoes of the Shrine Exploration Challenge/Quest, so here's everything they need to know to enter the General Statue's dungeon and find Secret Arcane Skill hidden inside.
How to start echoes in the Shrine & Access General's Shrine Dungeon
In Where Winds Meet, players must travel to the General's Shrine in Qinghe, go after Ruby while completing the opening main quest. Once players find Ruby and talk to her near the dancing horse, they will be able to explore the area around the General's Shrine a bit.
The next step is to talk to the man crouching at the entrance to trigger the Echoes in the Shrine quest. Pay attention to what he says about bowing to the general a thousand times (it's actually three times, but save this hint for later).
When you explore in Where winds meetplayers will find hundreds of opportunities, such as the General's Shrine Dungeon. Pay attention to the environmental cues, talk to Wayfarerand check the map often to find hidden secrets.
Direct your attention to the broken stone slab next to the shrine entrance (left side of the entrance). Players must perform a Power Slam to access the ruins, and they can do so by jump in the airwhen hit Q to smash the groundreveals a hidden access. Go down to reveal a room with hundreds of arrows, armor, and an investigation site. Check it out to reveal more information about the cult operating in the zone.
Now continue forward and collect the Quivers in the open chest, which contains around 120 fire arrows; players will need them solve the puzzles in this dungeon. The next step to proceed is to draw the bow, select the fire arrows (Everything and Mouse roll while holding the bow), and cut the overgrown hedges with a fire arrow to open the way.
Go down the passage and turn on the lamp to turn on the light, eliminate the enemy hidden in one of the corners of the corridor and continue moving forward. At some point, players will see three enemies talking about his misdeeds, comfortably standing near three red cans. These are explosive cans,. and can be used for dismember enemies by shooting them with Fire arrows.
Once players have dealt with these enemies, they should continue forward and then activate Control station in the corridor. Now, looking at the left side of this passage, there is a chasm that players can't just cross by jumping. Look up to see an overgrown hedge hidden in the dark ceilingg, which hinders the mechanism of the bridge: Shoot it with the fire arrows.
When the bridge goes down, carefully cross the wooden plank. If players fall, they will respawn at the Checkpoint, but lose some health and waste resources. At the end of the bridge is a small room with a lever mechanism, interact with it to open the door.
Boss Battle and how to solve the general's statue puzzle
In the next room there will be some enemies standing near one survey point. Defeat them and meexamine the corpse to gather information and get Cloud Steps manual. This Mistic Arts allows players to make a quick jump and sometimes even punish for crossing large gaps. In battle it can be used to stun enemies, so equip it on one of Mystic Skill unlocked slotswhen move to the next area by going up the stairs and pushing on the door.
In the great room it will be more enemies and more explosive cans. Shoot them with the arrows to get rid of them shoot down the enemy sitting on the balcony to force him into single combat. A Boss Fight will begin, so be careful of its power attacks, avoid when it turns redand parry when it's yellow attacks to stun him.
This Boss is not as challenging as it seems, and once defeated, players can collect rewards on the balconies (one breast on each side), and then go down and pay attention to the prayer mat in in front of the general's statue. Show your respect 3 times to make the statue move, claim Treasure chest hidden behind it.
Now climb to the balconies (don't forget to pick the chests on each side) continue to the next room by pushing on the door. There is a winding path across the corridors of this dungeon that leads to a ladder. Climb up the ladderopen the doors and players will get a message that they have finished this Dungeon.
Where winds meet
- Released
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November 14, 2025
- Developer
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Everstone Studios
- Publisher
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NetEase, Inc.
- Engine
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Proprietary
