Walkthrough for the Genshin Impact world quest “Capturing Light and Shadow”.

During the “Capture light and shadow” World Quest, introduced during Genshin Impact‘S Secret summer paradise In this event, you will enter a mysterious cave in the Veluriyam Mirage and find a large mural and a lonely Hydro-Eidolon. Uncovering the meaning of the mural can be a little tricky, as you’ll need to unseal four streaming projectors with the help of the Hydro Eidolons, which are also a bit tricky to find.

Read on to learn how to unseal the four streaming projectors and complete the Capturing Light and Shadow world quest.

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Capturing Light and Shadow world quest location.

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The Capturing Light and Shadow world quest begins as soon as you enter the cave in the south-west corner Veluriyam Mirage. The easiest way to get to the cave is to hop in the Choo Choo wagon and take the rail connected to the teleport waypoint in the southwest corner.

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Walkthrough for the world quest “Capturing Light and Shadow”.

1. Go up the stairs at the entrance to the cave and drop down to find a Hydro Eidolon.

2. Follow the hydro eidolon to the Choo Choo wagon and don’t forget to open the chest along the way.

3. Drive the Choo-Choo Cart along the rail to the stop and let the Hydro-Eidolon break the streaming projector’s seal.

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4. Drop onto the platform in front of the mural and then onto the grass to find Dendrogranum.

5. Interact with the Dendrogranum and activate the plant next to it by hitting it with a charged attack. This will create a path with four-leaf sigils that you can use later.

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6. Face away from the mural and turn right to find a streaming projector surrounded by a water barrier and a cave entrance next to it.

7. Drop into the cave to find a hydro eidolon surrounded by hilichurls.

8. Defeat the Hilichurle and follow the Hydro-Eidolon through the cave to the Choo-Choo Wagon to defeat any enemy that appears.

9. Drive the Choo-Choo wagon back to the streaming projector where the hydro eidolon will unlock it.

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10. Face the mural and look left to see a hole in the wall.

11. Go through the hole in the wall and turn left immediately.

12. Continue down the path to find a Hydro Eidolon surrounded by flaming torches.

13. Switch to a Hydro character and put out the flames to free the eidolon.

14. Follow the hydro eidolon to a sunken gate they can squeeze through.

15. Turn around, go up the fallen pillar and drop into the hole in the ground where the eidolon is.

16. Douse the torches with a Hydro character to let the eidolon pass and climb the walls again to return to your original location.

17. Go forward and drop to reunite with the Hydro Eidolon.

18. Follow the eidolon, defeating the Hilichurl along the way, until you reach the Choo-Choo wagon.

19. Get on the Choo-Choo wagon, which will take you back to the mural, unsealing one of the streaming projectors in the process.

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20. While still on the raised platform, turn away from the mural to discover the four-leafed sigils you unleashed earlier. Interact with the sigils and head to the hydro eidolon in the distance.

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21. Follow the Hydro Eidolon until you reach a room with a locked chest, two Hydro Monuments, and another Hydro Monument hidden behind a gate.

22. Activate the two hydro monuments in the room and interact with the hydro eidolon to activate the last monument behind the gate.

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23. Follow the Hydro Eidolon, defeating all enemies on the way to the lower floor, where there is a Cryo, Pyro and Hydro memorial.

24. Activate the three monuments as fast as you can. If you’re having trouble, you can ask the Hydro Eidolon for help and just activate two of the monuments on your own.

25. Go to the next room and board the Choo Choo wagon back to the mural where the Eidolon will unseal the final streaming projector.

26. Interact with the highlighted streaming projector that will transport you into the mural.

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27. Grab all four glowing mural fragments and discover four new locations to place the fragments.

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28. Place three fragments in the three accessible locations, creating a rainbow bridge to the last location in the sky.

29. Interact with the final mural fragment to return to the open world and complete the Capturing Light and Shadow world quest.