Genshin Impact ‘Capturing Light and Shadow’ world quest walkthrough

During the “Capture light and shadow‘world quest, introduced during Genshin effect‘s Secret summer paradise event, enter a mysterious cave in the Veluriyam Mirage to find a large mural and a lone Hydro eidolon. It can be a bit difficult to figure out the meaning of the mural, as you have to unseal four streaming projectors using the Hydro eidolons, which are also somewhat difficult to locate.

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

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‘Capturing Light and Shadow’ world quest location

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The world quest “Capturing Light and Shadow” begins as soon as you enter the cave in the southwest corner of the cave Veluriyam Mirage. The easiest way to get to the cave is to get on the Choo-Choo cart and take the rail connected to the teleport waypoint in the southwest corner.

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‘Capturing Light and Shadow’ world quest

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

2. Follow the Hydro eidolon to the Choo-Choo cart, don’t forget to open the chest along the way.

3. Ride the Choo-Choo cart along the rail until it stops and let the Hydro eidolon break the seal on the streaming projector.

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4. Drop to the platform in front of the mural, then drop to 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 creates a path of four-leaf sigils that you can use later.

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6. Look 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. Descend into the cave and find a Hydro eidolon surrounded by hilichurls.

8. Defeat the hilichurls and follow the Hydro eidolon through the cave to the Choo-Choo cart, defeating any enemy that spawns.

9. Ride the Choo-Choo cart back to the streaming projector, where the Hydro eidolon will unlock it.

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

11. Make your way through the hole in the wall and immediately turn left.

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

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

14. Follow the Hydro eidolon to an underwater port for them to squeeze through.

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

16. Extinguish the torches with a Hydro character to pass the eidolon and climb back up the walls to return to your original location.

17. Move forward and drop to reunite with the Hydro eidolone.

18. Follow the eidolon and defeat the hilichurls along the way until you get to the Choo-Choo cart.

19. Board the Choo-Choo cart, 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, look away from the mural to see the four leaf sigils you released earlier. Interact with the sigils and make your way 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 and defeat every enemy on the way to the bottom floor with a Cryo, Pyro and Hydro monument.

24. Activate the three monuments as fast as you can. If you’re in trouble, you can call the Hydro eidolon for help and activate only two of the monuments on your own.

25. Go to the next room and board the Choo-Choo cart back to the mural where the eidolon will open the last streaming projector.

26. Interact with the highlighted streaming projector, which you place in the mural.

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

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

29. Interact with the last wall fragment location to return to the open world and complete the world quest “Capturing Light and Shadow”.