Meridian Touch is an early-game Mystic Arts skill in Where Winds Meet, and despite its simple given details, its uses are much more than combat. You’ll use Meridian Touch to open chests, settle odd jobs, chase down slippery thieves, and shut down enemies with bound Qi bars long before they get a roll. However, you need to find a stone-still master who carved his entire life into statues. This guide explains how to complete the 03 Legacy quest to unlock Meridian Touch in Where Winds Meet, the skill’s uses, and upgrade effects.
How to Start the Meridian Touch Quest in Where Winds Meet
To begin the Jianghu Legacy for Meridian Touch, speak with the Wayfarer in Verdant Wilds. From there, the quest marker points you toward Qinghe, the Heaven’s Pier / Stonewash Strand region, northwestern edge of Verdant Wilds.
You’ll find Yan Qiren in front of his hut, stuck in a martial arts pose due to a blocked acupoint among the many statues. When you talk to him, he mistakes you for his son, spirals through his grief-fogged memories, and he will agree to teach you his famous but lost Mystic Arts technique.
Exhaust all dialogue, and then the quest asks you to use Meridian Touch on Yan Qiren to break his acupoint to set him free. Press 1 on the keyboard to see his acupoints and use the Mystic Art to immobilize him—if nothing triggers, it can be a bug, and a quick restart fixes it. When the seal breaks, Yan Qiren snaps out of his trance, realizes you aren’t his son, and cries wildly. Meridian Touch Legacy quest ends here, and you will receive the Meridian Touch skill to use anytime, anywhere.
Where Winds Meet Meridian Touch Skill Effects
Meridian Touch is an Offensive + Puzzle Mystic Art skill, but its non-combat version is very different from the other.
Out of Combat
On use, you see a few specific acupoints, linked to a comedic debuff or behavioral effect based on the target:
- Yangbai (Fleetfoot) — Successful tap immobilizes the target.
- Xiaohu (Clarity) — Causes uncontrollable laughter.
- Quchi (Unfettered Flow) — Produces intense itching.
These effects help in your journey because different puzzles, bell chests, and sync challenges require you to pick the correct acupoint. Once you interact with thieves or NPC mini-events, Meridian Touch is usually the intended answer.
In Combat
Fight special Meridian Touch immobilizes enemies, deals Physical Damage, and breaks enemies’ Vital Points with bound Qi bars. Once a Vital Point breaks, it puts these effects on the opponents:
- Disables Qi regen
- Triggers bonus Physical and Qi damage
Against elites or martial artists who recover Qi in fights like Elder Gongsun, Meridian Touch is a strong opener or mid-fight breaker. Mighty enemies won’t be immobilized, but you can still damage their Vital Points.
Where to Find Yan Qiren (In Case You Skip Tracking)
Although the legacy menu points you correctly, Yan Qiren has two reported locations based on what stage you are in the game:
- Heaven’s Pier, Qinghe — Near Stonewash Strand and surrounded by dozens of carved statues.
- Moonveil Mountain — You can get to the destination through this tracking path at the quest’s start.
Either way, the fast route is to wrap to Stonewash Strand Boundary Stone and walk toward the shoreline cliffs until you find yourself in a sea of statues.
Meridian Touch Rank and Tier Breakthroughs
Like every Mystic Art, you start at Tier 1 and rank it up to Rank 9 before breaking into higher tiers. Each breakthrough adds more bite to its Vital Point bonus damage. Here’s what the higher tiers do for the skill:
Tier 2 — Bonus Damage Increase
Weak Point Break damage gets a 20% increase, which makes the opener far deadlier.
Tier 3 — Strategy Increase
For 10 seconds after a Weak Point Break, the target takes 20% more Qi damage, which lets your follow-ups strike harder.
Tier 4 — Final Damage Spike
Weak Point Break damage receives an extra 30% bonus, turning Meridian Touch into a deadly start against Qi-locked enemies.
Meridian Touch upgrade requires a lot of Ebon Iron and Beauty’s Plume to breakthrough. Higher ranks need better materials, so plan around resource priorities.
Meridian Touch Quest Rewards
- Meridian Touch Mystic Art
- Medicinal Tales
- Decoration: Strange Statue I
- 2x Lv. 1 Ebon Iron
- 44 Echo Jade
- 60 Qinghe Exploration
- 100 Enlightenment Points
- 5000 Character EXP
- 5000 Zhou Coin
The statue reward is very fitting, as you’ll be leaving with the same kind of carving Yan Qiren left all over the cliffs.
