The Temple Where Sand Flows Like Tears is a World Quest in Genshin Impact 3.4. Guide includes how to unlock, Dirge of Bilqis quest line, rune puzzles, walkthrough guide, rewards and more!
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 Alhaitham | Yaoyao | Xiao | |||||||||
| Yelan | Hu Tao | ||||||||||
| Lantern Rite | Desert of Harmaveth | ||||||||||
The Temple Where Sand Flows - How To Unlock & Starting Location
How To Unlock
Complete Wisdom Has Built Her House, She Has Hewn Out Her Seven Pillars
Players must first complete the Wisdom Has Built Her House, She Has Hewn Out Her Seven Pillars quest before they can unlock the The Temple Where Sand Flows Like Tears. They are part of the Dirge of Bilqis Quest Line.
Must Clear Golden Slumber Quest Line
The The Temple Where Sand Flows Like Tears world quest is part of the Dirge of Bilqis quest line. It's a continuation of the Golden Slumber quest line, so players will have to clear it first before they can access this.
Golden Slumber Quest Series GuideStarting Location
Starts After Talking To Jeht In Front Of Her Home
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Players will automatically get this quest upon completing the Wisdom Has Built Her House, She Has Hewn Out Her Seven Pillars quest. The quest will start in front of Jeht's home in the Tanit Tribe.
The Temple Where Sand Flows Walkthrough Guide
Walkthrough Chart
| Procedure | |
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| 1 |  Go to the temple on the outskirts of Gurabel |
| 2 | Go to the temple's gate |
| 3 |  Activate the device and open the gate- Change the direction of the beam of light by attacking the Rune. Attack it until the beam hits the door device next to Azariq |
| 4 | Use the door device to open the gate |
| 5 |  Go deeper into the temple |
| 6 | Activate the marked device within the temple |
| 7 | Touch the giant device at the temple's center |
| 8 |  Attack the Rune device until it hits the marked door device |
| 9 |  Go through the opened gate. Clear the rune puzzlePuzzle Guide: 1. Attack the rune device until the beam of light hits the the wall in front of it 2. Use the lever to open the hole in the wall |
| 10 | Open the door gate and go through it. Keep moving forward until you enter a room with a waypoint and a chest |
| 11 |  Clear the room's puzzle to get to the next location>> First Puzzle Guide << |
| 12 | Exit through the opened door. This will take you to a room with a big crack in the middle |
| 13 | Head down the crack in the middle of the floor and continue following the quest marker |
| 14 | Turn the rune device to hit the door device |
| 15 | Open the door and you will be back at the temple |
| 16 |  Attack the activated rune device to direct the beam of light to the sand pile on the large device |
| 17 |  Once the sand pile is removed, redirect the beam of light to hit the door device on the other side |
| 18 | Open the door and proceed inside |
| 19 |  Get to the next room by clearing the puzzlePuzzle Guide: 1. Move the rune device forward 2. Redirect the light to the sand pile in front of the door |
| 20 | Open the gate and move forward |
| 21 |  Clear the room's puzzle to get to the next roomPuzzle Guide: 1. Move the rune device forward 2. Redirect the beam of light to the pile of sand. This will reveal a lever 3. Activate the lever 4. Move the rune device so it can hit the opened hole in the wall |
| 22 | Open the door and this will lead you to a room with a waypoint inside |
| 23 | Clear the room's puzzle >> Second Puzzle Guide << |
| 24 | Exit through door with the newly opened door device |
| 25 |  Open the door to the next roomPuzzle Guide: 1. Move the rune device back 2. Turn the beam of light to the pile of sand in front of the door |
| 26 | Open the door and continue moving forward. Head down the hole on the ground |
| 27 | Follow the quest marker until you get back to the temple |
| 28 |  Use the newly activated rune device to scatter the sand on the large device |
| 29 |  Turn the beam of light to the marked door. Use the door device and head inside |
| 30 | Go through the hallway to your left (when facing the blocked doorway) |
| 31 |  Get to the next roomPuzzle Guide: 1. Move the rune device forward |
| 32 | Open the door and continue forward. This will lead you to a room with a mechanical enemy roaming inside |
| 33 |  Clear the Rune Device puzzle inside the room>> Third Puzzle Guide << |
| 34 | Open the door and head inside. This will lead you to a room with a waypoint inside |
| 35 |  At the top of the stairs is a rune device. Turn it to hit the device on its opposite end |
| 36 | Activate the device and head down the hole |
| 37 |  Activate the device, then climb back up |
| 38 | Use the now activated rune device and aim it to the pile of sand to its right |
| 39 |  Activate the door device and leave through the newly opened door |
| 40 |  Keep moving until you reach a hallway with a rune devicePuzzle Guide: 1. Move the rune device forward 2. Turn the beam of light to the pile of sand |
| 41 | Open the door and head back to the temple |
| 42 |  Use the rune device to remove the final pile of sand from the large device |
| 43 | Touch the giant device at the temple's center |
| 44 | Head outside of the temple to the marked location |
| 45 | Go to the ruins on the opposite side. Open the door and enter the ruins |
| 47 | Continue forward until you reach Liloupar's Cell with the large tree in the middle of the ruins |
| 48 |  Defeat Anoushbord: Forgotten Mechanical Guardian |
| 48 | Check the shiny thing inside the tree |
| 49 | Continue onwards up the waterfalls |
| 50 | Go through the Canyon until you get to the ambush point |
| 51 | Defeat the Eremites, then head for their camp |
| 52 | Clear the Eremite camp by defeating the enemies and collecting the 3 marked letters |
| 53 | Return to the tribal settlement and report to Babel |
| 54 | Talk with Azariq and Jeht (Optional) Defeat Azariq in a game of Genius Invokation TCG |
First Rune Puzzle Guide
| Procedure | |
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| 1 | Go to the room with the Rune device |
| 2 |  Turn the beam of light to the mound of sand to reveal the lever |
| 3 |  Use the lever to open the opening on the wall |
| 4 |  Turn the beam of light to the opening on the wall |
| 5 |  Head to the rune device on the other side |
| 6 |  Turn the beam of light to the buried door device to remove the sand |
| 7 |  Use the device to open the door |
| 8 |  Activate the device at the other end |
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Second Rune Puzzle Guide
| Procedure | |
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| 1 |  Go the right side of the room. it's the side with the mechanical enemy |
| 2 |  Move the rune device to be aligned with the sand pile and the hole in the wall |
| 3 |  Turn the beam of light to the sand pile. This will reveal a lever |
| 4 | Activate the lever |
| 5 |  Turn the beam of light to the hole on the wall |
| 6 | Go to the other side of the room |
| 7 |  Move the rune device there forward |
| 8 | Use the door device and move to the device |
| 9 |  Activate the device |
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Third Rune Puzzle Guide
| Procedure | |
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| 1 |  Start on the activated rune device. Align its beam of light to the pile of sand to its left. This will reveal a lever |
| 2 |  Activate the lever, then move the device to face the hole on the wall. Make sure that the beam of light will hit the hole |
| 3 |  Move the activated rune device forward. Turn its light to the last rune device |
| 4 |  Move the last rune device forward and have it face the pile of sand next to the door. This will reveal the door device |
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The Temple Where Sand Flows - Rewards
Rewards List
- Primogems x 50
- Mora x 44,000
- Hero's Wit x 3
- Mystic Enhancement Ore x 6
Unlocks Multiple Achievements
- ...Show the Kingdoms Thy Shame.
- From Soil You Are, and to the Sand You Shall Return...
- It's Only an Eternity of Servitude
Unlocks The Next Quest To The Series
After completing the The Temple Where Sand Flows Like Tears, the next quest to the Dirge of Bilqis series will unlock. You can now play Dune Entombed Fecundity: Part 1.
Dune-Entombed Fecundity Quest GuideGenshin Impact - Related Quest Guides
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