In Genshin Impact, True Awakening Sound is a Sumeru world quest and part of the questline ” Hvarna of good and evil. During it, you have to copy the drum scores, find the kori drums, put them in place, and then play them correctly. If you're having trouble getting or completing this quest, check out our guide.
How to start the “True Sound of Awakening” quest
It starts automatically immediately after completing “The Majestic Sky of that Day”. Together with him, by the way, the mission “Itihas Asipattravana” will begin, which also needs to be completed to move further along the chain. If for some reason you were not given a quest, then try logging out of your account, wait 20-30 minutes and re-login.
Find Rashna
Head Barsom Hills
< p> If you have already activated a teleport in the specified location, then just move to it. Otherwise, teleport to the statue of the seven Archons in the oasis, and then follow the main road to the quest marker. When you reach the right place, listen to Paimon.
Go to the huge tree
Now go north along the path to a large tree ahead. Right next to him you will see Nasejuna, who you should talk to. He will tell you about kori drums to find and then play them.
Find clues in the cave
Move to the place that Nasejuna told you about. To do this, turn left from the huge tree and run forward to the gray crystals. A new cut-scene will start. After its completion, you will need to deal with the Hounds of the Rupture. Recall that shields are useless against them, so keep a healer in your team.
Having dealt with the monsters, turn right and find the core of the spirit near the foot of the cliff. Approach it and take it towards the crystal to destroy it. Now go deeper into the cave and develop three piles of sand with Anemo attack (free Traveler will do as well).
After dispelling the first two piles, you'll have to fight the molders. The third pile of sand hides the clue you need. Chat with Nasejun again. He will tell you about kori-barbans and sealing magic.
How to find and copy drum scores
There will be five such scores in total, and all of them are marked on your map with markers, so finding them is relatively easy. However, we will show the location of these objects in detail anyway.
Corey score: Sanjna
Get out of the cave and then turn left and climb the rocky ledge with the help of the 4-leaf symbol. Deal with a couple of treasure thieves and copy the score next to the tent (just go to the rock and click on the “Copy” sign).
Kori score: Rupa
Jump off the ledge and glide into opposite side to the next quest marker. Go under the archway, deal with the bandits on the wooden platform and copy the score from the cliff.
Corey score: Vijnana
Head back to the road, going through the archway again, and then head north. Use the quatrefoils to quickly get to the wooden platform where the point of interest will be.
Kori score: Vedana
Facing the rock, turn to the right and move to the next two signs. First you can go to the one behind the cliff. Next to him there will be a group of hilichurls, which should be destroyed so that they do not interfere with your copying of the score.
Kori score: Sankhara
Go back a bit and now go around the cliff on the right to copy the last score for the kori drums you have yet to find.
Find other kori drums
There will be three such musical instruments in total. Fortunately, all of them will be marked on the map with signs. That's just to get them you have to solve a few puzzles. Below we will look at all the puzzles in detail.
First drum ( combat test)
Teleport to the statue of the seven Archons located in the oasis of Vurukash. Then turn around and run towards the cliff. Jump down from it and fly into the crevice next to the giant root. You will enter a cave with an outcast hilichurl.
Having dealt with the enemy, open a regular chest and go deep into the cave. You will enter a spacious area. Jump down and approach the bell, next to which the Electro Storm is raging. Activate it to start the test. You will need to defeat ten opponents in 4 minutes.
- The first wave will be fought with normal and large Electro slimes.
- In the second wave, you will have to fight with regular and large Electro slimes.
- In the third wave, you will have to fight with Lavachurl with a thunder helmet.
These enemies are best against characters that can deal Pyro and Cryo attacks. After dealing with all the monsters, go to the highlighted drum and take it to get Korybant: Sankhara.
Second drum (how to remove water)
Move to the northern teleport of the Vurukash oasis, turn right and jump off the cliff to the river below. Land on the slope to the left of the waterfall. Next, go deeper into the cave (you can accompany the fairy along the way to get a regular chest) in order to get into the flooded location.
You'll need to clear the water by completing three Hidden Wave Challenges to collect Dendro Particles . You will need to use Sorush frequently to move the special four leaf symbols. Below, with the help of gifs, we will show the entire procedure that you need to complete.
The first test
Interact with the big bell ahead to start the first challenge. Activate Sorush, go up and to the right, use the bet ability (E) to grab the special four leaf symbol.
Now fly to the very end of the row consisting of Dendro particles, and place the quatrefoil taken earlier there. Be careful not to get too far away from the character or the character will return to its original position.
Go back to your hero by pressing Z or tapping the Sorush icon. Now use the four leaf sign to collect all Dendro particles in one flight. This will complete the first challenge.
Note: If you have the Wanderer, you can simply use its ability to fly through all the green particles.
Second Trial
Now glide down to the second bell, standing on a ledge opposite the first. Take control of Sorush again and use her skill to grab a special four leaf symbol.
Place the quatrefoil right above the first and second Dendro particles. Again, don't fly too far or the symbol will return to its original position.
Switch to the character and drag to the previously placed 4-leaf symbol to float up. Next, start glide down, picking up particles along the way. This will complete the challenge.
Third Trial
Glide to the third bell on the narrow ledge, then activate Sorush and pick up the special four-leaf symbol located at the top and right.
Now place the quatrefoil at the end of the particle dendro row directly opposite the third bell. The exact location is shown in the gif below.
< p>Switch back to the hero and pull towards the special 4 leaf sign to pick up 4 orbs and land on the rocky ledge. From there, use the regular quatrefoil to collect the remaining three particles and complete the third challenge.
In the end, all the water will be gone and you will be able to go to a small cave located in the far part of the location. Before that, deal with the Hydro Slimes. Inside you can pick up Corybant: Sanjna.
Third drum (where to find altars of bright flame)
It is located southwest of the Monstrous Baptist. Travel to the teleporter at the Gate of Zu-l-Qarnayn, and then move west along the road. On the left, on a small ledge, you'll find a bell that triggers the Test of Pure Flame. To complete it, you will need to light 7 Bright Flame Shrines before the Fire Seed goes out. Next, we will show you the best route using GIFs.
After the challenge starts, turn left and run forward a little to activate the first altar.
Go right until you see the second altar on ledge near the torches. You will have to go through a large root and bush.
Now glide a little down and to the left to find the third altar.
Next, use the four leaf symbol on the right side, run in a semicircle to the right , and you will notice the fourth altar.
< p>Move forward and up until you find a quatrefoil on the right. Pull up to him and land on the ledge on the right to light the fifth altar (you can activate it in the air).
Turn left until you see the sixth altar on the edge of a small cliff next to a withered tree.
At the end, jump down and glide to the seventh altar, a couple dozen meters from the previous one . Light it up to complete the challenge.
The drum you need is to the right of the last altar, surrounded by stacks of stones. Interact with him to get Koribant: Sankhara and unlock the Knock Here! trophy.
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Put the kori drums in their place
Return to the huge tree in the Barsom Hills. After reaching the right place, chat with Nasejuna again. Now you will need to correctly arrange the mined measles drums. All places will be marked with markers. The picture below shows the correct placement of the reels (their elements are marked on the top surface).
How to play the drums according to the scores
In order to properly play the melody, you will need to hit the kori drums in a certain way to activate the elemental power hidden in them. You can interact with them in the following ways:
- A regular hit will make a light sound.
- A falling hit will make a booming sound.
- If you stop and wait, then a pause will occur.
You can view the drum scores at any time, which consist of different symbols. These runes can be of three types: full, half-filled and empty, corresponding to a booming sound, a light sound and a pause. Scores can be read from left to right, top to bottom. Next, we will show the required sequences for all reels.
Pyro Drum: Vijnana
On the gif above shows the correct punch sequence, which looks like this:
Normal punch -> Normal hit -> Normal hit -> Fall Kick
Hydro Drum: Sanjna
The gif above shows the correct punch sequence, which looks like this:
Normal punch -> Drop hit -> Pause -> Fall Kick
Dendro Drum: Rupa
The gif above shows the correct punch sequence, which looks like this:
Normal hit -> Normal hit -> Normal hit -> Fall Kick
Electro Drum: Sankhara
The gif above shows the correct punch sequence, which looks like this:
Normal punch -> Pause -> Normal hit -> Fall Kick
Cryo Drum: Vedana
The gif above shows the correct beat sequence, which looks like this:
Normal hit -> Pause -> Normal hit -> Fall Kick
Talk to Rashnu
After playing all the drums, watch a short cut-scene, after which you can talk to Rashnu. She will offer you to go to the oasis of Vurukash. You can answer like this:
- “Let's meet later” – we recommend choosing it if you have not completed the adjacent task “Itihasa Asipattravana” yet. In this case, Rashnu will fly alone to the oasis of Vurukash and will be waiting for you there.
- “Let's go together” – it is recommended to select it if you have already completed the related quest. The fact is that you will automatically be transported to the oasis of Vurukash and will be able to continue the chain.
After completing the dialogue, the quest will come to an end and you will unlock the Tree on the Mountain trophy. If you complete a related task, you will unlock access to the next mission “When the Light of Hvarna Manifests”. We add that you will be given a good reward in the amount of 400 adventure points, 50 primogems, 4 hero books, 6 magical enhancement ore and 30 thousand pestilence.
