Where Winds Meet: All Bosses’ Location and How to Beat Them Guide in Verdant Wilds – Qinghe

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Where Winds Meet has many bosses. Some of these bosses can be encountered while playing the campaign, which requires you to spend energy points to take them on and claim their rewards. They are unlocked as you progress the story and complete their Campaign Quest. These usually require you to take them on multiple times to unlock specific Talents further and farm certain items.

Some of these bosses roam around the world and can be encountered and fought against. They can be fought anytime and are not tied to any questline, but have a certain level recommendation to guide you better. There are also Challenge Fights that are some of the most difficult Bosses in the game to earn achievements. They are mostly considered as skill-checks for those looking for a more challenging fight and are not required to defeat in order to progress further in the game.

Some of these bosses can be difficult to locate or fight against, and can eat up a lot of your time. This is why I have written this guide, so that you can find all the bosses in Verdant Wilds – Qinghe, and how you can defeat them.

All Bosses’ Location and How to Beat Them in Verdant Wilds – Qinghe

Puppeteer – Sheng Wu

Location

You can encounter the Puppeteer – Sheng Wu World Boss south of the Verdant Wilds campfire waypoint in the Qinghe region.

Martial Arts

Recommended Martial Arts would be the Strategic Sword and the Heavenquaker Spear

Mystic Arts

Recommended Mystic Arts would be Meridian Touch.

Infernal Arts

Recommended Infernal Arts would be Evening Snow and Steadfast Stance

Best Companion

The best companion to bring against Puppeteer—Sheng Wu would be Yia Dao, being a wonderful Tank and also healing you to help you survive.

Movesets

Phase 1

Puppet Slam: Puppeteer jumps and slams their glaive into the ground. This move can be parried and dodged.
Two Strings: Puppeteer performs a two-hit combo where they make a horizontal slash into a swing. This move can be parried and dodged.
Three Strings: Puppeteer performs a three-hit combo where they spin their glaive twice and swing it for the third hit. This move can be parried and dodged.
Six Strings: Puppeteer performs a six-hit combo where they rush forward and spin, and jump for the final hit. This move can be parried and dodged.
Ace of the Puppet: Puppeteer swings their glaive like a baseball bat. This move can be parried and dodged.
Puppet Thrust: Puppeteer does a thrust with their glaive. This move can be parried and dodged.
The Iron-Rod: Puppeteer steps back and jumps with a golden glow before lunging with a thrust. This move can only be dodged and not parried.

Phase 2

Five Strings: Puppeteer performs a five-hit combo where they slash forward and spin for the final hit. This move can be parried and dodged.
Puppet Block: Puppeteer blocks incoming attacks with their glaive and will somersault away when dealt heavy damage.
Nameless Rush: Puppeteer goes into a stance with a red glow before rushing forward and performing a two-hit combo with an up slash and then spinning down slash. This move can be perfectly parried to trigger a counterattack and dodged when timed correctly.

Rewards

Echo Jade x20
Exquisite Scenery: Tome x1
Medicinal Tales x3
Zhou Coin x8000
Decoration: Shadow Puppet Doll x1
Character XP x12000

Tips

Parry the Melee Attacks as much as possible.
Whenever the boss is going to do the red-glow attack, use cloud steps to disrupt the attack.
Golden Glow Thrust must be perfectly dodged.
Kite the two puppets that appear between the two phases of the boss fight.

Elder Gongsun

Location

You can find Elder Gongsun inside the General’s Shrine on the northwest side of Verdant Wilds in the Qinghe region.

Movesets

Flurry Combo: Elder Gongsun performs a flurry of kicks after being attacked, performing 10 different kicks throughout the combo. All of the Kicks can be parried and dodged, with the final three kicks triggering a counterattack when perfectly parried.
Toad Slam: Elder Gongsun jumps on top of the bamboo poles, leaping from one pole to another, before following up with a red glow Toad Slam. The slam can be dodged and parried, triggering a counterattack if parried perfectly.
Two-Handed Palm Strike: Elder Gongyun performs a Two-Handed Palm Strike, pushing you away after an attack. This move can be dodged and parried.
Palm Strike Flurry: After being attacked, Elder Gongyun performs a 5-hit Combo, ending with a red-glowing Palm Strike. The combo can be parried and dodged, with the red Palm Strike triggering a counterattack when perfectly parried.
Cloaked Toad: Elder Gongyun throws a smoke bomb that can temporarily obscure your vision before performing a Leaping Toad red attack. The smoke bomb can only be dodged, and the Leaping Toad can be dodged or parried, triggering a counterattack if parried perfectly.
Leaping Toad: Elder Gongyun leaps into the air and is surrounded by a Toad-like aura before slamming into the ground. Elder Gongyun leaps into the air three times, with all the attacks being able to be parried or dodged.

Rewards

After defeating Elder Gongsun, you will automatically get The Older Timer Got It achievement and rewards with 5 Echo Jades upon claiming it.
Once you have defeated Elder Gongsun, you will be able to summon him as a Companion against any World Boss or Campaign Boss that allows you to bring a companion to assist in the fight.

Tips

Parry All the Red Attacks
Dodge all of his Melee Combos
Attack and quickly move back. Repeat this to get in a lot of hits and not get caught in any of his combos.

Gongsun Deng

Location

You can find Gongsun Deng inside the General’s Shrine on the northwest side of Verdant Wilds in the Qinghe region.

Movesets

Smoke Screen: Gongsun Deng throws a smoke screen that shrouds him from your vision, then appears to attack you with a quick slash. This move can be parried and dodged when timed correctly.
Wind Burst: Gongsun Deng appears and casts a quick blast around an area of effect. This move can be parried and dodged when timed correctly.
Breathe Fire: Gongsun Deng appears and releases a fury of fire with his breath. This move can be dodged by jumping high in the air.
Hurricane Blast: Gongsun Deng appears and channels a vacuum that pulls you, then releases a powerful gust of wind. This move is evaded by going outside the area of effect.

Rewards

After defeating Gongsun Deng, you will automatically get the Your Turf, My Time achievement and be rewarded with 5 Echo Jades upon claiming it.
Once you have defeated Gongsun Deng, you will be able to summon him as a Companion against any World Boss or Campaign Boss that allows you to bring a companion to assist in the fight.

Tips

Stay in Place and Parry whenever he disappears and reappears to attack.
Dodge the Hurricane Blast. If not, you will be thrown out of the arena and instantly lose. This can be done by keeping a distance from him.