The Afterglow Lost Chapter side story is Jianghu Legacy 05 in the Qinghe region of Where Winds Meet. It looks easy on paper: meet a fisherman, learn a skill, jump across a few floating jars. But it is an early test of movement, requiring precise double and triple jumps to reach a small boat midstream. To unlock Meteor Flight, the first multi-jump Lightness skill, you have to complete this challenge, and we’ll tell you how.
How to Start the Afterglow Quest in Where Winds Meet
Afterglow can be found in the Jianghu Legacy tab, and you can activate it from the Exploration menu, but you need to talk to the right NPC. So, head to Moonveil Mountain and speak with the Wayfarer at the above shown location to unlock the quest, which places its marker across the Witherwilds lake.
Where Winds Meet Afterglow Quest Walkthrough
Speak to the Fisherman
Once the Jianghu Legacy – 05 Afterglow is tracked, follow the marker toward the Moonveil Mountain, and if you’ve already activated the Porcelain Kiln Boundary Stone, fast travel to save the walk. Follow the shoreline west from the landmark to find a fisherman at the lake’s edge. He will reveal himself as Qiu Yuehai, a master of both spearwork and lightness arts. He gives you a short QTE that offers the feel of Meteor Flight Mystic Art lightness skill, then sends you into the real trial.
Talk to Master Qiu and Start the Wine Jar Challenge
Talk to Master Qiu at the lakeshore, who then gives you a challenge: jump across a chain of oversized wine jars floating on the lake and reach a boat in the center. You have only 5 minutes to jump and dash from jar to jar to reach the boat, and dropping into the water resets you to the last jar you successfully landed on. When ready to continue, select ‘Ready‘ to start the trial.
How to Reach the Midstream Boat
The jars are arranged to let you use the long jump kit that the game has silently taught since the opening hours. The spacing shifts between short hops and long gaps, where you need perfect timing on double and triple jumps.
- A single normal jump gets you to the first and second wine jars.
- From the second jar to reach the third, double jump and hit the second input at the jump arc’s peak to get the elevated height to cover more distance.
- To get from the third to the fourth and then to the fifth jar, these gaps need triple jumps. The gap is wide enough that wrong timing in the air drops you in the lake. Pacing is important—don’t tap the emergency third jump early, trying to fix a sideways drift.
- Double jump and forward dash to reach the last wine jar.
- To jump on the boat, hop on. The distance is small but easy to overshoot if you’re overeager, so aim the camera slightly downward and land on the deck.
Afterglow Quest Rewards
Talk to the fisherman on the boat and then collect all the loot there, including the most valuable Meteor Flight Manual. Here are the rewards you will receive by completing Afterglow in Where Winds Meet:
- Meteor Flight (Lightness Skill)
- True Heart Spear
- Medicinal Tales ×1
- Lv. 2 Ebon Iron ×2
- Echo Jade ×20
- Qinghe Exploration Points ×30
- Character EXP ×5,000
- Zhou Coins ×5,000
How to Equip and Use Meteor Flight
Open the menu, go to Develop > Abilities > Mystic Arts > Movement and select Meteor Flight. With it equipped, hold jump and chain up to three additional mid‑air jumps to complete the sequence; the quest will prompt you to practice the move a few times.
Meteor Flight is only part of the Afterglow story. To fully unlock the skill, you’ll need the Afterglow Pendant through Qinghe’s exploration progress and reach Qinghe Area Exploration Level 4 (4,000 EXP). Open the map, click the region level, and watch the tally of chests, points of interest, hidden challenges, and oddities that feed the progression. After you reach the required level, collect the pendant and return to Master Qiu Yuehai.
Tell him you have found the Afterglow Pendant, which will unlock the lightness skills throughout Qinghe. Do note that this side activity only allows you to use these skills in current regions. Each region must independently reach Exploration Level 4 before its skills become usable.
