Crimson Desert: Enlightenment Questline Walkthrough

#1 – The Cloister of Enlightenment

Enlightenment is the last questline of Chapter 9: The Sage of the Desert. It consists of four quests, starting with the Cloister of Enlightenment.

Description
“The secrets of the stone tablets have been revealed, bestowing enlightenment. Return to the temple to prove your worth.”

Demonstrate Steadfast Resilience

Return to the temple, where this questline started. Head to the round door at the very top of the temple. Press against the door. You will lose HP, but all will be fine in the end.

Demonstrate Unyielding Will

The door will open into darkness. Go through it and press against the next door. This time, Spirit is drained.

Demonstrate Boundless Vigor

Go to the next door and press against it. Now it drains stamina.

#2 – The Sage of the Desert

Description:
“The doors of each trial have opened. Proceed to the deepest part of the cloister to meet the mysterious speaker.”

Meet the Mysterious Speaker

Enter the next room to meet a mysterious person, Master Du. Defeat him twice to continue.

#3 – New Perspectives

Description
“While exchanging blows, Master Du offered words of deep insight. Follow him into the Abyss to discover what else he has to reveal.”

Head to the Spire of the Sun

After the fight, Master Du wants you to follow the Spire of the Sun, where you previously solved the puzzle with the mirrors in Thinning Blade. Consider traveling in the evening, wearing fire-resistant clothing, and overnight due to the hot environment.

Find a Way to the Abyss

You can either reach the top of the Spire of the Sun and interact with the Abyss Gate to enter the Abyss.

If you haven’t done so in Thinning Blade. You can pick up a Fish Soup recipe and the special sword Fated Shadow Sword in a small cave just above the arena where you fought Goyen.

Activate the Skybridge

From your arrival point, head west, where you can see the skybridge triangle-shaped gates.

From your arrival point, head west, where you can see the skybridge triangle-shaped gates.

Go through the triangle and use Axiom Force on the pillar to turn it to the left. This will activate the skybridge.

Speak with Master Du

Next, you have to cross the skybridge to the other side and meet Master Wu. The first part of the skybridge is a simple climbing/stepping stones exercise that leads to a teleporter. After the teleporters, you will have to deal with shifting elements. Climb them when they are together to advance. I prefer to do things slowly and use a lot of Precision Jumps (Guide #105 in the ingame menu). On your arrival, you can activate the Throne of Truth Abyss Nexus fast-travel point.

After the Throne of Truth Abyss Nexus you have to activate the vent to take you up the huge mountain ahead. Use your lights on the power conduit to see that they go down into a cave.

In the cave, you can see two sets of power spools. The right one is active and turning, the other one is standing still. Look at the conduit plug, and you will see that you have to put it back together to make it work.

This didn’t fix the left spool, so let’s head to the left to see why there’s no power. All those round plugs have to be hit with Force Palm while hanging on them, and locked in for them to work. The difficulty here is that after the Force Palm, the force will catapult you back, so you have to counter with flying, and return to continue hitting them until they are all lowered. Follow the cables to see where those round plugs are.

Stay patient and study, which plugs move when you Force Palm with them. Activate all plugs to restore power to the vent.

Climb out of the cave and use the now-working vent to reach the top of the mountain ahead. Stand on the vent and activate flying to get the up-boost to meet Master Du.

#4 – Lust for Power

Description:
“If Caliburn and Myurdin’s plan succeeds, chaos will envelop Pywel. Return to camp to gather strength and inform your comrades of the impending crisis.

Return to Camp

Return to Howling Hill’s main tent to complete Chapter 9 and start Chapter 10.