Hello everyone, today we have the walk through of Old Notes and New Friends – Invisible Barrier quest. This is one of the desert quests in Version 3.1.![]()


Location of the four ruins

1. Follow the quest guide and approach ruin 01 as marked above and defeat the mob guarding the mechanism to unlock the gate.

You’ll see an Exquisite Chest just inside the ruin entrance. Pay attention that there is an impassable wall here.

Turn left at the end of the path and go up the stairs as demonstrated below in the circled area


Turn your camera backwards once atop the stairs and enter the small room in the red circle, jump down from the breach

Jump down and turn left to find a mechanism and an Exquisite Chest

Open the Exquisite Chest to complete the exploration, operate the mechanism to escape through the door on the right.

2. Approach ruins 02
Mark the cactus and enter the door on its left, as demonstrated below

Go to the second floor and activate the mechanism

Get the Forged Primal Light and unlock the Exquisite Chest

Turn the mechanism to open the door behind you

Obtain the Transparent Ruins Record from the chest

3. Head to ruins 03 by following the quest guide.
Use the cactus as reference, enter the ruins and turn left

Turn right then right again, start on top of the platform and head south. Turn left, then enter the platform after acquiring the crystal.

Enter the door that just opened, collect the Second Transparent Record and complete the exploration, activate the mechanism to get out.

4. Follow the quest tracker and approach the fourth ruins
Entrance references include the Trifolium to the left and the Mausoleum of King Deshret

Turn left at the breach with the light to enter o find the mechanism

Turn right after reaching the end and circle around the pillar.

Use Anemo skills to blow away the sand and activate the mechanism

The door behind you will open after activating the mechanism

Enter the doorway and search the Exquisite Chest to complete the exploration, activate the mechanism to get out

Achieve “The King of Four Lands” achievement and return to Aaru Village, speak to Soheil

That’s all the exploration for the four ruins in Old Notes and New Friends, hopefully this has been helpful!
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