The Quest: Through the Venomous Bog offers a direct route to the Guanyin Temple, but also features an optional mini-boss encounter. You can choose to engage the Wandering Wight after acquiring Red Tides, or bypass him entirely.
Main Path Progression
- Follow the straightforward route past the first two Wolf guards near the Shrine.
- Proceed past an axe-wielding Wolf Stalwart by a small bridge over a stream.
- Continue straight through a tunnel.
- Optional Encounter: The Wandering Wight mini-boss guards the tunnel. You can confront him after acquiring the Red Tides, or run past him.
- Once through the tunnel, cross the long wooden scaffolding.
- Reach the path leading to the famed Guanyin Temple.
- Encounter Wolf enemies, including an archer, guarding the temple entrance.
- Ring the 3rd Bell to trigger a cutscene and transition to the past version of the temple.
- Inside the temple, head up the steps, go through the door, and unlock the Grand Chamber checkpoint to your left in front of the withered tree.