I was wandering around the Guyun Stone Forest last month chasing crystalflies when I stumbled on a random group of NPCs I’d never seen before. I followed their little side quest line, messed up twice, and finally unlocked that weirdly named achievement I’d seen other players post screenshots of on Reddit: a toast to destiny where winds meet. A lot of players miss this one entirely because it’s tied to a time-gated, unmarked quest that doesn’t pop up on your map unless you’re in the right spot at the right time. I’d spent months looking for a clear, no-nonsense guide to this achievement before I found it by accident, so I put together this walkthrough to help you get it first try, plus all the extra hidden rewards you won’t want to miss.
What is A Toast to Destiny Where Winds Meet, and Why Do Players Miss It?
A toast to destiny where winds meet is categorized as a "Wonders of the World" achievement in Genshin Impact, tied to a short, sweet quest line about two childhood friends who promised to meet again at a special spot in Liyue. It rewards 5 primogems on its own, but the full quest chain gives you far more than that, as we’ll cover later. It’s one of the most commonly missed hidden achievements in the Liyue region, even for high AR players.
The biggest reason people miss it is that it’s locked behind a random daily commission chain with a very low spawn rate. Recent community data puts the spawn rate of the first commission in the chain at less than 5% for players who have their daily commissions set to Liyue. You must have completed the "Farewell, Archaic Lord" Archon Quest first otherwise the commission will never spawn at all, even if you run Liyue dailies every single day.
Most players also rush through daily commissions to get the 60 primos as fast as possible, so they click through dialogue without reading, or choose the fastest option to turn in the quest. That’s the number one reason people break the chain without even realizing it. I did that on my first run of the first commission, actually — I chose the option to tell Lin he should just go back to Liyue Harbor because his friend probably wouldn’t show up, and I had to wait three whole months for the commission to spawn again to try a second time.
Step-by-Step Walkthrough to Complete the Quest Chain
Once you get the first commission in the chain, called "Winds of the Past", you’re halfway there. You’ll spawn near the southern edge of the Guili Plains, where you’ll meet a young adventurer named Lin who’s looking for his lost childhood friend, Yue. The two made a promise as kids to meet at the "spot where the winds meet" once they both finished their respective travels across Teyvat. Do not choose the dialogue option that tells him to give up and go home — that will break the quest chain entirely, and you’ll have to wait for the commission to spawn again to try.
1 to 3 real-world days after you complete the first commission correctly, you’ll get the second part of the chain, called "The Kite and the Wind". This one spawns near the Guyun Stone Forest, where you’ll meet Yue, who’s also looking for Lin and the same meeting spot. Again, choose the dialogue options that encourage her to keep waiting, not leave to go back to her home in Mondstadt. If you pick the wrong option here, the chain breaks just like it does in the first step.
2 days after you complete the second commission, the final part of the chain will spawn, called "A Meeting of Winds". Head to the small cliff overlooking the border between the Guili Plains and Guyun Stone Forest, where you’ll find both Lin and Yue finally reunited. Talk to both of them, watch the short cutscene, and you’ll get the pop-up for a toast to destiny where winds meet immediately, along with the 5 primos for the achievement.
There are a few common mistakes that can break the chain even if you pick the right dialogue options, so make sure you avoid all of these:
We recommend checking your daily commissions first thing every reset if you’re farming for this achievement, since the spawn window for the chain is only 7 days once the first commission appears. If you don’t complete the full chain within that window, it will despawn, and you’ll have to wait for the first commission to spawn again.
Hidden Rewards You Get Beyond the Achievement
Most players think you only get 5 primos for this achievement, but there’s way more up for grabs if you know where to look. The first extra reward is the luxurious chest that spawns right next to Lin and Yue right after the cutscene ends. It has 20 primos, 3 Hero’s Wit, 10,000 mora, and 4 Mystic Enhancement Ores, which is a way better payout than most daily commissions.
Many players don’t realize that the quest tied to a toast to destiny where winds meet has extra hidden rewards long after you get the achievement pop-up. If you come back to the same cliff 2 real-world days after completing the final quest, you’ll find a small gift box left by Lin and Yue. It has 5 extra primos, 3 more Hero’s Wit, and a special windwheel aster seed that you can plant in your Serenitea Pot. The windwheel aster seed from this quest is exclusive, and you can’t get it anywhere else in the game — it grows into a special flower that glows at night, which is a really fun decoration for your teapot.
If you talk to Granny Ruoxin in Qingce Village after completing the full chain, she’ll also give you an extra 5,000 mora and a recipe for Windwheel Aster Salad, a stamina-boosting food that restores 80 stamina and gives you a 25% stamina reduction for climbing for 900 seconds. It’s one of my go-to foods now when I’m exploring mountainous areas like Dragonspine or Chenyu Vale.
I didn’t know about the extra gift box until I stumbled on it a week after I got the achievement, so I’m glad I can pass that tip on to you so you don’t miss it. I almost skipped going back to the spot entirely because I thought the quest was done once I got the achievement pop-up.
How to Speed Up the Commission Spawn Rate
While the spawn rate of the quest chain is mostly random, there are a few proven tricks that community players have used to get the chain to spawn faster, and I tested a few of them myself when I was farming for it after my first failed attempt. First, set your daily commission region to Liyue exclusively in your adventurer handbook. That way, you don’t get Mondstadt, Sumeru, or Fontaine commissions taking up slots that could be used for the Liyue ones you need for this chain.
Second, complete any other daily commissions that are tied to the Guili Plains or Guyun Stone Forest first. Many players report that completing local commissions increases the chance of spawning related hidden chains, and that’s exactly what worked for me. I got the first commission in the chain the day after I completed three straight Guili Plains daily commissions in a row.
Third, if you haven’t gotten the chain after 2 weeks of Liyue-only commissions, try completing 1-2 random world quests in the Guili Plains area to reset the spawn pool. Quests like "The Chi of Yore" or "Luhua Landscape" work well for this, since they’re tied to the same area. Don’t waste your primogems on resetting commissions, though — the drop rate is too low to justify that cost, even if you’re desperate for the achievement.
If you’re an achievement hunter working your way through all the hidden Wonders of the World entries, a toast to destiny where winds meet is one of the most commonly missed ones in the Liyue region, so it’s worth putting in a little extra effort to get it. It’s also one of the few hidden achievements that has a genuinely heartfelt story attached, so it feels far more rewarding to unlock than some of the more grindy achievements.
If you love hunting for hidden Genshin Impact content that most players skip, this little quest chain is well worth the wait. It’s got a sweet, heartfelt story, great rewards, and a rare exclusive item you can’t get anywhere else. Even if you have to wait a few weeks for the commission chain to spawn, the feeling of unlocking a toast to destiny where winds meet and finding all the hidden extras makes the whole process worth it. Next time you’re wandering around Liyue’s coast, keep an eye out for those unmarked NPCs — you never know what little secrets you might stumble on.
