Early in your Where Winds Meet journey, you’ll encounter numerous side quests that teach you the game’s mechanics. One of the first is “Little Master’s Legacy 1,” where a young boy named Xiao Ping’an challenges you to demonstrate a specific sword technique.
If you’re unsure how to perform the move, this guide will walk you through finding the quest, equipping the correct skill, and executing the Daunting Strike to complete the objective and earn your reward.
Finding the Little Master’s Legacy 1 Quest
This side quest becomes available as you travel toward the General’s Shrine during the early main story.
Location: Look for a small bridge crossing a river. The quest area is directly next to an enemy camp situated near this bridge.
Initial Objective: Before engaging the enemies, use the prompt to listen in on their conversation.
Clear the Camp: After eavesdropping, defeat all the enemies in the camp.
Meeting Xiao Ping’an and His Request
Once the camp is cleared, a new objective will appear, directing you to find a child who was watching the fight.
Find Xiao Ping’an: He will be standing in an open area not far from the enemy camp.
The Challenge: Speak with him, and he will offer to teach you a new technique. His condition is that you first demonstrate your skill with the “Noname Sword: Daunting Strike.”
How to Perform the Daunting Strike
The Daunting Strike is a skill from the Nameless Sword Martial Arts tree. To perform it, you must first ensure it is equipped and then execute the correct button combination.
Step 1: Equip the Daunting Strike Skill
If the skill doesn’t work, it’s likely because it’s not equipped to your active skill bar.
Open the main menu and navigate to the Develop tab.
Select Abilities and then choose the Nameless Sword martial arts set.
Locate the Daunting Strike skill in your list of learned abilities.
Crucially, make sure it is placed in the left-hand slot of your active abilities.
Step 2: Execute the Daunting Strike Input
The Daunting Strike is a two-part ability: you fire your sword forward, followed by a dash that deals damage to the target.
Use the following controller inputs to perform it:
PC: Press Q
Xbox: Press LT + X
PlayStation: Press L2 + □ (Square)
What If My Sword Isn’t Equipped?
If you have a different weapon active, you will not be able to perform the skill.
To switch to the Nameless Sword, use the Down button on the D-pad to cycle through your equipped weapons until the Nameless Sword is in your hand.
Quest Rewards
After you successfully perform the Daunting Strike for Xiao Ping’an, the “Little Master’s Legacy 1” encounter will be complete. You will receive the following rewards:
5x Qinghe Exploration Points
2,000 Coins
2,000 Character XP
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q: Where exactly is the Little Master’s Legacy 1 quest?
A: It is located near a small river bridge, right next to an enemy camp, on the path toward the General’s Shrine in the early game.
Q: I pressed Q (or LT+X/L2+□) but nothing happened. Why?
A: The most common reasons are:
The Daunting Strike skill is not equipped in your left ability slot for the Nameless Sword. Check the Abilities menu in the Develop tab.
The Nameless Sword is not your active weapon. Use the down D-pad button to switch to it.
Q: What does the Daunting Strike skill do?
A: It is a two-part movement skill where you launch your sword forward and then dash toward it, dealing damage to any target in your path.
Q: Are there more “Little Master’s Legacy” quests?
A: Yes, this is labeled as Part 1, suggesting that Xiao Ping’an may have more challenges for you later in the game.
Conclusion
Completing the “Little Master’s Legacy 1” side quest is a straightforward process once you understand the game’s skill system. The key steps are: finding the quest near the river bridge, clearing the enemy camp, and then equipping the Daunting Strike ability in your Nameless Sword skill set. By pressing the correct keybind (Q on PC, LT+X on Xbox, or L2+□ on PlayStation) with the Nameless Sword drawn, you can easily impress Xiao Ping’an and earn your well-deserved Qinghe Exploration Points, Coins, and XP. This quest serves as a perfect introduction to managing and executing your martial arts abilities in the vast world of Where Winds Meet.