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Overview

Guiling (归陵, Guīlíng, literally 'Return Mausoleum') is a tomb complex sub-region of the Yunluo Remote Mountains (云落远山), one of the two major exploration zones of the Honor of Kings: World launch map. Its name combines 'return' with 'mausoleum,' reflecting both the setting and its narrative function: Guiling is where fallen heroes of older wars are laid to rest and where several of the game's memorial-style story threads resolve.

Unlock

Players first unlock Guiling as a waystone location while exploring Yunluo Remote Mountains after Chapter 3 content. The entry is tied to regional exploration rather than a mandatory main-story beat.

Kun-Tour and Suowen Tasks

The Kun-Tour (鲲游) task 'Echo of the Fallen Stele' (残碑遗音) sends players across the mausoleum grounds to read weathered inscriptions. The Suowen (溯闻) task 'Heroes' Return' (英雄所归) expands on which war-era figures are actually interred there. These are soulful, slower-paced quests in the vein of exploration-centered narrative content. This puts emphasis on environmental storytelling over combat.

Guiling Hall (归陵大厅)

The interior landmark Guiling Hall is gated behind main-story progress. The Chapter 4 awakening quest 'Jixia Secrets' (稷下秘辛) requires players, alongside Dongfang Yao and Xi Shito enter Guiling Hall and seek out a student called Pomen Sheng (破门生), tying Guiling to the academy's darker political history.

Visual Design

Visually, the region leans gravesite: carved stone steles, ancestral braziers, terraced tomb platforms cut into the mountain, and a muted color palette dominated by stone-grays and deep greens. It sits thematically between the windswept high ground of Cloud Fall and the serene Stargazing lakeside, giving Yunluo its somber emotional register.

Chapter 4 Dungeon Flow

In live story progression, Guiling is not just a named ruin. It is the full dungeon body of Jixia Chapter 4: Jixia Secrets. After entering with Dongfang Yao and Xi Shi, the player moves through normal enemies, the Godpattern-Infected Gatebreaker boss, moving bridges, and concealed-path traversal before the chapter hands off to the Forbidden Zone.

Hidden Bridge Route

• Several rooms use invisible or partially concealed bridge sections that are guided by visible path indicators.

• The route includes a moving bridge sequence, stair climbs, and an elevator ride back toward the upper door and mural scene.

• Because of those layered traversal steps, Guiling functions as both a boss site and a puzzle dungeon.