Where Winds Meet’s first major expansion, featuring three major maps and nearly 20 sub-regions spanning deserts, ice fields, and grasslands, arrives in just a few days!
Last Friday, on February 27, the livestream program for Where Winds Meet's first major expansion, Hexi - Chapter 1 "Jade Gate Pass," concluded, giving players a better look at the upcoming region, the new quests, unique bosses, martial arts, and other such things, while also sharing a free redeem code for players to claim.
For players who don't know, the Hexi expansion is distributed into three Chapters, with the first chapter being "Jade Gate Pass," arriving on March 6, on Mobile, PC, and PlayStation platforms.
Jade Gate Pass adds a scenic and mesmerising desert biome to the game with brand new narratives, open world and story bosses, new gameplay features, open world mechanics, and a ton of martial art styles to the Jianghu.
The next two Chapters, Liangzhou and Qinchuan, will add the Ice Fields and the Grasslands region.
In addition to that, all three Chapters, in total, will feature unique landscapes, nearly 20 sub-regions, 11 unique bosses, 7 Jianghu Legacies, dozens of side quests, and more.
Now, when will the other Chapters release? The second Chapter - Liangzhou will be released in April 2026, and the third Chapter - Qinchuan in May 2026.
Here's a look at everything the new expansion has to offer:
The Hexi Narrative - A Dream to the Tang Dynasty
The entire Hexi expansion exists outside the game’s current main timeline, which harkens back to one of ancient China’s most glorious eras - the Tang Dynasty.
Hexi adopts a more cinematic approach to storytelling and gameplay. As the developers push boundaries and bring something fresh to the table, you will take the role of characters in history and become witnesses to the era, and live through the fates of ordinary people caught in the tides of history.
It is the ordinary people who make up history, and that is what makes Hexi's main story unique.
Hexi Chapter 1: Jade Gate Pass Brings New Desert Exploration Gameplay
As said earlier, Chapter 1: Jade Gate Pass will add a desert biome.
After the update, you will be able to obtain 2 new tricks, Cosmic Reversal and Sand Chaser, both designed to optimise the unique experience when wandering in the massive desert.
Sand Chaser allows you to surf on the sand, and Cosmic Reversal enables you to reverse time and rebuild the ruins in the desert, which can be useful for overcoming obstacles, uncovering secrets, and solving puzzles.
What you need may simply be your imagination and a touch of curiosity. In addition to matchmaking battles, there will be even more gameplay fun and strategic depth. New gameplay, Sand Table Struggle, and Heroic Gauntlet, will also be available for a limited time!
Campaign boss at Jade Gate Pass: Guo Xin
The Hexi expansion gives you access to a brand new campaign, White-Crown City. This border pass lies between Jade Gate Pass and Liangzhou Area; for centuries, it has been a crossroads of east - west travel and a vital part of ancient frontier defense.
Today, the once-bustling pass lies abandoned, as time quietly erodes its former glory. When you enter this land, ancient legends are rekindled: Guo Xin, the last Grand Protector of Anxi, stands as the guardian of this lonely outpost.
Time has turned his hair white as he watches over the frontier in solitude, while you personally witness all that unfolds on this desolate ground and uncover the secrets hidden behind history.
World Boss: The Wandering Ark
Across the sand sea, there is a roaming world boss - The Wandering Ark - a colossal vessel that moves freely and isn’t tied to any single location.
In the midst of a sandstorm, its enormous hull seems to cut through the night, delivering a visually imposing presence while you must precisely target its weak points as they shift between ranged and close-quarters combat, choosing their moves with care.
The legend of The Wandering Ark is closely tied to Hexi’s lore and awaits discovery by you.
Two new Martial Arts for Umbrella and Rope Dart
Additionally, the Jade Gate Pass update will introduce a new path: Bamboocut Dust, including two new Martial Art styles.
The first, Spring Dreamscape, is an Umbrella-style art focused on agility, enabling fluid, endless combos and excelling in tight spaces or group skirmishes.
The second one, Fleeting Clouds, is a new Rope Dart art that centers on large, sweeping AOE attacks. Its moves cover a wide area, making it ideal for crowd control; in one-on-one duels, you can keep the pressure on and chase down enemies for relentless damage.