Honkai: Star Rail Tales of the Fantastic Event Guide: Hero’s Journey and Legends

Honkai: Star Rail's Tales of the Fantastic event was a limited-time Version 1.2 activity that turned the Trailblazer's recent adventures into a novel written by the Xianzhou Luofu's storyteller, Mr. Xiyan. Introduced in 2023 alongside Blade and Kafka, the event blended exploration, puzzle-solving, and wave-based combat across the Alchemy Commission and Scalegorge Waterscape. As of 2026, Tales of the Fantastic is not an active limited-time event; its original reward period ended on August 7, 2023. This retrospective guide preserves the complete event flow for archival reference, for players revisiting older content, or for anyone curious about one of Version 1.2's most generous reward tracks. It explains how to unlock the event, how to complete all three Hero's Journey stages, how to solve the Abacus Circuitry puzzle, how to forge the Divine Weapon, and how to clear the six Legends of Past and Present scenes.

Unlocking Tales of the Fantastic

Players first need to complete the main story quest A Dragon Gallant, Its Ocean Distant. This is the Version 1.2 Trailblazer quest that follows the confrontation with Phantylia and the subsequent story interactions. Once that quest is finished, the event becomes available by talking to Mr. Xiyan on the Central Starskiff Haven map. The activity then sends players into the Alchemy Commission and Scalegorge Waterscape, the two major areas added with the update.

The event is also remembered as a strong farming opportunity. Its reward pool includes Stellar Jade, ascension materials, and a notable amount of Blade's ascension materials, making it especially valuable for players who pulled the 5-star Wind Destruction character during Version 1.2.

Hero's Journey: Three Stages

Hero's Journey is the main narrative and exploration portion of Tales of the Fantastic. It consists of three stages, each recreating moments from the Version 1.2 story quests. Completing them gradually unlocks the event's combat mode, Legends of Past and Present.

Stage 1: Cycrane Pellet Collection

After the first conversation with Mr. Xiyan, players travel to the Alchemy Commission and describe their adventures. They then control a Cycrane and collect several sets of pellets.

The first set includes a pellet on a roof, one at the tip of a tree branch, and one between monsters. The last pellet requires the Cycrane to fly around or above the wolves without being detected. A second set follows: one pellet is between monsters on a roof, another is on the trunk of the main tree in the Alchemy Commission, and the final one is guarded by a Wooden Lupus. Ringing a nearby bell distracts the guard, allowing safe collection. A third set includes pellets near roaming monsters, one near the same monsters, and one at the top of the Aureate Elixir Furnace. Some of these can be collected by waiting for enemies to separate or by ringing a nearby bell.

After these steps, Mr. Xiyan grants the Plot Armor for the Protagonist Model. This unlocks Legends Past and Present and completes the first stage.

Stage 2: Scalegorge Waterscape and Abacus Circuitry

Talking to Mr. Xiyan again begins the second stage. He takes the Trailblazer to Scalegorge Waterscape, where players interact with Imbibitor Lunae's statue and locate the Malicious Mirage Echo. Finding the echo triggers a battle. After winning, players return to the statue and interact with it again.

The next objective is the High Elder's Secret Treasure. Players can find it by destroying destructible items in the highlighted area. Once it is found, they return to the statue and interact once more to teleport to a new area. There, they find Mr. Xiyan and solve an Abacus Circuitry puzzle.

One of the easiest solutions is:

1. Select the top green button and rotate clockwise 2x.

2. Select the bottom green button and rotate clockwise 2x.

3. Select the top green button and rotate clockwise 1x.

4. Select the bottom green button and rotate counter-clockwise 1x.

After the puzzle, players return to Central Starskiff Haven, talk to Mr. Xiyan, and conclude the second stage.

Stage 3: Divine Weapon and Malefic Ape

The third stage starts by talking to Mr. Xiyan again. Players return to Scalegorge Waterscape, interact with a boy, and battle The Ascended. After the fight, they are teleported to locate an item called Growth Booster and test it on various Starskiff Seeds. Once one seed creates hilt-wood, they are transported back to the Alchemy Commission.

At the Alchemy Commission, players need to find a map near the main tree. Circling the tree should reveal it. From there, they proceed to the Aureate Elixir Furnace, fight the Antimatter Legion, and receive the Ignis Aureliae. This prompts the forging of the Divine Weapon.

The correct forging order is:

1. Put in Bona Aqua.

2. Put in the Ignis Aureliae.

3. Put in the coolant.

4. Put in the hilt-wood from the Arbor.

After building the Divine Weapon, players can name it and face the Malefic Ape. Defeating it concludes all Hero's Journey chapters. Each chapter gradually unlocks Scenes from Legends of Past and Present, which are required for all possible event rewards.

Legends of Past and Present: Six Scenes

Legends of Past and Present is a combat mode in which players survive waves of enemies to build up a score. Each Scene has multiple reward tiers based on the score obtained. Before each encounter, players choose Plot Armor buffs for their Protagonist model and then build a team for the challenge.

The key to clearing all six Scenes and surpassing the highest reward thresholds is to study each level's effects, choose Plot Armor buffs that exploit those effects, and use the level 80 Trial characters offered by the event. These Trial characters are well-leveled and built for each stage's mechanics.

Completing all six Scenes rewards a Tracks of Destiny, in addition to Stellar Jade, Credits, and Enhancement materials earned from score thresholds. Players who own stronger versions of the Trial characters can substitute them, but the provided level 80 units are reliable for meeting the event's combat demands.

Rewards and 2026 Status

Tales of the Fantastic offered a broad set of rewards: Stellar Jade for gacha pulls, ascension materials, Blade ascension materials, Credits, Enhancement materials, and a Tracks of Destiny for clearing all six Legends of Past and Present Scenes. The original event window closed on August 7, 2023, so those limited-time rewards are no longer obtainable through the Version 1.2 event as it originally appeared.

In 2026, players should check the in-game Events menu, Travel Log, or official announcements for any rerun, archive, or permanent implementation. HoYoverse has occasionally revisited older content through special programs, but Tales of the Fantastic remains a Version 1.2 limited-time event at the time of writing. This guide therefore serves as a detailed historical walkthrough: it explains the unlock requirements, the Cycrane pellet routes, the Abacus Circuitry solution, the Divine Weapon forging order, and the best Trial character choices for each Legends of Past and Present Scene. For collectors and lore-focused players, it remains a useful record of how one of Xianzhou Luofu's most memorable early events was structured. 😄