The Pursuit of Paradise (Tenzen's Path)

Mission Name	The Pursuit of Paradise (Tenzen's Path)
Number	PM5-3T
Start NPC	Cid Metalworks (H-8)
Title Granted	Tenzen's Ally
Items Needed	Envelope from Monberaux Delkfutt Recognition Device
Reward	1000 EXP

Parent Mission	Sub-Missions
Three Paths	(Also to be Completed) Where Messengers Gather (Ulmia's Path) Past Sins (Louverance's Path)

← Previous Mission	Next Mission →
Desires of Emptiness	For Whom the Verse is Sung

Replay Cutscenes
The Pursuit of Paradise	Goblin Footprint La Theine Plateau (E-4)
Spiral	Goblin Footprint Pso'Xja, Map 11 (I-7)
Branded	Tinjue Upper Jeuno (G-6)
Branded	Archanne Ru'Lude Gardens (G-9)
Branded	Goblin Footprint Batallia Downs (F-9)
Pride and Honor	Goblin Footprint Lower Delkfutt's Tower, First Floor (H-10)
And the Compass Guides (pt.1-2)	Goblin Footprint Pso'Xja, Map 11 (I-7)
And the Compass Guides	Taulluque Metalworks (I-8)

Walkthrough

Started by talking to Cid and selecting "Find Selh'teus"

NOTE: This guide was written at level 75 cap and before the first Pso'Xja area's level 50 cap was removed. Any amount of Item Level makes this trivial.

The Pursuit of Paradise

• Click the ??? at La Theine Plateau (G-6); same spot for Carbuncle in I Can Hear a Rainbow.
  • Fastest way there is Level 99 Unity Concord NPC warp 2.
  • Second fastest is Teleport-Holla.
  • Lastly, Survival Guide.
• Ensure you received the correct cutscene by examining your completed missions list and The Pursuit of Paradise has Spiral beneath it.
  • If you miss this cutscene then the upcoming cutscene in Pso'Xja will not occur.

Pso'xja Composite Map

Pso'Xja

Spiral

• Objective: Enter Pso'Xja and pass through 16 stone doors to reach the elevator then descend down to examine the Avatar Gate for a cutscene.
• Enter Pso'Xja from the tower at (J-8).
  • Fastest way to get there is via Beaucedine Glacier Unity Concord warp (level 125).
• In this tower you will encounter sixteen stone doors that spawn a Doll NM. After defeating the Gargoyle NM, the door will open for 25 seconds. Anyone who does not pass through the opened door prior to it closing must fight Gargoyle again.
  • Note: Touching the doors that you have already passed through will warp you out of the tower.
  • Thieves can attempt to open the doors with skeleton keys, living keys or Thief's Tools in order to avoid the Gargoyle battles. Success rate seems to be 50%.
  • Follow this link for past successful party setups and experiences (see testimonials).

• The sixteen doors are split into four sections.
  • The first set has only non-aggressive Maze Lizards.
  • The second has Blubber Eyes (aggressive toward sound) and Cryptonberries (aggressive to sight).
  • The third has Camazotz (aggressive to sound), Magic Millstones (Magic Pots, aggressive toward magic) and Snolls (during ice weather only; aggressive toward magic and sight).
  • The fourth set has Cryptonberries.
  • Note: Monsters can aggro and attack through sealed doors. Ideal strategy is to kill adds prior to popping NM at each door. Do this by approaching the door and ensuring nothing aggros on the other side, then pop.
• Once past the final door, take the elevator down and past the Diremite Stalkers (not aggressive).
• Check the Avatar Gate for a cutscene.
• Warp out or travel to the opposite side of this circular room then turn left to get to a teleporter out to Beaucedine Glacier.

Branded

• Talk to Monberaux in the Infirmary in Upper Jeuno (G-10) (Home Point #3. Obtain Envelope from Monberaux.
• Talk to Pherimociel in the Guard Post of the Ducal Palace, Ru'Lude Gardens (G-6) (Home Point #1) to get a cutscene involving Wolfgang.
  • Note: You may have to talk to him twice to get the CS; ensure you get the one with Wolfgang.
  • (Optional): Talk to Monberaux again. (no cutscene)
• Exit Upper Jeuno into Batallia Downs. Located just outside of the gate in the wall, turn left and examine the ??? at (K-9) once for a cutscene
• Examine the ??? at (K-9) a second time for Delkfutt Recognition Device.
  • Be sure to examine again!! Ensure you have the Delkfutt Recognition Device.

Pride and Honor

• Enter Lower Delkfutt's Tower and head to the Cermet Door at (H-5) on the first floor. This is not the Cermet Door that leads to the basement, but rather one on the north side of the same floor.
• Touch the Cermet Door to spawn the NM Disaster Idol, a doll that casts spells depending upon the elemental day.
  • It is susceptible to Blind, Poison, Gravity, and elemental debuffs/ninjutsu, but resists Elegy, Requiem, Silence, Stun, and Flash. It does not use Meltdown.
• Check the Cermet Door again after the fight for a cutscene.

If you forgot to check the ??? twice in Batallia Downs it can still be done after the fight if someone else pops it, simply run back and check ??? for the second time. Now back to the Cermet gate and check it like you would after defeating the Disaster Idol and you will still receive the cutscene. Again, you need the Delkfutt Recognition Device in order to pop the NM.

Pso'Xja

And the Compass Guides

• Head back to Pso'Xja, via the tower closest to Batallia Downs at (H-10).
  • Fastest way to get there is via Beaucedine Glacier Unity Concord warp (level 125).
  • Alternatively, Atmacite Refiner warps you just a tad further away, but requires White Stratum Abyssite VI.
  • Or, if you prefer neither method, you could use a Survival Guide to Beaucedine Glacier, which near to the required tower.

• Note: Use some form of Sneak and Invisible (e.g. Spectral Jig).
• Note: It is recommended that you run this in first-person mode so that your camera doesn't fool you when you pass through a one-way wall. It is easy to get disoriented in third-person view when the camera gets knocked around in here.

• Once in Pso'Xja follow the wall on your right all the way around the map until the room at (I-8) and turn left, then drop to lower level, continue south, then briefly west, and then immediately to the right (north) for the elevator room.
• Sneak and Invisible up and take the elevator.
• Check the Avatar Gate for a cutscene.
• Talk to Cid in Metalworks (Home Point #1) for a cutscene.
• If Tenzen's Path is your final path to complete on mission 5-3, you will get an additional cutscene at Cid that leads into the next mission, if not, head to another fork.

Fork 1	Fork 2	Fork 3
Tenzen's Path	Ulmia's Path	Louverance's Path

Game Description

Mission Orders

Tenzen left for the La Theine Plateau to seek out the terrestrial avatar Carbuncle, and request his assistance in your battle with the Emptiness.