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Free Drunken Fist Weapons Snapshot (August 2026)
Updated on 2026-08-19: CN school Po Zhu · Zun (破竹·樽) live since 2026-08-14. Global Heaven's Threshold launches 2026-08-20. Global Drunken Fist path Bamboo-cut: Draught is dated 2026-09-03.
Piece | School name | How you claim it | Cost |
|---|
Twin Blades | Snake-style / Water-Cutting Dual Blades | Qinghe: finish Echoes of Old Battles, talk to Li Yangui north of Baicaoye | Free |
Gauntlets | Suspended Body Fist / Drunken Fist | Hidden Mountain: beat Jiu Qiansui southeast of Gasping Cliff, talk again | Free |
Full school | Po Zhu · Zun / Bamboo-cut: Draught | Slot both arts on one bar and share the drink gauge | Free |
This school sits off the banner.
The school is a martial path. You do not join a new sect to learn it.
Heavenwill Gauntlets from Mohist Hill belong to Bamboocut: Kite. Keep that pair if you still farm Hidden Mountain. This page covers the later drink-gauge fists.
Echo Beads buy fashion and Battle Pass tracks. The weapons themselves stay off the cash shop.
How to Unlock the Twin Blades
Clear the first Jianghu Legacy in Qinghe: Echoes of Old Battles. Li Yangui stays locked until that quest ends.
Teleport to the Baicaoye boundary stone in the Northern Wild Ruins.
Walk north until you find Li Yangui. Talk to him. The Twin Blades drop into your inventory.
Open Martial Arts, equip the blades, and pair them with the gauntlets once you have both.
How to Unlock the Gauntlets
Open Hidden Mountain. If the region is still locked, finish Haven Astray at Lv.32 first. The Where Winds Meet 2.0 Hidden Mountain Guide lists that gate.
Teleport to the Gasping Cliff boundary stone.
Travel southeast to the drunken master Jiu Qiansui.
Beat him. Speak to him a second time. The reward fires on that follow-up line, not on the kill itself.
You know both unlocks stuck when the new weapons show in inventory and accept a slot on your bar.
Drunken Fist Rotation (What the Kit Actually Does)
You drink on purpose. A parked gourd leaves you on the sober kit.
State | What you get |
|---|
Sober | Regular strings. No drink follow-ups. |
Drinking | Heavy attack tips the gourd, spends endurance, writes Drinking Points onto the shared gauge. |
Tipsy | Unlocks ground follow-ups on the gauntlets and a stronger Twin Blade special. |
Drunk | Stumbling idle, wilder punches, extra high-damage finishers once both gourds fill. |
Use the table as the state check. The loop below is the actual rotation.
Drink whenever the gauge has room. The prompt on the bar is the job.
X enhances your TAB skills. Spend that upgrade on the drink follow-ups, not a sober filler.
Twin Blades work as the opener. Fill Frenzy, then cash the aerial multi-hit.
Gauntlets bait. The lie-down and the stumble create a Counter-Attack Menace window. If they swing, you kick along that line.
A hit can feed a heal on this path. Trade a slap for meter, then drink again.
The falcon strike rides the drink animation. Do not cancel the gourd early if the bird is already in the air.
Combat Difficulty has a hold-to-combo toggle. Use it while you learn the longer punch strings. Turn it off once the stumble cancel sits in your hands.
Heaven's Threshold Checklist (August–September 2026)
The same patch window that ships the free weapons also dumps a pile of systems. Treat this as the week-one list.
Date | Drop | Why it matters |
|---|
2026-08-14 (CN) | Po Zhu · Zun school | Drink-gauge fists + Twin Blades live on CN |
2026-08-20 (UTC) | Heaven's Threshold | Cloudtop Ascent, cliff map, two iron world bosses |
2026-08-20 | Evershift Labyrinth | Gear floors, Link puzzles, security constructs |
2026-08-20 | Chasing with Kite | Solo time trial and online race on the mechanical bird |
2026-08-20 | Pangolin Peddler / Trade Tales | Village trade routes. Rank 1 starts at 12% on a fresh save |
2026-08-26–30 | Gamescom Hall 7.1 B-050 | Hands-on Drunken Master booth |
2026-08-27 00:00 | Reflection Temple (Zhao Ying Miao) | Ghost Festival solo, Pleasant Mode available |
2026-09-03 (global) | Bamboo-cut: Draught | Global unlock routes for both free weapons |
Bosses and shops on the same window:
Inkpincer Scorpion and Cloud-Seizing Serpent open armor plates on a timer. Hit the joint, then leave.
Campaign of Mirkvale is the waterwheel story. Bring a friend if you want the repairs to go faster.
New mystic skills on the same patch: Bursting Nine (nine-arrow slow) and World to Sword (spare heals become blades).
Mountain Autumn shop dies 2026-08-20 04:59 UTC+8. Spend September Coins on Highland Heritage before that cut. Details sit on the Mountain Autumn event rewards page.
How to Play the New Side Modes
Chasing with Kite
Open the leisure list after Heaven's Threshold patches in.
Pick a solo time trial first. Learn the bird's stall before you queue online.
Ride the mechanical kite. Hold the line through the red smoke markers. A missed ring costs more time than a slow lap.
Pangolin's Trade Tales
Open Pangolin's Trade Tales from the Hidden Mountain menu.
Start at the Trading Post. Rank 1, New Venture.
Unlock Old Mohist City, Confluence Gazebo, Jadestream Valley, Water Armillary Sphere, Gasping Cliff, and Exchange Quarter as the progress bar climbs.
Check Business Performance (T) after each run. Spend the bag currency. Park the pink flower currency until a shop node asks for it.
Evershift Labyrinth
Enter the underground maze under Heaven's Threshold.
Press F / Link on the glowing pedestals. That ties a floor plate to a gear.
Fight the security constructs while the boards move. Do not stand on a plate you just linked.
Exit once the interlocking joints open the last gate.
The bird-shaped peak above the cloud sea is the leisure cluster: races, trade, and the labyrinth sit around that landmark. Treat it as a park, then leave when the weekly caps fill.
How to Get More Fashion After the Free Weapons
The weapons cost standing and a fight. The look costs Echo Beads.
Recharge Echo Beads on BitTopup when the Battle Pass or a weapon skin is the thing you want. The school itself stays free.
FAQ
Are the Where Winds Meet Drunken Fist weapons free?
Yes. Twin Blades come from Li Yangui after Echoes of Old Battles. Gauntlets come from Jiu Qiansui after you beat him and talk again. No Echo Beads, no banner, no Battle Pass gate.
When do free Drunken Fist weapons hit global?
Heaven's Threshold goes live 2026-08-20 UTC. Bamboo-cut: Draught, the global name for this school, is dated 2026-09-03. CN already has Po Zhu · Zun as of 2026-08-14. We update this page if Everstone moves that global date.
Is this the same as Heavenwill Gauntlets?
No. Heavenwill Gauntlets are Bamboocut: Kite, sold in the Mohist Hill Universal Love Shop for 100 Reputation. Drunken Fist gauntlets share a drink gauge with the new Twin Blades. You can keep both pairs on the same character.
Do I need to top up to play the August update?
Gameplay in Heaven's Threshold is free: school, bosses, labyrinth, kite race, trade routes, Reflection Temple. Echo Beads cover cosmetics, Battle Pass, and shop skins. Safe payment steps live in the Where Winds Meet top-up guide.
What should I do on August 20 before I chase the weapons?
Spend leftover September Coins, then clear Cloudtop Ascent so the cliff map opens. If your server already has the school, run the two unlock routes the same day. If your server waits until September 3, map Baicaoye and Gasping Cliff now so the walk is short on patch morning.
Conclusion
Where Winds Meet free Drunken Fist weapons are two talks and one duel. Slot the blades with the fists, drink on cooldown, and cash Frenzy on the aerial hit. Bookmark this page for date shifts. When you want the black-and-crimson Battle Pass set or a matching skin, recharge Echo Beads on BitTopup Where Winds Meet top-up.
