Elder's recess

the elder's recess is the final mission in the lands of the guiding. it looks like a land of chars and deep below, a cavern of lava.
==story==
the elder's corruption
the shard landed somewhere around here, it could be anywhere. however, the elders are going crazy. if you can destroy the shard, then the land will go back to normal, and the land will stop overflowing with energy.
==progression==
you start in a small cave. you need to get out of that cave and f=go into the lava cavern. after getting into the lava cavern, you will need to survive an ambush. after surviving the ambush, you can venture deeper into the caverns. you will have to go into a key area which is the same area where brachydios's cutscene happens (does not appear in the dlc) in mhwi. after getting the key, unlock the gate. after unlocking the gate, you can go into nergigante's lair. you then need to activate 2 beacons. after activating the beacons, a doorway will be revealed. the doorway will teleport you to the confluence of fates. hook onto the wingdrake and you will be in the boss arena for xeno'jiiva. after you deplete 30% of it's hp, it will fly to the next area, which is above the giant crystal thing. after defeating it, you can go into a doorway and finish the level.
==drops==
gear:
evocation robe
flame blades
crystal armor
heavy crossbow
claymore
blacksteel thornbezerker
exploding crossbow
grim armor (adventure)
daggers (adventure)
dark armor (apocalypse)
rapier (daily trials)
rath chargesword
artifacts:
totem of shielding
iron hide amulet
golem kit (apocalypse)
elder's crystal
==tricks==
on the right of the lava caverns entrance, there is kushala daora's mest. you do not fight kushala daora there, but instead there is a podium with either a doorway or an obsidian chest. if the doorway generates, you will be able to go to a cavern of wind. which contains the scroll for the guiding lands.
in a door that may generate near the dodogama ambush, you will be able to go into it and find mr addons, an unused climbing crafters npc. he will say he was climbing crafty mountain and that he ran into a weird lizard thing.
==trivia==
some locations in mhw are inaccessible here.