Quick Answer
You can reach Verdant Hollow through Rotting Cavern; clear eight Sipeha seals to open its tall stone doorway. The doorway has a circular emblem above its arch and leads toward the True Holy Sword Akunra purification altar. If you are returning through the cavern, the next lens in Verdant Hollow gives you a clue for another door.
How do you reach Verdant Hollow and follow the route?
You can enter Rotting Cavern near the pirate raiders' shipwreck at Obmuer Temple, then cross it into Verdant Hollow. If you already reached Verdant Hollow, you can also enter Rotting Cavern from there and return through it. For wider route planning, use the Queen's Domain map.
Enter Rotting Cavern
Find the cave near the pirate raiders' shipwreck at Obmuer Temple, or enter from Verdant Hollow. These are the currently known approaches to Rotting Cavern.
Cross the cavern and return to Verdant Hollow
Continue through Rotting Cavern until the route brings you back to Verdant Hollow. The exact turns through the cavern are still being added.
Collect the next lens
On your return to Verdant Hollow, you can obtain another lens. It gives you a clue about opening the next large door. Its name and exact pickup location are still being added.
Identify the sealed stone doorway
Look for a tall stone doorway with a circular emblem above its arch. You need to clear all eight Sipeha seals before this barrier opens. The locations and individual routes for all eight seals are still being added.
What do the seals and lenses need?
You need all eight Sipeha seals cleared, and Sipeha's Lens alone does not unlock every underground route. First, obtain the Mask of Second Sight before searching for every statue. The mask accepts lenses that reveal magic and runes linked to different deities.
Attach Sipeha's Lens to the mask to see Sipeha's magic. At least one seal also requires further lens progression. The additional lens requirement and its route are still being added.
Having Sipeha's Lens does not mean you can reach every seal yet. You still need further lens progression for at least one of them.
If another passage is blocking you, check the hidden passages guide for help with other routes.
What can you get in Verdant Hollow?
You can get the next lens after returning through Rotting Cavern. Its currently known role is to point you toward the next large door's requirements. Its name, pickup location, and a full item list are still being added.
Opening the sealed doorway also gives you access to the temple route associated with the purification altar. That altar is needed for the True Holy Sword Akunra.
Where should you go next?
Once you clear all eight seals, you can continue through the doorway toward the purification altar route. Opening the gate does not automatically forge the True Holy Sword Akunra. If you have just returned from Rotting Cavern, use the new lens clue to work toward the next large door.
For broader progression help, return to the Queen's Domain walkthrough.
FAQ
You need eight cleared Sipeha seals for the emblem-marked doorway; the answers below cover the other known requirements.
Clear all eight Sipeha seals. You can identify the tall stone doorway by the circular emblem above its arch.
Yes. Enter the cavern near the pirate raiders' shipwreck at Obmuer Temple, then continue through to Verdant Hollow. You can also enter Rotting Cavern from Verdant Hollow.
No. You need additional lens progression for at least one seal. Sipeha's Lens reveals Sipeha's magic when attached to the Mask of Second Sight.
You can get the next lens in Verdant Hollow. It gives you a clue about the next large door. Its name and exact location are still being added.
No. The gate opens the temple route associated with the purification altar needed for the sword. You do not automatically forge it by clearing the seals.