# Act 7 Act. 7 (around 25 minutes with minimal practice) - This act is pretty short! Even though it seems long, like most of the acts in the second part of the story. 1. Head into "[[WorldAreas:2_7_1]]" and follow the Road. If you find the exit before you find the castle for "[[Silver Locket]]" quest, open a portal and head over to "[[WorldAreas:2_7_2]]", follow the Road until you find the waypoint. 2. Head into the waypoint and back into your portal, find the [[Silver Locket]], logout. Turn in the quest to Weylam. I would highly recomend picking the "[[Granite Flask]]" if you're a newer player, this will make the rest of the story much MUCH easier. 3. Take your waypoint to "[[WorldAreas:2_7_2]]" and head downwards, follow the road to "[[WorldAreas:2_7_3]]". <img loading="lazy" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JusKillmeQik/PoE-Leveling-Guide/main/images/Act%207/The%20Crossroads_Seed_1.jpg" width="200" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Crossroads"> 4. In the Ruins, follow the road to the very end, this will lead you to "The Crypt". Find the Trial of Ascendancy FIRST, then make your way to the 2nd level of the layout, just go straight up or straight down, this will lead get you to the box containing "Maligaro's Map", once you have that, you can log out. 5. Once again, head back to "The Crossroads" waypoint and this time go Up, same as you did in Act 2, until you find "The Chamber of Sins Level 1". 6. Make your way to the Center of the Layout, GRAB THE WAYPOINT! 7. Put the Map in and look for very narrow Bridges, those will lead you to the Boss. Kill the Boss and logout. REMEMBER TO PICK UP THE QUEST ITEM! 8. Take the waypoint back to the Chamber of Sins and talk to Silk, grab the Key and head down to Chamber fo Sins level 2. Find the Trial of Ascendancy FIRST! It will be around the same places as in Act 2. Head over to the end of the layout, once again, same as in Act 2. 9. Head to "The Den" and grab the waypoint, in case of a DC. "The Den" is a straight line from the entrance to "The Ashen Fields". 10. Grab the Waypoint in "The Ashen Fields" and follow the Road straight down until you find Greust, kill him and keep going. 11. Grab the Waypoint in Northern Forest in case of a DC and go straight LEFT until you hit a wall. Follow the wall upwards until the end of the layout, if you don't find "The Dread Thicket", keep going. If you find "The Dread Thicket", put down a portal scroll and keep going into "The Causeway". 12. Make your way through and find the exit to "The Vaal City", Remember to pickup the Quest Item at the end of the layout! 13. The Vaal City SUCKS, but only if you don't know where to go. Here's an amazing video showcasing exactly how to read the layout to perfection! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kxx9S-Ahtk It's an 8 minute video, but will save you way more than 8 minutes trying to find your way in that horrible place! 14. Find the waypoint in this zone and head back to town. Take either your portal if you found "The Dread Thicket" or the waypoint back to "The Northern Forest" if you haven't found the entrance. Make a Straight line back again until you hit the same wall, but then follow the wall downwards, since you already know it's not on the topside at this point. If the layout was RESET due to taking too long to comeback, head DOWNWARDS anyways since you'll reach the lower end much faster. 15. Once you're cleared "The Dread Thicket" and made sure you killed Gruthkul, log out. Of course, make sure you have ALL the Fireflies necessary! 16. In town, talk to all the NPCs and grab all your skillpoints, you should have like 4 of them waiting for you! 17. Take the waypoint back to "The Vaal City" and head into the Temple of Decay. Make your way through every level, they are basically like "squares" where the exit is always in one of the opposite corner to the entrance you came through. 18. Kill the Boss and head over to Act 8!