Heed Tea Master's advice. It should be kinda obvious what to do from there.
...Getting enough Qi without doing that first is uh, a long-ass grind.
What are you talking about ? He says I should leave the place before then but How ??? There isnt even a option to. It also says something about elemental traditions to get more qi or smg but once again no new options
Apparently having 1 Qi is a requirement to have the option RUN during the tide but before that it doesnt matter how many times you go there.