How to Get True Ending
Secret Areas
Chapter 1:
Ring all 3 bells you find in the chapter. After defeating the snake, you can enter the hidden area.
Chapter 2:
Talk to the drunk pig at the yellow-robed squire in Frightcliff Shrine. You’ll need the sobering stone from Windrest Bridge Keeper’s Shrine. Give it to the pig. Then go to Tiger Palace and talk to him on the right side of the main entrance. Give him the jade lotus, which you can make or find in the water at the start of the map. Meet him again at Frightcliff. You need the Arhat Gold Piece from beating the first prince to start this event.
Chapter 3:
Have the shrine at the Great Pagoda. Come back here after finishing Chapter 5’s hidden area. The Buddha will be waiting, and you’ll see a scene in front of the middle empty mural. If the first fight is hard, return after getting Wukong’s gear and the Skandha upgrade pill.
Chapter 4:
Beat the Venom Daoist twice to unlock the hidden area. The second fight is at the end of Chapter 4.
First Fight:
- From Upper Hollow shrine, go to the spider sac platform and find a ledge to drop down.
- Go through the tunnel, avoiding enemies and spider sacs.
- At the end, find scaffolding to Middle Hollow. Instead of going down, go to the cliff edge.
- The Pool of Shattered Jade shrine and a Meditation Spot are nearby.
- Hit the big cocoon to start the fight.
Second Fight:
- At the Temple of Yellow Flowers, reach the Court of Illumination shrine near the chapter boss arena.
- Turn around and go through the tunnel to an open area.
- Take the downward path on your left to a dark cave. The Venom Daoist is there.
Chapter 5:
Beat Pale-Axe Stalwart boss:
- Go to Woods of Ember > Ashen Pass I
- Find him in the corridor with fighting bulls and undead soldiers
- Defeat him and talk to him until he repeats himself
- He gives you a quest to find all Five Element Carts
Defeat Crimson-Silver Cart:
- Found in Furnace Valley > The Emerald Hall
- You’ll automatically fight two other carts on the way: Brown-Iron and Gray-Bronze
- If the Ox helps you fight, talk to him after
Talk to Pale-Axe Stalwart again:
- Return to Ashen Pass I
- If he’s not there, go to the next steps
Find Pale-Axe Stalwart at Crimson-Silver Cart location:
- Talk to him fully
Find the fourth Element Cart:
- Go to Furnace Valley > Valley Entrance
- Enter the lava pool on the right
- Find the cart in the corner, surrounded by enemies
- Pull its string and talk to it
Find the fifth Element Cart and finish the quest:
- Go to Field of Fire > Fallen Furnace Crater
- Backtrack down the path where the big ball rolled
- Take the new left path to fight Flint Vanguard boss
- Continue to Cooling Slope shrine
- Approach the big frozen gate to spawn Rusty-Gold Cart
- Defeat it, then talk to the injured Ox NPC
- Go through the Frozen Gate to reach the Secret Area “Bishui Cave”
Loong / Skandha
If you don’t see the small Buddha during your game, make sure to collect the Loong and Skandha items. These might be needed when you return to the mural temple.
Loong Scales:
- Get these in Chapter 2, during or after the first prince fight.
- If you’re fighting the prince, have him charge at you while standing in front of the dark wall to open a path.
- If you’ve already beaten the prince, use your Wanderer spirit at the same wall to open it.
- Collect the scales inside to fight all the Loongs.
Loong Locations:
- Chapter 1: Near the first bell, interact with the waterfall. You need the scales from Chapter 2 first.
- Chapter 2: At the shrine with the drunken pig area, go top left and interact with the sand wall. There’s a spirit mini-boss there.
- Chapter 3: After beating the main boss, go to the bottom left on the big turtle. A large enemy on a tree log will start the fight.
- Chapter 4: In the green part of the cave called “relief of the fallen loong”. You might need to beat the first three Loongs before this one.
- Chapter 6: After getting the cloud, go down to a round water area for the fight.
Skandha (Monkey at Each Head):
- Chapter 1: Forest of wolves, front hills. Left of the narrow path, in the water.
- Chapter 2: Behind the shrine for the Loong fight.
- Chapter 3: Valley of ecstasy, mindless cliff. Fall onto a tree in the hole and follow the path up.
- Chapter 4: Webbed hollow, purifying spring. Look for a monkey on a head at one of the stairs.
- Chapter 6: Beat the boss to unlock items. Enter through the narrow area on the right of the waterfall cavern.
Craft the items with Xu in the village (if you gave medicine to the sick person in Chapter 3) or in Chapter 2.
Note: The Chapter 3 secret area boss might react to your Loong transformation, so you may need to complete Loongs up to number 4. Check if it’s available after getting the Loongs or Skandhas. You might not need to finish the Skandha boss and Loong 5 for the Chapter 3 secret area, but it could be required for the end of the game.
Hopefully this guide helped you!
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