Black Myth: Wukong

Black Wind Mountain

Point of no return: Ringing the three bells and beating Elder Jinchi in the secret area removes the Wandering Wight for this playthrough (its spirit and the Cat Eye Beads curio go with it). Every NPC in this chapter is also gone once Chapter 2 starts.

1. Curio – Cat Eye Beads (Reliable). Dropped by the Wandering Wight, a stone-headed elite standing on the path ahead of the first shrine area in the Forest of Wolves, a short walk from the Outside the Forest shrine. Defeat it before beating Elder Jinchi in the Chapter 1 secret area. Watch out: Missable: Wandering Wight is gone once Elder Jinchi is beaten. It may return in New Game+.
2. Curio – Agate Jar (Reliable). In Black Wind Cave, in the arena of the Black Wind King, in a small container to the left of the boss's couch or table. If it isn't there, check the centre of the arena.
3. Curio – Back Scratcher (Check in game). Sold in the shrine shop (Keeper's Shrine) in the Chapter 1 area. It is bought, not found.
4. Curio – Boshan Censer (Reliable). Dropped by Red Loong, a hidden boss behind the waterfall on the left side of the Outside the Forest area (Forest of Wolves). The waterfall only opens once you carry the Loong Scales from Chapter 2, so fast-travel back here afterwards.
5. Curio – Wind Chime (Deluxe Edition only) (Reliable). Deluxe Edition bonus. Pick it up at the first shrine, Front Hills in the Forest of Wolves. It cannot be obtained without the Deluxe Edition.
6. Gourd – Old Gourd (Reliable). The gourd you start with. It is upgraded at the Shen Monkey vendor and finally becomes the Supreme Gourd (see Chapter 5).
7. Gourd – Trailblazer's Scarlet Gourd (Check in game). Included with the Deluxe Edition (or its upgrade) and picked up at the first shrine, Front Hills in the Forest of Wolves. Without the Deluxe Edition you may be given it in Chapter 3 at New Thunderclap Temple after meeting the Horse Guai.
8. Transformation – Red Tides (Reliable). Beat Guangzhi, the fire-wielding boss in the arena across the bridge at the far end of the Outside the Forest area (Forest of Wolves), and take his weapon. You turn into a wolf guai whose attacks add scorch build-up.
9. Vessel – Fireproof Mantle (Reliable). Ring all three bells in Black Wind Mountain, then beat the secret boss Elder Jinchi in the Ancient Guanyin Temple secret area. Watch out: Beat the Wandering Wight before beating Elder Jinchi.
10. Spirit – Wandering Wight (Reliable). Stone-headed elite standing in a clearing a short walk from the Outside the Forest shrine. The spirit can only be absorbed once the old man at Snake Trail gives you the Blessed Gourd; an unclaimed spirit flame can be recovered at any shrine. Watch out: Missable: it is gone after Elder Jinchi is beaten.
11. Spirit – Baw-Li-Guhh-Lang (Reliable). Frog boss near the Snake Trail shrine in Bamboo Grove, in the riverbed just past Guanyin Temple.
12. Spirit – Guangmou (Reliable). Elite in a wide clearing near the Snake Trail shrine in Bamboo Grove.
13. Spirit – Wolf Assassin (Reliable). Heading up the mountain from Black Wind Cave (Outside the Cave shrine), jump off to the left after the bridge with the archer, onto a lower ledge just before the cliffside path lined with archers. The elite attacks you there.
14. Meditation Spot – The Arbor (Forest of Wolves) (Reliable). On a wooden platform outside a cave, overlooking the forest. From the Outside the Forest shrine go down the path through the cave, with the spot straight ahead. Alternatively, after the Bullguard fight go through the temple behind the arena and take the path on the left.
15. Meditation Spot – The Cavern (Bamboo Grove) (Reliable). In the centre of a cave, next to the talking horse (the Horse Guai). From the Back Hills shrine at the start of Bamboo Grove take the path down and turn back left into the cavern; the cave on the left may only open after beating Lingxuzi at Guanyin Temple.
16. Meditation Spot – The Cliff (Black Wind Cave) (Reliable). From the Marsh of White Mist shrine in Bamboo Grove go down the wooden platforms to the shallow lake (the Whiteclad Noble boss lives there), then through the temple-like cave to the wooden balcony straight ahead. The spot is on the edge.
17. Always Accompanied – talk to the Old Man (Snake Trail) (Reliable). Up the stairs from the Snake Trail shrine in Bamboo Grove, to the right. He gives you the Blessed Gourd. Exhaust all his dialogue. Watch out: He is gone when Chapter 2 starts. The achievement needs a full conversation in every chapter plus the Supreme Gourd.
18. Urge Unfulfilled – talk to the Horse Guai (Back Hills cave) (Reliable). In the cave beside the Back Hills shrine path, the same cave as The Cavern meditation spot. Exhaust all his dialogue. Watch out: He is gone when Chapter 2 starts. Skipping a chapter's talk fails the quest (and the Dark Thunder transformation).

Yellow Wind Ridge

Point of no return: The double boss fight against the King of Flowing Sands and the Second Rat Prince: kill the small King first, or the Second Rat Prince spirit is not given. NPC conversations here are gone when Chapter 3 starts.

1. Curio – Glazed Reliquary (Reliable). In a small chest in the cave behind the Tiger's Acolyte at Windrest Hamlet (Yellow Sand Formation). A route: from the Windrest Hamlet shrine cross the bridge, keep left and descend to a larger bridge leading to the cave system, then climb the stairs to a dead end on your right.
2. Curio – Goldflora Hairpin (Reliable). Bought from the Man-in-Stone's shop at Squall Hideout (Fright Cliff) after finishing his questline. The price is 12,800 Will (unconfirmed).
3. Curio – Tridacna Pendant (Reliable). Dropped by the hidden boss Black Loong behind the sand waterfall at Rockrest Flat in Fright Cliff. With the Loong Scales in your inventory you can interact with the sand waterfall. From the Rockrest Flat shrine turn right and go up the path.
4. Curio – Tiger Tally (Check in game). Dropped by the Tiger Vanguard in the Kingdom of Sahali secret area. You reach that area through the Drunken Boar questline.
5. Gourd – Plaguebane Gourd (Reliable). In the chest at the bottom of the well in Sandgate Village, after the Mad Tiger. Beat the Tiger's Acolyte for the Old-Rattle Drum, beat the drum at the three places where the mist turns grey, then at the well.
6. Transformation – Azure Dust (Reliable). Finish the Man-in-Stone's quest at Squall Hideout (Fright Cliff): defeat the Mother of Stones (the boss near Rockrest Flat), then return to him, beat him and talk to him again. You become a rock guai that is immune to the four banes.
7. Vessel – Wind Tamer (Reliable). Defeat the secret boss Fuban in the Kingdom of Sahali. Needs the Drunken Boar questline: the Sobering Stone from the Windrest Bridge area, a Jade Lotus, and winning the fights that lead the boar to the gate.
8. Spirit – Earth Wolf (Reliable). Elite in the open field behind the main gate of Sandgate Village, near the Village Entrance shrine.
9. Spirit – Rat Archer (Reliable). Once the Earth Wolf is down and the main gate is open, several archers drop from the gate and one is the elite. If you can't find it, look through a door on the left of the Earth Wolf field.
10. Spirit – Second Rat Prince (Reliable). The small rat is the King of Flowing Sands and the big one the Second Rat Prince, in the village-end double boss fight. Kill the King first. Watch out: Missable: kill the King of Flowing Sands first.
11. Spirit – Swift Bat (Reliable). After beating the First Prince of Flowing Sands, cross the makeshift bridge near the Valley of Despair shrine and squeeze through the gap in the wall at the end to a small chamber.
12. Spirit – Spearbone (Reliable). Shield-bearing elite at Rockrest Flat: go up the steps to the sand waterfall and he appears when you are close.
13. Spirit – Poisestone (Check in game). Near Rockrest Flat: from the shrine go back into the cave and up the slope on the right. If it isn't there, try a tunnel at the back left. Watch out: Kill this before the Mother of Stones, to be safe.
14. Spirit – Rat Governor (Reliable). Lightning-casting elite at the Rock Clash Platform, down the steps after the Stone Vanguard fight, near a meditation spot and a Celestial Taiyi pill.
15. Spirit – Gore-Eye Daoist (Reliable). After sliding down the dunes to the Windseal Gate shrine, go forward into the cave; the elite is in a small area to the left, by a tree.
16. Spirit – Civet Sergeant (Reliable). In the cellar of Crouching Tiger Temple, after the Tiger Vanguard and opening the temple with the stone pedestal. The elite is one of about half a dozen.
17. Spirit – Rat Imperial Guard (Check in game). Rat hamlet at the end of the cliffside path that opens after the Tiger Vanguard; one rat is the elite. Alternatively, three Rat Imperials jump from a roof near the Windrest Bridge shrine.
18. Spirit – Tiger's Acolyte (Reliable). Guards the stone bridge at the end of Windrest Hamlet; his swings can knock you off. He also hands over the Old-Rattle Drum.
19. Spirit – Mad Tiger (Reliable). Boss at the bottom of the well in Sandgate Village, opened with the Old-Rattle Drum quest.
20. Meditation Spot – The Altar (Sandgate Village) (Reliable). Two routes are described. From the Village Entrance shrine drop off the small bridge on the right, pass through the cave and turn left to a small shrine with the spot. Or go through the lake at the start, drop into the pond, beat Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw, climb the wooden steps and turn right.
21. Meditation Spot – The Ravine (Rock Clash Platform) (Reliable). Near the Rock Clash Platform shrine, straight along the path past the old buildings. Opens after the Stone Vanguard fight.
22. Meditation Spot – The Sculpture (Crouching Tiger Temple) (Reliable). Climb the stairs of the temple from the Temple Entrance shrine and turn left just before the top, in front of a statue.
23. Meditation Spot – The Deadwood (Rockrest Flat) (Reliable). Beyond a small wooden gate you must break near the Rockrest Flat shrine, with the Drunken Boar NPC; the spot is behind the boar next to a large tree.
24. Meditation Spot – The Grotto (Yellow Wind Formation) (Reliable). From the Cellar shrine below the temple, or from the Windseal Gate shrine through the big gate, follow the sandy road down and take the path with the large shrine gate. The spot is a short walk beyond.
25. Meditation Spot – The Rock (Sandgate Bound, Kingdom of Sahali) (Reliable). In the secret area, on a rock on the leftmost side of the desert area, at the cliff edge overlooking the valley with the huge Buddha statue.
26. Buddha's Eyeball 1 (Fright Cliff) (Reliable). At the very start of Fright Cliff, just before the Squall Hideout shrine.
27. Buddha's Eyeball 2 (Fright Cliff) (Reliable). In the cave on the left path from the Squall Hideout shrine: past the crouching statue, left to a dim altar where the head sits in the ground.
28. Buddha's Eyeball 3 (Fright Cliff) (Reliable). Up the wooden scaffolding on the right side of Squall Hideout (the right-most path, past a chest and up more steps). The head is at the end of the platforms, near fire-bone enemies.
29. Buddha's Eyeball 4 (Fright Cliff) (Check in game). Along a path near the scaffolding, about halfway along, on your left. Take the left-most path hugging the cliff; if it isn't there, try the central path to Rockrest Flat.
30. Buddha's Eyeball 5 (Fright Cliff) (Reliable). On a balcony off the Mother of Stones cavern in the central cave of Fright Cliff: go up the left turn before the shield-bearing Spearbone, then right out onto the cliff edge.
31. Buddha's Eyeball 6 (Fright Cliff) (Reliable). Directly to the left of the Rockrest Flat shrine, a few steps away.
32. Always Accompanied – talk to the Old Man (Cellar) (Reliable). From the Cellar shrine below Crouching Tiger Temple go down the sandy path and turn right to the end, where he is by a meditation spot. Exhaust all dialogue. Watch out: He is gone when Chapter 3 starts.
33. Urge Unfulfilled – talk to the Horse Guai (Sandgate Village) (Reliable). After beating the Earth Wolf, he is in a side building in the field behind the village gate. Exhaust all dialogue. Watch out: He is gone when Chapter 3 starts.

The New West

Point of no return: Two timing traps. Kill all nine Lantern Wardens in the Pagoda Realm prison before beating Captain Wise-Voice (Auspicious Lantern). Fight the Apramana Bat as soon as you reach the North Shore of the Bitter Lake, before Zhu Bajie leaves your party (exact moment is disputed). NPC conversations here are gone when Chapter 4 starts, except the Old Man at the Warding Temple, who comes with the story.

1. Curio – Mani Bead (Reliable). A random drop from frozen enemies in The New West: the frozen corpses leaning against trees (one stands near the Mirrormere shrine), which respawn on rest. You can also try the frozen-acting monks near the Warding Temple, or enemies in the Mirrormere area.
2. Curio – Auspicious Lantern (Check in game). After the Kang-Jin Loong fight you wake in the Pagoda Realm prison. When your eyes glow red and the screen goes grey, skeleton-like enemies with lamps (Lantern Wardens) appear on the prison paths. Kill them all. Reward appears after the last one dies. Watch out: Missable: the wardens vanish once Captain Wise-Voice is beaten. Redo in New Game+ if missed.
3. Curio – Fine China Tea Bowl (Reliable). In a small chest at the end of the lowest path of the Pagoda Realm prison, from the Lower Pagoda shrine, near a Buddha statue. If it isn't there, check the corner below the stairs before going up.
4. Curio – Frostsprout Twig (Reliable). Dropped by the hidden boss Captain Lotus-Vision. From the Upper Pagoda shrine turn around and drop down the cliff directly opposite.
5. Curio – Maitreya's Orb (Check in game). Current location: in a chest at the Mindfulness Cliff in the Valley of Ecstasy. From the shrine go up the stairs and through the next rooms; the box is on the left, beside a statue several rooms along. Before the patch the Non-Able boss dropped it.
6. Curio – Gold Spikeplate (Reliable). A guaranteed drop from a huge non-boss enemy at the end of Longevity Road in the Valley of Ecstasy. From the shrine take the road down the left side past the stone statues to the corner of the area.
7. Curio – Bronze Buddha Pendant (Reliable). A random drop from yellow-robed Wolf Guardians. Go through the torii gate in front of the Forest of Felicity shrine to a big gate, where two jump down. They also appear on the frozen lake near Mahavira Hall, and on Longevity Road (rats in yellow robes).
8. Curio – Snow Fox Brush (Reliable). Reward for the Fox questline: get the fox form from a dead body in the Forest of Felicity, go to New Thunderclap Temple and talk to Non-Void in fox form, beat him, then return to the fox in the Forest of Felicity.
9. Curio – Beast Buddha (Reliable). A rare random drop from Dual-Blade Monk enemies. One stands facing a wall directly in front of the Towers of Karma shrine (Valley of Ecstasy); another is at New Thunderclap Temple's entrance.
10. Curio – Thunderflame Seal (Reliable). A random drop from lightning-staff enemies on the big staircase outside New Thunderclap Temple (four mages on the stairs when you leave the temple).
11. Curio – Thunderstone (Reliable). In a small chest on an offering table inside the main temple building at New Thunderclap Temple: from the Temple Entrance shrine go forward through a building, up the stairs, then straight into the next temple building.
12. Gourd – Jade Lotus Gourd (Check in game). Bought from the Shen Monkey vendor in his cave at the Marsh of White Mist shrine in Bamboo Grove (Chapter 1 area), once you reach the right chapter.
13. Gourd – Fiery Gourd (Reliable). In a wooden chest near the Mindfulness Cliff shrine in the Valley of Ecstasy: go forward to the wooden boards between the cliffs and drop down (to the right), then follow the path to the chest.
14. Transformation – Ebon Flow (Reliable). Reach Chen Loong's questline and fight the Yin Tiger. After saving the Shen Monkey and Xu Dog, go left once off Turtle Island to find Chen Loong; talk to Xu Dog in Chapter 2 and return to Chen Loong to fight.
15. Transformation – Ashen Slumber (Reliable). From a body in the first purple-sealed cell in the Lower Pagoda of the Pagoda Realm. Requires starting a hut quest in Sandgate Village (Chapter 2) and the Rat Prince line, then beating Captain Lotus-Vision.
16. Transformation – Hoarfrost (Reliable). At New Thunderclap Temple, go up the ramp to an overlook and defeat the Monk from the Sea.
17. Transformation – Umbral Abyss (Reliable). Given when the Macaque Chief is defeated for the third time, in the Yellowbrow fight at the end of the chapter.
18. Spirit – Mountain Patroller (Reliable). Elite near the Frost-Clad Path shrine (Snowhill Path): after the first Macaque Chief battle, climb the steps and turn left past the gate; the blue-glowing enemy is there.
19. Spirit – Enslaved Yaksha (Check in game). Behind a locked cell in the Pagoda Realm after the prisoner quest (defeat all four captains). From the Lower Pagoda shrine go up to the next floor and turn right.
20. Spirit – Fungiman (Check in game). In the Pagoda Realm, in a cell in the lower part. If it isn't there, from the Upper Pagoda shrine cross the planks, enter the first room on your left and grab the items to summon it.
21. Spirit – Blade Monk (Reliable). After beating Captain Wise-Voice, take the ledges on the cliffside to your left and drop to a separate part of the area; it stands next to a golden jar holding an Awaken Wine Worm.
22. Spirit – Falcon Hermit (Reliable). In the large snowy area near the Warding Temple, along the west side of the open area north of the Snowpath-trail shrine.
23. Spirit – Apramana Bat (Reliable). On arrival at the North Shore of the Bitter Lake, follow the right side of the beach to the area with the giant serpent's bones. Watch out: Missable: fight it on arrival at the Bitter Lake shore, before Zhu Bajie leaves your party.
24. Spirit – Red-Haired Yaksha (Reliable). Just past the Precept Corridor shrine, before the part with many Buddha statues.
25. Spirit – Non-White (Reliable). A boss you meet on the path through the Mindfulness Cliff caves: meet Child Buddha, interact with the four statues, then go up to the cave system at the top of the steps. He runs after the first fight and appears again further in; the second time he can be absorbed.
26. Spirit – Non-Able (Reliable). Boss in a snowy clearing near a pagoda by the Brook of Bliss shrine. In the first phase his hands are tied and he only kicks.
27. Spirit – Crow Diviner (Reliable). In the lower part of the area with ponds and rivers near the Brook of Bliss shrine, across the bridge and down into the water.
28. Spirit – Old Ginseng Guai (Reliable). At the Towers of Karma shrine in the Valley of Ecstasy: go right, past an altar with a drink reward, to a dirt pile; pick the ginseng or herbs there to spawn it (or the ginseng in the water).
29. Spirit – Non-Void (Reliable). Reward of the Fox questline: in fox form go to New Thunderclap Temple, turn left to the side hall and beat the elder.
30. Spirit – Clay Vajra (Reliable). Guards the steps up to the main hall of New Thunderclap Temple.
31. Spirit – Non-Pure (Check in game). At New Thunderclap Temple, in a building on the right of the main hall, guarding the meditation cushion. If it isn't there, go downstairs from the Mahavira Hall shrine and enter the large building on the left.
32. Meditation Spot – The Shade (Mirrormere) (Reliable). Almost straight ahead of the Mirrormere shrine, under a big tree at the lake edge.
33. Meditation Spot – The Bottom (Pagoda Realm) (Reliable). Hidden: from the Outside the Wheel shrine, climb into the dark cave, follow the snowy path to an offering table, smash the bamboo fence behind it and pass the petrified monks. It only opens after the Pagoda Realm is cleared.
34. Meditation Spot – The Statue (Precept Corridor) (Reliable). Next to the Precept Corridor shrine: take the snowy path instead of the hanging bridge; the spot is on the left in front of a big Buddha statue. Two petrified monks wake up.
35. Meditation Spot – The Track (Mindfulness Cliff) (Reliable). Reach the cave arena with Non-White; the spot faces a golden mural. Follow the small cave entrances from the Mindfulness Cliff shrine, past the monks and the cave with a Buddha on each side, up to the square with two laughing Buddhas.
36. Meditation Spot – The Hall (New Thunderclap Temple) (Check in game). In a temple building at New Thunderclap Temple, guarded by the Non-Pure boss: the temple on the right. If it isn't there, go downstairs from Mahavira Hall and take the large building on the left.
37. Always Accompanied – Old Man at the Warding Temple (Check in game). From the Warding Temple shrine go up the stairs into the courtyard; a Macaque Chief fight starts and the Old Man appears in the cutscene (he gives the Ring of Fire spell).
38. Urge Unfulfilled – talk to the Horse Guai (New Thunderclap Temple) (Reliable). From the Temple Entrance shrine go forward through a building and up the stairs, then down the left stairs into the next building. Climb to the upper balcony and cross the wooden bridge at the side; he stands at its end. Exhaust all dialogue. Watch out: He is gone when Chapter 4 starts.

The Webbed Hollow

Point of no return: Four traps. Break all four rear arms of the Venom Daoist in the first fight (Venomous Armguard). Finish the Purple Altars / talisman quest before beating the Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master (Crane Immortal journal entry). In the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area, beat the Scorpionlord and Daoist Mi before triggering the Duskveil fight. Old Man and Horse Guai conversations are gone when Chapter 5 starts.

1. Curio – Cuo Jin-Yin Belt Hook (Reliable). In a chest near the start of the chapter. Turn around from the Upper Hollow shrine, go down the path and find the large chest at the end (possibly a dead end in a cave to the right). If it isn't there, look ahead of you after waking up following the Second Sister fight, in the Village of Lanxi.
2. Curio – Spine in the Sack (Reliable). A random drop from the destructible spider cocoons across the Webbed Hollow (the ones standing on the ground, not those with spider arms sticking out). Several copies can drop.
3. Curio – Golden Carp (Reliable). Dropped by Yellow Loong near the Relief of the Fallen Loong shrine. You need the Loong Scales and must already have beaten Red, Black and Cyan Loong. Reach the hidden area from the Cliff of Oblivion: down the broken hand, drop to a hanging bridge, cross a narrow beam past the cocoons using Cloud Step.
4. Curio – Jade Moon Rabbit (Reliable). Reward for beating Zhu Bajie, directly after the Hut of Immortality shrine. He has to be beaten twice in a row; the curio comes after the second encounter (a story fight).
5. Curio – Virtuous Bamboo Engraving (Reliable). A random drop from yellow-robed, worm-headed enemies (Worm Practitioners) in the courtyard near the Temple Entrance shrine of the Temple of Yellow Flowers, next to a meditation spot.
6. Curio – Tablet of the Three Supreme (Reliable). In a small container behind the Commander Beetle near the Forest of Ferocity shrine (Temple of Yellow Flowers): up the stairs, turn right past the training monks. If you can't find it, go right from the shrine to a cliff edge and up the steps to a chest in a building; this may be the same place.
7. Curio – Tiger Tendon Belt (Check in game). Likely a random drop from a long-necked tiger / snake sheriff enemy in a pond at the Court of Illumination (from the shrine, turn around and go down the stairs; it is on the left). If it isn't there, check a chest beneath the tallest building near the Forest of Ferocity shrine.
8. Curio – Gold Sun Crow (Reliable). Secret area Purple Cloud Mountain: from the Valley of Blooms shrine cross the bridge, go up the hill (to the right of a tree-like enemy) to a broken tree, cross the trunk; the chest is just after the drop-down.
9. Curio – Celestial Registry Tablet (Reliable). In the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area, in a small gazebo or shaded chest near the start. Facing the Petalfall Hamlet / Valley of Blooms shrine, go right.
10. Curio – Preservation Orb (Check in game). Appears in a container near the Court of Illumination / secret area entrance after you have beaten the Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master and the Duskveil. Look past the Venom Daoist arena, in the garden near statues at the back; if it isn't there, check behind the big tree near that arena.
11. Gourd – Xiang River Goddess Gourd (Reliable). From the Verdure Bridge shrine follow the path left until a cutscene, to a room with a group of golden chests. The gourd is in one of them.
12. Gourd – Stained Jade Gourd (Reliable). Reward for beating the Scorpionlord in the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area. From the Bounds of Deity's Abode shrine head right to a scorpion drinking on a rooftop; smash the nearby kegs to anger him. Watch out: Missable: defeat the Scorpionlord before triggering the Duskveil fight, or he dies in it.
13. Transformation – Golden Lining (Reliable). Defeat Yellow Loong at the Relief of the Fallen Loong shrine, after Red, Black and Cyan Loong (with the Loong Scales).
14. Transformation – Violet Hail (Reliable). In the secret area, Daoist Mi asks you to bring him an item (dropped by enemies there); handing it over starts a fight. Beating him gives the spell. Watch out: Missable: the area is blocked once the Duskveil is defeated and Daoist Mi disappears.
15. Vessel – Weaver's Needle (Reliable). Defeat the Venom Daoist at the Pool of Shattered Jade, then again in the Court of Illumination garden path; enter the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area and beat the Duskveil. Watch out: Do the Scorpionlord and Daoist Mi first.
16. Spirit – Lantern Holder (Check in game). In the yard where the Second Sister boss was fought at the start of the chapter.
17. Spirit – Elite Beetle Captain (Reliable). Past the Upper Hollow shrine, go up the right-hand stairs and around to the back; a cavern holds a wooden chest guarded by it. A non-elite Lantern Holder stands before it.
18. Spirit – Scorpion Prince (Reliable). In the town square of the village past the Verdure Bridge shrine: cross the bridge, go left and keep following the path down to an opening with shacks. It also drops the Deathstinger soak.
19. Spirit – Elder Amourworm (Reliable). Beat the Elder Amourworm boss near the Verdure Bridge, then in the Painted Realm hub grow a Proto-Amourworm by feeding it three Rice Cocoons from the egg sacs in the Webbed Hollow.
20. Spirit – Puppet Spider (Reliable). In the lower village near the Verdure Bridge, a section covered with spider sacs; smash them to find a small chamber.
21. Spirit – Centipede Guai (Reliable). Boss at the Bonevault, which every path deeper into the Hollows eventually reaches.
22. Spirit – Puppet Tick (Reliable). After Buddha's Right Hand, take the rope bridge, use Cloud Step past the sacs to the Relief of the Fallen Loong shrine, head left around the tree and up the hill to the cave; hug the right wall.
23. Spirit – Dragonfly Guai (Reliable). Elite just after a main boss fight at the Purifying Spring; take the slope up from the shrine and look to the right.
24. Spirit – Commander Beetle (Reliable). Just before the Temple Entrance waypoint / by the Forest of Ferocity shrine; guarded by training monks.
25. Spirit – Snake Sheriff (Reliable). Through the gate past the Temple Entrance shrine, then right; on a platform just beyond a meditation spot.
26. Spirit – Fungiwoman (Check in game). From the Court of Illumination shrine go back and up and right, and grab the fungus. If it isn't there, from the Temple Entrance shrine take the left path past another snake yaoguai, then right into a tunnel with a hut; one mushroom is the elite.
27. Spirit – Verdant Glow (Reliable). One of the elites in the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area, from the Valley of Blooms shrine to the right (dropping into the water).
28. Spirit – Snake Herbalist (Reliable). In the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area, up the main path from the Valley of Blooms shrine.
29. Meditation Spot – The Carvings (Pool of Shattered Jade) (Reliable). In the centre of the Pool of Shattered Jade, down from the Upper Hollow shrine: take the stairs, drop down twice, go right through the webbed hall.
30. Meditation Spot – The Tree (Middle Hollow) (Reliable). Directly opposite the Middle Hollow shrine, on a cliff edge near some torches.
31. Meditation Spot – Cave Depths (Lower Hollow) (Reliable). From the Lower Hollow shrine, pass through the cocoons and squeeze through a crack in the left wall, then up some stairs.
32. Meditation Spot – The Height (Forest of Ferocity) (Reliable). Follow the cliffs behind the Forest of Ferocity shrine to the leftmost end, or the path on the right behind the shrine; the spot is on a cliff edge.
33. Meditation Spot – The Pines (Temple of Yellow Flowers) (Reliable). In the courtyard behind the gate on the right at the temple, in front of yellow-robed enemies and a large tree.
34. Meditation Spot – The Ledge (Purple Cloud Mountain) (Reliable). In the secret area: from the Valley of Blooms shrine cross the bridge, turn right and climb the hill on the left to the top.
35. Venomous Armguard – break the Venom Daoist's four rear arms (Reliable). In the first fight with the Venom Daoist at the Pool of Shattered Jade, attack his back with quick attacks to break all four arms before killing him. Watch out: Missable armor piece (needed for Mantled with Might). Redo in New Game+ if missed.
36. Purple Altars quest – remove all four talismans (Unconfirmed). Finish the Purple Talisman / altars quest before beating the Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master. It is needed for the Crane Immortal journal entry (Portraits Perfected). Watch out: Missable.
37. Always Accompanied – talk to the Old Man (Temple of Yellow Flowers) (Reliable). From the Temple Entrance shrine go ahead into the temple, then slightly right through the gate into the area with a meditation spot. Climb the stairs at the back to find him. Exhaust all dialogue. Watch out: He is gone when Chapter 5 starts.
38. Urge Unfulfilled – talk to the Horse Guai (Middle Hollow) (Reliable). On the way to the Cliff of Oblivion shrine he bursts from a spider cocoon on the main path and talks to you automatically. Exhaust all dialogue.

Flaming Mountains

Point of no return: Talk to the Horse Guai (at the cart) and the Old Man (Rakshasa Palace) before the chapter ends. Whether the cart string can be pulled only after Chapter 5 is finished, or after beating the Keeper of Flaming Mountains, is disputed. Several items here (Bull Governor, the 4th meditation spot, Daoist's Basket, Flame Orb) sit in the Bishui Cave secret area, which needs the Five Element Carts quest.

1. Curio – Amber Prayer Beads (Reliable). In a small golden container near the Height of Ember shrine in the Woods of Ember: after beating the Father of Stones open the gate, enter the next cave and take the first exit on the right. Alternatively, follow the path to the Gray-Bronze Cart, or go right of the shrine through a small temple gate and down into a cave system.
2. Curio – White Seashell Waist Chain (Reliable). Random drop from bull-like enemies (Bull Stalwart / Brutes). Look for a mace-wielding enemy at the back of the Rakshasa Palace area, bull enemies near the Emerald Hall shrine, or the many at Bishui Cave's Cave Depths shrine.
3. Curio – Gold Button (Reliable). Drops from the large shielded giants at the Rakshasa Palace shrine / in the lava lake near the Emerald Hall. Defeat both giants; one of them may be enough.
4. Curio – Flame Orb (Reliable). Dropped by the Rusty-Gold Cart, the last cart of the Five Element Carts questline, near the Cooling Slope shrine in the Field of Fire.
5. Curio – Daoist's Basket of Fire and Water (Reliable). Dropped by the Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast, the boss at the end of the Bishui Cave secret area.
6. Gourd – Immortal Blessing Gourd (Reliable). Bought from the Shen Monkey vendor at the Marsh of White Mist shrine in Bamboo Grove (Chapter 1 area), from Chapter 5 onward. Needs the Buddha's Left Hand (dropped near the Lower Hollow shrine) and Buddha's Right Hand (dropped by the boss near the Cliff of Oblivion shrine), both from Chapter 4.
7. Gourd – Supreme Gourd (Reliable). In Rakshasa Palace (Furnace Valley): from the shrine go upstairs and over the bridge, take the left path to the room with the Old Man, talk to him until his line repeats, then interact with the fire in the middle. Needs the Old Gourd upgraded to 9 charges first.
8. Transformation – Dark Thunder (Check in game). Complete the Horse Guai (Ma Tianba) questline: speak to him in every chapter from 1 to 5, then pull the string from the Element Cart in the lava lake at Furnace Valley – Valley Entrance. You turn into a horse guai immune to thunder. Watch out: Missable if any Horse Guai talk in Chapters 1–5 was skipped; recoverable in New Game+.
9. Vessel – Plantain Fan (Reliable). Complete the Flaming Mountains chapter; Princess Iron Fan hands it to you at the end.
10. Spirit – Father of Stones (Reliable). Just past the Height of Ember waypoint in the Woods of Ember; a mandatory story boss.
11. Spirit – Charface (Reliable). In the cave just before the Gray-Bronze Cart boss fight.
12. Spirit – Turtle Treasure (Check in game). At Furnace Valley – Valley Entrance, cross the lava to the right; an elite guards a chest.
13. Spirit – Flint Chief (Reliable). In the lava cave system, go to the leftmost corner of the lower part; one of the medium rock formations turns out to be the elite.
14. Spirit – Earth Rakshasa (Reliable). From where the Flint Chief was fought, follow the sloping path to the raised part and turn left to the shielded warrior.
15. Spirit – Misty Cloud / Cloudy Mist (Reliable). A pair at the top of the sloping path in the underground lava cavern; unavoidable, as they guard the exit.
16. Spirit – Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai (Reliable). Behind the Ashen Pass III shrine in a small area that opens after the metal ball rolls through and wrecks the wall; interact with the mushroom to reveal it. Also drops the Earth Spirit Cap armor.
17. Spirit – Flint Vanguard (Reliable). After Pingping uses the fan to dissolve the flame barrier, in the new area guarded by other rock enemies (one drops the Flame Mediator drink).
18. Spirit – Mother of Flamlings (Reliable). Just past the Flint Vanguard path, interact with the glowing spot to spawn her; she summons fire worms.
19. Spirit – Top Takes Bottom / Bottom Takes Top (Reliable). Near the end of the chapter a cutscene has Pingping use the fan and Zhu Bajie fall with the spiked ball. Fast travel back to the Emerald Hall and follow the left of the throne; the spiked ball crashed there.
20. Spirit – Bull Governor (Unconfirmed). In the Purge Pit area of the Bishui Cave secret area. No route text read.
21. Meditation Spot – The Relief (Camp of Seasons) (Reliable). From the Camp of Seasons shrine, cross the hanging bridge and follow the cave and a second wooden bridge; turn right and climb the stairs to the platform. Alternatively, go past the Brown-Iron Cart and up the stairs guarded by an archer.
22. Meditation Spot – The Buddha (Emerald Hall) (Reliable). From the Emerald Hall shrine go up the stairs; take the left path instead of the Keeper of Flaming Mountains arena and find the spot in front of a Buddha statue (or on the balcony edge to the right).
23. Meditation Spot – The Crag (Ashen Pass III) (Reliable). Right beside the Ashen Pass III shrine in the Field of Fire: facing it, turn right and go around the rocks.
24. Meditation Spot – The Screen (Purge Pit, Bishui Cave) (Reliable). In the secret area: from the Purge Pit shrine turn your back to it and take the path on your right; the spot is already visible from the shrine.
25. Always Accompanied – Old Man at Rakshasa Palace (Reliable). From the Rakshasa Palace shrine go upstairs and over the bridge, left path to the room with the Old Man. Exhaust all dialogue, then use the fire to upgrade the gourd. Watch out: Skipping any earlier Old Man talk (Chapters 1, 2, 4) fails the achievement.
26. Urge Unfulfilled – Horse Guai in the Element Cart (Check in game). At Furnace Valley – Valley Entrance, walk down the path and into the lava lake on the right; in its corner an Element Cart is stuck with the Horse Guai inside. Interact with the cart (a string comes out) and exhaust all dialogue. Watch out: Pulling the string too early fails the quest in some reports.

Mount Huaguo

1. Curio – Waterward Orb (Reliable). Dropped by the boss Jiao-Loong of Waves. Once you have the spell to ride a cloud, fly into the lake below where you spawn after the cutscene; the boss appears in the middle of the lake.
2. Curio – Celestial Birthstone Fragment (Reliable). Dropped by the frog boss Lang-Baw-Baw. After getting the cloud spell, fly down to the big lake and to the back right corner (the one nearest the cliff where you started); the boss shows when you dismount.
3. Gourd – Multi-Glazed Gourd (Reliable). Bought from the Shen Monkey vendor at the Marsh of White Mist shrine in Bamboo Grove, from Chapter 6 onward.

Endgame, secret ending and New Game+

Point of no return: Choose Continue Journey after the final boss, never Enter a New Cycle, until clean-up is done: New Game+ overwrites your save. Everything missable can be redone in New Game+.

1. Transformation – Azure Dome (Check in game). Reward for the secret ending: a stone monkey form immune to shock and poison. Visit every secret zone; or defeat the secret bosses; or finish four secret areas then use a temple in Chapter 3.
2. Gourd – Qing-Tian Gourd (New Game+) (Reliable). Bought from the Shen Monkey vendor in New Game+ after collecting every journal portrait.