All Black Myth Wukong secrets and hidden details

Want to find all of the dozens of Black Myth: Wukong secrets hidden across all 6 Chapters? Soulslikes are known for their hidden passageways, obscure questlines, and secret bosses, but Black Myth: Wukong has still surprised its playerbase with both the quality and the sheer opaqueness of certain secrets dotted about its six Chapters. There are extremely important items hidden behind walls; numerous secret boss encounters per Chapter; unique dialogue options from certain enemies and NPCs; and even ways to get certain bosses to fight one another in epic matchups.

There's a lot to discover in this game, folks, and it's unlikely you'll have seen all of Black Myth: Wukong's secrets in just your first playthrough. In this guide, we'll walk you through all of the dozens of secrets we've encountered in Black Myth: Wukong and exactly how to find them yourself, so you can leave no stone unturned throughout your own Journey To The West.

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This guide is divided into sections for each of Black Myth: Wukong's Chapters, so use the below links to skip ahead to the Chapter you're on and discover all the secrets buried there.

• Chapter 1 secrets
• Chapter 2 secrets
• Chapter 3 secrets
• Chapter 4 secrets
• Chapter 5 secrets
• Chapter 6 secrets

Chapter 1 secrets

Chapter 1 is comparatively short and linear compared to later Chapters, but there's still a fair few secrets to uncover in the Forest Of Wolves and beyond. Here are all the Black Myth Wukong secrets available to find in Chapter 1.

Skandha Of Form

The first secret you'll come across is the Skandha Of Form, one of five key Skandha items hidden throughout Black Myth: Wukong. These items don't do anything by themselves, but when combined you'll get a very nice benefit towards the late-game.

You can obtain the Skandha Of Form by interacting with a Buddha head statue in the dirt on your left just a short distance beyond the very first Keeper's Shrine: "Front Hills". As you approach, you'll see a fellow monkey doddering about the statue before noticing you and quickly departing. This same monkey will be found around the locations of all future Skandhas, so keep an eye out!

Red Tides Spell

Black Myth: Wukong is chock full of easily missed boss encounters, and the earliest of them is Guangzhi - an enemy hidden away at the far back-left corner of the "Outside The Forest" area. Take the left path across the bridge and turn left again, then follow the path to reach Guangzhi's arena.

Why's it so important to find and beat Guangzhi? Two reasons. First: there's a bell you can ring in his arena which is part of the quest for unlocking Chapter 1's secret area (more on this below). Second: defeating Guangzhi unlocked the Red Tides Spell, your very first Transformation Spell in Black Myth: Wukong. This powerful spell allows you to temporarily transform into Guangzhi himself, giving you a powerful new moveset of scorching attacks, and a new health bar whenever you need it in battle.

Guangmou's special dialogue

Here's a quick little easter egg that passes many players by: if you defeat Guangzhi and then use his Red Tides Spell to transform into him while fighting Guangmou, then Guangmou gets some unique dialogue. Those two have a history, you see - both studied as disciples under Elder Jinchi (more on him below too). So when Guangmou sees Guangzhi, he says:

"Guangzhi? You killed him? Excellent. Simply excellent."

It's not much, but it's a nice little extra detail.

Chapter 1's Secret Area: Ancient Guanyin Temple

There are secret regions in most of Black Myth: Wukong's Chapters. The secret region in Chapter 1 is the Ancient Guanyin Temple, and to unlock it, you must ring all three Bells by Guangzhi's, Guangmou's, and the Whiteclad Noble's boss arenas. Once you ring the third Bell, you'll be transported to a new area where you can rest at the "Grand Chamber" Shrine, open three chests, and defeat the Elder Jinchi boss for a powerful reward: the Fireproof Mantle Vessel.

The Red Loong

Another important series of secrets that spans the entire game is the Loong bosses, a group of dragons which can only be found in their respective arenas using the Loong Scales item. To get this item, you actually need to progress into Chapter 2 - we explain more just below. Once you have this item, return to the "Outside The Forest" Shrine in Chapter 1 and head to the giant waterfall to the far left of the area. Interact with the waterfall to reveal a passage, through which you can fight the powerful and secret Red Loong boss.

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Chapter 2 secrets

Chapter 2 is much larger and more complex in nature than Chapter 1, and the number of secrets to discover rises significantly. Here are the Chapter 2 secrets to keep an eye out for while you play.

The Hiding Rat Captain

You know the big open area to the right of Sandgate Village, where the two-headed Rat Captains patrol? Well, towards the end of that area there's a little shack, and if you approach it you'll hear voices from inside. Interact with the shack and you'll have a brief (one-sided) conversation with a hiding Rat Captain who mentions the "Third Prince" if you clear the area of enemies.

This isn't important right now, but once you reach Chapter 3, there are two different ways to get the Ashen Slumber Transformation Spell depending on whether you spoke to this hiding Rat Captain or not. If you do speak to them, you can simply loot the Spell off the Rat Captain's body in the Third Prince's cell. If you don't speak to them in the shack, then you'll have to find them elsewhere in the Pagoda and defeat them in combat to obtain the Spell.

The two ways to encounter the First Prince

One of the earliest major bosses in Chapter 2 is the dual fight between you and both the Rat King and the Second Prince simultaneously. What many players don't realise is that there are two ways to win this fight, and depending on how you win, you'll encounter the next available boss (the First Prince) slightly differently.

It all depends on who you kill first in the Rat King/Second Prince fight. If you dispatch the Second Prince first, the Rat King will flee, and a short distance into the cave to the left, you'll prompt a cutscene where the Rat King summons the First Prince himself. However, if you kill the Rat King first, you'll be forced then to also kill an aggrieved and more powerful Second Prince, who drops a unique item: the Pungent Flesh Chunk. With this item, you can interact with the edge of the cliff in the First Prince's boss arena inside the cave to summon him yourself.

How to get the Loong Scales

The First Prince fight holds another key secret: the Loong Scales item. This item is what allows you to unlock all of the hidden Loong fights across every Chapter of the game, but it's an item that's extremely easy to miss. To get it, you must break the clay wall to the side of the First Prince arena - but you can only break it with a particularly powerful attack. Here are the methods we know that can break the wall:

• Bait the First Prince into attacking the wall for you.
• Headbutt the wall with the Wandering Wight Spirit attack.
• Use Azure Dust's de-transformation attack on the wall.

Once the wall is broken, squeeze through the gap and open the chest to obtain the Loong Scales item. Using this item you can find and defeat the various Loong enemies. Speaking of which...

Black Loong

Once you've obtained the Loong Scales from the First Prince arena, you can unlock the first couple of Loong bosses. There's the Red Loong in Chapter 1, but there's another boss hiding in Chapter 2 as well: the Black Loong. To find him, head to the "sand waterfall" to the right of the "Rockrest Flat" Shrine, and interact with it to open another secret passageway.

Follow the passage to a new enclosed boss arena where you can face the Black Loong and his powerful lightning-infused weapons. Quick tip - stand on the large rock in the centre of the arena to dodge all of his shockwave attacks.

The Man-In-Stone NPC

The Man-In-Stone is an NPC hiding away near the "Squall Hideout" Shrine. To reach him, head around the corner to the right of the Shrine, and then follow the central lower path into a small ravine. At the end of the path you can speak to the Man-In-Stone, who sends you on a quest to kill the Mother Of Stones boss in the nearby cave.

Once you return to the Man-In-Stone having defeated the Mother Of Stones, he'll reveal himself to be a bit of a twat. Attack him for a brief and ignobly one-sided "boss" fight, after which he'll shrink back into the ground and become a reluctant vendor for the rest of the game. By defeating him and finishing his quest, you'll also gain the surprisingly handy Azure Dust Transformation Spell.

Collect the 6 Buddha's Eyeballs

While you're in the Squall Hideout area, keep an eye out for chanting Buddha heads. These large heads can be looted for a Buddha's Eyeball. There are six Buddha's Eyeballs to be found in Squall Hideout, and once you've obtained all six, you can insert them into the large rock in the Stone Vanguard boss arena at Rock Clash Platform to summon a new, even more powerful boss: Shigandang.

Defeating Shigandang will give you Chapter 2's Skandha item - the Skandha Of Feeling - so it's well worth doing, even if you weren't interested in the spectacle of fighting another powerful Chapter 2 boss. If you're having trouble tracking down all the Buddha heads, consult our guide on all 6 Buddha's Eyeball locations in Black Myth: Wukong.

The Stone Vanguard vs Shigandang

Many players defeat the Stone Vanguard in Chapter 2 quite early on, as there are multiple paths which lead to this arena. But if you hold off defeating the Stone Vanguard until after you've collected all six Buddha's Eyeballs (see above), then you'll unlock quite an easter egg. Turns out, if you awaken Shigandang while the Stone Vanguard is still alive, they'll start fighting each other in grand kaiju fashion.

Aside from being extremely cool, it also takes out the Stone Vanguard (Shigandang is stronger), and also weakens Shigandang a little to make the subsequent fight easier for you.

The Old Rattle-Drum and the Mad Tiger

Possibly the most easily missed of Chapter 2's secret questlines is the Old Rattle-Drum quest, which leads you to a fight against the powerful Mad Tiger way back in Sandgate Village. To uncover this secret, defeat the Tiger's Acolyte at Windrest Hamlet to obtain the Old Rattle-Drum item. After that, go to the following three locations:

1. In the right-hand area with lots of corpses inside Windrest Hamlet.
2. On the right-hand side just beyond the main doors you unlock in the Valley Of Despair.
3. By the well in the far end of the Earth Wolf arena.

After that, the spirit of a boy will appear and drop down the nearby well; follow him down to reach the "Bottom Of The Well" area of Sandgate Village where you can fight the Mad Tiger and obtain his Spirit.

Chapter 2's Secret Area: Kingdom Of Sahālī

Chapter 2's largest secret is the Kingdom Of Sahālī, a region which you can only reach be completing the Drunken Boar questline. The Drunken Boar's actual name is the Yellow Robed Squire, and he can be found (very drunk) at the back of the Rockrest Flat area. Give him a Sobering Stone (you can purchase one from the Man-In-Stone or find one in Windrest Hamlet), and he'll move to the Crouching Tiger Temple. After that, give him a Jade Lotus, and he'll go back to near where you first found him.

Approach the Yellow Robed Squire back at the Rockrest Flat, and he'll attack you. Best him, and he'll guide you to the start of the Kingdom Of Sahālī, a wide-open desert area where you can face first the "Tiger Vanguard" and then the mythical beetle, Fuban. Defeating Fuban will reward you with the Wind Tamer, Chapter 2's Vessel.

The Yellow Wind Sage and the Wind Tamer

The final step of Chapter 2 is to defeat the Yellow Wind Sage, a Yaoguai King awaiting you inside the sandstorm tornado next to the Cellar of the Crouching Tiger Temple. He has a number of powerful and irritating wind-based attacks, but what you may not realise is that the Wind Tamer Vessel you gain by defeating Fuban in the Kingdom Of Sahālī is a direct counter to the Yellow Wind Sage. He even has unique dialogue when you whip it out:

"The Wind Tamer... How is it yours to use?"

Using the Wind Tamer will effectively render all his wind-based attacks completely useless, making the final fight of Chapter 2 much, much easier.

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Chapter 3 secrets

Chapter 3 is the longest of the 6 Chapters on offer, and so a comparatively large number of Black Myth: Wukong's secrets can be found inside the regions of The New West. Here's every secret to watch out for in Chapter 3:

Kill all the Lantern Wardens for a curio reward

Once you reach the oppressive Pagoda Realm, you'll no doubt come across the eldritch Lantern Wardens strolling about the area during moments where you're cursed by the Pagoda. There are 9 Lantern Wardens in total, and they don't respawn if you kill them - although you have to time it right, because they disappear when the curse ends.

Here's the secret that most players miss: if you kill all 9 Lantern Wardens before you stop the curse (i.e. before you defeat Captain Wise-Voice), then you'll obtain a powerful curio: the Auspicious Lantern. This curio gives you increased attack but reduced max health while using the Cloud Step Spell. So be sure to hunt down all 9 Lantern Wardens before you ascend out of the Pagoda.

Unlocking the Purple Seals in the Pagoda Realm

The other major mystery in the Pagoda Realm is that several of the cell doors are locked behind a purple magical seal. Among them is the cell in which the Third Prince NPC resides; you can talk to him from outside his cell, but in order to complete his short questline you need to dispel these purple seals. To do that, simply defeat Captain Lotus-Vision, an enemy residing down the hole right next to the "Upper Pagoda" Shrine. Once you've done that, you can open all the cell doors in the Pagoda Realm.

The Third Prince and the Four Captains

The Third Prince is an NPC who can be found very early on in the Pagoda Realm, and once you dispel the Purple Seal on his cell door (see above) you can speak to him properly. His questline involves collecting the Spirits of the four Captain bosses in Chapter 3. Here's where to find all four Captains:

• Captain Lotus-Vision: Found down the hole next to the "Upper Pagoda" Shrine.
• Captain Wise-Voice: Found at the top of the Pagoda next to the "Mani Wheel" Shrine.
• Captain Void-Illusion: Already dead, but you can loot his Spirit from his corpse at Longevity Road.
• Captain Kalpa-Wave: Found guarding the entrance to New Thunderclap Temple beyond Longevity Road.

Once you've defeated all four Captains and obtained their Spirits, speak to the Third Prince again back in the Pagoda Realm, and you'll receive the Chu-Bai Spearhead, a key material used to craft the Chu-Bai Spear weapon. This is one of just two weapons in the game which has a different moveset from the rest, because it incorporates spear techniques into your attacks instead of just blunt staff swings.

The Ashen Slumber Spell

Remember the Hiding Rat Captain in Chapter 2? Well depending on whether you spent time with him or passed him by, there are two different methods to get the Ashen Slumber Transformation Spell to turn yourself into a two-headed Rat Captain.

If you spoke to the Hiding Rat Captain, then you'll find him dead in the Third Prince's cell, and once you gain admittance you can loot the body for the Ashen Slumber Spell. If you didn't speak to the Hiding Rat Captain, then there'll be no corpse in the Third Prince's cell, and you'll instead be forced to find and fight the Rat Captain boss in the Upper Pagoda in order to obtain the Spell.

The Great Pagoda

At first, you may be a bit mystified when you come across the Great Pagoda area of Chapter 3 during your first playthrough. This beautiful interior appears to serve no purpose except as a house for an out-of-the-way Keeper's Shrine. However, it harbours one of Black Myth: Wukong's biggest secrets: the secret True Ending. You'll need to come back here later on, near the end of the game, in order to fully explore the Great Pagoda.

Cyan Loong

The Cyan Loong is the third of the secret Loong bosses which you can only be unlocked and defeated once you've procured the Loong Scales item from Chapter 2. This particular Loong is found on the right-hand edge of Turtle Island, near where you fight Kang-Jin Star. If you don't yet have the Loong Scales, he'll just appear as an uninteractable statue. But with the Loong Scales in your possession, approaching him will begin a fairly tough fight which ranks among the most difficult in Chapter 3.

Pissing off Zhu Bajie...

Once you defeat Kang-Jin Star, you'll befriend a new ally: Zhu Bajie, legendary companion of Sun Wukong himself. Your diminutive new friend has a short temper, however, and some players have realised that if you buffet him around one too many times in a row by pushing him aside while running, he'll eventually lose his temper and smack you with his rake. A great little easter egg, that one.

Chen Loong and the Zodiac Village hub area

There is another Loong enemy in Chapter 3, but he doesn't count amount the secret Loong bosses because you can find and fight him even without the Loong Scales. However, Chen Loong is special in a different way: completing his quest will unlock Black Myth: Wukong's secret hub area, Zodiac Village.

You can find Chen Loong not far from the "North Shore Of The Bitter Lake" Shrine, a little way out into the water. Defeat him with Zhu Bajie's help, and he'll become a regular old NPC. After that, travel back to the Cellar in Chapter 2 and speak with Xu Dog to obtain a special pill for Chen Loong. Deliver it back to Chen Loong, and you'll gain admittance to the Painted Realm, where Zodiac Village awaits you. This is a hub area to which most of the vendor NPCs will automatically transport - and you'll also get to meet an important new character: Yin Tiger!

Duel and defeat Yin Tiger for huge rewards

Yin Tiger is found in Zodiac Village once you unlock it through Chen Loong's questline. He's a blacksmith, and can craft new weapons and armour for you, as well as upgrading existing armour. But you can also choose to "Challenge" Yin Tiger at any time.

Be warned: Yin Tiger is probably the most difficult boss in Chapter 3, so don't go in unprepared. If you do manage to defeat him in single combat, however, you'll gain some exceptional benefits, including a new curio slot, and the powerful Ebon Flow Transformation Spell.

Turtle Tear Soak

While you're pottering about the North Shore Of The Bitter Lake, head along the shoreline until you reach a gigantic skeleton. Here, you can fight an optional boss called the Apramāna Bat. He's an irritant, but not too much of a threat. What's good about this fight is that once you defeat him, a cutscene will ensue during which the great Turtle sheds a tear for the loss of his serpent companion (the skeleton).

You can pick up this tear in the form of the Turtle Tear Soak, which you can add to your Gourd in order to gain a moderate amount of Mana whenever you drink the Gourd while at full Health.

Skandha Of Thought

The Skandha Of Thought is probably the most well-hidden Skandha of the lot. To find it, jump down the side of the cliff directly in front of the "Mindfulness Cliff" Shrine, and follow the path all the way to the end. At the top of a small set of stone steps, you'll see the telltale monkey scrounging about a partially snow-covered Buddha head. Interact with the head to obtain the Skandha Of Thought.

The Treasure Hunter

The Treasure Hunter is a seemingly hapless NPC you'll encounter in the North Shore Of The Bitter Lake, surrounded by enemies. Killing the enemies will prompt a thank you, and a seeming end to the encounter - but it's actually the start of a very important secret questline in Chapter 3.

Next, you should explore the surroundings near the "Towers Of Karma" Shrine, because not far from the Shrine you'll find the Treasure Hunter again, near the point of being frozen to death. To rescue him again, cast the Ring Of Fire Spell at his feet. After that, he'll tell you about the fabled Melon Field near here, which is where he's trying to reach. The Melon Field can be reached by jumping off the edge of the cliff by the river at the base of the "Brook of Bliss" area. Follow this path, and you'll encounter the Treasure Hunter's true form - the Green-Capped Martialist.

Not only is this questline very useful for the reward you receive after defeating the Green-Capped Martialist (the Spell Binder Spell), but it's a required quest that you must complete if you want to reach Black Myth: Wukong's True Ending.

Old Ginseng Guai

The Old Ginseng Guai is a very easy boss to miss when you're struggling to make head or tail of the Valley Of Ecstasy in your first journey through Chapter 3. He's the first of a handful of secret buried plant bosses which you'll encounter over the next few Chapters, and each of them has to be plucked from the ground like an ordinary plant in order to "summon" them for a fight.

The Old Ginseng Guai can be found just a short distance on from the "Towers Of Karma" Shrine, in a dirt clearing with several plants in the ground. Pick the central plant to unleash the Old Ginseng Guai.

Skull Of Turtle Treasure

While not technically a secret, the Skull Of Turtle Treasure is a fairly rare drop which many players may miss, so I'm highlighting it here. This armor headpiece has the unique effect of increasing your chances of obtaining materials from a defeated enemy, so it's well worth wearing whenever you're farming for any items. The Skull Of Turtle Treasure drops from Turtle Treasure enemies - rare Lesser Yaoguai with large mace-like hammers. You can find one of them in Chapter 3, up the steps left of the "Longevity Road" Shrine.

The Fox

You'll first meet the Fox character in an animation at the end of Chapter 2. This same Fox can be spoken to at the "Forest Of Felicity" Shrine in the Valley Of Ecstasy. Sadly, time has passed and the fox spirit is now a remnant inside a corpse sitting next to the archway in front of the Shrine. Speak to it and it'll give you the Snow Fox Brush, which you can use to transform into a Fox at will.

To complete this Fox questline, you need to enter the temple where the boss Non-Void is waiting. You can find him in New Thunderclap Temple, and as long as you enter his temple while in Fox form, you'll gain some special dialogue from Non-Void before the fight. Once you've defeated him, return to the corpse at the "Forest Of Felicity" Shrine to gain your final quest reward: the Snow Fox Brush curio, which increases the duration of Transformations.

Hoarfrost Spell

One final hidden opportunity before you complete Chapter 3 can be found tucked away in a corner of New Thunderclap Temple. If you take an immediate right at the "Temple Entrance" Shrine and follow the path all the way to the end, you'll find a boss - the Monk From The Sea - as you approach the nearby plinth on the balcony overlooking the temple square. Defeat this (surprisingly powerful) boss, and you'll gain access to the Hoarfrost Transformation Spell, which allows you to temporarily turn into the Monk From The Sea and utilise his Frost Bane attacks to freeze enemies in the future.

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Chapter 4 secrets

Chapter 4 is generally more straightforward than Chapter 3, although it's quite easy to get lost and miss some key secrets in the Webbed Hollow region in particular. To help avoid that, have a peruse through our list of all the Chapter 4 secrets in Black Myth: Wukong.

Feeding the Proto-Amourworm

You may have discovered that there's a boss called the Elder Amourworm a short way into the Webbed Hollow. You can find it at the end of the path near the "Verdure Bridge" Shrine where the two creepy lanterns with faces chanting "Big day!" at you. Defeat the Elder Amourworm, and you'll obtain the Proto-Amourworm item, which has a rather obscure function quite unlike any other item in Black Myth.

Turns out, you can bring the Proto-Amourworm to Chen Loong in Zodiac Village (provided you've unlocked it), and he'll plant it like a regular plant. However, it does nothing until you feed it three Rice Cocoons in a row. You can gather Rice Cocoons from the Webbed Hollow by breaking apart cocoons wherever you see them; it won't take you long at all to gather three of them. Feed them to the Proto-Amourworm outside Chen Loong's shop in Zodiac Village, and you'll be given the main reward for this obscure mini-quest: the Elder Amourworm Spirit.

Skandha Of Choice

The Skandha Of Choice is the fourth Skandha item you can find in Black Myth: Wukong. Thankfully it's easier to find than the one in the previous Chapter, but it's still easy to overlook. To find it, head beyond the "Purifying Spring" Shrine in the Webbed Hollow and interact with the Buddha head surrounded by cocoons at the far end of the lake. Provided you've kept up with gathering all these Skandha items, the next step in this questline (in a future Chapter) is where things get really interesting!

The Immortal Blessing Gourd

A requirement of making your way through the Webbed Hollow is defeating the Buddha's Right Hand, a very strange Yaoguai Chief found along a narrow corridor just beyond the "Cliff Of Oblivion" Shrine. Defeating it will give you the "Buddha's Right Hand" item, which is useless without its companion - the Buddha's Left Hand.

So, where do you get the Buddha's Left Hand item? Inexplicably, it's in the possession of Chapter 4's frog boss, Baw-Li-Guhh-Baw, found by taking the side passage just before the "Lower Hollow" Shrine. Defeat both these bosses, and you'll be able to fulfill the Buddha's Hand items' purpose: to craft the Immortal Blessing Gourd. This legendary Gourd gives you half the normal amount of healing but dramatically increases your attack for a short duration after each swig. This is the same effect as the Plaguebane Gourd you can receive from the Mad Tiger's lair in Chapter 2, but the Immortal Blessing Gourd has 8 charges instead of 5, making it much more viable later on in the game.

Yellow Loong

The strongest of all the secret Loong bosses, the Yellow Loong can be found at the end of a long secret passage through the Webbed Hollow in Chapter 4. Again, the first step is to obtain the Loong Scales from Chapter 2; after that, you need to defeat all the previous Loong bosses from the last few Chapters.

Cross the bridge made from the Buddha's Right Hand, then turn left a short way down this path and drop onto a platform at one side of a long bridge. Follow this bridge path all the way, and then use Cloud Step to get through the array of Clawed Cocoons hanging in your way. At the very end of this secret path is the "Relief Of The Fallen Loong" Shrine area, and on the edge of the cliff you can face the powerful Yellow Loong and best it for its best-in-class Golden Lining Transformation Spell.

The Venomous Armguard

The Venomous Armguard is extremely easy to skip, and because of how it's obtained, if you miss it you can't go back and get it again; it's lost forever. This is because to obtain the Venomous Armguard, you must detach one of the Venom Daoist's extra arms on its back in either of your two fights against him. The best way to do this is by targeting his back repeatedly with a weapon that doesn't deal too much damage (because otherwise you'll kill him too quickly). The Venomous Armguard is the final missing part of the Centipede Armor Set, which is the perfect equipment for those who want to use a poison-based Black Myth: Wukong build.

Chapter 4's Secret Area: Purple Cloud Mountain

The beautifully autumnal Purple Cloud Mountain is the secret area of Chapter 4, and it contains a couple of very challenging boss fights. To get there, you must find and defeat the Venom Daoist twice. The first time, he's trapped in a large cocoon in the Pool Of Shattered Jade. After you defeat him there, he can be found again in a cave down a large slope a short distance before the "Court Of Illumination" Shrine.

Once you defeat the Venom Daoist the second time, he'll reveal an entrance to the Purple Cloud Mountain via a mural on the cave wall, which you can interact with in order to transport yourself to the new secretive region.

Daoist Mi

Another Daoist awaits you in the Purple Cloud Mountain, playing a flute just beyond the "Bounds Of Deity's Abode" Shrine. Daoist Mi appears at first as a simple NPC lamenting the loss of his comrades to the madness of the Amourworm. To complete his mini-quest, kill one or more of the daoist enemies nearby in the village until you receive the Violet Hail item as a loot drop.

Return the Violet Hail to Daoist Mi, and he'll reveal his true intentions - to use the Amourworm's power for himself, and kill you with it. Defeat him once, and he'll consume the Violet Hail to grow into an unappetising human-Amourworm hybrid. Beat him round the head again, and you'll receive the Violet Hail Transformation Spell for your troubles.

Fighting the Scorpionlord

The legendary Scorpionlord can be found inside Purple Cloud Mountain, lounging atop a roof, drunk as all hell. He doesn't seem all too interested in fighting you, he just warns you not to mess with his stash. Well, it may have passed you by, but you can indeed force a fight with the Scorpionlord by breaking one of the jars or pots in front of the house. He'll immediately jump down and prepare to show you what for.

Be warned - the Scorpionlord is a tremendously powerful foe, and easily the most difficult boss you've faced so far. Level up your skills, use consumables, and learn his attack patterns well!

The Scorpionlord vs The Duskveil

Another nice little easter egg comes about in Chapter 4 if you decide not to mess with the Scorpionlord's stash of alcohol. Instead, make your way to the very end of the region, to the "Cloudnest Peak" Shrine, where the creature known as the Duskveil awaits you. If you left the Scorpionlord alone, he'll actually arrive and fight the Duskveil himself. Sadly, he doesn't last too long against the Duskveil (despite in my opinion being a much more fearsome foe), but at least he softens the Duskveil up a little bit for you!

Fungiwoman

The Fungiwoman, like the Old Ginseng Guai, is a well-hidden and easily-missed boss masquerading as a regular old plant in the ground. In this case, you'll find the Fungiwoman breathing in the dirt at the end of the path opposite the "Court Of Illumination" Shrine at the end of the Temple Of The Yellow Flower. Pick the plant and she'll emerge and attack you, after which you can beat her to a pulp and take her Spirit for yourself.

Find all the Purple Talismans

Starting in the Webbed Hollow and reaching all the way into the Temple of The Yellow Flower, there are purple talismans dotted about the environments of Chapter 4. Each of these talismans can be plucked from their stone altar, doing nothing on their own until you collect all four of them. Here's where they can be found:

• "The Verdure Bridge" - up past the village in the lower section of this area.
• "Cliff Of Oblivion" - in the pool next to the Shrine.
• "Relief Of The Fallen Loong" - opposite Yellow Loong from the Shrine, at the end of the cave area.
• "Court Of Illumination" - take the left path (from facing the Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master arena).

Be sure to take all of the talismans before you enter the final boss arena. If you do this, then you'll prompt a brief fight against the Supreme Inspector - a dangerous foe who you'll later properly encounter in Chapter 6. The fight is brought to an end before either of you win or lose, but it's a cool little secret detail of Chapter 4 which results in a Stamina-increasing Celestial Nonary Pill for the effort it took to track down all four talismans.

Farming for the Tiger Tendon Belt

The Tiger Tendon Belt is one of the rarest loot drops in Black Myth: Wukong, and the best place to farm for it happens to be in Chapter 4, right at the very end of the Temple Of The Yellow Flower. The Tiger Tendon Belt is a powerful legendary curio which increases your attack if you "see through" the enemy (i.e. "parry" them with a Resolute Strike in Smash Stance). It drops only from Snake Sheriff enemies, so to farm it effectively you should spawn at the "Court Of Illumination" Shrine, turn back, and attack the Snake Sheriff that spawns each time on the left in the water just past the archway.

The Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master and the Weaver's Needle

It tends to be the case that defeating the boss at the end of a Chapter's secret area gives you a Vessel which is extremely useful against the final boss of that Chapter. The same is very much true of Chapter 4: the Weaver's Needle Vessel (i.e. Yondu's arrow from Guardians Of The Galaxy) which you receive from defeating the Duskveil is fantastic against Chapter 4's final boss, the Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master.

In the second phase of the fight, the Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master will send his eyes into the sky all around you in order to shoot nasty little beams of damage at you from above. Use the Weaver's Needle to quickly cancel out this powerful attack, and bring the fight back to the realms of sanity, making it a much easier time overall.

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Chapter 5 secrets

Comparatively simpler than the last two lengths of your journey, Chapter 5 nonetheless holds a handful of easily missed details and secrets. Below we've laid them all out for you so you don't miss a thing.

Ma Tianba and the Dark Thunder Spell

You know Ma Tianba? The horse guy who's randomly appeared in every Chapter before now? Well, his questline finally comes to an end in Chapter 5. You must have spoken to Ma Tianba in all four previous Chapters in order for him to appear; after that, head into the lava on the right-hand side of the downward slope in front of the "Valley Entrance" Shrine. There you'll find a broken down Cart enemy, with a rope hanging from its "mouth". Interact with it to speak to Ma Tianba inside.

To complete his quest, you must progress to the Emerald Hall and defeat the Keeper Of The Flaming Mountains. Once you've done that, return to Ma Tianba and interact with the rope to pull it away from the Cart, earning you his powerful Transformation Spell: Dark Thunder.

If Ma Tianba isn't in the Cart, it means you must have missed one of the previous Chapter locations where you can speak with him. Here they all are for your reference:

• Chapter 1: Head down the stairs and left into the cave beyond the "Back Hills" Shrine.
• Chapter 2: Speak to him next to the Earth Wolf arena in Sandgate Village.
• Chapter 3: Head left down the steps of the central temple in New Thunderclap Temple, enter the next temple and head up the stairs and onto the bridge to find Ma Tianba.
• Chapter 4: Hit the large cocoon down the path beyond the Centipede Guai boss arena to release Ma Tianba.

The Staff Of Blazing Karma

The Staff Of Blazing Karma is a powerful weapon which adds a scorching lava effect to powerful Charged Heavy Attacks in Smash Stance. This weapon can only be crafted with three Samadhi Fire Crystals, and you can only get them by defeating three specific (well-hidden) bosses in Chapter 5:

• Flint Chief: In the lava on your left at the bottom of the slope beyond the "Valley Entrance" Shrine.
• Flint Vanguard: Double back after reaching the "Ashen Pass III" Shrine and take a left turn.
• Mother Of Flamlings: Head just beyond where you found the Flint Vanguard.

For the Mother Of Flamlings specifically, you need to summon her by offering 4x Flame Ore to the flame in the clearing beyond the Flint Vanguard boss. You can farm the required Flame Ore very quickly by defeating the regular Flamling enemies nearby.

Chapter 5's Secret Area: Bishui Cave

Chapter 5's secret region is called Bishui Cave, and in order to reach it, you must defeat all four Cart bosses. You'll run into three out of the four Carts just by following the main path through Chapter 5, but in order to summon the final Cart, you must go back and speak to the Pale-Axe Stalwart after defeating the previous three, and then speak to him again after he moves to the location where you previously defeated the Crimson-Silver Cart.

Once you've done that, you can head a short distance beyond the Mother Of Flamlings boss to the "Cooling Slope" Shrine. Just beyond that, there's a giant iced-over archway guarded by the Rusty-Gold Cart. Defeat it, and then interact with the doorway to unlock the Bishui Cave.

Note: before you enter the cave properly, hug the left cave wall to find another easily-missed boss, Baw-Lang-Lang!

Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top Spirit

You'll encounter the duo of Top Takes Bottom and Bottom Takes Top in a couple of different forms throughout Chapter 5. First, as the relentless charging spiked sphere that makes the "Ashen Pass III" pathway much more of a nightmare than it needs to be. And then later on, you encounter their true selves inside Bishui Cave. But in neither of these places do you find their Spirit. Instead, you can find it by backtracking all the way back to the Emerald Hall after bypassing the sphere the first time. You'll find the remains of the sphere crashed into the cliffside near the exit from the Emerald Hall, and you can interact with it in order to obtain its surprisingly powerful Spirit.

Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai

The last and most dangerous of the fake-plant bosses, the Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai can be found in the clearing right next to the "Ashen Pass III" Shrine. Head into the clearing and pick the central plant, and you'll summon the boss. Don't underestimate this one - it has a nasty habit of throwing its own head at you in order to blind and slow you, allowing it to take down your health in a matter of seconds.

The Supreme Gourd

The Supreme Gourd is a Mythical Gourd which you can only obtain by upgrading your starting Old Gourd to the highest possible level. Visit the Shen Monkey and give him enough Luojia Fragrant Vines to upgrade the max number of uses to 9, and then you're ready for the final step, which takes place inside Rakshasa Palace in Chapter 5.

From the "Rakshasa Palace" Shrine, follow the path across the various bridges and then turn left into the lava to reach a circular stone temple with a flame in the centre of the floor. You can also find Yuan Choucheng, the old master who give you the Blessed Gourd way back in Chapter 1, inside this room. Speak to him, and interact with the flame in order to obtain the Supreme Gourd - the mythical final form of your Old Gourd.

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Chapter 6 secrets

Chapter 6, the final Chapter of Black Myth: Wukong, flips the usual Chapter formula on its head in a few ways, not least with its giant open-world level design and the introduction of the Somersault Cloud Spell. Given this design choice, it's very easy to miss some of the fascinating secrets that are hidden away in this final step of your journey.

The Fortune's Favor Armor Set

One of the most well-hidden secrets in all of Black Myth: Wukong is the Fortune's Favor Armor Set. This set was initially considered for the design of Sun Wukong's original armour before it became what we see in the final game. But rather than remove it altogether, the devs decided to put the entire armor set in a hidden chest in the Verdant Path.

To find the chest, start at the "Verdant Path" Shrine, and then head backwards, all the way to the broken tree where you first spawned in Chapter 6. Once you're there, look up and to the left a little, and you should see that you're standing under a big tree with a nice thick trunk. Hop onto your Somersault Cloud and investigate the other side of that tree trunk. Voila! A chest, containing the secret Fortune's Favor Armor Set!

This armor set has the unique set benefit of increasing your Defense depending on how many Relic skills you've unlocked. You can unlock more and more Relic skills through New Game Plus, so its effectiveness increases dramatically with future playthroughs.

The purpose of the Tadpoles

Ever wondered what all those frog bosses were about? Why are they dotted around the Chapters, and why do they give you Tadpoles upon defeating them? The answer lies in Chapter 6, with the final (and most powerful) of the frog bosses: Lang-Baw-Baw. He can be found in the dirt clearing by the river on your right as you fly from the "Verdant Path" Shrine to the red trees of the Deer Sight Forest.

Once you kill Lang-Baw-Baw and obtain all the Tadpoles in Black Myth: Wukong, you can upgrade the Baw-Li-Guhh-Lang Spirit from Chapter 1 to its highest possible level. Yes, unlike other Spirits, this Spirit requires 1 Tadpole per upgrade. Once you upgrade it to the highest level, it becomes the game's only mythical-level Spirit, and activating it randomly chooses one of the different frog types to determine its type of attack.

Giant Shigandang

The Giant Shigandang, considering its gargantuan size, is remarkably well-hidden in the landscape of Chapter 6. This secret boss can only be summoned if you've collected all four Skandha items from the previous Chapters. Once you've done that, you can follow the right-hand path up the cliff in front of the "Mantis-Catching Swamp" Shrine to the colossal lair of the Giant Shigandang.

Defeat the Giant Shigandang by smashing the crystals on its arms after it smashes them on the ground. Once it's dead, you'll receive the fifth and final Skandha item: the Skandha Of Consciousness.

The Five Skandhas Pill

One final additional secret awaits you after the Giant Shigandang fight. Once you've obtain all five Skandha items, their function can finally be revealed. Head back to Xu Dog in Zodiac Village (or the Cellar in Chapter 2 if you never unlocked Zodiac Village), and present him with the five Skandhas. He'll fashion the Five Skandhas Pill out of them - a one-time permanent stat-increasing Pill which increases all your attributes at once.

Chapter 6's Secret Area: Mount Mei

We alluded to it earlier, but now is the time to explore the most secretive of Black Myth: Wukong's secret areas: Mount Mei, home of the game's True Ending. To unlock this area, you must have fully completed all the previous secret regions in each Chapter (i.e. defeated the bosses at the end of each one), and also completed the Treasure Hunter questline in Chapter 3.

Once you've done all of that and reached Chapter 6, head back to the "Great Pagoda" Shrine in Chapter 3 and approach Maitreya at the top. He'll let you into the land of Mount Mei, where you can finally have your long-awaited rematch with Erlang, The Sacred Divinity, the boss you fought in the prologue.

Erlang has unique dialogue for each of your Transformations

During the first phase of Erlang's fight (where you're fighting him as a human), you'll have the opportunity - as with any other fight - to use a Transformation Spell. What's unique about this fight is that Erlang has unique dialogue for every Transformation in the game, remarking on each one as you transform. For instance, if you transform into Yin Tiger, Erlang will say: "A most fitting time. My spear is in need of sharpening." Badass.

The True Ending

If you managed to defeat Erlang once and for all (and good luck to you, it's easily the hardest boss fight in the game), then you'll unlock the so-called True Ending when you later defeat the final boss of Black Myth: Wukong. Once you've reached the ending, you'll be treated to an extra (and quite lovely) animation about Wukong's journeys if you defeated Erlang first.

The Great Sage's Broken Shell can steal your Gourd

Probably the most jaw-dropping moment in the final boss fight of Black Myth: Wukong is something which some players may not even encounter. If you attempt to drink from your Gourd in the final phase of the fight against the Great Sage's Broken Shell, then he will Immobilize you, take your Gourd, and heal himself with it in a scripted cutscene before throwing it back to you. Doing so will obviously replenish his health a little, while also using up a Gourd charge. At least he gives it back afterwards, eh?

New Game Plus exclusives

One detail which may pass by many players who only go through Black Myth: Wukong once is that you can unlock multiple new features, items, and spells in New Game Plus. You gain the Life-Saving Strand Spell which can bring you back to life if you die; you can earn the Free Mind Relic if you unlocked the True Ending; you can craft new weapons such as the Dark Iron Staff and the Adept Spine-Shooting Fuban Staff; and much more besides. Not to mention, you can't fully fill out your Journal entries until you've started New Game Plus.

The ultra-secret Wukong Stance

The final secret we'll reveal in this guide is the secret of the Wukong Stance. This ultra-secret fourth staff stance is one that you temporarily unlock in Chapter 6 of your first playthrough once you've donned Wukong's armour and the Jingubang staff, and it unlocks a colossally powerful four-Focus Point overhead smash attack which can bring almost any enemy to its knees. What most players don't know is that you can unlock this Wukong Stance permanently.

Unfortunately, in order to unlock the Wukong Stance you need to first unlock every single Relic Skill in the game. That means completing the True Ending in order to unlock the final Free Mind Relic, and then playing through all of Black Myth: Wukong three times in successive New Game Plus playthroughs. Once you've unlocked all 18 Relic Skills, you'll gain the ability to use the Wukong Stance for your fourth playthrough. An achievement worth bragging about, that is.

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That concludes our lengthy and comprehensive guide on all the Black Myth: Wukong secrets to uncover throughout your playthrough (or multiple playthroughs). For more help getting through the game and discovering all these secrets, check out our handy guides on the best weapons, best curios, and best spirits in Black Myth: Wukong.