Phantom Blade Zero Mountain of Imprisonment Guide: Quests, Bosses & Collectibles

The Mountain of Imprisonment is an optional region connected to Phantom Blade Zero’s true ending. Alongside boss fights, you’ll be rescuing prisoners, tracking down items, and making dialogue choices that actually matter.

Getting every reward takes a little planning. Looking cool in combat is great; realising you skipped a quest three Bells ago? Less great, ngl.

Here’s the route, the quest order, and everything worth checking before you move on.

Spoiler heads-up: This guide covers regional bosses, side-quest events, and ending prerequisites. Scroll responsibly, bestie.

How to Reach the Mountain of Imprisonment

Repair the Illusory Pipa, then use it at the mist barrier in Meigu Lake to enter the Mountain of Imprisonment.

If your pipa still needs fixing, collect its components and return to Myst in Pangzhen.

Once everything is collected, speak to Myst to repair the instrument. Then head to the northern Meigu Lake mist barrier, where the crying can be heard, and use it.

Still getting nowhere at the fog wall? Check your journal. Having the parts in your inventory doesn’t mean the repair is finished. Myst can’t fix your instrument via good vibes, unfortunately.

Check Your Side Quests Before Heading Up

Before committing to the climb, check that you’ve started the relevant quests. Several objectives overlap, so progressing them together is much easier than finishing one and only then looking at the next.

• Cui: Speak to Cui at the Puppet Experiment Site in the Village of Lu.
• Don’t Forget Me: After obtaining the Illusory Pipa, speak to the relevant NPC on the third floor of Pangzhen’s market.
• Hero’s Lament: Rescue Liu Yi in the mountain’s cage area and speak to him.
• Ledger of Atonement: Speak to the Ironmask and the female puppet near Shrine Outer Gate.

Got a key and immediately want to open the next gate? Hold that thought, my sweetie.

Finish the available rescues and item hand-ins in the cage area before opening the gate toward the shrine. Charging ahead with unfinished quests is how “I’ll sort it out tmr” becomes “wait, where did the NPC go?”

Mountain of Imprisonment Walkthrough: Which Way Do You Go?

Keep this general route in mind:

The Lady’s Path → Iron Butcher’s Camp → Hanging Cage Cavern and Cavern Passage → Commander’s Platform → Shrine Outer Gate → Lower cage area → The Lady’s Shrine.

There are plenty of cages, levers, and side paths along the way. At each new location, activate the Bell, check for conversations and pickups, then head toward the boss.

A quick look around now beats returning later to an empty cage like, “Hello? Anyone home?”

1. Iron Butcher’s Camp: Win the Fight, Then Search the Area

Early on, you’ll encounter Iron Butcher, the Frenzied Brute. Defeating him rewards the Iron Butcher Mask.

After activating the camp Bell, collect the Blackstone Fragment ahead and check the elevated routes for Memory Flowers. Some pickups require ladders, wall-running, or sliding into buildings, so a quick lap at ground level won’t cover everything.

Continue exploring and interact with the elderly prisoner to advance Cui’s quest. There’s also an opportunity to earn the Talisman of Despair by rescuing another prisoner.

If someone’s stuck in a cage, maybe give them a moment before sprinting off to your next boss appointment.

2. Cavern Passage: Pick Up the Quests Before Fighting Bi Feng

Once you reach the caves and cages, speak to the prisoners you can interact with.

Alongside Liu Yi’s Hero’s Lament, you’ll find The Broad Saber. For that quest, speak to the NPC in the cave before defeating Bi Feng, then return for another conversation afterward.

Once Bi Feng is down, check these three things before heading farther uphill:

Rootless Dew is near Bi Feng’s arena, on the rock to the left after heading up the stairs. For the Detached Cage Lever, climb the tower and enter the building.

You’ll need both later. Grab them now and spare yourself the deeply unglamorous “brb, forgot the quest item” journey.

3. Shrine Outer Gate: Rescue First, Progress Second

Before leaving Bi Feng’s area, collect Rootless Dew before opening the gate and speaking to Lu Sanqian.

Yep, the order matters. Resist the urge to open every door the second you see it.

Next, handle the tree, rescue, and conversation objectives for Don’t Forget Me, then continue toward Shrine Outer Gate. Before challenging Kui Yanyan, make sure Rootless Dew and the Detached Cage Lever are both in your inventory.

After defeating Kui Yanyan, interact with the fallen Young Master Zhou nearby. Then look behind the wooden boxes for the route down to the lower area.

At the cages, remember to:

• Rescue Lu Sanqian and give him Rootless Dew.
• Collect Moji’s Bloodstained Sword and take it back to Liu Yi.

The post-boss adrenaline is real, but handle these objectives before racing ahead. Your quest journal will thank you.

Ledger of Atonement: Which Choice Unlocks Bai Xue’s Follow-Up?

Time to give the dialogue-skip button a little break. This choice matters.

After finding the ledger and returning to the NPC, choose the option meaning:

“This won’t absolve you of your sins.”

This leads to the additional fight and follow-up quest route.

After the battle, speak to the female puppet nearby to obtain the Bloodstained Necklace and continue the Bai Xue storyline.

You’ll then return to Pangzhen and use the Backstreet Courtyard Key to explore the next location.

Winning the fight doesn’t finish every interaction. Check the conversations and collect the items before leaving. One last chat, then you’re good, promise.

Mountain of Imprisonment Boss Order and Preparation

Along the main route, you’ll encounter Iron Butcher, Bi Feng, Kui Yanyan, Jade-Face, and finally Huangxing. The Ledger of Atonement branch includes an additional fight, so leave yourself prepared for that too.

For equipment, invest in a main weapon and Phantom Edges you’re comfortable using. On your first attempt, watch where enemy combos end and test openings with shorter attacks before committing to longer strings.

That “one more hit” temptation is powerful. So is the boss’s ability to send you straight back to the Bell. Stay sensible, babes.

Mountain of Imprisonment Collectibles: What Should You Check?

Plenty of rewards here come from quests and post-fight conversations. Opening every chest is only part of the job.

Use this checklist to work out what you might have missed:

Some Memory Flower pickups are individual petals. Before announcing “100%, let’s go,” check whether the whole set is actually complete.

Where Should You Return After Beating Huangxing?

Defeating Huangxing rewards the Flying Guillotine, opening up further exploration opportunities.

Continue downward, rescue the Chord, and interact with Inanis to progress the illusion-gate and Crimson Manor follow-ups. This progression connects to the Puppet’s Tongue and Crystal Puppet Eye (Yin), while Crimson Manor leads onward to the Frost Mask and Crystal Puppet Eye (Yang).

These items matter for later ending preparation, so celebrate the Huangxing win, but don’t mark the whole storyline as finished just yet.

Also, Cui’s mountain quest section concerns her grandfather. Finding her parents continues later at Mount Soulrend.

If your objective now says to find her parents, keep progressing. You don’t need to knock on every door on this mountain. They’re not secretly waiting behind the last crate, hun.

FAQ

Handle those steps when you reach them and keep an earlier save for a little peace of mind.

Conclusion

The Mountain of Imprisonment is much easier to manage when you respect the quest order: repair the pipa, collect the dew and lever, rescue prisoners, return the quest items, then continue toward the shrine and Huangxing.

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