The Phantom Blade Zero 'Whence The Weeping' quest is the first side quest you begin in the game as you can hear a woman crying soon after you get moving. Although, it's actually a long-term quest that doesn't require you to do anything for several hours, followed by vague objectives that require you to complete other side quests and explore optional regions. All in all, it's a complicated side quest but an important one to complete, particularly if you want the game's good ending. So, having completed the quest, here's a full guide on all the steps for 'Whence The Weeping'.
Phantom Blade Zero Whence the Weeping walkthrough
As mentioned, the 'Whence the Weeping' quest in Phantom Blade Zero mostly leaves you to your own devices throughout the early stages of the game. That means you don't have to really do anything but be patient until about halfway through:
- After first hearing the weeping in the Weeping Creek Valley and beginning the 'Whence The Weeping' quest, you must "find the source" of the weeping, though there is no source to find here. Just press on through the creek to reach the Crimson Forest.
- Follow the main quest through the Crimson Forest and you'll pick up more details about the weeping, eventually leading you to the Phantom Blade Zero Bai Chilian boss at the end of the region. Beat them to reach the next region, the Village of Lu.
- Carry on and you'll meet Jewel in the Village of Lu region. Exhaust all her dialogue options, particularly the one about 'faint weeping', to learn about the Illusory Pipa and the Chord.
- Defeat Dusk in the Village of Lu to get the first piece of the Illusory Pipa.
- Reach Pangzhen and meet Myst.
- Continue through Pangzhen and into the Backstreets to unlock the Phantom Blade Zero Flaming Mane Phantom Edge. Make sure you collect the Phantom Blade Zero Mandate Encampment Key on the way.
- Use the Flaming Mane to open the path in the north of the main town area to the Pangzhen docks and the Meigu Lake region.
- Collect the remaining two pieces of the Illusory Pipa and visit Myst to repair it – one from the final boss of the Mandate Encampment and one from a boss on an island in Meigu Lake just east of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower. Make sure you visit the tower for the Phantom Blade Zero A Severed Mindseal quest too.
- Head to the Weeping Mistgate in the northeast of Meigu Lake and use the Illusory Pipa to remove the barrier, letting you head into the Mountain of Imprisonment region. This is also where the Phantom Blade Zero Cui quest finally picks up again.
- Work your way through the mountain, defeat the final boss at the summit, then jump down the pit that you can open to bring an end to this quest.
Weeping Creek Valley has plenty of other quests that you can pick up early but won't complete for a long time, like the Phantom Blade Zero Triple Threat quest, finding a Phantom Blade Zero Flesh Lily, and getting inside the Phantom Blade Zero Crimson Manor.
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