How to get the Phantom Blade Zero Village of Lu Cellar Key

Phantom Blade Zero Soul trying to open Village of Lu cellar door but he doesn't have the right key — (Image credit: S-Game)

The Phantom Blade Zero Village of Lu Cellar Key isn’t anywhere near the cellar itself, and can be quite easily missed if you don't explore the smuggler's tunnel thoroughly enough. That's because getting this cellar key relies on you finding and using a different key in the tunnel first. So, to help you find the Village of Lu Cellar Key without issue, I've explained everything you need to know below.

Phantom Blade Zero Village of Lu Cellar Key location

Phantom Blade Zero thief giving Soul the Village of Lu Cellar Key — (Image credit: S-Game)

The Village of Lu Cellar Key is found in the smuggler's tunnel that leads out of the village and into Pangzhen – unlike the Phantom Blade Zero Mandate Encampment Key, this key is at least found in the same region as the door it unlocks. You'll enter this tunnel towards the end of the Village of Lu's main quest, but there's a lot to do before you get the key itself.

Here's how you get the Village of Lu Cellar Key specifically after you have beaten Mu Xiaokui, the Iron Fiend, and the Jade Dancer, and have used the puppet eye to open the door ahead of the Puppet Testing Ground Bell:

Go down the newly revealed route and, when you get to the fork in the path, go straight ahead into the large room with lots of red candles and red ropes suspending puppet parts.
Kill the shield-bearing puppet in this room to remove the thread barrier that blocks the other path you'll be using later.
Look at the nook to the left of where you entered this room from and grab the Tunnel Cage Key off the table.

Phantom Blade Zero Soul in the smuggler's tunnel with the tunnel cage key visibly marked on a nearby table — (Image credit: S-Game)

Go back the way you came to the fork in the path and go right, then keep going until you find the Trapped Thief in a prison cell.
Interact with the cell door to open it with the Tunnel Cage Key. You'll automatically start talking to the Trapped Thief who will then give you the Village of Lu Cellar Key.

Phantom Blade Zero Soul running up to cage to unlock it and free the trapped thief — (Image credit: S-Game)

Now that you've got the cellar key, you can fast travel to the Smuggler's Treasure Cellar Bell and open the cellar. Inside you'll find the Remnant Spark Cage Accessory, lots of Solvent, and two chests offering Remnant Dust, upgrade materials, and talismans. It's not the greatest hoard, but it's better than nothing – just watch out for the puppet warrior inside.

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