Here are all the Black Myth Wukong secrets available to find in Chapter 1.
This same monkey will be found around the locations of all future Skandhas, so keep an eye out!
Why’s it so important to find and beat Guangzhi?
To get this item, you actually need to progress into Chapter 2 - we explain morejust below.
Interact with the waterfall to reveal a passage, through which you could fight the powerful and secretRed Loongboss.
Here are the Chapter 2 secrets to keep an eye out for while you play.
It all depends on who you kill first in the Rat King/Second Prince fight.
Using this item you’re free to find and defeat the various Loong enemies.
The Man-In-Stone NPC
TheMan-In-Stoneis an NPC hiding away near the “Squall Hideout” Shrine.
By defeating him and finishing his quest, you’ll also gain the surprisingly handy Azure Dust Transformation Spell.
These large heads can be looted for a Buddha’s Eyeball.
To uncover this secret, defeat the Tiger’s Acolyte at Windrest Hamlet to obtain the Old Rattle-Drum item.
Approach the Yellow Robed Squire back at the Rockrest Flat, and he’ll attack you.
Defeating Fuban will reward you with the Wind Tamer, Chapter 2’s Vessel.
before you defeatCaptain 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 StepSpell.
So be sure to hunt down all 9 Lantern Wardens before you ascend out of the Pagoda.
Once you’ve done that, you canopen all the cell doors in the Pagoda Realm.
His questline involves collecting the Spirits of the four Captain bosses in Chapter 3.
The Ashen Slumber Spell
Remember the Hiding Rat Captain in Chapter 2?
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: thesecret True Ending.
This particular Loong is found on the right-hand edge of Turtle Island, near where you fightKang-Jin Star.
If you don’t yet have the Loong Scales, he’ll just appear as an uninteractable statue.
A great little easter egg, that one.
Defeat him with Zhu Bajie’s help, and he’ll become a regular old NPC.
But you’ve got the option to also choose to “Challenge” Yin Tiger at any time.
He’s an irritant, but not too much of a threat.
Skandha Of Thought
The Skandha Of Thought is probably the most well-hidden Skandha of the lot.
Interact with the head to obtain the Skandha Of Thought.
Pick the central plant to unleash the Old Ginseng Guai.
The Skull Of Turtle Treasure drops from Turtle Treasure enemies - rare Lesser Yaoguai with large mace-like hammers.
To complete thisFox questline, you better enter the temple where the bossNon-Voidis waiting.
However, it does nothing until you feed it three Rice Cocoons in a row.
So, where do you get the Buddha’s Left Hand item?
To get there, you must find and defeat the Venom Daoisttwice.
The first time, he’s trapped in a large cocoon in the Pool Of Shattered Jade.
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.
He’ll immediately jump down and prepare to show you what for.
Level up your skills, use consumables, and learn his attack patterns well!
If you left the Scorpionlord alone, he’ll actually arrive and fight the Duskveil himself.
“parry” them with a Resolute Strike in Smash Stance).
The same is very much true of Chapter 4: the Weaver’s Needle Vessel (i.e.
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.
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 theKeeper Of The Flaming Mountains.
you might farm the required Flame Ore very quickly by defeating the regular Flamling enemies nearby.
Just beyond that, there’s a giant iced-over archway guarded by theRusty-Gold Cart.
Defeat it, and then interact with the doorway to unlock the Bishui Cave.
And then later on, you encounter their true selves inside Bishui Cave.
But in neither of these places do you find their Spirit.
Head into the clearing and pick the central plant, and you’ll summon the boss.
Hop onto your Somersault Cloud and investigate the other side of that tree trunk.
A chest, containing the secret Fortune’s Favor Armor Set!
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?
Yes, unlike other Spirits, this Spirit requires 1 Tadpole per upgrade.
This secret boss can only be summoned if you’ve collected all four Skandha items from the previous Chapters.
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.
For instance, if you transform into Yin Tiger, Erlang will say: “A most fitting time.
My spear is in need of sharpening.”
Doing so will obviously replenish his health a little, while also using up a Gourd charge.
At least he gives it back afterwards, eh?
Not to mention, you might’t fully fill out yourJournal entriesuntil you’ve started New Game Plus.
What most players don’t know is that it’s possible for you to unlock this Wukong Stance permanently.
An achievement worth bragging about, that is.
