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In Search of the Immortal Wizard

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Mt. Tianzhushan, Lujiang Commandery, Yang Province
The central peak among the sacred mointains here is often likened to a pillar supporting the heavens.

The name Mt. Tianzhushan became attached to Mt. Wanshan due to the striking shape of its rock face. It was also proclaimed to be the southernmost of the five Sacred Mountains of China by Emperor Wu in a ceremony held during his southern tour in 106 BC. The mountain is notable for its numerous unusual rock formations, valley, and caves, as well as the aloofness of its cloud-covered peak. These days it has become a haven for those who seek seclusion from society and a place to train.

In Search of the Immortal Wizard Shitieshou Locations

There is 1 Shitieshou in this mission:

• First Shitieshou: Found on top of the staircase going up right next to the fourth Battle Flag.

In Search of the Immortal Wizard Dragon's Cure Pot Upgrades Locations

There is 1 Dragon Vein Essence in this mission:

• First Dragon Vein Essence: In the cavern with the fifth Battle Flag, head up the vine to the southeast, and at the very top, drop down to the small ledge. Head up, climbing the ledge into Hong Jian's training supply room. Keep moving forward, climbing and jumping across vines to access the Dragon Vein Essence.

In Search of the Immortal Wizard Golden Cicada Shell Locations

There is 1 Golden Cicada Shell in this mission:

• First Golden Cicada Shell: In the cavern with the fifth Battle Flag, head up the vine to the southeast to reach a ledge with the Golden Cicada Shell.

In Search of the Immortal Wizard Battle Flag Locations

There are 5 Battle Flags in this mission:

• First Battle Flag: Found directly in front of you when you load into the battlefield. This Battle Flag is already raised and does not give any additional Fortitude.
• Second Battle Flag: Found on top of one of two stone structures up the hill past the Chang Gui behind the yellow bamboo from the starting area. Guarded by a Chang Gui and three Huo Shu. (+3)
• Third Battle Flag: From the second Battle Flag, head to the stone bridge and jump down on the western side. Cross the river and follow the path up, breaking through some bamboo. Guarded by two Huo Shu. (+2)
• Fourth Battle Flag:  From the second Battle Flag, head to the stone bridge and jump down on the eastern side. Follow the river to get to a shallow pond with a broken bridge. The flag can be found up the hill on the opposite side of the pond. (+2)
• Fifth Battle Flag: Found in the cavern past the fourth Marking Flag. The items next to it spawn a Zhupolong. (+3)

In Search of the Immortal Wizard Marking Flag Locations

There are 5 Marking Flags in this mission:

• First Marking Flag: Can be found in two ways. After defeating the Chang Gui behind the yellow bamboo from the starting area, instead of going up the hill, break the yellowed bamboo to the east and it should be in front of you and to the right. Alternatively, from the second Battle Flag, head southeast to a stone bridge. You'll find the Marking Flag on the ground below to the southwest. (+1)
• Second Marking Flag: From the third Battle Flag, head up the staircase to reach a gazebo. East of the gazebo is a flight of stairs going down, and at the end is the flag. Guarded by a Huo Shu. (+1)
• Third Marking Flag: Head down the stairs from the second Battle Flag. At the base of the stairs and on the left are some bamboo that can be destroyed. Follow the road here to get to the flag. Guarded by three Huo Shu. (+1)
• Fourth Marking Flag: From the fourth Battle Flag, simply head up the stairs, and before you get to the cavern, there are some breakable bamboo on the left-hand side. Jump down the ledges to get to the flag. (+1)
• Fifth Marking Flag: From the fifth Battle Flag, head up the vine bridge and take the left path at the split. Climb up the vine and jump across to the next vine to access the flag. (+1)

 

In Search of the Immortal Wizard Walkthrough

The First & Second Battle Flags

You will start this mission with 0 Fortitude, facing the first Battle Flag provided. Hong Jian will accompany you for this mission. To your left (northwest) is a gate with a Genuine Qi Fragment in front of it. You can't go through these gates. Directly to the east are some withered yellowish bamboo that you can cut down with your weapon. Behind it is a Wolf guarding the area and and an item you can collect.

To move forward, head north-northeast from the first Battle Flag to find another set of yellowed bamboo. There is a Chang Gui patrolling the area behind it. Defeat it, then collect the Small Genuine Qi Clot in front of the yellowed bamboo to the east.

Head up the hill, and you'll have to face another Chang Gui and three Huo Shu. In the middle of the stone formations is an item you can pick up. Climb up the hill to the north and grab the Rank 3 Steel. From up here, you can jump onto the stone structure with the second Battle Flag. Raising it provides 3 Fortitude.

From the cliff southeast from here, you can jump onto the tall stone structure to loot a Small Genuine Qi Clot. Head back up to the area with the second Battle Flag, and southeast to a stone bridge. There's another item on the floor to pick up here.

The Third Battle Flag & First Marking Flag 

If you look down to the southwest, you'll find a Chang Gui patrolling the area. Jump down to defeat it, destroying the yellowed bamboo if you need more space to fight. In the area is the first Marking Flag, increasing your fortitude by 1, and an item on the ground. If you head west, you'll notice that this path circles back to the starting area and the second Battle Flag.

Look northeast, where you'll find a Shuigui sitting in the river, and a Wolf drinking some water not too far behind it. Defeat both, then follow the river west to find a Shuigui next to a Genuine Qi Fragment. Following the river here takes you back to the starting area, so go back to where you fought the Wolf and Shuigui and turn right, crossing the river. Here, you'll find a Genuine Qi Fragment.

Follow the road up west and be careful when you get to the yellowed bamboo as the Huo Shu behind it can destroy the bamboo and roll right into you. After you've defeated it, continue following the road west to find and raise the third Battle Flag, providing 2 Fortitude.

The Second & Third Marking Flags

Turn around and head towards the stairs to the southeast. On your way, you'll find a secluded area on your right with a Dragon's Cure Powder. Head up the stairs and you'll come face to face to a non-boss Zhu Yan in front of a gazebo. In the gazebo is a chest with a piece of equipment inside. North of the gazebo is a Genuine Qi Fragment on the ground. Jump down to fight the Wolf and pick up the item on the ground, then head back up to the gazebo.

East of the gazebo are a set of stairs going down. Follow them, picking up the loot on ground as you pass it by, and you'll get to the second Marking Flag guarded by a Huo Shu. This flag provides 1 Fortitude.

Head back up the stairs to the gazebo then go north to the stone bridge. This bridge takes you back to the second Battle Flag. Head down the steps to fight two Wolves and grab the Genuine Qi Fragment. Break the yellowed bamboo to the east of the base of the steps to find three Rank 3 Leather. Following the road up, you'll find some Anti-freeze Soil to your right and encounter some Huo Shu up ahead. These enemies were guarding the third Marking Flag that increases your Fortitude by 1.

The Fourth Battle Flag & Marking Flag

Head back down the slope and back to the river. Follow the river west towards the bridge and behind a rock is another Genuine Qi Fragment. Turn around and follow the river away from the bridge. You'll find a Chang Gui watching an item in the river very closely. Not far behind it is a Huo Shu. After both enemies have been defeated, follow the road you found the Huo Shu on, and you'll be able to find two Rank 3 Steel. Jump into the water and fight all five Shuigui here.

From the broken bridge, circle around the southern most tall stone structure until you can climb up top. From here, jump to the other tall stone structure to loot two Rank 3 Steel. On the small piece of land in the southeastern part of the pond are two pieces of Rank 3 Leather. Still in the pond, if you look up on the cliffs on the southern side you'll find an item you can pick up. Simply jump up the cliff face to grab it. 

With all the items in the area looted, head southeast and up the hill to reach the fourth Battle Flag providing 2 Fortitude. Up the next flight of stairs is a Shitieshou you can offer some metals to. Continue up the stairs and before you reach the cave ahead, you'll find some yellowed bamboo to your left leading to the fourth Marking Flag, giving you an additional 1 Fortitude.

The Fifth Battle Flag & Marking Flag

Double back to the split, then head up towards the cave. On the way, you'll find a Genuine Qi Fragment on the left. At the cave entrance are some demonic vines. Look to your left when you enter to find a Rank 3 Steel. Continue forward, passing by a small campfire until you reach the top of the slope and Hong Jing makes an exclamation.

To your left is a vine you can climb up to grab a Golden Cicada Shell. Climb up the next vine and jump down onto the ledge with an item to pick up two Rank 3 Steel. Head forward and climb up the ledge. This small room contains Hong Jing's childhood training supplies. You'll find a chest with a Genuine Qi Clot and the Despairing Taoist's Note on the ground. Head forward and climb up the vine. Jump across to the nearest two vines to reach a Dragon Vein Essence.

Jump down into the open cavern. There are two items to pick up here - one Five Minerals Powder and two Rank 3 Leather. Be careful, however, as picking one of the items up spawns a Zhupolong. Defeat it, then activate the fifth Battle Flag, providing 3 Fortitude. To the west, you'll find a stack of boxes with an item behind it.

From the Battle Flag, take the vine bridge up and you'll get to a split - one path going to the left leading back into the cave, the other on the right leading outside. Head left, where you'll encounter a Huo Shu. Continue forward, ignoring the vine for now and you'll find a Rank 3 Leather. Climb up the vine, and jump to the next vine to reach the fifth Marking Flag, providing 1 Fortitude.

Jump down to the Battle Flag and up the vine bridge again. This time, take the right path in the split. As you move forward, you'll find the Taoist's House Key in an alcove to your left. This key is given to the Hermit of Tianzhu in the Hidden Village. Continue forward, and when you reach the ledge, prepare and buff yourself because you'll be challenging a boss next.

Boss: Aoye

When you jump down into the open area, a cutscene will play and introduce Aoye. It starts with 15 Morale and at about half health it drops to 14. It's various appendages have large swinging, but telegraphed attacks. Beware for it's surprising mobility. Learn more about it and how to beat it by reading it's individual page. 

Defeat Aoye and another cutscene will play, this time introducing Zuo Ci. At the end of the lengthy cutscene, you'll be rewarded with a new Divine Beast - Baize - and an Iron Spetum among other items. In addition, Zuo Ci will also be present at the Hidden Village and provide the following services: Reset Parameters, Accolade Reward, and Character Creation.

 

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The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass

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After Chief Eunuch Zhang Rang's death Dong Zhuo brought his overwhelming military power to bear down on the court and set up a tyrannical administration with himself at the head. In response to this, lords across the land vow to bring him down. They form a coalition with Yuan Shao as leader and advance on the gateway to the capital, Hulaoguan Pass. 

Dong Zhuo's tyranny must be stopped. You must move quickly and help the coalition with their siege.

The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass Shitieshou Locations

There is one Shitieshou Demon in this Mission:

• Shitieshou Demon:Found on the first floor of one of the towers on top of the final fortress walls. This Shitieshou Demon is located on the floor below the Battle Flag on the upper level of the tower before ascending the ladder. This battle flag is listed as Battle Flag 4

The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass Dragon's Cure Pot Upgrades Locations

There is one Dragon's Cure Pot Upgrade in this Mission:

• Dragon Vein Essence: Found in a chest perched atop one of the watch towers in the corner of the second fort where you will also locate Sun Jian Soldier's Letter x1

The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass Golden Cicada Shell Locations

There is one Golden Cicada Shell in this Mission: 

• Golden Cicada Shell: Found at a crevice within the trenches surrounding the garrison gate.

The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass Battle Flag Locations

There are 6 Battle Flags in this Mission:

• First Battle Flag: Placed at the start of your mission at the starting area in the Battlefield. This Flag would have already been raised. 
• Second Battle Flag: Located in the middle of the second wooden fort. The Flag can be raised once you clear the area of enemies (Fortitude +3)
• Third Battle Flag: This battle flag location can be found on the way from the second wooden for to the main garrison gates. This is also Sun Jian's second location in front of the garrison gates before you cross the trenches. (Fortitude +2)
• Fourth Battle Flag: Located atop of the fort wall on the second level of the pagoda hut, or gate tower. The Shitieshou Demon is on the first level of the wall tower, and players will need to take the ladder to reach the second level to find the Fourth Battle Flag location  (Fortitude +2)
• Fifth Battle Flag: Found in an open courtyard area on top of the garrison fort wall.  (Fortitude +3)
• Sixth Battle Flag: Found in front of the garrison gates where the boss encounter against Hua Xiong can be initiated. This is also where your objective marker is located.  (Fortitude +3)

The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass Marking Flag Locations

There are 7 Marking Flags in this Mission: 

• First Marking Flag: Found within the starting location fort within a tent. (Fortitude +1)
• Second Marking Flag: Found atop of a wooden platform that can be accessed from behind the mountain. A chest can be found directly below and it is guarded by a number of soldiers. (Fortitude +1)
• Third Marking Flag: Behind a spiked fence that can be accessed from the nearby wooden platforms. It faces the second fort with the Battle Flag in the center. (Fortitude +1)
• Fourth Marking Flag: Accessed from the war trenches. There is a raised cliff area that can be used to hop onto a secret path that will lead to a Marking Flag. Fortitude +1)
• Fifth Marking Flag: Placed on top of the cliffside the line the trenches in front of the garrison gate.  (Fortitude +1)
• Sixth Marking Flag: Found atop one of the towers in the area in front of the garrison gate walls. It can be accessed from the siege tower mechanism platform. (Fortitude +1)
• Seventh Marking Flag: Located in front of the garrison gate on top of one of the raised platforms. It shares a space with a Ballista. (Fortitude +1)

 

The Battle of Hulaoguan Pass Walkthrough

Starting Fort

You will begin this game in front of your first Battle Flag which you can use before proceeding through this first fort. There will be five more Battle Flag locations in this Battlefield. You can start making your way around the fort, and slowly clearing the enemies in the area. The tents in the area can be checked and looted for any equipment, ammunition, and spare Arrows. 

If you check the wooden platforms, you may find a large Ballista loaded with limited Arrows to use against nearby opponents. You will find a few enemies straight ahead towards the fort entrance and a few pacing guards directly in front.

Shooting at one will immediately cause a reaction and they will start to run at you. Clear the surrounding enemies. When you are cleared, you can return to the ballista if you haven't used up all the ammunition. Look out for any soldiers at the watch towers or taller platforms and clear them. They will likely be ranged enemies. 

Wooden Fort - First Marking Flag

One Marking Flag can be located towards the side of the fort with the open entrance. There will be a tent at the corner that you can enter. Enter the tent and this is where you will find the location to raise the Marking Flag.

Directly across on the other side of the fort is another open tent you can enter which will have a chest you can loot. Clear the fort of any more enemy opponents. Once you have cleared the fort area, that means you would have also faced Xu Rong and defeated him. Make sure to check all tents and watch towers for any leftover loot. Then leave the fort and pursue your objective marker location. 

Mountains - Second Marking Flag

You will have a few paths main paths you can take, but may encounter a few warriors along the way. Be sure to look up for any signs of warriors on higher ground. Climb atop the higher hills and cliffs to gain a vantage point and view anymore lingering opponents in the area. This will also give you a chance to shoot any unsuspecting opponents and do a great deal of damage before engaging in close-ranged combat. You may be able to spot a Flag Location on a platform with a chest just below.

To reach this platform, there is a route behind that you can take which will take you through the mountains. From the image shown above, hop off the cliff and head left until you find an opening leading behind the hill. This will allow you to reach the Marking Flag Location. The route you take to reach this platform can also be taken to continue to approach the next fort where your next marker is. 

Second Fort & Battle Flag

Continue towards the second fort which will be facing away from your final objective marker, and once you reach the fort entrance, use the raised platforms just across the entrance to get out on the other side of the spiked fence where another Marking Flag location will be. From the image above where you see the fort entrance, the raised platforms can be found once you face left past the rock hill directly ahead. 

When that is done, enter the fort where more warriors will greet you and you will need to clear them. The Battle Flag location will be at the center of the fort.

Second Wooden Fort - Third Battle Flag 

When you have cleared the area of enemies, raise your flag then search the tents. There will be a chest to loot in the large tent atop the raised platform. Next to this tent is a smaller one closer to the fort entrance. The corner of this tent will contain Sun Jian Soldier's Letter x1.

One more chest can be found on the opposite corner atop the wooden towers which will be next to another wooden platform with a Ballista perched on it. You can use the ballista to destroy the 2nd highest wall marked in white then climb the 3 levels to reach the chest and loot it to obtain Dragon Vein Essence x1. The location of the chest is encircled below.

From this tower, you should be able to view the garrison gate. When you are ready, exit this fort and move towards the red objective marker. From the vantage point looking outwards, it should be the path to your left. This will be towards the left arch exit.

You may encounter a larger brute enemy if he wasn't previously cleared. Just beyond him is a Battle Flag location with the garrison gates and trenches behind. Below is the Battle Flag captured in the distance en route to the garrison gate behind the enemy. 

You may be able to interact with Sun Jian nearby. If you turn to face the trenches, your view should be identical to the image below. Sun Jian will tell you to open the garrison gates with the mechanism up ahead. Before you proceed, take the path behind Sun Jian on the left to loot the chest. 

In the Trenches

Make your way towards the garrison gates by entering the trenches directly in front. This is where you will encounter some demons such as the Demonized Soldier or Chang Gui. Search the corner of the trenches to find Golden Cicada Shell x1.

To exit the trenches, look for a platform to climb. There will be a raised cliff edge that will line the edge of the trenches protected by a Chang Gui demon. A broken platform can be used to reach this edge that will have a Marking Flag Location.

Destroy the crates found on the same cliff platform to gain a chance at obtaining more loot. Another Marking Flag can be accessed from the trenches. Look out for a flat cliff area that can be hopped up on. This leads to a short hidden path that only has a Marking Flag at the very end.

This part of the trench is close to a set of open gates with a spiked fence and a siege tower. This will have a broken-off bridge with a loot drop at the end of it. Drop off this broken bridge point to find the hidden path. The broken-off bridge with the loot pick up is circled and highlighted in the image below.

 

Finish up the area and the trenches before approaching the garrison gate. 

Garisson Gate Entrance 

As you approach you will encounter Hua Xiong. If you get close enough, you will initiate the Boss encounter against Hua Xiong and the Hua Xiong Military Elite will initiate an invasion. You can circle around to this area later on since your final objective will be through the garrison gates. Clearing this boss battle will also give you access to the Battle Flag in front of the Garrison Gates, which we will deem the last battle flag, Battle Flag six. You can clear this boss encounter first or decide to finish off the surrounding area including the surrounding yard and fort towers before you return to face Hua Xiong and raise the final Battle Flag on this Battlefield. If you wish to face him now, his boss encounter details can be found below. 

Siege Towers - Marking Flag 6 & 7

First, try to reach the mechanisms first atop the siege towers in front of the gate and slowly make your way on top of the fort walls and towers while clearing any enemies and demons you encounter. There will be ballista weapons on a few raised platforms that will also give you a good view of the enemy in the area. You may even be able to spot the next Battle Flag on the second level of the fort towers, Battle Flag 4.

You can reach this location later on, once we start climbing the siege towers. You can also then take an initial shot with the ballista once you've gained access to them in order to deal a lot of initial damage before engaging in close-range combat. When you are ready, approach the siege towers and climb them. Rotate the mechanisms on top of the surrounding siege towers to create a better platform for you to advance onto the fort walls. Just below on a nearby lower platform will be a Marking Flag location.

A few more intractable siege towers can be found in the same area. Another Marking Flag location will be near a ballista on a raised wooden structure which can be hopped onto from a taller siege tower. This siege tower will be situated closer to the fort wall than the first one. 

Be careful of the number of Demonized Soldier, Demonized Fanatic, Demonized Officer, and Demonized Warlock enemies all surrounding the area of the garrison gate. Use the newly activated platforms to navigate your way to the fort walls while on top of the towers. You can also use the ladders that lean against the tower to make your way up the first Rampart. You may encounter an Oil of Awakening x1 at the edge of a part of the fort wall that is crumbling and broken off and crumbling. This is met with a siege tower already attached to it that can be used to hop up on the wall. If you drop down directly off the right of the siege tower, you should also be able to obtain Rank 5 Leather x2. The fort wall rampart area will be lined with plenty more enemy soldiers and Demonized Soldier enemies. Below is an image of where the Oil of Awakening was obtained.

Fortress Towers - Battle Flag 4 & 5

Once you get on top of the walls and fight off the opponents in this area. You can open the doors and one will contain a Shitieshou Demon and a ladder leading up.

When you use the ladder, there will be a chest there with some loot and a Cup of Cordiality. On the same level just next to the chest will be the fourth Battle Flag location. Make your way around the fort walls to access the rest of the towers, open the tower doors you find and you will find one with two chests and a few more hostile soldiers guarding them. Once you clear them and continue, you will eventually reach a small courtyard area on top of the walls. This will have your fifth Battle Flag Location and the last one to raise before heading back to the garrison gate entrance for the final Battle Flag if you haven't raised it previously. 

Hua Xiong Boss Battle

By this point, you would have cleared the surrounding area, including the siege towers, the fort walls, and fort towers. Approach the Garrison Gates and face Hua Xiong. There is a chance that his elite would have already invaded prior to the boss battle, if not, you would have to face them both. During this battle, use the fire in the combat area to your advantage to potentially deal damage over time. Be ready for his charge attack where he uses his polearm and charges forward. Dodge out of the way to avoid damage intake. He also has a jump slash attack where you will need to back away. In between these attack, you may charge at him with a series of melee attacks. Some of his basic attacks include a combination of melee swipes and slashes. Find a window of opportunity in between attacks and try to go aggressive during these openings, he will then attempt to switch to a defensive play and start to dodge roll backward allowing you to advance towards him or even lead him into a nearby flame. Slowly repeat the process until his HP bar depletes and he is defeated. You are now cleared to raise the final Battle Flag in this location and go through the garrison gates. Loot the area then open both sets of garrison gates to trigger the next cutscene. 

Lu Bu Boss Battle

When the cutscene concludes, your final boss battle against Lu Bu. Lu Bu begins the fight while mounted on his steed. However, after a few successful hits, he will continue the fight on foot. If he is separated from his hare, steer clear of the path of his horse while in battle.

While mounted,  Lu Bu has a number of ranged attacks, melee attacks, and charge attacks. His arrows can be shot and will quickly fan out or spray outwards and then reel back into the center. His ranged attacks are usually avoided by either keeping a great distance or remaining close to Lu Bu. This will allow the arrows to fly directly over you, avoiding damage. When it comes to his special attacks, he has a special ability that can ignite his weapon and arrows that will additionally deal Burn damage when he deals all his regular attacks. This is where the Cleanse Spell can be used to alleviate any inflicted Burn effects. If you have any difficulties with this fight, it is recommended to call in some Reinforcements to slow down his attack reactions and give you time to gain a better position to attack. 

He moves very quickly so it is sometimes easier to catch him right before an attack to deal a hit. He can quickly advance and jump very high. When he is close enough, his attack animations will have a drawback to prepare you to react to his attack incoming attack. The best way to face him would be to be patient in between his attack sequences while circling around to try to steer clear of his line of sight. This will also give you a chance to find an attack opening if his back is turned toward you. 

Continue to find attack windows to slowly exhaust his HP until he is defeated. His defeat will immediately trigger the next cutscene and complete the mission.

 

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 War's Flames Blaze Fiercely

Mission Start Text

"Lu Bu betrayed Dong Zhuo and took the Elixir himself. At this time, the Guandong region is already in chaos, with each lord fighting for control. Cao Cao, who is still searching for the Elixir despite the trail going cold, is surprised by Lu Bu's forces at Puyang and loses control of the city.

A new chapter in this chaotic age begins, with the possessor of the Elixir, Lu Bu, as the central figure."

War's Flames Blaze Fiercely Shitieshou Locations

There is one Shitieshou Demon that can be found during this mission:

• Shitieshou Demon: From the Third Battle Flag location, turn left at the first corner, then turn right. You will see the first Shitieshou Demon just beside an enemy.

War's Flames Blaze Fiercely Dragon Vein Essence Locations

There is one Dragon Vein Essence that can be found during this mission:

• Dragon Vein Essence: After interacting with the mechanism, go back inside the tunnels and turn right, then make your way across the other side and you'll see the Dragon Vein Essence on top of a pile of rocks.

War's Flames Blaze Fiercely Golden Cicada Shell Locations

There are two Golden Cicada Shells that can be found during this mission:

• First Golden Cicada Shell: Enter through the hole in the wall and continue following the path while sticking to the right side of the wall. You will come across a chest that's being guarded by enemies. Defeat the enemies to open the chest and retrieve the first Golden Cicada Shell.
• Second Golden Cicada Shell: As you make your way through the tunnel, you will encounter two Terracotta Soldiers along the passageway. Defeat them and go to the end of the path and turn left. You will see a chest guarded by what looks like two Terracotta Soldiers, but the other one is only a statue. Make your way across to the other platform to reach the chest. Defeat the enemy and open the chest to retrieve the second Golden Cicada Shell.

War's Flames Blaze Fiercely Battle Flag Locations

There are 6 Battle Flags to be found in War's Flames Blaze Fiercely:

• First Battle Flag: Upon starting the mission, you will immediately encounter a Battle Flag just before you pass through the arch leading to the bridge. Unmissable. (0 Fortitude)
• Second Battle Flag: Upon crossing the bridge, turn right and you'll see an orange glow. Go towards it and raise the second Battle Flag. (+2 Fortitude)
• Third Battle Flag: After crossing the bridge, defeat the enemies guarding the area to have access to the third Battle Flag. (+3 Fortitude)
• Fourth Battle Flag: After killing the NPC Invader, enter the fort and defeat all enemies within the area and climb up the roof. The fourth Battle Flag is located there. (+3 Fortitude)
• Fifth Battle Flag: Defeat the enemies in the area and go up the platform, you will see the fifth Battle Flag just beside the dragon's head. (+2 Fortitude)
• Sixth Battle Flag: Interact with the mechanism to open the large gate, it will lead you to a bridge where you'll see the sixth Battle Flag guarded by multiple enemies. A chest is also located just beside the battle flag. (+3 Fortitude)

War's Flames Blaze Fiercely Marking Flag Locations

There are 7 Marking Flags to be found in War's Flames Blaze Fiercely:

• First Marking Flag: After entering the tunnel, stick to the left side then jump over the wall, turn left again and jump over the wall and go down. The first Marking Flag can be seen guarded by an enemy. (+1 Fortitude)
• Second Marking Flag: Before going up the ladder inside the second tunnel, turn around and jump over the wall to get on top of another platform, the second Marking Flag is just across. (+1 Fortitude)
• Third Marking Flag: Enter the gate beside the third Battle Flag location and you will see the third Marking Flag. (+1 Fortitude)
• Fourth Marking Flag: Climb up the ladder from inside the tunnel after collecting the second Golden Cicada Shell. The fourth Marking Flag can be found there. (+1 Fortitude)
• Fifth Marking Flag: Jump over the wall at the opposite side of the stairs inside the tunnel, Turn right and jump over another wall. In front is a loot on the ground, and on your right is another wall you can jump over where the fifth Marking Flag is located. (+1 Fortitude)
• Sixth Marking Flag: After crossing the bridge, turn right and you'll see the sixth Marking Flag guarded by an enemy. (+1 Fortitude)
• Seventh Marking Flag: When you reach the room with four pillars inside the tunnel, enter the room on the right, you will see the seventh Marking Flag located there. (+1 Fortitude)

War's Flames Blaze Fiercely Walkthrough

First Battle Flag

Once you spawn in the location, you will immediately see the first Battle Flag just before you pass through the arch near the bridge. The pathway behind you is blocked, but there is an NPC named Xun Yu, interacting with him will prompt a dialogue that tells you to catch up to [him?] and he will then join General Cao once the troops are readied.

 

First Marking Flag

Go through the arch you see right beside the first Battle Flag near the bridge ang go straight until you see the barricade, you will eventually pick up a loot (Tiger Seal). Now go back and go down the stairs at the right hand side of the bridge, you will see an enemy guarding the mechanism that opens the gate to release the water that's flooding the area. Go down the ladder next to the mechanism. On your left you will see a Zhupolong guarding a chest. Go back and you'll see a tunnel on your left. Continue going through the tunnel, then turn left once you see three entrances. Once inside, jump over the wall and you will find a loot on the ground (Genuine Qi Clot). Turn around and jump over the wall again then go straight, and drop down. The first Marking Flag will be located there guarded by a Demon Spider. After taking out the first enemy, another one will appear just as you close in on the Marking Flag. Make sure you take it out first before raising the flag.

 

Second Battle Flag

After raising the first Marking Flag, go back and jump over the wall you came from, there will be enemies waiting. Defeat them to advance and go to the next area. Go back to the area where you see three entrances, go through the one on the right and climb up the ladder. As you climb up the two ladders, you will find yourself inside a village. Go behind the first house beside the ladder, a loot will be on the ground. Head to the main street and continue following the road until you see a barricaded area, there should be another loot on the ground. Turn left and you will see multiple enemies in the area. Be wary of enemies on the rooftop as well. There's also a chest at the rooftop where the enemies are located. Stick to the left side and follow the alleyway, from there you will encounter a platform leading up to the rooftops. Jump over the platform and go across the bridge leading to the other side, be wary of enemies guarding the rooftop bridge.

After crossing the rooftop bridge, turn right and the chest can be found. Take out the enemies on the rooftop adjacent to the chest and continue going in the opposite direction where you've seen the barricade earlier, you can kick the ladder down if ever you would need to go back to where the first battle flag is located.

Go back to the main street and continue following the path ahead, there are several enemies in the area guarding the bridge. Before crossing the bridge, turn right and follow that path, you will see another loot on the ground just before a bridge. Cross this bridge and take out the enemies in the area, there's a chest located on top of a platform just behind an enemy archer.

Go down from the platform and you'll see an orange glow on the right side adjacent to the bridge you just crossed, go towards it and you can raise the Second Battle Flag.

 

Second Marking Flag

Stick to the right-hand side and go over the wooden barricade, there's a chest guarded by some enemies. Go back and turn left, there are two enemies in the area that you can take out. Then continue following the path and go down the stairs and interact with another mechanism to open the gate and release the water that's flooding the area below. Interact with the ladder beside it to drop it down and drop down the area. You will see another tunnel. Head inside the tunnel, an enemy will be encountered. After defeating the enemy, continue following the path and once you pass through an arch, turn left and jump over the platforms and on the left side is a loot on the ground. Jump down and continue following the main path, it should lead you to another ladder with some enemies guarding the area. Defeat the enemies, but before you go up the ladder, turn around and jump over the wall to get on top of another platform, you will see the second Marking Flag just across you.

 

Third Battle and Marking Flag

Drop down and climb up the two ladders and you will find yourself inside a village. Follow the main path and you'll encounter enemies just beside a siege tower. Defeat the enemies in the area and open the locked gate on the right side to have straight access to the area in the future. Turn around and go the the siege tower and jump down the roof on the other side. There's an enemy by the roof and when you drop down, multiple enemies are stationed in the area. Defeat the enemies in the area and go to the right most part of the stable, there is a loot on the ground. There's also a chest at the left side before the castle. After you've looted the area, from the chest, turn left and continue following the main path and cross the bridge. You will see a Battle Flag located guarded by multiple enemies in the area, defeat the enemies to access and raise the third Battle Flag.

The third Marking Flag is located just as you pass through the gate where the third battle flag is located.

 

Shitieshou Demon

From the Third Battle Flag location, turn left at the first corner, then turn right. You will see the first Shitieshou Demon just beside an enemy.

 

First Golden Cicada Shell

From the first Shitieshou Demon, turn around and go back then turn left, then turn right and enter through the hole in the wall. Defeat the two enemies in the area and continue following the path until you hit a wall. Turn right at the first corner then turn right again, you will see a chest there that's guarded by two enemies. Kill the enemies then open the chest to retrieve the first Golden Cicada Shell.

 

Second Golden Cicada Shell

After looting the chest, go to the opposite side of the area where you see a bridge. Cross over the bridge and take out the enemies stationed in the area. Then turn right and go down the stairs, you will see another mechanism that opens the gate to release the water that's flooding the area below. Interact with the mechanism then use the ladder to go down. Be wary of a Zhupolong below. Follow the main path until you see another tunnel and head inside. Continue following the path and defeat the enemies along the way. As you make your way through, you will encounter two Terracotta Soldiers along the passageway. Defeat them and go to the end of the path and turn left. You will see a chest guarded by what looks like two Terracotta Soldiers, but the other one is only a statue. Jump over the pillars to make your way over the platform where the chest is located. Defeat the enemy and open the chest to retrieve the second Golden Cicada Shell.

 

Fourth Marking Flag

After opening the chest, turn left and jump over another set of pillars to make your way across the platform on the other side, a loot can be seen on the ground. The drop down on the other side and climb up the ladder, you will find the fourth Marking Flag.

 

Fifth Marking Flag

Climb down the ladder to enter the tunnel again, then jump over the wall to make to the other side. There are multiple Shuigui enemies in the area once you jump over the wall. Stick to the left side of the wall and continue making your way through the tunnel. You will then enter a room with stairs, opposite of the stairs is a wall you can jump over, but there will be a Demonized Warlock positioned just at the top of it. Jump over the wall and kill the enemy, then turn right and jump over another wall, there will be a Terracotta Soldier positioned at that place. In front you will see a loot on the ground. On your right is another wall you can jump over, that is where the fifth Marking Flag is located.

 

NPC Invader

Drop down the platform and make your way up the stairs, be wary of Terracotta Soldiers in the area. Turn right and climb up the ladder, then open the locked gate from the inside. Go through the hole in the wall at the opposite side of the ladder, an NPC Invader named Gao Shun will then appear after going through the wall. You can basically spam him with a flurry of attacks and he won't get a chance to perform a counterattack.

 

Fourth Battle Flag

After killing the NPC Invader, enter the fort and defeat the enemies in the area. Afterwards, climb up the roof and raise the fourth Battle Flag.

 

Dragon Vein Essence

Drop down on the other side of the roof and go down the stairs. Interact with the mechanism to open the gate and release the water that's flooding the area below. Go back up the stairs and proceed to go back to the last ladder you climbed and go down the tunnels again. After climbing down the ladder, turn right and go across the platform, you will see the first Dragon Vein Essence on top of the pile of rocks.

 

Sixth Marking Flag

Now go back and climb up the ladder again. Make your way through the hole in the wall and go straight, you will see a bridge. Cross the bridge while taking out the enemy. At the end of the bridge, turn right, you will see the sixth Marking Flag guarded by another enemy.

 

Fifth Battle Flag and Seventh Marking Flag

Go back the bridge and make your way back to the last mechanism you activated and climb down the ladder. Go to the right most corner at the area and you will see a loot on the ground. Then go up another ladder leading to a tunnel, you will see the entrance that looks like a dragon's head. There's only one path through the tunnel, make your way through while dealing with the enemies along the way. You will reach a room with four pillars at the center and three rooms, two on the left and one on the right. You will also see another dragon's head just straight ahead and beside it is the Fifth Battle Flag.

Defeat the enemies in the area and go inside the room on the far left, there is a loot on the ground. On the right is where the seventh Marking Flag.

Enter the other room on the left and you will pick up the Taoist's Backyard Key.

 

Sixth Battle Flag

Go up the platform and exit the tunnel through the dragon's head beside the fifth battle flag. As you exit the tunnel, be careful of enemies positioned at the rooftops. Go up the stairs and jump over the platform to get to the roof, then drop down on the other side. Defeat the enemies in the area and you'll see a large gate with a mechanism beside it. Interact with the mechanism to open the large gate. It will lead you to a bridge where you'll see the sixth Battle Flag guarded by multiple enemies. There is also a chest located beside the battle flag.

 

Boss Battle: Xiahou Dun

Now go back to the large gate and go inside, there's another door you can open just straight ahead. Interacting with the door will trigger a cutscene. You will then fight an empowered Xiahou Dun who transformed into a large demonic being with wings after being shot by an arrow to the eye.

His attacks are quite slow but you will have a hard time hitting him with melee attacks due to his ability to fly. You would need to wait for an opportunity to strike. Be wary of the scorched flames he leaves on the ground as you will take damage if you step on them. He leaves trails and shoots out flames that drop on the ground while soars the sky, even when he's about to charge toward you. Once you deal enough damage, it will break his guard, giving you the opportunity to deal massive damage. Watch out for his grab where he impales you with his scythe then throws you down the ground. The prompt is when he spins mid-air and performs a single loop. Try to anticipate when he will attack and act accordingly, don't be too greedy and wait for the opportunity to attack.

After defeating Xiahou Dun he will have a chance to drop set pieces for the Staunchness Set. The quest will have been completed and a cutscene will trigger, you'll then acquire a new Divine Beast, Zhuque.

 

Hidden Village

After the main mission, return to the Hidden Village. You have already acquired the Taoist's Backyard Key earlier, you would need to give this to an NPC named Hermit of Tianzhu located within the village. From the spawn point, turn right and go down the branch, then cross another branch to reach the female NPC beside her hut. Interact with the NPC and you will have access to her backyard. You can enter her house and open the door at the back, you will then find three locked chest.

Afterwards, interact with her again and give her the three items she needs:

• Fire Pot
• Anti-freeze Soil
• Mystic Crane

In exchange, she will give you the keys for the locked chests. She will give you one key per item you give her, so you would need to interact with her three times to receive three keys.

From there, you can go to her backyard and open the three locked chests.

 

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Behold the Glaive of Righteousness

Mission Start Text

Yuan Shao, who defeated Gongsun Zan and dominated the Hebei region, suddenly marched south. Cao Cao soon found himself overrun along the banks of the Yellow River by a force so vast it seemed to encircle the horizon. However, having received aid in the form of Guan Yu, Cao Cao is determined to fight to the death.

The only way forward is to assist Guan Yu and Cao Cao's army and repel Yuan Shao's forces.

Behold the Glaive of Righteousness Shitieshou Locations

• First Shitieshou Demon: Once you're at the rooftop at the Baima Gatehouse Building, take a peek through the hole to see the broken platforms. Do not drop down directly where the Demonized Warlock is, drop down the broken platforms first to get to the Shitieshou Demon.

Behold the Glaive of Righteousness Dragon's Cure Pot Upgrades Locations

There is 1 Dragon Vein Essence and 1 Dragon Vein Crystal to be found in Behold the Glaive of Righteousness:

• From the backside of Baima checkpoint gate, climb the watch tower ahead and turn right to find the Dragon Vein Essence by the edge of the hill.
• In the old imperial tomb's corrupted chamber, defeat the Leishi and check on top of the large sarcophagus it was guarding to find a Dragon Vein Crystal.

Behold the Glaive of Righteousness Golden Cicada Shell Locations

There are 2 Golden Cicada Shells to be found in Behold the Glaive of Righteousness:

1. Inside the main Baima checkpoint encampment, look for a watch tower with a broken tree attached to it. The first Golden Cicada Shell is on the tree.
2. In the old imperial tomb, in the chamber with the two Bronze Soldiers guarding a door, check the left side to find a box you can jump on to reach the ledge above. Up on the ledge, turn to the left and defeat the Huo Shu, then check the corrupted glob at the end of the hallway. Check behind it for the second Golden Cicada Shell.

Behold the Glaive of Righteousness Battle Flag Locations

There are 7 Battle Flags to be found in Behold the Glaive of Righteousness:

1. First Battle Flag: Available from the start of the mission. Does not provide any additional Fortitude.
2. Second Battle Flag: Found in front of the gates to the first base, guarded by several demons. (+3 Fortitude)
3. Third Battle Flag: Found just before the gate to Yuan Shao Army's Fortress and the duo boss fight with Yan Liang & Wen Chou. (+3 Fortitude)
4. Fourth Battle Flag: Found after starting the second half of the mission in Yanjin Fort. (+2 Fortitude)
5. Fifth Battle Flag: In the second hall of the old imperial tomb. (+3 Fortitude)
6. Sixth Battle Flag: In a locked room to the left of the large sarcophagus in the corrupted chamber. Accessible by jumping onto the wooden platform in the left side of the room to find a hidden tunnel and following it to the room. (+2 Fortitude)
7. Seventh Battle Flag: Before the final boss fight at the Yanjin Fort Barracks. (+3 Fortitude)

Behold the Glaive of Righteousness Marking Flag Locations

There are 4 Marking Flags to be found in Behold the Glaive of Righteousness:

1. First Marking Flag: In the enemy encampment to the right of the Second Battle Flag, turn right behind the first tent you see. Enter the clearing and jump on top of the tent to the left to get to the hill above it. Follow the path on the hill, crossing the bridge and turning right to find the flag post. (+1 Fortitude)
2. Second Marking Flag: Inside the Baima gatehouse building, accessed through a hole in the roof after climbing the scaffolding to its side. (+1 Fortitude)
3. Third Marking Flag: Found on a scaffolding in the main Baima encampment, opposite the path towards Yuan Shao Army's Fortress. (+1 Fortitude)
4. Fourth Marking Flag: Found in the central tomb chamber by following a hole in the wall to an upper ledge. (+1 Fortitude)

 

Behold the Glaive of Righteousness Walkthrough

Camp on the Outskirts

You begin the mission in a camp on the outskirts of the Baima checkpoint base near the Yellow River. The First Battle Flag is just ahead of you. Guan Yu will be joining you as reinforcement on this mission and you can find Lady Zhen and Cao Cao by the tents on the left. You can speak to them for some context on the mission.

Baima Checkpoint Gates - Second Battle Flag

Head out of the camp and follow the path towards a watchtower. Look up to see a tree branch extending out of the land and take out the archer perched on it, and then the soldier at ground level. Just ahead behind the wooden barricade is another soldier. Continue onwards, defeating the soldiers along the path and look to the right for a Mystic Crane along the way. You will eventually end up in a large open space with the gates to the first base visible in the distance.

The path to the base is on the right of the hill in the image above. Before going around the hill, climb it through the ledges on your left side and pick up the Talismanic Water on the way up. At the top of the hill is a Demonized Warlock you can sneak up on and take out as he will disrupt you in the battle ahead otherwise.

There is also a bridge up here that you can follow back to the tree branch near the watchtower from earlier for some random loot. Note that the bridge will break in the middle so jump over it as you approach. Also on the other side of the bridge, to its right, you can make your way onto a series of wooden platforms, leading to a hill on the left side of the base's gates.

You can find a chest here with some random equipment and you can also get the jump on the opponents guarding the Second Battle Flag in front of the gates below, which includes a Chang Gui tiger demon, a Demonized Officer and a few Demonized Soldiers.

After defeating all opponents, raise the flag to gain +3 Fortitude and then check the right side of the gates for a Large Genuine Qi Clot. Unfortunately, gates are closed shut by corrupted vines so head to the right towards an enemy encampment.

 

Enemy Encampment, First Marking Flag

Behind the first tent you see is a human assassin waiting to ambush you. Turn right from this tent to find a clearing with another tent and two human officers.

Defeat the officers and open the chest in the back for a piece of Rank 9 Leather and a piece of Rank 9 Steel. Jump up the tent on the left and use it to get up on the hill above it. Up here, you will find another bridge and watchtower. 

To the left of the bridge, you can collect Poison Throwing Knife x 2. Kill the archer perched on the watchtower from range and cross the bridge, collecting the Oil of Awakening on it, and being careful not to step in the middle. Across the bridge is another archer watching the area below. To his right is a piece of Heatproof Ice. Turn to the right on this hill to find the First Marking Flag with an officer sitting nearby.

Defeat the officer and raise the flag for +1 Fortitude. Return to the bridge area and look down to see a soldier by the watchtower's corner and a Chang Gui patrolling the area. Defeat or skip both opponents and then continue on towards through the area on the right where you will find a makeshift bridge to the left and a small wooden platform by the edge of the mountain on the right. You can drop down the edge to find a piece of Rank 9 Steel. 

 

Go ahead and cross makeshift bridge and keep following the path ahead. You can check the cave on the way for a random piece of equipment. At the end of the path, drop down to the foggy mountain pass below and pick up the Large Genuine Qi Clot and Mystic Crane on the way.

Foggy Mountain Pass

Follow the mountain pass and you will find an enemy encampment on the right with another watchtower. Clear all the enemies and pick up the Rank 9 Leather in the area behind the right tent and then climb the watchtower for a Fire Pot.

Now head to the left area to find a large tree with a wooden platform on the left you can climb up. There is an assassin perched on the tree and a Chang Gui tiger patrolling around the tree.

Wait for the tiger to move away and then climb up the platform to the tree and take the assassin out. Afterwards, wait for the tiger to come around again, then perform a jumping Fatal Strike and finish him off. To the left of the tree, you can find Poison Throwing Knife x2.

Opening the Gates

Past the tree is the inner base camp behind the Baima checkpoint gate from earlier. Take the stairs on the left and defeat the Demonized Warlock up on the platform and then pick up the Five Minerals Powder up there. Follow this path to reach a tunnel leading to the other side of the Baima gate, guarded by a Demonized Officer.

 

As you approach the gates, another Demonized Officer will spawn behind you. Defeat him and activate the winch by the wall to open the gates, unlocking a shortcut.

Behind Baima Checkpoint - Dragon Vein Essence

Head back to the base camp and climb the watchtower in front of the stairs to the hill next to it. Up there, defeat the soldier and then turn right and drop down the ledge to find two wooden platforms with an archer on top of one of them. To the right of the platform in the back is a Dragon Vein Essence.

Baima Gatehouse Building - Second Marking Flag

Return to the watch tower and go in the other direction to find another wooden bridge, guarded by a Demonized Warlock on the other side. Across the bridge, turn left and kick down the rolled-up bundle of wood for a shortcut up here from the gate's tunnel below.

Climb up the ledge to find yourself on top of the Baima gate, with the gatehouse building. It has two doors in the front and in the back, both of which are locked from the inside. Go around the building and look for a wooden platform off the ledge to find a piece of Rank 9 Leather.

Go back around to where you climbed up and go to the left side to find Cao Cao Soldier's Note by the guard rails. It notes that Yuan Shao's army attacked from the north with a large number of demons in their ranks. Turn the corner here to find some scaffolding that you can climb to the roof of the building where you can drop in through a hole. 

 

Drop onto one of the platforms inside the building and defeat the Demonized Warlock. A Shitieshou Demon can be found on these platforms. After interacting with it, drop down below and open the chest for a random piece of gear. The Second Marking Flag can also be found here. Raise it to gain +1 Fortitude. Open both doors to the gatehouse and then make your way back to the last bridge you crossed to get here.

Back to the Enemy Base

Go to the right side of the bridge where you will find another watchtower. At the top is a chest guarded by a Demonized Fanatic. The chest contains random gear. From here, drop back down and continue to the right where you will encounter a Suan Yu demon crane, along with several Demonized Fanatics and Demonized Soldiers and a roaming Demonized Officer. Clear all the enemies and climb the watchtower on the right. At the top is a Demonized Warlock. Kill him and turn around to find a broken tree connecting to the watchtower where you will find another Demonized Fanatic and a Golden Cicada Shell.

From the broken tree, jump down and perform a Fatal Strike on the sleeping Chang Gui tiger demon and finish him off as well as the Demonized Officer in the back. Check the base of the broken tree for a Bear Gall. Opposite the broken tree, there is a scaffolding you can climb up to reach a ledge where a Dragon's Cure Powder can be found. You can also find the Brewer's Husband (Hermit of Tianzhu) here. Exhausting his dialogue will give you the prompt to give him a Sacred Lotus. Give it to him if you have it in order to progress the mini-quest for him and his wife, the Expert Brewer, in the Hidden Village.

Go back down and follow the path where the officer was and turn left around the hill to find a set of scaffolding leading up to the Third Marking Flag.

Raise it to gain +1 Fortitude and lower the ladder next to it for a shortcut up here.

Yuan Shao Army Fortress Entrance - Third Battle Flag

Go back down the way you came and head in the opposite direction of the scaffolding. Keep to the path and you will eventually wind up in a large open area with a fortress in the back, lots of corruption and the Third Battle Flag, guarded by a Corpse Demon, several Demonized Fanatics and a Demonized Warlock perched on top of a platform on the right.

As you enter this area, look to the left for a chest by a tent which contains Rank 9 Steel x1 and a piece of random equipment. Clear out all the enemies and raise the battle flag to gain +3 Fortitude. Climb up the platform the warlock was on to obtain Yan Liang's Note which talks about a disgruntled Yan Liang who is planning to take the Elixir's power for himself and turn the area into a sea of corpses. When ready, enter the gates to the fortress to initiate a cutscene and a mid-boss fight against the demonized Yan Liang and his brother Wen Chou.

 

Mid-Boss: Yan Liang and Wen Chou

This is a duo boss fight against the brothers Yan Liang, who is the slender demon wielding a blade and walks on all fours, and Wen Chou, the larger of the two, wielding a warhammer. Each boss has his own health bar and the most important note for this battle is that you must deplete their health bars at the same time. After killing one brother, you must defeat the other within about 10 seconds or else he will resurrect the dead one with 50% HP.

Yan Liang will often perform his basic 3-hit combo of heavy, wide swing to the left, and then to the right followed by an overhead slash. While this attack is slow, it can be tricky to dodge so watch your timing. However, once he initiates the combo, he will continue it to the end so you can take advantage of this by keeping to his backside and attacking when you have an opening. He is also very vulnerable after the last hit. He will sometimes hold both ends of his sword and smash it on the ground in front of him. This attack does not have much range but hits in a wide area, so dodge backwards.

Yan Liang will sometimes leap backwards, holding his sword in his mouth and then slash forcibly, with his blade extending by a hidden chain in the pommel. This attack has an incredibly large arc and long forward range so you will need to dodge through the swing. If successful, you can attack him during the recovery. Periodically, he will leap high into the air and toss his chain blade at you and then follow up with a dive bomb. You can deflect and counter the dive bomb for huge Spirit damage.

Wen Chou performs very basic swings and smashes with his hammer which can still prove deadly with the amount of heft behind his strikes. He will typically perform two horizontal swings from either side to the other. Sometimes, he will follow up with a vertical smash or perform two vertical smashes in a row. He also has a Fatal Strike which starts off with a heavy overhead smash followed by two somersault smashes. If you deflect the first strike, you will stop the rest of the combo and deal huge Spirit damage.

When both brothers are alive, they may perform a duo Fatal Strike which involves Yan Liang jumping to Wen Chou who then spins him around by his chain blade before tossing him towards you. Stay away from the brothers during the spinning portion and then deflect Yan Liang when he flies towards you.

It's best to let Guan Yu handle Wen Chou while you focus down Yan Liang, but try to keep their HP bars at the same level throughout the fight and remember to defeat both within seconds of each other to prevent them from resurrecting each other.

Once both brothers are dispatched, a cutscene will play which shows you traveling towards the Yanjin Fort with Guan Yu where you join forces with Zhang Fei for the second half of the mission.

Outside Yanjin Fort

After the cutscenes, you will be outside of Yanjin Fort with both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as your reinforcements. The Fourth Battle Flag will be to your left. Raise it to gain +2 Fortitude. Also to the left is Cao Cao's horse which you can ride to return to Baima Checkpoint if needed.

Enter the area ahead and jump up onto the hut on your right. Use it to get to the second hut just ahead which has a hole on the roof from which you can get the drop on the Huo Shu hedgehog demon below. Collect the Rank 9 Leather on the ground inside and the Elixir behind the hut outside.

Make your way through the village, fighting off the demonized enemies, including and checking the huts for loot. At the end of the path, you will come across the entrance to an old imperial tomb.

Old Imperial Tomb

In the first hall, check the right statue for a piece of random equipment and by the left brazier for a Rank 9 Steel. Note the glob of corruption hanging above which will drop and spawn a Demonized Fanatic as you pass by. Continue to the back of the hall and one of the Terracotta Soldier statues will come to life and attack you. There is also an Anti-static Needle on the ground in front of it. After defeating it, climb the ledge just ahead to find a chest with a random piece of equipment and another Rank 9 Steel.

Fifth Battle Flag

The next hall is lined with sarcophagi on both sides. Some of them have Demonized Fanatics laying in them. There is also a Demonized Officer in the back of the room. There is also a Demonized Warlock on the top platforms who you can reach by going through a tunnel in the right side of the room and following it up and to the left. After defeating the officer, the Fifth Battle Flag's post will spawn to the left of the stairs. Raise it to gain +3 Fortitude. 

Check the room for loot including a Small Genuine Qi Crystal on the left and an Elixir on the right. Open the door at the top of the stairs and defeat the Terracotta Soldiers that come to life in the next hallway. 

Central Tomb Chamber - Fourth Marking Flag

Through the next set of doors is the tomb's central chamber where a Demonized Officer and a few fanatics are waiting. After defeating them, take the path on the right with the glowing red corruption. This leads to a tunnel where you can find a Tomb Robber's Letter which talks about an overzealous grave robber looking for ancient treasure hidden away in this tomb, who drank the Elixir.

Return to the chamber and take the path opposite the tunnel with the red glow. Halfway through this path is a hole in the wall on the right which leads up to a ledge. Follow the ledge to find the Fourth Marking Flag above the central chamber. Raise it to gain +1 Fortitude.

Return to the path and follow it to the next chamber where two Bronze Soldiers are guarding a door.

Before engaging them, check the left corner of the room for a box you can jump onto to get up to a ledge above. There is a hole in the floor here with a ladder. Before taking it down, go through the path on the left where a giant Huo Shu hedgehog will ambush you. Defeat it and continue down that path where a glob of corruption is. Defeat the enemy that spawns and then check behind it for another Golden Cicada Shell.

From here, turn and collect the Dragon's Cure Powder at the end on the right and the Large Genuine Qi Crystal on the ledge to the left. Return to the hole with the ladder and drop down to the platform below which above the chamber with the Fifth Battle Flag. Drop the other ladder here for a shortcut and jump onto the platform ahead for a chest with random equipment.

Make your way back to the chamber with the two Bronze Soldiers, defeat them and check to the right of the doors for a chest. Open the doors and head inside.

Corrupted Chamber - Dragon Vein Essence, Sixth Battle Flag

This next chamber is full of corruption, with a Leishi demon guarding the very back.

Defeat the Leishi and then check the large sarcophagus it was guarding for a Dragon Vein Crystal. Check the left side of the room for a wooden platform on attached to the wall. You can reach it by climbing the broken pillar in front of it.

Destroy the wall behind the platform for a hidden tunnel. At the end of this tunnel is a glob of corruption with some loot behind it. Halfway through the tunnel is another path on the right. Follow it all the way to the end to find a small room where a Huo Shu hedgehog will ambush you from the left. Check the left side for a chest and drop into the hole on the right to get to a locked room where the Sixth Battle Flag can be found. 

Raise the flag to gain +2 Fortitude and then unlock the door here which leads to the left of the large sarcophagus in the corrupted chamber. Take the path to the right of the sarcophagus to exit the tomb.

Yanjin Fort Barracks

You exit the tomb to the Yanjin Fort Barracks. 

Make your way through to the large building on the right while defeating the enemies along the way. Check the towers for loot, one of which contains a Rank 9 Steel. The entrance to the large building is guarded by an officer and a Corpse Demon and the Seventh Battle Flag can be found right next to the stairs to the building. Raise the flag to gain +3 Fortitude. If you've collected all other flags in the mission, this should bring your total to 20 Fortitude.

Before heading through the large gates, check all the way to the left and behind the stables for another Rank 9 Leather. Make your preparations and then open the gates to start a cutscene and the mission's final Boss Fight.

Boss: Liu Bei (Demon Form)

Liu Bei is forcibly turned into a demon by Yuan Shao and takes on the form of a bipedal Human/Dragon hybrid, essentially merging with Qinglong, whom he has a bond with. He fights with his dual swords and lightning magic.

When the fight starts, he will float high up into the air and release two lightning orbs on the ground. After a brief delay, each orb will release two rings of electricity in a staggered fashion which travel outwards from each orb, along the entire arena. You will need to time your jump carefully to avoid the rings.

His standard combo involves rushing in with double slash horizontal slashes followed by a single vertical slash, and then a final spinning slash. Each of these can be blocked but if you deflect with proper timing, you can stagger Liu Bei and stop the combo. His other prominent attack is his propeller slash move. Liu Bei assumes a low stance with both swords held to his left side before leaping upwards and rotating like a propeller with his blades, he stays in the air for a split second before rotating one more time as he descends. You can dodge under him as he leaps to avoid the attack and then strike him from behind as he descends.

Periodically, he will slowly float straight upwards while glowing red. After a brief delay, he will release electricity in a large radius around him. Run away when you see him float like this. When he holds both swords to his right side, he is about to perform a rising uppercut followed by a diving slash towards one of you. The diving slash can be deflected for a good amount of Spirit damage.

When he begins flying erratically around the arena, he is about to perform a fatal strike in which he slashes several times while in the air, sending red wave projectiles towards you. Each one of these can be deflected and sent back to him for a huge amount of Spirit Damage. This is definitely the move you want to look out for as sending even one projectile back at him may be enough to stun him and allow you to perform a fatal strike.

With Guan Yu and Zhang Fei by your side, Liu Bei is relatively easy to overpower as his max Spirit is constantly being reduced by the frequent attacks from the three of you. Additionally, despite having Wood Phase affinity, Liu Bei is not immune to the effects of lightning and you can still apply the Shock status on him which will further reduce his Spirit Gauge. This fight encourages being aggressive, frequently stunning the boss and deflecting the proper attacks in order to achieve victory.

After defeating Liu Bei, a cutscene will play and you will gain the protection of Qinglong, the Divine Beast due to your strengthened bonds, unlocking its fourth Divine Beast's Favor as the mission ends. Completing the mission will also award the following:

• Rank 8 Leather x 3
• Bronze Dual Swords x 1
• Heishan Bandit Garb x 1
• Heishan Bandit Bracers x 

 

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