Lion Dance Hall.

In the northwest of Pangzhen stands a ruined hall that stays locked. You reach its bell past the Green Serpent House, yet the key for the main doors belongs to a boss close by. Further in, rooms and courtyards slope up to the Lion Dance Hall Depths, where the masked grandmaster stands over the Phantom Edge able to burn branch barriers worldwide.

In the northwest of Pangzhen stands a ruined hall that stays locked. You reach its bell past the Green Serpent House, yet the key for the main doors belongs to a boss close by. Further in, rooms and courtyards slope up to the Lion Dance Hall Depths, where the masked grandmaster stands over the Phantom Edge able to burn branch barriers worldwide.

Hall exterior

Take the path ahead from the bell at the entrance and grapple onto the bridge. Turning left puts a Memory Flower, which also begins the Kin Against Kin tale, on your right. This same corner of the north-west, near the hall, is where the second chapter of Pangzhen puts its Banyan Tree challenge location.

Hall interior

When the gate stands open, proceed through the building following this sequence.

1. Blackstone Fragment: starting from the bell, open the door and beat the enemies right in front of you.
2. Memory Flower: the next room has it, beside the small pond.
3. As a tempering material, Blazing Lion Head can be had by crossing the right-hand building, then stepping back into the open. Put the fire out and peek into a tiny nook.
4. Sha-Chi Amber Fragment: go back inside the building and climb the stairs. Jump down from the balcony on the left, then take the stairs up to the chest.
5. Lion Dance Hall Depths Bell: exit through the building in front of you and continue up the hill along the path.

Lion Dance Hall Depths

The Depths close out the hall. Push through towards them and fight Flame, the Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster, a boss with two phases. A separate page covers Senior Mo, who is the second-in-command of the troupe and shares the story.

Fixing the Flaming Mane

Have Lei Dang near Jingyang Hall repair the Dormant Flaming Mane for you. Then you can burn the branches blocking routes in the Pangzhen area and farther away: toward Pangzhen Docks in the north, the vine barrier by Pond of Fading Song, and the way to Old Man Gen's House. It is required too for reaching Black Serpent House in The Four Serpent Houses quest.

Entering

Coming from the Green Serpent House route, head back toward the stairs and descend the alley to the left. Right in front is the Lion Dance Hall Bell. The hall is locked.

1. Take the path from the bell to Ancestral Shrine Square and beat Chang Hong, the Thunder Spear.
2. Defeat the enemies in the nearby arena and you obtain the Heavy Lion Hall Gate Key, which is silver and looks like a lion dance ball.
3. Go back to the Lion Dance Hall and open the gate.

Nearby locations

Black Serpent House · Pangzhen · Jingyang Hall · Pond of Fading Song · Green Serpent House · Ancestral Shrine Square · The Sealed Lion · Pangzhen Docks

Characters

Lei Dang · Myst · Chang Hong · Flame · Senior Mo

Weapons

Thunder Spear · Flaming Mane