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Meigu Lake.

Northward from Pangzhen spreads this lake of islands, which you sail with a Sha-Chi-powered boat. On it are White Serpent House, a trio of optional bosses, a pair of Lóng Pillars, a mirror concealing a secret realm, and the way to the Mountain of Imprisonment.

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Key points

Meigu Lake at a Glance

  • Only one stop is mandatory. The main story calls for White Serpent House alone, where Heartpiercer is beaten and the White Serpent Eye collected.
  • Do before Mirage Estate: Allure of Vanity, Illusory Pipa, Whence the Weeping, Pillars of Kunlun and Secrets at the Heart of the Lake each contribute to the true ending, and each has to be completed prior to entering.
  • Pipa strings: beat Yan Qiansui at Meigu Songhouse Dock, give the strings to Myst in Pangzhen, and afterwards dispel the lake's mist using the mended Illusory Pipa.
  • Four masks for the mirror: Four Guardians’ Mirror opens only when you hold all four Acolyte Masks, with the final one found in Crimson Manor, so plan this for later.
  • Optional bosses number three but give one trophy: Master of the Misty Waters is earned by beating You Loong, Yan Qiansui and the One-Eyed Archer, and only the lake's You Loong battle qualifies.
  • Pack the correct gear, because Flaming Mane, Illusory Pipa, Dread Axe and Tiger Cannon every one open up something here.

Overview

North of Pangzhen, Meigu Lake is a broad body of water with scattered islands and docks, and a Sha-Chi-powered boat carries you over it. No one route runs across. Choose a dock, land, clear that island, and sail onward, with each dock's bell serving as the way back.

Story progress demands a single island, White Serpent House, whose contents let you unlock the path to Mirage Estate. Nothing else is compulsory, but the true ending still leans on this water. Here you can pick up a piece of the Illusory Pipa, an Acolyte Mask (one of four), a pair of Lóng Pillars, and a secret realm hidden by a mirror, while a gateway leads on to the Mountain of Imprisonment.

Plan on returning several times. Mist, walls and barriers guard many rewards and demand tools obtained elsewhere, making the lake a hub best revisited as your equipment improves.

Zones and spots

How the lake is arranged

Boats depart from the docks at the north of Pangzhen, and from there the lake divides into separate areas. Ice drifts around a snowy mountain in the frozen west and north-west, where a frozen fishing village sits on the shore. In the north you find the Blackwater Crew’s island together with the barrier leading to the Mountain of Imprisonment. The One-Eyed Archer’s island occupies the east, as does a tiny island with a Lóng Pillar at its far limit. On the south-eastern rim lies the ruined songhouse.

Only the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower differs, as Pangzhen Docks lets you reach it on foot with no boat needed.

Bells found in the area:

Place Where it is Why you go
Meigu Songhouse Dock South-eastern edge Yan Qiansui, Pipa strings, loot sealed by mist
Village of Lu Shallows Dock A dock you can sail to from the lake Grief-Stricken Jin, A Brother Once More
Lake Banyan Dock Island in the lake Banyan Tree trial, Venom Pouch
White Serpent House Island linked by a rope bridge Heartpiercer, White Serpent Eye (mandatory)
Meigu Village Island village with both an East Dock and a West Dock Acolyte Guhe, Red-Cloth Door Key, Zhang’s hideout
Frozen Lake Dock North-west War Wagon, Memory Flowers
Four Guardians’ Mirror Frozen west and north-west Entrance to Phantom Illusionist Ruins
Blackwater Crew Dock Northern island You Loong, Loong Trident, Blue Blossom Compass
One-Eyed Isle East One-Eyed Archer, One-Eyed Bow
Midlake Lóng Pillar Far eastern edge Gold-Masked One duel
Weeping Mistgate Northern end Entrance to the Mountain of Imprisonment
Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Walkable from Pangzhen Docks Zhu Yuan, A Severed Mindseal

Other finds nearby

  • Acolyte Whisk
  • Acolyte Icicle
  • Phantom Brew

Memory Flowers

Discovering any one of Yan’er’s flowers reveals the rest on your map.

More Memory Flower groups nearby:

Flower Bell Position
Yan’er: 1. Allure of Vanity Meigu Songhouse Dock Straight north across the lake from where the boat begins
Yan’er: 2. Bloodline Meigu Songhouse Dock Lake's south-eastern rim, close to a landable dock
Yan’er: 3. Into the Lake Meigu Songhouse Dock Exactly south-east of the dock with the bell
Yan’er: 4. Yan Qiansui Meigu Songhouse Dock Westward of 5, beside a few plants
Yan’er: 5. The Offering Meigu Songhouse Dock Northward of 6, close to some rocks
Yan’er: 6. All Has Changed Meigu Songhouse Dock Eastward of 3, next to a sunken boat
Brother Reunion: 2. Kindred Branches Village of Lu Shallows Dock Found on the dock once Jin is defeated
Leng Tu, part 1: Discordant Shard White Serpent House Dock Indoors, in the main hall standing to the bell's north
Leng Tu: 2. Sharing White Serpent House Dock In the pavilion on the far side of the rope bridge, to the north-east
Leng Tu: 3. Radiant Heart White Serpent House Within the leftmost building
Bitter Kin, part 2: The Wrong Path Meigu Village East Dock In a building along the island's northern rim, east of the bell
Blackwater Crew: 1. Fishing Meigu Village West Dock The deck platform's second building, lying to the bell's east
Blackwater Crew: 2. You Loong, the Crew Leader Blackwater Crew Dock Past the arena, in the big building
Blackwater Crew, part 3: Voluntary Transcension Blackwater Crew Dock Eastward, in the building adjoining the bell
Blackwater Crew, part 4: Fishing on Dry Land Meigu Village East Dock On a timber platform to the scarecrow's south-west
Old Man Gen Frozen Lake Dock Following the War Wagon encounter
Intruder: 1. Breaking Through Frozen Lake Dock In the north-east, by three clustered houses
Intruder: 2. The Search Frozen Lake Dock Northward, beyond the wrecked ship, next to a tree

People encountered in the region

Name Details
Quick Hand Zhang dealer and relic hunter who keeps a hideout on Meigu Village's island.
Old Man Gen shows up at Frozen Lake Dock after The Journey Home has been finished.
The friendly Shadow Warden waits at the top of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower while A Severed Mindseal is underway.
Yan’er audible via her Memory Flowers.
Leng Tu glimpsed in the Memory Flowers at White Serpent House.

Foes and fights

Bosses

The base figures listed here increase with difficulty and in later playthroughs. Remnant Dust refers to what the boss drops.

The lake's Lóng Pillars host two further duels with The Gold-Masked One. Every red flash grab needs a dodge, blue flashes call for a parry, and black flashes are dodged.

Boss Where HP Sha-Chi Dust Weak to Resists Main drop
Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden White Serpent House 9,000 2,400 10,000 Fire Lightning Sundering Dual Axes
Grief-Stricken Jin Village of Lu Shallows Dock 6,500 1,700 Lightning Embroidered Shoes
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden Meigu Songhouse Dock 6,000 2,400 6,000 Fire, Ice, Water Lightning Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment, and the Illusory Pipa Strings
You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader Blackwater Crew Dock 9,000 2,400 6,000 Ice, Lightning Fire, Water Loong Trident, High-Power Pump
One-Eyed Archer One-Eyed Isle 8,000 2,000 6,000 None None One-Eyed Bow
Acolyte Guhe Scarecrow, Meigu Village East Dock 9,000 2,400 6,000 Fire Poison Guhe’s Venom Mask
Blizzard Blademaster Whiteshadow’s Fall 12,000 3,000 10,000 Fire Ice, Water, Poison Whiteshadow
Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Furnace 9,000 2,400 6,000 Ice, Water Fire, Poison Scorching Flames

Trophies linked to these battles

Name Details
Master of the Misty Waters requires beating You Loong, Yan Qiansui and the One-Eyed Archer. A You Loong fight also occurs in Pangzhen, but only the one on the lake is counted.
Turning the Tide defeat You Loong twice.
Three Wardens Fall The third of the trio is Heartpiercer.
The Two Blade Masters Zhu Yuan makes up one of the pair.
The White Shadow defeat the Blizzard Blademaster.

Enemies

Fish-men of the Blackwater Crew pose the lake's defining danger, and shallow water is where they are most powerful, so lure them toward land. They relocate nearly instantly while swimming but pivot sluggishly ashore. Snowveil Lurkers conceal themselves beneath snow; hitting the snow with the Loong Trident reveals them. Inside the Sha-Chi Tower, Iron Man monks stand guard. Frost musicians fire blue sound waves, which you can block and send back, and they are least dangerous when you stand within arm's reach.

Blackwater Crew:

  • Blackwater Angler
  • Blackwater Netter
  • Blackwater Diver
  • Blackwater Longblade Diver
  • Snowveil Lurker

Tower monks:

  • Iron Man: Fist
  • Iron Man: Blade
  • Iron Man: Staff

Frost musicians:

  • Grand Director of Music
  • Frost Zither Maiden
  • Frost Songstress

Others:

  • Drowned Thief
  • Poison Powderkeg

Backstory of the lake's bosses

The Blackwater Crew’s pact

Boatmen and fisherfolk, the crew made their living along these docks. As the Three Pillars of Kunlun arrived to hunt Maskwalkers, the crew sought to blend their water arts with Perfect Transcension and aid the Mandate. Each member was transformed instead, growing gills and scales and lurking beneath the surface. You Loong, whom the people had elevated for repelling river bandits, returns on the northern island holding the crew's Loong Trident, with only frenzy left in him.

Yan Qiansui and her strings

Believing that a great Wulin figure loved her, this zither player was struck down by an assassin's blade as she carried his child. The High Elder sheltered and named her, intending to sacrifice the unborn baby. As it turns out, the strings of her zither are those of the Illusory Pipa, given to her by him.

The One-Eyed Archer

A master of the Featherbow Sect who hunted Maskwalkers, he returned home and found his companions disfigured by Perfect Transcension, then fought clear. That fate missed him, but the thing living in the Discordance did not: it bored into his flesh and bone, and Crimson Eyes grew around his bow. He clings on solely in hope that somebody will end him.

The sworn brothers of Jin

Pangzhen was home to all seven, who studied under a single teacher. Seeking fame and wanting to shield Jin's sister, Xiu, they went through Transcension together, then hurried back when a mysterious sickness hit the town. Their changed bodies were unable to withstand the Sha-Chi blanketing the lake, and within a few li of home they went mad.

Blizzard Blademaster fight

A haughty swordsman of the northern Wulin, he spent three years heading south to find his son, only to hear that the Frozen Lands had claimed the boy's life. Vengeful fury carried him into the High Elder's trap, and now, bound as a puppet guard, he still hopes another will finish what he cannot.

The tower

Kuye Temple monks went into the tower in successive groups and were trapped when the Sha-Chi Furnace erupted, which produced the metal-clad figures you battle. Among its furnaces, a device was left that also rebuilt Zhu Yuan's body so it could endure the heat.

Tasks, side stories and things to do

Tales

Going into Mirage Estate is the first point after which the true ending can be missed, and the game cautions you when needed tales remain incomplete. Regard that doorway as your cutoff for each purple tale listed above, excluding Bloodline Awakening.

Tale What you do at the lake Purple tale for the true ending
Sha-Chi Powered Boat Provides the boat on which the entire region depends Yes
Allure of Vanity Gather six of Yan’er’s Memory Flowers, and then beat Yan Qiansui Yes
Illusory Pipa Get the strings from Yan Qiansui, and come back to clear the mist Yes
Whence the Weeping Go via Weeping Mistgate to the Mountain of Imprisonment Yes
Pillars of Kunlun Go via Weeping Mistgate to the Mountain of Imprisonment Yes
Secrets at the Heart of the Lake Beat Guhe, unlock the mirror, and end at the statue inside the realm Yes
Bloodline Awakening Clear every one of the five Lóng Pillars, with the fifth inside Mirage Estate Yes, it may be left until after Mirage Estate becomes accessible
A Brother Once More Beat Grief-Stricken Jin and inspect the flower on the dock No
Kin Against Kin Collect the final Memory Flower, found toward the East Dock of Meigu Village, to get a Longevity Tonic No
A Severed Mindseal Carry Primal Stone number two up to the tower's peak No
The Cube Track down Mortise and Tenon, the fragments belonging to the missing fishermen No
The Journey Home Once the tale is done, get War Wagon from Old Man Gen No
Quick Hand’s Request Give treasures to Zhang in his hideout No
Heart of the Banyan Finish the trial at Lake Banyan Dock No

Pickups and loot

Quick Hand Zhang's treasures and wares

Zhang's valuables lie scattered across the area, and he wants you to fetch them back to his hideout. Return the lake's batch and the Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst is yours: a tonic that heals 20% HP and adds 20% to Sha-Chi Combo damage for 15 seconds, at the cost of setting you ablaze.

Treasure locations

Name Details
Blue Blossom Compass Starting from the Blackwater Crew Dock bell, pass through You Loong's arena and leave via the ramp heading right. Alongside it, a house hides a zipline. Glide down, vault the poles, and curve across the sand toward the treasure box.
Blight Astrolabe located in Phantom Illusionist Ruins, beyond the second bell by the coffins on the cliff.
Sundial of Impermanence located in Phantom Illusionist Ruins, aboard the last ship after the fifth bell.
Item Price Stock
Exotic Copper Ingot 1,040 12
Darkfire Charcoal 1,040 12
Mechanical Gear 1,040 12
Ancient Timber 1,040 12
Incense Ash 832 12
Polished Forged Metal 1,240 24
Polished Twinned Metal 1,240 24
Polished Broadplate Metal 1,240 24
Concentrated Solvent 992 72
Otherworldly Copper 1,240 12
Blazing Darkfire Charcoal 1,240 12
Precision Mechanical Gear 1,240 12
Camphor Timber 1,240 12
Illusory Incense Ash 992 12
Tainted Crystal Shard 7,440 3
Refined Indigo Crystal 9,920 1
Apprentice Healer’s Memory 7,440 2
Skilled Healer’s Memory 9,920 2
Master Healer’s Memory 16,000 1
Weapon Reforge Talisman 2,000 5
Phantom Reforge Talisman 2,000 5
The Banyan’s Heart 100,000 1
Traversal Talisman 2,000 5

Items to collect

Item Type Bell How to get it
Sundering Dual Axes Main weapon White Serpent House Defeat Heartpiercer
Whiteshadow Main weapon Whiteshadow’s Fall Defeat the Blizzard Blademaster
War Wagon Phantom Edge Frozen Lake Dock Finish The Journey Home and then talk to Old Man Gen
Loong Trident Phantom Edge Blackwater Crew Dock Defeat You Loong
One-Eyed Bow Phantom Edge One-Eyed Isle Dock Defeat the One-Eyed Archer
Treasure Basin Accessory White Serpent House Dock Chest in the nearest building toward the bell's north-east
Venom Pouch Accessory Lake Banyan Dock At the edge of the island, east from the bell
Rouge Box Accessory Village of Lu Shallows Dock Complete A Brother Once More
Deathlock Accessory Meigu Village East Dock Go east from the bell, set the bramble alight, use the statue, opt to put the item into the Preservation Jar, and collect whatever shows up
Sharpshooter’s Eye Accessory One-Eyed Isle Dock In a building along the southern route, once the boss is down
Battleforged Accessory Pangzhen Docks Follow the docks westward to a tall ladder, and at its top a chest sits to the east
Longevity Tonic Medicine Meigu Village East Dock Finish Kin Against Kin
Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst Medicine Zhang’s Hideout (Meigu Village) Hand in Zhang’s treasures

Upgrade items and materials

Every Fanatic’s Fragment you gather unlocks Fanatic’s Obsession on its own, and gathering all Serpent materials unlocks Serpent’s Memory.

Item Bell How to get it
Sha-Chi Amber Fragment White Serpent House Dock Chest behind the nearest building toward the bell's north-east
Sha-Chi Amber Fragment Meigu Village East Dock Kill the fish enemies lying beyond the locked door's southern side
Sha-Chi Amber Fragment Zhang’s Hideout (Meigu Village) Chest on the lower floor, west from the bell
Sha-Chi Amber Fragment Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Upper Level 1 Climb a level and beat the gold monks
Blackstone Fragment Meigu Village East Dock Chest standing out on the balcony, reached via the red-cloth doorway
Blackstone Fragment Blackwater Crew Dock Big building reached by crossing the boss arena, facing the Memory Flower
Blackstone Fragment Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Lower Passage Room to the bell's east; kill every enemy
Blackstone Fragment Meigu Songhouse Dock Dispel the mist using the Illusory Pipa; the chest is in the little gazebo eastward
Red-Cloth Door Key Meigu Village East Dock Top floor beyond the locked door's southern side, turn a corner and look by a dead woman wearing red
Mortise (Remnant Spark Cube Fragment) Meigu Village East Dock Middle floor of the central building
Tenon (Remnant Spark Cube Fragment) Blackwater Crew Dock Kill the foe that leaps out of the crates by the green lights, east from the bell
Primal Stone Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Lower Exterior Upon the crank platform circling the tower
Everlasting Flame Meigu Village West Dock Head directly west into the cliff hollow where crows gather
Old Wooden Comb Frozen Lake Dock Alongside Old Man Gen's Memory Flower
Blackwater Crew Rules Meigu Village East Dock Dispel the mist east from the bell; the chest sits inside the building
Six Paths Warrant Meigu Songhouse Dock Dispel the mist east from the bell; it is where the big building's path ends, near some corpses
Golden Ammunition Village of Lu Shallows Dock Use the Tiger Cannon to smash the wall to the bell's south-east
Serpent Slough: White White Serpent House Chest inside the right-hand building
Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment Meigu Songhouse Dock Defeat Yan Qiansui
Embroidered Shoes Village of Lu Shallows Dock Defeat Grief-Stricken Jin
High-Power Pump Blackwater Crew Dock Defeat You Loong
Scorching Flames Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Furnace Defeat Zhu Yuan
The Quenched Flaming Grip Midlake Lóng Pillar Dock Take the Lóng Pillar duel
Chaos Iron Fragment I Phantom Illusionist Ruins Take the Lóng Pillar duel

Routes and movement

Reaching the lake and moving around

Pangzhen only grants access well into its progression. Burn away the branches blocking the northern path using the Flaming Mane, hop across the rooftops running from Mandate Lodgings to Dockside Warehouse, and kill Soulclaimer in the courtyard under them. After heading on to Pangzhen Docks, lighting its bell and boarding the Sha-Chi-powered boat, the area becomes available.

Setting off immediately is not required. Visiting Mandate Encampment beforehand makes sense, since it provides a further Illusory Pipa part. When Myst mentions crossing the lake, she directs you to the Boatmaster’s Dock.

After launching, you travel from dock to dock by boat, and each dock's bell offers a place to come back to.

Weapons, accessories and medicine

All routes begin from the bell named.

Linked pages

Connected Entries

Nearby locations

Crimson Manor · Village of Lu · Pangzhen · Huang Manor · Myst’s Tavern · Green Serpent House · Mandate Lodgings · Dockside Warehouse · Pangzhen Docks · Mandate Encampment · Mountain of Imprisonment · Meigu Songhouse Dock · Village of Lu Shallows Dock · Lake Banyan Dock · White Serpent House · Meigu Village · Zhang’s Hideout (Meigu Village) · Frozen Lake Dock · Blackwater Crew Dock · One-Eyed Isle · Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower · Midlake Lóng Pillar · Four Guardians’ Mirror · Forbidden Path · Whiteshadow’s Fall · Weeping Mistgate · Phantom Illusionist Ruins · Mirage Estate

Characters

Soul · Leng Tu · Old Man Gen · Quick Hand Zhang · The High Elder · Myst · Flame · Blizzard Blademaster · Shopkeeper Niu · You Loong · Acolyte Hansui · The Gold-Masked One · Acolyte Yanru · Soulclaimer · Zhu Yuan · Acolyte Lei Ting · Heartpiercer · Acolyte Guhe · Grief-Stricken Jin · Yan Qiansui · One-Eyed Archer

Weapons

Sundering Dual Axes · Whiteshadow · Dread Axe · War Wagon · Tiger Cannon · One-Eyed Bow · Loong Trident · Flaming Mane

Quick answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is exploring Meigu Lake necessary to complete the game?

Just White Serpent House. Story-wise, all else can be skipped, yet a good portion is required for the true ending.

How can the boat be unlocked?

Kill Soulclaimer close to Dockside Warehouse, then continue on to Pangzhen Docks, ignite its bell, and board the Sha-Chi-powered boat.

Where is Yan Qiansui located?

Meigu Songhouse Dock, on the south-eastern rim of the lake. Only after gathering all six of Yan’er’s Memory Flowers and going back to the bell does she show up.

What blocks me from passing the mist to the north?

The Illusory Pipa must be mended first. Take the Head, Backplate and Strings to Myst in Pangzhen, and afterwards head back to Weeping Mistgate.

What keeps the mirror shut?

All four Acolyte Masks are required for Four Guardians’ Mirror, and Crimson Manor supplies the final one.

What is the location of the lake's Lóng Pillar?

Two exist. A boat gets you to one on an eastern island near Midlake Lóng Pillar Dock. Inside Phantom Illusionist Ruins is the other, and it requires the Dread Axe.

Which You Loong fight is valid for Master of the Misty Waters?

Blackwater Crew Dock on the lake is where the valid one happens; the earlier Pangzhen battle does not qualify.

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