Mirrorwood.

Mirrorwood is a haze-covered stretch of woodland on the far side of Crimson Forest, and an illusion hangs over it that you must break to move on. Fog never clears from this place and the trails rearrange themselves within it, so having walked them once gives no guarantee you can retrace them. Streams and stone walkways curl beneath the murk, and the grave of Iron Fiend's master lies hidden somewhere among the trunks.

This section closes out the region just ahead of its chapter boss. Around the battle with Stone Hand Iron Fever you reach the bell points at Mirrorwood Entrance and Mirrorwood Depths, work through two mirror puzzles, and emerge at the Threadbound Great Tree. Breaking the illusion likewise finishes the story step tied to the achievement "Nowhere to Stand".

From the Burial Grounds into the fog-filled woods

Starting at the Long Pillar Bell, make for the water, then swing across the boughs until you land at the Burial Grounds Bell, which sits dead ahead. Use the grapple over the poisonous gas to get to the grave next to it, where Inanis's second flower is found. Another flower is also recorded right in front of the bell, near the enemies.

Afterward the trail slopes down into a woodland blanketed with fog. Keep close to the right-hand wall and check the left near a boulder to find a flower; Inanis's third flower rests under a lamp somewhere along the way. The lamps keep you from losing your bearings, though combing the whole forest pays off.

Parting Mists and the Banyan Tree

Once the cutscene featuring the Illusion of Inanis ends, jump down and you will spot the Parting Mists Bell. Jump down once more and walk to the huge tree on your right to begin the Banyan Tree challenge. Enemies come in a few waves, with the final one being a rematch against Jing Ye, the Outlaw. A defeat costs you little progress, because you restart on the wave where you died.

Past Parting Mists, go through the cave to the north. Outside the far end of it lies the fourth Inanis flower, and the birds further on are best dealt with using the bow.

Mirrorwood Depths and its mirror puzzles

Get over the river and light the Mirrorwood Depths Bell. Reflections (Mirrorwood Travelogue) and Inanis's fifth flower both lie close to it. Prior to the mirror zone, pass through the gate and walk to the flower right in front of you.

Opening mirror group: left, ahead, right

Face the three mirrors from the entrance and read the inscription on the tree, which instructs you to follow the weeping. Walk into the mirror on the left, which sends you back to the beginning, then the middle one, then the one on the right. Inanis's sixth flower is found on the central path within this first group. Left and right describe what you see while facing the mirrors, rather than compass directions on the map.

Next mirror group: right, left, ahead

Walk along the newly opened trail toward the following cluster. Pick up the two Memory Flowers of Bai Chilian on the central path, and then go through the mirror on the right, followed by the left one and the one in the middle. Reusing the earlier sequence fails. Exit along the fresh path and light the Threadbound Great Tree Bell.

Following Mirage Estate

Entering Mirage Estate causes the lake near the Burial Grounds Bell to ice over. When Triple Threat is finished and Blazing Edge is in your hands, the snowy forest is open to you again; equip Blazing Edge there and beat Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet. The trip crosses the same land a second time, offering new bells, foes and chests. Prepare for an optional battle that is both lengthy and tough.

While making your way southwest across the snowy woods, you may also examine the big stone grave marker of the Iron Fist Master.

Mirrorwood Entrance

When the scene where something chases you finishes, you will find a Memory Flower dead ahead with the Mirrorwood Entrance Bell next to it. Stone Hand Iron Fever is fought close by, and beating him earns the Iron Gauntlets Phantom Edge. Near the entrance sit two Memory Flowers named after Iron Fever, one by the bell and another by the cliff edge. Further flowers are recorded in the arena of that fight and inside the cave right past it.

Inanis's first numbered flower sits at a fork in the eastern cave close to the entrance. Grabbing it kicks off the quest for collecting Resonant Strings.

A short way off the main trail past the Iron Fever arena, near where Mirrorwood begins, you will find another Long Pillar. Leave the cave by the right-hand path and walk into the red glowing zone on your left to reach the Mirrorwood Long Pillar Bell. Its neighboring challenge is tough, so you can come back for it later.

Nearby locations

Crimson Forest · Burial Grounds · Parting Mists · Threadbound Great Tree · Mirage Estate

Characters

Bai Chilian · Inanis · Iron Fever · Jing Ye · Yucong

Weapons

Blazing Edge