Parting Mists.

Parting Mists sits in the fog-covered stretch of Crimson Forest, and you arrive once the Illusion of Inanis cutscene has played out in the haze. From its bell you set out for the first Banyan Tree in the region, a tree on an island that launches a combat trial and hands over The Banyan's Heart. After that, the way on runs north via a cave toward Mirrorwood Depths.

Parting Mists sits in the fog-covered stretch of Crimson Forest, and you arrive once the Illusion of Inanis cutscene has played out in the haze. From its bell you set out for the first Banyan Tree in the region, a tree on an island that launches a combat trial and hands over The Banyan's Heart. After that, the way on runs north via a cave toward Mirrorwood Depths.

Banyan Tree trial walkthrough

Starting at the bell, jump down and make your way over to the island, where a huge tree stands on the right. Touching it carries you into the realm of the tree's trial.

Three waves of enemies make up the trial, and the final one brings back Jing Ye, The Outlaw, the bandit boss you faced earlier in Crimson Forest who relies on bleed. Waves you have cleared stay cleared, so after a death you resume at the wave that killed you instead of wave one.

Winning earns The Banyan's Heart, which unlocks skills including Fluid Form Level 2, Quick Remedy and Opening Strike. Should the Jing Ye wave prove too tough, come back at a later point.

Advice for the Jing Ye wave:

• Draw him off from the pair of extra enemies that appear alongside him.
• Evade the bleed projectiles he throws, since a block still adds to your bleed buildup.
• Break his shield using the Dread Axe Phantom Edge. A charged-up hit delivered the moment he tumbles off his horse is effective.
• Wearing Cavalrybane, which can be picked up in Crimson Forest, adds damage against him while he rides. Shieldbreaker Talisman, located in Weeping Creek Valley, speeds up breaking his shield.

Once the tree is done:

• Leave the Banyan Tree for solid ground and head up the path. Straight ahead after you jump off the cliff is a Memory Flower, and a second sits over the river at the cliff's base.
• Keep going beyond Parting Mists and pass through the cave in the north. Just outside, you will spot Inanis' set's fourth flower. Birds fly around there, so bring out your bow.
• Wade over the river to get to the Mirrorwood Depths Bell.

Getting to the bell

After the Burial Grounds Bell, the trail enters a fog-filled forest, and the lights guide you along. The cutscene featuring the Illusion of Inanis triggers along the way; once it ends, jump down and the Parting Mists Bell is right in front of you. Defeat Stone Hand Iron Fever and The Banyan's Heart becomes obtainable just past this bell.