Threadbound Great Tree.

A landmark at the Mirrorwood’s far edge, Threadbound Great Tree holds the final Crimson Forest bell, ahead of the chapter’s boss. To arrive, the second round of mirror choices in Mirrorwood Depths must be answered correctly. Come back much later with the forest frozen over, and the optional puppet duel against Yucong takes place here too.

A landmark at the Mirrorwood’s far edge, Threadbound Great Tree holds the final Crimson Forest bell, ahead of the chapter’s boss. To arrive, the second round of mirror choices in Mirrorwood Depths must be answered correctly. Come back much later with the forest frozen over, and the optional puppet duel against Yucong takes place here too.

Ahead of Bai Chilian

Rest and get ready at the Threadbound Great Tree Bell. When Bai Chilian is beaten, a number of tales end permanently, so look them over beforehand. Unless finished, Purge the Sect and Festering Secrets, both from Weeping Creek Valley, and Honor Among Thieves and A Healer's Mercy, both from Crimson Forest, will be lost. You also need to have accepted Secrets of the Baishan Sect. Pick up the Inanis Memory Flowers before the battle as well, since having six of them allows Xianyin to assist during Bai Chilian's second phase.

Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet

This optional boss appears solely if you come back in the Mirage Estate chapter, once snow blankets the Mirrorwood. Its related tale needs Blazing Edge equipped; that weapon results from running Sanguine Reach through Soul Tempering with the Scorching Flame materials. The reward for killing Yucong is the Freezing Chaos main weapon. Yucong counts among the four Great Puppets (Yuzan, Yubi and Yuding are the others) behind The Four Freed trophy.

Getting to the tree

Starting at the Mirrorwood Depths Bell, you pass through two sets of three mirrors. A path opens after three right choices in each set, and the order for the second set is not the same as the first, so reusing the first sequence fails.

Judge left and right from where you stand at the start, not by map compass directions.

1. For the first set, stand at the start and look at the three mirrors. Go through the left one, next the one directly ahead, then the right. After every correct pick you are sent back to the start. Writing on the tree offers a hint: follow the weeping.
2. Use the path that has just opened to get to set number two. Two Memory Flowers belonging to Bai Chilian, the earliest of his, are on the middle track.
3. For the second set, go through the right mirror first, the left one second, and the one straight ahead last.
4. Take the path that opens up and light the Threadbound Great Tree Bell.

Nearby locations

Weeping Creek Valley · Crimson Forest · Mirrorwood · Mirage Estate

Characters

Flame · Bai Chilian · Yucong · Yuzan · Yubi · Yuding

Weapons

Sanguine Reach · Blazing Edge · Freezing Chaos