Training Grounds (Mandate Encampment).

The Training Grounds close out Mandate Encampment's first visit as its final large area. Inside you will find a gate that is locked, the boss Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet, the next Illusory Pipa piece, and a portal into The Herald's Illusion. Bells here number three: Road to the Training Grounds, Training Grounds and Training Grounds Depths.

The Training Grounds close out Mandate Encampment's first visit as its final large area. Inside you will find a gate that is locked, the boss Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet, the next Illusory Pipa piece, and a portal into The Herald's Illusion. Bells here number three: Road to the Training Grounds, Training Grounds and Training Grounds Depths.

Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet

Ahead of the battle, complete the Secrets of the Baishan Sect objective by examining the body among the flowers following The Confinement. Winning beforehand makes the tale fail. As a puppet, Yubi has 10,000 base HP. Victory yields the Baishan Stormswords and a Broken Vessel.

Walking into the grounds ahead of time causes no harm, but the failure is triggered by the boss at the far end, so the safest choice is to wait outside until the objective is complete.

After Yubi:

• Two Memory Flowers are reached by the stairs on the arena's right side, one partway up and one at the top.
• Inside the building past the arena is the Illusory Pipa Backplate, which is the second piece for fixing the Illusory Pipa.
• A Memory Flower and a Lament Draught are upstairs near the balcony.
• Descend again and follow the lengthy hall to reach the Training Grounds Depths Bell.
• Step through the portal to The Herald's Illusion at the Depths Bell. This visit requires nothing inside, and coming back later is possible.

Road to the Training Grounds

To get to the road bell, leave the Three Towers area along the left path, use the grapple on the cliff face, and finish with a ladder. Something is lying beside the bell. Jump down, then follow the road rightward; the Guardian Idol Fragment: Torso waits in a house on your left. A chest on the upper floor holds the Nameless Thumb Ring. By the exit bridge, you can scale the hill and cliff to the roof, where enemies stand guard over a Blackstone Fragment. Higher up the hill, behind you, the Path of the Baishan's Fall begins.

Use the Training Grounds Key to unlock the grounds' main gate. Alternatively, drop from the road bell and open the left-hand door, which brings you straight to the Training Grounds Bell.