Valley Sha-Chi Tower.

At the centre of Weeping Creek Valley stands Valley Sha-Chi Tower, which is also the region's chief climb. Its three bell points, the 1st Floor, the Summit and the Base, each call for a separate trip: the tower is crossed on the way to the Great Waterfall, but new tools open more of it, so you come back several times.

There is more here than climbing: A Severed Mindseal begins at the tower, solving the crank puzzle on its furnace rewards you with a Primal Stone and an accessory, and an optional boss hides in a pit at the rear.

The 1st Floor

Ruthless Archer Camp is the starting point; cross its giant wooden bridge, then ascend the stairs and you reach the Valley Sha-Chi Tower 1st Floor bell. Do not bother with the tower base yet, since it is unreachable at this stage.

Arhats with golden bodies stand inside, and they are very hard to fight. Use the axe, which shatters their golden bodies just as it would break a shield.

Way down to Hua

Stairs rise past the 1st Floor bell. Climb them, then loop around the right flank of the tower to its back, where a pit opens in the earth. Jumping in sends you sliding down a lengthy wooden ramp into a cavern crowded with red spider lilies. Keep left to reach the far end, which is where Hua, Deadly Betrothed, is fought. The surrounding land is Flesh Lily Fields.

Summit

Go inside the tower and you will find the Summit bell at the stairs' top.

A Severed Mindseal

This Wulin Tale is given by the friendly Shadow Warden standing next to the Summit bell. What follows are the steps.

Complete this first handing-in of the Primal Stone prior to leaving Weeping Creek Valley, since it can be missed. Later regions carry the tale on, and it ends in the Spectral Blade.

Past the summit

Continue upward from the Summit bell until a drop into a different section becomes possible. Waterfall Bridge is the bell next to the bridge in that section, and it is the next stop along the main route.

Base

Reaching the Base bell is impossible on the first pass, so return to it afterwards. Mystery of Transcension (Mechanisms) is beside the bell. Put the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank into the furnace beside the bell to receive the Reflex Device accessory, and then remove the crank again. Should it still be in the other furnace, fetch it once more from the 1st Floor bell.

A ladder close by leads to a path that you should follow to its end, where some enemies protect a chest. Inside is a Vessel Restorative.

Sha-Chi Tower Base Camp Gate Key

After winning The Hunt and picking up the Hunter's Chain Sickle, travel instantly to the Summit bell and step onto the roof. The sickle lets you scale to the very highest point, where the Sha-Chi Tower Base Camp Gate Key lies. This key opens the gate next to the Creek Valley Plains Entrance bell, which leads into the valley's optional section and onward to Long Pillar Overlook.

A Severed Mindseal

1. Get up on the roof over the bell, then descend by the ladder set to the left.
2. The enemy in that spot drops the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank once defeated.
3. Go back to the 1st Floor and enter the tower, then apply the crank to the furnace so that its rear section opens and the Primal Stone is yours.
4. Take the crank back afterwards, as a second use of it lies ahead.
5. Hand the Primal Stone over to the Shadow Warden.

Nearby locations

Weeping Creek Valley · Ruthless Archer Camp · Flesh Lily Fields · Waterfall Bridge · Great Waterfall

Characters

Spectral Blade · The Hunt

Weapons

Scarlet Wraithblade · Hunter's Chain Sickle