Weeping Creek Lóng Pillar at a Glance
- Number one: this pillar is the game's earliest, and the Bloodline Awakening tale begins when its statue is touched.
- Required key: the Rusted Loong Key unlocks the cave and is found inside a chest at the back of the Lóng Pillar Overlook bell.
- Prize: the Counterstrike Bracers are given for beating the Gold-Masked One in this place.
- Tough duel: nothing forces you to take it on now, so returning later with better equipment is perfectly fine.
- Herb nearby: past the statue, the trail ends at Blemish Goldweed, which is wanted for Yu'er's Apprentice Healer tale.
Overview
Standing where a sealed cave runs out, on the eastern side of Weeping Creek Valley, is a dragon statue: the earliest of the game's five Lóng Pillars. Touching it drags Soul into a duel against the Gold-Masked One. Winning this skippable fight earns the Counterstrike Bracers.
The pillar has a bell of its own, and reaching it means taking the tunnel off Lóng Pillar Overlook. You must first open up the eastern section of the valley, which is optional.
Routes and movement
How to arrive
This Lóng Pillar lies in the valley's optional eastern area, past a locked gate near the Creek Valley Plains Entrance bell. First complete Deep in the Valley, then unlock the gate using the Sha-Chi Tower Base Camp Gate Key. Take the right-hand path to arrive at the Lóng Pillar Overlook bell, which is inside a little house just ahead of the bridge.
- Retrieve the Rusted Loong Key. Its chest stands directly at the rear of the Lóng Pillar Overlook bell.
- Keep going into the open space crowded with Maskwalker enemies, then unlock the door to the east of the bell with the key.
- Walk through the tunnel and smash the barricade where the cave ends. Straight ahead lies the Weeping Creek Lóng Pillar bell, and the dragon statue is right before you.
Connected Entries
The Gold-Masked One
Right next to the bell is the tower holding the statue; the duel begins once you interact with it.
View character ↗Soul
Lead character of Phantom Blade Zero. As a Shadow Edict of the Order he is blamed for killing its Sovereign, then lives through a blade in the chest only because he carries a venom-fed substitute heart, which gives him sixty-six days.
View character ↗Lei Dang
Pangzhen's repairer of the Flaming Mane, an Envoy of the Order who turns up as the boss closing out Mirage Estate and uses a cannon mounted on his severed arm.
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Weeping Creek Valley
Phantom Blade Zero's opening full region is a gorge held by the Mandate, stretching from the riverbed via the Outpost and Sha-Chi Tower up to the Great Waterfall, and it conceals a Lóng Pillar plus a sealed manor to revisit later.
View location ↗Frequently Asked Questions
Must I take on the Gold-Masked One right away?
No. Since the duel is hard, walking away and returning at a later point is allowed.
Which spot holds the Rusted Loong Key?
It is inside the chest that stands right at the back of the Lóng Pillar Overlook bell.
What is given as the pillar's prize?
The Counterstrike Bracers, giving a 20% damage boost lasting two seconds once a parry lands.