Memory Flowers increase Soul's maximum health in Phantom Blade 0, but picking up a petal usually means starting an upgrade rather than finishing one. Most memories need several petals, and some spread their pieces across different regions. This guide follows the flowers through Crimson Forest, Village of Lu, Pangzhen, Meigu Lake, and Mandate Encampment, with the equipment-gated return trips separated out. Follow the nearby Bells and landmarks, check off each pickup, and keep track of the memory it belongs to. Boss names and later traversal tools appear throughout the routes.
How do Memory Flowers increase maximum health?
A completed Memory Flower permanently increases Soul's maximum HP. The reward depends on the memory, with bonuses of 5%, 7%, or 10% across the sets covered here. Some pickups are whole flowers, while others contribute a single petal toward set completion.
| Memory type | Collection requirement | Maximum HP reward | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole flower | One pickup | 5% | Memory Flower Left by Inanis, Old Man Gen's Memory Flower |
| Two-petal memory | Both petals | 5% | Stone Hand Iron Fever's Memory Flower, Wulin Fighters' Memory Flower |
| Three- or four-petal memory | Every petal in the set | 7% | Fellow Disciples, On Perfect Transcension |
| Six-petal memory | All six petals | 10% | Inanis' Memory Flower, Firefly's Memory Flower, Yan'er's Memory Flower |
The petal counter tracks collection progress. Roman numerals attached to the memories identify story chapters, which you can discover out of order. Finding chapter IV before chapter III does not mean you skipped a required pickup sequence.
Phantom Blade Zero Guide: All Memory Flowers Locations
For help planning exploration alongside your other upgrades, use the Phantom Blade 0 beginner's guide. The Thieves' Camp detour below is a good example of a route to save until you have the right equipment.
Where are the Memory Flowers in Crimson Forest?
Crimson Forest introduces several short memories before leading into the six-petal Inanis' Memory Flower. Collect the nearby petals as you progress, but leave the trapped Thieves' Camp passage for your return with Bastion.
Entrance, Trail of Cages, and Outlaw Trap
The first pickup is Memory Flower Left by Inanis, a whole flower worth 5% maximum HP. After meeting Inanis near the Crimson Forest entrance bell, look beside the bell for the blue flower.
The next three pickups complete Fellow Disciples, which awards 7% maximum HP:
- After Hua Qianxiao: Leave the broken bridge by dropping off its edge, turn around, and cross the gap with the Chain Sickle Phantom Edge. Follow the path and defeat the three dogs around the petal.
- Quick Hand Zhang's cavern: Speak to Zhang in his hanging cage, then enter the cavern involved in freeing him. The petal is on a lower ledge with enemies nearby.
- Outlaw Trap: Take the dirt path to the right of the Outlaw Trap Bell. Defeat the mounted enemy and thief guarding the pickup.
Thieves' Camp and Cliffside Lodge
On Perfect Transcension requires four petals for a 7% maximum HP increase. Three are along the initial route through Thieves' Camp and the cliffside house:
- Lower bridge ledge: After the outlaw boss fight, head left toward the wooden bridge. Look right for a ledge leading down to the flower.
- Cave beneath Thieves' Camp: Beyond the bridge, take the left route through the settlement. Follow the wooden walkway around the mountain into the cave.
- Cliffside Lodge cellar: Enter the apparently abandoned cliffside house and descend into its cellar. Drop between the two wooden scaffolds to reach the petal below. Collect the Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key here, too.
The fourth petal needs a return visit after obtaining Bastion in Village of Lu. Use the dungeon key on the locked Thieves' Camp door, then use Bastion to block the arrow traps through the passage. The exit opens onto a cliffside area with the remaining petal near a mounted enemy.
Mirrorwood Entrance and Iron Fever's arena
Stone Hand Iron Fever's Memory Flower has two petals and awards 5% maximum HP. The first is beside the Mirrorwood Entrance Bell, immediately after the Smasher chase. The second is on the ridge beyond Iron Fever's arena after you defeat him, overlooking the chasm and Sha-Chi Tower.
Before leaving Iron Fever's area, turn back toward the entrance where you dropped into the arena. Take the uphill path on its right and search the tunnel fork for the first petal of Inanis' six-petal memory.
Burial Grounds and the Mirrorwood puzzle
The remaining Inanis petals lead deeper into Mirrorwood. Completing all six awards 10% maximum HP:
- Burial Grounds Bell: Clear the enemies around the flower beside the bell.
- Woods beyond Burial Grounds: Continue along the main path into the wooded area before Parting Mist.
- Ledge above the shallow pond: Continue north beyond the previous pickup and drop from the ledge into the lower clearing overlooking the water.
- Mirrorwood Depths Bell: Cross the riverbed toward the next wooded section and collect the flower beside the bell.
- Mirrorwood puzzle: Search the central area as you progress through the portal puzzle near the Threadbound Great Tree.
Bai Chilian's Memory Flower adds another 5% maximum HP once you collect its two petals. Both are along the Mirrorwood portal-puzzle route near the Threadbound Great Tree, with one farther through the woods and another on the path toward the fog-covered gateway.
The portal sequence is: left, front, right, front, right, left, front. Check the ground as you work through it for the Inanis and Bai Chilian pickups.
Where are the Memory Flowers in Village of Lu?
Village of Lu mixes flowers beside Bells with petals inside houses, below bridges, and behind boss fights. Firefly's Memory Flower is the largest local set, requiring six petals for a 10% maximum HP reward.
Outer Gate, Covered Bridge, and the village stream
Collect the Memory Flower of Transcension Defyers beside the Mandate Encampment Outer Gate Bell, on the eastern approach toward the Mandate Gate. This is one half of a two-petal memory worth 5% maximum HP; its other petal is in Mandate Encampment.
Three Firefly petals sit around the Gatekeeper and Covered Bridge routes:
- Beyond the Gatekeeper: After defeating the Gatekeeper, take the small gateway on the left side of the arena. Two child puppets stand beside the flower.
- Altar below Covered Bridge: Take the gateway right of the Covered Bridge Bell. Follow the descending route through the building and scarecrow field to an altar with about five praying enemies. The location also has a purple quest icon for Secrets at the Heart of the Lake.
- Ridge beyond Covered Bridge: Cross the bridge and take the right fork toward a house with a large female enemy blocking its doorway. Defeat her, climb down the ladder inside, and leave through the hole in the wall to reach the ridge pickup.
Search the shallow village stream for a female puppet. Defeating her makes a petal of Memory Flower of the Villagers of Lu appear nearby. That memory needs four petals for its 7% maximum HP bonus.
The Lady's Grounds, river, and Terraces
At The Lady's Grounds, defeat the Tianxuan Sect master and collect the newly appeared flower in the arena. This belongs to Mandate Masters' Memory Flower, a three-petal set worth 7% maximum HP.
Before leaving that arena, turn toward the house across the way. Climb the short stairs, enter, and turn left to find a Wulin Fighters' Memory Flower petal in a room. Its two-petal set awards 5% maximum HP.
Continue checking these locations as you move through the village:
- Master Bi Hai's arena: Defeat Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple, then collect the Mandate Masters petal in the battle area.
- Upstream beyond the arena: Follow the river past the purple-glowing chest containing a Blackstone Fragment. Continue to the river's end and defeat the enemies near the Villagers of Lu petal.
- House beside Terraces Bell: Enter the house on the bell's right. Another Villagers of Lu petal rests on a table inside.
Engine Giant Remains and Survivors Courtyard
At the Engine Giant Remains Bell, enter the shrine and attack the human body driving a spear into the giant creature. Destroying it reveals the final Mandate Masters petal in that location.
Drop through the nearby floor opening after collecting it. Follow the dirt path left, cross the fallen tree, and look slightly right at the path's end for another Firefly petal.
At Survivors Courtyard, take the stairs down on the left after leaving the bell. A Villagers of Lu petal rests on a wooden workbench beside the large open pit.
Temple of Blue Fireflies and the well
The Temple of Blue Fireflies route opens after reaching Survivors Courtyard and approaching down the northern side of the map. Enter the shrine and collect the Firefly petal from its altar.
Leave the temple toward the Well of the Three Puppets. At the stone bridge between them, look below its right side into the river for another Firefly petal.
After clearing the threads from the Well of the Three Puppets, descend into it. The second Wulin Fighters petal is beside the landing area after the transition.
Several Village of Lu flowers sit beyond the Gatekeeper, the Tianxuan Sect master, or Master Bi Hai. If those encounters are holding up your collection route, use the Phantom Blade Zero combat guide before returning to the fights.
Where are the Memory Flowers in Pangzhen?
Pangzhen's pickups include the six-petal Memory Flower of the Lion Dance Grandmaster, worth 10% maximum HP, and several smaller memories. Pay particular attention to buildings around Bells: the Marketplace inn and Huang Manor both hide petals indoors.
Marketplace, Huang Manor, and Pond of Fading Song
Follow these landmarks for the first Lion Dance Grandmaster petals and the start of another memory:
- Marketplace inn: Enter the inn immediately beside the Marketplace Bell for a Lion Dance Grandmaster petal. A Blackstone Fragment is also upstairs.
- Huang Manor Crossroads: Check the table on the main street decorated with red cloth and lanterns for another Lion Dance Grandmaster petal.
- Above Cavalrybane's arena: After defeating Cavalrybane, climb the stairs to higher ground. The Lion Dance Grandmaster petal is in front of the branch-blocked path.
- Pond of Fading Song: Search inside the roadside building with a courtyard for another Lion Dance Grandmaster petal.
- Huang Manor: Enter the manor building and go upstairs. A Reunion with Brother petal rests on a second-floor bed. Its matching petal is at Village of Lu Shadows Dock in Meigu Lake; together they award 5% maximum HP.
The Lion Dance Grandmaster pickup above Cavalrybane is before the branches. The later route into Mirage Estate requires Flaming Mane.
How do you collect The Search petals safely?
The Search requires two petals and awards 5% maximum HP. Defeat Gu Wanyue at Pond of Fading Song, then descend into the Well of Wei Sanchuan for both pickups.
Collect the first petal from the ground at the well's bottom. Then climb the ladder up one level into the room with wine jars. The second petal lies beside a coffin.
Green Serpent House and Mirage Estate
The upward-sloping path around Green Serpent House holds another Lion Dance Grandmaster petal. Two nearby pickups belong to Estate Experiments, a three-petal memory worth 7% maximum HP:
- Building gate: Search outside the main gate of the building northeast of the Green Serpent House Bell.
- Upper building: Use the grapple point near the bell, then climb the ladder higher into the building. Collect the petal from the corpse.
For the Mirage Estate petal, return with Flaming Mane and burn the branches blocking the entrance. Continue inside and check beside the outdoor stone stairs.
Lion Dance Hall and Pangzhen Slums
At Lion Dance Hall, open the locked door and clear the enemies in the courtyard. One drops a Blackstone Fragment. Continue into the second courtyard for the last Lion Dance Grandmaster petal along this route.
Check the entrance of the building northeast of the Lion Dance Hall Bell in Ancestral Shrine Square for Bitter Kin. This two-petal memory awards 5% maximum HP when paired with its Meigu Village East Dock pickup.
A Mother's Heart also awards 5% maximum HP for two petals, both around the slums:
- Follow the route connecting Back Hill Pavilion and Pangzhen Slums. Collect the petal on the wooden plank walkway.
- Search the clearing east of the Pangzhen Slums Bell for the petal associated with A Mother's Heart quest.
Where are the Memory Flowers around Meigu Lake?
Meigu Lake's flowers are spread across boat routes, dock buildings, White Serpent House, and Frozen Lake Dock. Yan'er's Memory Flower needs six petals for 10% maximum HP, with all six found among floating blue flowers on the lake.
Yan'er's floating flower locations
Take a boat out of Pangzhen Docks and check the floating blue flower patches around Meigu Lake. The memory chapter helps distinguish pickups around similar rocky banks and wrecks.
| Memory chapter | Landmark to search |
|---|---|
| I. Allure of Vanity | Open water reached by boat after leaving Pangzhen Docks |
| II. Bloodline | Shallow water beside rocky banks and wrecked wooden boats |
| III. Into the Lake | Water near Meigu Songhouse Dock, beside the rocky shore |
| IV. Yan Qiansui | A floating flower patch beside a low rocky bank |
| V. The Offering | Water northeast of Meigu Songhouse Dock, beside a low rocky outcrop |
| VI. All Has Changed | Floating flowers beside the hull of a large wrecked wooden boat |
Blackwater Crew Dock and Meigu Village East Dock
Blackwater Crew's Memory Flower is a four-petal memory worth 7% maximum HP on completion. Search these dock locations for its petals:
- Blackwater Crew Dock building: Enter the building and check the floor beside the wall.
- Building beside Blackwater Crew Dock Bell: Collect the separate petal from the floor inside the building immediately next to the bell.
- Meigu Village East Dock platform: Follow the wooden waterside platforms and check the edge beside the railing.
Inside a Meigu Village East Dock building, look near the table and stools for the second Bitter Kin petal. Pair it with the Ancestral Shrine Square pickup in Pangzhen to complete that 5% health upgrade.
White Serpent House and Village of Lu Shadows Dock
Leng Tu's Memory Flower requires six petals for its 10% maximum HP reward. Its White Serpent House pickups include:
- Bell room: Collect the petal inside the room containing the White Serpent House Bell.
- Beyond Heartpiercer: Defeat Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden, then enter the building ahead and search an interior room's floor.
- Eastern pavilion: Cross the bridge to the eastern side of the island. The petal rests on the stone table inside the pavilion.
At Village of Lu Shadows Dock, defeat Grief-Stricken Jin and check the wooden walkway for the second Reunion with Brother petal. This completes the pair started upstairs in Huang Manor.
Frozen Lake Dock
Find Old Man Gen beside the Frozen Lake Dock Bell. The whole Old Man Gen's Memory Flower is directly in front of him and immediately awards 5% maximum HP when collected.
Two nearby pickups complete Memory Flower of the Intruder, another 5% upgrade:
- Search beneath the large leaning tree beside the wooden walkway.
- Continue through Frozen Lake Dock and check beneath another tree near the wooden buildings.
Where are the Memory Flowers in Mandate Encampment?
Mandate Encampment includes the three-petal Qianqian's Memory Flower and six-petal Memory Flower of the Seven Stars. The latter involves vertical exploration around Cliffside Walkway and Dovecote, with a key and Bashpole needed along the route.
Sunset Path and Mass Grave
Collect all three Qianqian petals for a 7% maximum HP increase:
- Sunset Path house: Enter the small wooden house. The petal sits on a table beneath the open window.
- Mass Grave Bell: Search the clearing beside the bell for the next petal.
- Cliffside beyond Mass Grave: Leave the boss area and follow the path. Check the edge of the wooden platform on the left-hand cliff.
After defeating Corpse-Eating Xue at Mass Grave, take the side path uphill toward the stone statues. Collect the second Transcension Defyers petal on the slope. Together with the Village of Lu Outer Gate pickup, it completes the 5% health upgrade.
Cliffside Walkway, Watchtower, and Dovecote
Memory Flower of the Seven Stars awards 10% maximum HP once all six petals are collected. Check both the heights and the valley floor around the encampment:
- Above Cliffside Walkway Entrance Bell: Climb the ladder to the wooden platform directly overhead. The petal is near its edge.
- Cliffside Walkway Overlook: Search the wooden platform with the red gate. The gate requires the Mandate Valley Gate Key.
- Beneath the Watchtower: Explore the nearby wooden platforms and check beside the railing.
- Valley floor: Descend through Cliffside Walkway Entrance to the valley bottom. Look beside the wooden barricade.
- Behind Dovecote: Walk around the back of the tower and search beside the wooden structure.
- Mountain interior beyond Dovecote: Reach the top of Dovecote, cross the chains to the adjacent hillside, and continue to the wooden boards in the ground. Break them with Bashpole, enter the mountain, and search the floors inside for the petal.
Three Towers
Defeat Chief Disciple, Sword of Despair in the Three Towers arena. Collect the petal from the arena floor afterward. It belongs to The Twin Heroes' Memory Flower, which requires two petals for its 5% maximum HP reward.
Which Memory Flower routes require a return trip?
Before sweeping familiar areas again, check the route requirements below. Bastion, Flaming Mane, and Bashpole each open a specific path to a Memory Flower petal.
| Destination | Requirement | Pickup or route |
|---|---|---|
| Thieves' Camp trapped passage | Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key and Bastion | Fourth On Perfect Transcension petal beyond the arrow traps |
| Temple of Blue Fireflies | Reach Survivors Courtyard and approach down the northern route | Firefly petal on the shrine altar |
| Mirage Estate | Flaming Mane | Estate Experiments petal beside the outdoor stairs |
| Cliffside Walkway Overlook red gate | Mandate Valley Gate Key | Seven Stars route at the red-gate platform |
| Mountain interior beyond Dovecote | Bashpole | Seven Stars petal beyond the breakable floorboards |
Keep cross-region memories on your checklist, too. Transcension Defyers connects Village of Lu with Mandate Encampment. Bitter Kin and Reunion with Brother connect Pangzhen with Meigu Lake. Those unfinished sets give you a specific reason to revisit the next region rather than recheck every flower location.
Finish the Inanis and Bai Chilian sets before the Crimson Forest finale, then return for the Bastion-gated Thieves' Camp petal when your equipment allows it. For help planning the rest of Soul's progression, open the Phantom Blade 0 guide collection.
