Grab Sanguine Reach behind Forge's weapon rack at the Outpost in Phantom Blade Zero, then check each region's side paths for accessories, Memory Flowers, and upgrade materials. Save blocked passages for a return visit with the correct Phantom Edge. This checklist separates opening-area pickups, regional searches, optional rewards, and equipment-gated routes so you can collect useful gear without repeatedly checking a wall you still cannot break. Later bosses and quest rewards are named below, so expect spoilers.
How to use the hidden item checklist
Treat hidden items as a search checklist, not a separate collectible category. The pickups below include weapons, Phantom Edges, accessories, Memory Flowers, keys, quest items, and Soul Temper materials.
Check off the exact item or petal you collect. A single Serpent's Memory component or Memory Flower petal can leave its reward unfinished, even when you have cleared the surrounding area.
Which pickups should you prioritize?
| Pickup type | What you gain | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons and Phantom Edges | Additional combat options; certain Phantom Edges also open exploration routes | Players reaching blocked chains, vines, floors, or mechanisms |
| Accessories | Equipment effects, such as Boulderguard's damage reduction | Improving your current equipment without hunting a full collection set |
| Completed Memory Flowers | Permanent maximum HP increases of 5%, 7%, or 10% for the sets covered here | Players struggling to survive boss encounters |
| Soul Temper materials | Weapon-specific permanent effects or transformations after unlocking Myst's service | Players who have already chosen a weapon to enhance |
| Keys and quest items | Access to locked routes or progress through named quests | Clearing unfinished side paths |
A Memory Flower petal represents progress toward a set. Its story chapter numeral does not dictate collection order, so finding chapter IV before chapter III does not require restarting your search.
Opening-area hidden items
Where is Sanguine Reach at the Outpost?
Sanguine Reach is a two-handed weapon beside Forge in Weeping Creek Valley, available during Against the Flow. Its pickup is easy to overlook because it sits around the back of the weapon rack rather than arriving as a boss reward.
- Reach Forge's working area at the Outpost.
- Find the weapon rack next to her forge.
- Walk around its back.
- Interact with the sword planted in the ground.
You do not need to complete a side quest or defeat a boss specifically to receive Sanguine Reach.
Which Weeping Creek Valley detours contain useful pickups?
Use the named landmarks below rather than sweeping every corner of Weeping Creek Valley again. Several rewards require a key or Hunter's Chain Sickle, which you obtain by defeating The Hunt.
| Pickup | Where to search | Access detail or reward |
|---|---|---|
| Boulderguard | Buried beside the stables | After defeating Peng Meng, speak with the Petrified Mandate Disciple at the outpost before checking the spot. Reduces damage taken by 15% while not Guard-Broken. |
| Lingran's Pendant | Chest reached using Hunter's Chain Sickle | Return after acquiring the grapple-capable Phantom Edge. |
| Ancient Armor Fragment | Water's edge outside Crimson Manor | Check the shoreline rather than only the manor entrance. |
| Rusted Loong Key | Chest near the Lóng Pillar Overlook bell | Opens a locked door in the valley. |
| Vessel Restorative | Chest on a high ledge in the furnace tower's lower levels | Search above the lower-floor route. |
| Inventory Report | Beneath broken floorboards | Inspect the gap below the boards. |
| Blackstone Shards | Beyond the Cell Key door, on a grapple-accessed platform, and from the final enemies in certain encounters | The final monk in one encounter also drops a shard. |
| Sha-Chi Amber Fragments | Shield-guarded chest, dual-wielding enemy, enemy beyond the iron chains, and enemy deep inside the locked-door cave | Dread Axe breaks the iron chains; check enemy drops as well as chests. |
For the Primal Stone, climb to the furnace tower's top, slide down the ladder to the Shadow Guard carrying the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank, and use that crank in its slot. The stone appears on the ground floor and belongs to A Severed Mindseal, begun with the guard beside the Valley Sha-Chi Tower Summit bell.
The Medicine Case is another early reward worth securing. Speak with Yu'er after defeating Peng Meng, the Axemaster, and complete Apprentice Healer before advancing through Crimson Forest.
For equipment beyond these opening detours, follow the accessory locations and unlock requirements while checking nearby chests and quest rewards.
Main-route hidden items by area
What should you collect in Crimson Forest?
Crimson Forest has several complete health upgrades along its main and branching paths. Start with Memory Flower Left by Inanis, beside the entrance bell after meeting her, for a 5% maximum HP increase.
The larger collections require you to check ledges, caves, and the Mirrorwood puzzle route. On Perfect Transcension also has a Bastion-gated petal, so keep that set open on your checklist.
| Memory | Places to check | Complete-set reward |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow Disciples | Drop from the broken bridge after Hua Qianxiao and grapple across; search the lower ledge in Quick Hand Zhang's rescue cavern; take the right-hand dirt path at Outlaw Trap | Three petals, 7% maximum HP |
| On Perfect Transcension | Ledge beside the wooden bridge after the outlaw boss; cave beneath Thieves' Camp; gap between scaffolds in Cliffside Lodge's cellar; trapped passage requiring a return visit | Four petals, 7% maximum HP |
| Stone Hand Iron Fever's Memory Flower | Beside Mirrorwood Entrance bell; ridge beyond Iron Fever's arena | Two petals, 5% maximum HP |
| Inanis' Memory Flower | Uphill tunnel fork beside Iron Fever's arena entrance; Burial Grounds bell; woods beyond Burial Grounds; ledge overlooking the shallow pond; Mirrorwood Depths bell; central Mirrorwood puzzle area | Six petals, 10% maximum HP |
| Bai Chilian's Memory Flower | Two pickups along the portal-puzzle route near the Threadbound Great Tree, including the path toward the fog-covered gateway | Two petals, 5% maximum HP |
The Mirrorwood portal sequence is left, front, right, front, right, left, front. Check the ground while following it for the Inanis and Bai Chilian petals.
Which Village of Lu pickups are easy to miss?
Firefly's Memory Flower deserves priority in Village of Lu. Collecting its six petals gives 10% maximum HP, and interacting with all the Firefly flowers also unlocks the secret area containing Dusk, the Puppeteer, who awards Puppeteer's Bell.
Use this route checklist for the six Firefly petals:
- After defeating the Gatekeeper, enter the small gateway on the arena's left. Look beside the two child puppets.
- Take the gateway right of Covered Bridge bell, descend through the building and scarecrow field, and search the altar with praying enemies.
- Cross Covered Bridge and take the right fork. Defeat the large female enemy at the house, descend its ladder, and exit through the wall opening to the ridge.
- At Engine Giant Remains, drop through the floor opening, follow the left dirt path, cross the fallen tree, and check slightly right at the path's end.
- Enter the Temple of Blue Fireflies and collect the altar pickup.
- Between the temple and Well of the Three Puppets, search the river below the stone bridge's right side.
Several smaller memories share these routes. Search them before leaving Village of Lu:
| Memory | Pickup checklist | Complete-set reward |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Flower of the Villagers of Lu | Defeat the female puppet in the shallow stream; follow the river beyond Master Bi Hai's arena to its end; search the table in the house right of Terraces bell; check the workbench beside the Survivors Courtyard pit | Four petals, 7% maximum HP |
| Mandate Masters' Memory Flower | Tianxuan Sect master's arena at The Lady's Grounds; Master Bi Hai's arena; destroy the spear-driving human body inside the Engine Giant Remains shrine | Three petals, 7% maximum HP |
| Wulin Fighters' Memory Flower | Room inside the house across from The Lady's Grounds arena; landing area after descending the cleared Well of the Three Puppets | Two petals, 5% maximum HP |
| Memory Flower of Transcension Defyers | Beside Mandate Encampment Outer Gate bell | One of two petals; its partner is in Mandate Encampment |
Interact with every Mu Xiaokui ribbon you encounter in Village of Lu, too. Those interactions extend the chapter-ending boss fight to three phases, and winning that extended encounter awards Fist Fragment - Core for the Iron Gauntlets' Soul Temper set.
Where should you search in Pangzhen?
Pangzhen's houses contain several pickups that are easy to walk past. The Marketplace inn, Huang Manor, and buildings near Green Serpent House all deserve an interior check.
| Memory | Search route | Complete-set reward |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Flower of the Lion Dance Grandmaster | Marketplace inn; red-decorated street table at Huang Manor Crossroads; high ground above Cavalrybane's arena; courtyard building at Pond of Fading Song; slope around Green Serpent House; Lion Dance Hall's second courtyard | Six petals, 10% maximum HP |
| Estate Experiments | Outside the building gate northeast of Green Serpent House bell; corpse in the upper building reached by grapple and ladder; outdoor stone stairs inside Mirage Estate | Three petals, 7% maximum HP |
| The Search | Bottom of the Well of Wei Sanchuan after Gu Wanyue; room one ladder level above, beside a coffin and wine jars | Two petals, 5% maximum HP |
| A Mother's Heart | Plank walkway between Back Hill Pavilion and Pangzhen Slums; clearing east of Pangzhen Slums bell | Two petals, 5% maximum HP |
| Reunion with Brother | Second-floor bed inside Huang Manor | One of two petals; collect its partner at Village of Lu Shadows Dock |
| Bitter Kin | Building entrance northeast of Lion Dance Hall bell in Ancestral Shrine Square | One of two petals; collect its partner at Meigu Village East Dock |
Slide down the wall inside the Well of Wei Sanchuan. Jumping directly to the bottom can kill Soul before you reach The Search pickups.
Search Lion Dance Hall for Blazing Lion Head as well. This Soul Temper material upgrades Flaming Mane with Chaotic Flame, causing ignited enemies to continuously lose health and sha-chi.
What can you collect around Meigu Lake?
Take a boat out of Pangzhen Docks and search the floating blue flower patches for Yan'er's Memory Flower. Its six petals award 10% maximum HP when the set is complete.
Check these landmarks for the six chapters:
- Open water after leaving Pangzhen Docks.
- Rocky shallows beside wrecked wooden boats.
- Rocky shoreline near Meigu Songhouse Dock.
- A floating flower patch beside a low rocky bank.
- Water northeast of Meigu Songhouse Dock, beside a low rocky outcrop.
- Floating flowers beside the hull of a large wrecked wooden boat.
On land, collect the second Bitter Kin petal inside the Meigu Village East Dock building near its table and stools. After defeating Grief-Stricken Jin, check the wooden walkway at Village of Lu Shadows Dock for the second Reunion with Brother petal. Each completed pair awards 5% maximum HP.
At Frozen Lake Dock, collect Old Man Gen's Memory Flower directly in front of him for 5% maximum HP. Two nearby pickups complete Memory Flower of the Intruder for another 5%: search beneath the leaning tree beside the walkway, then beneath the tree near the wooden buildings farther through the dock.
Keep these larger sets marked as unfinished until every petal is collected:
- Leng Tu's Memory Flower: Check the White Serpent House bell room, the interior beyond Heartpiercer, and the stone table in the eastern pavilion for three of its six petals.
- Blackwater Crew's Memory Flower: Search the Blackwater Crew Dock building, the separate building immediately beside its bell, and the waterside platform edge at Meigu Village East Dock for three of its four petals.
Which Mandate Encampment paths hide flowers?
Complete Qianqian's Memory Flower by checking the table beneath the open window in the Sunset Path house, the clearing beside Mass Grave bell, and the left-hand cliff platform beyond the boss area. All three petals award 7% maximum HP.
The six-petal Memory Flower of the Seven Stars gives 10% maximum HP. Its route covers both high platforms and the valley floor:
- Platform above Cliffside Walkway Entrance bell, reached by ladder.
- Red-gate platform at Cliffside Walkway Overlook, requiring the Mandate Valley Gate Key.
- Wooden platforms beneath the Watchtower, beside the railing.
- Valley floor near the wooden barricade.
- Wooden structure behind Dovecote.
- Mountain interior beyond Dovecote. Cross the chains at the top, reach the hillside, and break the floorboards with Bashpole.
After defeating Corpse-Eating Xue, follow the uphill side path toward the stone statues for the second Transcension Defyers petal. Also check the Three Towers arena after defeating Chief Disciple, Sword of Despair, for one petal of the two-part Twin Heroes' Memory Flower.
For separate set-by-set tracking across these regions, use the Memory Flower locations guide.
Side-path and optional-area pickups
Which optional encounters award hidden equipment?
The Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet in Weeping Creek Valley drops the Three-Headed Doll tied to Triple Threat. You can leave that fight until you have more upgrades; completing the later Triple Threat/Three-Eyed Puppet quest requires the Blazing Edge transformation.
In the depths of Crimson Manor, defeat Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui for Alloyed Scythe Blade, the Hunter's Chain Sickle Soul Temper material. The encounter also awards an Acolyte Mask, contributing to access to Meigu Lake's Discordance realm.
For War Wagon, follow Old Man Gen's quest beginning in Village of Lu, investigate his wife at their Pangzhen home, and meet him again on Meigu Lake's frozen northwestern shoal. He awards both War Wagon and Old Wooden Comb, its Soul Temper material.
What should you collect in Meigu Lake's Discordance realm?
You need all four Acolyte Masks to enter this Discordance realm. Inside, the four pieces of Boy's Worn Outfit form the Soul Temper material for Whiteshadow, whose Deepening Frost effect lets attacks build Frozen Gauge even when blocked.
| Clothing piece | Where to check |
|---|---|
| Boy's Shoes | Descend the cliffside across the coffins and ledges to the glowing pickup. |
| Boy's Cap | Grapple onto the ship in the fishing village and cross the rooftops. The cap is beside a Memory Flower and Sha-Chi Amber Fragment. |
| Boy's Trousers | Search the large tent at the fog-covered settlement's exit. |
| Boy's Shirt | After the cavern zip line, wall run and cross the floating-shipwreck platforms. Before using the newly formed bridge, inspect the wooden stairs or ramp on the right-hand platform. |
Near a Lóng Pillar challenge in this realm, search the cliff base for an iron gate. Break it with Dread Axe to reach Chaos Iron Fragment I, a component of the Chaos Twin Daggers enhancement associated with transforming Sanguine Twin into Shadowless Edge.
Search Discordance's rooftops
Where are the Undying Heroic Spirit quest pickups?
Begin The Undying Heroic Spirit with the Purple Robed Wolf Leader in Myst's Tavern. Defeat the Disciple of the Seven Stars Formation, collect the Wolf Leader's quest item, and search for four Mandate soldiers in Mandate Encampment.
These soldiers initially appear friendly, then turn hostile after a short delay:
- Mass Grave: Riverbank near Corpse-Eating Xue's arena.
- Main Encampment Gate: North of the gate.
- Moji's home: Bamboo garden behind the house.
- Baishan's Fall: Northeastern cliff path beyond the bell.
Items that require a return visit
Which tools open blocked pickup routes?
Flaming Mane, Bashpole, and the repaired Illusory Pipa each open different obstacles. Match the route to its tool before travelling back; a stronger weapon does not replace the required exploration ability.
| Required tool | Return destination | Pickup or route opened |
|---|---|---|
| Bastion and Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key | Locked passage in Thieves' Camp | Block the arrow traps to reach the fourth On Perfect Transcension petal. Collect the key in Cliffside Lodge's cellar. |
| Flaming Mane | Red Serpent House, Crimson Forest | Burn the vines for Serpent Rattle - Red. |
| Flaming Mane | Black Serpent House, Village of Lu | Burn the brambles for Reinforced Bowstring and Serpent Venom Sac - Black. |
| Flaming Mane | Mirage Estate, Pangzhen | Burn the entrance branches for the Estate Experiments route. |
| Bashpole | Ground near Master Lan's home, Village of Lu | Break through for Border Banner, Bastion's material. |
| Bashpole | Hillside beyond Dovecote, Mandate Encampment | Break the floorboards for the Seven Stars petal. |
| Repaired Illusory Pipa | Pangzhen theater | Clear the fog and open the golden chest for Thunder Core. |
| Repaired Illusory Pipa | Meigu Lake Songhouse | Clear the fog for Six Paths Warrant. |
| Repaired Illusory Pipa | Meigu Village East Dock | Remove the mist for Rules of the Blackwater Crew. |
| Flying Guillotine | Moji's house, Mandate Encampment | Operate the dial and enter the basement for Enhanced Chainsaw. |
| Flying Guillotine | Wulin Fighter's cavern and encampment near the Mountain of Imprisonment's first bell | Operate mechanisms for two Ritual Cauldron components. |
To repair Illusory Pipa, continue Myst's repair task and obtain parts through Dusk, the Puppeteer, Yubi, and Yan Qiansui. The repaired instrument replaces Heartrend Pipa and clears barriers, including the northeastern Meigu Lake route to Mountain of Imprisonment.
Open the Red Serpent House
Which walls should you revisit with Tiger Cannon?
Tiger Cannon arrives near the campaign's point of no return. Once you have it, combine these four material stops into one cleanup pass rather than making separate journeys for each weapon.
| Region | Wall to destroy | Material and matching weapon |
|---|---|---|
| Weeping Creek Valley | Weakened wall near the Lóng Pillar; search the house inside | Pigeon Feed for Bashpole |
| Crimson Forest | Destructible wall in Cliffside Lodge's cellar | Song of Parting for Parting Hooks |
| Village of Lu | Wall on the right near Hidden Passage to Pangzhen bell, at the well's bottom | Border Poems for Wolfjaw |
| Meigu Lake | Weakened corner wall on Grief-Stricken Jin's island | Golden Ammunition for Tiger Cannon |
What changes on the later Crimson Forest visit?
Campaign progression through Mirage Estate changes eastern Crimson Forest to snow, freezes its rivers, and opens access to the southern Sha-Chi Tower. That later visit contains several separate rewards.
- Search the tower's lower sections for Honed Blacksteel, the Sundering Dual Axes material.
- Defeat Zhu Yuan the Searing Blade at the bottom for Scorching Flames.
- Speak with Mu Xiaokui on the rooftop beyond the Friendly Shadow Warden for Supreme Order Token.
- After that conversation, challenge Jade Dancer and defeat her alongside Iron Fiend for Heel Reinforcement Part.
- Accept the rooftop request to light incense at the master's grave, then visit the tomb near Burial Grounds bell for Fist Fragment - Shell.
Pair Scorching Flames with Quenched Flaming Grip, earned from the Lóng Pillar challenge in eastern Meigu Lake. Together they form Flaming Grip, transforming Sanguine Reach into Blazing Edge.
Final cleanup checklist
Before spending resources, separate collected fragments from completed materials. Myst unlocks Soul Temper in her Pangzhen tavern around Chapter 4; afterward, you can use it at any bell through Upgrade Equipment and the Soul Temper prompt.
- Finish cross-region flower pairs: Transcension Defyers, Bitter Kin, and Reunion with Brother.
- Return for the Bastion-gated On Perfect Transcension petal.
- Complete Serpent's Memory with the Red and Black House components, Serpent Gall - Green in Pangzhen's Green Serpent House, and Serpent Slough - White from Meigu Lake's White Serpent House chest.
- Combine both Worldbreaker Fist fragments before upgrading Iron Gauntlets.
- Collect all four Boy's Worn Outfit pieces before upgrading Whiteshadow.
- For Ritual Cauldron, defeat Bi Feng and report to the Wulin Fighter, then collect the two Flying Guillotine mechanism components.
- Match each completed Soul Temper material to its specific weapon and reserve 5,000 Remnant Dust for the upgrade.
Quick Hand's Manual has an extra resource cost: buy it from Quick Hand Zhang in Pangzhen for 9,920 Remnant Dust before paying the separate Soul Temper fee for Flying Dagger.
Common mistakes
- Leaving a flower set one petal short. On Perfect Transcension needs its trapped-passage pickup, and several smaller memories span two regions.
- Searching only chests. The valley's Sha-Chi Amber Fragments also drop from enemies, and the Engine Giant Remains flower appears after destroying the spear-driving body.
- Ignoring Mu Xiaokui's ribbons. Fist Fragment - Core is tied to the extended three-phase Village of Lu chapter boss encounter.
- Confusing similarly named materials. Border Banner upgrades Bastion; Border Poems upgrades Wolfjaw.
Pro tips
Combine pickups behind the same obstacle
Collect both Reinforced Bowstring and Serpent Venom Sac - Black when Flaming Mane opens Black Serpent House. Best for a focused cleanup run, because one cleared entrance serves two different weapon upgrades.
Check beside collectibles before moving on
At Boy's Cap in Discordance, collect the nearby Memory Flower and Sha-Chi Amber Fragment as well. At Cliffside Lodge's cellar flower, take the Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key so the later Bastion return can reach the remaining petal.
Read the enhancement's activation condition
Some Soul Temper effects need more than equipping the weapon. Feather Bow's Precision Shot and Loong Trident's Precision Throw require releasing the charged attack during Soul's brief hand glow, while Inanis' Nirvana revival requires fatal damage inside the healing field.
Frequently asked questions
Do all hidden weapons require a boss fight?
No. Sanguine Reach is a direct pickup behind Forge's weapon rack at the Outpost. Other equipment comes from quests, exploration, or bosses, so check the acquisition route before hunting an enemy drop.
Why did a Memory Flower pickup give no health increase?
You may have collected one petal of an unfinished memory. Inanis' Memory Flower, for example, requires six petals before awarding its 10% maximum HP increase.
Can you refund a Soul Temper upgrade?
No. Soul Temper permanently applies its weapon-specific effect. Before spending 5,000 Remnant Dust, compare your equipment options with the weapon locations and unlock guide.
