Quick answer: Phantom Blade Zero has 62 quests. Eight carry the main story, and the other 54 are tales and side quests. All 54 are listed below with their objectives.
The objectives below name characters and places from later in the story.
Every side quest at a glance
The 54 side quests are sorted into seven groups: five tales picked up in Weeping Creek Valley, six Pangzhen quests, six quests tied to one region, six that cross several regions, five Memory Flower quests, two Lóng Pillar quests, and 24 others. The main story route and every boss on it are in the bosses list.
| # | Quest | Region | Objectives | Our guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Festering Secret | Weeping Creek Valley | 6 | Iron chains guide |
| 2 | Flesh Lily | Weeping Creek Valley | 4 | Flesh Lily tale (Hua guide) |
| 3 | Four Fierce Axes | Weeping Creek Valley | 4 | Four Fierce Axes guide |
| 4 | Pillars of Kunlun | Weeping Creek Valley | 9 | Waterfall Bridge bell |
| 5 | Triple Threat | Weeping Creek Valley | 6 | Triple Threat guide |
| 6 | Bai Xue | Pangzhen | 3 | – |
| 7 | Don't Forget Me | Pangzhen | 2 | – |
| 8 | The Star Performer | Pangzhen | 4 | – |
| 9 | The Sword and the Way | Pangzhen | 3 | – |
| 10 | Xue, Admirer of Heroes | Pangzhen | 2 | – |
| 11 | Young Master Lan | Pangzhen | 5 | – |
| 12 | Allure of Vanity | Meigu Lake | 2 | – |
| 13 | Apprentice Healer | Weeping Creek Valley | 2 | – |
| 14 | Mandate Encampment | Mandate Encampment | 2 | – |
| 15 | Secrets of the Baishan Sect | Mandate Encampment | 4 | – |
| 16 | The Cube | Meigu Lake | 3 | – |
| 17 | The Wily Hare's Three Dens | Crimson Forest | 2 | Quick Hand Zhang hideouts |
| 18 | A Brother Once More | Village of Lu, Meigu Lake | 2 | – |
| 19 | A Severed Mindseal | Weeping Creek Valley, Crimson Forest, Pangzhen | 6 | – |
| 20 | Illusory Pipa | Pangzhen, Meigu Lake | 5 | – |
| 21 | Leave None Alive | Weeping Creek Valley, Crimson Forest, Village of Lu | 5 | – |
| 22 | Quick Hand's Request | Crimson Forest, Village of Lu, Pangzhen, Meigu Lake, Mirage Estate | 10 | Quick Hand Zhang hideouts |
| 23 | The Journey Home | Village of Lu, Pangzhen | 5 | – |
| 24 | Justice Tarnished | – | 1 | – |
| 25 | Lion Dance Hall Depths | – | 1 | – |
| 26 | Resonant Strings | – | 1 | – |
| 27 | The Seven-stars Formation | – | 1 | – |
| 28 | Whiteshadow | – | 1 | – |
| 29 | Bloodline Awakening | – | 3 | – |
| 30 | Lóng Pillar | – | 1 | – |
| 31 | A Dream of Motherhood | – | 2 | – |
| 32 | A Healer's Mercy | – | 2 | – |
| 33 | A Mother's Heart | – | 1 | – |
| 34 | A Puppet's Wooden Heart | – | 4 | – |
| 35 | Crimson Manor | – | 3 | – |
| 36 | Cui | – | 7 | – |
| 37 | Dahuang | – | 1 | – |
| 38 | Daughter of the Dark Sect | – | 2 | – |
| 39 | Heart of the Banyan | – | 1 | – |
| 40 | Heart of the Fist | – | 1 | – |
| 41 | Hero's Lament | – | 3 | – |
| 42 | Honor Among Thieves | – | 1 | – |
| 43 | Illusion of Inanis | – | 1 | – |
| 44 | Kin Against Kin | – | 1 | – |
| 45 | Ledger of Atonement | – | 2 | – |
| 46 | Purge the Sect | – | 2 | – |
| 47 | Secrets At the Heart of the Lake | – | 8 | – |
| 48 | Sha-chi Powered Boat | – | 2 | – |
| 49 | The Broad Saber | – | 1 | – |
| 50 | The Herald's Illusion | – | 1 | – |
| 51 | The Undying Heroic Spirit | – | 2 | – |
| 52 | Use It Against Them | – | 1 | – |
| 53 | Whence the Weeping | – | 5 | – |
| 54 | Young Mistress | – | 1 | – |
Tales seen in Weeping Creek Valley (5)
Open the map (M), go to the Quests tab and switch to Tales to see the side stories you have picked up. In Weeping Creek Valley the Tales list showed FESTERING SECRET, FOUR FIERCE AXES, TRIPLE THREAT and FLESH LILY, with Flesh Lily’s subtitle ‘What Nourishes the Flawless Bloom?’. All five tales below were picked up in Weeping Creek Valley.
Festering Secret
Festering Secret begins beside the chain barricade at the Weeping Creek Valley Outpost. Its first steps ask what secret lies within the outpost’s chain-sealed courtyard and send you to investigate it.
- What secret lies within the outpost's chain-sealed courtyard?
- Investigate the chain-sealed courtyard at the outpost
- Uncover the truth of how the Mandate disciples became Maskwalkers
- Deliver the captain's order to his lieutenant at the Sha-Chi Tower outskirts
- Show the captain evidence of Gu Lingran's crimes
- Confront the captain about the suspected Transcension
Our guide: Iron chains guide.
Flesh Lily
At a campfire beside the stream, Yu’er, a girl from the village, introduces the Flesh Lily quest. She is seeking the rare flower to make her medicinal recipe.
- Find the Flesh Lily for Yu'er
- Check on Yu'er's Father
- After reaching Pangzhen, return to escort Yu'er home
- Hand the Flesh Lily to Yu'er
Our guide: Flesh Lily tale (Hua guide).
Four Fierce Axes
Four Fierce Axes begins in a village, and its banner appears on screen with the title FOUR FIERCE AXES and the text ‘Uncover the truth behind The Four Axes Rebellion’.
- Gather evidence of the conspiracy against The Four Axes
- Deliver the evidence against the Mandate leaders to the Child of Insight in Pangzhen
- Uncover the truth behind The Four Axes Rebellion
- Axemaster Peng Meng has become a Maskwalker. Defeat him
Our guide: Four Fierce Axes guide.
Pillars of Kunlun
To start Pillars of Kunlun, speak to a wounded Mandate disciple sitting by a campfire on a rocky ledge east of the Valley Sha-Chi Tower. The banner PILLARS OF KUNLUN ‘Discover what happened to the Pillars of Kunlun’ then appears. The Waterfall Bridge bell guide shows the way to that campfire and the nearest bell.
- Enter the Mandate Encampment
- Head to the training grounds deep within the Mandate Encampment
- Find Huangxing at the summit
- Confront Huangxing inside the Shrine
- Use the Flying Guillotine to unlock the mechanism at the base of the Lady's statue
- Discover what happened to the Pillars of Kunlun
- Head to the Mandate Encampment, where the Pillars of Kunlun led their forces against the Maskwalkers
- Find Wei Sanchuan in Pangzhen
- Head up the Mountain of Imprisonment in search of Huangxing
Triple Threat
- Learn the Three-Faced Puppet's identity to strike it down
- Learn more about the Three-Faced Puppet
- Make your way to the Mirrorwood Entrance
- Search the Mirage Estate for the puppet's remaining Memory Flowers
- Equip the Soul Tempered Sanguine Reach to face the Twisted Puppet
- Venture deeper into Mirrorwood
Our guide: Triple Threat guide.
Pangzhen quests (6)
Pangzhen is the only region these quests’ objectives name.
Bai Xue
- Speak to the female puppet beside Chen Zhu
- Find Bai Xue's body on Pangzhen's backstreet
- Search the base of the large tree by the backstreet well in Pangzhen
Don't Forget Me
- Deliver Zhou Ping's last letter to a woman named Yuling in Pangzhen
- The woman on Pangzhen's inn roof keeps murmuring, "Senior Brother Zhou." Could her soul have been displaced?
The Star Performer
- Lure out the Tianxiang Pavilion doorman in the alley beside the Pangzhen Opera Stage
- Enter Tianxiang Pavilion
- Find the leading opera performer's dance fan
- Return the fan to the lead performer puppet in the tavern
The Sword and the Way
- Find the Bronze Essence at the blacksmith's shop on Pangzhen Backstreet
- Soul Temper the Tianxuan Bronze Sword using Bronze Essence
- Speak with Daoist Bidi at the Order's Tavern
Xue, Admirer of Heroes
- Collect the Heroes' Belongings from Xue
- Give the Heroes' Belongings to the Child of Insight in Pangzhen
Young Master Lan
- Return to Lan Shaodi after clearing the Smuggler's Tunnel
- Tell Lan Shaodi that the path is clear
- Meet Lan Shaodi at his manor in Pangzhen
- Touch any bell, then return to the Lan Manor to investigate.
- Go to the Lan Manor and discuss matters with Lan Shaodi
Quests tied to one region (6)
Each of these names a single region in its objectives, either Meigu Lake, Weeping Creek Valley, the Mandate Encampment or the Crimson Forest.
Allure of Vanity
- Collect all the Memory Flowers on Meigu Lake
- Find Yan Qiansui on the island in Meigu Lake
Apprentice Healer
- Find the three herbs listed in Yu'er's medicinal recipe in Weeping Creek Valley
- Bring the three herbs to Yu'er
Mandate Encampment
- Reach the main gate of the Mandate Encampment
- Venture Deeper into the Mandate Encampment
Secrets of the Baishan Sect
- Search the Mandate Encampment for the Baishan Sect Leader
- Examine Bi Taotao's body
- Defeat Bi Taotao's puppet form
- Find Junior Sister Meng at the mountain lodge
The Cube
- Speak with Myst to learn more about the cube
- Find the fisherman's two missing companions on Meigu Lake
- Return to the tavern and tell the fisherman what became of his companions
The Wily Hare's Three Dens
- Find Quick Hand Zhang's hidden treasure in the Crimson Forest
- Find Quick Hand Zhang's other hideouts
Our guide: Quick Hand Zhang hideouts.
Quests across several regions (6)
These quests send you to more than one region. Quick Hand’s Request covers the most ground, with treasures to collect and deliver from five areas.
A Brother Once More
- Learn the whereabouts of Xiu's brother, Jin
- Xiu's brother Jin wanders the shallows near Village of Lu by Meigu Lake
A Severed Mindseal
- Find a Primal Stone in Weeping Creek Valley for the friendly Shadow Warden
- Find a Primal Stone in Pangzhen for the friendly Shadow Warden
- Find a Primal Stone in the Crimson Forest for the friendly Shadow Warden
- Give the Primal Stone to the friendly Shadow Warden in Weeping Creek Valley
- Give the Primal Stone to the friendly Shadow Warden in Pangzhen
- Give the Primal Stone to the friendly Shadow Warden in the Crimson Forest
Illusory Pipa
- Recover the head, strings, and backplate of the Chord's pipa
- Ask Myst to restore the Illusory Pipa
- Play the pipa at the Spectral Gate north of Meigu Lake
- Find Myst in Pangzhen
- Head north across Meigu Lake by boat to investigate
Leave None Alive
- Return to the Weeping Creek Valley Outpost and the Crimson Forest Camp to investigate
- Find Monk Huijue of Kuye Temple at the Weeping Creek Valley Outpost
- Return to the Crimson Forest Camp to check on the thieves
- Bring Huijue's relic to the Kuye Temple monk in Village of Lu
- Give the thief's relic to his companion
Quick Hand's Request
- Collect all the treasures in the Crimson Forest
- Collect all the treasures in the Village of Lu
- Collect all the treasures in Pangzhen
- Collect all the treasures in Meigu Lake
- Collect all the treasures in Mirage Estate
- Deliver all the treasures from the Crimson Forest to Quick Hand Zhang
- Deliver all the treasures from the Village of Lu to Quick Hand Zhang
- Deliver all the treasures from Pangzhen to Quick Hand Zhang
- Deliver all the treasures from Meigu Lake to Quick Hand Zhang
- Deliver all the treasures from Mirage Estate to Quick Hand Zhang
Our guide: Quick Hand Zhang hideouts.
The Journey Home
- Clear the Smuggler's Tunnel, then return to Old Man Gen
- Return to Village of Lu and tell Old Man Gen about the passage
- Give the Wooden Comb to Old Man Gen at the Village of Lu Gate
- Find Old Man Gen's old house in Pangzhen's backstreets and learn his wife's whereabouts.
- Find Old Man Gen in Pangzhen
Memory Flower quests (5)
Every objective in these five quests is to collect Memory Flowers. Each one has a single objective.
Justice Tarnished
- Collect the Memory Flowers of Huangxing
Lion Dance Hall Depths
- Collect the Memory Flowers of the Lion Dance Grandmaster
Resonant Strings
- Collect Memory Flowers of Inanis and the Chord
The Seven-stars Formation
- Collect the Memory Flowers of the Seven-Stars Disciples
Whiteshadow
- Collect the Memory Flowers of the Blizzard Blademaster
Lóng Pillar quests (2)
The hidden Lóng Pillars connect both quests. For Bloodline Awakening, locate all five Lóng Pillars and complete each trial.
Bloodline Awakening
- Find all five Lóng Pillars and complete their trials
- Return to the Lóng Pillar after new discoveries
- Return to the Lóng Pillar to investigate
Lóng Pillar
- Find and touch the Lóng Pillars hidden throughout the land
Other quests (24)
None of these quests names a region in its objectives.
A Dream of Motherhood
- Find the puppet containing the weaver's soul
- Return to the weaver's body
A Healer's Mercy
- Go to the location marked in Record of the Lost Thieves and treat their wounds
- Inform Yu'er that the thieves have been found and treated
A Mother's Heart
- Discover the whereabouts of the woman's son
A Puppet's Wooden Heart
- Deliver the Songstress Puppet's letter to Pei
- Will the Songstress Puppet and Pei ever find their happy ending?
- Tell the Songstress Puppet of Pei's fate
- Find Pei's body
Crimson Manor
- Use the Mute's Tongue to open the Crimson Manor
- The Crimson Manor holds the Herald's secrets
- Continue exploring to find a way into Crimson Manor.
Cui
- Find Cui's grandfather
- Open the Mountain Gate
- Free Lu Sanqian from the cage
- Find Cui's parents
- Lu Sanqian drank the Rootless Dew. Perhaps your paths will cross again
- Lu Sanqian's days are few—will your paths ever cross again?
- Will Lu Sanqian reach the shrine?
Dahuang
- Find the missing hound
Daughter of the Dark Sect
- Will Red appear again?
- Learn the identity of Red
Heart of the Banyan
- Find the Human-Faced Banyan Trees
Heart of the Fist
- Find the Iron Fist Master's gravestone in the snow-covered Mirrorwood
Hero's Lament
- Find Moji's relic
- Bring Moji's bloodstained blade to Liu Yi
- Pull out Moji's sword
Honor Among Thieves
- Deliver the Nimble Thief's blood letter to his brother, the Gentle Thief
Illusion of Inanis
- Search for the illusion of Inanis
Kin Against Kin
- Uncover the whereabouts of the farmer's younger brother
Ledger of Atonement
- Find the ledger for the agonized Maskwalker
- Bring the ledger back to the agonized Maskwalker
Purge the Sect
- Eliminate the Old Archer's corrupted disciples at the Ruthless Archer Camp
- Give the Broken-String Feather Bow to the Old Archer at the outpost
Secrets At the Heart of the Lake
- Find Firefly's Memory Flowers
- Enter Dusk's Refuge
- Find a way to enter the Heart of the Lake
- Search for the ritual site at the Heart of the Lake!
- Collect the four Acolytes' masks and enter the Forbidden Ruins
- Search the Crimson Manor for the Crystal Eyeball [Yang]
- Socket the crystal eyeball into Puppet No. 99
- Explore the canyon to find Dusk
Sha-chi Powered Boat
- Collect two Transcension Cores
- Install the Transcension Cores onto the Sha-Chi Powered Boat
The Broad Saber
- Return to the Wulin fighter after defeating the Old Commander
The Herald's Illusion
- Open all three doors leading to the Herald's Illusion
The Undying Heroic Spirit
- Free the struggling masters of the Mandate, and honor their undying spirit
- Meet the Seven-star Formation leader, then speak with Wolf Leader at the Order's Tavern
Use It Against Them
- Challenge Jade Dancer and Iron Fiend using only the primary weapon Fiend Saws and the Phantom Edge Iron Gauntlets
Whence the Weeping
- Find the source of the weeping
- Search the depths of the forest
- Reach the Shrine at the summit and find the source of the weeping
- Enter the depths beneath the Shrine
- Could the Chord be in the northern mountains?
Young Mistress
- Examine the ribbon left by Mu Xiaokui
