All Book Locations in Phantom Blade Zero: 193 Notes by Collection and Nearest Bell

Quick answer: Phantom Blade Zero places 193 notes in the world across 21 collections. Another 16 come from quests, conversations and fights. Hold Mind’s Eye to reveal each note’s glint.

How book pages work

Book pages don’t stand out until you look for them. You don’t need any item to collect one. You only need Mind’s Eye and the right spot.

Hold Mind’s Eye near a page location. The page shows up as a glint in the world.

Use E to read the book. The card that appears is labeled “Books” and lists the book’s name and page title, then dots marking its pages and the page’s text.

The Order book page The Secret Tavern in Phantom Blade Zero

Close the page to collect Remnant Dust. At Myst’s Tavern, each page added roughly 1,580 to 1,600 dust.

Open the pause menu and go to ARCHIVES, then Books. Every page you have read is stored there.

You can confirm a pickup in two ways. Your Remnant Dust total goes up when the card closes, and the page appears under Books in ARCHIVES.

All book locations by collection

Each note is listed below under its collection, with its region, the nearest bell and its rough distance from that bell.

Wulin Tales

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Captain Chen Zhu’s Secret Letter	Weeping Creek Valley	Red Thread Barrier	about 41 m
The Lóng Clan Scholar’s Testament	Weeping Creek Valley	Lóng Pillar Overlook	about 172 m
Bai Chilian’s Notes	Village of Lu	Place of Awakening	about 26 m
Wanted: Four Maskwalker Leaders	Village of Lu	Crossroads	about 32 m
Abandoned Puppet’s Letter	Village of Lu	Temple of Blue Fireflies	about 27 m
For Xiu	Pangzhen	Huang Manor Crossroads	about 29 m
Ledger of Atonement	Mountain of Imprisonment	Cavern Passage	about 112 m

Investigating the Villagers’ Belongings

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Blood Letter of Despair	Weeping Creek Valley	The Lady’s Rift	about 27 m
Abandoned Land Deed	Weeping Creek Valley	The Lady’s Rift	about 91 m
Farmer’s Loan Receipt	Weeping Creek Valley	Broken Puppet Valley	about 58 m
Village Advisory Notice	Weeping Creek Valley	Outpost	about 69 m
Missing Child	Weeping Creek Valley	Outpost	about 68 m
Mingyuan’s Letter to His Uncle	Crimson Forest	Crimson Forest	about 71 m
Orders to Protect the Young Lady	Crimson Forest	Pangzhen Bridge Overlook	about 106 m
Well Closure Notice	Village of Lu	Well of the Three Puppets	about 35 m
[Diary of a Villager Who Stayed] Mid-autumn	Village of Lu	Well of the Three Puppets	about 50 m
[Diary of a Villager Who Stayed] Frost Descent	Village of Lu	Temple of Blue Fireflies	about 50 m
Funeral Register	Village of Lu	Hidden Passage to Pangzhen	about 85 m

People of Pangzhen

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
An Ignored Plea	Pangzhen	Pond of Fading Song	about 77 m
A Hastily Written Letter in Blood	Pangzhen	Mirage Estate	about 44 m
Unsent Letter	Pangzhen	Backstreet Archway	about 67 m
Tavern’s Ledger	Pangzhen	Marketplace	about 12 m
To Dad, Chang Qing	Pangzhen	Mandate Lodgings	about 42 m
An Old Friend’s Final Letter	Pangzhen	Mandate Lodgings	about 36 m
Page from a Diary	Pangzhen	Mandate Lodgings	about 6 m
Signed Deed	Pangzhen	Pangzhen Slums	about 75 m
Apology Letter	Pangzhen	Ancestral Shrine Square	about 53 m
Patient Record	Pangzhen	Green Serpent House	about 32 m
[Fragment of a Play] Fighter’s Verse	Pangzhen	Pond of Fading Song	about 63 m
[Fragment of a Play] Female Lead’s Verse	Pangzhen	Marketplace	about 53 m
Diary with Delicate Handwriting	Mountain of Imprisonment	Hanging Cage Cavern	about 36 m
Scrawled Diary	Mountain of Imprisonment	Cavern Passage	about 47 m
An Elegant Invitation	Meigu Lake	Meigu Songhouse Dock	about 70 m
Letter to Master Ming	Meigu Lake	Meigu Songhouse Dock	about 4 m

Fragments of the Mandate

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Injury Records of Mandate Disciples	Weeping Creek Valley	The Lady’s Cave	about 114 m
Inventory Report	Weeping Creek Valley	The Axemaster’s Holding Cell	about 33 m
Battle Report	Weeping Creek Valley	The Axemaster’s Holding Cell	about 94 m
Garrison Log	Weeping Creek Valley	Ruthless Archer Camp	about 18 m
A Wulin Fighter’s Pledge	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base	about 35 m
Reply to a Request for Aid	Crimson Forest	Crimson Forest	about 155 m
The Mandate’s Decree	Crimson Forest	Thieves’ Camp	about 41 m
List of the Fallen	Crimson Forest	Thieves’ Camp	about 42 m
Mandate Military Pledge	Crimson Forest	Abandoned Main Road	about 174 m
Memories of Xie Yuan I	Pangzhen	Green Serpent House	about 78 m
Memories of Xie Yuan II	Pangzhen	Green Serpent House	about 75 m
A Father’s Letter	Mandate Encampment	Mass Grave	about 104 m
One-eyed Archer’s Final Letter	Meigu Lake	One-Eyed Isle Dock	about 99 m
Bloodstained Diary	Mountain of Imprisonment	Shrine Outer Gate	about 57 m
Urgent Dispatch	Mountain of Imprisonment	Cavern Passage	about 8 m
The Lift Lever Has Been Stolen	Mountain of Imprisonment	Shrine Outer Gate	about 59 m
Mountain Closure Decree	Mount Soulrend	Mountain God Temple	about 12 m

Mystery of Transcension

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
What Is Sha-chi?	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Summit	about 15 m
Transcension	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower 1st Floor	about 27 m
Engine Art	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base	about 14 m
Primal Stone Records: Perfect Transcension	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Summit	about 54 m
Instructions for the Sha-chi Furnace	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base	about 63 m
Sha-chi Tower Investigation Report	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower 1st Floor	about 28 m
Notes on the Heart Meridian	Pangzhen	Well of Wei Sanchuan	about 40 m
A Page from a Healer’s Journal	Mandate Encampment	Three Towers	about 17 m

Hua the Bride

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
A Reply from Hua’s Father	Weeping Creek Valley	Flesh Lily Fields	about 61 m
Letter from Hui	Weeping Creek Valley	Flesh Lily Fields	about 26 m
A Reckless Invitation	Weeping Creek Valley	Flesh Lily Fields	about 30 m
To My Dear Husband, Liu Shangli	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Summit	about 61 m
To My Dear Husband, Huang Miao	Weeping Creek Valley	Flesh Lily Fields	about 25 m
To My Dear Husband, Jia Qianqiu	Weeping Creek Valley	Flesh Lily Fields	about 27 m

Pillars of Kunlun

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Who Are the Pillars of Kunlun?	Mandate Encampment	Mass Grave	about 232 m
Comments on the Pillars of Kunlun	Weeping Creek Valley	Waterfall Bridge	about 33 m
Joint Operation Plan	Village of Lu	Crossroads	about 27 m
Mandate Decree	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 66 m
Map of the Mandate’s Encampment Defenses	Mandate Encampment	Main Encampment Gate	about 22 m
Letter to the Six Sects	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 53 m
Notes on a Music Score	Mandate Encampment	Three Towers	about 153 m
A Disciple’s Letter	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 156 m
Call to Arms	Mountain of Imprisonment	Commander’s Platform	about 44 m

Disciples of Moji

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Secret Letter for Qianqian	Mandate Encampment	Moji’s Cenotaph	about 257 m
Martial Arts Inquiry	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 45 m
Invitation to Baby’s First Celebration	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 56 m
Letter of Poetic Exchange	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 49 m
Incomplete Musings on the Sword	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 69 m
A Nosy Disciple’s Last Words	Mandate Encampment	Three Towers	about 105 m
Zhao Di’s Letter	Mandate Encampment	Dovecote	about 42 m
Zhao Di’s Resistance Declaration	Mandate Encampment	Sunset Path	about 72 m

Huangxing’s Betrayal

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Huangxing’s Edict	Crimson Forest	Outlaw Trap	about 124 m
Letter from Master Bai	Mandate Encampment	Three Towers	about 110 m
Torn Page: Perfect Transcension	Mandate Encampment	Three Towers	about 116 m
Orders for Mandatory Perfect Transcension	Mandate Encampment	Three Towers	about 40 m
Anonymous Note	Mountain of Imprisonment	Shrine Outer Gate	about 17 m

Zuo Shang’s Game

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Written Orders	Crimson Forest	Abandoned Main Road	about 10 m
Joint Oath Against Enemy	Village of Lu	Crossroads	about 28 m
An Unsigned Poem	Pangzhen	Mirage Estate	about 69 m
An Unsigned Letter	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House	about 46 m
Notes on the Discordant Shard	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House Dock	about 66 m
Green Serpent House Secret Passage Map	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House	about 56 m
Design for the Radiant Heart	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House	about 49 m

Thread-Binding Sect

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Soul Displacement Puppets	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 53 m
Notes on Phantom Arts	Crimson Forest	Red Serpent House	about 43 m
Illustrated Flora of the Foreign Lands	Crimson Forest	Red Serpent House	about 31 m
A Survey of the Foreign Sects	Crimson Forest	Red Serpent House	about 37 m
Puppet Base Construction Notes	Village of Lu	Hidden Passage to Pangzhen	about 124 m
The Sevenfold Medicinal Journal	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 96 m
[Puppet Base Ledger] First Experimental Base	Village of Lu	Hidden Passage to Pangzhen	about 118 m
[Puppet Base Ledger] Expansion	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 112 m
The Silence Poison and Still Poison Record	Village of Lu	Black Serpent House	about 54 m
Record of the Sevenfold Antidote	Village of Lu	Black Serpent House	about 54 m
Notes on a “Flower”	Pangzhen	Green Serpent House	about 30 m
Soul Displacement Powder Formula	Mandate Encampment	The Confinement	about 11 m
The Thread-Binding Sect’s Soul Displacement Art	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 106 m
Batch 79: Discarded Items	Mandate Encampment	Path of the Baishan’s Fall	about 80 m
Letter from the Twisted Master	Weeping Creek Valley	Crimson Manor	about 36 m

The Herald

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Letter to the High Elder	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 89 m
Unfinished “Scripture of the Lady”	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 107 m
Thread-Binding Sect Member’s Letter	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 96 m
Letter from the High Elder	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 90 m
Secret Report on Dusk	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 101 m
Puppet Mute’s Blueprint	Village of Lu	Puppet Testing Grounds	about 29 m
Rules of the Radiant Heart Workshop	Mandate Encampment	Training Grounds Depths	about 39 m
Unsent Letter	Mandate Encampment	Training Grounds Depths	about 48 m
Report from Leng Tu’s Trusted Agent	Mirage Estate	Leng Tu’s Study	about 33 m
Pet	Weeping Creek Valley	Crimson Manor	about 36 m
Fragment with Three Handwritings	Mirage Estate	Covered Corridor	about 77 m
Research Notes on Yucong	Mirage Estate	Covered Corridor	about 77 m

Mystery of the Lady

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
The Lady’s Edict	Village of Lu	Well of the Three Puppets	about 62 m
Ritual Notice: How to Meet the Lady	Village of Lu	Covered Bridge	about 65 m
[The Lady’s Sacred Scroll] I: Pang Sheng Meets the Lady	Pangzhen	Huang Manor Crossroads	about 25 m
[The Lady’s Sacred Scroll] II: The Wooden Man’s Heart	Pangzhen	Marketplace	about 53 m
Statement of Faith	Mountain of Imprisonment	Cavern Passage	about 14 m
Fragment of an Illusionist’s Notes	Meigu Lake	Frozen Lake Dock	about 69 m
The High Elder’s Decree	Meigu Lake	Frozen Lake Dock	about 60 m
Scrawled Note	Meigu Lake	Forbidden Path	about 168 m
Image of the Lady’s True Form	Mirage Estate	Leng Tu’s Study	about 31 m
Star Chart	Mirage Estate	Opera House	about 66 m

Prayers and Vows

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Prayer to the Lady	Village of Lu	Smuggler’s Treasure Cellar	about 36 m
Zhou Chuan’s Prayer	Mountain of Imprisonment	Iron Butcher’s Camp	about 74 m
Li Yaomei’s Prayer	Mountain of Imprisonment	Iron Butcher’s Camp	about 66 m
Wang Yiren’s Prayer	Mountain of Imprisonment	Commander’s Platform	about 61 m
The Unworthy Lu Sanqian’s Prayer	Mountain of Imprisonment	Iron Butcher’s Camp	about 77 m
Prayer Defaced by the Wudang Sect	Mountain of Imprisonment	Shrine Outer Gate	about 61 m
Nameless Prayer	Mountain of Imprisonment	Commander’s Platform	about 67 m
Sect of the Scarlet Knife’s Prayer	Mountain of Imprisonment	Commander’s Platform	about 28 m
Prayer of Chen Hutou, Sky-thunder Sect	Mountain of Imprisonment	The Lady’s Shrine	about 87 m

The Mirage Estate’s Past

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Illustrated Guide to Mirage Estate	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House	about 44 m
List of Merchant Guild Members	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House	about 68 m
The Pillars of Kunlun	Mirage Estate	Perfect Vessel Pond	about 60 m
Abandoned Martial Training Notice	Mirage Estate	Training Grounds	about 14 m

Fragments of the Blackwater Crew

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Proclamation Against Enemies	Meigu Lake	Blackwater Crew Dock	about 18 m
[Memoirs of Tingshui] I: The Duel	Meigu Lake	Zhang’s Hideout (Meigu Village)	about 54 m
[Memoirs of Tingshui] II: Glimpse of Hope	Meigu Lake	Meigu Village East Dock	about 46 m
[Memoirs of Tingshui] III: Winning and Losing	Meigu Lake	Blackwater Crew Dock	about 16 m
Blackwater Crew Martial Invitation	Meigu Lake	Blackwater Crew Dock	about 91 m
Blackwater Crew Ledger	Meigu Lake	Blackwater Crew Dock	about 71 m
Fragment of a Travel Journal	Meigu Lake	Meigu Village East Dock	about 108 m
Stranded Paper Boat	Meigu Lake	Meigu Village East Dock	about 107 m

Reflections

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Outposts, Rare Places of Rest	Weeping Creek Valley	Rustblade Pavilion	about 53 m
Sha-chi Tower Ruins	Weeping Creek Valley	Ruthless Archer Camp	about 47 m
What’s Sealed Within the Lóng Pillar?	Weeping Creek Valley	Lóng Pillar Overlook	about 5 m
The Discordance	Crimson Forest	Crimson Forest	about 139 m
Crimson Forest	Crimson Forest	Abandoned Main Road	about 28 m
Who Is Quick Hand Zhang?	Crimson Forest	Thieves’ Camp	about 19 m
The Baishan Sect	Crimson Forest	Cliffside Lodge	about 47 m
A Mirrorwood Journal	Crimson Forest	Mirrorwood Depths	about 26 m
Village of Lu	Village of Lu	Young Master Lan’s Hideout	about 5 m
The Lóng Clan	Pangzhen	Myst’s Tavern	about 3 m
The Bastion of Mó	Pangzhen	Myst’s Tavern	about 4 m
Pavilion of Knowledge	Pangzhen	Huang Manor Crossroads	about 41 m
Damaged “Mountain Path Map”	Mountain of Imprisonment	The Lady’s Path	about 49 m
Six Sights of Meigu	Meigu Lake	White Serpent House	about 75 m
Soulrend Mountain Gazetteer	Mirage Estate	Mourning Hall	about 39 m

The Herald’s Experiment Notes

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
The Perfect Yin Vessel	Mandate Encampment	Road to the Training Grounds	about 7 m
Vessel Zero	Mandate Encampment	Training Grounds Depths	about 37 m
The Radiant Heart	Mandate Encampment	Road to the Training Grounds	about 68 m
Completion of the Perfect Yin Vessel	Mandate Encampment	Road to the Training Grounds	about 68 m
Installing the Radiant Heart	Weeping Creek Valley	Crimson Manor	about 40 m
Preparing for the Rift	Weeping Creek Valley	Crimson Manor	about 40 m
Backup Perfect Yin Vessel	Mirage Estate	Heart Pond Crossing	about 16 m

Moji’s Final Letter

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
Moji’s Notes I	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 40 m
Moji’s Notes II	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 37 m
Moji’s Notes III	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 38 m
Moji’s Notes IV	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 36 m
Moji’s Notes V	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 41 m
Moji’s Notes · Crudely-marked Map	Mandate Encampment	Behind the Encampment Waterfall	about 43 m

The Order

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
The Eleven	Crimson Forest	Crimson Forest	about 74 m
Engine Boats and Docks	Meigu Lake	Village of Lu Shallows Dock	about 2 m
The Fall of the Lóng and Mó	Pangzhen	Myst’s Tavern	about 27 m
Shadow Wardens and the Mindseal	Pangzhen	Jingyang Hall	about 44 m
The Secret Tavern	Pangzhen	Myst’s Tavern	about 22 m
The Four Serpent Houses	Pangzhen	Green Serpent House	about 32 m

The “Four Axes” Case Files

Note	Region	Nearest bell	Distance
The Four Axes Rebellion: Calamity	Weeping Creek Valley	Broken Puppet Valley	about 8 m
The Four Axes Rebellion: Chaos	Weeping Creek Valley	Broken Puppet Valley	about 23 m
The Four Axes Rebellion: Confusion	Weeping Creek Valley	Outpost Courtyard	about 49 m
Gu Lingran’s Letter to Sect Leader Ming	Weeping Creek Valley	Lóng Pillar Overlook	about 32 m
Captain Wu’s Final Letter	Weeping Creek Valley	The Axemaster’s Holding Cell	about 12 m
Strategist Xu Feng’s Secret Letter	Weeping Creek Valley	The Lady’s Cave	about 112 m
Response from Sect Leader Ming	Weeping Creek Valley	Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base	about 55 m

Notes from quests, conversations and fights

Sixteen more notes never appear on the ground at all. You earn them through quests, conversations and fights, so they won’t turn up in a Mind’s Eye sweep. Those 16 sit outside the location tables, which only cover notes placed in the world.

Written Order
Yu’er’s Medicinal Recipe
Record of the Missing Thieves
Blood Letter from the Nimble Thief
Songstress Puppet’s Letter
The Lady’s Request
Xue’s Item List
Letter to Yu Ling
Lu Sanqian’s Final Letter: For Jieyuan
Letter with Messy Handwriting
Lost Treasures of the Crimson Forest
Lost Treasures in Village of Lu
Lost Treasures of Pangzhen
Lost Treasures of Meigu Lake
Lost Treasures of the Mirage Estate
The Axemaster’s Final Request

What the Reflections and The Order pages say

These are short summaries covering 13 pages from Reflections, The Order and Pillars of Kunlun. Each one gives a quick read on what that page contains.

The Lóng Clan

The Lóng started out as merchants and rose to lead the Mandate. They were known for Golden Sword Qi, and people trusted them to settle disputes.

Reflections book page The Long Clan in Phantom Blade Zero

The Bastion of Mó

The Bastion was the only outlaw power strong enough to challenge the Lóng. It also gave shelter to people who had been branded heretics.

The Secret Tavern

Jobs reach the Order through ordinary taverns. The Order tends to side with people who are powerless or have been wronged.

The Fall of the Lóng and Mó

The Order helped bring about the Bastion’s destruction more than thirty years ago, then sparked a civil war within the Lóng Clan. According to rumor, it secretly took in one infant from each side.

The Order book page The Fall of the Long and Mo in Phantom Blade Zero

Shadow Wardens and the Mindseal

Order operatives are controlled by a directive planted in their minds. The control is a form of hypnosis, and a strong will can resist it.

Pavilion of Knowledge

The Pavilion has more than fifty branches. The Child of Insight is not one person. The title refers to all of the branch heads together.

Village of Lu

A smugglers’ passage connects the village with Pangzhen. The Lu Clan Shrine sits atop the Mountain of Imprisonment. When the Pillars departed, the villagers placed their faith in the Lady of the Blossom Veil.

Engine Boats and Docks

Sha-Chi boats are built in the Servant’s workshop. Dock boatmasters repair them, and they hear all the news along the way.

Who Is Quick Hand Zhang?

Zhang is a trader with five Reflections. He sells almost anything and never gets robbed. He is currently hunting lost relics for an important client. He is most likely a relative of an older legendary thief rather than the thief himself.

Crimson Forest

An ambush two years ago changed the forest from green, leaving Sha-Chi and blood behind. Altered bandits continue to roam the area.

The Baishan Sect

Baishan was once a great sect. It broke apart when Dugu Linghe used Transcension during a succession ceremony. Bi Taotao later rallied the sect to fight Maskwalkers alongside the Pillars of Kunlun.

The Eleven

Ten survivors of the Soulrend Cliff massacre, along with an orphan, were remade from a fragment of a Celestial Tome. The Eleven spread Transcension until the Order defeated them individually.

Who Are the Pillars of Kunlun?

Fierce Yuyin, reserved Huangxing, and gentle Moji are the Pillars. Their mission was to rally the weaker sects around Ye Town.