The Mountain of Imprisonment (Mountain of Imprisonment in other Spanish guides) is fully optional, but essential for the true ending. You enter with the restored Illusory Pipa from the Weeping Mistgate bell, northeast of the lake. It ends with Huangxing.
The region in the walkthrough
Position on the route (in red, the point of no return) and the items it holds
- Valleych. 1-2
- Crimson Forestch. 3
- Village of Luch. 4
- Pangzhench. 5-6
- Encampmentoptional
- Meigu Lakepartly optional
- Mountain of Imprisonmentoptional
- Mirage Estatech. 7
- Soulrendch. 8 (finale)
What you will find in the region
Item count according to Vandal’s guide (Spanish site); bars relative to Pangzhen, the largest region.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- AccessPlay the Illusory Pipa in front of the fog wall.
- Iron ButcherFirst boss, in his camp. Kill the dog handler or the dogs will keep coming.
- Bi FengCommander’s Platform, past the Cavern Passage bell. He gives the Juggernaut.
- Kui YanyanShrine Outer Gate. She gives the Missing Lift Crank.
- Jade-Face and HuangxingIn The Lady’s Shrine. In the Puppet Cell you receive the Tongue and the Crystal Puppet Eye [Yin].
“Pillars of Kunlun”, “Whence the Weeping” and “The Herald’s Illusion” close here: don’t leave it until after the Mirage Estate.
Bosses in the region
Iron Butcher, Bi Feng, Kui Yanyan, Jade-Face and Huangxing. You have the strategy for each one in the bosses section.
Notable weapons, Phantom Edges and items
Juggernaut, Seamless Death, Flying Guillotine, Ink Cut, Inanis’ Radiant Fan, Talisman of Despair and Crystal Puppet Eye [Yin].
Follow the rest of the game in the full Phantom Blade Zero walkthrough.
How to get there and unlock
- How to reach the Mountain of Imprisonment
- The Herald’s Illusion: the 3 portals of the Three-Eyed Puppet
- How to enter the Crimson Manor
Which bleed accessory can you miss in the Mountain of Imprisonment? Snow and Blood, the reward for the “Bai Xue” tale. When you hand the ledger to Chen Zhu in “Ledger of Atonement”, pick “This won’t absolve you of your sins” and beat him. If you pick “Never mind. Leave him be.”, Chen Zhu leaves with the puppet and you can’t do “Bai Xue” in that playthrough. According to guides, the New Cycle resets quests, so you could try again on your next run.
Sources: Vandal, AllThings.How, PowerPyx, GamerSky and BWIKI, checked on 12 November 2026.
Kaarosu Damu Kira is a soulslike player with 13 platinum trophies, from Dark Souls and Bloodborne to Elden Ring and Black Myth: Wukong, and the author of PBZ Guide. Kaarosu earned the Phantom Blade Zero platinum on 14 Nov 2026 in a single playthrough and turns every fight into clear, fact-checked guides.
