Weeping Creek Valley is the first region. You head up the river after the prologue, meet Forge and Yu’er, defeat Jagged Steel, Peng Meng and The Hunt and get your first Phantom Edges: the Dread Axe and the Hunter’s Chain Sickle.
The region in the walkthrough
Position on the route (in red, the point of no return) and the items it contains
- 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 the Vandal guide (Spanish); bars relative to Pangzhen, the largest region.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- The BeginningHead up the river collecting Remnant Dust. Next to the broken carriage, “Whence the Weeping” begins.
- Yu’er and the Sanguine TwinAfter meeting Yu’er, cross the rope and the bridge: the Sanguine Twin is there.
- Jagged SteelMini-boss behind the Rustblade Pavilion. He drops the Jagged Steel weapon (bleed).
- Mandate OutpostForge teaches you how to upgrade weapons. Behind him is the Sanguine Reach.
- Peng MengTo the northwest, past the torii gate. He gives you the Dread Axe.
- Steel and SteamFrom the Creek Valley Plains Entrance, climb the Sha-Chi Tower, clear out the archers and get the Feather Bow with “Purge the Sect”.
- Hua, Deadly BetrothedSecret boss below the tower.
- The Hunt at the Great WaterfallPast the Waterfall Bridge. He gives you the Chain Sickle; with it you reach the Long Pillar Overlook and head out to the Crimson Forest.
Before defeating Bai Chilian (Crimson Forest), close the Mandate Outpost tales, and hand Yu’er the “Apprentice Healer” herbs before Jing Ye.
The Boulderguard (−15 % damage taken while you are not guard-broken) can only be obtained in the Valley: help the frightened disciple at the Mandate Outpost, defeat Peng Meng and find it at the grave on the path by The Axemaster’s Holding Cell bell before you head to the Crimson Forest.
Bosses in the region
Jagged Steel, Peng Meng the Axemaster, The Hunt (Sixfold Scythe) and, as secret bosses, the Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet, Hua, Deadly Betrothed, The Gold-Masked One (1) and The Puppet Scavenger (Crimson Manor). You have the strategy for each one in the bosses section.
Notable weapons, Edges and items
Sanguine Twin, Jagged Steel, Sanguine Reach, Dread Axe, Feather Bow, Scarlet Wraithblade, Hunter’s Chain Sickle, Traversal Talisman, Hunter’s Insight, Weapon Reforge Talisman and Token of Pursuit.
Follow the rest of the game in the full Phantom Blade Zero walkthrough.
Access and unlocks
See also: where every merchant is, what they sell and which quests they give in Phantom Blade Zero NPCs and merchants.
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.
Chapters in this region
Step-by-step guides to the story that takes place here.
