Area at a glance
- Progression goal
- Reach Sha-Chi Tower, then continue to the waterfall.
- Bosses
- Jagged Steel, Peng Meng, Hua, the Pursuer
- Drops
- Peng Meng drops the Dread Axe; Hua drops Scarlet Wraithblade.
- Side quests and clues
- Yu’er: retrieve the Flesh Lily at the altar in Hua’s field and return it.
- Items and services
- Flesh Lily; Sanguine Twin on the waterfall detour; alloy sickle head in the Red House
Against the Flow: valley to tower
The Beginning → Lady’s Rift: cross the fallen trunk beside the bell. Climb up, descend the next ladder and activate the next bell. Follow the chain and wall-run route, then descend the rope.
Yu’er → red barrier: talk to Yu’er below the rope to start Flesh Lily. Take the upper waterfall detour for Sanguine Twin if you want it. The lily itself is below the tower, so continue onward for now.
Red barrier → Jagged Steel: follow the red threads to Broken Puppet Valley. Take the left fork from the bell, defeat the shield bearer and open the chest. Return to the barrier for Jagged Steel. Defend as the jumping strike lands and dodge the red attack. Rest at Rustblade Pavilion afterward.
Outpost → Peng Meng: ask the courtyard guard to open the gate and visit the smith. Take the stairs to the right of the Outpost bell. The main gate leads to Peng Meng; the right fork and window lead to the Cell Key. Use it on the locked door outside the outpost for the Blackstone Shard.
Peng Meng → Sha-Chi Tower: dodge the red grab and wait for the raised axe to come down before reacting. Use the Dread Axe reward to break the chain beyond the arena. At the tower, choose between climbing onward and taking the lily-field detour.
Below Sha-Chi Tower: Flesh Lily
After Peng Meng, reach the Valley Sha-Chi Tower 1st Floor bell. Go up the steps, circle right around the tower and drop through the rear opening. Slide into the cavern, then take the left uphill path to Hua’s arena.
After beating Hua, loot the paired lilies from the body beside her pavilion. Deliver them to Yu’er beside Forge at the outpost; she gives you one as a keepsake. Look for her again at Thieves Camp in Crimson Forest.
After defeating Hua, find the altar with red drapery and the wedding emblem. Interact with the body marked by a white flower.

Check for the Flesh Lily pickup notification, then follow the objective to bring it back to Yu’er.

Weeping Creek Valley: tower to waterfall
For the main route, climb the tower stairs and wooden platforms. After the outer platform, follow the cliffside walkway with wooden railings.

Head toward the open shallows below the tall waterfall to encounter the Pursuer. After the fight, look for the red glow on the bank opposite the falls. The waterfall location label appears in the lower left as you approach.

Weeping Creek revisit: Red House
Approach the wooden door with a beast face and two rings for dialogue.

Red House revisit: beast door, Sweeper and completion
Approach the beast-faced door with the protruding tongue and speak to the puppet. The recording confirms this revisit enters the house; the earliest unlock is pending.

Follow the orange-lit balcony to the stairs and descend into the red cords. Piles of puppets and shallow water mark the Sweeper’s arena.

The Living Puppet Sweeper appears in the shallows. When an ice pillar rises, move around it into open water before re-engaging.

After finishing the Sweeper, check the pickup by the shallows. The item screen identifies the alloy sickle head as a material for upgrading the Pursuer’s chain sickle.

After the fight, follow the red rocks along the shallows and watch the pickup and quest prompts. The recording shows Red House completed.
