Pillars of Kunlun is a 7-part purple quest that spans half the game. It starts with an exhausted Mandate soldier at the Valley Sha-Chi Tower, continues in the Village of Lu, the Well of Wei Sanchuan (Pangzhen), the Mandate Encampment and Meigu Lake, and ends when you beat Huangxing at the top of the Mountain of Imprisonment, who gives the Flying Guillotine. It fails if you cross into the Mirage Estate without finishing it.
Where does Pillars of Kunlun start?
In Weeping Creek Valley, chapter Steel and Steam. As you come down the Sha-Chi Tower, before the Waterfall Bridge bell, there is a Mandate disciple slumped next to a bonfire, on the lower floor. Talk to him. The spot is on the main path, but if you do not talk to him the quest is not triggered. SoloJugadores sums it up as “a book in the first valley” that later continues with Wei Sanchuan in Pangzhen.
Step by step
Book and petal titles are translated from the Spanish version of the game; the in-game English wording may differ.
- Part 1: the soldier at the towerTalk to the Mandate disciple at the bonfire, going down the Sha-Chi Tower toward the Waterfall Bridge.
- Part 2: the Village of Lu gateWhen you find Jewel in the Village of Lu, go to the locked gate in the northeast. It does not open yet. The optional stop at the Crimson Forest Bastion (petal “A New Power”) does not advance the quest.
- Part 3: the Well of Wei SanchuanIn Pangzhen, after beating Gu Wanyue, jump into the well (Well of Wei Sanchuan bell). Cross the room of jars full of enemies, pick up the Memory Flower and get the Mandate Encampment Outer Gate Key.
- Part 4: open the EncampmentUse the key on the Village of Lu gate (Mandate Encampment Outer Gate bell). Details in how to enter the Mandate Encampment.
- Part 5: the Mandate EncampmentIt is completed when you finish the Encampment story. At the Dovecote do not defeat Red: leave the fight via the chain on the roof. Bosses in the Encampment bosses.
- Part 6: the Weeping MistgateAt Meigu Lake, with the Illusory Pipa repaired, open the mist wall to the north. This same step completes part 5 of Whence the Weeping and the last part of the Pipa: leave it until you finish the lake.
- Part 7: HuangxingClimb the Mountain of Imprisonment to The Lady’s Shrine and beat Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade, and his Whirling Executioner phase. The quest closes with the fight.
Rewards
| Reward | Part | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Mandate Encampment Outer Gate Key | 3 | Opens the Mandate Encampment |
| Flying Guillotine | 7 (Huangxing) | Phantom Edge that also activates mechanisms, such as the one on the shrine statue |
| Crossroads of Blood trophy (silver) | 7 | For beating Huangxing |
It fails if you cross from the Green Serpent House into the Mirage Estate before beating Huangxing. To reach him you need the complete Illusory Pipa, so you also depend on Allure of Vanity (the Strings) and the Mandate Encampment (the Backplate).
Why isn’t it progressing?
- The Village of Lu gate won’t open: the key comes from the Well of Wei Sanchuan, which only opens after Gu Wanyue.
- Part 6 won’t complete: the mist wall only responds to the repaired Illusory Pipa. If it does not progress, hold the button for a few seconds in front of the wall.
- I went to the Crimson Forest Bastion and nothing happened: it is an optional stop; it does not advance the quest.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Pillars of Kunlun start?
At the Valley Sha-Chi Tower, with an exhausted Mandate soldier next to a bonfire, before the Waterfall Bridge bell.
Is it the same as the Long Pillars?
No. The Long Pillars are the duels of Bloodline Awakening. Pillars of Kunlun is a different purple quest, the one that ends with Huangxing.
What does Pillars of Kunlun give?
The Mandate Encampment key halfway through and, at the end, Huangxing’s Flying Guillotine and the Crossroads of Blood trophy.
Does it count for the true ending?
Yes. It is one of the purple quests.
