A complete walkthrough for Black Myth: Wukong's Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood. Read on for a detailed guide for this chapter, including locations of collectables, how to beat the bosses, as well as to unlock the secret area for completing this chapter!

Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood Guide

Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood
Locations	・Woods of Ember ・Furnace Valley ・Field of Fire
Secret Location	・Bishui Cave
Yaoguai Chiefs	・Brown-Iron Cart ・Gray-Bronze Cart ・Crimson-Silver Cart ・Rusty-Gold Cart ・Father of Stones ・Quick as Fire, Fast as Wind ・Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud ・Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top ・Flint Chief ・Flint Vanguard ・Mother of Flamlings ・Baw-Lang-Lang ・Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai
Yaoguai Kings	・Yin-Yang Fish ・Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast ・Red Boy・Yaksha King
Characters	・Ma Tianba ・Keeper of the Flaming Mountains ・Pale-Axe Stalwart ・Pingping ・Rakshasi ・Bull King

Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood Walkthrough

Woods of Ember Walkthrough

Ashen Pass I Guide

	Objectives
1	As soon as you spawn in the chapter, you'll have to fight off a wave of enemies alongside Zhu Bajie. Once they've been defeated, a cutscene will play and you can move on through the large doors.
2	Head forward and defeat the enemies in front of the Ashen Pass I Shrine to unlock it.
3	After resting at the Shrine, follow the path until you reach an area with enemies fighting each other. Clear out as many enemies as you can to make the boss fight against the Pale-Axe Stalwart more manageable. At around 25% HP, the boss will get on his knee, allowing you to talk to him to initiate the Five Element Carts Quest. This is required to unlock the Secret Area for Chapter 5! ▶ How to Beat Pale-Axe Stalwart
*	As long as you're not being assaulted with a barrage of fireballs, you can explore the area to unlock the treasure chests.
4	Afterwards, head up the stairs towards the bridge to deal with the Brown-Iron Cart boss that's been flinging fireballs at you. ▶ How to Beat Brown-Iron Cart
5	Once they've been dealt with, head to the bridge to unlock the Camp of Seasons Shrine.

Camp of Seasons

	Objectives
1	Head across the bridge and follow the path through some caves.
2	Once you've crossed a different smaller bridge, defeat the enemies in the area to unlock a treasure chest and the Meditation Spot at the top of the stairs to the right.
*	Follow the path to the left of the stairs to reach a treasure chest guarded by a few enemies.
3	Continue forward until you reach the structure with a small chest containing the Mount Lingtai Seedlings Soak.
4	Cross the bridge and keep following the path to the Height of Ember Shrine.

Height of Ember

	Objectives
1	When you're ready, head to the open area to take on the Father of Stones boss fight. ▶ How to Beat Father of Stones
*	After the fight, ignore the doorway and go explore the area ahead. There will be a treasure chest when you go straight, and if you explore the area below, there will be a few items to pick up like a Luojia Fragrant Vine.
2	When you're ready, head through the doorway along the wall that the F ather of Stones jumped over.
3	Follow the path forward, ignoring the Gray-Bronze Cart HP Bar for now, until you reach a cave.
*	If you wish to ignore the cave and the items inside, you can drop down to the left before entering the cave. However, you will take fall damage and will need to use up one of your Gourd heals.
4	Explore the cave for a bunch of Will, a few treasure chests, and the Spirit of a Charface. When you want to proceed, follow the lit braziers to get out of the cave.
5	Continue following the path outside, opening the chest along the way, and head towards the Gray-Bronze Cart boss fight. ▶ How to Beat Gray-Bronze Cart
*	Optionally, after beating the boss, teleport back to the shrine to rest back up as there's another boss fight immediately up ahead.
6	When you're ready, head through the narrow corridor for a boss fight against Quick as Fire, Fast as Wind. ▶ Quick as Fire, Fast as Wind Boss Guide
7	After the two heads have been defeated, head around to the back of the boss arena to unlock the Ashen Pass II Shrine.

Ashen Pass II

Furnace Valley Walkthrough

Valley Entrance Guide

	Objectives
*	Before proceeding, equip the Fireproof Mantle so that you're immune to the lava-covered terrain.
1	Continue on forwards until you reach two large pillars where you'll then head down to the magma area.
2	Once you're at the bottom, head forward and up to continue with the story. Optionally, you can explore this area for a bunch of side objectives.
*	The non-lava-covered path to the right leads you to a treasure chest and a dead cart. The cart is the finale of the Horse Guai Quest and part of the Five Element Carts Quest. Make sure that you've talked to the Horse Guai in all 4 previous chapters before interacting with the cart, otherwise, you will miss out on the rewards from their quest!
**	The lava-covered path to the right will lead you to a treasure chest containing a Kun Steel, and a Spirit for the Turtle Treasure.
***	The lava-covered path to the left will lead you to the Flint Chief optional boss. Make sure you have the Fireproof Mantle equipped since you'll be on top of lava the entire fight. ▶ Flint Chief Boss Guide
3	Around halfway up the path, there will be a treasure chest guarded by an Earth Rakshasa, that also drops its spirit. Be careful of its flame breath as it can stun lock and kill you in one hit.
4	Continue up the path until you reach the Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud boss arena. After the fight, go up the stairs and through the doorway to activate the Rakshasa Palace Shrine. ▶ Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud Boss Guide

Rakshasa Palace Guide

	Objectives
*	Look around the area of the shrine for treasure chests before proceeding forward.
1	Follow the path forward along the bridges until you reach the area with large enemies with shields.
*	Step down onto the lava to reach an area on the left with the Old Sage and a glowing barrel containing an Awaken Wine Worm. If you talk to the Sage with a fully upgraded Medicine Buddha Gourd, you can interact with the fire to upgrade it to a Supreme Gourd! ▶ Supreme Gourd Quest Guide
2	Head into the pagoda on the right and follow the path forward to reach The Emerald Hall Shrine.

The Emerald Hall Guide

	Objectives
*	Before proceeding forward, make sure that you've talked to the Horse Guai in all 4 previous chapters first. If you don't, beating the next boss will stop Ma Tianba from spawning and you can't pull the whip from the cart to complete the quest. ▶ Horse Guai Questline Guide
1	Once you're ready, head up the stairs to initiate the back-to-back boss fights with the Keeper of Flaming Mountains and Yin-Yang Fish. If you die during either phase of this fight, you'll have to start at the beginning and fight the Keeper again. ▶ Keeper of Flaming Mountains and Yin-Yang Fish Boss Guide
*	After the battle, head up to the altar to get the Loong Balm Drink from the small chest. Next, head out towards the balcony and go right to activate a Meditation Spot. Finally, turn back towards the altar and go left to find a chest with the Slumbering Beetle Husk Soak.
2	When you're ready to move forward, go back to the altar and head up left, following the path and unlocking the chest along the way.
3	Continue following the path headed upwards until you have to face the Crimson-Silver Cart. ▶ How to Beat Crimson-Silver Cart
*	If you've exhausted all of the Pale-Axe Stalwart's dialogue in the Camp of Seasons, you can talk to him here after beating the Crimson-Silver Cart. Make sure to exhaust all of his dialogue here as well.
4	After the fight, continue on the path until you reach the Ashen Pass III Shrine.

Field of Fire Walkthrough

Ashen Pass III Guide

	Objectives
*	To the right of the Shrine, interacting with the big red mushroom will start a boss fight with the Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai. After it's been defeated, you can activate the Meditation Spot in the same area. ▶ Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai Boss Guide
1	When you're ready to move on, head down the path left of the Shrine towards the giant spinning ball of death. Don't get hit by this thing as it kills you in one hit. The only way past this thing is by standing in the little side areas of the path occupied by enemies. Take your time and scout the path ahead so that you can time your movements properly.
2	You'll be safe from the ball once you've reached the end of the path and start a cutscene. Once it ends, follow the little fox lady down the path until you reach the Fallen Furnace Crate Shrine.
*	After getting the Fallen Furnace Shrine, head back down the path where the ball was rolling to find a newly opened area on the left that leads you to the Cooling Slope Shrine.
**	You can also return to the Emerald Hall Shrine and make your back up to the Ashen Pass III Shrine to find the Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top Spirit. This will only spawn after the ball falls off the cliff during the cutscene.

Cooling Slope Guide

	Objectives
*	This area is optional, but it leads you to the Secret Area for this chapter.
1	From the newly opened path, head downwards until you reach the Flint Vanguard boss. Be careful since they can spawn other rock monsters to attack you during the fight. ▶ Flint Vanguard Boss Guide
2	After the fight, continue down the path until you reach a treasure chest and a large glowing red mark on the ground. Interacting with this mark with 4 Flame Ores in your inventory will start the Mother of Flamlings boss fight. Flame Ores are dropped by the smaller Flamlings in the area or bought at one of the Shrines in this chapter. ▶ How to Beat Mother of Flamlings
3	Once the boss has been defeated, continue following the path until you reach the Cooling Slope Shrine.
4	When you're ready, and you've exhausted the Pale-Axe Stalwart's dialogue near the Crimson-Silver Cart earlier, walking towards the gate will start a fight with the Rusty-Gold Cart. Beating this boss and talking to the Pale-Axe Stalwart will finish the Five Element Carts Quest and unlock the Secret Area. ▶ How to Beat Rusty-Gold Cart
*	After you destroy the ice gate, go down and to the left to fight Baw-Lang-Lang before heading to the center and teleporting to the secret area. ▶ How to Beat Baw-Lang-Lang

Fallen Furnace Crater Guide

	Objectives
1	Prepare yourself since you're about to face the final boss of this area. Once you're ready, proceed to the open area to start a cutscene and the Red Boy boss fight. After the fight, another cutscene will play and you'll have to face the Yaksha King next with Zhu Bajie assisting you. ▶ Red Boy and Yaksha King Boss Guide
2	Once he's been defeated, the final cutscene will start and Chapter 5 will end.

Bishui Cave Walkthrough

Purge Pit Guide

	Objectives
1	Once you spawn in, follow the path downwards and open the treasure chest along the way. Once you reach the large indoor area, turn left to activate the Purge Pit Shrine.
*	Follow the path right from the entrance to activate the final Meditation Spot.
2	Once you're ready, follow the path from the shrine down into the boss arena to fight Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top. ▶ How to Beat Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top
3	After the fight, head up the stairs and through the large doorway.
*	On the way down from the doorway, watch out for an area on the left with a small chest containing a Celestial Pill.
4	Follow the path downwards until you reach the Cave Depths Shrine.

Cave Depths Guide

	Objectives
1	Follow the path downwards and fight all the rhinos first to make fighting the Bull Governor more manageable. After it goes down, absorb its Spirit. Don't forget to pick up The Bull King's Iron Horn from the chest on the left as it's used to create one of the best armour sets in the game!
2	Continue following the path and picking up any items along the way. After sliding down the long ice slope, activate the Corridor of Fire and Ice Shrine.

Corridor of Fire and Ice Guide

	Objectives
1	Equip the Fireproof Mantle and head down into the Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast boss fight. ▶ Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast Boss Guide
2	After the boss has been defeated, a cutscene will play and you'll have cleared the secret area!
*	Make sure to grab the Awaken Wine Worm throught the Ice door in the boss arena. If you haven't teleport back here after the fight and the cutscene to get it.

Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood Interactive Map

Interactive Map Key

Meditation Spot	Fragrant Vine	Wine Worm	Chest
Curio	Spirit	Shrine	Gourd
Boss

Black Myth: Wukong Interactive Map

Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood Bosses

All Chapter 5 Bosses and Locations

Chapter 5: Golden Child, Crimson Blood Secret Locations

How to Get to Bishui Cave

Complete the Five Element Cart Quest

To access the secret location in Chapter 5, you will need to finish the Five Element Cart Quest. This requires you to defeat the 4 different cart bosses in the area and interact with the one corpse below the Valley Entrance Shrine.

Chapter 5 Secret Area: Bishui Cave Guide

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