GUIDE / PROGRESSION
Illusory Pipa: head, strings, backplate and repair
Repair the Illusory Pipa with Myst in Pangzhen to clear the barrier in northeast Meigu Lake. It needs a head, strings and backplate obtained across several regions. This page reveals later bosses and area access.
Head: unlock Dusk in Village of Lu
Community-reportedPC Gamer reports that Firefly’s Memory Flowers advance Secrets at the Heart of the Lake and open the barrier at Temple of Blue Fireflies. Drop down and defeat Dusk, The Puppeteer, for the head. A full flower-by-flower route remains a gap here.
Strings: the sunken opera house
Community-reportedIn south Meigu Lake, collect Yan’er’s Memory Flowers around the opera-house island, including the two toward Pangzhen docks. The report says this opens access to Yan Qiansui, The Zither Maiden; defeat her for the strings.
Backplate: complete Mandate Encampment
Community-reportedAfter the region’s final boss, collect the backplate from the table beyond the fight. Access to the encampment itself needs a key found in Pangzhen; the exact key route is not covered by this guide.
Return to Myst and open the lake barrier
Community-reportedMeet Myst at the Order’s underground tavern in Pangzhen. With all three parts, choose her repair dialogue. Use the repaired instrument at the northeast Meigu Lake barrier to continue Whence the Weeping into Mountain of Imprisonment.
Sources and how this guide was made
Updated: 2026-10-30. Checked: 2026-10-30. This guide uses official information and attributed reporting; Kingy has not play-tested these instructions. Each section links to its evidence.
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