Published , by Aidan O'Brien
Published , by Aidan O'Brien
Black Myth: Wukong is a game of many mysteries, and a lot of them will converge at a single point, the Great Pagoda in The New West in Chapter 3. This is how to unlock the secrets of this unusual building.
The Great Pagoda can be found just after the Snow-Veiled Trail Shrine in The New West. You will arrive there after climbing all the way up the Pagoda Realm to the top of the Mani Wheel and fighting Captain Wise Voice.
There is only one route from there, so take it. You will eventually arrive at the Snow-Veiled Shrine and can go either left, up the stairs, or right, down a snowy path and across a bridge. Take the right path and follow it all the way to the end to arrive at the Great Pagoda. Interact with the massive front door to head inside.
The Great Pagoda is essentially a record of your adventures. When you finish a Chapter, a mural will appear on the wall. Where it gets interesting is that there are six Chapters but seven spots for Murals, with one in the middle staying blank. This is because there is a secret boss fight, and you will need to solve a few other mysteries before you can fully discover the truth of the Great Pagoda.
In order to reveal the secret, you will need to take the following steps.
The Treasure Hunter quest can be found in Chapter 3 at the Bitter Shore. This quest involves helping someone who is in pursuit of their own secret and a really fun boss fight at the end. Check out our Treasure Hunter quest guide for all the details you need to finish this step.
This is quite the process, but the game has four secret areas that you will need to visit. You will need to play through each area and take out the final boss in each one.
Once all that is done, you can return to the Great Pagoda, where an NPC will be waiting for you, and he will grant you access to a new area. Here, you will find a range of boss fights and some very enjoyable resolutions for at least one character you have already met.
Now, you do not need to have finished Chapter 6 to get to this area, so you don't need to kill the final boss before you take on the challenge that lurks in the mural. I am unsure where all the fights you will experience lie in the canon of the game, but it is currently considered to be the secret or "true" ending by much of the community.
Now that you know the secrets of the Great Pagoda be sure to check out our Black Myth: Wukong page for more guides.