Zodiac Village in Black Myth Wukong: How to Find and Upgrade Gear

Zodiac Village V Black Myth Wukong — a special place in the Painted World, which can be unlocked only in the third chapter, after completing a simple quest.

In this place, for convenience, all the NPCs you know will gather. Also, new characters will appear in the Village, with the help of which you can improve equipment and grow plants. Three achievements that can be obtained in this game are also associated with this location.

How to complete Chen-long's quest, open the Zodiac Village and take full advantage of all its features, you can find out in this guide.

How to open Zodiac Village

How to find Chen-long and start the quest

In the middle of the third chapter, after meeting Admiral Bajie, you will find yourself in a location Bitter Lake . Activate the altar Bitter Lake (northern shore) and facing the sea, follow the shoreline to the right. From afar, you can see a dragon in the water, which turns out to be an old acquaintance of the admiral. You will have to fight old Chen-long, and then talk to him. He will complain about his health and ask you to deliver him pills from Xu Dogu.

Deliver him some medicine.

Return to the second chapter on Yellow Wind Ridge using the incense altar, to the point Basement , Temple of the Crouching Tiger . Talk to your old friend Xu Dogu and he will give you the recipe Fortifying potion And A special pill to strengthen bones .

Teleport back to the altar Northern shore of Bitter Lake and give the medicine to Chen-long. The dragon will be waiting for you on the shore near the hut, almost opposite the battle site.

Deliver the medicine and watch a short cutscene. Chen-long will give you Scroll of good wishes , and you will immediately be transported to a new location, to the altar Entrance to the settlement Zodiac Villages .

In the future, you will be able to travel there not only by using the Guardian's Altar, but also by simply using the Scroll of Chen-long in your inventory.

All the possibilities of Zodiac Village

The new location will gather characters you already know from previous chapters: Monkey Shen and Xu Dogu. Also in this location you will find the dragon Chen-long and the previously unknown character Tiger Yin.

Get new medications

The first NPC that can be found near the altar is Xu Dogu . Now, in addition to purchasing and preparing healing items, it is now possible to receive from the fox from time to time new free drugs . You will be able to get Vigor Powder and Life-Saving Pill right away.

Improve the bottle

Next to Xu Dogu you can see a familiar face from the first chapter Shen monkey , which you met on the way to the boss Xiucai in white clothes. You will also be able to improve your bottles and drinks .

It is in the Zodiac Village at Monkey Shen that you will be able to use the following materials you found earlier: Wine Worm and Fragrant Vine from Mount Luojia.

Improving equipment

To get to the new character, follow the path to the left and go through the gate. There you will see Tiger Yin , forging his sword.

After a short conversation, a menu will be available where you can craft weapons and armor, as well as improve equipment. You can also buy some materials for crafting weapons in his shop.

The difference between his services and making equipment in the Guardian's altar is that it improves the equipment. from ordinary to mythical .

You will also be able to challenge the Tiger to battle, after defeating which you will receive a new spell.

Plant cultivation

In a small gazebo, to the right of the Monkey, Shen will now be located Chen Long .

You can give all the plant seeds you collect during the game to Chen-long in order to have a supply of ingredients that will updated every 30 minutes in real time .

The rarer the seeds, the longer they will take to grow and the less ingredients you can get from them.

After the first batch of grown plants you will receive an achievement "Good harvest" .

There are a total of 15 seeds of different plants and mushrooms in the game. Some seeds can be dropped by bosses, while others are found when randomly collecting the required number of plants.

For all the seeds you collect you will be rewarded with an achievement "What goes around comes around..." You will also receive a supplement "Elegant Orchid" , required to obtain the achievement "Winemaker's Joy" .