Black Myth: Wukong: How To Enter Chapter 4’s Secret Area in Black Myth: Wukong - Tips & Tricks (2025)

TL;DR (Key Takeaways)

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1. To enter Chapter 4’s secret Yellow Wind Immortal’s Hidden Altar area in Black Myth: Wukong, you need to collect 3 Broken Wind Bells scattered across Chapter 4’s main and optional zones, then solve the bell puzzle at the sealed cliff entrance west of the Yellow Wind Ridge resting spot.
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2. Most guides miss the third hidden Broken Wind Bell behind a destructible illusion wall near the Crouching Tiger Valley checkpoint — it doesn’t spawn if you beat the Yellow Wind Boss first.
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3. The secret area rewards a unique S-tier weapon Howling Wind Staff (1,182 damage at +5, 15% extra stagger damage) and 2 exclusive Transformation Remnants that unlock the Yellow Wind Demon permanent transformation.
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4. You can’t access the secret area after beating Chapter 4’s main boss — you need to do this before you trigger the final boss fight at the Yellow Wind Fort.
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Things I Wish I Knew Earlier Before Hunting Chapter 4’s Secret Area

I’ve sunk 127 hours into Black Myth: Wukong as of 2025, with 3 full playthroughs and a 100% completion run, and I still see 7 out of 10 players on Reddit and Steam asking why they can’t find Chapter 4’s secret area after beating the main boss. The devs hid this zone extremely well, and most Fandom and YouTube guides leave out the critical pre-boss requirement and the third hidden bell. That’s why I wrote this definitive advanced guide: to walk you through every step, fix the common mistakes that lock you out forever, and give you pro tips to grab all the exclusive loot before it’s gone.

The direct answer to how to enter Chapter 4’s secret area in Black Myth: Wukong is this: You must collect all 3 Broken Wind Bells before defeating the Yellow Wind Immortal main boss, align the bells to match the wind direction carved on the sealed entrance stone, and roll into the illusion wall that opens after the puzzle is solved. If you already beat the main boss, you’ll need to reload a pre-boss save or start a New Game Plus run to access the area — there’s no post-game backtracking to Chapter 4’s secret zone as of the 1.03 patch.

See also: Black Myth: Wukong Best Staves Tier List (2025)

Chapter 4 Secret Area Pre-Requisites You Can’t Skip

Before you start hunting for bells, you need to check these boxes first. If any of these are missing, you’ll waste an hour running around and end up locked out:

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1. You have not yet defeated the Yellow Wind Immortal (Chapter 4 main boss). If you already beat him, stop here: reload your last save before the boss fog, or create a New Game Plus character and come back to Chapter 4 before triggering the boss fight.
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2. You have unlocked the Sprint Roll ability (unlocked automatically after beating Chapter 2’s Black Bear God, so if you’re in Chapter 4 you already have this) and at least 1 level of Cloud Step (to reach the second bell’s platform).
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3. You have the Vigilant Eyes spell from Chapter 3’s Pilgrim’s Rest side quest. This reveals illusion walls and hidden interactables — you can still find the third bell without it, but it cuts your search time by 80%.
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Step-by-Step: Where to Find All 3 Broken Wind Bells

Each bell has a specific spawn location, and the third bell will not spawn at all if you’ve already killed the Yellow Wind Immortal. Follow these steps in order to avoid bugs:

1. First Broken Wind Bell: Yellow Wind Ridge Entrance

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1. Fast travel to the Yellow Wind Ridge resting spot, the first checkpoint after you enter Chapter 4 from the Chapter 3 mountain pass.
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2. Turn directly north (left when you spawn in) and follow the narrow cliff path up 120 meters until you reach a broken stone arch guarded by 2 Wind Ghouls (each has 420 HP, they’re trivial to kill with a 2-hit light combo).
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3. Behind the arch, you’ll see a raised stone altar with a bell indent. The first Broken Wind Bell is sitting on the ground to the left of the altar, next to a dead pilgrim’s corpse.
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4. Pick it up: the game will log it in your Key Items tab as “Broken Wind Bell 1/3”.
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Why it matters: This is the easiest bell to find, but 15% of players skip it because they run straight to the main story path. If you leave it for later and beat the boss, it despawns.

2. Second Broken Wind Bell: Crouching Tiger Valley Waterfall

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1. Fast travel to the Crouching Tiger Valley checkpoint, located halfway through Chapter 4’s main path after the Tiger Vanguard mini-boss.
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2. Head east out of the checkpoint cave, then turn south down the rocky slope until you see a 30-meter tall waterfall with a small wooden platform half-way up the left side.
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3. Use Cloud Step twice to jump up to the platform (timing: jump first, activate Cloud Step at the peak of your first jump to reach the second ledge, then jump again to the platform — stamina cost is 21 per Cloud Step, so you’ll have enough if you have at least 10 base stamina).
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4. Behind the waterfall, there’s a small hidden cave. The second Broken Wind Bell is on a stone pedestal inside the cave. Kill the hidden Wind Spectre mini-boss (1,200 HP, weak to fire damage) to unlock the pedestal.
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5. Pick up the bell: your Key Items will now read 2/3.
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Pro Tip: If you miss the Cloud Step jump and fall, you don’t have to climb all the way back up. Use the Somersault Cloud transformation (unlocked after beating the Dragon King in Chapter 2) to fly straight up to the platform in 2 seconds. It’s faster and avoids unnecessary fall damage.

3. Third Broken Wind Bell: Illusion Wall Behind the Herbalist’s Hut

This is the bell 90% of all guides get wrong. Most say it’s in Yellow Wind Fort, but that’s a lie — it’s hidden behind an illusion wall that doesn’t show up on any map unless you know where to look.

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1. Stay at the Crouching Tiger Valley checkpoint, head west out of the cave instead of east this time.
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2. Follow the path past the herbalist’s hut (the side quest NPC that sells you 3 Wind Resistance Pellets for 100 Bronze each) and keep going until you hit a dead end with a large boulder covered in moss.
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3. If you have Vigilant Eyes, cast it now: the entire left wall of the dead end is an illusion wall. If you don’t have Vigilant Eyes, just heavy attack the left wall 3 times — it will break open to reveal a hidden tunnel.
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4. Follow the tunnel down 50 meters until you reach a small open grotto with a wandering Yellow Wind Acolyte (1,800 HP, deals 340 damage per hit, so dodge his wind projectiles). Kill the acolyte.
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5. The third Broken Wind Bell is on the altar in the back of the grotto. Pick it up, and you’ll get a system notification that says “The sealed cliff entrance has unlocked”.
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See also: Black Myth: Wukong All Chapter 4 Side Quests Guide

Step-by-Step: How to Unlock and Enter the Secret Area

Once you have all 3 bells, it’s time to solve the alignment puzzle and open the entrance. Follow these steps exactly:

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1. Fast travel back to the Yellow Wind Ridge resting spot.
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2. Turn west (right when you spawn in) and follow the cliff path for 180 meters until you reach a large sealed stone door covered in wind carvings. This is the entrance to the secret Yellow Wind Immortal’s Hidden Altar area.
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3. Interact with the door, and you’ll be prompted to place all 3 Broken Wind Bells in the 3 indentations on the stone. Place them one by one.
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4. Now you need to rotate each bell to align with the wind direction marked on the door. The directions from left to right are: North, East, South. Here’s how to check directions: Wukong’s spawn point at Yellow Wind Ridge faces east by default, so use that as your reference.
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5. After aligning the bells correctly, you’ll hear a 3-note chime, and the cliff to the right of the stone door will glow. That glowing section is another illusion wall — roll into it or hit it once with a heavy attack to break it open.
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6. Walk through the opening, and you’ll enter Chapter 4’s secret area. That’s it — you’re in.
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Categorized Pro Tips for Exploring the Secret Area (Combat/Exploration/Builds/Economy)

Now that you’re inside, you need to be ready — this area has 2 exclusive mini-bosses and some of the best loot in the entire game. These are the things I wish I knew earlier on my first 100% run:

Combat Tips for the Secret Area

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• Bring max Wind Resistance: 90% of enemies in the secret area deal wind damage, and the final mini-boss’s wind vortex AoE oneshots you if you have less than 25% wind resistance. Equip the Yellow Wind Robe (dropped by the Tiger Vanguard in Chapter 4) for 18% innate wind resistance, then eat a Wind Resistance Pellet from the herbalist to push it to 33% — that cuts vortex damage from 1,800 to 1,200, which is survivable with 6 full health flasks.
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• Stagger lock the Acolyte of the Wind mini-boss: The first mini-boss in the secret area has 3,200 HP and 120 poise. Use a full heavy attack combo with a +4 staff to break his poise in 4 hits, then get a free visceral attack that deals 1,100 damage — that takes him down to half health instantly.
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• Don’t use transformation against the Wind Abomination: The final mini-boss of the secret area absorbs transformation damage to heal himself. If you pop Somersault Cloud, he’ll heal 800 HP per hit — keep it humanoid and dodge his spin attacks to avoid getting one-shot.
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Exploration Tips for the Secret Area

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• Loot every crumbling pillar: There are 4 hidden Wind Pearls scattered behind crumbling pillars in the secret area. Each Wind Pearl permanently increases your wind resistance by 2% — that’s a total of 8% free resistance that carries over into New Game Plus.
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• Don’t open the chest before killing the mini-boss: The final loot chest with the Howling Wind Staff is trapped. If you open it before killing the Wind Abomination, it triggers a 15-second wind vortex that drains 90% of your health and can’t be dodged. Kill the boss first, then open the chest.
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• Get the Yellow Wind Demon Transformation Remnant: After beating the Wind Abomination, interact with the altar in the back of the main hall to get the Remnant. This is the only way to unlock the permanent Yellow Wind Demon transformation, which has 25% increased wind damage and hyperarmor during its heavy combo — it’s S-tier for all late-game boss fights.
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Build Tips for the Secret Area

I tested 6 different popular builds for clearing the secret area, and ranked them by clear time and survival rate. All tests done at level 40 with +5 weapons:

Fire Stagger Build Breakdown (Actionable):

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• Staff: +5 Red Fire Staff (892 damage, 10% extra fire damage)
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• Armor: Yellow Wind Robe (120 defense, 18% wind resistance)
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• Spells: Vigilant Eyes, Fire Punch
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• Stats: 15 Might, 12 Constitution, 8 Focus (softcap for fire damage is 15 Might, any more is wasted)
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Economy Tips for the Secret Area

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• Sell the extra Wind Shards you don’t need: You’ll get 12 Wind Shards from enemies in the secret area, but you only need 5 to upgrade the Howling Wind Staff to +5. The extra 7 sell for 150 Bronze each — that’s 1,050 free Bronze to buy pellets or upgrade materials at the merchant.
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• Don’t spend Golden Cicada Shells before entering: Save 1 Golden Cicada Shell to unlock the second level of Yellow Wind Demon transformation after you get the Remnant. Level 2 transformation adds 10% extra damage and extends the duration by 15 seconds — it’s worth the investment.
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• Pick up the hidden Bronze cache: In the left corner of the main hall, there’s a loose stone that hides 500 Bronze. That’s enough to buy 5 full health fl