Long Pillar Locations Phantom Blade Zero: All 5 Lóng Pillars

There are five Lóng Pillars in Phantom Blade Zero — dragon statues that, when touched, transport Soul into a sealed realm for a duel with the Gold-Masked One, also known as the Man in Black. Every pillar belongs to the overarching Bloodline Awakening chain, and each duel pays a distinct reward. This page maps all five pillars, their prerequisite checklists, and the boss’s escalating mechanics; the chain quest itself is tracked on the Bloodline Awakening page.

Where Are All Five Lóng Pillars in Phantom Blade Zero?

Two story checkpoints keep the chain honest: finish the first four pillars before opening the Green Serpent House door in Pangzhen, and the fifth before the Last Chance Bell on Mount Soulrend.

Lóng Pillar #1: Weeping Creek Valley

The most gated pillar in the game. The eastern section of Weeping Creek Valley stays sealed until you run the Deep in the Valley chain, which hands over the Sha-Chi Tower Base Camp Gate Key; GamingBolt and GameSpot both flag the quest as the entry requirement. You also need the Hunter’s Chain Sickle for traversal and the Rusted Loong Key, found in a gold chest near the Long Pillar Overlook bell per games.gg.

From the overlook, cross the rope bridge, clear the Maskwalkers, wall-run the gap, and unlock the door — the pillar waits at the end of the tunnel. Side pickups on the detour: a Tiger Cannon wall hiding a Soul Temper material, and the Blemish Goldweed herb Yu’er needs in her healer questline. Reward: Counterstrike Bracers — roughly +20% damage for about two seconds after a successful parry.

Lóng Pillar #2: Crimson Forest

The free one. After the Iron Fever boss fight, follow the tunnel as it cuts through the mountain past the Memory Flower, then grapple up with the Hunter’s Chain Sickle — no keys, no masks, no quests. Reward: the Miraculous Scabbard, which briefly grants super armor and damage reduction when you swap your main weapon.

Lóng Pillar #3: Meigu Lake – Eastern Island

Board the Meigu Lake boat at the Pangzhen docks and sail to the eastern edge of the map — the Mid Lake Long Pillar Dock. The pillar sits guarded by a mob pack including a Butcher — clear them first. Reward: the Flaming Grip, one of the materials that Soul Tempers the Sanguine Reach into the Blazing Edge.

Lóng Pillar #4: Meigu Lake – Discordance Realm

The longest checklist in the set. First, collect all four Acolyte Masks — earned through Acolyte fights in Village of Lu, Pangzhen, Meigu Lake, and Crimson Manor, mapped in the Acolyte Masks guide and the Acolyte bosses roundup. Sail to the frozen northwestern shore, ring the Four Guardians’ Mirror bell, and the mirror — opened by the complete mask set, in the Secrets at the Heart of the Lake chain — pulls you into the Discordance realm.

Cross the mountain pass to the fishing village; past the third bell, a gate that only the Dread Axe Phantom Edge can smash blocks the way. Reward: Chaos Iron Fragment I, one half of the restored daggers that temper the Sanguine Twin into the Shadowless Edge — see Sanguine Twin.

Lóng Pillar #5: Pangzhen – Mirage Estate

The last pillar hides in the Mirage Estate, the western-edge subsection of late-game Pangzhen reached through the Green Serpent House. From the Covered Corridor bell, press onward and right, spot the grapple point below the ledge, and cross with the Hunter’s Chain Sickle. Reward: the Bastion of Mó Mask, the Soul Tempering material that turns Sanguine into Infernal Rouge. GameSpot redacted this fifth reward at publication; GamingBolt and games.gg both document the Bastion of Mó Mask, and we follow that majority.

The Gold-Masked One: How the Five Duels Work

Every pillar triggers the same opponent at a rising difficulty tier, per GameSpot:

• Aerial combos end on a tell. His fast air strings finish with a blue flash — parry — or a black flash — Ghoststep it. The flash, not the wind-up, is your cue.
• The red-flash grab is the run-killer. A connected grab means he pummels Soul mercilessly — dodge it at all costs.
• He learns. Each encounter adds new abilities — later duels include a lightning-quick slice that deletes a chunk of your health bar. Treat duel five as a new boss, not a repeat.

Because the duels scale, the natural region order above is the recommended one. Full parry timing sits on the Gold-Masked One boss page.

Bloodline Awakening Rewards at a Glance

Three of five rewards are Soul Tempering materials — see the Soul Tempering system guide before you start the sweep.

FAQ

Where are the Lóng Pillars in Phantom Blade Zero?

Weeping Creek Valley’s eastern optional area, a Crimson Forest tunnel after Iron Fever, Meigu Lake’s eastern island, the Four Guardians’ Mirror Discordance realm, and Mirage Estate in Pangzhen.

What do you need before touching the Lóng Pillars?

Pillar 1: Deep in the Valley chain, Hunter’s Chain Sickle, Rusted Loong Key. Pillar 4: all four Acolyte Masks plus the Dread Axe. Pillar 5: Mirage Estate access. Pillars 2 and 3 need only story progress and the boat.

Who is the Gold-Masked One?

The Man in Black — the boss inside every pillar. Fast aerial combos ending on blue (parry) or black (dodge) flashes, a red-flash grab to Ghoststep, and new moves each encounter.

What are the Lóng Pillar rewards?

Counterstrike Bracers, Miraculous Scabbard, Flaming Grip, Chaos Iron Fragment I, and the Bastion of Mó Mask — two accessories and three temper materials, tabled above.

Sources

• GameSpot — All Lóng Pillar Locations in Phantom Blade Zero
• GamingBolt — All 5 Long Pillar Locations and Their Rewards
• games.gg — All Long Pillar Locations & Rewards
• KeenGamer — All 5 Long Pillar Locations and Gold-Masked One Rewards
• Apollo Trail — All 5 Long Pillar Challenge Trial Locations (video)

Fifth-pillar reward: GameSpot redacted at publication; GamingBolt and games.gg both document the Bastion of Mó Mask — majority sources treated as correct.