Xue, Admirer of Heroes Quest Guide: Sha-Chi Headscarf

Xue, Admirer of Heroes is the Mass Grave Tale of Phantom Blade Zero — KeenGamer’s 33-tale table lists it as Tale #25, and wikily.gg’s quest journal logs it under the Tales tab with the subtitle “Gazing upon the Wulin’s road, thirsting for heroes’ blood.” Structurally it is a two-front hunt: a battle line and a scavenger line. The battle line is Corpse-Eating Xue herself, the optional Maskwalker boss squatting in the Mandate Encampment graveyard. The scavenger line is everything after — three keepsakes of dead heroes scattered across the region, then a pilgrimage back to Pangzhen. This walkthrough covers both fronts in order; the fight itself gets its own page in the Corpse-Eating Xue boss guide.

Quest type: Tale (Mandate Encampment trigger, Pangzhen turn-in) | Reward: Sha-Chi Headscarf accessory | Prerequisite: none beyond reaching Mass Grave.

Front One: The Mass Grave Battle

The Tale does not exist until the boss dies. From the Mass Grave Bell, descend the lower cliffs one section at a time until you reach the river — Game8’s walkthrough flags one caution on the way down: a Mandate Leader fights enemies on your first visit. Help him, then grant his request to end his life when prompted; leave him alive and he can corrupt into a hostile that interferes with a Memory Flower needed for The Undying Heroic Spirit later.

Past the river, the open battlefield triggers the Corpse-Eating Xue duel: a corpse-swarm fight where only Xue’s main body and the green-flame-glowing corpse take damage, and where she can devour her own minions to heal. Full mechanics, weapon re-rolls, and build advice live in the boss guide — the short version is to thin spear and garden-hoe corpses, respect the red-glowing grab, and never chase the whole swarm. The moment her health bar empties, Xue, Admirer of Heroes logs itself and the objective “Collect the Heroes’ Belongings from Xue” appears.

Front Two: The Three Heroes’ Belongings

All three keepsakes sit in Mandate Encampment; PowerPyx’s guide and Game8’s step list agree on the set, and Method.gg’s screenshots corroborate each spot.

Black Scabbard — the cavern above the arena

The closest item. From Xue’s arena, turn right and follow the uphill mountain path through the cavern passage, clearing the enemies along the way — including the one guarding the ledge near the exit. The scabbard waits at the far end; Method.gg places it on the higher side of a broken bridge. Bonus loot on the same route: Qianqian’s Memory Flower and the Plain Sword Tassel, a Phantom Edge Soul Tempering material used to temper Ink Cut.

Broken Iron Sword — the Tower Rear Exit riverbank

Travel to the Tower Rear Exit Bell and head toward the river at the end of the area. Search the riverbank to find Moji’s House Key and the Broken Iron Sword together. Method.gg’s route runs the collection through the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation arena — you drop in from the Three Towers ladder, beat that boss, then head downstream to the bank. If that fight intimidates you, our Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars boss guide breaks the Seven-Stars phase order down.

Plain Hairpin — the gargoyle courtyard

The simplest of the three: Road to the Training Grounds Bell, then the courtyard just beyond it, outside a building flanked by two gargoyles. A set of enemies guards the pin; Method.gg records a comedy hazard here — the courtyard’s exploding red barrels can kill both you and the guards. If that happens, the Plain Hairpin simply respawns beside the bell, so grab it and move on.

The Turn-In: Child of Insight in Pangzhen

With all three keepsakes, fast travel to the Pavilion of Knowledge Crossroads Bell in Pangzhen (our Pangzhen walkthrough covers the district layout). PowerPyx’s direction is the practical one: enter the giant building to the right, climb to the top floor, and talk to the Child of Insight on the rooftop. Hand over the Broken Iron Sword, Black Scabbard, and Plain Hairpin — the belongings of the heroes Xue once adored, now identified and returned — and the Tale closes.

Reward: Sha-Chi Headscarf

The Sha-Chi Headscarf is an accessory whose card effect is confirmed identically by Game8 and Method.gg: it increases Sha-Chi recovery rate by 15 percent. That makes it a staple for Sha-Chi-hungry playstyles — heavy Power Surge and Phantom Edge spam — since faster gauge recovery compounds across an entire fight. Set it against the wider pool on our all accessories page, and remember the combat system guide’s core loop: weapon swaps already refund Sha-Chi, and the headscarf makes each refund larger. For the Ink Cut temper material you may have picked up on the scabbard route, see the soul tempering guide.

FAQ

How do you start Xue, Admirer of Heroes in Phantom Blade Zero? Defeat Corpse-Eating Xue at the Mass Grave battlefield in Mandate Encampment — the Tale logs automatically on her death, with no quest giver to visit first. Reach the arena by descending from the Mass Grave Bell and crossing the river.

Where is the Broken Iron Sword in Xue, Admirer of Heroes? On the riverbank at the end of the area east of the Tower Rear Exit Bell, sitting next to Moji’s House Key. Method.gg’s route passes through the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation arena first.

What does the Sha-Chi Headscarf do? It is an accessory that raises Sha-Chi recovery rate by 15 percent, per Game8 and Method.gg. Faster gauge recovery means more Power Surges and Phantom Edge uses across a fight.

Is Xue, Admirer of Heroes missable? No hard miss is documented: once logged, the Tale stays in your journal and the items persist. Finish it before any late-game point of no return anyway, and note the boss-gated start means skipping Corpse-Eating Xue skips the headscarf entirely.

Sources

• KeenGamer — All 33 Tales and Side Quests walkthrough (Tale #25 Xue, Admirer of Heroes: Mass Grave trigger, keepsake route, Sha-Chi Headscarf reward), October-November 2026.
• Game8 — Xue, Admirer of Heroes walkthrough and rewards (Chapter 7: The Heart’s Trail framing, Mass Grave approach, all three belongings positions, Child of Insight turn-in, 15 percent effect) and Corpse-Eating Xue boss page, October-November 2026.
• Rock Paper Shotgun — All 61 Phantom Blade Zero bosses in order (#32 Corpse-Eating Xue, Mandate Encampment), October-November 2026.
• PowerPyx — All side quests guide (three item positions, Pangzhen building route); Method.gg — Xue boss and belongings screenshots, headscarf effect; kungfupunk.com — quest journal data (chapter listing conflicts with Game8); wikily.gg — Tales tab entry and subtitle, October-November 2026.