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Hidden Mountain Priority Checklist (July 2026)
Updated on 2026-07-30: day-one order for Gauntlets, Rope Dart, shops, buff food, and all 14 free Lingering Melodies.
Priority | Do this | Unlock / where | Why it comes first |
|---|---|---|---|
S | Buy Heavenwill Gauntlets + 2 purple Inner Ways | Sect → Shop → View Other Sects → Mohist Hill Universal Love Shop | Full Bamboocut: Kite kit without joining the sect |
S | Finish Haven Astray for Skygrasp Rope Dart | Hidden Mountain Main Chapter 2 | Opens the region and grants the mid-range partner weapon |
S | Grab Changeless Heart purple Inner Way (Sky Ripped) | Changeless Heart side campaign | Rope Dart Inner Way that the story clear alone skips |
A | Clear Jianghu Legacy: Mountain Unveiled | Hidden Mountain Jianghu Legacy | Gold Inner Way for Gauntlets + Melody #4 |
A | Push Hidden Mountain exploration toward Lv.6 | Map chests, oddities, boundary stones | Two Melodies sit on the exploration track |
A | Empty Pangolin Stand weekly stock | Hidden Mountain: Pangolin Stand | Cheap Retuning / Re-attunement stones + craft mats |
B | Unlock Physical Attack meal (Simmering Fish Slices) | Meow Meow challenges → Meow Meow Temple | Free damage once Auto-buff points at the Lv.96 dish |
B | Bank season PvP activity 15k / 45k | Current season Activity | Final two free Melodies |
Gate reminder before the list: you need Lv.32 and Haven Astray for the full region. For unlock steps and boss layout, keep the Where Winds Meet 2.0 Hidden Mountain Guide open beside this page.
Priority 1: Unlock the new weapons first
Drop side activities until both weapons sit on your bar.
Heavenwill Gauntlets (no sect join required)
Open your Sect menu.
Enter Shop → View Other Sects → Mohist Hill.
Buy Heavenwill Gauntlets plus the two purple Inner Ways in Universal Love Shop.
While you are there, buy Fire Oil and Toxic Powder. Stock refreshes fast; treat both as weekly habits.
Skygrasp Rope Dart
Push the Hidden Mountain main story through Haven Astray. The chapter clear hands you the Rope Dart after the forced landing sequence.
Finish the Changeless Heart campaign for the purple Inner Way Sky Ripped.
Clear Jianghu Legacy: Mountain Unveiled if you want the gold Inner Way for Gauntlets.
Patch context and Path notes live in the Version 2.0 patch notes.
Priority 2: Explore with a plan, then fix your damage
Hidden Mountain packs Suixiang, Shenze, Mohist City, and stacked vertical layers. Blind chest runs burn hours. Mark missing POIs, then close gaps in short loops.
Physical Attack meal (Simmering Fish Slices)
Clear a few Meow Meow challenges on the Hidden Mountain map.
Visit Meow Meow Temple and buy the recipe.
Craft with Knifefish (Hidden Mountain specialty). Buy from Pangolin Peddler / Wildgoods Stall, or fish it yourself.
Open Auto-buff settings and replace the old Lv.91 food with the new Lv.96 dish. Skip this step and you leave free Physical Attack unused.
Priority 3: Clear Pangolin Stand every week
Treat Hidden Mountain: Pangolin Stand like a weekly mall run.
Item | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Retuning Stone: Mirage | Gear development | Cheap weekly stock for Tier 96 trait retunes |
Re-attunement Stone: Mirage | Gear development | Same vendor; buy every refresh |
Inner Way pages (×10) | One-time | Buy once; do not leave them on the shelf |
Lodestone | Craft mat | Weekly buy for new bow / ring crafts |
Trip-Vine Blossom | Craft mat | Weekly |
Bramble Twig | Craft mat | Weekly |
Pheasant Feather | Craft mat | Weekly |
Pure Gold Dust | Ring craft | Buy in Chichuan shop near Leisure Garden TP, or farm Emerald Stone with Material Tracking |
All 14 Free Lingering Melodies Locations
Melodies 5 to 10 sit near Mountain Verse, Meow Meow shop, Gasping Cliff, and String Valley. Start at Gasping Cliff for the drunk NPC (melody 7), then walk the rest of that loop.
Main story (2 melodies): Clear Bringer of Embers / Parting Tale through Haven Astray. Both drop on chapter complete.
Changeless Heart: Finish the campaign. Same clear unlocks the Sky Ripped Inner Way.
Jianghu Legacy: Mountain Unveiled: Completing it also gates the Gauntlets gold Inner Way.
Gateway medals: At Mountain Verse, talk to the robot NPC and clear Gateway medal tiers. Tap a mini-quest icon, then open the mission again for auto-nav or a hint.
Meow Meow shop: Buy one directly from the shop.
Gasping Cliff encounter: Defeat drunk NPC Jiu Qiansui (kids around him) for the melody plus Drink Well Earned. Check inventory before and after if the toast skips.
Martial Art challenges (2 melodies): Clear the challenges near Gasping Cliff and String Valley teleports.
Honor Among Deers: Follow the encounter from its map marker until you dig the chest; the melody is inside.
Exploration Lv.6 (2 melodies): Push Hidden Mountain exploration to Lv.6. Lv.5 also pays the Dyed Azure outfit.
Season PvP (2 melodies): Hit 15,000 Activity, then 45,000 Activity this season.
How to Run This Checklist in One Session
Confirm Version 2.0 is installed, you are Lv.32+, and Kaifeng Chapter 1 is done so Bringer of Embers can start.
Clear Haven Astray. Claim Skygrasp Rope Dart.
Open Universal Love Shop (View Other Sects → Mohist Hill). Buy Heavenwill Gauntlets, both purple Inner Ways, Fire Oil, and Toxic Powder.
Start Changeless Heart and Mountain Unveiled in the same sitting if your level allows.
Hit Pangolin Stand. Empty weekly stones, pages, and craft mats.
Unlock Simmering Fish Slices, then set Auto-buff to the Lv.96 meal for Hero’s Realm / Sword Trial.
Sweep Melodies 5–10 on the Gasping Cliff / String Valley / Meow Meow loop.
Park exploration at Lv.6 and keep season Activity moving toward 15k / 45k.
Exploration Lv.6 pays Melodies #11 and #12. Lv.5 on the same track also unlocks the Dyed Azure outfit reward.
How to Get More Echo Beads and Upgrade Fuel
Clear Hidden Mountain Oddities, Jianghu Legacy volumes, and world-boss first clears for Echo Jade and chests.
Run New Armament Drill and Pilgrim Notes while those windows stay open (through mid-August 2026 on the current schedule).
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FAQ
What should you do first in Where Winds Meet Hidden Mountain?
Reach Lv.32, finish Haven Astray, then buy Heavenwill Gauntlets from Mohist Hill Universal Love Shop and claim Skygrasp Rope Dart from the chapter clear. That order unlocks the region, both new weapons, and the Inner Way chain before you sink hours into random chests.
Do you need to join Mohist Hill for Heavenwill Gauntlets?
No. Open Sect → Shop → View Other Sects → Mohist Hill and buy Gauntlets plus the purple Inner Ways from Universal Love Shop. Join later if you want construction buffs and Crafts Thesis research.
Where are all 14 free Lingering Melodies in Hidden Mountain?
Two from main story, one from Changeless Heart, one from Mountain Unveiled, one from Mountain Verse gateway medals, one from Meow Meow shop, one from the Gasping Cliff drunk NPC, two from Martial Art challenges near Gasping Cliff and String Valley, one from Honor Among Deers, two from exploration Lv.6, and two from season PvP Activity at 15k and 45k.
How do you unlock the new Physical Attack meal?
Clear Meow Meow challenges, buy Simmering Fish Slices at Meow Meow Temple, craft it with Knifefish from fishing or the Pangolin Peddler Wildgoods Stall, then set Auto-buff to the Lv.96 dish.
What should you buy every week at Pangolin Stand?
Retuning Stone: Mirage, Re-attunement Stone: Mirage, Lodestone, Trip-Vine Blossom, Bramble Twig, and Pheasant Feather. Grab the ten Inner Way pages on your first visit; they are one-time stock.
Conclusion
Work Hidden Mountain in this order: weapons and Inner Ways, weekly Pangolin Stand, buff food plus Auto-buff, then the fourteen free Lingering Melodies. Bookmark this Where Winds Meet Hidden Mountain priority checklist and check back when season Activity rewards or shop stock change. When you buy Path cosmetics or Season Shop looks, recharge on BitTopup Where Winds Meet.
