All Black Myth: Wukong Chapter 1 Lesser Yaoguais, locations and stories

Want to complete All Black Myth: Wukong Chapter 1 Lesser Yaoguais Journal? Also, did you read all the journal entries? I read them, They are very interesting. In this guide, I will cover their location and journal story.

It’s recommended to play through the story first, then compare what you are missing. The order here is the same as in-game AFTER finishing the story (the order will be different during the story).

Wolf Scout

Location: Forest of Wolves > Front Hills: automatically encounter during story, after 1st boss.

Story: Among the wolf guais, there was a young one, ambitious and always seeking rapid progress on the path of Dao, However, his time spent practicing was short, and his skills remained shallow. He couldn’t yet grasp the deeper techniques of his clan, leaving him impatient.

One day, during the routine patrol, he carried a cask of fine wine. As he passed the mountain gate, he encountered the gatekeeper, Bullguard, who had a weakness for liquor. Eager to learn, the young wolf shared the wine with Bullguard and seized the opportunity to inquire about secret techniques. Partaken in the wine, feeling compelled, Bullguard taught him a few tricks. Rejoicing the young wolf hurried home to practice.

Wolf Swornsword

Location: Forest of Wolves > Front Hills: automatically encounter during story, after 1st boss.

Story: A white-robed wolf guai, patrolling the hills. Seized a sword from traveler. Jewels studded its scabbard, its blade sharp and bright. Covering it, he strapped the sword to his side, revelling in its splendor. Yes, when it was time to give tribute, he hid it away. The other guais chided, “Without offering such treasures to the king, how will you ear his favor, or do you fancy patrolling forever?” The wolf guai scoffed,” Such treasure we cherish, the king barely notices. You offer scrap metal and dream of favor? You are fools.”

They dismissed his words, seeing them as mere excuses to shirk his duty, while they toiled on. The wold guai indulged in peaches and drank wherever he could lay hands on them, keeping the very best for himself. The others knew his punishment would come, and waited.

One day, the Black Wind King held a lecture on Buddhism in the mountains, speaking of enlightenment and revival. His guardians spread paper talismans, and all were commanded to consume them before the canting and prayer. Hours later, the king inquired about their enlightenment. A pause fell; then, the white-robed wolf guai stood, and there emerged others, one by one.

The next day, a decree was issued to the guardians: the wolf guai was promoted to a minor captain. All the other guais, puzzled, whispered among themselves. How had the wolf guai not only escaped punishment but found himself rewarded?

Wolf Soldier

Location: Forest of Wolves > Front Hills: in the forest after 1st boss

Story: Ever since the black bear guai returned from Guanyin and crowned himself king, he boasted of the arts he had learned. Tales of his newfound method of practice and power of revival allured many a guai to Black Wind Mountain. Seeking the king’s favor, these minions toiled with abandon.

Among them, a wolf guai worked with tireless zeal. He rose before dawn, patrolled the mountains, and continued well into the night. All of the treasures he found were first laid at the king’s feet. His life was one of labor, and yet, without a moment to make friends. Despite his dedication, his presence barely stirred a whisper among the other, and his name was seldom uttered.

Wolf Stalwart

Location: Forest of Wolves > Front Hills: in the forest after 1st boss

Story: Rare was the revelry for the minor guais who patrolled the mountain paths, their delights not granted but taken in human guise, thieving sustenance from unsuspecting townsfolk, The charade proved fleeting, for the villagers grew wise to their deceit, and the guais, oft caught mid-bite, were met with the towns rugged justice, deterring their mischief.

Among them was a wolf guai with a penchant for drink, who, on a day of indolence, lay beneath an ancient tree. Suddenly, an elder wolf, cloaked in feathers of a crane, appeared to him asking,” Why forsake your patrol for idleness?” The wolf guai sighed, “I long for drink, but the townsfolk see through me; I’m left to quench my thirst only in my dreams.” The elder chuckled as he whispered a secret, “Seek the shrine. Conceal yourself behind the curtains, and the sacred spirits’ liquor shall be yours to drink.” Then, with a shift of form, he vanished.

Wavering in doubt, the wolf guai transformed and hurried to the town’s shrine. There, veiled behind curtains, a sacred effigy stood, its origins unknown, the altar laden with delectable offerings and fine spirits. As advised, he nestled himself between the curtains, indulging in the liquor until his belches betrayed him to the gathering crowd in the shrine.

Trapped between the curtains, the wolf guai listened as a voice rang out, “The wine jar I offered is empty. Our tributes were received.” A chorus of prayers erupted, beseeching favor from the immortals.

From that day forth, folks from miles around flocked to the shrine, affording the demon endless drink. But as days passed, The once delightful treat turned bitter; and those prayers, be them piteous or greedy, weighed heavily upon him with helplessness.

One day, unable to endure the bitterness any longer, the wolf guai burst from behind the curtains, hoisting the jar and smashing it on the alter amidst the screams of onlookers. With a deafening crash, he suddenly awoke beneath the tree: no shrine, no incense, no crowd around. With a tired sign, He took up his axe and set off to patrol the mountains once more.

Wolf Archer

Location: Forest of Wolves > Outside the Forest: in the forest after 1st boss, after Bullguard miniboss, after learning the first spell (Common)

Story: The old wolf received the reward, and admiration followed suit as others toasted him. Among them was a youngstar, who commented on the bolus intoxicated. “How generous our king is,” he remarked, “Far better than that Lingxuzi, who was good at making pills but never shared them with his underlings. What a tightwad!” The youngster’s words cast a shadow across the old wolf’s face, and he silently took his leave. “He had roamed the mountain with Lingxuzi long before our King’s reign. Yes, you judged his deceased former master in front of him. Loyal as he is, you are in trouble now!” warned an elder guai. However, the young guai shrugged off his warning.

The next day, the old wolf returned the golden pill to the King, citing its value too high to possess by an archer. Hearing the news, the other yaoguais urged the young one to apologize and seek forgiveness, but he remained defiant. Within a few days, while venturing outside, the youngster was killed by several arrows, each piercing his heat. Many said that even the golden pill couldn’t save the youngster from his fate.

Wolf Sentinel

Location: Forest of Wolves > Outside the Forest: in the forest after 1st boss, after Bullguard miniboss, after learning the first spell

Story: Long ago, the Wolf Sentinels were the personal guards of old Lingxuzi. They were masters of the long-hafted axe, and their name was spoken in awe among the yaoguais.

When the Black Wind King returned from Guanyin and rebuilt the garrison in the mountain, he took in many wolf guais who had wandered here from Shituo Ridge. This angered the wolf guais native to Black Wind Mountain. To appease them, the Black Bear Guai pledged to revive old Lingxuzi. The wolf guais then had no choice but to endure in silence. Yet mere days after the awakening, the old wolf vanished, and no one had seen him since. Upon learning of this, the black bear did not look into the matter but allowed a senior grey wolf guai from the Kingdom of Shituo to take old Lingxuzi’s seat and even his name.

This roused the local wolf guais to fury and launched protest after protest. To their surprise, the Wolf Sentinels, at the Black Bear Guai’s behest, seized the lesser guais who led the unrest. The new Lingxuzi flew into a rage at these guais, threatening to devour them whole. They were spared this fate only by the timely arrival of Guangzhi, the Fireblade Wolf. Thereafter, under the new Lingxuzi’s command, the Wolf Sentinels led every patrol of lesser guais on the mountain. Never did anyone ever dare rise against Lingxuzi again

Wolf Assassin

Location: Bamboo Grove > Marsh of White Mist: From this shrine go down the wooden ramps, after the Whiteclad Noble boss enters the cave and this will be the first enemy you find in the cave.

Story: Once upon a time, a young wolf followed a grey elder wolf to learn the art of hunting. Despite his cleverness and diligence, the young wolf struggled to catch any prey. One day, the pale elder commanded him to find food alone or face hunger. Then the young wolf, hiding in the shadows of the mountains, finally managed to catch a rabbit. However, instead of eating it alive, he gently licked the rabbit’s wounds, as if to heal them.

The rabbit took the chance and fled into a pond, struggling to swim to safety, but the young wolf in pursuit forced it back into the water. Just as the rabbit was about to drown, the young wolf rescued it, softly nudging its head and helping it breathe. The rabbit woke up conscious but bewildered. Suddenly, the distant howl of the grey elder startled both of them. In his panic, the young wolf accidentally crushed the rabbit under his paw.

Heartbroken, the young wolf wept bitterly. As the elder approached and inquired, it became clear: the young wolf couldn’t bring himself to kill the rabbit, so he repeatedly spared its life. Yet, he also feared his own hunger, and that’s why he refused to let go. Acknowledged, the grey elder then advised, “Your false kindness brought misery. Instead of hesitation, both of you would have been better off with a swift end.”

The grey elder’s words seemed to have dawned upon the young wolf. Later, it honed a lethal technique of hurling whirling blades from afar for stealth kills, believing this to be the ultimate form of mercy towards its adversaries.

Croaky

Location: Forest of Wolves > Front Hills: in the forest after 1st boss.

Story: Two frog guais practiced in the marshes. The smaller frog was often bullied, yet the bigger one always stood up for him, and soon they forged a strong friendship. One day, amid a contest held by Baw-Li-Guhh-Lang to appoint a sergeant among all the frogs. Though the other frogs were discontented, they dared not voice their dissent.

The two then were assigned to guard the dwelling of Baw-Li-Guhh-Lang. On their duty, a valuable amber glass was found broken. Unable to identify the culprit, all the frogs began clamoring for punishment against the two instead. The big frogs began clamoring for punishment against the two instead. The big frog attempted to reason with them but got antagonized by their words and soon escalated the argument into a brawl. The frogs interpreted this as his reaction out of embarrassment, hence evidence of his guilt. The small frog, meanwhile, remained silent beside them. Seeing this, the big frog chided him for not speaking up in his defense and even began to suspect his smaller companion.

Hasitated for a while, the small frog then admitted to breaking the glass. However, the other frogs dismissed his confession, arguing that one of them had committed premeditated vandalization while the other had neglected his duty, and both deserved punishment by death. The small frog grew anxious and could not help but engage in the argument. As their voice grew louder and louder, their bellies inflated larger and larger, until some of them finally burst, splattering blood and flesh all over the place, leaving none unsoiled.

Crow Diviner

Location: Forest of Wolves > Front Hills: in the forest after 1st boss.

Story: It is said that the crows gathering in temples, having listened to sutras and teachings every day, developed a spiritual nature and could predict fortune and misfortune. Thus, some fortune-tellers who called themselves “Crow Diviners” liked to set up stalls in front of temples, using crows to pick fortune sticks for divination. They always lit sandalwood incense, which symbolizes the temples, at their stalls and claimed that their crows were the spiritually enlightened ones from the temple.

One such Crow Diviner had a crow he had raised from a chick, which could communicate with him using specially made fortune sticks. Every day, he sent the crow to various parts of the city to observe people’s lives. When clients came to seek fortunes, he would use the fortune sticks to inquire about information from the crows. He mixed this information with his own understanding of human affairs, weaving prophecies that were half-true, which often managed to deceive.

One day, an official came seeking a fortune, offering a large sum of money. The Crow Diviner told him that his official career would be prosperous and that he would reach a high position. Unexpectedly, the official not only failed to get promoted that year but was demoted instead. Enraged, the official brought his household servants to demand an explanation. The Crow Diviner used the information gathered by the crows to explains that the official had not spent enough money on temple renovation, which magically convinced him. The official, deeply believing in his abilities, even introduced the Crow Diviner to his colleagues.

The Crow Diviner amassed a considerable fortune through this, but he knew too many secrets of the officials and feared for his life. He decided to change his career. One day, he attempted to drive all the crows away, but they refused to leave. The Crow Diviner tried various means to get rid of them, but the crows, unable to endure his mistreats any longer, attacked and pecked him to death.

Afterward, the crows transformed into human forms donned the attire of fortune-tellers, and continued to sell fortunes around the temple, deceiving people as the Crow Diviner had done.

Bandit Chief

Location: Forest of the Wolves > Outside the Forest: in the forest after 1st boss, after Bullguard miniboss (after learning the first spell). From “Outside the Forest” fast travel point, take the left path to find this enemy.

Story: In bygone days, there lived a youth in the town, the son of a martial arts master. His father’s fondness for drink led to a foolish act that landed the old man in jail, leaving only the youth and his mother struggling to survive. As their situation grew dire, the young man took on any work to make ends meet. The villagers praised him for caring for his mother, deeming him a dutiful son.

In an unlucky year of crop failure, the mother and son set out to seek refuge with relatives. Along the way, a gang of bandits emerged. Eyes fierce faces scarred, they brandished their blades, demanding nothing but gold. The mother and son, destitute, resorted to begging for mercy. But the bandits showed no mercy and were intent on killing them. The young man, believing their death was imminent, seized a bandit’s knife; with a resolute heart, he ended his own mother’s life and pledged himself to the bandits. And so, he joined their ranks. News of the incident spread, and people condemned him as a coward, truly a cursed son.

Years passed. One day, the entire gang of bandits was wiped out, leaving no trace. Some said a hero had come to rid the land of evil and uphold justice. Others claimed a guai had emerged in the mountains, bringing a long-delayed reckoning. Debates raged on, but eventually, the topic faded from memory. One day, a man, covered in blood, stumbled down from the mountains, recounting an encounter with a towering bandit, neither human nor guai, wielding a massive blade to rob the roads. His face bore an uncanny resemblance to that cursed youth, yet he spoke of freeing humanity from its burdens.

Skeletal Snake

Location: Bamboo Grove > Snake Trail: found in the areas past this fast travel point.

Story: In the Village of Shaded Heights, there lived a young man, orphaned and impoverished, constantly mistreated by his fellow villagers.

One day, hunters from the village discovered a strange cave in the mountains, emitting eerie sounds that sent shivers down their spines. Too afraid to enter themselves, villagers pushed the young man in to investigate. Lost in the darkness, he stumbled and fell from a cliff, crying out in agony. Believing the cave harbored a fearsome guai, the villagers abandoned him and fled in terror.

Sitting at the bottom, the young man wept bitterly. Amidst his tears, he heard the sound of bones snapping and the rustling of movement. Startled, he fell silent, only to hear footsteps approaching. Filled with fear, he yelled, “Stay away! I am an orphan and burdened with misery. My flesh is lean-feasting on me won’t do you any good.” Surprisingly, as soon as he spoke, the footsteps stopped.

Time passed, and within the darkness, hunger gnawed at the man’s senses. Despairingly, he pleaded, “There’s no one coming for me… Devour me quickly, so I may have a merciful death.” Then, the footsteps resumed, inching closer. Terrified, he assumed his end was imminent. Yet, to his astonishment, he felt a piece of cloth gently brushed against his face. Reaching out, he realized it was a sleeve, which he grasped firmly. The sleeve guided him to stand and led him through the darkness until they found the cave’s entrance.

As the daylight bathed them, the young man finally saw what had been guiding him-a skeletal serpent guai! Seeing the young man startled, the guai suddenly extended its neck and swept him out of the cave. Afterward, the young man was saved by passing merchants and departed from the village with them. From then on, his life gradually improved and prospered.

As the saying goes: “Misfortune may be the harbinger of fortune, and fortune may conceal misfortune.” While not an absolute truth, when events reach their peak, change becomes inevitable. From change, opportunities arise, and the lowest valleys often reveal the clearest paths.

Snake Patroller

Location: Bamboo Grove > Snake Trail: found in the areas past this fast travel point.

Story: In the kingdom of Hhami, a small city stood against the mountainside, its lush grasses and dense forests a haven for serpents, much to the townsfolk’s constant dismay.

There lived in this city a snake hunter, masterful in his craft, who had freed the people from many a serpent’s threat, earning a fair share of silver in the process. He boasted not of his wealth; instead, he often dispensed porridge to the needy and prayed for all. So revered was he that the magistrate awarded him a dwelling for all his family to live within the town walls.

One day, a ragged monk, seemingly delusional, came begging at his door. The snake hunter’s kind-hearted wife offered clothes and food, but the monk, unsatisfied, demanded liquor. The crowd scorned his impudence, their complaints growing loud until the snake hunter’s return. He silenced the clamor and instructed his wife to bring the monk a gourd of spirits.

Touched by the gesture, the monk warned, “A serpent guai lurks in your home. Ignore it not, or your family shall perish.” The snake hunter scoffed at such mad ramblings and dismissed him promptly. Yet, his wife heeded the monk’s words and urged her husband to search for the guai. He, however, brushed aside her concerns.

In her persistence, the wife fetched the mad monk once more to banish the evil. Indeed, with raw meat and an iron hook, the monk drew from their home a massive serpent, taller than a man, clearly a creature of power. “Four limbs it sprouts, and venom deadly,” the monk declared. “A mere touch is death.” With those words, he slew the serpent guai for the woman.

Strangely thence, the town remained untouched by further snake scourges, as if by the mad monk’s hand, peace was restored.

Fungiling

Location: Bamboo Grove > Snake Trail: when facing this fast travel point, jump over the cliffs on the left to get to the lower area where a river is. Then turn right, and go past a snake enemy, it leads to a big bamboo wood area with some snake/skeleton enemies. Take the left path, there will be a yellow glowing mushroom you can pull from the ground, this is actually a buried Fungling enemy that will rise from the ground. There are multiple mushrooms in the area but only one of them is the enemy.

Story: In the highland bounds, there lived a widow and her girl, left to fend against the harsh days alone. The mother sold pancakes in the nearby village; the girl gathered firewood, ground grain, and cooked meals, shouldering her share of the family’s responsibility.

Ceaseless rains had worn down the woodshed, long neglected without a man’s hand. The beams rotted, and the roof caved in. One day, the girl found atop the ruins a gleaming mushroom, vibrant and capped like a bowl, dew dancing on its surface, a spark of life too precious to pluck. She sheltered it with straw, letting it thrive in peace.

Laden with tasks, the girl had no time to play with other children. All her secrets and dreams, she whispered to the mushroom, as if it were a dear friend.

The toils of life led the widow into illness, urgently needing money for medicine. After discussing it, the widow and her daughter decided to sell their house. A wealthy neighbor, who had once been close to the widow’s late husband, expressed interest in buying the house. However, this neighbor was very stingy and tried to exploit the widow’s illness to lower the price. They spread various rumors to scare away other potential buyers, bullying the helpless widow and her daughter.

Worried and anxious, the girl often hid in the woodshed to cry. The mushroom witnessed all her grievances.

The next day, something strange happened at the neighbors’ house. Overnight, mushrooms had sprouted all over their property. When the neighbors ordered their servants to clear them away, they discovered a large, eerie mushroom about a foot tall, neither green nor yellow, growing on the main beam.

When they tried to cut down the mushroom with long-handled sickles, it suddenly rose into the air, opened its cap like a fishing net, and floated above them. It shook itself and then fell onto the man of the house, crushing him to death. The air was filled with countless spores the creature released, knocking everyone to the ground.

Afterward, the mushrooms crawled out of the ground, transforming into many guais. They helped the widow and her daughter pack their belongings and leave the village, disappearing into the mountains.

Ginsengling

Location: Forest of the Wolves > Outside the Forest: in the forest after 1st boss, after Bullguard miniboss (after learning the first spell). From the “Outside the Forest” fast travel point, take the left path, there will be a red weed you can pull from the ground, this is actually a buried Ginsengling enemy that will rise from the ground.

Story: It was written in ancient records that consuming ginseng could bestow longevity, leading many to develop a fervent passion for devouring this precious tuber-especially aged ones. However, some scholars dismissed this notion, viewing ginseng as both a tonic and a poison; its elevated status stemmed from its humanoid appearance, they said. Nonetheless, those who made their living by harvesting ginseng always found eager buyers.

Deep within the valley, the younglings of ginseng shoots trembled with fear at the unmistakable sound of footsteps. It was the dreaded rhythm of the ginseng harvesters’ mountain shoes, crushing the thick layers of decaying leaves and rocky earth. And with every eerie resonance, the siblings of the ginseng plants vanished, disappearing one by one. Only the tiniest survivors managed to evade this grim fate, their diminutive size providing a fleeting reprieve. Yet, even they bore the mark of fate-a crimson thread, marking them, and restraining them. Who knew when the harvesters would return, to dig them up once they grew into their full potential?

Time raced by, swift and unyielding. And on that day, the familiar footsteps resurfaced. With the years that had passed, it was likely the offspring of harvesters who were generations younger than those who came before; then a quickened pace, a sense of anticipation-the crimson threads had surely been spotted. But oh, what ill fortune! As the ginseng harvester reached for the thread, it led him to a grim sight-the entwined remains of a skeleton. A curse gathered on the tip of his tongue, but before he could spit it out, the ground behind him rumbled with the sound of scattered dirt. He turned his head; the shifting soil unleashed a monstrous creature, towering and menacing. Fear gripped the harvester, urging him to flee, his frantic screams piercing the air, shouting of man-devouring guais.

Thank You

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