The Banyan’s Heart: the first tree and its trial

Direct route

• Reach the Parting Mists bell in the Crimson Forest and defeat the nearby Stone Hand Iron Fever.
• Drop from the bell area toward the small island with the tree and interact with it to enter the trial.
• Clear three enemy waves; the last includes Jing Ye. The reported reward is a Banyan’s Heart.

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Preparation and retries

PC Gamer reports that the trial preserves completed stages: after finishing a stage, a later failure resumes at the next one. If it is still too difficult, return later. Its fight suggestions include separating Jing Ye from the other enemies, dodging bleed projectiles and watching his shield and mounted state; these are media-reported tips, not this site’s test.

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Reward and limits

Banyan’s Heart unlocks certain abilities. The guide lists more trees in later regions and says Quickhand Zhang may sell additional hearts, but its stock may depend on other progress. This page covers the first tree and trial only and does not treat merchant inventory as a fixed rule.

Section sources: PC Gamer: first Banyan’s Heart tree and trial

Verification note

Summarized from the public guides listed below; not tested by this site in the retail game. If the in-game journal, item card or version differs, use the game as the authority.

Section sources: PC Gamer: first Banyan’s Heart tree and trial