Secret areas

Defeat Guangzhi (Forest of Wolves > Outside the Forest) and ring the bell behind his arena. Defeat Guangmou (Bamboo Grove > Snake Trail) and ring the bell next to his arena. Defeat Whiteclad Noble, take the left path before the cave at Marsh of White Mist and ring the bell in the pavilion (any order).

Drunken boar (Yellow-Robed Squire) at Fright Cliff > Rockrest Flat: give him the Sobering Stone. Give him a Jade Lotus at Crouching Tiger Temple > Temple Entrance. Carry the Arhat Gold Piece (First Prince of the Flowing Sands) and defeat the Yellow-Robed Squire back at Rockrest Flat.

Defeat Elder Jinchi (Ancient Guanyin Temple, Ch1). Defeat Fuban (Kingdom of Sahali, Ch2). Finish the Treasure Hunter quest: defeat the Green-Capped Martialist (Melon Field, Ch3). Defeat The Duskveil (Purple Cloud Mountain, Ch4). Defeat Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast (Bishui Cave, Ch5). Go to Pagoda Realm > Snow-Veiled Trail, take the path over the wooden bridge to the big gate at the end (The Great Pagoda), climb the stairs and talk to the little monk (Maitreya) at the mural.

Webbed Hollow > Pool of Shattered Jade: attack the big cocoon, defeat Venom Daoist (he flees). Temple of Yellow Flowers > Court of Illumination: back up the path, left at the fork, defeat Venom Daoist again (2 health bars). Interact with the mural that appears.

Defeat Pale-Axe Stalwart (Ashen Pass I) and talk to him. Destroy the story carts (Brown-Iron, Gray-Bronze, Crimson-Silver) talking to him in between. After the fire is put out (Ashen Pass III chase), go to Field of Fire > Cooling Slope and defeat the Rusty-Gold Cart; talk to the wounded ox.

Defeat Chen Loong on the North Shore of the Bitter Lake. Get the Special-Made Bone-Strengthening Pellet from Xu Dog (Cellar). Give it to Chen Loong: Ruyi Scroll (key item) and teleport.

Loong Scales; waterfall left of the Outside the Forest shrine.

Loong Scales; sand waterfall up the stone stairs right of Rockrest Flat.

Optional route after Bodhisattva's Right Hand: cross the broken hand, rope bridge on the left, narrow beam with clawed cocoons (Cloud Step). The Yellow Loong appears only after the other three loongs.

Old Rattle-Drum used at its 3 memory spots, then jump into the village well.

Treasure Hunter quest; drop down the cliffs from Brook of Bliss.