Root Core Area

From the Pavilion, head west to the "Cortex Center" via the upper walkway. Use a charge attack on the guard to proceed.

After a scene in a control room, you'll find yourself in the same room. Go left to find a Root Node.

Head left to a gate. Send your fairy to hack a node, then proceed upwards through ropes and grapple points. Collect a Treasure Chest on the right at the top, after fighting a Yellow Hornet.

Go left and then down. Look for a breakable rock on the rope to access the middle area. Break it, kill the rock monster below with a charge attack, and hack two ropes down to reach a chest on the right.

Continue down the normal path using walls and grapple points. At the bottom, head right to drop a rope for a shortcut, then drop past a grapple point to find a big chest containing the Kunlun Immortal Portrait.

Head left into the "Factory (Great hall)". Be wary of trap floors with flame throwers underneath.

To the left, kill soldiers and ascend platforms, jumping on trap floors. Ride a platform up to encounter the Flying Blade enemy.

To the left of the Flying Blade encounter, you'll find a room with a giant laser. Wait for the laser to end, then quickly go south. Kill the archer on the right, then go left to the center and hit the machine to protect yourself from the laser. Kill the swordsman first.

From the laser protection machine, go to the lower left for a Treasure Chest. Return and watch for a turret.

On the next cycle, head to the upper left. Kill the archer, pass the flame trap, and find a Root Node.

Heal at the Root Node, then head left to hack a chest for a Standard Component. Another laser room follows.

Head left and hit the green device to protect yourself, then get the Treasure Chest to your lower right. Drop down through the middle of this platform to reach the "Factory (Underground)".

Open the immediate Treasure Chest for the Swift Descent Jade.

Head right to exit back to the Factory and go left. Unlock the door to return to the area where you dropped down, now with a shortcut open.

Go back to the underground and head left. Hop over red spikes, then choose the right path down to find a Mini Boss: the "Red Tiger Elite". Defeat him for a Standard Component and hack the console to his right.

This leads to an area with spikes and a mechanical unit. Head down, killing enemies, and go to the very bottom. Dash to a Shield Guardian and break it to unlock 1/2 of a hidden treasure.

Head back up to the middle level and go left. Watch for falling spikes. Use ropes to go left, and ignore the elevator for now. Go left to a Root Node.

Use the Root Node to be transported back to your mentor, who grants you the mid-air dash ability.

Head back to where the broken machine was (right and up) and use your new air dash to reach the Abandoned Mines Chip.

Continue right, killing a Ninja and staying on the upper path to find the Evacuation Notice for Miners.

From here, head right to find the "Abandoned Mines" area (note for later exploration). Go back and down when possible, heading southeast.

Find a peculiar room where you can "hide inside a container" to reach the "Apeman Facility (Depths)".

Once discovered by scanners, you'll be in the "Apeman Facility (Depths)". Head right through a cave area with red spikes. At the bottom, open a chest for money and the Fusang Amulet.

Continue right through a spike pit. At the end, hack the rope and go down. Note the gap to the left but do not go there yet. Head right to find a Root Node.

From the Root Node, go up the left rope and dash left between spikes to find the Mini Boss: Celestial Specter: Shangui.