Navigate the dark and dangerous Mouldwood Depths in Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Find Spirit Orbs, Keystones, Gorlek Ore, and learn how to use the Flash ability.
In order to reach Mouldwood Depths, you can use the Spirit Well in Kwolok's Hollow and head southeast, go downwards through the path with the purple projectiles then advance and you will reach a place with a spider statue on the background, the Moki will open the path for you.
Before descending if you glide upwards you will see a Spirit Orb, you won't be able to reach now as you need the skill to reach there, now you can descend carefully through the path.
Once the path splits, take the one on the right and you will find a Spirit Orb.
Now go through the other path, once you reach the spikes, return a little and use the hot stream and do a double jump to reach the piece of wall on the right, climb on it to find a Spirit Orb on a platform above.
After you jump through the spikes, you will notice a thing glowing blue, you can use your grappling hook to pull it and use it as a platform pull the second one and jump on it in order to get a Gorlek Ore above.
Continue east and you will find a yellow glowing blob, jump down and you will find a Spirit Gate ahead.
Now, this part is where things can get difficult, the paths ahead will be dark, remember the yellow blob destroy it and a firefly will fly through a path on the west, follow and remain close as the darkness will hurt you, the firefly will lead you to a Keystone, she will start to fade, destroy the bubble ahead so you can return.
Head east and glide over the spikes, you will find a yellow glowing plant, you must proceed through the next one quickly, jump down, pull the blue plant and you will land on the yellow plant now advance to the west and use the Slimes as light sources, you can follow the projectiles as they emit light, pull the blue plant and jump on it to reach the Keystone, next destroy the blob and follow the firefly back to the gate.
Open the gate and proceed, the path to the east will be dark, now use the projectile of the Spiderling to jump over the spikes, now pull the plants and glide over the spikes to the east, you will reach a place with a hive, look on the ground and you will see a purple blob, destroy it so the light can pass, next, pull the plant and use to jump to the right over the spikes, destroy the blob and now you can proceed the path below.
You can bash the Skeetos or pull the plant to reach a platform above to get a Spirit Orb.
There is a path leading below and one rightwards, got to the east and do a spirit smash on the blue flower so you can reach the Spirit Orb above, now hurry to the northeast and you will reach a Spirit Well.
Save it and destroy the yellow blob, follow the firefly along the way and you will reach a Spirit Gate, release the firefly and go east to find a Keystone next to a vertical platform that looks like a cocoon.
Once you grab the keystone, destroy the blob on the right, you can see a Life Cell Fragment above but you can't reach yet, now follow the firefly and you will reach the second Keystone and return to the gate.
Open the gate and proceed to the west, the path upwards leads back to the Spirit Well, destroy the blob and follow the firefly, the firefly will first go downwards then will head to the west and head south again, once the firefly starts to descend by the second time, jump on an opening on the left, it is a hidden wall, proceed and you will find a Moki.
Speak to him to give the Lantern you got from the Moki in Wellspring Glades in exchange for the Mouldwood Silk.
Remember the Moki in Luma Pools you can give the silk to him to get the Spyglass, then return to Wellspring Glades and give the Spyglass to Motay In exchange for the Canteen and advance the Hand to Hand quest.
Now there is a path to the west but you won't be able to explore now, so turn back and release the firefly, follow it and as you glide down you can grab a Spirit Orb on the wall on the right.
Proceed and you will reach an area that you need to bash the hanging insects that emit light in order to advance, you will see a Spirit Trial start on a platform above, you can go there and jump to the right pull the plant and from the plant jump on the wall on the right, grab the Life Cell Fragment on the left then return to the area below.
Jump on the blue plant and bash the insects to jump over the spikes, you will reach a lighted area, you can bash the Skeetos to reach the platform above where the energy crystal is and bash another to reach the platform above, now pull the plant on the left, jump on it the pull the plant above, climb it and jump to the left to find the Spirit Trial shrine, activate it then return to the platform before and destroy the yellow blob, follow the firefly and you will reach the Spirit Tree, absorb its light to gain the Flash ability, now you can create an aura of light that illuminates and deal damage to enemies.
Now you can explore the area with your newfound ability or let to explore it later as it will become easier but first, go the wall on the right and climb it to find a Spirit Orb on the ceiling.
Next, open your map and you should see a path downwards just before the Spirit Tree area, head there and jump down, the path you split, now glide to the right and you will find Lupo on a platform on the right corner, he will sell the map for 250 light.
Next, head back to where the path had split and head west be careful as the ground is covered with spikes, pull the plants so you can grab the Spirit Shard on the platform on the corner, this Spirit Shard can be pretty useful as it increases the damage the more Spirit Light you have.
Now head back to the large open area where you found the Hive of Skeetos and proceed west, with the flash activated bash the insects and jump on the platform at the northwest, now jump on the right and break the obstacle, you can complete the Spirit Trial now or do it later.
Next, you can head upwards and you will reach the place where
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