Black Myth: Wukongmakes no secret that it’s packed with boss fights, throwing them your way after a few minutes of hacking through mobs. Some bosses, though, are cleverly hidden, requiring more than brute force to uncover. Without a sharp eye, you might miss these fights and the valuable rewards they offer.

The least you’d expect is a boss fight with something you’d normally gather as a crafting ingredient, but that’s exactly the case with the Old Ginseng Guai. This Yaogaui Chief behaves much like the Ginsengling mobs in that it is slow and lumbering, but that doesn’t mean you should drop your guard around it.

The Old Ginseng Guai about to body slam the Destined One in Black Myth: Wukong.

How To Find The Old Ginseng Guai

The Old Ginseng Guai can be found in Chapter Three, justright of the Towers of Karma Keeper’s Shrinein theValley of Ecstasy zone. To get there, follow one of thedownhill paths on the leftleading from theForest of Felicity Keeper’s Shrine.

After arriving at theTowers of Karma, head right until you reach aclearing filled with Aged Ginseng.Interacting with the one in the centerwill initiate the Old Ginseng Guai boss fight.

The Old Ginseng Guai kneeling and thrusting his arm into the ground in Black Myth: Wukong.

Old Ginseng Guai Attack Patterns

The Old Ginseng Guai haslimited, sluggish combos, which can bedodged by roll spammingto keep your distance. If you stray too far, though, the boss willburrow undergroundand resurface near you.

While most of its attacks areclose-range punches and body slams, watch out for two in particular. One of its attackscovers the arena in ginseng rootsthat inflict Poison, explodes after a short delay, andsummons small Ginsengling minionsto fight alongside the boss. The second is a long-range root attackthat can ensnare you in place, leaving you vulnerable.

The Destined One and his clones dealing with the Old Ginseng Guai’s minions in Black Myth: Wukong.

Description

Double Slam

This move starts with the Old Ginseng Guaislamming the ground, quickly recovering todeliver an arm swing, followed by amore powerful slamthat sprouts poisonous roots.

Two Hits Into Slam

After astraight punchand aforward kick, the Old Ginseng Guai body slams the Destined One with his shoulder.

Root Burst

The Old Ginseng Guaitwirls aroundandinserts his left arm into the ground, which causespoisonous roots to spread across the arena. After a slight delay,the roots will detonateandsummon a trio of small Ginsenglingsto the boss’s aid.

Ensnaring Root

The Old Ginseng Guaithrusts its right arm into the ground, sendingroots toward the Destined One that entanglesand immobilizes them.

Stomp

The Old Ginseng Guaistomps the groundandproduces roots, which causes Poison to build up.

One-Two

Starting with a simple one-two punch combo, theOld Ginseng Guai turns his back to the Destined Oneandstretches his arms forcefully, causingpoisonous roots to sprout at his feet.

How To Beat The Old Ginseng Guai

With slow, easy-to-dodge attacks, the Old Ginseng Guai is one of theleast demanding bosses you’ll face so far, and youwon’t need much pre-fight preparation. However, we do recommend thesetwo toolsto counter one of its more annoying moves.

If he sproutspoisonous roots all over the arena, and you find yourselfunable to avoid the Poison statuseffect, thenstocking on some Antimiasma Powder will prove helpful. Poison willslowly deplete your healthuntil it wears off, butconsuming this item will alleviate the poison debilitationandboost your robustnessagainst it.

The Destined One in their Red Tides form against the Old Ginseng Guai boss in Black Myth: Wukong.

The end explosion thatbrings forth the Old Ginseng Guai’s pesky lackeyswill also outnumber you and keep you distracted.

These minions canput up a fightand will overwhelm you quickly, making it hard to pick them off one by one. That’s whereA Pluck of Many spell comes in handy, as yourdoppelgangers will handle the minionswhile you canfocus your attention on the Yaoguai Chief.

The Spirit of the Old Ginseng Guai in Black Myth: Wukong.

It’s worth mentioning that hisslow, lumbering attacks leave him wide openfor punishment. This makes him aprime target for full combos, allowing you to build Focus Points easily andunleash hard-hitting moves, such as the heavy attack from theThrust Stance.

Aweakness that’s common among similar enemies is the Burn Bane. By using theRed Tidestransformation, you can dish out tons of damage while applying the Burn status, which willslowly chip away at the Old Gingseng Guai’s healthover time, giving you an even greater advantage in the boss battle.

The Destined One harvesting ingredients at Chen Loong in Black Myth: Wukong.

Reward For Beating The Old Ginseng Guai

Upondefeating the Old Ginseng Guai, you’ll come out with the following rewards:

Thisseed can be delivered to Chen Loong, who will grow it into theMillennium GinsengandAged Ginsengingredients, which you can harvest for yourself.

After that, you can alsoabsorb the spirit of theOld Ginseng Guai, which he leaves behind after the battle, and you can alsoround the pillar in the arena to find theJade Essencedrink.