Getting the Kuye Temple Prayer Beads
Find Master Bi Hai near the Smuggler's Tunnel Entrance Bell in Village of Lu: speak to the injured NPC by the locked door, then interact with the nearby water to trigger the fight. The same fight is filed under Village of Lu on the boss list, and the prayer beads are the drop.
What it does in a fight
GamesDB's day-one numbers:
| Level 1 | Level 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Summon health | 1,100 | 7,590 |
| Summon damage | 20 | 138 |
Every Phantom Edge multiplies its stats by 6.9 over 59 upgrades.
GamesDB names no move for the prayer beads, only their summon numbers. The independent VG Times guide says what they do: they summon three Fist Bronze Men that fight for up to 15 seconds, they cannot stack, re-summoning replaces the ones already out, and the summon costs 2 Remnant Sparks.
Taking it to level 30
| Level | Perk |
|---|---|
| Lv. 5 (+4) | Golden Body |
| Lv. 10 (+9) | Enduring Presence Lv. 1 |
| Lv. 15 (+14) | Bronze Formation |
| Lv. 20 (+19) | Enduring Presence Lv. 2 |
| Lv. 25 (+24) | Backlash |
| Lv. 30 (+29) | Enduring Presence Lv. 3 |
What the upgrade ladder costs
| Band | Material | Remnant Dust per upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| +1 to +9 | Incense Ash x1-4 | 928-4,640 |
| +10 to +19 | Illusory Incense Ash x1-4 | 5,104-9,280 |
| +20 to +59 | Incense Ash for the Lady x1-16 | 10,208-91,408 |
The full +1 to +59 ladder costs 1,979,888 Remnant Dust. Phantom Edges are upgraded on their own track, separate from your Blades.
Soul Tempering
Golden Formation — Kuye Temple Sutra x1 and 5,000 Remnant Dust. The independent VG Times guide says it upgrades the Bronze Men into Fist, Staff and Blade Gold Men.
Where to go next
- Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple on the boss list — the Village of Lu fight that drops them.
- Scarlet Wraithblade — the heavy to hold while the Bronze Men fight.
- The Blade roster — every Blade, its class and where it comes from.
- Edge upgrade rules — how a Phantom Edge is levelled and tempered.