The Five Dragon Pillars and the Five Bloodline Trials
Five dragon pillars stand in the world. Touching any of them starts a Bloodline Awakening trial, and the trial number follows the order you clear them in, not the pillar you touch. The first four fights are the same Gold-Masked One; the fifth is Mo Yuan, lord of the Bastion of Mo. Clearing all five is what the trophy 「影」承血，「刃」同源 marks.
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How the trials work
- You can start at any pillar and clear them in any order — pick the one nearest to where you already are.
- Trial numbers are assigned by clearing order: your first victory is trial 1, your fifth is trial 5, no matter which pillar produced it.
- Trials 1 through 4 are duels against the Gold-Masked One. Trial 5 replaces the opponent with Mo Yuan.
- Rewards are tied to the number of trials you have won, not to the pillar you used.
Where the five pillars are
Every pillar has a bell nearby, so you can fast-travel first and walk the rest of the way.
| Dragon Pillar | Region | Nearest bell | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeping Creek Valley Dragon Pillar | Weeping Creek Valley | the bell beside the pillar | about 35 m The 「远眺龙柱处」 bell also works; that walk is about 165 m. |
| Frozen Mirrorwood Dragon Pillar | Crimson Forest | Frozen Mirrorwood Dragon Pillar bell | about 25 m |
| Mirage Estate Dragon Pillar | Mirage Estate | Mirage Estate Dragon Pillar bell | about 35 m |
| Lake Dragon Pillar | Meigu Lake | Lake Dragon Pillar dock bell | about 25 m |
| Four Guardians Mirror Dragon Pillar | Meigu Lake | Four Guardians Mirror bell | about 70 m |
Rewards by trial number
These are the rewards documented for the third, fourth and fifth victories — the two that come before them are not listed in the sources used here, so nothing is filled in for trials 1 and 2.
| Victory | Reward | Used for | Tempered weapon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Not documented in the sources used here. | ||
| 3 | Cooled Ember Grip | Soul-tempering material for the long Sanguine (Blazing Edge) | Blazing Edge |
| 4 | Chaos Scrap Iron (part one) | Soul-tempering material for the Sanguine dual blades (Shadowless Edge) | Shadowless Edge |
| 5 | Bastion of Mo Mask | Soul-tempering material for the Sanguine (Infernal Rouge) | Infernal Rouge |
What finishing the five trials means
Winning the fifth duel completes Bloodline Awakening and unlocks the trophy 「影」承血，「刃」同源. When that trophy appears, all five trials are done.
Bloodline Awakening is independent of both Infernal Rouge and the game's endings — you do not need to finish the trials to reach an ending, and the ending routes are decided elsewhere.
The reward from the fifth victory is the material that soul-tempers the Sanguine into Infernal Rouge, so the two overlap on loot even though the systems are separate.
Related pages
Source: GamerSky's dragon pillar locations and rewards list (5 Nov 2026, credited to AllThings.How)