The Hidden Strength
Inner Ways & Passive Arts
Inner Ways are passive abilities that grant constant bonuses or effects triggered by specific actions. Each one is tied to a Path, and pairing it with Martial Arts from the same Path unlocks your build’s full potential.
Adaptive Steel
Grants Weapon Mastery based on current blade type.
How to Unlock
Trade Oddities with Qi Sheng in Qinghe.
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Art of Resistance
Increases shield duration and bonus effects.
How to Unlock
Complete Scammer Victims Encounter.
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Battle Anthem
Increases Charged Skill damage against bosses by 10%.
How to Unlock
Complete Buddha Fort and free the hostage.
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Bitter Seasons
Attacks have a chance to apply Poison, reducing Physical Defense.
How to Unlock
Find the Bitter Seasons Tome in Gleaming Abyss.
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Blossom Barrage
Spring Sorrow gains 2 stacks and applies Combo, increasing Ballistic Skill damage.
How to Unlock
Complete the Velvet Shade Boundary Stone quest.
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Bamboocut
Breaking Point
Critical hits on Spirit-Depleted enemies grant Collapse, increasing Penetration and Critical Damage.
How to Unlock
You need to go back in Starting Area, near Yanyun Landmarks and defeat Yi Dao World Boss.
I had a really hard time finding the Yi Dao world boss because his tomb wasn't where the game said it would be, since I had already rebuilt the village. It is actually located much higher up the path (see my video). It was only after defeating the boss that I finally received this inner way.
I had a really hard time finding the Yi Dao world boss because his tomb wasn't where the game said it would be, since I had already rebuilt the village. It is actually located much higher up the path (see my video). It was only after defeating the boss that I finally received this inner way.
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Celestial Vigor
Perfect Dodges grant Unceasing stacks that increase damage, healing, and reduce damage taken.
How to Unlock
Purchase from Mohist Hill Sect Shop.
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Divine Roulette
Successful deflect grants a random powerful effect.
How to Unlock
Defeat the Void King in Gleaming Abyss.
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Echoes of Oblivion
Infernal Twinblades apply Sin and Karma, allowing attacks to ignore Physical Defense and Bamboocut Resistance.
How to Unlock
Defeat Qianye in Chapter 1 to obtain the Tome.
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Empirical Edge
Triggered Martial Arts effects grant Cognition, increasing Physical and Attribute Penetration.
How to Unlock
Purchase from Mohist Hill Sect Shop.
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Esoteric Revival
Increases Resurrection healing by 50%.
How to Unlock
Defeat the Sleeping Daoist in Jadebrook Mountain.
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Evasive Charge
Perfect Dodge has a chance to refund all Endurance consumed.
How to Unlock
Complete Streetwise Sage Jianghu Legacy.
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Evening Snow
Entering combat below 60% HP grants Snow Vision healing.
How to Unlock
Collect all 10 pages in Blissful Retreat and Still Shore.
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Exquisite Scenery
Successful defense triggers Defensive Riposte and grants Cadence against Online Bosses.
How to Unlock
Defeat Puppeteer Sheng Wu near Battlecrest Slope.
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Inner Way
Fivefold Bleed
Attacks may apply Weeping Blood, dealing damage over time.
How to Unlock
Complete A Faltering Flame in Kaifeng.
The quest does not complete automatically on your screen. Open your menu and go to the Wandering Tales tab under the Exploration section. Select the completed quest and press the dedicated key to manually claim your rewards. You will receive a manual in your inventory; open it to learn the Fivefold Bleed internal art.
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Flying Gourds
Peak’s Springless Silence gains 2 charges but has increased cooldown.
How to Unlock
Found in the Inkwell Fan Sanctum.
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Frost-Clad Night
Successful deflect triggers Snowbreak Spring, dealing bonus HP damage.
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Received via in-game mail.
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Fury Harvest
Certain recovery actions grant bonus Vitality.
How to Unlock
Defeat Ye Wanshan in Bodhi Sea.
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Insightful Strike
Affinity damage generates Focus; full Focus grants Concentration, increasing Affinity damage.
How to Unlock
Earn Grade A in Feng’s Archery Challenge.
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Invigorated Warrior
Increases all damage and healing by 5% until hit.
How to Unlock
Defeat Heartseeker in Still Shore.
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Light and Shadow Alike
Righteous Return increases direct damage based on target’s missing HP.
How to Unlock
Complete Homeward Vow.
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Light Anew
Hitting 3 or more enemies applies Candle Flicker, reducing Movement Speed and increasing damage taken.
How to Unlock
Complete A Wellspring of Hope Jianghu Legacy.
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Mending Loom
Echoing Grow restores Dew and heals based on Dew consumed.
How to Unlock
Defeat Zheng the Frostwing in Ever-Normal Granary.
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Morale Chant
Attacking or healing grants Yi River, increasing Penetration and damage.
How to Unlock
Purchase 10 tomes from Tang Bao for 5000 Echo Jade.
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Mountain's Might
Mountain Sweep grants Endless Gale, reducing Endurance cost for 5 seconds.
How to Unlock
Open 5 chests in the Palace of Annals.
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Phantom Rally
Scarlet Spin summons Phantom Umbrellas and triggers Resonance explosions when a Phantom Umbrella is created or perfectly caught.
How to Unlock
Defeat Guo Xin in Whitecrown Fortress to obtain the Call of Camps Tome.
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Restoring Blossom
Critical Healing grants Nurturing and Concentration stacks.
How to Unlock
Join the Healer’s Union via Healer’s Calling.
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Riptide Reflex
Hitting an enemy with a Control Skill reduces Martial Arts Skill cooldown.
How to Unlock
Complete Veiled Blades Jianghu Legacy.
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Rock Solid
Taunting increases Storm Roar damage reduction but reduces damage dealt.
How to Unlock
Defeat the Dao Lord in Unbound Cavern.
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Royal Remedy
Water Clone healing is increased and restores Dew and Essence.
How to Unlock
Found in the Panacea Fan Sanctum.
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Sandswirl Tail
Reduces Endurance consumption while transformed into a brocade carp.
How to Unlock
Complete Divinecraft Corridor: Blink Acre.
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Seasonal Edge
Dual-Weapon Skills grant one of several random effects.
How to Unlock
Purchase 10 pages from Cao Sheng for 5000 Echo Jade.
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Shadow Assault
Enhances Touch of Death, increasing range, damage, and restoring HP.
How to Unlock
Trade Oddities with Qi Sheng in Qinghe.
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Sky Gripped
Snaring Lash inflicts Heaven’s Might and Rope Dart skills restore Heaven’s Will and increase Qi and HP damage.
How to Unlock
Complete Changeless Heart in Suixiang.
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Soaring High
At 3 Heaven’s Will bars, Heavy Attack becomes Vile Condemned: End, an invincible strike that increases Critical Rate and HP damage.
How to Unlock
Complete Mountain Unveiled Jianghu Legacy.
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Song of Tang
Martial Arts Skills apply Tang Song, granting Critical Damage above 50% HP or Life Drain below 50% HP.
How to Unlock
Complete In the Quiet of Night Jianghu Legacy.
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Star Reacher
Lingering Bone Mark grants Physical Attack bonus, increased when knocking targets airborne.
How to Unlock
Defeat the Snake Doctor World Boss.
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Steadfast Devotion
Heart Ablaze gains a powerful third charge stage.
How to Unlock
Received via in-game mail.
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Steadfast Stance
Reduces stagger chance except against bosses or players.
How to Unlock
Complete the cave under the General’s Shrine.
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Sword Horizon
Perfect timing after Strategic Sword skills triggers Crisscrossing Swords, dealing high Bleed damage if 5 stacks are present.
How to Unlock
Purchase Unknown Old Books from Ni Laoshan in Ghostlight Market.
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Sword Morph
Charging Vagrant Sword unleashes multiple sword energy attacks without extra Endurance cost beyond stage two.
How to Unlock
Log in for 3 consecutive days to claim the Sword Morph Tome.
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Throat-Piercing Art
Varied Combo attacks grant Throat-Pierced, ignoring Physical Resistance and increasing Critical Damage.
How to Unlock
Unlocked naturally during Stonesplit - Strength progression.
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Thunderous Bloom
Spring Thunder increases HP damage of Heavy and Ballistic attacks.
How to Unlock
Complete Mercyheart Monastery Outpost.
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Towline Sweep
Soul Sweep grants Tokens of Gratitude and Piercing Dart applies Soul Loss stacks while pulling enemies on the first sweep hit.
How to Unlock
Complete Desert Without Sails to obtain the Boat with Rope Tome.
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Trapped Beast
Below 30% HP, gain a shield absorbing 30% Max HP.
How to Unlock
Complete March of the Dead in Kaifeng.
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Vendetta
Vendetta Token lasts longer and restores Tokens of Gratitude.
How to Unlock
Complete Jinming Pool campaign in Kaifeng.
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Vital Leech
Exhaustion Execution restores HP based on damage dealt.
How to Unlock
Defeat Lucky Seventeen in Palace of Annals.
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Wildfire Spark
Refunds 3.5% of Endurance consumed.
How to Unlock
Complete Deerforage’s Remedy Encounter.
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Wildfire Surge
Tenacity increases damage, grants Damage Reduction and HP Drain, scaling with nearby enemies.
How to Unlock
Defeat Wildfire Surge during Stonesplit - Strength progression.
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Wind Beneath Wings
Reduces airborne dash Endurance cost and increases Movement Speed after landing.
How to Unlock
Complete Echoes of Old Battles and Tiger Fort Outpost.
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Wolfchaser's Art
Reduces combo count needed for Sober Sorrow and increases combo gain chance when hitting Bleeding targets.
How to Unlock
Found in a chest in Heavenquaker Spear Sanctum.
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Pair Your Inner Ways with Your Build
Each Inner Way is tied to a Path built to pair with the Martial Arts of the same Path. Choose the right combination to boost your damage, healing or defense.
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