Phantom Blade Zero · Character
Master Bi Hai
Master Bi Hai is an old monk of Kuye Temple, past seventy, who left his temple at a friend’s call to fight evil in the Village of Lu and was not heard from again. In Chapter 3 you find what remains of him: his mind in a puppet by the sealed village well, his body in the stream outside the Smuggler’s Tunnel.
- FactionKuye Temple
- Where you meetVillage of Lu
- Quests1 in the quest log
- Boss fightFight page
Who is Master Bi Hai?
Bi Hai wished only for peace across the realm and believed devotion to the Buddha’s law could save people from calamity. Even inside his old temple he could hear how the world had changed: the faithful no longer prayed for health and good harvests, but covered the Buddha’s face and begged for easy wealth, power and forgiveness they had not earned.
When Bi Yuan asked him to leave the mountain, his disciples begged to go in his place. He went himself: “these old bones know their duty.” One of those disciples, Huijue, has come down to Weeping Creek Valley looking for him; no word has come since he went to the Village of Lu.
In Chapter 3, Soul finds the village well sealed by red-threaded puppets holding the minds of three masters: Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect, Bi Hai, and Sect Leader He of the Shenji School. They resisted the Herald’s Soul Displacement, and now they cannot die. They ask Soul to find their bodies in the village and grant them death. Bi Hai’s waits in the stream outside the Smuggler’s Tunnel, his robes in tatters, his half-open eyes still full of compassion.
Who Master Bi Hai is to the others
Old friend
Bi Yuan wrote to him about the Village of Lu, and for Bi Hai the invitation was a chance to put his faith to the test.
His disciple
Huijue of Kuye Temple has come down the mountain to Weeping Creek Valley looking for his master, who left at an old friend’s request and has not been heard from since.
“My master, Bi Hai, left the temple a few days ago at an old friend's request to fight evil.”
In-game dialogueTrapped with him
Sect Leader He of the Shenji School, the third master caught in the Village of Lu, whose mind is held at the same well.
“I am... Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect. These two... Master Bihai of Kuye Temple... and Master He of the Shenji School...”
In-game dialogue
1 more ties the story reveals later
Walked into his trap
Bi Hai knew the Herald had taken villagers hostage and laid a trap. He walked into it anyway, offering himself in exchange for their freedom.
Every quest with Master Bi Hai in it
Story
Heartless Remnants
The Chapter 3 story quest. The way to the Smuggler’s Tunnel into Pangzhen runs under the village, and the well is sealed by the three masters’ puppets. Find their three bodies, Bi Hai’s among them, and lay them to rest; with all three at peace, the well opens.
In the game’s own words
The game’s bestiary note on each form you fight. They are folded shut because some of them give away what happens later.
Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple
Beyond the Smuggler's Tunnel, Master Bi Hai's body waits in the stream. His monk's robes hang in tatters, and his half open eyes still show compassion. As chants resound, a golden qi bell descends to shield him from blades, fire, and water, while three Bronze Men appear to guard him and attack without rest until destroyed.
Master Bi Hai had long withdrawn from the world and seldom witnessed bloodshed. He wished only for peace across the realm, believing devotion to the Buddha's law could deliver people from calamity. Yet even the ancient temple could not shut out the sound of greed, and he came to realize that false teachings had already taken hold.
Master Bi Yuan's invitation gave him a chance to put that belief to the test. Though already in his seventies, he willingly faced danger, hoping through faith to guide the lost and prove the path of deliverance. Even knowing the Herald had taken villagers hostage and set a trap, he entered it willingly, offering himself in exchange for their freedom.
His body is bound, unable to live or die, yet his steadfast heart keeps Phantom Arts from leading him astray. Now he has burned himself as a lamp, casting a single ray of clarity. He hopes the prayer beads he leaves behind may help those still trapped see the emptiness of the Five Aggregates and find release from suffering.
What happens to Master Bi Hai
The end of the story for this character
His body is bound, unable to live or die, yet his steadfast heart keeps the Phantom Arts from leading him astray. When Soul lays him to rest he has burned himself as a lamp, casting a single ray of clarity, and he leaves his prayer beads behind in the hope they help those still trapped find release from suffering.
Keep reading
How to beat Master Bi HaiThe boss fight page- QuestHeartless RemnantsStory
- MapVillage of LuWalkthrough for this region
- FactionKuye TempleWho they are and who leads them
- Phantom EdgeKuye Temple Prayer BeadsThe prayer beads he leaves behind
- AllEvery character in Phantom Blade ZeroEveryone who appears in the story or a quest
Frequently asked questions
What does Bi Hai drop?
The Kuye Temple Prayer Beads, a Phantom Edge. To Soul Temper them you need the Kuye Temple Sutra, which Daoist Bi Di gives you at the end of The Sword and the Way; Bi Hai had left it with him, its pages full of his notes.
Who is Puppet Bi Hai?
The red-threaded puppet at the well that still holds what is left of Bi Hai’s mind. It is not the boss; his body is.
Who is Huijue?
His disciple at Kuye Temple, who comes down to Weeping Creek Valley looking for him.
Sources for this page 1
- Phantom Blade Zero Official Phantom Blade Zero launch build: the game’s own dialogue, documents, bestiary, quest log and loading screens, read 3 November 2026. Quotes are the game’s English text, unchanged.