Dark Myth: Wukong contains a wide variety of useful items that will aid the Destined’s journey. One class of unique items are seeds that can be used in Zodiac Village to grow the many materials needed to craft Deadly Medicines. There are 15 seed drops in total Black Myth (a few drops yields two seeds) and collecting them all will award players the Seeds to Sow trophy/achievement.
Unfortunately, these seeds fall randomly and the timers take thirty minutes to reset once the plant is harvested. For this reason, players should harvest any and all materials they find while playing to avoid the need to farm later. Below are some recommended places in Dark Myth: Wukong to purchase each type of seed and an analysis of what each seed material is used to create.
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Aged and Millennial Ginseng Seed
The first two-for-one found from a singular seed
Aged Ginseng Seed and Millenium Ginseng Seed are the first two for one found from a singular seed, fell from Ancient Ginseng Guai in Chapter 3. The boss can be found near the Towers of Karma shrine in the Valley of Ecstasy, trying to collect a blueprint hidden in an obscure corner of the area.
From the shrine, go left towards the scythe enemy and follow the path to the right until it ends to find the plant in front of a statue. Giving this seed to Chen Loong in Zodiac Village rewards both Medicine recipes.
aged ginsengis relatively common, can be acquired from the beginning of the game, and can be used to create Amplification Pellets, Loong Aura Amplification Pellets, and Ginseng Pellets, an extremely useful medicine that generates Focus for thirty seconds.
Millennium Ginsengit is much harder to obtain without the seed and is required to craft the Soul Remigration Pill and Enhanced Ginseng Pellets, an upgraded version of the above items that grants considerable focus in use.
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Heavenly Pear Seed
Found by searching for the glowing golden pears starting in chapter 3
Heavenly Pear Seedcan be grown in several locations, found by looking for the shiny golden pears hanging from trees starting in Chapter 3. A good place to look for easily accessible pear trees in the New West is near the Brook of Bliss in the Valley of Ecstasy.
Celestial Pears are used to create Ascension Powder, Fleeting Body Powder, and Tonifying Decoction, which increase maximum Stamina for an extended period. Celestial Pears can also be purchased for 240 Will once the Destined reaches Chapter 3 in the New West.
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Fire Bell Seed
Can be purchased at shrines for 120 wills
Firebell Seedscan be grown more easily in Ember Woods in Chapter 5 around the Ashen Pass I shrine, where up to five can be collected, or at the beginning of the story near the Valley of Despair Shrine in Sandgate Village, where three can be collected.
Fire Bellflower can be purchased at shrines for 120 Will and is used to craft Body Warming Powder, the Septenary Heart Fire Pill, and is a necessary component for the Life-Saving Pill, a powerful medicine that restores full health and removes all effects of the Four Curses.
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Fire Date Seed
Used to craft Ascension Powder and Septennial Heartfire Pill
THE 
Fire Date Seed
it will be a later version of the game as it is mainly found in the Flaming Mountains. Players can search for the trees growing in the lava around the Valley Entrance Sanctuary in Furnace Valley, where seven Fire Dates can be collected – and eventually the Fire Date Seed. This area contains some shielded enemies, but most can be avoided.
The Fire Date is used to create Powder of Ascension, a Legendary Fortifying Medicine that cancels stamina loss for a short period of time, and the Septenary Heartfire Pill, a Legendary Tranquilizing Medicine used to instantly reset the cooldowns of all Spells.
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Fragrant Jade Flower Seed
Can be farmed every thirty minutes
When the Destined reaches Chapter 4 and comes across the Zhu’s Webbed Ridge Estatea handful of Fragrant Jade Flowers are found in and around the surrounding buildings and can be grown for the 
Fragrant Jade Flower Seed
every thirty minutes.
Scented Jade Flowers can also be purchased at any Guardian Shrine for 120 Will and are used in Body Refreshing Powder, a relieving medicine that increases resistance to burns (and is useful against the final boss of Chapter 1), as well as Longevity and Essence Decoctions.
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Gentian Seed
Players can find gentian plants quite frequently throughout the journey
For the 
Gentian Seed
Players can find gentian plants quite frequently throughout the game and as early as Chapter 1, where they are scattered throughout the Wolf Forest. However, the best growing place for these is near the Brook of Bliss Shrine in the Valley of Ecstasy in Chapter 3, with five gentian plants available.
Gentian can be purchased in advance and is required for the Fortifying Medicine and Shock Suppressing Powder, which players will want to use against the final boss of Chapter 2, as it instantly removes the Shock state and increases Shock resistance.
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Golden Lotus Seed
Must be obtained from a specific enemy
Golden Lotus Seedis the only one that must be obtained from a specific enemy, the Golden Lotus Guais ​​found in Chapter 3 in the hills around the Warding Temple in the Pagoda Kingdom. These easily identifiable worm-like creatures aren’t too difficult to take down, and doing so can reward you with the Golden Lotus Seed.
The Golden Lotus will be available at Guardian Shrines once the Destined reaches Chapter 3, and is used to make two Tranquilizer Medicines, the Life-Saving Pill and the Mirage Pill, giving players a Power boost for their Transformations.
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Jade Lotus Seed
Useful for crafting medicine needed in most boss fights
Jade Lotus is a ubiquitous material used in a variety of medicines, particularly those that combat the effects of the Four Curses – Burn, Shock, Poison and Chill – as well as the Evil Repelling Medicine, an all-purpose relief medicine that increases the reduction of damage over a long period. time. For this reason, purchasing the 
Jade Lotus Seed
will be useful for crafting medicine needed in most boss fights in Black Myth.
Some excellent farming locations include Black Wind Cave in Chapter 1 and near the same Brook of Bliss location in Chapter 3 where players searched for Gentian.
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Licorice Seed
Another material needed in many medicines
Another fairly ubiquitous material, 
Licorice
It is required in many medicines, including evil repellent medicine and ginseng and enhanced ginseng pellets. It is also a necessary ingredient for Decoctions, or Enhancement Medicines, which players will use toincrease your health, stamina and mana for a long period: Longevity, Toning and Essence Decoctions, respectively.
Licorice plants are purple flowers found in the desert and throughout Chapter 2. Check for 
Licorice Seed
near the entrance to the Temple of the Crouching Tiger, the entrance to the village and the Valley of Despair.
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Purple and Nine Capped Lingzhi Seed
The player must look for the Lingzhi boss with nine cloaks in chapter 5
The Nine-Capped Seed & Purple Lingzhi is another combination, and once exchanged with Chen Loong, players gain access to both material recipes. For this seed, look for the Nine-Capped boss Lingzhi in Chapter 5a hidden enemy that emerges from the ground when the Destined interacts with a plant near the Ashen Pass III shrine.
While 
Purple Lingzhi
can be purchased for 90 Will, 
Nine-Lid Lingzhi
can only be accessed by gathering the 
Nine Caps Lingzhi Seed
. Both versions of the damage-boosting Tiger Subjugation Pellets require Purple Lingzhi, as well as Fleeting Powder and Loong Aura Amplification Pellets.
Nine-capped Linzhi are much rarer and are used in the creation of Ascension Powder and one of the best medicines available in the late game, the Soul Remigration Pill, a mythical Tranquilizing Medicine that “grants resurrection after death before activating Life Saving Strand for an extended period.”
Nine-Lid Lingzhi Spoon in Chen Loong will be fruitful only for this medicine, the recipe for which can be purchased from Monkey Shen.
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Snakehead mushroom seed and monkey head fungus
The Two for One Finale of Collectible Seeds
The snakehead mushroom and 
Monkey Head Fungus Seed
is the last two-for-one of the collectible seeds, and as such can only be collected after defeating another Yaoguai boss hidden in the ground. This boss can be found in Chapter 4 after the Destined enters the Temple of Yellow Flowers.
Climbing the mountain, players will find an old cabin surrounded by mushroomsand pulling one of them triggers the fight with Fungiwoman. Defeating her rewards this seed as well with the Fungi Woman’s Spirit and a Void Knot. Sunset of the Nine Skies drink can also be found nearby.
Following the trend with these combined seeds, the 
Snake Head Mushroom
is a more common material than 
Monkey Head Fungus
but the fungus is necessary for two of the strongest fortifying medicines available, Enhanced Tiger Subduing Pellets and Loong Aura Amplification Pellets, which “Massively increases attack, critical strike chance, and critical damage for a long period.”
The recipe for Loong Aura Amplification Pellets can be purchased from Xu Dog at the beginning of Chapter 5, while the recipe for Enhanced Tiger Subjugation Pellets is found in a chest near Bitter Lake in New West (Chapter 3).
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Tree Pearl Seed
Recognizable as the white fruit hanging from the trees of the New West
The final seed, the 
Pearl Tree
The seed will be recognized as the white fruit hanging on the trees of the New West. To grow the seed, many Tree Pearls can be collected along the Snowhill Path, the Valley of Ecstasy, and the Bitter Lake. The pearls on the trees are required for creating Anti-miasma Powder and Enhanced Ginseng Pelletsand can be purchased for 180 Will starting when the Destined reaches Chapter 3.
​​​​​​​Collecting the final seed awards players with the Seeds to Sow trophy/achievement. Whether players are trophy hunting or strategizing about which medicines to use in their next boss fight, a good understanding of seeds and materials is very helpful.
Whether players are trophy hunting or strategizing about which medicines to use in their next boss fight, a good understanding of seeds and materials is very helpful.
While it can be frustrating to get stuck on a 30-minute timer when trying to collect these seeds, knowing where to look will save players a lot of time in the long run. The best strategy for collecting these seeds and avoiding cultivation is diligence, collecting all seed that the Destined finds on his journey through Dark Myth: Wukong.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game from the developers at GameScience. Based on the original Chinese novel Journey to the West, Players take on the role of Sun Wukong, a legendary ape warrior who battles beasts and mythical beings to save his world.
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