How to Purify Sacred Sword (Crimson Water) in Silent Hill f

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Silent Hill f includes plenty of puzzles for players to solve during their initial playthrough. But the game doesn’t stop there – the narrative shifts on a second playthrough, and players will discover even more puzzles that tie directly into the different endings.

The Crimson Water puzzle is only available after completing the game once (New Game Plus) and can be tricky to understand. This guide provides a solution to the puzzle and explains how players can purify the Sacred Sword in Silent Hill f.

Where to Find the Crimson Water NG+ Puzzle in Silent Hill f

Okay, so if you want to get to this puzzle, you’ll first need to play through the story again on New Game Plus until you get to the Main Hall. Normally, you’d have to do those three rituals from the original game, but since I already got the fox arm and its powers, I can pretty much skip that whole chapter! Before I do that though, I need to head to the southeast side of the map, where there’s a door I can open to go upstairs and reach the upper area. The floor up there is all broken, so I’ll have to walk around the room to get to the other side.

Defeat the enemies in this area, and you’ll discover a wall with a special mark. You can pass through it by using your vision ability, which is activated by pressing L2/LT on your controller. Behind that, you’ll find an Inari Sama door that you can now unlock. This door leads to the Heritage of Crimson Water.

Before you try to solve the puzzle, go up the path on the right. This will take you inside the building. Once inside, you’ll find a character upgrade to your left, and the important item, Hotei-sama Sitting Crossed-legged, which you need to get Ending 2, Fox’s Wedding.

Crimson Water Puzzle Solution in Silent Hill f (Correct Bell Chime Order)

After you’ve explored this small area, go to the stone at the bottom and interact with it to record the puzzle information in your journal. The instructions say the bells need to be rung three times. You’ve probably heard the repeating clanging sound. Your task is to ring three of the Bell Chimes here, timing each ring to coincide with the clanging sound. Essentially, you need to ring a chime each time you hear the clank.

Here’s the solution:

  • The first Bell Chime is located at the entrance of the building where you got the Key Item. This has the Volcano symbol on it.
  • For the second one, come back down to the stone where you started the puzzle. To the right of it is a tree with a Bell Chime that has the Water Waves symbol on it.
  • The third one is located on the stone bridge, which has the symbol of the Withered Tree on it.

If you ring all three bells in the right sequence and time them with the sound of each clank, the water throughout the area will become Crimson, signaling that you’ve completed your task. This will finish your work here.

How to Purify Sacred Sword in Silent Hill f

After obtaining the Sacred Sword and solving the Crimson Water Puzzle, you’ll be able to finish the Main Hall chapter. This will return you to the front of Shu’s house, allowing you to continue on to Ebisugaoka. After fighting several enemies-some of whom will try to stop you-you will come to a split: the main route continues to the right, and a path on the left, which takes you up the stairs to a small shrine. At the shrine, you’ll discover a stone basin filled with the same red water featured in the Heritage of Crimson Water.

Now you can submerge your Sacred Sword in water to purify it. This process eliminates the weapon’s durability system, which previously allowed it to repair itself while sheathed. Purifying the Sword is essential to unlock the second ending.

If you did not get the sword in the first place, do not worry, as you can still get the ending.

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2025-10-01 17:04