Black Myth: Wukong - Should You Sell Tiny & Fine Pieces Of Gold Or Save Them?

's world is littered with items and rewards to pick up, and one resource that the Destined One starts to amass quickly is gold. Buddha statues can be found throughout the campaign, but in a setting that's often falling apart at the seams, structural integrity isn't particularly consistent. Pieces of Gold are chips from the faces of Buddha statues, with tiny pieces showing the eye of a Buddha, small pieces adding a broken cheek, and large pieces revealing half of a golden Buddha face.

It's not uncommon for gold items to have some utility in, with Gold Tree Cores and Fine Gold Thread serving as essential crafting materials for weapons and armor. There's no indication that most pieces of gold would have similar purposes, but unloading them can still cause some apprehension. There's also the question of the Arhat Gold Piece, which, unlike the other pieces, is designated as a key item and showcases a less thoroughly damaged partial face of a Buddha.

Chapter 2 of Black Myth: Wukong involves collecting six Buddha Eyeballs around Fright Cliff to unlock a secret boss and collect a useful Key Item.

When it comes to the large, small, and tiny pieces of gold in, there's no reason not to sell them at Keeper's Shrines. These functionally just act as currency, and selling them converts them to the standard Will currency that can be used to invest in upgrades and equipment. It's best to think of them like Golden Runes in, which are simply a convenient way to hold larger amounts of currency in the inventory. Unlike, however, doesn't drop anything on death, so there's no risk in converting gold to Will.

doesn't make it possible to sell items that can't be re-acquired, thankfully, so the Arhat Gold Piece isn't available in the sell menu at Keeper's Shrines. Instead, this piece is key to accessing the secret area in Chapter Two of The Arhat Gold Piece drops after defeating the First Prince of the Flowing Sands, a Yaoguai Chief in the region. Meeting with the Drunken Boar after first