Path War
Path War is a standing, server-wide contest between the Righteous and Devil paths. No enlistment, no sign-up: a kill only counts when both sides are strictly opposed, live, the moment it happens.
How a Kill Scores
A kill counts toward Path War when:
- The killer walks the Righteous or Devil path.
- The victim walks the opposing path.
- Both were live at the moment of the kill — an Unaligned cultivator on either side never scores it.
Nothing to opt into and nothing to opt out of beyond your own Yin-Yang lean — the path you already walk is the path that fights.
Heavenly Schism
A new Celestial Event, Heavenly Schism, opens a window where:
- Every scored kill counts double.
- An opposed-path kill can resolve even on a PvP-off world — the same allowance an accepted duel already gets.
Winning a Window
Win a window outright and your side's meditation draws a standing Qi bonus for as long as you keep walking that path.
- Defect to the losing side and the bonus is gone the moment you do.
- A draw clears it for everyone.
The bonus rewards staying the course, not defecting to whichever side happens to be ahead this week.
Standings
/cultivation top war
Shows:
- Season totals for both sides.
- The current window's status.
- The last window's victor.
- The top five contributors.
- Your own standing.
Fully chat-based — no new page to find.
Titles
| Title | Earned by |
|---|---|
| Path War Veteran | Season standing |
| Schism Champion | Carrying a window's winning side among its top three contributors |
How the Season Fits In
Path War settles alongside the Cultivation and Dao Mastery leaderboards and Sect standings — see Seasonal Cycle & Hall of Fame for how a season opens and closes, and how a champion is enshrined permanently.
| Command | Does |
|---|---|
/cultivation top war | Shows Path War standings — season totals, the current window, and your own contribution |