Jiang Hu

Once your character reaches level 30 after the second rebirth, visit Mr. Sage in the Market (212,193). He asks a few questions about the path first; answer them correctly and you can name your own Jiang Hu and begin.

You start with 100 Study Points, 2 Talents and 5 Free Courses. Training is done from the Jiang button at the bottom of your character window.

• You can hold up to 4 Talents. Beat a player whose Talent is equal to or higher than yours and you gain 1; lose to a player whose Talent is equal to or lower than yours and you lose 1.
• In Jiang Hu mode you can only attack other Jiang Hu fighters. These kills give no PK points, and you do not lose experience when one of them kills you.
• Careful: players with a red or black name can be killed by Jiang Hu fighters even outside the mode, and they drop gear. Outside Wind Plain and the Market, a Jiang Hu fighter killed by a normal player does lose experience.
• To leave, switch your PK mode to another one; quitting takes 10 minutes. While you are out of Jiang Hu you stop earning Free Courses. Click the Jiang Hu icon to come back.

There are 9 stages, each with 9 stars. Training a star gives it one of 15 attribute types at a random grade. Each grade adds points to your Jiang Hu Score, and when a stage's score is high enough the next stage opens.

• One training costs 10 Study Points, 1 Talent and 1 Free Course.
• Matching attributes on neighbouring stars line up and earn a bonus score, from 10% for a short line up to 50% for the longest.
• Besides free training, Normal Training uses CPs and gets dearer each time. Special Training (VIP 3) and Senior Training (VIP 5) also cost CPs but give better odds of high grades. VIP 3+ can also auto-train.
• Unhappy with a result? Pay CPs or use a Protection Pill to bring back the old attribute. Protection Pills drop from monsters killed in Jiang Hu mode and expire 2 days after activation.

Free Courses build up by themselves, online or offline: every 10,000 progress points give one course, and you can store up to 100. More Talent means faster progress, and staying online in Twin City is 30 times faster than anywhere else.

A higher Jiang Hu Score opens more stages and puts you on the Score Ranking, which lists the top 100 players. Players who get Ultra attributes everywhere and raise their score to level 14 unlock the Skill Soul, a special skill that lets them shout their skill's name to everyone around when they use it.