Eastern Era Walkthrough — What Is Prevailing Time

This Eastern Era walkthrough follows the opening objectives the way a guide author played them: camp first, then food, research, farming, crafting, a dirt structure, the Dantian, a breakthrough and finally camp defences. It is a tutorial chain rather than a story, so the value of a walkthrough is knowing what each step quietly requires — usually a specific number of logs, stones or research papers — so you can gather before you build.

The opening objectives, in order

The sequence is short and gated by materials rather than skill. Scavenge trees, bushes and hay, build a shelter, and place two mats and two depots inside it. Build a bonfire for five log and five stone, cook stewed flatbread and feed a disciple. Build a research table for the same cost again, produce a research paper and unlock agronomy, then plant wheat and cotton fields next to camp.

Objective	Resource requirement
Shelter	2 mats and 2 depots
Bonfire	5 log and 5 stone
Research table	5 log and 5 stone
Crafting table	20 log after researching carpenter
First dirt structure	3 research papers, 5x5 foundation
Breakthrough room	7x7 foundation with walls, doors, windows and roof
Camp defences	30 research papers for crossbows and metallurgy

Along the way you also build an entertainment rock from the relaxation tab, craft a lightwill spear for hunting, and draft a disciple to defend against the bandit attack that arrives partway through.

Dantian, breakthrough and the sect

The middle stretch shifts from survival to cultivation. Build an Arena so disciples can train, then change their schedules to cultivation hours so they actually use it. Once a disciple has accumulated enough training experience, you can awaken their Dantian. Shortly after, the game has you announce your sect, set its name, origin and leader, rearrange disciple roles in sect management, and handle a recruitment request that pops up automatically.

The final opening objectives are about holding what you built. Research crossbows through master outfit and combat arts I, research refined metallurgy, and build a refining furnace so you can smelt iron ingots for two crossbows. Iron is mined in the world, and jade brick is formed in a normal furnace.

From there the game opens outward. Community answers note that the world map unlocks through the Sect Management technology, after which you can reach cities, diplomacy and territory. Our beginner guide and cultivation guide pick up where this walkthrough stops.

What is prevailing at this time?

As of the V1.2 "Realms Unveiled" update, this opening sequence is still the prevailing route through the tutorial, and the update layered city exploration in Kaifeng and Secret Realms on top of it. Because the game patches frequently, treat the specific costs here as a baseline and watch the in-game tutorial prompts, which reflect the current build. For how the pieces fit together after the tutorial, continue with our guide.