Tips for when to do what?

[Biggi]

I still feel a bit lost on to when I should do things, like what is a good time to fight other sects or do the dragon or try the spiritual plants.
Would be nice to have some more concrete guidelines other than "when you are powerful enough" , the power of the other sects and creatures feel a bit crazy so I don't really end up doing them since I am worried of losing, but all guides and tips I have seen are just "when you are powerful enough" , I would like something like "You can attempt the dragon after you have 5 primordials with good Qi and skills." or something like that.
I have also been avoiding the plants since I saw a post saying the other sects will send powerful dudes after you to steal it but not knowing any detail on how powerful these dudes are I have no Idea when I would be strong enough to defend the plants.

I could also just be stupid

[b...]

assuming you play Xiandao on standard (or basic immortal) or at least without any of the power multiplier challenges.
It's not minimum, but if you don't want to micromanage it:
- Flood is 4-6 auxiliaries >500k Qi at >5 barrier/Qi EACH + pillar additionally having >150k combined EARTH artifact power and as little Artifact max qi as possible(take care to increase turn speed as well to be balanced with attack speed). Or if you know what you're doing you can make single dude with 500k power, 1.5M Qi and 10 barrier/qi(only works for Flood dragon)
- Phoenix - I recommend making shendao, but if you want to stick to xiandao:
- NO METAL CULTIVATORS
- like a dragon, but invest in flame resistance and use WATER artifacts
- If you destroy body parts you need to be able to tank "Burning pupil" for a loooong time so either go higher on power or higher on barrier&qi
- Torch no like others, but use None artifacts. That one is mostly HOW you fight it not how strong your pawns are
- Sect... meh figure it out yourself as it varies way too much depending on formation you choose

As for plants... the raiders are garbage, just 3-7 primordials. Seven-slaughtering cult can slaughter that without even dipping into other laws for more power. The only problem is if you somehow get several fruits mature on the same day and get like 28 dudes attacking you at once

Edit: DISCLAIMER!!! If you mess up when making formation and actually make something less than sum of it's parts it's on you

[Biggi]

Originally posted by b...:

assuming you play Xiandao on standard (or basic immortal) or at least without any of the power multiplier challenges.
It's not minimum, but if you don't want to micromanage it:
- Flood is 4-6 auxiliaries >500k Qi at >5 barrier/Qi EACH + pillar additionally having >150k combined EARTH artifact power and as little Artifact max qi as possible(take care to increase turn speed as well to be balanced with attack speed). Or if you know what you're doing you can make single dude with 500k power, 1.5M Qi and 10 barrier/qi(only works for Flood dragon)
- Phoenix - I recommend making shendao, but if you want to stick to xiandao:
- NO METAL CULTIVATORS
- like a dragon, but invest in flame resistance and use WATER artifacts
- If you destroy body parts you need to be able to tank "Burning pupil" for a loooong time so either go higher on power or higher on barrier&qi
- Torch no like others, but use None artifacts. That one is mostly HOW you fight it not how strong your pawns are
- Sect... meh figure it out yourself as it varies way too much depending on formation you choose

As for plants... the raiders are garbage, just 3-7 primordials. Seven-slaughtering cult can slaughter that without even dipping into other laws for more power. The only problem is if you somehow get several fruits mature on the same day and get like 28 dudes attacking you at once

Edit: DISCLAIMER!!! If you mess up when making formation and actually make something less than sum of it's parts it's on you

thanks a lot! By the way why would you want less max artifact qi? I have seen that tip before but don't fully get why.

[b...]

Originally posted by Biggi:

thanks a lot! By the way why would you want less max artifact qi? I have seen that tip before but don't fully get why.

1. It's useless stat so it's a waste of attainment for most situations
2. It's actively detrimental against Flood dragon (it has a skill with dmg scaling on your artifact qi) or sects (they have AP >1million and max amount of qi you can lose when artifacts clash is your artifact max qi so you can win against "stronger" warrior by having low artifact qi, but high speed and qi recovery) or tribulations (for same reason as sects)