Twilight Ascent

The Twilight Ascent was the trial inside the Twilight Ocean located by the Twilight Harbor. Each trial was only open for cultivators of a particular grade; while multiple trials could occur simultaneously, allowing for E- and D-grade cultivators to undergo the Twilight Ascent at the same time, they were unable to perceive or effect the version of the Twilight Ocean that those trials occurred in. Each grade of trial occurred at regular intervals, with higher-grade trials taking longer between each instance.

## Unique aspects

The council and the large mercantile unions all want to make sure that as many Twilight fruits as possible are extracted on every opening. So, they have something called the ‘**Fate-Plucking Ladder**’. The more fruits you pluck the higher your placement. As is customary, there are also extremely valuable rewards for those who perform well. **Chapter 685**

The Twilight Energy will sap your energy, robbing you of your power. The Energy is unique and most likely modified by the Boundless Heavens. It will burrow into your body no matter whether you want it or not, and the amount is mostly based on your level and how deep into the ocean you have gone. There are various means to reduce its effect, but no method is as effective as improving yourself. Making breakthroughs and boosting your attribute pool will allow you to reach further, to gain more from this Trial.

The laws are the same one as in the rest of the Multiverse. “The law of the jungle. Kill, steal, and battle to your heart's content. Hone yourself through slaughter and mayhem. The council will not interfere.

The Council had studied the ocean, and they expected it to stay open for 3 years and 2 months. Staying the whole duration was not required to take a position on the Fate-Plucking Ladder. Knowing when to retreat is an important skill of any adventurer.

The gates will be closed for one year. You better have the means to stay alive if you want to enter the ocean. Otherwise, you’ll just turn to fertilizer for others. The first year and the last months are always the bloodiest. **Chapter 698**

Usually, the Twilight Ascent was an E-grade trial, with it occasionally being swapped out by a D-grade version for Hegemons. Even rarer was the Monarch event, which only took place once every 250,000 years or so. The last one was just 20,000 years ago, and also the last time the Twilight Lord had been seen in public. ... The double-grade event was even rarer than the Monarch event. **Book 8, Page 19**

## Fate Plucking Ladder Rewards

The rewards of the Fate Plucking Ladder are provided by the Twilight Council ruling over Twilight Harbor not the System. Most rewards are stored in the Twilight Vault. This Vault is a shared hoard guarded by the Twilight Lord and the Council, which has accumulated mountains of valuable items over millions of years. **Chapter 698**

1st – [50-year Perennial Vastness Token].

2nd – 5th – [E-grade Reforged Providence Gem] & One unique treasure presented by the Twilight Council

6th – 10th – [E-grade Reforged Providence Gem] & One supreme treasure of the Twilight Vault

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5,001 – 10,000th - 3rd Class E-grade Treasure from the Twilight Vault.

## System Trial

[Twilight Ascent. Help perfect the Tapestry of Twilight. The reward at the end dependent on contribution rank.]

[There are two ways to contribute to the Tapestry of twilight.]

[1. Make Dao Breakthrough into a Dao pertaining to Life or Death. Higher-grade breakthroughs provide more points. Successive breakthroughs provide both rewards. If no breakthroughs are made, half the value of current Dao stages are added by the end of trial. ]

[2. Release trapped Dao of Life and Death. This can be done by consuming or destroying treasures of life or death, or killing cultivators or beasts holding related Daos.]

[Rewards will be rewarded upon the end of the Trial. Participants leaving trial prematurely will have half of their contribution points deducted.]

The System publishes a monthly ladder.

### Title Rewards

The Final Twilight had better titles than previous Trials. The first position in the E-grade Twilight Ascent would generally provide between 6% and 10% attributes, along with a maximum of 8% effectiveness. **Chapter 791**

[The Final Twilight: Place first during the final Twilight Ascent. Reward: All Attributes +10%, Strength +5%. Effect of Attributes +10%.] **Chapter 790**

## Known participants

### Catheyas Team

* Catheya Sharva'Zi
* Varo
* Qirai
* Zachary Atwood
* Sharpo
* Ravan
* Yod

### Other participants

* Aia Ouro
* Uona Noz'Valadir
* Troker
* Ykrodas Havarok
* Ventus Kalavan
* Kataron Rissit (Chapter 728)
* Yanub Mettleleaf (Chapter 709)

#### Radiant Temple's Team - "group of seven"

* Abonzo (Chapter 706)
* Trivorad (Chapter 706)
* Vinka (Chapter 706)