Event Overview

Ancestral Flame Guardian

Face the Ancestral Flame Guardian, light your Incense and claim Pchum Ben treasures beneath the festival sky.

Pchum Ben Festival · Opens October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM Cambodia time (UTC+7)

Ancestral Flame Guardian reclining head-left on a golden lotus throne

Summary

Hunt the Ancestral Flame Guardian across the martial world. Prepare your Incense before the next wave and join the fight.

When a guardian falls, Pchum Ben Bowls appear around the battlefield. Use Pchum Ben Incense to open them and claim festival treasures.

Open your Pchum Ben Lunchboxes with more Incense, then bring Num Ansom to the Pchum Ben Exchange Shop.

Activity guide

  1. Before you begin

    Schedule
    Every 15 minutes (Cambodia time)
    Bowl requirement
    Level 60+ and joined a school
    Opening item
    1 Pchum Ben Incense
  2. Pchum Ben Incense Pack

    Prepare your Incense

    Buy Pchum Ben Incense Packs in Imperial Street. Open a pack before the hunt and carry the Incense in your Bag.

    J-Point prices

    ItemPriceWhat it provides
    Pchum Ben Incense Pack129 J-Points100 Pchum Ben Incense
  3. Defeat the guardian and open the bowls

    Click a Pchum Ben Bowl with Pchum Ben Incense in your Bag. Complete the opening to receive your rewards. Enable PK and combat state before opening a bowl. Keep enough inventory space and carrying capacity. Use F10 Royal Assist > Boss Boxes to find and open Pchum Ben Bowls.

    Pchum Ben Bowl
    Pchum Ben BowlLook for the golden incense bowl on the ground.

    Hunt and opening rules

    ActionReward or requirement
    Final blowLevel × Level × 100 EXP and Pchum Ben Lunchbox x10
    Defeat a guardian200 Pchum Ben Bowls
    Open a bowl1 Pchum Ben Incense
    Bowl lifetime5 minutes
    Openings per bowlUp to 8 across all players
    Opening time5 seconds
    Wait after receiving a reward10 seconds
  4. Guardian waves and locations

    Find the guardian at these locations. All times below use Cambodia time.

    Guardian schedule

    WavesTime limit
    Every hour at :00, :15, :30 and :4515 minutes per guardian

    Guardian locations

    AreaLocation
    Shaolin200/217
    Wudang197/211
    Beggar Sect190/207
    Tang Clan201/190
    Yang Family215/212
    Five Poison Sect214/204
    Dragon Gate Town223/201
    West of Quanzhou192/186
    Chui Yan173/185
    Emei228/199
  5. Pchum Ben Incense

    Incense, EXP and fixed rewards

    Open Incense Packs and use your Incense and Lunchboxes while Pchum Ben is open. Check each item's expiry before keeping it for later.

    Opening choices

    Opening itemEXP per openingDaily EXP maximumFixed rewards
    Pchum Ben Incense200,00040,000,000Pchum Ben LunchboxNum AnsomPchum Ben Lunchbox x1 and Num Ansom x1

    Daily bowl rewards

    Item or ruleDetails
    Daily EXP allowanceFirst 200 successful openings
    After the EXP allowanceItem rewards continue
    Laifu Treasure (Sky)Up to 20 guaranteed per day
  6. Double Card

    Double Cards

    A carried Double Card is used automatically. It doubles fixed items and possible item rewards, but does not increase EXP or the guaranteed Laifu Treasure (Sky) amount.

  7. Possible bowl rewards

    These are possible rewards in addition to the fixed opening rewards. Quantities below are before a Double Card.

    Possible treasures

    RewardDetails
    ReputationQuantity: 2
    GoldQuantity: 2 Gold
    School ContributionQuantity: 2
    Imperial TokensQuantity: 100
    Meteorite ShardsQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Meteoric IronQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Five Phoenix Soul (Broken Army)Quantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Gold bagQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Experience bagQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Reputation scrollQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Genuine TrainartQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Black Jade BagQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Gaia BagQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Flower Jade BagQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Big White Horse PillQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    Fantasy Star TicketQuantity: 1 · Tradeable

    Rare treasures

    RewardDetails
    Imperial TokensQuantity: 1,000
    Limbo Collection PieceQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Merit CardQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Laifu Treasure (Sky) - TradeableQuantity: 2 · Tradeable
    Door Division Collection PieceQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Happy canon fragmentQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Flower Box Lv.2 - HeadQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    Flower Box Lv.2 - ClothesQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    Flower Box Lv.2 - BottomQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    God Weapon Secret (Lv.80)Quantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    God Armor Secret (Lv.80)Quantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    Laifu Treasure (Sunny)Quantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Original Aura Rock Lv.7Quantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Meteoric RuneQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    Meteoric SoulQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Tradeable
    Brilliant StartQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Glory StartQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
  8. Pchum Ben Lunchbox

    Open your Lunchboxes

    Collect Pchum Ben Lunchboxes from the Ancestral Flame Guardian and its bowls. Carry Pchum Ben Incense and use a Lunchbox in your Bag. A carried Double Card is consumed automatically when you open a Lunchbox. It doubles Num Ansom and Imperial Tokens, but never EXP.

    Lunchbox requirements

    RequirementDetails
    RequirementLevel 70+ and joined a school
    Opening costPchum Ben LunchboxPchum Ben Incense1 Pchum Ben Lunchbox + 1 Pchum Ben Incense

    Lunchbox rewards

    OpeningEXPExchange itemImperial TokensWith a Double Card
    Pchum Ben LunchboxPchum Ben IncensePchum Ben Lunchbox + Pchum Ben Incense50000Num Ansom x1100Num Ansom x2; Tokens x200; EXP 50000
  9. Num Ansom

    Pchum Ben Exchange Shop

    Collect Num Ansom from Pchum Ben Bowls and Lunchboxes. Visit the Event Shop in Bianjing (177/174) and choose Event Shop to exchange them. Exchange your Num Ansom while the Pchum Ben shop is open.

    Complete exchange list

    RewardCostDetails
    Blue Lotus1,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · 30 days · Not tradeable
    Change Escort Token100 Num AnsomQuantity: 20 · Tradeable
    Dragon Head Board Level 290 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Phoenix Chest Board Level 290 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Tiger Belt Board Level 290 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Flower Joint Board Level 2150 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Limbo Collection Pieces80 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Door division collection pieces80 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Happy canon fragment250 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Merit Card200 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Laifu treasure (Moon)80 Num AnsomQuantity: 20 · Tradeable
    Original Aura Rock Lv.6150 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Original Aura Rock Lv.7250 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Tradeable
    Brilliant Start4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Glory Start4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Sundrowning Ring4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Moon Goddess Strip4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Lunarrab Medpack4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1 · Not tradeable
    Jade of Qu Yuan4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1
    Eastern Dragon Pearl4,000 Num AnsomQuantity: 1