The Golden Needle Sect (also known as Shen Family) is a joinable Faction located in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu. The disciples fight using the ranged Needle weapon and are skilled healers, being able to revive seriously injured players and re-attach an eunuch's treasure.
The servants of the Shen Family are trained, polite and highly respected by people in the Jianghu.
Joining[]
Players can join the Golden Needle Sect by meeting the entry requirements and completing a fetch quest. The requirements are as follows:
- Character Strength ≥ Realized Potential
- Must be a member of no school, or be training away, or be disguised.
- Must not have betrayed Golden Needle Sect within 24 hours.
- Must not have read the Sunflower Manual.
Entry Fetch Quests[]
The entry fetch quests are given by Wang Xiong in Chengdu (224,785). The player can choose the type of quest, and only one must be completed to join the Faction.
| Fetch Quest | Item | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Materials | 150x | Mint |
| 150x | Kuqing Flower | |
| 150x | Wormwood | |
| Cloth | 150x | Coarse Cloth |
| 150x | Linen (mislabeled as Canvas) | |
| 150x | Guazhou Green (mislabeled as Jade Cloth) | |
| Lumber | 150x | White Poplar Wood |
| 150x | Cypress Wood | |
| 150x | Osmanthus | |
| Poisonous Herbs | 150x | Gaultheria |
| 150x | Heartbroken Flower | |
| 150x | Nux Vomica (mislabeled as Strychnine) | |
| Minerals | 150x | Iron Ore |
| 150x | Copper Ore | |
| 150x | Lead Ore | |
Internal Skills[]
| Internal Skill | Type | Max Level | Max Rage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Lock Stances 24 | 
|
96 (Keep Your Own Counsel) | 100 |
Martial Arts Skill Sets[]
The colored percentage number is the average scaling value for corresponding stats.
| Skill Set | Type | Weapon | Damage | % | % | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Yang Needle |
|
Needle | External | 19 | 19 | ||
Random Skills[]
| Skill | Effects (Max Level) | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support Right and Dispel Evil | Casts a random buff or debuff on an ally. | 1x | Medicated Wooden Needle |
| 5 | Medical Points | ||
| Bamboo and Orchids | Reduces the duration of ally's debuffs by 20%. | 1x | Medicated Wooden Needle |
| 5 | Medical Points | ||
| Working Miracles | Re-attaches an eunuch's treasure. | 1x | Medicated Golden Needle |
| 50 | Medical Points | ||
Members of Golden Needle Sect must follow the rules set by school. Breaking the rules will increase the player's Discipline Value. If the player's Discipline Value exceeds 500, they will be kicked out of the school, which has the same repercussions as betrayal.
| Rule | Discipline Value |
|---|---|
| Don't study the Sunflower Manual | +500 |
| Don't kill members of the Golden Needle Sect | +40 |
Don't revive seriously injured  Evil players(only affects the standard revive) |
+10 |
| Don't kill members of other schools | +5 |
| Don't use killer-related titles | Action not possible |
| Don't challenge the Golden Needle Sect (Influence Challenge) |
Action not possible |
Repentance Letter[]
Daily Tasks[]
- Main article: Daily Tasks (Golden Needle Sect)
Members of the Shen Family can complete three random daily tasks to obtain Faction Reputation, Faction Certificates, and Repentance Letters. The type of tasks and rewards depends on the player's number of Faction Reputation.
Travelling and Practicing Medicine[]
- Main article: Travelling and Practicing Medicine
After reaching 34,000 Faction Reputation, players can pick up the Travelling and Practicing Medicine task to help various NPCs with their problems and earn Medical Points.
Shen Herb Event[]
- Main article: Shen Herb Event
Temporary Faction Gear[]
Faction Certificates can be exchanged for temporary gear (30 days). The gear is Silver-quality, Class 3, and cannot be upgraded.
Permanent Faction Gear[]
Golden Meridian Sealing Needles can be exchanged for permanent gear. The gear is Gold-quality, Class 3, and the Golden Meridian Sealing Needles can be used to upgrade the pieces to Class 7. The gear provides a set bonus that boosts the Three Yang Needle skillset.
| Pieces | Set Bonus |
|---|---|
| 6 | Clouds Sweeping Away Meteor, Garrote of Souls, and Life Chaser damage increased by 5%. |
| Celestial Maiden Scatters Flowers Rage consumption reduced by 3 points. | |
| 9 | Clouds Sweeping Away Meteor, Garrote of Souls, and Life Chaser damage increased by 10%. |
| Celestial Maiden Scatters Flowers Rage consumption reduced by 3 points. | |
| Blood Transfusion cooldown reduced by 30 seconds. |
Medicated Needles[]
The Medicated Needles are a material used to cast the Shen Family's Random Skills. They can be created at Shen Huaidao in Chengdu (322,800).
| Item | Obtaining |
|---|---|
| Medicated Wooden Needle | Costs  10 Wen each.
|
| Medicated Iron Needle | Exchange 1x Iron Needle and 1x Beast-Taming Medicine for 10x Medicated Iron Needle. |
| Medicated Silver Needle | Exchange 1x Silver Needle and 1x Cold Ice Medicine for 10x Medicated Silver Needle. |
| Medicated Golden Needle | Exchange 1x Golden Needle and 1x Warming Medicine for 10x Medicated Golden Needle. |
After reaching 34,000 Faction Reputation, members of the Shen Family are eligible to earn Medical Points from the Travelling and Practicing Medicine task. Medical Points slightly increase the damage and healing of the Three Yang Needle skillset, and the points are consumed by the Random Skills. Players lose 1% of their Medical Points every day at 00:00. Graduation and betrayal will both cause the player to lose all their Medical Points.
Medical Points are capped at 10,000. The player can view their Medical Points by opening the Faction Menu (default hotkey J) and navigating to the Knowledge tab.
Ranking[]
Every Monday at 00:00, the top 10 players with the most Medical Points will win the Random Skill Working Miracles, which allows the player to re-attach an eunuch's treasure. If the player has already learned the skill, they will earn 7-10x Faction Certificates instead.
Shen Family Castle had become less populated after the villa masters, Shen Jinfeng and his wife, went into battle with roving bandits and both died at the end of Jiayu Pass. However, the people of Wulin dare not look down upon the Shen Family castle, for it owns the gold needle that can rival the Tangmen among the main sects of the Jianghu.
The family master Shen Canghai is open-minded and reasonable, yet cautious. Although the Shen Family Castle is less populated, its castle master is good at training servants. Therefore, the servants of the Shen Family are trained, polite and highly respected by people in the Jianghu. The Shen Family Castle had reached its peak under his leadership.
Allies[]
In Jianghu, the Golden Needle Sect only deals with Xu Family Manor and the Huanhua Sword Sect, which are both located near the suburbs of Chengdu. Marrying disciples of Xu Family Manor has been a tradition for generations.