Heres what i di
i killed pheasants until lvl 10-15, got promoted.
when to AC(Ape City) and was plvled to lvl 40 (ElfApes and SlowApes), got promoted and wielded the unique horn bow.
from lvl 40 to 73 i went to the captians (PCCaptian, ACCaptian) and did the quests until i hit lvl 73. this way i would get mets to upgrade stuff and sell. you can also gather quite a lot of money a wep-proficieny if you do it right.
from 73 to 100 on i would plvl other players at AC, gathering virtue points.
from 100 - 130 i really dont know what to do, cause my old character only got to 100
here are some other links
Arch Lvl Guide 1
Arch Lvl Guide 2
Arch Lvl Guide 3