Draco and Eva returned to the city of Morta in a far different mood compared to when they had left. Eva was aggrieved at her loss while Draco was smiling from ear to ear at his big W. Rather than return to the Morta Branch of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, they went straight to the local Alchemy Association branch.
To clear Floor 35 they technically only had to clear 2 of their 3 tasks, those being to clear a Combat Mission, learning a Tradeskill, or reach the Bone Cleansing Realm.
From an objective point of view, these missions were designed carefully and quite ingeniously. Cultivation was a must on these floors, so it was not something you could run from.
Whether your talent was heaven-defying or trash, it was reasonable to ask a trial taker to at least climb to the second-highest realm of the Human Stage by the 35th floor. It was in the second task that the diversion showed.