Merit Points

The Sage Who Transcended Samsara

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Original Name:善功Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:1433Chapters:205
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Name Merit Points
Alias(es) 善功
Affiliation The Lord of Six Paths Samsara's Reincarnation system
First Appearance Chapter 16

Background / History

Merit Points are recorded in each Reincarnator's jade exchange booklet and serve as the currency for the Lord of Six Paths Samsara's exchange system. Reincarnators select goods from the catalog and complete transactions at the central pillar of light. 16

They are primarily earned through mission completion, performance evaluations, side objectives, lotteries, and converting acquired items or martial-arts manuals. The system also deducts them for failed missions; a Reincarnator unable to cover certain deductions may be erased. 16 59 610 682

After the first Death Mission, the Lord changed several economic rules: mission intelligence cost 400 Merit Points, and the exchange value of sharp weapons, sense-opening manuals, and elixirs decreased once a team member reached Half-step Outer Scenery. 347

Acquisition

Mission Rewards

Source Documented reward
Hidden Emperor Fortress mission Meng Qi received 50 Merit Points; Jiang Zhiwei received 10 from her evaluation. 16
Side quest Killing Evil Lord Guan Ying completed Side Quest Three and awarded Meng Qi 300 Merit Points. 188
Death Mission survival Every survivor who lasted until the eighth day received 1,000 Merit Points and a Samsara Talisman. 241
Faction confrontation Killing an opposing first-rate expert awards 1,000 Merit Points to the faction; a peak expert awards 3,000; a Grandmaster awards 6,000. Equivalent losses are deducted when one's own faction suffers those deaths. 682
Mission evaluation Evaluations can grant additional Merit Points and lottery chances; “Good” awarded 600 points and one draw, while “Medium” awarded 400 points. 682

Converting Items and Manuals

Reincarnators can place weapons, materials, elixirs, secret treasures, and martial-arts manuals into the central pillar for appraisal and conversion. A martial art may only be exchanged once. 59 165

New techniques absent from the exchange catalog can receive increased value. Meng Qi's newly created Cold Wind Saber Technique was valued at 330 Merit Points because the Lord did not already possess it. 165

Large hauls can result from mission spoils:

  • The Imperfect Arhat Sarira alone converted into 7,500 Merit Points. 261
  • Meng Qi's group converted additional Journey to the West mission gains for 6,670 points, reaching 14,170 before crafting and distribution costs. 261
  • Spoils from the Chen land mission were appraised at a combined 49,000 Merit Points before the group's allocation. 610
  • Meng Qi later converted accumulated Grandmaster-level belongings and demonic items for 109,500 Merit Points. 823

Exchanges

Exchange category Documented examples
Martial arts Completing Severing Purity of the Ananda Breaking Precepts Saber Art cost 110 Merit Points; upgraded or completed techniques become exchanged items and cannot be converted back into Merit Points. 44
Consumables Replenishing the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle's poisoned needles cost 50 points; a Virtual Form Beneficial Elixir cost 50, and a Heavenly Sight Earthly Hearing Pill cost 260. 44 114
Training time One month of Reincarnation World training time cost 200 points; Zhao Heng later exchanged 2,400 points for one year. 114 741
Equipment upgrades Removing impurities from Jiang Zhiwei's White Rainbow Piercing Sun Sword cost 50 points, while upgrading it with supplied materials cost 300. 114
Storage items A basic Mustard Ring cost 3,000 Merit Points. 16
Information Asking about future mission content cost 400 points after the first Death Mission; Meng Qi paid 500 points to ask about the Seven Kill Stele's limitations. 347 848
High-level techniques The second volume of Muscle Tendon Change cost 40,000 Merit Points, while the Dharma Body move Vastness Shatters the Universe cost 40,000 and required an exclusive quest. 741 823

Rules and Limitations

  • Exchange values are not always equivalent to an item's stated worth. The Ink Jade Killing Sword was valued at 2,400 Merit Points but could only be redeemed for 1,500. 474
  • True-intent inheritances are non-refundable: a failed attempt at comprehension still consumes the Merit Points spent. 572
  • Items and manuals used for exchange may be subject to reduced value as a Reincarnator's team advances in strength. 347
  • Teaching an exchanged manual to non-Reincarnators can trigger deductions if the Reincarnator enables further transmission; insufficient Merit Points results in erasure. 347
  • Mission failure can impose direct deductions. After failing to restore Universal Love in Chen land, every member of Meng Qi's team paid 2,500 Merit Points. 610
  • Reincarnators reserve Merit Points for emergency forced departures and mission-failure deductions; Meng Qi's group retained 2,500 points each during preparations for the Investiture of the Gods mission. 590

Shared Funds, Loans, and Distribution

Situation Use of Merit Points
Loans between companions Zhang Yuanshan loaned Jiang Zhiwei points for a Heavenly Wisdom Pill, while Meng Qi later repaid a 60-point debt to his companions. 17 114
Equal division of shared spoils Meng Qi insisted that the Arhat Sarira and other Death Mission gains be split evenly because every surviving companion had contributed. 261
Pooling for team equipment The group pooled points to acquire demon-countering items before the Spirit Mountain Death Mission. 241
Collective emergency reserve Meng Qi's five-person team accumulated 27,200 Merit Points, retained 3,500 each for emergencies, and spent the remainder on mission preparations. 670
Equipment loans Before a Death Mission, Jiang Zhiwei, Ruan Yushu, and Zhao Heng borrowed points from Meng Qi to upgrade protective gear and weapons; Ruan Yushu and Zhao Heng later repaid 3,100 points. 722 740