Energy Points
Starting Out as a Cultivation Drudge, I'm Flipping the TableContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Nature and Generation
- 3.1Converted Energy
- 3.2Environmental Limits
- 3.3Other System Resources
- 4Acquisition
- 4.1Competition for Earnings
- 5Uses
- 5.1Cultivation and System Functions
- 5.2Weapons and World Creation
- 5.3Documented Prices and Rewards
- 6Economy and Social Impact
- 6.1Currency and Payments
- 6.2Lending
- 6.3Political and Military Spending
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Nature and Generation
- 3.1Converted Energy
- 3.2Environmental Limits
- 3.3Other System Resources
- 4Acquisition
- 4.1Competition for Earnings
- 5Uses
- 5.1Cultivation and System Functions
- 5.2Weapons and World Creation
- 5.3Documented Prices and Rewards
- 6Economy and Social Impact
- 6.1Currency and Payments
- 6.2Lending
- 6.3Political and Military Spending
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Energy Points |
| Original Name | 能量点 |
| Type | System currency and usable cultivation energy 19 22 |
| Associated System | Fairness System and its subsystems 36 269 |
| Creator | Liu Yi, through his development of the system 19 |
| Source | Energy absorbed and converted by the system; sources expand from surrounding energy to void currents and Chaos Qi 19 269 840 |
| Primary Uses | Cultivation, System Store purchases, paid system functions, transactions, and powering weapons 22 23 457 |
| First Appearance | Displayed in Liu Yi’s System 1.0 personal center 19 |
Power Progression
Energy Point production increases as Liu Yi improves the Fairness System’s conversion methods and subsystem vessels. Numerical yields below are the host’s share after the fifty-fifty split, unless otherwise stated 269 362 799.
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| System 1.0 | 19 | Absorbs surrounding Spiritual Qi, solar energy, starlight, and other energy. After covering its operation, the system divides the remainder equally between Liu Yi and the host; no daily yield is specified. |
| Fairness System 6.0 | 69 | Energy-conversion efficiency increases tenfold over the preceding version. |
| Fairness System 9.0 | 269 270 | Produces 1,226 points daily for a host: 1,000 from void turbulence and 226 from surrounding energy. Barely sufficient for daily cultivation below the Dao Image Realm. |
| Fairness System 10.0 | 362 | Produces approximately 2,750 points daily: 2,500 from void currents and 250 from surrounding energy. Combined with energy absorbed through cultivation, this begins meeting daily needs below the Void Return Realm. |
| Fairness System 11.0 | 496 | Raises reliable daily income to 5,250 points. Scarce environmental energy still limits the surrounding-energy contribution to 250 points. |
| Fairness System 12.0 | 597 | Provides approximately 10,250 points daily in the Azure Billows Realm, sufficient below True Immortal level, or 20,000 in the Land of Exile, sufficient for a True Immortal’s daily cultivation expenditure. |
| Fairness System 13.0 — spiritual-light vessel | 668 | Provides 29,000 points daily in the Land of Exile: 14,000 from void currents and 15,000 from local energy. |
| Fairness System 13.0 — world vessel | 669 | A Dust Mote World vessel provides 30,000 points daily from void currents, plus 40,000 from surrounding energy in the Land of Exile: 70,000 daily there. The upgrade costs 800 million points. |
| Fairness System 14.0 | 750 | Testing confirms that world-based subsystems generate substantially more points than spiritual-light-based subsystems. |
| Later world-vessel subsystem | 780 | Provides approximately 45,250 points daily in the Azure Billows Realm or 100,000 in the Land of Exile. The latter meets a Martial King’s or Immortal King’s daily cultivation needs. |
| Fairness System 16.0 | 840 | World vessels can draw Chaos Qi from the boundless Chaos Sea. Daily host income reaches approximately 70,250 points in the Azure Billows Realm or 130,000 in the Land of Exile. |
Nature and Generation
Converted Energy
- Energy Points represent usable energy rather than value created from nothing. Increasing production requires stronger Great Dao Principles woven into the system or a stronger system vessel 799.
- The original system combines an external brain with an energy reservoir. Its converted energy is pure, high-quality, gentle, and suitable for direct cultivation 19.
- Liu Yi’s standard arrangement divides generated proceeds equally between himself and each host 19 269 362.
- Drawing energy from void currents reduces reliance on local Spiritual Qi. Liu Yi develops this method using inspiration from the way a Chaos Stone produces Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi 365.
Environmental Limits
- Better conversion efficiency cannot fully compensate for a lack of available energy. In the spiritually depleted Azure Billows Realm, the surrounding-energy contribution remains small even after several upgrades 496 780 840.
- The Land of Exile’s abundant Innate Spiritual Qi and Devil Qi allow much higher production. Hosts can also cultivate directly from that environment and reserve their points for system functions 597.
- Automatic income supports ordinary cultivation, but rapidly advancing cultivators consume far more through paid functions and other expenses 543 613 766.
Other System Resources
- Soul Power is separately tracked. Liu Yi later allows it to circulate through the System Store’s exchange arrangements 269 527.
- Merit Points are Heavenly Dao rewards, not another name for Energy Points. Most of Liu Yi’s Merit comes from the system adding energy to the world by converting chaotic void currents 362.
- Hosts receive a share of Merit because they serve as subsystem vessels. Liu Yi subsequently establishes a purchase option to buy their Merit Points with Energy Points 527 528.
Acquisition
| Method | How It Works | Documented Example |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic generation | A bound subsystem converts energy and supplies its host with a daily share. | Version 9.0 provides 1,226 points per day 269. |
| System promotion | Hosts obtain System Seeds and earn rewards when new users successfully bind them. | The first promotion mission pays 200 points per successful binding; a seed costs 100, leaving a 100-point net gain 22. |
| Selling knowledge | Cultivation methods and other knowledge can be sold to the System Store. | Wen Ziqian sells cultivation methods and his compiled herb-growing knowledge; Chen Jie later receives 8.5 billion points for Artifact Cultivation System methods 25 102. |
| Selling resources | Treasures and other valuable possessions can be exchanged through the System Store. | Jian Lingxu hunts beasts and gathers treasures partly to sell them for points 613. |
| Missions and innovation | The system rewards useful inventions, research, and other mission achievements. | Wen Ziqian’s team receives 100 billion points for cultivating Sun, Moon, and Stars Three Lights Spirit Rice 238. |
| Livestreaming | Viewers provide earnings and tips for performances, instruction, crafting, and adventures. | Ye Qingxue earns 10.2 billion points from a sword-dance livestream 273. |
| Trade and services | Hosts sell goods, perform work, or provide services in exchange for points. | Ye Liang resells System Store goods; Qin State hires protection from the Supreme Profound Sect 308 393. |
| Transfers and loans | Points can be given, paid, or lent directly between users. | Liu Yi transfers one billion points to Qian Duoduo; Duoduo Lending issues Energy Point loans 52 121. |
| Conversion of other resources | Other forms of wealth or material can be converted into points. | Spirit Stones can be converted; Devil-Refining Cauldrons process slain Devil Race enemies into points 878 953. |
Competition for Earnings
System promotion initially offers an accessible source of profit, but local opportunities shrink as coverage expands. Hosts travel progressively farther to find unbound populations, eventually seeking other continents 23 382 546 552.
Once the Fairness System covers the Azure Firmament Continent, promotion income there is effectively exhausted. Competition intensifies in other trades, although automatic generation still allows hosts to survive and cultivate without taking additional work 542 563 897.
Selling manuals also rewards early access: later sellers can find that their sect’s texts have already been uploaded by someone else 344 828.
Uses
Cultivation and System Functions
- Cultivation fuel: Points can be absorbed as energy and consumed during breakthroughs. Ye Qingxue uses both Spirit Stones and Energy Points when entering the Spirit Transformation Realm 22 270.
- Purchases: Paid cultivation manuals, resources, artificial spirit roots, equipment, and other System Store goods require points 19 121 733.
- Cultivation assistance: Functions such as Dao Comprehension Space and Reincarnation Illusion Realm require sufficient funds. Running out can interrupt a breakthrough or force a host to leave an insight unfinished 121 546.
- Transport and storage: Points pay for Spatial Teleportation and storage facilities. The version 6.0 teleportation gate takes time to open, limiting its usefulness in battle 28 69 362.
- Survival safeguards: Hosts spend points to use Second Life’s soul-and-flesh preservation as preparation for resurrection 897.
Weapons and World Creation
- War Weapon fuel: God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbows and God-Slaying Cannons accept system Energy Points as alternatives to spiritual power or True Power 457.
- World creation: The world-vessel upgrade converts Energy Points into Dust Mote World-level World Origin. Once sufficient World Origin accumulates, it combines with the Three Thousand Great Daos to form a World Seed 669.
- System development: Liu Yi spends his own reserves deriving and upgrading subsystems. These costs can deplete even his enormous stockpile before host generation replenishes it 270.
Documented Prices and Rewards
| Purchase or Activity | Amount | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| System Seed | 100 points | Initial promotion scheme 22. |
| Successful system promotion | 200-point reward | Requires the recipient to bind successfully 22. |
| Dao Comprehension Space | 100,000 points | Ten-second immersive comprehension experience at its introduction 28. |
| Storage Space | 100,000 points | First cubic meter; each additional cubic meter costs one million 28. |
| Trial Tower attempt | 100 points | Clearing all 3,000 floors awards one billion points 40. |
| Artificial Heavenly Spirit Root | One million points | Li Zhong borrows the purchase amount from Duoduo Lending 121. |
| Top-of-the-line Puppet Sect mecha | Ten million points | Purchased by Liu Yi 297. |
| Cloud Storage | 200,000 points | Initial one-cubic-meter space for separately storing a host’s own power 362. |
| Dust Mote World subsystem upgrade | 800 million points | Paid upgrade to a world-based vessel 669. |
Economy and Social Impact
Currency and Payments
In Green Mountain Town, Lin Yuan initially buys Energy Points at one copper coin per point, with sellers transferring them by scanning his QR code. This gives ordinary residents and beggars an immediate source of cash 23.
The early rate does not remain a reliable measure of value: households soon compete to buy points at increasingly high prices. Liu Yi initially considers their replacement of gold and silver a possibility; much later, Energy Points explicitly replace Hua currency in Hua Country 23 28 878.
- Digital transactions: QR-code payments and Microchat transfers support direct exchanges between hosts 23 582 895.
- Institutional income: Sects negotiate shares of members’ livestream earnings. The Immortal Rosy Cloud Sect takes seventy percent of Li Qingwan’s future earnings, while Prajna Temple sets a thirty-percent share 203 512.
- Commercial competition: Reselling System Store goods becomes a business strategy, but widespread access eventually forces Qian Duoduo’s department store to close 308 659 840.
Lending
- Duoduo Lending: Qian Duoduo and Little Yellow establish the business with 400 million Energy Points and advertise 0.5% monthly interest 121.
- Contract security: Qian Duoduo trusts Fairness System-witnessed contracts to secure repayment, while acknowledging the borrower’s death as an exception 121.
- First borrower: Li Zhong takes a one-million-point loan with a three-year repayment term to purchase an Artificial Heavenly Spirit Root 121.
- Upgrade financing: Liu Yi separately plans queued, interest-free loans for world-vessel upgrades, repaid by deducting 20,000 points from daily automatic production 669.
Political and Military Spending
Energy Points allow states to purchase cultivation-world military support. Qin State secures a Tribulation Transcendence Realm guard and emergency assistance from the Supreme Profound Sect under a fifty-year contract costing 20 billion points annually 393.
- Hiring experts: Xin State proposes recruiting Void Return Realm and stronger cultivators with Energy Points to eliminate the Evil Soul Hall 401.
- Wartime financing: Qin Wu orders twenty years of taxes collected in advance and suspends official salaries for the same period to fund expert recruitment 419.
- Civilizational backing: Hua Country’s continuous supply of points becomes a major factor in Zhang Wei’s rapid cultivation advances 902.
The pursuit of points also changes cultivators’ public behavior. Refiners livestream their work, powerful cultivators perform to attract new hosts, and sects sell services to states they previously looked down upon 121 179 391.