Qi & Breakthrough Calculator
Every rung's Qi cost and how long it actually takes to climb. Defaults are the shipped values — change any of them to match your own server and the whole table re-costs itself.
Every Rung
How This Is Calculated
The curve is the mod's own formula, not an approximation of it:
required = Base-Qi-Requirement
× Realm-Base-Multiplier ^ realmIndex
× Substage-Growth-Rate ^ stageIndex
× Realm-Breakthrough-Multiplier (Peak stage only)
× (1 − Qi cost reduction)
Because the realm multiplier is an exponent, each realm costs several times the last — the reason Void Refinement is a server event and not a weekend.
Uptime is an estimate, and it is the number that moves the answer most. The model assumes you can sustain your chosen uptime indefinitely, but a real vein depletes: meditation drains 2.75/second against 1.5/second of regeneration, so a single chunk cannot feed you forever no matter how long you sit.
Formations, Cave Abodes, Gatherer beasts, Qi Gathering Pills and Spirit Springs all add Qi this model does not include. Treat the result as a floor on speed, not a promise.
Realm-Base-Multiplier is
the strongest single lever — see Tuning Presets.