To raise Xianyun to level 90, you need Anemo gemstones, Cloudseam Scales from the Solitary Suanni, Clearwater Jade from Chenyu Vale, Samachurl scrolls, and Mora. Her combat talents additionally require Gold talent books, more scrolls, Lightless Eyes of the Maelstrom from the All-Devouring Narwhal, and Crowns of Insight. The weekly Narwhal material is the main time gate, while Clearwater Jade is the material most likely to require a dedicated overworld route.
This guide separates ascension from character leveling, lists exact totals for one talent and three crowned talents, and gives a farming order that avoids spending resin on materials you cannot use yet.
What does Xianyun need to reach level 90?
Full ascension from level 1 to 90 uses the following materials. The 420,000 Mora figure is the ascension subtotal only; it does not include character EXP books or the Mora spent applying that EXP.
| Material | Total for level 1–90 ascension | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mora | 420,000 | Character ascension screens and normal Mora sources |
| Vayuda Turquoise Sliver | 1 | Anemo-related bosses and crafting |
| Vayuda Turquoise Fragment | 9 | Anemo-related bosses and crafting |
| Vayuda Turquoise Chunk | 9 | Anemo-related bosses and crafting |
| Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone | 6 | Anemo-related bosses and crafting |
| Cloudseam Scale | 46 | Solitary Suanni world boss in Chenyu Vale |
| Clearwater Jade | 168 | Chenyu Vale local specialty |
| Divining Scroll | 18 | Samachurl drops |
| Sealed Scroll | 30 | Samachurl drops |
| Forbidden Curse Scroll | 36 | Samachurl drops |
The gemstone entries are separate grades of the same Anemo material. You can craft higher grades from lower grades at a crafting bench, so keep lower-grade Vayuda Turquoise rather than discarding it when your inventory does not match the ascension screen exactly.
How many materials does each Xianyun talent require?
Taking one combat talent from level 1 to level 10 requires a large Mora and book investment, six weekly boss drops, and one Crown. If you crown all three combat talents, multiply every one-talent requirement by three.
| Material | One talent, level 1–10 | Three talents, level 1–10 |
|---|---|---|
| Mora | 1,652,500 | 4,957,500 |
| Teachings of Gold | 3 | 9 |
| Guide to Gold | 21 | 63 |
| Philosophies of Gold | 38 | 114 |
| Divining Scroll | 6 | 18 |
| Sealed Scroll | 22 | 66 |
| Forbidden Curse Scroll | 31 | 93 |
| Lightless Eye of the Maelstrom | 6 | 18 |
| Crown of Insight | 1 | 3 |
A Crown is consumed only for the level 9-to-10 upgrade. Decide which talents you actually intend to crown before spending this limited resource; leveling a talent to 9 does not consume a Crown.
Where do you farm Xianyun’s ascension and talent materials?
Clearwater Jade: search Chenyu Vale carefully
Clearwater Jade is Xianyun’s local specialty and is found around Chenyu Vale. Collect every visible node along a route, then use the game’s map to mark anything you missed. Route guides do not agree on a single universal total because they count different combinations of open-world nodes, shops, investigation points, and one-time interactions.
For example, a Game8 route updated January 9, 2026, reports 84 obtainable Clearwater Jade under its stated accounting. A HoYoLAB community guide published January 31, 2024, also reports 84 normal obtainable pieces but groups the collection differently. Treat those figures as route scopes, not an official permanent map total. Before farming, compare the route’s date and collection categories with the current in-game map.
Cloudseam Scales: defeat the Solitary Suanni
The Solitary Suanni world boss in Chenyu Vale drops Cloudseam Scales. It also supplies Anemo gemstone material, so it is the natural first boss to farm when both Xianyun’s ascension boss item and Vayuda Turquoise are missing.
Boss rewards are not fixed to one exact number of Scales or one exact gemstone grade per claim. Track your inventory after each reward rather than planning an exact number of runs in advance. If you already have enough Scales, additional Suanni claims may still be useful for Anemo gemstones, but only if those drops are part of your current plan.
Vayuda Turquoise: use Anemo sources and craft grades
Vayuda Turquoise is the Anemo gemstone family. Anemo-aligned bosses provide its grades, and higher grades can be crafted from lower ones. Because the quantity and grade offered by a boss reward are variable, do not convert the ascension requirement into a guaranteed run count.
Check the crafting station before claiming more boss rewards: you may already have enough total gemstone value but need to combine lower grades into the specific grade shown on Xianyun’s ascension screen.
Scrolls: hunt Samachurls at the appropriate levels
Divining Scrolls, Sealed Scrolls, and Forbidden Curse Scrolls come from Samachurls. Higher-tier drops depend on enemy level. The available farming reference identifies Sealed Scrolls from level 40-and-higher enemies and Forbidden Curse Scrolls from level 60-and-higher enemies, so low-level Samachurls are a poor way to finish the upper-tier requirement.
Use the Adventurer’s Handbook to locate Samachurls, or clear them naturally while exploring. If your inventory is short on Forbidden Curse Scrolls, prioritize higher-level world areas rather than repeatedly defeating low-level groups.
Gold books: run Taishan Mansion on its displayed days
Teachings of Gold, Guides to Gold, and Philosophies of Gold come from the Taishan Mansion talent domain. A farming guide lists Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday for Gold books, but domain schedules are currentness-sensitive. Open Taishan Mansion in-game and read the day’s reward panel before spending resin; use that screen as the authority if it differs from an older guide.
Save the lower-grade books you earn. The crafting bench combines three copies of a lower grade into one copy of the next grade, allowing surplus Teachings and Guides to become the Philosophies required at the highest talent levels.
Lightless Eye of the Maelstrom: claim the Fontaine weekly boss reward
Lightless Eye of the Maelstrom drops from the All-Devouring Narwhal in the Shadow of Another World trounce domain in Fontaine. This is a weekly boss material, so your progress is limited by weekly reward claims unless you already have enough in your inventory or an applicable conversion option is available in your current game version.
Include the Narwhal in your weekly routine before you spend resin on lower-priority materials. A missed claim generally means waiting for the next weekly opportunity, which is why this resource can become the long pole in a triple-crown plan.
Crowns of Insight: reserve them for the final talent level
Crowns of Insight are used for each level 9-to-10 talent upgrade. Events and offering systems are listed acquisition routes, but their rewards and availability change with updates and progression. Check the active event pages and offering interfaces in your own account rather than assuming a fixed current Crown count.
What is the most efficient order for farming Xianyun?
Use this order to identify time-gated materials first and avoid collecting items that cannot yet be converted into a useful upgrade.
- Check your inventory. Count Lightless Eyes, Gold books, Crowns, Vayuda Turquoise, Clearwater Jade, Cloudseam Scales, and all three scroll grades. Existing weekly drops may change whether you need to claim the Narwhal immediately.
- Farm the Solitary Suanni. Prioritize Cloudseam Scales and take the Anemo gemstones it provides when they match your needs. Record the actual reward instead of assuming a fixed yield.
- Collect Clearwater Jade. Follow a current Chenyu Vale route and use the in-game map to verify its scope. Do not combine totals from route guides that count different types of pickups.
- Clear Samachurls. Target higher-level enemies when you need Sealed or Forbidden Curse Scrolls, since enemy level affects the tier available.
- Schedule Taishan Mansion runs. Farm Gold books only on the days shown by the domain’s current reward screen. Convert lower grades at the crafting bench when you reach the talent-upgrade stages that require higher grades.
- Claim the All-Devouring Narwhal reward each week. Continue until the Lightless Eye requirement for your chosen talents is complete, unless your inventory or a currently available conversion system removes that need.
- Spend Crowns last. Keep one Crown for each talent you have deliberately selected for level 10, and do not use a Crown simply because a talent has reached level 9.
Should you ascend Xianyun first or level her talents?
Ascension and talents compete for different bottlenecks. Level 90 ascension is dominated by Clearwater Jade and Cloudseam Scales, while talents consume Gold books, weekly Narwhal drops, additional scrolls, Mora, and Crowns. A player building one key talent can finish sooner than someone pursuing three level-10 talents because weekly drops and Crowns scale with the number of talents selected.
| Plan | What it emphasizes | When it makes sense |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension first | Chenyu Vale materials, boss claims, Anemo gemstones, and character-level access | When Xianyun is still low level or you need her level-based stats and weapon access immediately |
| One talent to level 10 | One set of Gold books, scrolls, weekly drops, and one Crown | When you want a focused power increase without committing every weekly resource |
| Three talents to level 10 | Triple the one-talent Mora, books, scrolls, weekly drops, and Crowns | When Xianyun is a long-term priority and you accept the larger time-gated cost |
Because talent requirements scale linearly, you can begin with one priority talent and postpone the other two without wasting materials. The decision is primarily about weekly claims and Crowns, not about a different farming location.
How much Mora does the complete leveling process require?
The 420,000 Mora listed in the ascension table covers ascension stages from 0 to 6. A separate HoYoWiki character-level summary reports 2,092,530 Mora when character EXP materials and the broader level-up process are included. These figures describe different expenses: use the smaller number for ascension-only budgeting and the larger summary when planning the full level-and-ascend project.
Talent upgrades are separate again. One talent from level 1 to 10 costs 1,652,500 Mora, while three talents cost 4,957,500 Mora. Keep a Mora reserve for the talent menu after paying the ascension and level-up costs.
What farming mistakes delay Xianyun’s build?
- Assuming a route count is universal. Clearwater Jade totals vary when guides include shops, investigations, or one-time interactions. Match the route’s accounting to what you can actually collect.
- Planning a fixed number of boss runs. Solitary Suanni and other Anemo boss rewards vary by claim, so a guaranteed run count cannot be promised.
- Using an old domain calendar. Read Taishan Mansion’s live reward panel instead of relying blindly on a dated schedule.
- Farming low-level Samachurls for top-tier scrolls. Enemy level controls access to higher scroll tiers; level 40-plus enemies are identified for Sealed Scrolls and level 60-plus enemies for Forbidden Curse Scrolls.
- Ignoring the weekly gate. The Narwhal material cannot be gathered like an overworld node. Missing a claim can push a talent plan into the next weekly cycle.
- Confusing ascension Mora with total leveling Mora. Budget ascension, character EXP application, and talent upgrades as separate line items.
- Spending Crowns automatically. Crowns are needed only for the final level of a talent and their sources change with events and offerings.
What should you check before spending resin?
- Open Xianyun’s ascension and talent screens and compare the displayed deficits with your inventory.
- Check the All-Devouring Narwhal reward status for the current weekly cycle.
- Open Taishan Mansion and confirm that Gold books are available that day.
- Use the in-game map to identify which Clearwater Jade route pickups remain, rather than trusting an unexplained total.
- Check Samachurl enemy levels when a scroll tier is not dropping.
- Visit the crafting bench to combine Vayuda Turquoise and Gold books before farming more of a lower grade.
- Write down how many talents you are actually taking to level 10; that number determines the Crown and weekly-drop commitment.
How do route guides and in-game maps fit together?
Route guides are useful for navigation, but their totals are snapshots tied to a date and a definition of “obtainable.” The January 2026 Game8 route and the January 2024 HoYoLAB guide both report 84 pieces under their own counting methods, yet their breakdowns differ. That difference is a warning to verify map scope and game version, not evidence that one number is permanently correct for every account.
Use a route as a checklist: follow it through Chenyu Vale, mark collected nodes in the game, and then compare the remaining requirement on Xianyun’s screen. This approach prevents a guide’s one-time interactions or shop stock from being mistaken for repeatable world nodes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I farm every Xianyun material in Chenyu Vale?
No. Chenyu Vale supplies Clearwater Jade and the Solitary Suanni’s Cloudseam Scales, but Gold books come from Taishan Mansion, scrolls come from Samachurls throughout the world, and Lightless Eyes come from a Fontaine weekly domain. Plan separate sessions for each region and activity.
Why am I getting Sealed Scrolls but not Forbidden Curse Scrolls?
Forbidden Curse Scrolls are tied to higher-level Samachurls. The available level guidance places Sealed Scrolls at level 40 or above and Forbidden Curse Scrolls at level 60 or above, so move to higher-level areas when the top tier is missing.
What happens if I miss the All-Devouring Narwhal reward this week?
You normally have to wait for the next weekly reward cycle unless you already own enough material or your current version offers a valid conversion route. Check the trounce-domain reward status before ending your weekly boss routine.
Are Crown of Insight sources permanent?
No single permanent quantity should be assumed. Crowns are associated with changing events and offering systems, so inspect the active event pages and offering menus in your account before committing to a three-talent plan.