Qingxiao Ascension Materials & Farming Guide

To fully ascend Qingxiao to Lv. 90 and max out the forte board you need 60 Blade Blossom, 46 Forged Empyrean's Sigh, 26 We Who Question (weekly boss), plus the enemy and forgery series below: 2,200,000 Shell Credits in total (170,000 + 2,030,000).

At a glance

Material	Total
LF Autopuppet Kernel	29
MF Autopuppet Kernel	40
HF Autopuppet Kernel	52
FF Autopuppet Kernel	61
We Who Question	26
Forged Empyrean's Sigh	46
Blade Blossom	60
Broken Wing Polarizer	25
Monowing Polarizer	28
Polywing Polarizer	55
Layered Wing Polarizer	67
Shell Credit	2,200,000

Qingxiao ascension materials

Ascension moves Qingxiao from level 20 to 90 in six breaches. Every row is the cost of one breach:

Level	Shell Credits	Materials
20 → 40	5,000	LF Autopuppet Kernel ×4
40 → 50	10,000	Forged Empyrean's Sigh ×3 Blade Blossom ×4 MF Autopuppet Kernel ×4
50 → 60	15,000	Forged Empyrean's Sigh ×6 Blade Blossom ×8 MF Autopuppet Kernel ×8
60 → 70	20,000	Forged Empyrean's Sigh ×9 Blade Blossom ×12 HF Autopuppet Kernel ×4
70 → 80	40,000	Forged Empyrean's Sigh ×12 Blade Blossom ×16 HF Autopuppet Kernel ×8
80 → 90	80,000	Forged Empyrean's Sigh ×16 Blade Blossom ×20 FF Autopuppet Kernel ×4
Total	170,000	every material, once each (table below)

Total qingxiao ascension materials

Material	Total
LF Autopuppet Kernel	4
MF Autopuppet Kernel	12
HF Autopuppet Kernel	12
FF Autopuppet Kernel	4
Forged Empyrean's Sigh	46
Blade Blossom	60
Shell Credit	170,000

Qingxiao forte materials

The forte board is five main nodes (each leveling 1 → 10), four tier-1 and four tier-2 stat nodes, and five single-rank nodes. The per-level rows sum the five main nodes:

Level	Shell Credits	Materials
Lv. 2	7,500	LF Autopuppet Kernel ×10 Broken Wing Polarizer ×10
Lv. 3	10,000	LF Autopuppet Kernel ×15 Broken Wing Polarizer ×15
Lv. 4	22,500	MF Autopuppet Kernel ×10 Monowing Polarizer ×10
Lv. 5	30,000	MF Autopuppet Kernel ×15 Monowing Polarizer ×15
Lv. 6	80,000	HF Autopuppet Kernel ×10 Polywing Polarizer ×15
Lv. 7	150,000	HF Autopuppet Kernel ×15 We Who Question ×5 Polywing Polarizer ×25
Lv. 8	250,000	FF Autopuppet Kernel ×10 We Who Question ×5 Layered Wing Polarizer ×10
Lv. 9	350,000	FF Autopuppet Kernel ×15 We Who Question ×5 Layered Wing Polarizer ×15
Lv. 10	500,000	FF Autopuppet Kernel ×20 We Who Question ×5 Layered Wing Polarizer ×30
Total	2,030,000	every material, once each (table below)

Total qingxiao forte materials

Material	Total
LF Autopuppet Kernel	25
MF Autopuppet Kernel	28
HF Autopuppet Kernel	40
FF Autopuppet Kernel	57
We Who Question	26
Broken Wing Polarizer	25
Monowing Polarizer	28
Polywing Polarizer	55
Layered Wing Polarizer	67
Shell Credit	2,030,000

Stat bonus and single-rank nodes

Nodes	Shell Credits	Materials
Single-rank nodes (×5)	30,000	MF Autopuppet Kernel ×3 HF Autopuppet Kernel ×3 We Who Question ×2 Monowing Polarizer ×3 Polywing Polarizer ×3
Stat bonus nodes, tier 1 (×4)	200,000	HF Autopuppet Kernel ×12 Polywing Polarizer ×12
Stat bonus nodes, tier 2 (×4)	400,000	FF Autopuppet Kernel ×12 We Who Question ×4 Layered Wing Polarizer ×12

Where to farm Qingxiao's materials

Blade Blossom

Local specialty. Found at Mengzhou: Land of Xuanfang.

Blooms only at night, switch the in-game clock to night before farming a route. Respawns every couple of days.

Forged Empyrean's Sigh

Boss drop. Found at Forged Empyrean world boss, Mengzhou.

Same boss material Jingran uses. Claim the reward for 60 Waveplates.

LF Autopuppet Kernel

Enemy drop. Found at Autopuppet-type Tacet Discords.

The Autopuppet Kernels drop from Autopuppet enemies; the Synthesizer also converts lower tiers into higher ones.

Broken Wing Polarizer

Forgery Challenge. Found at Forgery Challenge that drops the Wing Polarizer series.

Open days rotate through the week, check Guidebook → Forgery Challenge before spending Waveplates.

We Who Question

Weekly boss. Found at Denia (Seed of Illusory Origin), Dimmr Plains.

Available since 3.3, so pre-farming can start now. Three reward claims per week, the full 26 takes about nine weeks.

Shell Credit

Currency. Found at Simulation Training, quests and events.

About 2.2 million Shell Credits in total: 170,000 for ascension and 2,030,000 for the full forte board.

FAQ

How many Autopuppet Kernels does Qingxiao need in total?

Across ascension and the forte board: 29 LF, 40 MF, 52 HF and 61 FF, the At a glance table has the combined counts.

How many Blade Blossoms does Qingxiao need?

60 in total: 4 at the first breach, then 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 at each breach up to level 90.

Why can I not pick Blade Blossom during the day?

It only spawns at night. Switch the in-game clock to night and the flowers open up along the Xuanfang routes.

How many Shell Credits does it take to fully build Qingxiao?

About 2.2 million: 170,000 for ascension from level 20 to 90 and 2,030,000 for the entire forte board.

Planning the full build? Qingxiao's stats, skills, passives and resonance chains live on the Qingxiao kit page.