How to Get Free Coins in Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet (Yanyun Shiliu Sheng) is Everstone Studio and NetEase's open-world MMORPG set in Song Dynasty China, with a huge map, martial arts combat, and an economic system with several parallel currencies. First, an important clarification: Echo Beads, the game's premium currency used for Celestial Echo gacha pulls and cosmetics, can only be obtained by buying them with real money; there's no legitimate method to get them for free, and any website or video claiming otherwise is a scam. What you can actually farm by playing are Coins (Zhou and Song, depending on the province), the game's basic currency for buying gear, food, upgrades, and items at local markets. In this guide we explain every real method for getting Coins without spending a cent: quests, exploration, combat, NPC money pouches, Taiping Mausoleum challenges, and the weekly cap you need to keep in mind when planning your farming.

What's the fastest way to get Coins in Where Winds Meet?

We've gathered and verified every real method for getting free Coins, ranked from most to least profitable based on the time they take and what you can actually earn from each. No tricks, no generators — just the game's own mechanics.

Variable, the most profitable source One-time

Main and side quests

Main story quests are by far the best source of Coins in the whole game: each chapter grants substantial rewards on completion and can't be repeated, so it's worth pushing through them as soon as possible. Side and world quests fill the gaps between chapters with smaller but steady rewards. If you're short on Coins early on, always prioritize finishing active quests before farming other activities, since story pace usually outpaces any other method in the first 20-30 hours of play.

Variable depending on region One-time

Treasure chests and open-world exploration

The map is full of hidden chests that almost always contain Coins along with upgrade materials. Thoroughly exploring each province (wind towers, shrines, caves, and areas marked with question marks) gives your economy a noticeable boost in the early stages of the game, though since these are one-time rewards, their profitability drops as you progress and have already cleared the map. It's still the best combo with quests because you usually cover the same areas for both.

Variable, small amounts per bag Daily

Warm Money Bags from NPCs

Using your Wind Sense you can detect money bags carried by certain NPCs around the world. You can ask for it politely or take it by force; if you've unlocked the Celestial Seize skill, you can even snatch it from a distance without raising suspicion. It's not a huge amount per bag, but since it's a quick, repeatable open-world activity, it's worth doing on the way while traveling between quests.

~5,000 Coins/day Daily

Daily quest "To Heal or Not to Heal"

This exploration quest resets every day at 5:00 (in-game time) and grants a guaranteed 5,000 Coins on completion, according to community guides such as Game8. It's one of the few sources with a fixed, predictable figure, so it's worth including in your daily routine: it barely takes a few minutes and adds up to around 35,000 Coins a week from this activity alone.

Variable, high before reaching max level Variable

Taiping Mausoleum challenges (Foundation and Divine)

While you haven't yet reached max level, completing the Foundation and Divine Challenges inside the Taiping Mausoleum is considered the most efficient Coin-farming method per hour, according to several specialized guides. These are combat encounters against waves or specific objectives that scale with your progress, so they're more profitable the earlier you tackle them in your playthrough.

Variable, small amounts Daily

Combat and defeating enemies in the world

Open-world enemies drop Coins when defeated, though in modest amounts compared to quests or chests. It's a passive source that adds up just from playing normally: bandit patrols, camps, and zone bosses drop Coin pouches along with materials, so there's no need to dedicate specific time to it, just take advantage of it while doing everything else.

1,000 Coins for every 30 Jade Fish Weekly

Exchanging Jade Fish for Strings of Coins at the Season Shop

If you have leftover Jade Fish (another semi-premium farmable currency with a weekly cap of 20,000), you can exchange them at the Season Shop for "String of Coins" bags, each worth 1,000 Coins. It's not the most efficient conversion if you need the Jade Fish for Internal Arts or cosmetics, but it's an extra route once you've covered your priorities with that currency.

How much free Coins can you get per month?

Source	Estimated amount	Frequency
Daily quest "To Heal or Not to Heal"	~5,000 Coins	Daily (~150,000/month if done every day)
NPC money bags + combat + remaining chests	Variable	Daily
Weekly cap on repeatable activities (bounties, commissions, daily modes)	175,000 Coins (cap)	Weekly
Jade Fish exchange (Season Shop)	1,000 for every 30 Jade Fish	Weekly
Estimated total	~400,000-700,000 Coins per month for an active player	—

The high figure comes from multiplying the official weekly cap of 175,000 Coins (confirmed by the community on Steam, even though the game labels it as 'daily' in some menu) by the four weeks in a month; the low figure assumes you don't always hit the cap. It varies a lot depending on whether you keep playing new quests, how much you explore, and how much time you put into the Taiping Mausoleum.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you get free Echo Beads in Where Winds Meet?

No. Echo Beads are a premium currency exclusively bought with real money, through the in-game store, NetEase's official top-up site, or the PS Store/Steam stores. Any generator, website, or video promising free Echo Beads is a fraud; ignore it and never enter your credentials on those pages.

What's the fastest way to get Coins when starting the game?

Advance the main story and thoroughly explore each new zone as it unlocks. Quests give the biggest rewards in the whole game and don't repeat, so it's worth prioritizing them over repeatable activities before reaching end-game content.

What happens if I hit the weekly cap of 175,000 Coins?

You stop receiving Coins from the repeatable activities affected by the cap (bounties, commissions, and certain daily modes) until the week resets. You can keep progressing through story quests, exploration, and normal combat, which don't always count toward that cap, and use the time to focus on other currencies like Jade Fish or Echo Jade while you wait for the reset.

How to get free Coins in Where Winds Meet