Chapter 76: Wind Corner Stone

Thunder World, the great grassland.

"System, check the evolution process of the Mo Cloud Vine."

【Setting successful!】

【Third Wish: Scan the entire evolution process of the Mo Cloud Vine (3000 Wish Points per minute).】

【The wish has been fulfilled.】

A three‑dimensional hologram appears in Xiao Yu's mind: in the image, each blood‑red long vine is undergoing violent transformation; the already massive vines develop green protrusions on their surfaces, which are then absorbed and disappear. Occasionally, some protrusions burst outright, like exploding bubbles.

Masses of vines and thin tendrils also writhe wildly.

Even the ground beneath their feet trembles faintly.

"Third brother, it's been three hours already—still not done?" Lei Shen asked.

"It should still be metamorphosing; I can't see the details, but I think the Baba Tower can detect it," Xiao Yu said, pointing at Luo Feng.

Lei Shen and Hong walk toward Luo Feng.

Luo Feng said, "Even the Baba Tower can't scan everything; the Mo Cloud Vine is just too massive."

In Xiao Yu's mind, the Mo Cloud Vine's long vines continuously shed skin; each shedding makes them longer and thicker. Moreover, the Main Roots increase from 36 to 72, and the length exceeds 210 km.

As seconds tick by, the long vines' color deepens and their length reaches 300 km.

"Success!"

After the Mo Cloud Vine shrinks a thousandfold, it bursts from the ground. Seventy‑two reduced vines, each about 300 m long and roughly 5 cm wide, coil toward Xiao Yu, continuously shrinking until, in the blink of an eye, they merge into Xiao Yu's skin.

"System, terminate the Third Wish."

【90 Wish Copper Coins have been deducted.】

"Wu, what is the current strength of the Mo Cloud Vine?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Xiao Yu, the Mo Cloud Vine is now Universe-level Third Tier."

At Universe-level Third Tier, the 72 Main Roots each possess Universe-level Third Tier power. If each root wielded a Fourth-tier Primal Force Weapon, the lethality would be greater; unfortunately, I don't have that many intact Fourth-tier Primal Force Weapons, though counting the damaged ones, the quantity is sufficient.

Three hours later.

"Alright, let's set out," Xiao Yu said.

The journey takes another ten days.

With the aid of the Universe-level Mo Cloud Vine—equivalent to the help of 72 Universe-level Third Tier cultivators—the six travelers face far fewer hindrances, and their speed more than doubles.

When they encounter beast packs with fewer than a hundred heads, they crush them outright. Even the golden giant‑eagle‑like monsters that soar aloft essentially serve to deliver Wish Points to Xiao Yu.

Along the way, Xiao Yu gains another 45 Wish Silver Coins.

……

Six Path Light Flow halts, revealing Xiao Yu's six companions.

They arrive beside a mountain range that seems shrouded in snow, a realm of darkness; in fact it isn't snow but a raging wind mixed with countless stones! Above the range, towering cumulonimbus clouds swirl, with electric serpents coursing within, constantly brewing.

"Eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, ahead as the map describes is Wind Thunder Gorge," Lei Shen whispered.

Wind Thunder Gorge is the core of this Thunder World, the central region, the most perilous place, and the sole source of Wind Corner Stone.

In Wind Thunder Gorge, the wind grows stronger the closer to the bottom center. The wind at the deepest core contains potent Universe Primordial Energy; even Universe-level cultivators would be shredded into ribbons by the gale, certain death.

Though the bottom is hazardous, it holds the most Wind Corner Stones.

Yet the most dangerous part of the gorge is the lightning above; once it strikes, even a weak Domain Lord dies instantly, and no Universe-level being could survive, let alone Stellar-level. Not even Xiao Yu would dare try.

The six cease flying and trek on foot; the massive gorge resembles a blade‑cut chasm, its barren stone surfaces devoid of vegetation. The rocks are pitch‑black, occasionally flecked with a thread of silver.

Here, most small squads hide; without careful scrutiny they go completely unnoticed.

As Xiao Yu's six party draw nearer the gorge, the gale intensifies. Guided by the Baba Tower, they enter a cave and seal its entrance with stones.

They walk through the cave until they reach a cliff wall where the Wind Thunder Gorge's howling gale blows, a roughly forty‑centimeter‑wide opening puncturing the stone.

Lei Shen picks up a smooth, small stone lying near the cave mouth; the stone is chiefly black, but its surface bears a strange blue coating like a film.

"Huh, this is a Wind Corner Stone," Hong exclaimed, "Second brother, your luck is amazing—you can even find quest items inside this cave."

Xiao Yu reaches the cave entrance; outside, the gale howls like a banshee, darkness envelops the sky, while inside the cave, sealed on one side, the wind is faint.

"According to the book, we have three ways to obtain Wind Corner Stones," Xiao Yu whispered. "The first method is to scramble to the gorge's summit and harvest them; since the wind weakens upward, Stellar-level Seventh or Eighth Tier cultivators can usually endure, the only danger being the lightning above."

"The second is to approach the gorge and, using telekinesis, Force, or the Mo Cloud Vine, pull one or two Wind Corner Stones swept up by the gale directly to us; this method is slower but far safer."

"The third is to raid other squads."

"Everyone, discuss which method we'll take."

After a brief discussion, the six unanimously choose the second method—perhaps slower, but safe.

The gale's rich Universe Primordial Energy allows Luo Feng's current telekinetic strength to reach only 20 cm beyond the cave mouth; even Xiao Yi can extend merely 1 m without dispersing.

With the Mo Cloud Vine now shrunk and at Universe-level Third Tier, its defense is stronger, yet it can penetrate fifteen meters continuously; although the gale slices the long vines like knives, the vine's rapid regeneration heals the damage in an instant.

On the first day in Wind Thunder Gorge, Xiao Yu's six party obtain two Wind Corner Stones, including the one Lei Shen previously found.

On the third day, they acquire another Wind Corner Stone.

On the sixth day, their luck explodes and they gain two more Wind Corner Stones.

……

It takes a full twenty‑five days for Xiao Yu and his group to collect enough Wind Corner Stones—exactly eighteen.

During this period, Xiao Yu controls the Mo Cloud Vine to seize Wind Corner Stones, while Luo Feng, holding a screen, scans everything within a twenty‑kilometer radius.

Throughout, small squads are repeatedly ambushed.

"Look, two more squads are fighting over here," Lei Shen said.

The Mo Cloud Vine re‑integrates into his skin; Xiao Yu glances at the screen and exclaims, "Ouliko!"

Ouliko belongs to the Black Cloud Society; actually Hong and Lei Shen also know him. He's a self‑introduced acquaintance who loves making friends, and once he even asked the group to join a mercenary trainee exam!

"Let's go help," Hong was the first to rush outward.

Afterwards, Xiao Yu followed, and the others followed as well.

At a distance, the team that Ouliko was in was coming under a suppressive attack from another team; now only Ouliko and another Stellar-level Ninth Tier remain alive, while the opposing team possesses five Stellar-level Ninth Tiers, and both sides have suffered injuries.

"Ouliko, here." Xiao Yu sent a voice transmission.

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