The ash-black wind howled past the jagged rocks along the edge of Wind Fierce Plateau like the wails of countless wronged souls.
Wu Yiping stood atop a lofty peak, tightening the windward cloak around himself as he narrowed his eyes at the black storm that blanketed the entire Wind Fierce Plateau.
He had been stationed at the Wind Fierce Plateau outpost for over a month. His daily duties were to record changes in the storm's boundary, monitor any exotic beasts that might escape from it, and maintain several surveillance formations.
"Senior Brother Wu, today's data has been recorded!" His Junior Brother Yang Qing swept down from a nearby peak and handed over a jade slip. "The storm's range expanded another three zhang compared to yesterday. That's considered the smallest fluctuation in recent times. I think there shouldn't be any problem!"
Wu Yiping accepted the jade slip. His spiritual sense swept through the densely packed data recorded within—the flow of spiritual energy, changes in wind speed, energy radiation intensity, and more. He nodded slightly. "No major fluctuations are a good thing. It means that thing inside the plateau is still behaving itself!"
A storm had suddenly erupted within Wind Fierce Plateau, enveloping the entire plateau. From then on, this place had become a high-risk region.
The Mechanical Empire had previously attempted to attack it, only to suffer heavy losses. At the time, they had needed to guard against the Tianli Sect, so they had left it alone and merely established outposts to monitor changes in the storm over Wind Fierce Plateau.
The Tianli Sect, meanwhile, had not wanted to be ambushed by the Mechanical Empire while attacking, so they had not intervened either. Thus, this place had remained under surveillance all this time.
Now, the storm covered the entirety of Wind