Where Winds Meet Rising Beyond Guide: How to Build the Skytouch Rail and Unlock Sky Shuttle

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Introduction: Fast Travel Comes to Hidden Mountain

Rising Beyond is the Exploration quest that unlocks the Skytouch Rail — Where Winds Meet's fast-travel network across Hidden Mountain. Unlike standard fast-travel points unlocked by discovering Boundary Stones, the Skytouch Rail is a server-wide construction project that requires players to submit specific crafting materials at designated submission points. The more materials submitted by the community, the more of the rail network becomes active.

Completing Rising Beyond also unlocks the Sky Shuttle — a scenic aerial transit system that connects major Hidden Mountain landmarks. This guide covers every material, every crafting recipe, where to find the Pangolin Peddler for weekly Dragonbane Timber, how to add co-builders for shared progress, and the common mistakes that waste your materials.

The Skytouch Rail in context: Hidden Mountain is the largest and most vertically complex region in Where Winds Meet, spanning mountain peaks, underground Mohist facilities, suspended walkways, and deep valleys connected by cable cars. Traversing it on foot or by horse is slow and often requires detours around unclimbable cliffs. The Skytouch Rail system was designed as the region's primary transportation infrastructure — completing it transforms Hidden Mountain from a slow exploration zone into a rapidly navigable map. The system is shared across the entire server, meaning your material contributions benefit every player on your server, and theirs benefit you. This is one of the few truly cooperative infrastructure systems in Where Winds Meet, similar in spirit to Guild construction projects but on a server-wide scale. Prioritizing Rising Beyond early maximizes your Hidden Mountain exploration efficiency throughout the rest of Season 13.

How to Unlock Rising Beyond

Rising Beyond does not appear immediately after completing A Flourishing Legacy. The unlock sequence:

Complete A Flourishing Legacy (Hidden Mountain Jianghu Legacy Vol. 2).

Skip time using the in-game clock. Advance the clock by several hours. Rising Beyond then appears in your Wulin Journal under the Exploration tab.

Accept the quest from the Wulin Journal.

The time-skip requirement catches many players off guard. If the quest does not appear after completing A Flourishing Legacy, use the in-game clock to advance time by at least one full day, then check the journal again.

Skytouch Rail Materials: Complete List

The Skytouch Rail requires four materials, divided into two categories — purchasable/craftable and craft-only:

All four materials require Timber (obtained by chopping trees) and Dragonbane Timber (purchased from the Pangolin Peddler or found through Hidden Mountain exploration). The crafting recipes are the same — Timber plus Dragonbane Timber — but each material has a distinct function in the Skytouch Rail construction.

Where to Get Every Material

Wooden Wheel and Mortise and Tenon Joint

These two materials can be purchased directly from the Mohist Hill Sect Shop, saving you crafting time. Each is limited to 10 per week. If you have excess Mohist Hill currency, buying these weekly is the most efficient use of your resources.

If you need more than the weekly cap, craft them using Timber and Dragonbane Timber. The crafting interface is accessed through the Construction menu.

Wooden Truss and Dragonbane Plank

These two materials cannot be purchased. They must be crafted using Timber and Dragonbane Timber. There is no weekly crafting limit — you can produce as many as your materials allow.

Because they cannot be purchased, Dragonbane Timber availability is the bottleneck for Wooden Truss and Dragonbane Plank production. Prioritize buying Dragonbane Timber weekly to maintain a steady supply.

Dragonbane Timber Sources

The Pangolin Peddler is the primary source. With 999 Dragonbane Timber available weekly at 999 stock, most players will never exhaust this supply. The shop is located near the Confluence Gazebo teleport point in Hidden Mountain — descend one level from the teleport marker and look for the merchant stall.

A convenient material submission point is also located adjacent to the Pangolin Peddler, making the Confluence Gazebo area the most efficient hub for buying Dragonbane Timber, crafting materials, and submitting them in a single trip.

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How to Add Co-Builders

The Skytouch Rail is a shared progression system. Before submitting any materials:

Open your Team/Co-Builder menu.

Add co-builders who will contribute to the same Skytouch Rail project.

Only then submit materials.

Critical warning: Materials submitted before co-builders join do not count toward shared progress. Any materials your co-builders submitted prior to joining your team are also excluded. The system only tracks materials submitted after the co-builder relationship is established.

Best practice: Add your co-builders as soon as Rising Beyond appears in your journal. Do not submit a single material until all intended co-builders have joined. This prevents wasted contributions and ensures maximum shared progress.

Co-builder coordination strategies: For efficient rail construction, assign roles within your group. Designate one player as the Dragonbane Timber runner — this player buys the full 999 weekly stock from the Pangolin Peddler and distributes it to crafters. Assign crafters to specialize in specific materials: one player focuses on Wooden Trusses, another on Dragonbane Planks, and a third handles the Wooden Wheels and Mortise and Tenon Joints from the Mohist Hill Sect Shop. This division of labor prevents duplicate crafting and ensures balanced material submissions across all four types.

Communication is essential. Use in-game chat or an external messaging platform to track who submitted what and which segments are closest to completion. The Skytouch Rail interface shows segment progress as a percentage — coordinate your submissions to push the highest-value segments to 100% first. Priority segments are typically the ones connecting Confluence Gazebo (where the Pangolin Peddler is located) to other major hubs, as these establish the backbone of the fast-travel network earliest.

Woodcutting optimization: Timber is the shared ingredient for all Skytouch Rail materials. Hidden Mountain has dense bamboo and hardwood forests near Mohist Hill and along the riverbank south of Confluence Gazebo. Set aside a dedicated woodcutting session each week — about 20-30 minutes of focused tree chopping yields enough Timber for a full round of crafting. Using the Woodcutter's Elixir consumable (crafted via Medicine) increases Timber yield per tree and can cut your farming time by roughly 30%.

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Submission Points and Progress Tracking

Submission points are marked on the Hidden Mountain map with distinctive Skytouch Rail icons. The closest and most convenient point is near the Pangolin Peddler at Confluence Gazebo.

Progress is tracked in the quest interface. The Skytouch Rail builds in segments — each segment requires a specific total of submitted materials to complete. Completed segments activate the Sky Shuttle route between connected stations.

The Pangolin Peddler: Your Weekly Supplier

The Pangolin Peddler is the most important NPC for Rising Beyond. Memorize this location:

• Teleport to: Confluence Gazebo (Hidden Mountain)

• Navigate: One level below the teleport point

• Stock: 999 Dragonbane Timber per week

• Also sells: Additional crafting supplies

Visit weekly. Buy the full stock if you are actively contributing to the Skytouch Rail. If you are stockpiling for future crafting, buy what you can afford and store Dragonbane Timber in your inventory for later use.

Sky Shuttle: What It Does

Once segments of the Skytouch Rail are completed through collective material submissions, the Sky Shuttle becomes operational on those routes. The Sky Shuttle is a fast-travel system unique to Hidden Mountain — an aerial cable car network that provides rapid transit between Hidden Mountain landmarks, scenic views of Jadestream Valley during transit, and access to elevated areas that are difficult to reach on foot.

The Sky Shuttle system expands progressively as more rail segments are completed. Early segments connect central hubs; later segments unlock remote areas and exploration zones. The construction progress of each segment is visible on the Hidden Mountain map, allowing you to plan routes based on which segments are currently active.

Why the Sky Shuttle matters for endgame: Many Hidden Mountain world bosses, Hero's Trials, and Sword Forge Challenge locations are positioned near Sky Shuttle stations. Having full Sky Shuttle access significantly reduces travel time between farming routes, making daily boss rotations and material grinding substantially more efficient. Players on servers with completed Skytouch Rails consistently earn more Hidden Mountain Exploration EXP per play session than those on servers where the rail is still under construction. Investing materials in Rising Beyond is an investment in your long-term region efficiency.

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How the Sky Shuttle integrates with exploration: Unlike Boundary Stones, which unlock one-way teleport points, the Sky Shuttle is bidirectional — you can travel in either direction along any completed route. This makes it the single most important infrastructure unlock for Hidden Mountain farming routes, daily quest completion, and boss rotation efficiency. Players with a fully completed Skytouch Rail network can complete their daily Hidden Mountain activities in roughly half the time it takes on foot or horseback.

Sky Shuttle stations and mount access: Each Sky Shuttle station features a boarding platform where you can also summon your mount (using the "6" key after completing the "For Whom Does He Return" quest in Chapter One). This means you can shuttle to a station and immediately mount up to reach nearby objectives that are not directly at the station platform. The combination of Sky Shuttle for long-distance transit and mount for short-range traversal is the most efficient way to navigate Hidden Mountain's large and vertically complex map. If you have the Veridian Envoy mount, its double-jump ability further enhances navigation at shuttle station exits, allowing you to reach elevated platforms that are otherwise only accessible from specific approach angles.

Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Submitting materials before adding co-builders. This is the most frequent and costly error. Materials submitted solo do not transfer to shared progress. Solution: add co-builders before any submissions.

Ignoring weekly shop limits. The Mohist Hill Sect Shop and Pangolin Peddler both have weekly purchase caps. Missing a week delays your progress by seven days. Solution: set a weekly reminder to visit both shops.

Not crafting Wooden Trusses and Dragonbane Planks. Some players assume these are purchasable. They are not — they must be crafted. Solution: allocate crafting time after each Dragonbane Timber purchase.

Submitting materials to the wrong rail segment. Check which segment your co-builder group is targeting before submitting. Wasted materials on already-completed or low-priority segments slow overall progress.

Conclusion: Build Your Rail, Ride the Sky

Rising Beyond is the infrastructure quest that makes Hidden Mountain traversal efficient. Complete A Flourishing Legacy. Skip time. Add co-builders. Buy Dragonbane Timber from the Pangolin Peddler weekly. Craft Wooden Trusses and Dragonbane Planks. Submit materials at Confluence Gazebo. Watch the Skytouch Rail — and your Sky Shuttle access — expand segment by segment.

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FAQ

How do I unlock Rising Beyond?

Complete A Flourishing Legacy, then use the in-game clock to skip time forward. Rising Beyond appears in the Wulin Journal under Exploration.

Where do I get Dragonbane Timber?

From the Pangolin Peddler near the Confluence Gazebo teleport point in Hidden Mountain (one level below). Weekly stock of 999.

Which materials must be crafted?

Wooden Truss and Dragonbane Plank cannot be purchased — they must be crafted using Timber and Dragonbane Timber.

What happens if I submit materials before adding co-builders?

Those materials do not count toward shared progress. Always add co-builders before any submissions.

How many Wooden Wheels can I buy per week?

10 from the Mohist Hill Sect Shop. Same limit for Mortise and Tenon Joints.

What is the Sky Shuttle?

A fast-travel cable car network across Hidden Mountain, unlocked progressively as Skytouch Rail segments are completed.

Can I craft materials without Dragonbane Timber?

No. All Skytouch Rail materials require Dragonbane Timber in addition to regular Timber.