"Grand Minister of Agriculture, we can climb the mountain from ten directions, but nine of those paths lead to a Bronze Divination Altar."
"It is an unavoidable checkpoint for ascending the mountain. If one cannot pass it, Fate Masters can only seek divinations at the foot of the mountain."
"The success rate is not much higher than usual."
On the Tortoise Pattern Ancient Dao, Ji Si and Zhao Xing communicated through their minds.
"The Bronze Chaos Altars were originally used by the Ten Aspects Gate to recruit disciples. They were also the sect gate's first layer of defense against enemy retaliation."
"However, the nine Bronze Divination Altars were later affected by Ten Directions Mountain and underwent unknown changes, causing the Ten Aspects Gate to lose absolute control over this checkpoint."
Zhao Xing nodded slightly. If they could not pass the first checkpoint, then whether it was fortune slips, divination, deduction, prophecy, or any other Fate Master spell or treasure, its success rate would be no better than usual. Climbing the mountain would be a wasted trip.
During Ten Directions Mountain's previous appearances, many people had been stuck at this checkpoint. Some had even mistaken it for the mountaintop.
Of course, there had also been lucky ones. During the Spirit Domain Era, a Reincarnation Realm fellow from the Heavenly Palace named Han Chuchen had encountered the Hemp Robe Divine Physiognomy and sought a divination here to survive his tribulation.
Later, that man encountered Zhao Xing during his weaker days. He took money to settle Zhao Xing's affairs, but failed to settle them and was punished with reincarnation instead.
"Of the nine Bronze Divination Altars, seven are commonly visible, while two are often hidden."
"Passing this checkpoint requires at least two people, unless one has the ability to create avatars. One serves