After the three True Adepts approached the Ten Directions Platform Marketplace, they showed no intention of entering. They merely wanted to see whether a True Adept was stationed inside.
This was when Xia Nishang's freakishly powerful Divine Sense came in handy—it could probe not only far away, but with exceptional precision.
After probing, she reported that there really was a Golden Core stationed in the marketplace, though only a Low-Grade Golden Core. As for who exactly it was, she could not determine.
First, she was worried that the other side might have laid an ambush and feared being discovered. Second, the techniques of Ten Directions Platform... had no obvious distinguishing traits.
That was right. Although Ten Directions Platform was one of the Wutai, its techniques were far too eclectic. It had neither Carefree Platform's philosophy of "The Dao Follows Nature" nor Myriad Blessings Platform's focus on talismans—really, one could tell just from its name. "Ten Directions" naturally meant techniques from all directions.
Ten Directions Platform was not ashamed of this at all. They truly did not think it was embarrassing—was it not good to draw on the strengths of every school?
Whether it was good or not was another matter. In any case, it prevented Xia Nishang from accurately identifying the other party—whether he was registered or unregistered.
But that did not matter much. The three True Adepts unanimously believed that this man was most likely merely an enshrined cultivator or a hidden Golden Core.
The reason was simple. Ten Directions Platform had only five registered True Adepts in total, and with one dead, only four remained. With the Ten Directions Platform Marketplace currently in utter chaos and on the verge of collapse, surely the main headquarters could not be left without someone guarding it?
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