Return to the City: The Strongest King-Chapter 1743 - 1682: Dragon Gate Great Array (Part 2)

Lin Feng said: "This legacy is definitely correct. If you don't feel anything, it must be because you came along with the four princesses, which triggered the method to unlock the formation."

Song Xiaodong nodded and said: "That is very likely, huh, I feel a bit of a strange sensation."

"What kind of strange sensation?" Lin Feng, Sun Yiyi, and Chu Xianling immediately asked in unison.

Song Xiaodong pondered for a moment and said: "This sensation is really hard to describe, it's as if the shield of the formation feels a kind of familiarity with me, almost like it's greeting me."

"Really? I don't feel anything, Xianling, do you?" Sun Yiyi placed her hand on the dense fog again, feeling it and then asked Chu Xianling.

Chu Xianling also tried it, shaking her head slightly and said: "I don't have the sensation Xiaodong described either."

At this point, Lin Feng interjected: "This is the Dragon Gate's Guardian Gate Formation, the Young Sect Master is our Dragon Gate's legacy, so this formation should feel the bloodline of the Young Sect Master, which is why there's a sense of closeness."

Sun Yiyi grinned and said: "This is getting more and more mysterious, why do I feel like we're about to approach a new world that we've never touched before?"

Sun Yiyi and Chu Xianling marveled at the formation's strangeness, while Song Xiaodong narrowed his eyes, his hands probing into the dense fog, motionless.

"Old..." Sun Yiyi was about to speak when she suddenly noticed something was wrong with Song Xiaodong's state and quickly shut her mouth.

Chu Xianling and Lin Feng also recognized Song Xiaodong's odd state, both stepped back quietly, watching him without daring to disturb him.

As soon as Song Xiaodong's hands touched the dense fog, he slowly began to channel True Qi into it.

Initially, the True Qi seemed to sink into the sea without eliciting any reaction, but after a while, a special energy, like True Qi yet different, permeated his meridians.

This Qi gave Song Xiaodong a sense of goodwill, a feeling of closeness, and he immediately controlled his True Qi, allowing it not to resist the entry of this external True Qi.

This was because Song Xiaodong practiced Dual Cultivation, which allowed him to smoothly let outside energies enter his body; ordinary experts would surely reject the foreign True Qi.

The True Qi entering Song Xiaodong's meridians had no aggressiveness, flowing gently.

Song Xiaodong felt as though a clear stream had been injected into his meridians, infusing them with a distinct vitality, creating a peculiar resonance between his meridians and the Qi, almost as if he was practicing Dual Cultivation with the formation.

It seemed like the Qi from the formation was trying to convey something to him, but Song Xiaodong couldn't quite grasp the message.

Song Xiaodong was completely immersed in the exchange and sensation with the Qi, forgetting about time and his location.

His meridians grew stronger and more resilient under the nourishment of this Qi.

"Crack!"

A sound of something breaking echoed in Song Xiaodong's mind, then a surge of True Qi suddenly rose from his Dantian.

"Third Stage True Qi!"

Song Xiaodong was overjoyed; he had unknowingly attained the Third Stage True Qi.

But this joy prompted him to quickly restrain himself, immediately controlling the Third Stage True Qi, causing it to circulate within his meridians repeatedly, using the formation's Qi to nurture it.

After an indefinite amount of time, Song Xiaodong finally opened his eyes and then slowly stepped back.

"Young Master!" Lin Feng's voice came from behind.

Song Xiaodong turned to look at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's body suddenly shook, staring at Song Xiaodong in shock and stammering: "Young Master, did you breakthrough?"

"What? Breakthrough?" Chu Xianling and Sun Yiyi, who were enjoying the view by the shore, rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

Song Xiaodong showed a brilliant smile and said: "Yes, I've reached the Third Stage True Qi."

"Really?" Sun Yiyi and Chu Xianling immediately held Song Xiaodong's hands, True Qi directly entering his meridians, sensing the change in his True Qi.

Song Xiaodong relaxed his True Qi, letting them both feel it.

Sun Yiyi exclaimed: "Wow, it's true, your Second Stage True Qi hadn't even reached the state of Great Perfection, how did you suddenly breakthrough to the Third Stage?"

Chu Xianling was equally surprised, saying: "Yes, it's too fast, I feel that the Third Stage True Qi has even reached a certain scale."

Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said: "All this was brought to me by the formation. You can also go and feel it; maybe you'll benefit from it too."

"How? How?" Sun Yiyi asked eagerly.

Song Xiaodong recounted his experience, also not avoiding Lin Feng, and said: "Elder Lin, you should try too."

Lin Feng said excitedly: "Alright, I'll try too."

Again, they extended their hands into the dense fog, although Song Xiaodong still felt the Qi entering his meridians, its effectiveness was significantly reduced; yet it was obviously better than his usual practice.

After more than an hour, Chu Xianling released her hand, and Song Xiaodong withdrew too, softly asking: "How was it?"

Chu Xianling shook her head slightly and said: "Although I felt the Qi within the formation, it didn't seem to nourish my meridians."

Song Xiaodong asked in surprise: "You didn't gain anything?"

"No..." Chu Xianling replied with a wry smile, shaking her head.

At this time, Lin Feng also stepped back and said: "I had the same experience as Miss Xianling, no gains."

Song Xiaodong frowned and said: "I thought it wasn't difficult, I'm not trying to discourage you but it felt easy to me."

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment and said: "It might be related to your unique status. Although I'm an Elder of Dragon Gate, I don't have the bloodline of the Dragon Gate Sect Leader, so perhaps I'm not recognized by the Qi from this formation."

Chu Xianling pointed at Sun Yiyi and said: "But look at Yiyi; she seems to have gained something."

At this moment, Sun Yiyi still had her hands in the dense fog, her concentration clearly indicating she had gained something.

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment and said: "Maybe we missed something earlier; let's try again."

Chu Xianling and Elder Lin Feng tried again, but made no progress.

After several attempts, Lin Feng shook his head and said: "It probably is related to the bloodline, otherwise the Dark Night Sect should have discovered the benefits of this Qi, even if they can't enter, they would have many people enjoying its advantages."

Song Xiaodong thought so too and said: "Then, Yiyi... I might understand now."

Chu Xianling suddenly had a revelation and said: "Dual Cultivation?"

Song Xiaodong nodded and said: "That's very likely. Yiyi and I practiced Dual Cultivation and our True Qi fused, equivalent to having my Qi in her body, which the formation recognized, thus she benefitted."

Chu Xianling gave Song Xiaodong a complex look, carrying a hint of grievance.

Lin Feng coughed lightly and said: "I'll go and keep an eye on the Dark Night Sect members." Then he walked away, this topic was unsuitable for him to listen to here.

At this moment, Sun Yiyi also withdrew, and Chu Xianling immediately asked eagerly: "Yiyi, how was it?"

Sun Yiyi said joyfully: "Great, I gained a lot, though not as much as my husband, but I'm close to the Second Stage True Qi Great Perfection."

Song Xiaodong and Chu Xianling grasped her wrist, indeed feeling the change in Sun Yiyi's True Qi.

These days, the three have been practicing the formation together, so they have a clear understanding of each other's abilities. Even a slight change is detectable; Sun Yiyi's transformation was indeed substantial.

While Chu Xianling's expression grew even more melancholic.