Chapter 463 - Formation Set (1/2)

”Which one? Any?” Ma Rong asked.

Alex looked down and pointed at 3 different nodes and said, ”Those 3 nodes. As long as the Origins in those nodes are filled, and assuming I set everything properly, it should work.”

Ma Rong nodded and flew down to one of the nodes Alex had pointed at. She released her True Qi onto the node and started pouring it out as much as she could.

Alex watched from above and waited for the formation to start. As for Ma Rong, she struggled to activate the node. No matter how much she tried, she just couldn't get the formation to start.

In the end, she couldn't help but be sure that she couldn't do it. ”It's not working,” she said.

Alex frowned. ”That shouldn't be the case. These nodes seem perfectly fine,” he said as he flew down next to her.

He then checked the nodes to see what the problem was and realized that the node was unusually cold, even frosted at places.

”Ah, it's your Qi, master. I think the Yin Qi is stopping the formation from running as well as it should,” Alex said.

”That… so my body is at fault again?” Ma Rong softly spoke and stopped pouring in Qi. ”Just how much trouble is it going to give me?”

”It's okay, master. Take your time getting used to your constitution. It shouldn't take that long now,” Alex said.

”Sigh, I know,” Ma Rong said. ”Anyway, what should we do now?”

”Hmm… maybe we should call some other elder. We need someone to pour in more tru—”

Alex stopped speaking. He suddenly looked back and felt the air. The node had defrosted a little and Alex could start feeling the Qi in the air.

”It's working,” he said under his breath.

”What?” Ma Rong asked.

”It's working,” he shouted. ”Haha, it's working, master. You did it.”

Ma Rong looked around, but she couldn't tell anything. Everything including Qi and air came to a complete standstill when they were near her, and the only thing she could possibly feel now was auras.

She tried to feel the air, but nothing happened. ”What's supposed to happen?” she asked.

”It's Qi, master. Qi is gathering in this area,” Alex said. ”I hope this means the other formations will work too. Let's go, master.”

Alex then flew over to the next node with Ma Rong following right behind him.  Once he reacher there, he let Ma Rong work on it again.

Ma Rong wasn't sure what happened to the last node, but her disciple said that it was working so that was all she needed.

He put aside her hesitation and started pouring her Qi into the node and waited for it to work. But once again, despite her constant pouring of Qi, it didn't show any signs of working at all.

Alex waited for a few moments and said, ”Master, can you stop for a moment?”

Ma Rong nodded and stopped pouring in Qi. She was about to be disappointed about it not working when she saw her disciples concentrated face. She waited for a moment and saw his face put on a smile.

”It's working,” he said.

Ma Rong couldn't help but sigh. She still couldn't tell anything. Somehow, even her spiritual sense was cold, so she couldn't even use them to feel most of the time unless she focused on keeping her Yin Qi inside.

”I can't even tell if they work. Let's just go to the next one,” she said.

”Uh… but you can, master,” Alex said. ”Look behind you.”

Ma Rong didn't know what he was referring to and turned around. Suddenly, her eyes went wide as she visibly saw Qi and energy start gathering on the mountain.

The 5 colored Qi was moving all in front of her face, going left and right as it flowed with the wind.

”How?” she asked.

”I think I understood what is happening, master,” Alex said.

Ma Rong turned to look at him inquisitively and waited for him to tell her what she had figured out.

”So, just as how all energy and attack lose momentum near you, the Qi you pour out onto the formation also suppress the formation from doing anything at all.”

”However, the moment you stop using it and the Yin Qi gain their freedom, they go back to functioning normally and the formation starts working.”