"That Formation of Light — we can't enter it?" Chu Feng asked.
"The Formation of Light, although activated by the Rookie Formation, is not something the rookies themselves can enter," Dongguo Bingyu said.
"Then who gets to enjoy the cultivation resources inside the Formation of Light?" Chu Feng asked.
"The Lord of the Main Domain," Dongguo Bingyu said.
Hearing this, Chu Feng finally understood why that woman from the Linghu Heavenly Clan had been so concerned about whether the Formation of Light would open or not.
It turned out that whether the Formation of Light could open directly affected whether the Linghu Heavenly Clan would get to enjoy the cultivation resources.
Crack— Crack— Just then, a strange sound suddenly came from a barrier gate deep within the great hall. At the same time, waves of peculiar barrier power began emanating from within the gate.
It was indeed barrier power, yet entirely different from the ordinary kind. This barrier power transformed into several pillars of light that shot toward the crowd.
In the end, they streamed directly into the bodies of Chu Feng, Chu Qing, Chu Shuangshuang, and the others.
At this moment, Chu Feng understood that this barrier power was aimed specifically at them — those who had only just entered the Ancestral Martial Cultivation Realm this year.
Because neither Dongguo Bingyu nor the Dongguo Twin Heroes nor the others had been enveloped by the barrier power.
Once enveloped by that barrier power, Chu Feng could feel that it was actually trying to communicate with him, as though this barrier power possessed a consciousness of its own.
"All newcomers, sit cross-legged immediately and focus your minds to communicate with it!"
Right at that moment, the man from the Linghu Heavenly Clan suddenly barked out a command.
Upon hearing his words, Chu Feng and the others hurriedly sat cross-legged, lowering their mental barriers and allowing the barrier power to merge with them and establish communication.
Hum— After roughly the time it took to burn a stick of incense, the barrier gate that had been emitting the barrier power suddenly blazed with brilliant light. Countless barrier talismans, like a school of fish, followed the flow of barrier power and surged into the bodies of Chu Feng and the others.
They then coalesced upon each person's forehead.
In short order, the barrier power converged into a single rune on their foreheads.
"The summoning is complete — the Rookie Formation has been activated!" Upon witnessing this, someone let out a joyful cry.
"All newcomers, use the barrier power to inscribe your name and the name of your faction onto the rune on your forehead," the man from the Linghu Heavenly Clan said.
Hearing this, Chu Feng and the others immediately complied. But some of the more curious among them couldn't help asking, "Sir, why must we do this?"
"The rune on your forehead serves as your identity marker, so you must inscribe your name upon it."
"Now that you have successfully activated the Rookie Formation, it will shortly summon you into the great formation. With your level of comprehension, you should all be able to enter — though there will be differences in speed."
"Naturally, those who enter the great formation first will have access to better opportunities. Furthermore… the gate will display the names of the first ten people to enter," the man from the Linghu Heavenly Clan said.