Starting as the heir of a marquis's mansion, I gained access to a summoning system.

Ironfeather City, Blackscale Merchant Guild.

The morning light spilled across the nine-tiered sun rising over the scorching sea, falling upon the black iron rock-built pavilion of the Chamber of Commerce, only to be completely swallowed up, leaving it devoid of any luster. The entire building was silent and oppressive, as if rooted deep within the ages, concealing countless unknown secrets and transactions.

In the tea room on the third floor, Dongfang Weiyi had been sitting quietly for half an hour.

Master Mo sat upright opposite him, appearing to be in his forties, dressed in a long black robe, exuding a gentle and composed demeanor. He was impeccable in his dealings with people, his fingertips habitually tapping lightly on the table with a calm rhythm, as if all the battles and exorbitant transactions he had handled were nothing more than ordinary accounts.

He brewed three cups of tea in succession.

The first cup of Iron Bone Tea was slightly bitter upon entering the throat, but after swallowing, it generated a warm feeling that slowly nourished the muscles and bones; the second cup of Northern Snow Bud Tea was crisp and refreshing, but in an instant, it transformed into a warm current that flowed throughout the body; the third cup of tea was the most ordinary, but when Master Mo pushed it over, his gaze deliberately fell on the bamboo cane beside Dongfang Weiwo, implying a deeper meaning.

"Young Master Dongfang, the piece of ancient bone you took from Shattered Bone Ridge has now been added to the death list by seventeen forces."

Master Mo spoke calmly, as if discussing trivial matters, yet every word was sharp: "The one with the deepest grudge is Elder Blood Depletion of the Blood Bone Sect. You crippled his left shoulder, forcing him to retreat in a sorry state, and he is now recuperating in the East City Villa. But you must not be careless. His lingering here is not because he is holding back, but because the sect has sent an even stronger backer."

He dipped his fingertip in tea and wrote two clear characters on the table: Blood Infant.

"The Right Protector of the Blood Bone Sect, Granny Blood Infant, late-stage Life and Death Realm."

Master Mo added in a deep voice, "The difference between each minor realm in the Life and Death Realm far exceeds the major realm gap in the Yin and Yang Realm. This person specializes in a unique Bone-Changing Technique. Every time she breaks through a level, she peels away her own bones and blood to replace them with the remains of a powerful expert. So far, she has replaced three skeletons, each one taken from a top expert in the Life and Death Realm, with unfathomable and vicious potential."

Dongfang Weiwo picked up the third cup of tea and slowly swallowed it.

The moment the tea was swallowed, a clear bell suddenly rang out in the long-dormant sea of ​​consciousness!

The long-dormant system has been revived.

Dongfang Weiwo's expression remained unchanged, and he listened calmly as Master Mo recounted the situation, but in his heart, a raging storm was brewing.

Previously, after his cross-dimensional fall, piercing through nine layers of celestial barriers and plummeting from the high-level Tianxuan Continent to the Tianwu Continent, he had always assumed that the system had exhausted its energy and fallen into dormancy. Only now did he realize that the system was not in a state of exhaustion and hibernation, but rather had used all its primordial energy to protect his divine and demonic skeleton, helping him withstand the fatal impact of the cross-dimensional laws crushing and the tearing of the void.

Without the system's desperate protection, his bones would have been shattered to dust during the cross-realm journey, leaving him no chance to be reborn and recover through cultivation.

Now, the system has fully recovered.

The pale gold system panel has been re-laid out, streamlining the complex old data of the Tianxuan Continent and retaining only the core functions. Most importantly, permissions have been fully upgraded—Diamond-level summoning permissions have been officially unlocked.

[The host has been detected fusing with the tenth fragment of the remains; the completion rate of the God-Demon Skeleton has been significantly increased.]

[The cross-realm protection energy was exhausted, but has now been fully restored, and the system has been completely restarted.]

[Diamond-level Summon unlocked; exclusive summon slots generated.]

[Summon now?]

Dongfang Weiwo suppressed the turmoil in his heart, calmly put away the panel, and looked up at Master Mo: "Will tonight's auction start on time?"

"That's right." Master Mo nodded, took out a roll of parchment and pushed it over. "There are three main items. The half of the ancient map of the Demon God Lü that you've been longing for is the second one. This is the complete list of auction items. Distinguished guests of the Black Scale Merchant Guild may view it in advance."

Dongfang Weiwo quickly scanned the list; the 123 items were dazzling, ranging from elixirs and magical artifacts to exotic beasts and spiritual materials, as well as servants and secret techniques. Finally, his gaze settled on the last three treasures marked in red as the grand finale.

The first item is a fragment of the bone stele at the Wangchuan Bridge in the Hall of Immortality.

The second item is the lower half of the ancient map, hand-drawn by Lu Moshen himself.

The third item is a gradeless sleeping beast egg, with a starting bid of only one mid-grade spirit stone. The note is straightforward: suspected waste egg.

"No one can identify this strange beast egg?" Dongfang Weiwo asked.

"The top appraiser in Iron Feather City personally examined it and found no trace of life, basically concluding it was a worthless egg," Master Mo said calmly. "The seller insisted on making it the grand finale, full of hype, saying that only those with a compatible destiny could activate it, but it's just a common hype tactic used by auction houses."

Dongfang Weiwo's gaze darkened slightly as he continued to peruse the list, quickly locking onto a neglected item: a fragment of the Shou Gu Xiang formula, accompanied by a record of replenishing iron-deficient burl tree powder.

This stuff is useless to others, but it is the core key for Lin Xiaoman to complete her family's secret recipe for protecting bones and to refine the top-grade bone-protecting ointment.

"Arrange a quiet, secluded courtyard for me, and refuse all visitors before the auction begins."

Master Mo immediately clapped his hands, and a servant in blue quickly stepped inside, leading Dongfang Weiwo through layers of corridors to a secluded courtyard deep in the backyard.

The courtyard is built with black iron rock walls and has high-level security features, providing excellent soundproofing and privacy. A wooden sign prohibiting VIPs from entering hangs high outside the door, ensuring unparalleled privacy.

Lin Xiaoman was already waiting there.

She squatted in the courtyard, where medicine bottles and jars were scattered everywhere. A small copper stove simmered the medicine over a low flame, and wisps of dark green bone-protecting mist rose and filled the entire courtyard. Hearing footsteps, she didn't even raise her head, and spoke rapidly: "I just finished shopping at the East City Medicine Market. The entire city is completely out of ironwood powder. All the stock was swept away by the Blood Bone Sect. It was Blood Infant Granny who personally ordered the purchase."

"Strange." She sat up, her brow furrowed with confusion. "Iron burl powder is only used for bone setting and strengthening, not for killing poisonous plants. What is she planning to do with such a large stockpile?"

Dongfang Wei leaned his bamboo cane against the door, his tone calm, yet he cut to the chase: "She's preparing for a bone-changing procedure in advance."

"Before the Bone Replacement Technique replaces the old skeleton, the iron burl tree powder must be used to soften the connection between the old and new bones and blood to avoid rejection and backlash. Her acquisition of such a huge amount of tree powder means that she has at least three or four sets of strong people's remains on hand and is about to complete a new round of bone replacement."

Lin Xiaoman's expression changed drastically: "She did this specifically for you? She wants to get a body that can counter your divine demon skeleton?"

"Perhaps it's deliberate targeting, or perhaps it's just a coincidence," Dongfang Weiwo said calmly. "But in any case, we will definitely run into her at tonight's auction."

After speaking, he closed the door, sat cross-legged on the couch, and fully opened the system panel.

In the center, the diamond-level summon slot shines brightly, its golden light understated yet its potential boundless.

Without further hesitation, Dongfang Weiwo resolutely declared: "Summon."

In an instant, a burst of white light exploded in his sea of ​​consciousness, dazzling and brilliant.

As the light faded, a slender and upright young man stood quietly in the sea of ​​consciousness.

His long blue robe was faded from washing, and the sword at his waist was old and worn, its scabbard severely worn. He seemed unremarkable, like an old object covered in dust in a corner. Yet only top experts could sense that this person did not deliberately conceal his aura. It was not that he was hiding his strength, but rather that his swordsmanship had reached perfection, and he was in perfect harmony with the world and the laws of sword intent.

Swallows fly!

A legendary swordsman in the chaotic frontier, undefeated in his lifetime of battles. Without relying on overwhelming realms, but solely on the laws of swordsmanship, he could kill enemies beyond his level and touch the ultimate limit of swordsmanship in this world.

【Swallow Flight (Wild Sword Form)】

[Cultivation Level: Early Stage of Reincarnation Realm]

[Combat Strength: Sword Mastery, capable of fighting against peak Reincarnation Realm cultivators of higher levels]

[Exclusive Feature: Tripartite Unity – Inner Core, True Qi, and Sword Intent merge into one, forming a Sword Domain. Within this domain, spatial laws can be reshaped, temporarily breaking through realm suppression.]

Loyalty: Absolute loyalty, retaining complete memories and independent growth potential.

With a thought, Dongfang Weiwo unleashed a golden summoning light from his fingertips, and a portal as tall as a person appeared in the void before him. Beyond the portal lay a vast wasteland, the wind howling—the very ancient frontier land where Yan Fei had once fought.

A wisp of extremely cold sword energy pierced through the light gate first, instantly filling the entire secret chamber. The dark gold protective energy surrounding the room was actually forced to retreat three inches by this wisp of sword energy.

The next moment, Yan Fei stepped out and set foot on the Tianwu Continent.

The bluestone bricks beneath his feet cracked silently, then healed instantly. This was his instinctive test of the hardness of the laws governing this world and the upper limit of swordsmanship—gentle yet extremely intimidating.

Yan Fei raised his eyes, his gaze piercing through the walls, restrictions, and city, looking towards the nine blazing suns over the Sea of ​​Ashes, his eyes reflecting nine shimmering sword shadows.

"This place has no moon, the spiritual energy is viscous, and the laws are heavy, suppressing the sharpness of the sword." Yan Fei's voice was calm and cold, without any ripples. "It can't compare to the unrestrained freedom of the borderlands, but it's quite interesting."

He untied the old sword from his waist, placed it across his lap, sat cross-legged, and looked up at Dongfang Weiwo with an unusually solemn expression: "Young Master, you have ascended across realms and possess the skeleton of a god or demon from another world, your foundation is astonishing. But precisely because of this, the seeds of disaster are hidden."

"Your skeleton does not belong to either the Heavenly Martial or the Heavenly Profound realms, and it comes with top-tier law fragments. Every time you fight, it will accelerate the awakening of your laws. However, the more you awaken, the more intense the conflict with the laws of this world will be."

"Once you are completely exposed, the Supreme Realm old monsters lurking in the world will definitely set their sights on you."

Dongfang Weiwo's gaze sharpened slightly: "Why are they looking for me?"

"For thousands of years, countless people have been trapped at the bottleneck of the Supreme Realm, with no hope of breaking through in their entire lives," Yan Fei said calmly. "Your divine and demonic skeleton is their only chance to break free from the shackles and step into a new realm. Now that you can reverse the Life and Death Realm at the Yin-Yang Realm, it is enough to prove that the upper limit of this skeleton far exceeds that of the Supreme Realm."

"I will give myself three days to adapt to this method. Within the Samsara Realm, no one can stop me." Yan Fei closed his eyes to rest, his aura rapidly settling. "But remember, unless absolutely necessary, do not let me use my full strength. Once my swordsmanship is completely exposed, attracting the attention of the Supreme Beings, no one will be able to cover my retreat."

Dongfang Weiwo nodded slightly.

He was well aware of the significance of this trump card. Reincarnation Realm was already among the top combat strength in the Tianwu Continent, and Yan Fei was a sword prodigy capable of killing enemies beyond his level. But the stronger the trump card, the greater the cost of revealing it. It should never be used lightly unless in a life-or-death situation.

Pushing open the door, the courtyard was bathed in gentle breeze and bright sunshine.

Lin Xiaoman had just finished brewing a batch of bone-strengthening ointment and was carefully portioning and storing it. Before she could even speak, she heard hurried, chaotic footsteps outside the courtyard gate.

A Blackscale Merchant Guild deacon rushed in, his face pale and covered in cold sweat, his voice urgent: "Young Master Dongfang, something terrible has happened!"

"Wan Qifeng, the young master of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, has arrived in Iron Feather City and publicly declared that he will definitely acquire the ancient map of the Demon God Lü tonight! In addition, he specifically demands that you hand over the ancient ruler bone from Shattered Bone Ridge, threatening that if you hand over the bone, you can have your body intact; otherwise, he will take your life after the auction ends!"

"What's even more troublesome is that after receiving the news, Blood Infant Granny of the Blood Bone Sect proactively sent a formal invitation to Wanqi Peak." The deacon swallowed hard, his tone grave. "The Blood Bone Sect and Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain have been mortal enemies for generations, yet now, because of you, they've formed a temporary alliance!"

"That's not all! The Yin Sha Sect just posted a city-wide reward of 50,000 mid-grade spirit stones to buy your skeleton, dead or alive!"

"The entire city's rogue cultivators have gone completely mad. Fifty thousand spirit stones are enough to support a martial artist breaking through to the Life and Death Realm. Now, a large number of desperate rogue cultivators have banded together, planning to take advantage of the chaos at the auction and the loosening of city restrictions to ambush and plunder you! The rules of Iron Feather City prohibiting private duels can restrain sects and families, but they cannot restrain this group of desperados!"

In just half a day, Dongfang Weiwo became the center of attention in the entire Iron Feather City, and was closely watched by countless forces and independent cultivators.

The atmosphere inside the courtyard instantly became tense.

Lin Xiaoman silently tightened the strap of her medicine pouch, turned to the steward outside the door, and spoke in a clear yet unwavering voice: "Does the Black Scale Merchant Guild still have any Ironwood Powder in its warehouse? The claim of a city-wide shortage is just an excuse; your guild definitely has some in stock!"

"I possess the complete Lin family's secret recipe for protecting bones. With just ten catties of iron burl tree powder, I can refine a high-grade bone-protecting ointment. Tonight, in the battle between experts at the Life and Death Realm, this ointment will allow his skeleton to withstand three full-force blows from a Life and Death Realm expert!"

The steward shuddered and instinctively looked at the tightly closed guest room door. From the crack in the door, a faint, cool sword aura quietly emanated, calm and restrained, yet carrying a terrifying pressure that could crush everything.

He instantly realized that this seemingly solitary young man, whose cultivation was only at the Yin-Yang Realm, was not fighting alone at all.

Dongfang Weiwo raised his hand and gently pressed down on the bamboo cane in his hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The entire city was filled with murderous intent and rampant greed, with countless people eyeing him covetously, eager to seize his divine and demonic blood.

But behind him, there was already a supreme master of swordsmanship.

He looked at the deacon, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable confidence: "The auction will proceed as scheduled."

"Please tell Master Mo that the Blood Bone Sect and the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain want the ancient map. They can just bid and compete. I will bid fairly and squarely according to the rules of the Chamber of Commerce."

"But anyone who dares to plot to ambush and steal the bones after the auction ends, once the restrictions are lifted—"

With a light tap of his bamboo staff, Dongfang Weiwo silently shattered the fragments of the bluestone slab into dust.

"Let them all come at once. It'll save me time from sending them to their deaths in batches."