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

Back at the rear residence of the Zhenfu Division, Dongfang Weiwo simply set up a few warning formations. He sat cross-legged on the couch and began circulating the innate chapter of the "Dragon Body Refining Technique".

True Qi surged like a river, circulating repeatedly within the meridians. Deep within the Qi Sea, the vortex of true Qi was slowly condensing and compressing, gradually approaching the Profound Gang Realm.

The Profound Gang Realm, the second level of the Innate Realm.

The core of this realm is to condense the true qi in the dantian into "gang"—an energy form that is more solid and destructive than true qi.

When released, the Qi can transform into swords and blades, protecting the body like armor, with power far surpassing ordinary true Qi.

Dongfang Weiwo has been stagnant in the late stage of Qi Sea for some time. His foundation is solid and his bottleneck is loosening. He is only one step away from success.

His consciousness sank into his dantian, guiding his inner energy to circulate according to the cultivation method. Once, twice, three times…

One day, two days, three days...

Late on the fifth night, a crisp cracking sound suddenly came from inside Dongfang Weiwo's body, as if something had shattered.

The sound did not come from the bones, but from the depths of the dantian—a spiritual sound emitted when true qi changes.

Click! Click! Click!

The cracking sounds grew more frequent, like ice shattering or the first thunder of spring. Fine beads of sweat seeped from Dongfang Weiwo's body, soaking his clothes, which fluttered wildly in the whistling waves of true energy. The air in the entire secret chamber trembled violently, and the longsword hanging on the wall hummed, as if sensing the birth of some extremely sharp power.

Within the Qi Sea, the vortex of true Qi suddenly accelerated, its rotation speed increasing more than tenfold. A terrifying suction force surged from the center of the vortex, swallowing up all the true Qi in the meridians, even extracting every strand of true essence hidden within the body and converging it towards the Dantian.

Compress, and compress again.

The originally misty true energy became thick and viscous under this pressure, then became increasingly solid—finally, a dazzling silver-white light exploded at the center of the vortex, transforming into countless thread-like crystals. That was the ultimate form of true energy.

Qi!

The moment the first wisp of qi condensed, the entire dantian seemed to be illuminated. Silvery-white light filled the dantian, illuminating the originally dim dantian. Immediately afterwards, the second, third, fourth... countless wisps of silvery-white qi flew out of the vortex like swimming dragons, shuttling and swirling in the dantian, each containing a sharpness capable of tearing through steel.

This is far from over.

Once the Qi begins to condense, it's like a flood bursting its banks, unstoppable. Veins bulged on Dongfang Weiwo's forehead as he could clearly feel his power surging at an alarming rate—the barrier between the late Qi Sea stage and the early Xuan Gang stage was pierced through like paper by this power.

Doubled. When the Qi has condensed more than halfway, the power is already twice that before the breakthrough.

Doubled. When his inner energy permeated his dantian, the increase reached a level that even he himself was alarmed by.

three times!

The moment the last wisp of true energy completely transformed into protective energy, Dongfang Weiwo suddenly opened his eyes.

boom!

An invisible wave of energy exploded outwards from him, shaking the walls of the secret room, making the teacups on the table jump, and even causing the note posted outside the door to flutter. Several warning arrays set up inside the room activated at the same moment, emitting rapid buzzing, before being suppressed and dimmed by the wave of energy.

Profound Realm, achieved!

Two sharp beams shot from Dongfang Weiwo's eyes, flashing like lightning in the dimly lit chamber. These were no ordinary gazes, but rather the natural sharpness emanating from eyes brimming with inner energy. That single look was enough to chill even a Qi Sea Realm martial artist to the bone.

He slowly lowered his head and spread his hands.

With a slight thought, a layer of silvery-white light emerged from his body, enveloping him entirely. This light, though seemingly thin, was actually formed from high-density qi, its defensive power several times greater than the true qi protection he possessed before his breakthrough. Ordinary swords and blades could not even leave a mark when they struck it.

The body is protected by a protective aura, solid as armor.

He extended his right index finger, and with another thought, a wisp of silvery-white energy shot out from his fingertip, condensing into a sharp point about an inch long, hovering in mid-air, its movements uncertain. This was not the crude energy ejection of true qi, but a true manifestation of condensed qi into matter—sharp, solid, and controllable.

With a flick of his finger, the wisp of energy shot out silently toward a touchstone standing in the corner.

This was originally a stubborn rock used by martial artists to test their punching power. It was as hard as iron, but it was pierced through like tofu in the face of the sharp force of the Qi. A round hole about the thickness of a chopstick was left on the stone surface. The hole wall was as smooth as a mirror, and not even a crack spread out.

Injuring someone from a distance is impossible to defend against. And this is just a casual strike; imagine the power of a full-force attack.

Just as Dongfang Weiwo was about to conceal his aura, a sudden boom resounded in his mind, and a massive influx of information flooded into his consciousness.

The Second Form of Overlord Fist - Unlocked!

He closed his eyes to process the information, and after a moment, joy almost overflowed from his eyes.

Overlord Fist - Earth-Shattering. By channeling inner energy into both fists, a single punch is unleashed, its force penetrating deep into the earth, causing the earth's veins to tremble.

Upon initial mastery, one can kill a martial artist of the same realm with a single punch; upon minor mastery, the ground can be split ten feet apart; upon major mastery, a single punch can cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split within a radius of thirty feet, shattering everything in its path. Its power is more than three times that of the first move, "Shattering Mountains," while consuming less than fifty percent more internal energy.

More importantly, the second move of the Overlord Fist is no longer a simple punch. The core of Earth-Shattering Strike lies in "fist intent penetrating the earth"—the vital energy is blasted into the ground through the fist, exploding underground to form a three-dimensional destructive network. This means that even if the enemy avoids a direct punch, they will still be injured by the explosive vital energy beneath their feet. There is no way to block it, and no way to retreat.

Three times the power.

Dongfang Wei Wo silently calculated in his mind. Before his breakthrough, when he unleashed the Overlord Fist: Mountain Shattering, the power of a single punch was enough to kill a peak Xuan Gang cultivator. Now, having entered the Xuan Gang realm, all his true energy has been transformed into Gang Qi, increasing his basic combat power several times over. Coupled with the three times the power of Earth-Shattering—how strong is his full-force punch now?

He glanced at the ground beneath his feet. If he were to test his skills here, not only would the secret chamber be ruined, but the entire inner quarters would have to be rebuilt. He forcibly suppressed the fighting spirit surging within him and slowly withdrew his aura.

The Profound Qi Realm inherently enhances perception. While the Qi tempers the physical body, it also silently strengthens the five senses and six perceptions.

"Okay." Dongfang Weiwo clenched his fist, feeling the roaring power within his body.

If before his breakthrough he was a sharpened longsword, then now he is a divine weapon reforged from the ashes. The blade is heavier, the edge sharper, and a single swing no longer cuts through iron like mud, but destroys everything in its path.

But he did not expose this force.

"Conceal." He silently chanted in his heart. The silvery-white aura slowly receded into his body, and the overflowing energy receded like a tide. The protective halo around his body dissipated, the sharp light in his eyes disappeared, and the surging power was pressed deeper and deeper into his dantian, layer upon layer.

A moment later, he still looked like a young man in the late stage of Qi Sea.

He is even more reserved than before his breakthrough. If his late-stage Qi Sea stage before still had a hint of sharpness, then now he is like a famous sword hidden in its sheath—unremarkable on the outside, but only when it is unsheathed can people see its true sharpness.

Dongfang Weiwo stood up, his gaze falling on the long sword hanging on the wall.

He didn't go to retrieve it. He probably wouldn't need the sword anymore; for him now, his fists were more reliable than a sword.