Traveling Between Two Worlds: From Bread for Maids to Fantasy Overlord

Outside the gates of Yiming Village, shouts of battle shook the heavens and the earth. Wei Cang, wielding a longsword, unleashed the powerful spiritual energy of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. Each strike of his sword carried immense spiritual energy, causing the village gate's protective barriers to tremble precariously. The two Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators beside him also launched a fierce attack. Although the guards had greatly increased their combat strength after Qin Hu's training, they were still overwhelmed by Wei Cang's mid-Foundation Establishment power, suffering heavy casualties.

"Huang Yiming, you come out here!" Wei Cang roared angrily as he attacked, "You think capturing the Black Stone Sect people will stop me? Let me tell you, today I will raze Yiming Village to the ground, seize the spiritual vein and the secret of the dual realms, and kill you and your three women!"

Just then, Huang Yiming appeared atop the village gate, his aura surging with spiritual energy. He looked at Wei Cang with icy eyes and spoke arrogantly, "Wei Cang, what's the rush? I'm here now! You think you can raze my Yiming Village to the ground? You're delusional!"

Upon seeing Huang Yiming, Wei Cang revealed a sinister smile: "Huang Yiming, you've finally come out! I advise you to obediently hand over the secrets of the spiritual veins and the dual realms, and then let me cripple your cultivation. In that case, I might spare the lives of everyone in your village; otherwise, today, not a single person from Yiming Village will be left alive!"

"Spare us from death?" Huang Yiming sneered. "Wei Cang, why don't you take a good look at yourself—colluding with the Black Stone Sect, attempting to seize the spiritual veins and the secrets of the dual realms, and even trying to destroy my Yiming Village? Do you really think you have the ability? Besides, do you think no one knows what you've done?"

Wei Cang's expression changed, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart: Did Huang Yiming know about his collusion with the Black Stone Sect? But he quickly regained his composure and coldly retorted, "Huang Yiming, stop spouting nonsense! When did I collude with the Black Stone Sect? Don't make baseless accusations without evidence!"

"Evidence?" Huang Yiming's lips curled into a cold smile as he turned and shouted behind him, "Qingyue, produce the evidence so this Qingyun Sect elder can have a good look!"

Su Qingyue immediately stepped forward, took out a miniature monitoring device, and connected it to the large screen at the gate of the village. The screen then played images and audio recordings of Wei Cang's collusion with the Black Stone Sect—including recordings of his conversations with the leader of the Black Stone Sect, footage of him arranging for spies to infiltrate Yiming Village, and his conversation with Zhou Kai about coordinating an inside-outside operation to seize the spiritual vein. Every detail was clearly visible.

Wei Cang stared at the screen, his face turning deathly pale, his body trembling, his eyes filled with disbelief: "No! This is impossible! How could you have this evidence? When was it recorded?"

"From the moment you stepped into Black Wind Ridge, your every move has been under my control," Huang Yiming said coldly. "Wei Cang, as an elder of the Qingyun Sect, you colluded with the evil Black Stone Sect, attempting to seize spiritual veins and harm cultivators. You are a disgrace to the Qingyun Sect! If I present this evidence to the Qingyun Sect Master, do you think you'll still be alive?"

Wei Cang's face grew increasingly pale. He knew that the Qingyun Sect was most wary of colluding with evil forces. Once the evidence reached the sect leader, he would not only have his cultivation destroyed and be expelled from the sect, but he might even be executed.

The two Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators standing next to Wei Cang changed their expressions upon seeing the evidence. They quietly took a step back to distance themselves from him—they were only following orders to attack Yiming Village, but they did not expect Wei Cang to collude with the Black Stone Sect, and they did not want to be implicated by him.

"Huang Yiming, what do you want?" Wei Cang gritted his teeth, his eyes cold as he looked at Huang Yiming. He knew he had fallen into a trap and could only try to salvage the situation.

"It's very simple," Huang Yiming said calmly. "First, apologize to me and my people, and compensate for all the losses of Yiming Village; second, cripple your cultivation, leave Black Wind Ridge forever, and never set foot there again; third, confess all the details of your collusion with the Black Stone Sect, as well as all the plans of the Azure Cloud Sect. As long as you agree to these three conditions, I will spare your life and will not send the evidence to the Azure Cloud Sect Master."

"You're dreaming!" Wei Cang roared. "I am an elder of the Qingyun Sect. How can I apologize to a pseudo-spiritual root cultivator like you and even have my cultivation crippled? Huang Yiming, don't push me. I'd rather die with you!"

"To perish together?" Huang Yiming sneered, his figure flashing as he leaped down from the gate. His spiritual energy erupted, his Qi Refining Level 4 aura instantly soaring to its peak, even showing faint signs of breaking through to Level 5. "You think you're worthy of perishing with me?"

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Yiming drew his heavy sniper rifle, aimed it at Wei Cang's shoulder, and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullet, imbued with dense spiritual energy, shot towards Wei Cang instantly. He had no time to dodge; his shoulder was struck, blood gushed out, his spiritual energy instantly became chaotic, and his longsword fell to the ground.

Huang Yiming flashed in front of Wei Cang and punched him in the chest. Wei Cang screamed and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood. Huang Yiming stepped forward and stomped on his chest, saying coldly, "Wei Cang, I'm giving you one last chance." "A chance? Agree to my conditions, or die?"

Wei Cang lay on the ground, writhing in excruciating pain, his spiritual energy in disarray—he knew very well that he was no match for Huang Yiming. If he didn't agree to Huang Yiming's conditions, not only would he be killed on the spot, but the evidence would also be delivered to the Qingyun Sect Master, where he would suffer an even more gruesome death.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wei Cang had no choice but to compromise. He raised his head, his face full of humiliation, and said, "I agree to you, I agree to all your conditions!"

Huang Yiming nodded in satisfaction and released his foot from his body: "Very good, let's begin."

Wei Cang struggled to his feet, bowed deeply to Huang Yiming and the people of Yiming Village, and said in a humiliated tone: "I, Wei Cang, colluded with the Black Stone Sect, attempting to seize the spiritual vein and the secrets of the dual realms, and harmed the cultivators of Yiming Village. I was wrong. I apologize to you and am willing to compensate Yiming Village for all its losses."

After saying that, he closed his eyes, circulated his remaining spiritual energy, and slammed his palm hard into his dantian. With a crisp crack, his dantian shattered, his mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation was instantly destroyed, and his spiritual energy completely dissipated, leaving him a cripple.

Subsequently, Wei Cang revealed in detail all the aspects of his collusion with the Black Stone Sect. It turned out that he had long coveted the Black Wind Ridge spiritual vein and Huang Yiming's secret of the dual-realm passage. After a chance encounter with the leader of the Black Stone Sect, the two hit it off immediately, agreeing to work together from the inside and outside to seize the spiritual vein and the secret, and then split the spoils. What surprised Huang Yiming even more was that the Qingyun Sect Master had long known of the existence of the Black Wind Ridge spiritual vein and was also aware of Huang Yiming's secret of the dual-realm passage, but had remained inactive—he was observing Huang Yiming's strength, waiting for Huang Yiming to develop the spiritual vein before making his move to seize it.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yiming's eyes suddenly turned cold. He hadn't expected that the Qingyun Sect Master also coveted his secrets and spiritual veins, and had been secretly spying on him all along. It seemed that the threat posed by the Qingyun Sect was far greater than he had imagined.

"Is there anything else to say?" Huang Yiming asked in an icy tone.

Wei Cang shook his head, his face filled with despair, and said, "That's all. I've told you everything I know. Please spare my life and let me leave Black Wind Ridge."

Huang Yiming glanced at him and said calmly, "Get out of here, and never set foot in Black Wind Ridge again, or I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

Wei Cang felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and scrambled away from Yiming Village, his previous arrogance and haughtiness completely gone. Seeing this, the two Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators beside him immediately knelt down and surrendered, expressing their willingness to follow Huang Yiming. Seeing that they were still useful, Huang Yiming took them in and added them to his guard.

With the crisis averted, the people of Yiming Village cheered. Qin Yuling, Yang Xiu, and Su Qingyue walked up to Huang Yiming, their faces filled with admiration and affection. Qin Yuling smiled and said, "Yiming, you're amazing! You defeated Wei Cang so easily and even obtained evidence of his collusion with the Black Stone Sect."

Su Qingyue smiled and chimed in, "Yes, Yiming, now the Qingyun Sect shouldn't dare to provoke us so easily."

Yang Xiu leaned against Huang Yiming and whispered, "Chief, you are amazing. I will definitely cultivate hard in the future to become your help and never hold you back again."

Huang Yiming smiled and held the three women's hands gently, saying, "You are all my family. With you by my side, I can become stronger. Although Wei Cang has been defeated, the Qingyun Sect Master is still watching us in secret. We cannot let our guard down. We must continue to cultivate diligently and strengthen the power of Yiming Village in order to cope with the upcoming crisis."

Just then, Huang Yiming's system suddenly issued a notification: [The aura of the Qingyun Sect Master has been detected. He is rapidly approaching Black Wind Ridge and is still a day's journey away from Yiming Village.]

Huang Yiming's face instantly darkened. He hadn't expected the Qingyun Sect Master to arrive so quickly, especially right after Wei Cang was crippled—clearly, news of Wei Cang's crippling had already reached the other party's ears, and this visit was definitely not well-intentioned.

Qin Yuling, Yang Xiu, and Su Qingyue's expressions changed upon hearing the system notification. The Qingyun Sect Master was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, far stronger than Wei Cang; even the four of them combined might not be a match for him.

Huang Yiming took a deep breath and said with a firm look in his eyes, "No matter who he is, no matter how powerful he is, as long as he dares to provoke us and plot against us, I will make him pay the price! Next, let's hurry up and prepare to welcome the arrival of the Qingyun Sect Master!"

The three women nodded, their eyes filled with determination. An even greater crisis was about to unfold, and Huang Yiming was about to face one of the most powerful opponents on his path of cultivation.