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

With the crisis at Yiming Village temporarily averted, Huang Yiming arranged for his guards to keep a close watch on the captured Elder Li and the two shadowy figures. He also reinforced the village gate's defenses before taking Su Qingyue back to the city. After these encounters, he knew that to completely counter the threat from the Qingyun Sect, he needed not only to enhance Yiming Village's strength but also to consolidate the city's commercial empire and accumulate sufficient wealth and resources—only through collaboration between the two realms could they remain invincible.

After returning to the city, Huang Yiming and Su Qingyue went directly to the headquarters of Su's Trading Company. Su's Trading Company had become a leading enterprise in the city's jewelry and medicinal herb industry, monopolizing most of the market. Su Qingyue had also become a hidden tycoon in the city, controlling a vast business empire. Even so, many forces still coveted Su's Trading Company's wealth, secretly waiting for an opportunity to act.

"Yiming, why did you suddenly come back? Did something happen at Yiming Village?" Su Qingyue asked worriedly as she poured tea for Huang Yiming. She could sense that Huang Yiming's aura was more stable than before, and his cultivation had also improved, but there was a lingering sense of solemnity between his brows.

Huang Yiming took the teacup, took a small sip, and said in a similarly solemn tone, "The Qingyun Sect has not given up. They have not only sent spies to infiltrate Yiming Village, but are also gathering forces to prepare for an attack. I came back this time to ask you to speed up the city's development—stockpile more firearms, nutrient solutions, and various supplies. In addition, I plan to establish a cultivation base in the city and channel the spiritual energy from the Black Wind Ridge's spiritual veins here, so that my family and your subordinates can also come into contact with spiritual energy, improve their physique, and even cultivate."

Su Qingyue nodded, a determined glint in her eyes: "Okay, I understand. Don't worry about things in the city, I'll make arrangements as soon as possible to ensure sufficient supplies are stockpiled. By the way, I've already found a piece of land in the suburbs. The environment is quiet and the spiritual energy is relatively rich, making it very suitable for building a base. I'll send people to prepare right away and try to get it built as soon as possible."

Huang Yiming nodded, his tone tinged with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work, Qingyue. Also, I brought back quite a few rare jades, spiritual herbs, and demon beast cores from the Xuanhuan Realm. You can arrange an auction to sell these things—on the one hand, it will help us accumulate wealth, and on the other hand, it will help us win over powerful families and strengthen our influence. This will allow us to cope with potential future business crises and also help us use their power to restrain the Qingyun Sect's plans in the city."

"No problem." Su Qingyue agreed with a smile. "I'll make the arrangements right away. The auction is scheduled for three days from now. We'll invite all the bigwigs in the city and the world's richest people. We must make it a grand affair so that everyone knows the strength of Su's Trading and that we have the resources of the fantasy world supporting us."

After the discussion, Huang Yiming followed Su Qingyue to the outskirts of the city to inspect the proposed base site. The location was nestled against mountains and beside water, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Although the spiritual energy in the air was thin, it was significantly richer than in other parts of the city. Combined with its flat terrain, it was indeed an ideal place to build a cultivation base. Huang Yiming nodded in satisfaction: "This is it. When building the base, remember to set up a spiritual energy array under the foundation to guide the spiritual energy from the Black Wind Ridge's spiritual veins in. This way, the spiritual energy concentration within the base will reach the level of a low-grade spiritual vein in the Xuanhuan Realm, enough for ordinary people to improve their physique and also suitable for cultivators to cultivate."

Su Qingyue nodded: "I understand. I will hire professionals to design it, and at the same time, I will arrange your guard team to protect the base in the city to prevent anyone from sabotaging it in secret."

Afterwards, Huang Yiming returned home. Since he began cultivating immortality techniques and traversing between two worlds, he had rarely spent time with his family. This time, he wanted to take the opportunity to spend more time with them and planned to channel spiritual energy into his home to help his family improve their health and stay away from illness.

When he returned home, his parents and sister were overjoyed to see him and surrounded him, asking how he had been. Huang Yiming smiled and answered them all, without revealing the secret of the dual realms, only saying that he had been busy doing business in another city. He secretly circulated his spiritual energy, channeling a wisp of pure spiritual energy into his parents and sister's bodies to help them regulate their bodies and improve their constitution.

The parents and younger sister felt a warm glow spread through their bodies, their fatigue instantly vanished, and their complexions became rosier. Curious, they asked, "Yiming, what did you do? Why do we suddenly feel so comfortable?"

Huang Yiming smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just recently learned a set of health preservation methods and massaged you a bit to improve your blood circulation. I'll come back often to treat you so you can be healthy and live a long life."

The family was delighted to hear this. His younger sister, Huang Xiaoya, held his hand and said sweetly, "Brother, you're so kind. You should come back often in the future. I want to learn your health regimen and become more and more beautiful."

Huang Yiming smiled and ruffled her hair: "Okay, I'll teach you. You'll definitely be beautiful and healthy in the future." Seeing his family's happy faces, Huang Yiming felt warm inside and secretly made up his mind: he must work hard to become stronger and protect his family, Yiming Village, and everyone around him.

Over the next three days, Huang Yiming spent time with his family while assisting Su Qingyue in preparing for the auction. He also secretly set up an array to slowly channel the spiritual energy from the Black Wind Ridge's spiritual veins into the cultivation base in the city and his own home. Su Qingyue, meanwhile, was busy with the auction preparations—inviting wealthy individuals, setting up the venue, and organizing the auction items—everything proceeded smoothly and efficiently.

On the day of the auction, the banquet hall of the city's most luxurious hotel was packed to capacity. Wealthy individuals and tycoons from all over the world gathered there, their eyes fixed on the auction items presented one by one on the stage. When Su Qingyue brought out the first item—a piece of glass-type jadeite imbued with rich spiritual energy—the entire hall instantly erupted in excitement. The wealthy individuals raised their paddles in bidding, and the price soared.

Following this, Su Qingyue took out rare items such as a century-old Ganoderma lucidum and a demon beast's inner core, each causing a sensation and intensifying the bidding. Huang Yiming sat below the stage, watching all this with a smile playing on his lips. He knew that this auction would not only allow them to accumulate enormous wealth but also solidify their influence in the city.

Halfway through the auction, a man in a black suit suddenly stood up and said arrogantly, "Mr. Su, these auction items are all shady stuff, not worth such high prices at all. I think you're just trying to deceive everyone!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the man, whispering amongst themselves. Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold as he recognized the man as Lin Hao, the young master of the Lin family, another wealthy family in the city. The Lin family had long coveted the market share of Su's Trading Company and had repeatedly tried to suppress it in secret; today, they had openly disrupted the auction.

Su Qingyue's eyes turned cold, and her tone was indifferent: "Young Master Lin, you can't just say things like that. All my auction items have been professionally appraised. Each piece contains rich spiritual energy, which is very beneficial to the human body and can even assist cultivators in their cultivation. If you don't understand, then don't spout nonsense here and disrupt the order of the auction."

"Spiritual energy?" Lin Hao scoffed, his tone contemptuous. "President Su, stop trying to be mysterious. There's no such thing as spiritual energy in this world. These are just ordinary jade and medicinal herbs. You've inflated them to such high prices; you're clearly just trying to make a quick buck!" With that, he waved to the people behind him, intending to go on stage and cause trouble.

Huang Yiming stood up, his eyes icy, and a slight surge of spiritual energy emanated from his body. Although it hadn't fully erupted, it created a powerful pressure that enveloped the entire banquet hall. "Young Master Lin, you'd better think carefully. If you cause trouble here, you'll bear the consequences." His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority, causing Lin Hao and the people behind him to instantly stop in their tracks, their bodies stiffening.

Huang Yiming stepped onto the stage, picked up a demon beast's inner core, and circulated his spiritual energy. The core instantly released a rich spiritual energy, filling the entire banquet hall. Everyone felt a warm sensation throughout their bodies, their fatigue instantly dissipating, and expressions of surprise appeared on their faces. "Everyone saw it," Huang Yiming said, "this is spiritual energy. My auction items are all genuine, containing abundant spiritual energy. Young Master Lin, you deliberately disrupted and slandered my auction items; shouldn't you give everyone an explanation?"

Lin Hao's face turned deathly pale, and he trembled all over. He never expected Huang Yiming to possess such formidable strength, nor did he expect that Su Qingyue's auction item truly contained spiritual energy. He knew he had bitten off more than he could chew; if he continued to cause trouble, it would likely bring utter destruction upon himself and the Lin family.

Lin Hao hurriedly bowed and apologized, his voice panicked: "Young Master Huang, President Su, I'm so sorry! I was blind to your greatness, I shouldn't have spoken nonsense, and I shouldn't have disrupted the auction. Please spare my life, I'll never dare to do it again!"

Huang Yiming snorted coldly, his tone indifferent: "Get lost! If you dare to cause trouble for Su's Trading Company again, or dare to slander my things again, I will make you and the Lin family pay a heavy price!"

Lin Hao felt like he'd been granted a pardon, scrambling out of the banquet hall without daring to look back. Watching his disheveled figure, everyone showed expressions of awe, becoming more wary of Huang Yiming and Su Qingyue. The auction continued, the atmosphere even more heated than before, with prices soaring until it finally concluded at an astronomical sum. Su Qingyue had amassed a huge fortune and cultivated relationships with many powerful figures, further expanding her business empire in the city.

After the auction, Huang Yiming and Su Qingyue returned to the company. Su Qingyue smiled and said, "Yiming, that's great! This auction was even more successful than we expected. We not only accumulated enough wealth, but also won over many powerful figures. From now on, the city's business landscape will be completely under our control."

Huang Yiming nodded, his tone grave: "It is indeed very good, but we cannot let our guard down. The Qingyun Sect will soon attack Yiming Village, and they are also likely to set up operations in the city to sabotage our businesses. We must prepare as soon as possible, build a cultivation base in the city, and help our people improve their strength to cope with the impending crisis."

Just then, Huang Yiming's phone rang. It was Qin Yuling calling. On the other end of the line, Qin Yuling's voice was urgent: "Yiming, something terrible has happened! The Qingyun Sect has dispatched a large number of cultivators who have arrived near Black Wind Ridge, threatening to raze Yiming Village to the ground. And the leader is none other than the Qingyun Sect's Sect Master, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

Huang Yiming's expression changed drastically. He thought to himself, "The Qingyun Sect Master has actually come in person! His late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation is incredibly powerful; the cultivators of Yiming Village are no match for him. It seems a life-or-death battle is about to erupt." He took a deep breath and said firmly, "Yuling, don't panic. Qingyue and I will immediately travel back to Yiming Village. You immediately arrange for the guards to prepare for defense, reinforce the village gates, and stockpile spiritual energy and firearms. You must defend Yiming Village no matter what, until we return!"

"Okay, I understand!" Qin Yuling's voice was firm as she hung up the phone.

Huang Yiming looked at Su Qingyue and said in a solemn tone, "Qingyue, the situation is urgent. The sect leader of Qingyun Sect has come in person. He is at the late Foundation Establishment stage. We must return to Yiming Village immediately to deal with this crisis."

Su Qingyue nodded, a resolute glint in her eyes: "Okay, let's go now. No matter what danger we encounter, I'll stay by your side."

Without further hesitation, the two activated their spiritual energy to perform the dual-realm teleportation, instantly disappearing from the office and rushing towards Black Wind Ridge. They both knew that this battle concerned the survival of Yiming Village and the strategic layout of the dual realms; they had to go all out and fight to the death.