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

Lingxi rushed into Yiming Village. The moment she saw Huang Yiming, her tense nerves completely relaxed, her eyes reddened slightly, and she quickly walked up to him, her voice choked with emotion: "Young Master Huang, I've finally found you."

Seeing her panicked state, Huang Yiming felt a pang of pain in his heart. He reached out and took her arm, asking softly, "Lingxi, what's wrong? Did something happen to the Spirit Clan? Why were you running so fast? And were you being followed?"

Lingxi shook her head, took a breath, and took out a jade box engraved with spiritual plant patterns from her storage bag. She handed it to Huang Yiming with both hands and said solemnly, "Young Master Huang, this is the Spirit Heart Pendant, a treasure of my Spirit Clan. It contains rich spiritual energy and can not only assist cultivators in their cultivation but also sense the aura of evil cultivators. I specially brought it to you to help you break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining."

Huang Yiming was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to decline: "Lingxi, this is a treasure of the Spirit Clan, too precious for me to accept. You already gave me the Qi Condensation Flower, and I haven't repaid that kindness yet."

"Young Master Huang, you must accept this." Lingxi's eyes were firm as she gently pressed his hand, feeling a warmth emanating from her fingertips. "If you hadn't saved me at Black Wind Ridge, I would have been killed by the demonic beasts long ago. I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life. Moreover, I sensed that your spiritual energy is at a bottleneck. The Spirit Heart Pendant can help you stabilize your spiritual energy and break through smoothly, and it will also allow you to better deal with the conspiracies of the Qingyun Sect and the evil cultivators."

Seeing this, Qin Yuling smiled and teased, "Yiming, Lingxi's offer is so kind, please accept it. Don't let her kindness go to waste. Besides, with the Spirit Heart Pendant's help, your strength will improve, and we'll have more confidence." Yang Xiu also nodded and said softly, "Yes, Brother Yiming, Lingxi truly wants to help you."

Looking at the sincerity in Ling tide's eyes, and then at the smiles of Qin Yuling and Yang Xiu, Huang Yiming felt a warmth in his heart. He took the jade box, and as his fingertips touched it, he could feel the rich spiritual energy emanating from it. "Alright, then I'll accept it. Thank you, Ling Xi. If the Spirit Clan ever needs anything in the future, I will definitely do my best to help and will never refuse."

Lingxi smiled sweetly, a hint of shyness flashing in her eyes, and said softly, "I'm happy to be able to help Young Master Huang." She paused, then her expression turned serious. "Besides delivering the Spirit Heart Pendant, there's something else I need to tell you—I sensed the aura of an evil cultivator following me, seemingly after the Spirit Heart Pendant. Moreover, I have a feeling that the Spirit Clan has been quite unsettled lately, and the spiritual energy within the clan is becoming increasingly chaotic."

Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold. The aura of a heretical cultivator? It must be the force behind the "You" token. "Don't worry, with me here, I won't let anyone harm you, nor will I let them steal the Spirit Heart Pendant." He carefully put the Spirit Heart Pendant away and handed Ling Xi a bottle of healing pills. "You must be tired from your journey. Rest in the village first. I'll arrange guards to watch over your room, keeping a close watch."

Qin Yuling stepped forward and took Lingxi's arm, smiling as she said, "Miss Lingxi, let me take you to a guest room to rest. I'll prepare some food and hot water for you, so you can relax. The village has spiritual fruits from the mystical world; they taste amazing, you've probably never tried them before." Lingxi nodded gratefully and followed Qin Yuling out of the square. The two chatted and laughed all the way, their previous awkwardness completely dissipating.

Yang Xiu walked to Huang Yiming's side and whispered, "Brother Yiming, we can all see how much Miss Lingxi feels for you." Huang Yiming smiled but didn't say anything—how could he not feel Lingxi's feelings? But at this moment, the two realms were fraught with danger, the Qingyun Sect was eyeing them covetously, and evil cultivators were secretly causing trouble. He didn't want to delay anyone, and he didn't want them to fall into more danger.

"By the way, Brother Yiming, Sister Su Qingyue just sent a message." Yang Xiu took out the communication jade talisman that Huang Yiming left in the village and continued, "She said that everything is going smoothly in the city, and we have expanded our jewelry and medicinal herb business to three surrounding cities; she also said that foreign conglomerates have taken the initiative to approach us to cooperate, but she feels that those conglomerates have unclear intentions, and she wants you to go back and make a decision yourself."

Huang Yiming nodded. The city's commercial landscape couldn't be neglected; the sudden appearance of foreign conglomerates was no coincidence, and might even be related to the Black Stone Sect. "I understand. After settling Lingxi, I'll go check out the city." He paused, then instructed, "Yang Xiu, you stay in the village, strengthen defenses, and closely monitor the movements of the Qingyun Sect and the evil cultivators. If anything unusual happens, immediately notify me using the communication jade talisman."

"I understand, Brother Yiming, you can go with peace of mind," Yang Xiu replied solemnly.

Huang Yiming entered the guest room and saw Lingxi sitting by the window, gazing blankly at the spirit tree outside, looking somewhat forlorn. He walked over gently and asked softly, "Lingxi, is something on your mind?"

Lingxi turned to look at Huang Yiming, a tear welling up in her eyes: "Young Master Huang, I'm worried about the Spirit Clan. Several elders in the clan have mysteriously disappeared recently, and the spiritual energy is becoming increasingly chaotic. I suspect... I suspect there are traitors within the Spirit Clan who have colluded with evil cultivators."

Huang Yiming's heart sank—the Spirit Clan elder had disappeared, the spiritual energy was in disarray, and there was a traitor? This was probably related to the evil cultivator aura he had sensed earlier. "Don't worry, after I've dealt with things in the city and Yiming Village, I'll accompany you back to the Spirit Clan to find out the truth, find the traitor, and protect the people of the Spirit Clan."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Lingxi's eyes, and she nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Young Master Huang."

Huang Yiming comforted Ling tide for a few moments, then turned to head towards the city. Just as he reached the village gate, a roaring sound erupted. Qin Hu, driving a modified SUV, sped out of the tunnel, nearly crashing into the gate. He poked his head out and excitedly shouted, "Brother Huang, are you going to the city? Take me with you! I've learned to drive this 'Iron Beast' in the city; I promise I won't cause any trouble!"

Huang Yiming smiled helplessly, recalling the farce Qin Hu had caused by using the elevator as a teleportation array, and instructed, "Alright, I'll take you with me, but you must behave yourself. Don't wander around the city, and absolutely no using the spiritual energy of the mystical world to cause trouble." Qin Hu quickly nodded, "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I'll definitely be good this time!"

The two activated their teleportation ability and instantly arrived at the city's company building. As soon as they got out of the car, Huang Yiming's phone rang. It was Su Qingyue calling, her voice urgent: "Yiming, you're finally back! Those people from the foreign conglomerates are already in the company's conference room. They're incredibly arrogant and have made many unreasonable demands. I suspect they don't just want to cooperate, but also want to find out the source of our fantasy world's resources."

Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold; it wasn't that simple after all. "Qingyue, don't worry, I'll be at the company right away. Let's see how I deal with them." After hanging up the phone, he said to Qin Hu, "Let's go to the company; there's going to be a good show."

As the two entered the company lobby, they saw a group of blond, blue-eyed foreigners in suits surrounding Su Qingyue and shouting at her. The man at the head of the group was tall and arrogant; he was Anderson, the head of a foreign conglomerate. Anderson saw Huang Yiming, sized him up, and said contemptuously, "You're Huang Yiming? Rumor has it you made your fortune with some weird stuff. You think you're worthy of cooperating with our conglomerate?"

Huang Yiming ignored his sarcasm, walked to Su Qingyue's side, gently took her hand, looked at Anderson, and said in an icy tone, "Mr. Anderson, our company welcomes sincere cooperation, but not those with ulterior motives. If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't waste your time here."

Anderson sneered, "Since you're being so direct, I'll be blunt. We're willing to cooperate, but you must tell us the source of those 'special materials' and supply them to us continuously; otherwise, we'll join forces with other foreign powers to completely destroy your company!"

Huang Yiming's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he was about to retort when his communication jade talisman suddenly vibrated—it was an urgent message from Yang Xiu. [Brother Yiming, something terrible has happened! The Qingyun Sect and the evil cultivators have joined forces to launch a sneak attack on Yiming Village. I was struck by the evil cultivators' chilling aura and am severely injured. The guards have suffered heavy casualties.]