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

Youlang, leading a dozen or so Black Stone Sect cultivators, slowly approached. His body emanated a dense, chilling, and malevolent aura, which intertwined with the remaining azure spiritual energy of the Azure Cloud Sect, creating a strange and oppressive atmosphere. He glanced at the fallen Xuan Chen, his tone laced with mockery: "Elder Xuan Chen, it seems your Foundation Establishment cultivation is nothing special. You were utterly defeated by a mere Qi Refining stage brat. You've truly disgraced the Azure Cloud Sect, and we as well."

Xuan Chen's face turned ashen. He struggled to his feet and glared at You Lang: "You Lang, how dare you mock me! The affairs of my Qingyun Sect have nothing to do with your Black Stone Sect. Get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!" He was in a panic, afraid that if You Lang said another word, he would expose his secret.

"Unrelated?" Youlang sneered, his tone eerie, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Elder Xuanchen, have you forgotten our previous agreement? You helped our Black Stone Sect seize the Spirit Heart Pendant and Yiming Village, diverting the Qingyun Sect's attention. In return, we helped you solidify your Foundation Establishment cultivation, and even helped you ascend to the position of Qingyun Sect Master. Now that you've lost, you want to turn your back on us?"

These words caused an uproar! Qin Yuling and Yang Xiu were shocked, their eyes filled with disdain as they looked at Xuan Chen—it turned out that Xuan Chen not only colluded with the Black Stone Sect, but also betrayed the Azure Cloud Sect, actually wanting to use the power of the Black Stone Sect to seize the position of the Azure Cloud Sect Master. What a wolf in sheep's clothing! Huang Yiming's guess was confirmed, and his eyes grew even colder. It seemed that the collusion between the Azure Cloud Sect and the Black Stone Sect was far deeper than he had imagined, and there might be an even bigger conspiracy behind it.

Xuan Chen's face turned pale, and he shouted angrily, "You're talking nonsense! I have never made any agreement with your Black Stone Sect, so stop spouting lies!" As he shouted, he secretly circulated the remaining spiritual energy in his body, trying to take the opportunity to escape—he knew that once his collusion with the Black Stone Sect was exposed, not only would the Qingyun Sect not let him go, but Huang Yiming would also never forgive him.

"Nonsense?" Youlang chuckled, taking out a black token from his storage bag. The token bore the character "You," a token of the Black Stone Sect. "This token was taken from us back then. Do you dare say it's not yours? Furthermore, the heretical cultivation technique you practice was also taught to you by our Black Stone Sect. Did you think you could hide your weaknesses with just this technique?"

Xuan Chen stared at the black token, trembling uncontrollably, unable to refute any further. The few remaining Qingyun Sect cultivators nearby, overhearing their conversation, were filled with disbelief and retreated, their eyes filled with disgust and contempt as they looked at Xuan Chen—they could never have imagined that the elder they followed was a traitor who had betrayed the sect and colluded with evil cultivators! One of the Qingyun Sect disciples gritted his teeth and said, "Xuan Chen, you traitor! How dare you betray the Qingyun Sect and collude with evil cultivators! I will definitely go back and report to the Sect Master, and have you torn to pieces!"

"Since you refuse to admit it, that's fine too." Youlang put away the token, his eyes turning to Huang Yiming, his tone greedy. "Young Master Huang, hand over the Spirit Heart Pendant and the Spirit Clan's supreme treasure, and let our Black Stone Sect take over Yiming Village. I can spare your life and even let you join the Black Stone Sect, enjoying endless cultivation resources. How about it?"

"Spare my life?" Huang Yiming's lips curled into a mocking smile, his tone icy. "You clowns, do you even deserve it? Xuan Chen betrayed the Qingyun Sect and colluded with the Black Stone Sect, so today I will cleanse the Qingyun Sect of its filth; your Black Stone Sect has repeatedly provoked me, injuring my people and seizing my resources, so today I will also seek justice for you!"

Before he finished speaking, Huang Yiming's spiritual energy erupted once more, unleashing the full pressure of his peak eighth-level Qi Refining stage. The energy from the dual realms merged with the spiritual energy of the Spirit Clan's treasure, making the golden light around him even more dazzling, and even showing faint signs of a breakthrough. In a flash, he appeared in front of Youlang, a golden energy blade condensing at his fingertips, slashing towards Youlang with such speed that Youlang had no time to react—he had never imagined that a Qi Refining stage cultivator could possess such terrifying speed and power.

Youlang's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated the evil energy within his body, condensing a black barrier in an attempt to block the energy blade. However, Huang Yiming's dual-realm energy was too powerful, containing both the spiritual energy of the mystical world and the energy of urban technology. The energy blade pierced through the black barrier with a single strike, slashing towards Youlang's chest. Youlang screamed in agony as the energy blade slashed his body, causing blood to gush out. His aura instantly weakened, and the evil energy within his body became chaotic.

"Impossible! How could a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining possess such power?" Youlang's face was filled with disbelief. As a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, he was already a top-tier low-level cultivator in the Black Stone Sect, yet he was utterly defeated in front of Huang Yiming, which he simply could not accept.

Ignoring his shock, Huang Yiming flashed forward and attacked again, his dual-realm energy condensing at his fingertips as he punched Youlang in the chest. Youlang was sent flying again, crashing heavily to the ground, his spiritual root injured, completely losing the ability to resist. The surrounding Black Stone Sect cultivators were terrified at the sight and turned to flee, but were stopped and subdued one by one by the guards led by Qin Yuling and Yang Xiu—these guards, under Huang Yiming's guidance and with their previous combat experience, had already greatly improved their combat strength and were more than capable of dealing with these low-level Black Stone Sect cultivators.

Seeing the situation was turning against him, Xuan Chen turned to slip away while everyone was distracted. Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold, and he shot out a spiritual energy needle from his fingertip, accurately striking Xuan Chen's knee. Xuan Chen collapsed to his knees with a thud, unable to move. "Xuan Chen, you betrayed the sect, colluded with evil cultivators, and harmed those close to me. Today, I will not let you escape so easily!"

Xuan Chen's face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with despair. Knowing he was doomed, he still refused to admit defeat, gritting his teeth and saying, "Huang Yiming, don't be so smug! The Qingyun Sect will not let you go. The sect leader will come personally to raze Yiming Village to avenge me! Moreover, the Black Stone Sect will not give up either. They have even more powerful cultivators who will arrive soon. You will be killed by the Black Stone Sect sooner or later!"

"Is that so?" Huang Yiming's tone was calm, his eyes showing no fear. "I want to see just how capable the Qingyun Sect Master is, daring to cause trouble in my Yiming Village; I also want to see how many cultivators the Black Stone Sect has who dare to come and die!" He turned to Qin Yuling and instructed, "Yuling, lock up all these Black Stone Sect cultivators and Xuan Chen, keep them under strict guard, and have people take turns guarding them. Don't let them escape or pass on any messages. Yang Xiu, your injuries haven't healed yet, go back to the village to heal. I'll leave you some high-grade healing pills to help you recover your fighting strength as soon as possible."

"Okay, Brother Yiming." Qin Yuling and Yang Xiu responded in unison, and quickly arranged for guards to escort the prisoners back to Yiming Village. Huang Yiming stood there, looking into the depths of Black Wind Ridge in the distance, his eyes solemn—although Xuan Chen had been subdued, the Qingyun Sect Master would certainly not let it go, and might come in person soon; and the Black Stone Sect's conspiracy was far more than that, the appearance of Youlang was just the tip of the iceberg.

Just then, his communication jade talisman vibrated again. It was a message from Su Qingyue, her tone urgent yet tinged with relief: "Yiming, good news! I've rescued Qin Hu. I used the Dual Realm Energy Talisman you left behind to remove the evil magic from his body. However, his injuries are quite severe, and I need you to come back and use the Dual Realm Energy to heal him. Also, I discovered that those Black Stone Sect cultivators possess a black token identical to Xuan Chen's. They seem to be secretly plotting something big, and I sense an unfamiliar spiritual energy fluctuation approaching the urban cultivation base."

Huang Yiming's heart sank. The Black Stone Sect cultivators also possessed the same black token; their conspiracy seemed far more extensive than he had imagined. On one hand, Qin Hu was injured and strange spiritual energy fluctuations appeared in the city; on the other hand, there was the threat from the Qingyun Sect in the fantasy world. Xuan Chen might be hiding even more secrets. He took a deep breath, knowing he had to deal with things here as soon as possible and return to the city, otherwise he would only find himself in an even more passive position. What he didn't know was that deep within Black Wind Ridge in the distance, a dark figure was quietly observing everything, transmitting all the information to the Black Stone Sect Master through a communication jade talisman.