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

With a deafening crash, the door to the secluded cultivation chamber shattered from the force of a powerful surge of spiritual energy. Pale green spiritual energy erupted like a tidal wave, engulfing the entire Yiming Village. An aura far surpassing that of the eighth level of Qi Refining instantly enveloped the entire area. All the cultivators were stunned by this pressure, ceasing their fighting and staring in terror toward the direction of the secluded cultivation chamber.

Huang Yiming slowly emerged from the secluded cultivation room, his body enveloped in pale green spiritual energy and dual-realm energy. His gaze, sharp as torches, swept over the enemies present, an invisible pressure rendering everyone immobile. His interdimensional energy surged, and the Spirit Heart Pendant between his brows shone brightly. His eyes were icy, his aura profound—he had already broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and the pressure emanating from him would even make early Foundation Establishment cultivators wary. His gaze swept across the entire area, landing on the wounded and fallen guards and Spirit Clan disciples, and on the pale faces and wounds of the four female protagonists. His killing intent intensified.

"Yiming!" The four female protagonists' eyes filled with joy and excitement upon seeing Huang Yiming. Su Qingyue rushed forward, disregarding her injuries, and tightly grasped his hand, her voice choked with emotion: "You've finally broken through! We thought..." Huang Yiming gently patted her hand, his tone tender yet carrying a chilling killing intent: "I've made you suffer. Leave the rest to me. I'll make them pay for their crimes in blood!"

Elder Xuanzhen and Elder Heilei's expressions changed drastically, their eyes filled with disbelief and fear. Elder Xuanzhen trembled as he said, "Impossible! How could you break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining so quickly? This is absolutely impossible!" Huang Yiming sneered, his tone contemptuous: "You frog in a well, do you think Qi Refining cultivators can't break through quickly? Today, I'll show you just how strong I am after my breakthrough!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Huang Yiming flashed forward, instantly appearing before Elder Xuanzhen. He condensed the energy of both realms and the power of spiritual plant essence at his fingertips, transforming it into a sharp blade of energy that pierced fiercely towards Elder Xuanzhen's dantian. Elder Xuanzhen's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated his spiritual energy to create a defensive barrier, but Huang Yiming's attack was too powerful. The barrier shattered instantly, and the blade of energy struck his dantian squarely. Elder Xuanzhen screamed in agony as his dantian shattered, his spiritual energy leaked out, and his cultivation was completely destroyed. He collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain.

Elder Hei Lei was terrified at the sight and turned to flee. Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold. He raised his hand and manipulated the power of spiritual plants. The surrounding spiritual herbs grew wildly, transforming into thick vines that wrapped around Elder Hei Lei's ankles, pulling him back forcefully. "Trying to run?" Huang Yiming's tone was icy. "You colluded with the Qingyun Sect to attack Yiming Village and harmed those around me. Today is your death day!"

Huang Yiming's fingertips surged with energy, and he slammed them down hard on Elder Hei Lei's forehead. Elder Hei Lei screamed in agony and died instantly, the evil energy within his body completely dissolved by the power of the spiritual plant. The remaining Qingyun Sect and Black Stone Sect cultivators were terrified at the sight and turned to flee, but they were trapped by Huang Yiming's spiritual energy pressure, unable to move, their faces filled with fear and despair.

"None of you involved in the ambush will escape!" Huang Yiming's tone was icy. With a wave of his hand, the energy from both the dual realms and the power of the spiritual plants transformed into countless energy blades, shooting towards the fleeing cultivators. Screams of agony rose and fell as all the cultivators were struck by the energy blades, dying instantly. Not a single one escaped. In a short time, the allied forces of the Qingyun Sect and the Black Stone Sect were completely routed by Huang Yiming. Corpses littered the ground, and blood stained the ground of Yiming Village.

Huang Yiming turned and walked to the injured guards and Spirit Clan disciples, circulating his dual-realm energy to heal their injuries. In a short while, most of their injuries had healed. He then went to the four female protagonists, gently stroking their faces, and said tenderly, "Thank you for your hard work. I will never let you suffer any harm again."

Lingxi leaned on Huang Yiming's shoulder, her eyes filled with admiration and love: "Yiming, you're so amazing! We knew you could break through and protect us." Su Qingyue also smiled and said, "Yiming, congratulations on breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining. From now on, we'll protect Yiming Village together and explore the Twin Realms together." Qin Yuling and Ziyao also nodded, their eyes filled with relief and joy.

Yang Xiu and Qin Hu stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Congratulations, Brother Yiming, on breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and becoming a top cultivator in the mortal realm!" Huang Yiming nodded and said firmly, "Yang Xiu, immediately arrange for people to clean up the corpses in the stronghold, treat the injured disciples, and reinforce the defensive formation; Qin Hu, check the heavy weapons, replenish their energy, and guard against a counterattack from the remaining forces of the Qingyun Sect and the Black Stone Sect."

"Understood!" the two replied in unison, immediately turning to take action. Huang Yiming, meanwhile, led the four female protagonists to the square of Yiming Village. Looking at everything before him, a surge of pride welled up in his heart. He had broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, completely crushing the allied forces of the Qingyun Sect and the Black Stone Sect. The power of Yiming Village had grown once again, becoming the undisputed number one force in both the fantasy and mortal realms.

Just then, Huang Yiming suddenly felt the dual-realm energy within his body violently vibrate, and the light of the Spirit Heart Pendant became even more intense. A system notification suddenly rang in his mind: "Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and completing the stage task. The system is about to be upgraded and unlock new functions. Please prepare."

Huang Yiming was overjoyed. A system upgrade? New features unlocked? He quickly circulated his spiritual energy to stabilize the surging dual-realm energy within his body, waiting for the system upgrade to complete. Seeing this, the four female leads and the others gathered around him, watching him with curious expressions. They wondered what had happened to him.

Just as the system was about to complete its upgrade, Huang Yiming suddenly sensed a faint malevolent aura emanating from Elder Xuanzhen's corpse. He frowned, stepped forward to examine it closely, and discovered a black token in Elder Xuanzhen's dantian. The token was engraved with strange runes and faintly exuded a malevolent aura, somewhat similar to the one emanating from the Shadow Pavilion cultivators earlier.

"What is this?" Lingxi leaned closer, staring at the black token with a look of confusion in her eyes. Huang Yiming picked up the token, gathering spiritual plant power at his fingertips, trying to explore its secrets. But suddenly, the token erupted with a powerful evil aura, rushing straight towards his fingertips. Huang Yiming quickly withdrew his hand, his expression changing slightly: "The evil aura on this token is very strange; it seems to be related to the Shadow Pavilion."

Su Qingyue frowned and said, "The Shadow Pavilion? I learned from my investigations overseas that the Shadow Pavilion has a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator backing it up, and it's also colluding with the Qingyun Sect and the Black Stone Sect. Could it be that Elder Xuanzhen and Elder Heilei are both members of the Shadow Pavilion?" Huang Yiming nodded, his tone grave: "Very likely. It seems that the Qingyun Sect and the Black Stone Sect do indeed have the Shadow Pavilion backing them up. This crisis is far from over."

Just then, the system notification sounded again: "System upgrade successful, new function [Interconnection of Spiritual Veins Between Two Realms] unlocked. This allows the spiritual energy of the mystical realm's spiritual veins to be introduced into the city. The host can freely manipulate the energy of the spiritual veins to unlock cultivation aptitude and improve the cultivation level of others." Huang Yiming was overjoyed. Interconnection of spiritual veins between two realms? This meant that he could introduce the spiritual energy of the mystical realm into the city, allowing his family and the city's guards to cultivate immortality and improve their combat power.

Unbeknownst to him, deep within Black Wind Ridge, the black-robed man from the Shadow Pavilion (a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator) was gazing towards Yiming Village, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and calculation, a sinister smile playing on his lips: "Huang Yiming, I didn't expect you to have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and even unlocked the interdimensional spiritual vein connection. It seems you have more secrets than I imagined. But don't worry, it won't be long before I seize your dual-realm energy and Spirit Heart Pendant, open the interdimensional passage, and make you my pawn."