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

Ling Feng's mocking voice echoed through the valley, and the remaining cultivators of the Tianyan Sect chimed in, their tone full of arrogance and disdain. Huang Yiming remained calm, but he had already devised a plan—since a direct assault would not break the restriction, he would play the fool, lure Ling Feng out of the restriction, and then seize his natal magic weapon to unlock the secret of the restriction.

He deliberately feigned panic, his spiritual energy becoming chaotic, pretending to be weak in battle. His tone carried a hint of resentment: "Ling Feng, don't be arrogant! This ancient restriction is indeed powerful, and I can't break through it for the time being, but I will never surrender. Today, even if I have to fight with all my might, I will crush your Tianyan Sect!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, striking the restriction again. However, his strength was insufficient, and the restriction easily rebounded. He staggered back a few steps, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, the five women, though puzzled, immediately understood Huang Yiming's intention and feigned anxiety. Qin Yuling stepped forward to support Huang Yiming, her voice urgent, "Yiming, are you alright? If it's really too much, we should retreat first and then discuss it further!" Huang Yiming shook his head weakly, feigning weakness, "No, I can't retreat. As long as the Tianyan Sect isn't eliminated, we won't have peace. Even if it costs me my life, I will break through the barrier!"

Ling Feng saw the restrictions clearly, a glint of disdain and greed flashing in his eyes: "Hahaha, Huang Yiming, you've finally met your match! It seems you were severely injured in the spatial rift, your combat power greatly reduced, and now you can't even shake my sect's restrictions. Since you're so stubborn, then I'll personally take action, kill you, and seize your system and fragments, so I can report back to the Ancestor!"

After speaking, Ling Feng waved to his disciples to guard the barrier, while he activated his spiritual energy to open a gap in the barrier and flashed out of it. He released the full pressure of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator as he charged towards Huang Yiming, holding a long sword in his hand. The sword radiated a rich spiritual energy and was his natal magic weapon—the Heavenly Evolution Sword.

"Huang Yiming, prepare to die!" Ling Feng roared, unleashing the Heavenly Evolution Sword. A sharp burst of spiritual energy shot straight at Huang Yiming's chest, moving with incredible speed and carrying a chilling aura. Huang Yiming feigned panic, attempting to dodge, but was "accidentally" struck by the spiritual energy. He staggered backward, his face growing paler and his aura weakening further.

"Hahaha, utterly pathetic!" Ling Feng's laughter grew even more arrogant as he pressed closer. "Huang Yiming, you lowly mortal, how dare you covet power in the fantasy world? Today I'll make sure you die a gruesome death, so everyone knows the consequences of offending my Heavenly Evolution Sect!"

Just as Ling Feng's Heavenly Evolution Sword was about to pierce Huang Yiming's chest, a sharp light flashed in Huang Yiming's eyes, and his spiritual energy erupted instantly. The pressure of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, mixed with the power of the dragon race, swept across the entire area like a tsunami. He raised his hand and grabbed Ling Feng's wrist, the force of which made Ling Feng scream in pain, and the Heavenly Evolution Sword fell to the ground with a "clang".

"You...are you injured?" Ling Feng's face was filled with disbelief, his eyes brimming with fear. He never imagined that Huang Yiming was feigning weakness to deceive him. "Impossible! You were clearly injured by the rebound of the restriction, how could you still possess such formidable combat power?"

Huang Yiming sneered, his tone icy: "Ling Feng, you're too naive. You think you can outsmart me with such paltry tricks? I was merely feigning weakness to lure you out of the barrier. Your Tianyan Sect colludes with the demon race, harming living beings. Today is your death day!" With that, he tightened his grip on Ling Feng's wrist, and a crisp cracking sound rang out. Ling Feng screamed in agony, his entire body trembling violently, all traces of his previous arrogance gone.

Seeing this, the remaining cultivators of the Tianyan Sect turned pale and tried to rush out to rescue Ling Feng, but were blocked by the cultivators led by Qin Yuling and Zi Yao. A fierce battle ensued. Su Qingyue deployed drones to precisely strike the Tianyan Sect cultivators; Ling Xi, on the other hand, activated the power of spiritual plants to entangle those cultivators who tried to escape back into the restriction, giving them no chance.

Huang Yiming looked at Ling Feng in his hand, a fierce glint in his eyes: "Speak! Where is the weak point of the ancient restriction? What is the secret of the Tianyan Sect's ancestor? How many more conspiracies are you plotting with the demon race?" Ling Feng gritted his teeth, refusing to speak, his eyes filled with stubbornness and fear.

Seeing this, Huang Yiming no longer hesitated. He activated the Demon Abyss Token, injecting a stream of evil energy into Ling Feng's body. Ling Feng instantly felt excruciating pain, his body convulsing and screaming in agony. "I'll talk! I'll talk!" He could no longer endure it and hurriedly spoke, "The weak point of the ancient restriction is in the southeast, where the spiritual vein node is. As long as the node is destroyed, the restriction will collapse. The Heavenly Evolution Sect's ancestor… the ancestor isn't dead. He's in seclusion in the forbidden area, using the evil artifact and the power of the demon race to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

Huang Yiming's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the Heavenly Evolution Sect's patriarch was not dead, which matched his previous guess. "Anything else? What other conspiracy do you have with the Demon Clan?" Ling Feng said tremblingly, "No... nothing more. That's all I know. The patriarch is controlled by a high-level Demon Clan cultivator. He's ordered us to guard the main altar. Once he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, he'll break the Demon Clan's seal and invade both realms."

Just then, Huang Yiming sensed a faint fluctuation of evil energy within Ling Feng's body, similar to the demonic mark aura emanating from the Heavenly Evolution Sect's ancestor. He raised his hand and struck Ling Feng's chest, causing Ling Feng to spit out a mouthful of blood and die instantly. Huang Yiming picked up the Heavenly Evolution Sword from the ground. This sword contained ancient spiritual energy, originating from the same source as the restriction's aura, and might be able to be used to break the restriction.

"Yu Ling, Zi Yao, quickly eliminate the remaining cultivators, leave no one alive!" Huang Yiming ordered, then led Su Qingyue, Ling Xi, and Yang Xiu towards the southeast of the restriction. Ling Xi activated the power of her spiritual plants to probe the location of the spiritual vein node, and quickly found it—a cave hidden behind rocks. The cave exuded a rich ancient spiritual energy, which was the core of the spiritual vein.

Holding the Heavenly Evolution Sword, Huang Yiming channeled his spiritual energy into the sword using the Dragon Evolution Technique. The Heavenly Evolution Sword erupted with golden light, resonating with the spiritual energy within the cave. He raised his hand and swung the sword, sending a beam of golden spiritual energy straight into the cave. A loud bang echoed from within the cave as the spiritual vein node was struck, causing the light barrier of the ancient restriction to flicker and dim considerably.

"It's working!" Su Qingyue's eyes flashed with joy, and she immediately mobilized the rocket launchers to bombard the cave, further damaging the spiritual vein node. Ling Xi, on the other hand, activated the power of her spiritual plants to entwine the spiritual vein, absorbing its spiritual energy to weaken the restrictive power. Huang Yiming continuously swung the Heavenly Evolution Sword, and streams of spiritual energy struck the cave, continuously damaging the spiritual vein node.

Just as the barrier was about to crumble, Huang Yiming suddenly sensed a familiar aura emanating from the cave, a aura shared by his system, the Demon Abyss Token, and the ancient fragments. He stopped and entered the cave, where he saw many ancient runes carved deep within. The patterns of these runes were identical to those on the system interface. Ling Xi stared at the runes, her expression one of shock: "These runes were carved by the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan a thousand years ago, and they share the same energy as the system. Could it be… that the system's origin is related to the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan from a thousand years ago?"

Huang Yiming was deeply shocked. All the foreshadowing from the first eight volumes had now converged—the mysterious appearance of the system, the origin of the Demon Abyss Token, the secrets of the ancient fragments, the traces of the Dragon Clan, and the conspiracy of the Heavenly Evolution Sect. All of this seemed to be related to the great war between the Spirit Clan, the Dragon Clan, and the Demon Clan a thousand years ago. He reached out and touched the runes, which instantly lit up. A massive flow of information surged into his mind, but he only vaguely saw the words "System Core," "Interdimensional Passage," and "Demon Clan Seal" before it abruptly stopped.

Just then, Qin Yuling's voice came from outside the cave: "Yiming, the restriction is about to collapse, we can attack the main altar now!" Huang Yiming snapped out of his daze, a solemn look flashing in his eyes. He knew that the secrets of the system's origin still needed to be explored slowly; right now, the most important thing was to attack the Tianyan Sect's main altar, find the Tianyan Sect's patriarch, and completely destroy the Tianyan Sect. But what he didn't know was that within the Tianyan Sect's forbidden area, the patriarch's breakthrough had reached a critical stage, and an even greater crisis was quietly waiting for them.