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

The night was as dark as ink. In the woods surrounding the Trade Alliance, demonic energy surged. The demon scout, his body hunched over and shrouded in a layer of black mist, cautiously approached the Trade Alliance's defensive array. He held a black token in his hand, a demonic reconnaissance token that could conceal his aura and evade detection by ordinary cultivators.

"Hmph, Huang Yiming is nothing more than a mortal cultivator who rose to prominence by sheer luck. How could he possibly kill the patriarch of the Tianyan Sect and destroy three major sects? It's laughable." The demon spy chuckled softly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "However, the patriarch has ordered that we must find out the whereabouts of the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant in his possession, as well as the traces of the ancient time-traveling fragments. As long as we can obtain these, it will be worth any price."

Unbeknownst to him, Zi Yao was currently leading disciples of the Demonic Sect in an ambush in the surrounding woods, their presence concealed, waiting like cheetahs for their chance to strike. Zi Yao's fingertips gathered malevolent energy, her eyes icy. Through a secret technique of the Demonic Sect, she clearly sensed her opponent's cultivation level—mid-stage Golden Core, slightly weaker than her, but the physical prowess of demonic cultivators was formidable and not to be underestimated.

"Attack!" Zi Yao commanded in a low voice, her figure flashing as she charged forward first. A black beam of light shot out from her evil weapon, aiming straight for the demon scout's back. The disciples of the Demon Sect appeared one after another, their evil energy weaving into a net that surrounded the demon scout, cutting off his escape route.

The demon scout's expression changed drastically. He turned around abruptly, gathering dense demonic energy in his hands to block Zi Yao's attack. With a loud "bang," the demonic energy and evil energy collided, and the shockwave swept around, causing leaves to fall. "Disciples of the Demonic Sect? Huang Yiming is quite thoughtful, actually sending you to ambush me!" The demon scout sneered, his tone full of disdain.

"Demon spy, infiltrating my Trade Alliance, and you dare to be so arrogant!" Zi Yao shouted coldly, launching another attack. Her demonic weapon flashed, and streams of evil energy pierced towards her opponent like sharp blades. The Demon Sect disciples coordinated perfectly, launching an attack from all sides. Demonic and evil energy intertwined and surged, enveloping the entire forest in a dense killing intent. The demon spy fought back fiercely, unleashing the full power of his mid-stage Golden Core demonic energy, temporarily suppressing Zi Yao and the others' offensive. He sneered, his figure flashing as he tried to break through the encirclement, but Zi Yao held him firmly: "Trying to escape? Not so easy!" Zi Yao activated a secret technique of the Demon Sect, her evil energy surging violently, her cultivation temporarily rising to the peak of the mid-stage Golden Core, tightly restraining the demon spy.

After a fierce battle, the demon scout gradually became exhausted, with multiple wounds appearing on his body. His demonic energy continued to leak out, and his aura grew increasingly weak. Zi Yao seized the opportunity and stabbed his evil weapon hard into his shoulder. With a "poof," the evil energy invaded his body, and the demon scout screamed and staggered backward. He was then subdued by the demon sect disciples who took advantage of the situation and brought before Zi Yao.

Zi Yao looked down at him and said coldly, "Speak! Why did your demon race spy on the Trade Alliance? What other schemes are there after the Heavenly Evolution Sect's patriarch was killed? How did you know about the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant?"

The demon scout sneered, remaining silent, his eyes filled with unwavering defiance: "Trying to extract secrets from me? Dream on! Even if I die, you'll never know the Ancestor's plans!"

Just then, Huang Yiming arrived with Qin Yuling, Ling tide, and the others. His gaze fell on the fragment at the waist of the subdued demon spy, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes—the pattern on the fragment was exactly the same as the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant, clearly another core component of the system. "It seems your demon race has long coveted the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant," Huang Yiming said coldly, his fingertips gathering spiritual energy and pressing it against the demon spy's brow. "I know you're not afraid of death, but I have a way to make you wish you were dead. System, activate interrogation mode and extract his memories!"

[System Prompt: Interrogation mode activated, extracting target's memory, extraction progress 10%...50%...100%, extraction successful]

As the system notification faded, a flood of fragmented memories rushed into Huang Yiming's mind—high-ranking demon cultivators were preparing a large-scale invasion, targeting the eastern part of the Azure Netherworld, intending to seize the World Origin Jade Pendant and the fragments of the ancient time travel, break the demon seal, and at the same time unite with the evil forces of all realms to completely rule the Azure Netherworld; and the demon spy in front of him was no ordinary cultivator, but Lin Hao, the illegitimate son of the Qingyun Sect Master whom Huang Yiming had defeated in the first eight volumes. After the destruction of the Qingyun Sect, he had nowhere else to turn but to join the demons and became a spy responsible for collecting intelligence on the Central Profound Realm.

"His identity is quite interesting. The illegitimate son of the Qingyun Sect Master, he actually betrayed his country and joined the Demon Clan." Huang Yiming sneered and withdrew his finger. "Lin Hao, your father was defeated by me, and instead of seeking revenge, you joined the Demon Clan to aid and abet evil. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

Lin Hao's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with shock and rage: "Huang Yiming, you actually managed to extract my memories! That's right, I am Lin Hao! You killed my father, you destroyed the Qingyun Sect, I wish I could tear you to pieces! I joined the Demon Clan so that one day I could kill you with my own hands and avenge my father and the Qingyun Sect!"

"Revenge?" Huang Yiming sneered. "Your father colluded with the Tianyan Sect to plot against me, annihilating Yiming Village. He deserved to die! The Qingyun Sect aided and abetted evil, and its destruction was a self-inflicted humiliation. You sided with the Demon Clan, harming countless lives. Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven and end your life!"

Qin Yuling stepped forward, drawing her longsword. A sharp sword aura pierced towards Lin Hao's dantian. Lin Hao screamed in agony as his dantian shattered and his life force completely dissipated. Huang Yiming bent down and picked up the fragment of the system core from his waist, placing it together with the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant. The fragment and the pendant resonated instantly, shimmering with a faint light. A system notification sounded: [System core component "Boundary Origin Fragment" detected. Current progress 2/3. Partial information about the myriad realms has been unlocked. High-level demons have been discovered active in the western part of the Azure Netherworld, colluding with evil forces from the myriad realms.]

"The high-ranking demons of the West, the evil forces of the myriad realms..." Huang Yiming murmured, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes. "It seems that the demons' conspiracy is far larger than we imagined. In the first eight volumes, we thwarted the schemes of the Black Stone Sect, the Azure Cloud Sect, and the Heavenly Evolution Sect, but we never expected that an even greater crisis awaited us behind the scenes."

Lingxi said softly, "Yiming, I sensed that this fragment of the World Origin contains a more concentrated demonic aura than the jade pendant, as well as a trace of dragon aura. Perhaps it is related to the story of the dragon and spirit races joining forces to fight against the demons a thousand years ago." Su Qingyue added, "In addition, the envoys from various sects have returned one after another. Tomorrow is the sect conference. The Black Stone Sect has not made any moves so far. I'm afraid they will try to cause trouble at the conference."

Huang Yiming nodded and said in a deep voice, "No matter what conspiracy the Black Stone Sect has, tomorrow's sect assembly is crucial for us to establish our dominance. Zi Yao, you continue to lead the Demon Sect disciples to strengthen the defenses of the Trade Alliance and be vigilant against demonic attacks; Qin Yuling, you integrate the two-realm legions and prepare for any emergencies; Yang Xiu, you are in charge of the preparations for the sect assembly; Su Qingyue, you coordinate the allocation of resources and appease the surrendered sects; Ling tide, you continue to study the World Origin Jade Pendant and its fragments, and try to uncover more clues."

The five women bowed and accepted the order, then went about their respective tasks. Huang Yiming gazed at the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant and its fragments in his hands, thinking to himself: Only one core component of the system is missing; the secret of traversing countless worlds is about to be revealed, and the Demon Clan's conspiracy is gradually surfacing. Tomorrow's Sect Assembly might become a new confrontation—he was unaware that the Black Stone Sect not only showed no intention of surrendering but was also secretly colluding with low-level demons in the west, planning to launch a sneak attack at the Sect Assembly to seize the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant and its fragments.