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

Before the ancient ruins, Huang Yiming's early Nascent Soul stage aura swept across the entire area, instantly suppressing the evil energy of all the demon cultivators. The leading demon cultivator felt the pressure, his expression changed drastically, he immediately stopped deciphering the runes, turned around, and stared intently at Huang Yiming, his eyes filled with fear and killing intent.

"Huang Yiming, you arrived so quickly!" The demon cultivator's voice was hoarse and icy. "I am Mo Lie, the Eastern Commander of the Demon Clan, ordered to seize the treasures from the ancient ruins. You dare to obstruct me? Today I will make you perish here, and take your system and time-travel fragments!"

"Mo Lie?" Huang Yiming sneered, his eyes icy. "The previous volume about the Heavenly Evolution Sect's patriarch being controlled by the demons must have been your doing, right? What conspiracy are you plotting by frequently plundering ancient relics and time-travel fragments?"

Mo Lie laughed loudly, his eyes filled with arrogance: "Since you're courting death, I'll tell you—our demon race will open the portal to all realms, invade the Azure Netherworld, and rule all the heavens and myriad realms! These ancient ruins hold the secret of the Spirit Race and the Dragon Race's alliance against the demon race a thousand years ago, as well as treasures left behind by the Dragon Race. Once we obtain these, we can successfully open the portal to all realms, and then all of you will become slaves of the demon race!"

"Wishful thinking!" Huang Yiming roared, his figure flashing as he charged towards Mo Lie with the Demon Abyss Token in hand, unleashing the full power of his early Nascent Soul stage. The Demon Abyss Token absorbed the surrounding evil energy, converting it into his own combat power. With a single swing, black energy shot straight at Mo Lie.

Mo Lie dared not be careless, wielding his black longsword to meet the attack with all his might. The longsword unleashed a massive black blade of energy, colliding with Huang Yiming's energy. After a deafening roar, both were forced back by the shockwave. Mo Lie's eyes were filled with disbelief: "Your combat strength is actually stronger than I imagined! Merely at the early Nascent Soul stage, you can already fight me to a draw!"

"You're not worthy to stand on equal footing with me!" Huang Yiming sneered, no longer holding back. He fused the power of the three ancient time-traveling fragments with the mysterious jade pendant, his body shimmering with golden and black light, his combat strength surging once more, instantly suppressing Mo Lie. He flashed, appearing behind Mo Lie in an instant, the Demon Abyss Token slamming heavily into Mo Lie's back. Mo Lie screamed, spitting out a mouthful of black blood, staggering backward, his evil energy becoming chaotic.

Seeing this, Su Qingyue immediately led her guards to charge at the remaining demon cultivators. Using her pistols in conjunction with her cultivation spells, she slaughtered a large number of them. Soon, the remaining demon cultivators were wiped out, leaving only Mo Lie, looking utterly disheveled.

Mo Lie's face turned deathly pale. Knowing he was doomed, he remained defiant. Suddenly, he channeled all his evil energy, attempting to detonate his dantian and perish together with Huang Yiming, while simultaneously destroying the runes of the ancient ruins. "I am not reconciled! The demon army will soon invade, and you will all perish with them!"

Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold. He immediately activated the Demon Abyss Token to absorb the evil energy released by Mo Lie. At the same time, he struck Mo Lie's head with a palm. Mo Lie died on the spot. The evil energy in his dantian was completely absorbed by the Demon Abyss Token without causing any damage to the Relic Runes.

After defeating Mo Lie, Huang Yiming breathed a sigh of relief and walked to Su Qingyue's side. Looking at her wounds, his eyes were full of heartache: "Qingyue, are you alright? Were you injured in any vital areas?" Su Qingyue shook her head and said gently, "I'm fine, just some superficial wounds. Luckily you arrived in time, otherwise they would have forcibly broken the Relic Runes."

Lingxi arrived with Qin Yuling and Ziyao, both of whom had recovered greatly from their injuries. Upon seeing Huang Yiming, they immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation. Huang Yiming briefly explained Mo Lie's conspiracy, then looked at the runes on the ruins and said, "Now we can try to decipher the runes, open the entrance to the ruins, and explore its secrets—to see what treasures left behind by the dragon race are inside, and the truth behind the struggle between the spirit race and the dragon race against the demon race."

The five women nodded in agreement, and Huang Yiming then took out three ancient time-traveling fragments and a mysterious jade pendant, placing them in the center of the rune. The light from the fragments and the jade pendant intertwined, resonating strongly with the rune, which began to slowly flicker, emitting a golden light, gradually forming an entrance.

As the entrance opened, a rich, ancient spiritual energy rushed out, mixed with a faint dragon aura, originating from the same source as the jade pendant and fragments. Huang Yiming led the five women cautiously into the ruins. The interior was spacious and bright, with walls covered in ancient runes and murals. The murals depicted a scene from a thousand years ago where the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan joined forces to fight against the Demon Clan: Spirit Clan disciples manipulated spiritual plants, while Dragon Clan cultivators transformed into human form, wielding magical weapons, and engaged in fierce battles with the Demon Clan army—a scene of utter carnage.

"So it turns out that the Demon Clan invaded the Azure Netherworld a thousand years ago. It was the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan who joined forces to repel them and seal the passage between the myriad worlds." Lingxi said softly, looking at the mural, her eyes full of emotion. "Moreover, I can sense that the mural contains a rich power of the Spirit Clan, which is of the same origin as the power of the spiritual plants in my body."

Su Qingyue noticed some runes about the system engraved in the corner of the mural. After carefully interpreting them, she said softly, "Yiming, look, these runes record that the system was created by the Spirit Race and the Dragon Race a thousand years ago. Its purpose was to protect the Azure Netherworld, collect ancient time travel fragments, and prevent the Demon Race from invading again. And that mysterious jade pendant is the core component of the system. By collecting the fragments and the jade pendant, you can unlock the complete multiverse travel function and even summon the Dragon Race to help you."

Huang Yiming nodded, suddenly realizing—the foreshadowing about the system's origin in the previous volume had finally found a clue today. He continued forward, arriving at the center of the ruins, where there was a stone platform. On the platform lay a golden longsword, its blade engraved with dragon runes and radiating a rich dragon aura; beside it was an ancient cultivation manual and a fragment entirely golden—the fourth ancient time-travel fragment!

Huang Yiming stepped forward and picked up the golden longsword. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, and a powerful dragon force surged into his body, perfectly merging with his cultivation. His combat strength, at the early Nascent Soul stage, was once again enhanced. A system notification sounded: "Detected a dragon treasure—the Dragon Spirit Sword, containing abundant dragon power. It can enhance the host's combat strength, unlock dragon secret techniques, and is of the same origin as the ancient time-travel fragment and the system's core jade pendant."

He then picked up the ancient cultivation manual, its cover bearing the title "Dragon Spirit Technique." It was a cultivation method used by the dragon race a thousand years ago, allowing practitioners to absorb dragon power, enhance their combat strength, and even transform into dragons. Huang Yiming carefully put the manual away and then picked up the fourth ancient time-traveling fragment. This fragment resonated strongly with the other three fragments and the mysterious jade pendant, causing an even more powerful force to surge into his body. His cultivation began to approach the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

The five women also gained opportunities within the ruins: Qin Yuling found a dragon scale under the stone platform, which greatly enhanced her combat power after being integrated into her body, bringing her to within a single step of the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm; Zi Yao obtained a high-level demonic cultivation technique, resulting in a breakthrough in her cultivation; Ling Xi absorbed the power of the spirit race within the ruins, making her spiritual plant power even purer; Su Qingyue obtained a business treasure that could enhance her business fortune across both realms; and Yang Xiu obtained a healing jade pendant that could quickly repair injuries.

Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of their newfound opportunity, the ruins suddenly trembled violently. The murals on the walls began to peel away, the runes became disordered, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy emanated from the depths of the ruins, resonating strongly with the Dragon Spirit Sword and the jade pendant. Huang Yiming's expression changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice, "This is bad! The ruins are about to collapse! We must get out of here quickly!"

Everyone immediately turned around and rushed towards the entrance of the ruins. Just as they were about to step out of the entrance, Huang Yiming suddenly sensed a familiar aura coming from the depths of the ruins—it was of the same origin as the demonic mark in the body of the former Tianyan Sect ancestor, and even stronger than the aura of Mo Lie. It seemed to be a demonic cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, slumbering deep within the ruins.

"Yiming, hurry! The ruins are about to collapse!" Qin Yuling gripped Huang Yiming's hand tightly, urging him anxiously. Huang Yiming nodded in agreement, gazing longingly into the depths of the ruins, secretly resolving in his heart: Once I unify the eastern part of the Azure Netherworld and break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, I will definitely come again to explore the secrets deep within the ruins and slay that sleeping demon cultivator.

As soon as they stepped out of the ruins, a deafening roar erupted behind them, and the ruins instantly collapsed into rubble. Huang Yiming gripped the Dragon Spirit Sword and the fourth fragment of the interdimensional portal, a resolute glint in his eyes: "Now that we have obtained the Dragon Clan's supreme treasure and the fourth fragment of the interdimensional portal, we are getting closer and closer to unlocking the complete interdimensional portal function. Next, we must quickly subdue all the remaining forces in the eastern part of the Azure Netherworld, then convene a sect conference to establish our dominance and prepare for our ascension to the throne."

Just then, Yang Xiu's urgent voice came through the system: "Yiming, something bad has happened! The remaining three sects in the eastern part of the Azure Netherworld have suddenly joined forces, gathering five thousand cultivators to set up an array on the eastern border, threatening to rebel against you. Moreover, they have secretly contacted the western sects requesting support, and the envoys from the western sects are already on their way!"