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

In the secret chamber of the imperial palace, Huang Yiming placed the black token left by Xuan Chen on the table, his fingertips swirling with spiritual energy as he carefully examined its aura. The evil energy emanating from the token was chilling and piercing, sharing the same origin as the demonic mark of the Heavenly Evolution Sect's ancestor, yet possessing a more eerie fluctuation, clearly not originating from the Azure Netherworld.

"Ding—System notification: A mid-level realm evil cultivator's token has been detected. The token comes from the Black Demon Realm and contains the aura of an evil cultivator. Currently, spies from the Black Demon Realm have infiltrated the Azure Nether Realm with the goal of seizing the power of the dual realms' origin." The system notification sounded in Huang Yiming's mind, confirming his guess.

The power of the dual realms' origin is the core that maintains their stability and drives their integration. Once it is seized, the dual realms will fall into chaos and may even collapse. The Black Demon Realm sounds like a power from all realms that is opposed to the Azure Nether Realm. The demons that the Heavenly Evolution Sect colluded with back then were probably low-level cultivators from the Black Demon Realm (foreshadowing in Volume 8).

"Your Majesty, Miss Lingxi requests an audience, saying she has important matters to report." Yang Xiu's voice came from outside the door, his tone tinged with urgency.

"Let her in." Huang Yiming put away the token, his expression returning to calm.

Lingxi, dressed in a light green dress, with a solemn expression in her eyes, quickly entered the secret chamber and curtsied: "Your Majesty, while cultivating spiritual plants in the sacred land of the Spirit Clan, I sensed a strange evil aura, similar to the aura of the evil cultivators recorded by the Spirit Clan a thousand years ago. It is suspected that an enemy has infiltrated the sacred land with unclear intentions."

Huang Yiming's heart skipped a beat. The Spirit Clan's Holy Land was the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the Azure Netherworld, and also the place where ancient secrets were hidden (foreshadowing in Volume 5). The fact that spies from the Black Demon Realm dared to infiltrate the Spirit Clan's Holy Land meant that their target was not only the origin of the two realms, but perhaps also the secrets of the Spirit Clan's Holy Land.

"Lead the way, I'll go with you to see." Huang Yiming stood up, his tone firm. Lingxi was the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Clan whom he had rescued from the jaws of a demon beast (foreshadowing in Volume 5). The Holy Land of the Spirit Clan was crucial to the survival of the Spirit Clan and also maintained the spiritual foundation of the Azure Netherworld. He absolutely could not allow the spies from the Dark Demon Realm to succeed.

The two figures flashed and arrived at the sacred land of the Spirit Clan in an instant. The sacred land was full of spiritual plants and spiritual energy, and should have been a peaceful place. However, at this moment, it was filled with a faint evil aura. Some of the spiritual plants had withered and their leaves had turned yellow - obviously caused by the evil aura.

"The evil energy is coming from the depths of the sacred land." Lingxi closed her eyes and used the secret technique of the Spirit Clan to sense the source of the evil energy. "It's near the ancient stone tablet."

Huang Yiming nodded, signaling Lingxi to be careful, and the two quietly headed deeper into the sacred land. The closer they got to the ancient stone tablet, the stronger the evil aura became, and the air was even filled with a nauseating fishy smell.

A moment later, the two arrived at the ancient stone tablet, where they saw a man dressed in black robes holding a dagger, attempting to scrape off the patterns on the tablet. The man was surrounded by a cold, sinister aura, and his cultivation level was clearly at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, comparable to Huang Yiming's current cultivation level.

The man in black robes noticed the commotion and turned around abruptly. A hint of wariness flashed in his eyes. When he saw Huang Yiming and Ling Xi, a disdainful sneer curled at the corner of his mouth: "I didn't expect that a low-level realm like the Azure Netherworld would actually have a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, he's just a piece of trash who rose to power through the system."

"Are you a spy from the Dark Demon Realm?" Huang Yiming asked coldly, his gaze fixed on the man in black robes. He subtly circulated his spiritual energy, deliberately concealing some of his combat power, pretending to be only at the late Golden Core stage.

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The man in black robes sneered, making no attempt to hide his true intentions: "Since you know, then obediently surrender, and perhaps I might spare your life. I've been ordered to seize the dual-realm origin and, incidentally, take the patterns from this ancient stone tablet—you, a supreme being from a low-level realm, dare to obstruct me?"

His eyes were full of arrogance, clearly not taking Huang Yiming seriously: "Even if a cultivator from a low-level realm reaches the Nascent Soul stage, he is no match for this detective. Besides, this little spirit girl beside you looks quite nice; she'll be perfect to take back to the Black Demon Realm as my maid."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black robes flashed forward, wielding a dagger and thrusting it towards Lingxi. The dagger was shrouded in a dense aura of evil; if it struck Lingxi, she would inevitably be corrupted by the evil energy, her cultivation completely destroyed.

Ling Xi's expression changed slightly. She hurriedly activated a secret technique of the Spirit Clan to release a spiritual energy barrier, but it was easily shattered by the black-robed man's evil aura. She staggered back a few steps, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. Although she possessed the bloodline of the Spirit Clan, her cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, making her no match for the black-robed man at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Lingxi!" Huang Yiming's eyes flashed with cold light. He flashed forward, blocking Lingxi's path and taking the blow from the black-robed man. He deliberately feigned a surge of blood and qi, taking two steps back, a trace of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his voice weak: "You...you actually dared to hurt Miss Lingxi!"

Seeing this, the man in black robes showed even more disdain: "I told you, you're just a piece of trash. Since you're so protective of this little girl, then I'll kill her first, and then you!" With that, he attacked again, his dagger, imbued with an even stronger evil aura, stabbing towards Lingxi.

At that moment, a cold glint flashed in Huang Yiming's eyes, and the oppressive aura of a peak early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator erupted without reservation. A laser cannon instantly appeared in his hand, its muzzle pointed at the black-robed man, and his tone was icy and chilling: "You think I really can't defeat you?"

The black-robed man's expression changed drastically, his pupils contracted sharply, and his whole body trembled. The dagger in his hand clattered to the ground: "Yuan... the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm? You've been pretending to be weak all along!" He never expected that he would be tricked by a cultivator from a low-level realm.

"Dealing with a clown like you doesn't require my full strength at all." Huang Yiming pulled the trigger. A laser flashed, piercing the black-robed man's shoulder. His evil aura instantly dissipated, and his cultivation level plummeted. He tried to escape, but Huang Yiming's released spiritual energy bound his body, rendering him unable to move.

Lingxi walked to Huang Yiming's side, her eyes full of concern, and reached out to support his arm: "Your Majesty, are you alright?" She knew that Huang Yiming had deliberately pretended to be weak to lure the man in black robes into underestimating him, and she felt both touched and heartbroken.

"I'm fine." Huang Yiming gently patted Lingxi's hand, then turned his gaze to the man in black robes, his tone icy: "Tell me, how many spies did the Dark Demon Realm send to infiltrate the Azure Nether Realm? What else is your purpose besides seizing the origin of the two realms and the patterns on the stone tablet?"

The man in black robes was deathly pale, but he remained defiant: "I won't tell! The Lord of the Dark Demon Realm will be here soon, and then you will all be torn to pieces!"

Huang Yiming's eyes grew even colder. He gathered spiritual energy at his fingertips and gently touched the black-robed man's dantian: "I have plenty of ways to make you talk. If you don't speak, I will cripple your cultivation, make you wish you were dead, and then hand you over to the Spirit Clan, where they will torture you with their secret techniques until you speak."

The man in black robes trembled, his face instantly contorted with terror. He knew all too well the unpredictable and ruthless nature of the Spirit Clan's secret arts; falling into their hands would inevitably lead to endless torment. After a moment's hesitation, he finally roared in despair, "I'll talk! I'll talk! The Dark Demon Realm sent ten spies to infiltrate the Azure Nether Realm, scattered across various areas, their purpose being to seize the origins of both realms, disrupt their fusion, and pave the way for the Dark Demon Realm's invasion!"

"The Dark Demon Realm army?" Huang Yiming's expression suddenly turned serious. "How many troops does the Dark Demon Realm have? When will they launch their invasion?"

"The Dark Demon Realm has a Nascent Soul stage cultivator stationed there, making its combat power extremely formidable. As for the timing of the invasion, I don't know either. I only know that we will wait for the crucial moment of the fusion of the two realms, tearing through space to forcibly invade." The black-robed man added tremblingly, not daring to conceal anything. "Also, the patterns on the ancient stone tablet are one of the keys to opening the passage between the Dark Demon Realm and the Azure Nether Realm. We must obtain the patterns in order to use them in conjunction with the other keys to open the passage."

A chilling seriousness flashed in Huang Yiming's eyes—a Nascent Soul stage cultivator was someone he was currently unable to contend with. It seemed that the threat from the Black Demon Realm was far more troublesome than he had anticipated.

Just then, a system notification sounded: "Ding—Detected that Miss Ziyao has killed a spy from the Dark Demon Realm. The locations of the remaining spies have been marked and can be eliminated."

Huang Yiming felt a little relieved. Zi Yao was a demonic witch he had subdued (foreshadowed in Volume 6). She was a formidable fighter, and having her wipe out the remaining spies saved him a lot of trouble.

He looked at the man in black robes, his eyes devoid of any pity: "You know too much." Before he finished speaking, with a flick of his finger, the man in black robes died on the spot, turning into a wisp of black smoke and disappearing without a trace.

Lingxi looked at Huang Yiming and asked softly, "Your Majesty, there are Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the Black Demon Realm. How should we deal with them?"

Huang Yiming grasped Lingxi's hand, his tone resolute: "We'll meet force with force, and water with earth. As long as we are fully prepared and integrate the forces of both realms, even if a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Black Demon Realm comes in person, I can still contend with them." He paused, his gaze falling on the ancient stone tablet, "Moreover, the patterns on this stone tablet are not only the key to opening the passage to the Black Demon Realm, but perhaps also the key to our fight against the Black Demon Realm."

However, Huang Yiming never expected that the "other keys" mentioned by the man in black robes would hide an even bigger secret; and the invasion of the Dark Demon Realm came even faster than he had anticipated.