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

With the core absorption array of Black Wind Ridge destroyed, the power of the dual realms stabilized, and Qin Yuling and Zi Yao successfully wiped out the remaining remnants of the Black Stone Sect and spies from the Black Demon Realm. The fusion of the two realms was once again on track. Huang Yiming returned to the Spirit Clan's sacred land with Ling Xi, preparing to piece together the patterns on the fragments of the absorption array to unlock the secrets of the great war between the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan a thousand years ago.

However, as soon as Huang Yiming arrived at the sacred land of the Spirit Clan, he sensed something was wrong—the spiritual energy within the sacred land was abnormally chaotic, large swathes of the originally lush spiritual plants had withered, and a powerful ancient aura lingered near the ancient stone tablet, echoing the aura of the patterns on the fragments of the absorption array, yet appearing even purer, and carrying the majesty of the Dragon Clan.

"Your Majesty, how could the spiritual energy of the Holy Land become so chaotic?" Ling tide's expression changed slightly as she used the Spirit Clan's secret technique to sense the changes in the Holy Land. "It seems that ancient power is awakening at the ancient stone tablet."

Huang Yiming nodded, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes: "Let's go take a look."

The two walked quickly toward the ancient stone tablet. The closer they got to the tablet, the stronger the ancient aura became, and the more chaotic the spiritual energy became. When they arrived at the tablet, they saw that the patterns on it were slowly glowing, echoing the absorption needle fragment in Huang Yiming's hand. The patterns on the fragment could perfectly match the patterns on the tablet.

Huang Yiming placed the fragment on the stone tablet, and the fragment instantly merged into the stone tablet. The patterns on the stone tablet then became complete, emitting a faint golden light. Within the golden light, lines of ancient dragon script emerged—records left by the dragon race a thousand years ago.

Lingxi closed her eyes and used the Spirit Clan's secret technique to decipher the text on the stone tablet. Her expression gradually became solemn, and her eyes were filled with shock. After a moment, she opened her eyes and looked at Huang Yiming, her voice trembling as she said, "Your Majesty, the text on the stone tablet records the secrets of the great war between the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan a thousand years ago."

"Oh? What exactly is it?" Huang Yiming's heart stirred, and he quickly asked. He had always been curious about why the Spirit Race and the Dragon Race had fought a great war a thousand years ago, and what kind of evil spirits they were fighting against.

Lingxi took a deep breath and slowly said, "A thousand years ago, the Spirit Race and the Dragon Race were the two most powerful races in the Azure Netherworld. They lived in harmony and jointly protected the peace of the Azure Netherworld. Until one day, the evil cultivators of the Dark Demon Realm invaded the Azure Netherworld. They were powerful and cruel, and attempted to seize the source power of the Azure Netherworld and rule it."

"Upon seeing this, the Spirit Race and the Dragon Race joined forces to fight against the evil cultivators of the Dark Demon Realm. This great war lasted for a hundred years, resulting in heavy casualties. In order to seal the passage to the Dark Demon Realm, the Dragon Race leader exhausted his own cultivation to drive the evil cultivators of the Dark Demon Realm back to the Dark Demon Realm. At the same time, he left behind the Dragon Race Key and the System Core (foreshadowing in Volume 9), waiting for someone who could unify the two realms and resist the Dark Demon Realm's invasion again."

"The patterns on the absorption array of the remnants of the Black Stone Sect were left by the evil cultivators of the Black Demon Realm. They attempted to reopen the passage to the Black Demon Realm through these patterns and invade the Azure Nether Realm again."

A flicker of shock crossed Huang Yiming's eyes. It turned out that the system core and the Dragon Clan key were both left behind by the Dragon Clan leader, and he was the chosen successor, responsible for resisting the invasion of the Dark Demon Realm and protecting the peace between the two realms. This also explained why he was able to awaken the [Inter-Realm Communication System] and why he could rapidly increase his cultivation—it was all predestined.

"Where is the Dragon Key?" Huang Yiming asked hurriedly. The Dragon Key is the key to sealing the passage to the Dark Demon Realm, and also the key to opening it. Only by finding the Dragon Key can the invasion of the Dark Demon Realm be completely resisted.

Lingxi shook her head: "The stone tablet does not record the specific location of the Dragon Clan Key. It only says that the Dragon Clan Key is hidden somewhere in the Spirit Clan's sacred land, and only those with dragon blood or those chosen by the Dragon Clan can find it." She paused for a moment and looked at Huang Yiming, "Your Excellency, you are the chosen successor of the Dragon Clan, so perhaps you can sense the location of the Dragon Clan Key."

Huang Yiming nodded, closed his eyes, and while circulating his spiritual energy, mobilized the core power of the system to sense the aura of the Dragon Clan Key. After a moment, he detected a faint dragon aura emanating from the depths of the Holy Land, resonating with the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant he had obtained from Volume Nine.

"Found it. The Dragon Clan Key is deep within the sacred land, beneath the spiritual spring." Huang Yiming opened his eyes, his tone resolute.

Just as the two were preparing to set off for the depths of the sacred land to search for the Dragon Clan Key, a sinister laugh suddenly rang out: "Huang Yiming, Ling tide, you two are quite interested, actually trying to decipher ancient secrets and search for the Dragon Clan Key here."

Huang Yiming and Ling tide turned around abruptly and saw three men dressed in black robes standing not far away, surrounded by a dense aura of evil. All of them were at the late Golden Core stage—they were the remaining spies from the Black Demon Realm. Not only had they not been completely wiped out, but they had also infiltrated the Spirit Clan's sacred land, attempting to steal the Dragon Clan's key.

"You're still alive!" Huang Yiming's eyes flashed with coldness, his tone icy. He hadn't expected the spies from the Black Demon Realm to be so cunning, managing to evade Qin Yuling and Zi Yao's extermination efforts and even infiltrate the Spirit Clan's sacred land.

The leader of the black-robed men sneered, "Huang Yiming, do you think you can completely wipe out the spies of my Black Demon Realm with your strength? What wishful thinking! We are here on the orders of the Black Demon Realm's lord to seize the Dragon Clan's key and open the Black Demon Realm's passage. Today, you are doomed!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the three men in black robes attacked simultaneously, unleashing their evil energy as they pounced on Huang Yiming and Ling Xi. They knew that Huang Yiming was at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage and that he was no match for them in a one-on-one fight, so they decided to join forces, first killing Ling Xi and then besieging Huang Yiming.

"Lingxi, be careful, leave these people to me!" Huang Yiming stood in front of Lingxi, his tone firm, and his Nascent Soul aura exploded without reservation. A laser cannon instantly appeared in his hand, aimed at the three men in black robes.

"Your Majesty, I can also help you!" Lingxi said, activating a secret technique of the Spirit Clan. Pale green spiritual energy emanated from her body, transforming into vines that wrapped around the black-robed man, restricting his movements.

Huang Yiming seized the opportunity and pulled the trigger of the laser cannon. The laser flashed, and one of the men in black robes was instantly pierced through and died on the spot. The other two men in black robes changed their expressions and tried to escape, but they were entangled by Ling tide's vines and could not move.

"Huang Yiming, you can't kill us! The Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Black Demon Realm will be here soon, and he will definitely avenge us and kill you and this little spirit girl!" The two black-robed men roared hysterically, trying to threaten Huang Yiming with the Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Black Demon Realm.

Huang Yiming chuckled, and without the slightest hesitation, he flicked his finger, sending out two streams of spiritual energy that instantly struck the dantian of the two black-robed men. The two screamed in agony, their cultivation completely destroyed, and they died on the spot.

Just then, Lingxi suddenly trembled, her spiritual energy surged, and a pale green light emanated from her body. Her spirit race bloodline was fully awakened, and her cultivation instantly broke through to the late Golden Core stage. She was surrounded by a rich spirit race aura, several times stronger than before.

"Lingxi, you've broken through?" Huang Yiming's eyes flashed with surprise, and he quickly asked.

Lingxi nodded, a smile appearing on her face: "Thank you, Your Majesty. The battle with the spies from the Black Demon Realm just now activated the Spirit Clan bloodline within me, allowing me to break through my cultivation level." She could clearly feel that her Spirit Clan secret techniques had become more powerful, and she could also perceive the aura of the Dragon Clan Key more clearly.

Huang Yiming smiled gently: "That's great, this will make our search for the Dragon Clan Key much smoother."

Without further delay, the two headed towards the spiritual spring deep within the sacred land. The spiritual spring was located at the deepest part of the sacred land, its water clear and exuding a rich spiritual energy. Beneath the water, a faint golden light shimmered, which was the aura of the Dragon Clan Key.

Huang Yiming reached out and channeled his spiritual energy to probe beneath the spiritual spring. A moment later, a golden key appeared in his hand, engraved with dragon patterns and radiating a strong dragon's majesty—it was the Dragon Key.

The moment Huang Yiming grasped the Dragon Clan Key, the key, along with the system core and the Boundary Origin Jade Pendant, resonated with each other, emitting a dazzling golden light. At the same time, a system notification sounded: "Ding—Dragon Clan Key found, unlocking part of the Primordial Realm information. The Dragon Clan Key can open the Primordial Realm passage. There are traces of dragons in the Primordial Realm, and a Nascent Soul stage cultivator is spying on the Azure Nether Realm."

A hint of shock flashed in Huang Yiming's eyes. The Hongmeng Realm—this was the first time he had heard this name. And the Dragon Clan's traces were actually in the Hongmeng Realm. Moreover, there were Nascent Soul stage cultivators spying on the area between the Qingming Realm and the Hongmeng Realm. It seemed that there was a considerable secret hidden there. Lingxi gazed at the Dragon Clan Key in Huang Yiming's hand, her eyes filled with joy: "Supreme One, with this Dragon Clan Key, we can resist the invasion of the Dark Demon Realm and protect the peace between the two realms." Huang Yiming nodded, gripping the Dragon Clan Key tightly, a resolute glint in his eyes: "That's right, with the Dragon Clan Key, we can seize the initiative. But we cannot be careless. The Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Hongmeng Realm, the invasion of the Dark Demon Realm, and the secrets of a thousand years ago—all await our discovery." Unbeknownst to him, the instant he grasped the Dragon Clan Key, outside the Spirit Clan Holy Land, a figure silently departed, greed and ruthlessness flashing in their eyes, swiftly flying towards the western part of the Azure Nether Realm—there, an unknown force was secretly spying on the Spirit Clan Holy Land, coveting the Dragon Clan Key. A new crisis was quietly brewing.