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

News of the defeat of the combined forces of the Celestial Realm and the Dark Demon Realm spread like wildfire throughout both realms. Cultivators of the Azure Nether Realm cheered with joy, while city dwellers sang and danced, and every household decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate this hard-won victory. This victory was achieved by Huang Yiming leading the five women and the people of both realms through countless hardships. It was a victory of the fusion of technology and cultivation, a victory of the lower realm resisting the oppression of the middle realm, and the best testament to Huang Yiming's transformation from an ordinary person who failed the college entrance examination to a supreme ruler of both realms.

After the great battle, Huang Yiming led the five women back to the Great Ming Dynasty's palace. While arranging for soldiers to clean up the battlefield and comfort the wounded soldiers and civilians, he also pushed forward the final step in the fusion of the two realms. Previously, the fusion had been hindered by the Celestial Realm and the Dark Demon Realm. Now that the external enemies had been repelled, the fusion could finally proceed smoothly—this was the core objective of Huang Yiming's ascension to the throne and the upgrade of his system to the [Interconnected Worlds System] in Volume Nine, and it was also the direction he had been striving for throughout the previous nine volumes.

According to Huang Yiming's plan, the Qingming Realm began to widely popularize modern electricity, communication, and medical care. Su Qingyue personally spearheaded the effort, transporting large quantities of power equipment, communication devices, and medical supplies from the cities to establish hospitals, schools, and communication base stations in major cities of the Qingming Realm. This not only echoed Su Qingyue's ability to control commerce and allocate resources in the cities depicted in Volume 3, but also allowed cultivators and ordinary people of the Qingming Realm to truly experience the convenience of modern technology. Simultaneously, cultivation academies in the cities began to develop on a large scale. Su Qingyue and Ling Xi joined forces to select ordinary people with exceptional talents, teaching them cultivation techniques, allowing urban residents to embark on the path of cultivation, thus realizing the vision of "technology and cultivation coexisting, and the two realms and all people enjoying happiness together."

With the complete fusion of the two realms, free movement of people and the exchange of goods reached their peak. Cultivation resources from the Azure Netherworld flowed continuously to the city, while modern goods from the city were continuously transported to the Azure Netherworld. The people of both realms lived in harmony and prosperity—this was precisely the goal Huang Yiming had always pursued. From awakening the [Interdimensional Communication System] in the first volume, hoping to change his destiny through interdimensional trade, to now achieving the fusion of the two realms and allowing the people of both realms to share in this prosperous era, he has rewritten the fate of both realms through his own efforts.

A few days later, Huang Yiming led five women on a patrol of the two realms, their first stop being Black Wind Ridge in the Azure Nether Realm—the place where he and Yang Xiu first met. In the first volume, Huang Yiming awakened a system after failing his college entrance exams, using bread to redeem Yang Xiu from being sold into slavery, thus beginning his journey across the two realms. Black Wind Ridge is now a far cry from its former state of rampant bandits and widespread suffering. Schools and hospitals have sprung up, the people live in peace and prosperity, and cultivators dedicate themselves to their practice. Upon seeing Huang Yiming and Yang Xiu arrive, the people knelt in worship, shouting, "Long live the Supreme One and the Consort!"

Yang Xiu gazed at Black Wind Ridge before her, her eyes filled with emotion. She grasped Huang Yiming's hand tightly and said, "Yiming, I never imagined that Black Wind Ridge would become so much better after all these years. I still remember how you redeemed me with a loaf of bread, and I vowed to follow you for life. Now, seeing you become the Supreme Being of both realms, seeing the people living in peace and prosperity, I am truly happy." Huang Yiming gently returned her grip, his eyes filled with tenderness: "All of this is inseparable from you. If you hadn't always been silently protecting me and managing the internal affairs, I wouldn't have been able to fight with peace of mind."

They then proceeded to Qin Family Fortress. In Volume Two, Huang Yiming had rescued someone here and formed a bond with Qin Yuling. Now, Qin Family Fortress had become one of the most powerful forces in the Azure Netherworld. The Qin family patriarch led his entourage in a grand welcome to Huang Yiming and the five women. Those from the Qin family's collateral branches who had looked down on Huang Yiming and mocked his mortal origins in the past now knelt and begged for forgiveness, their faces filled with remorse. Huang Yiming remained calm, neither seeking revenge nor accepting their patronage. He simply instructed the Qin family patriarch to manage Qin Family Fortress well and protect the people of the Azure Netherworld—a scene that not only demonstrated the grandeur of a supreme ruler of two realms but also marked a reversal of fortune for those who had looked down on him in the past.

Afterwards, they headed to the city. In Volume Three, Huang Yiming meets Su Qingyue here, thus beginning their urban business war. Nowadays, cultivation academies are springing up everywhere in the city, allowing ordinary people to embark on the path of cultivation. Su Qingyue's business empire has already expanded across both worlds, making her the controller of commerce in both realms. Upon seeing Huang Yiming and Su Qingyue arrive, various powerful forces in the city flock to pay homage. Friends, relatives, neighbors, and high school teachers who once mocked him for "failing the college entrance exam and achieving nothing" now offer gifts and curry favor. Huang Yiming remains calm, simply smiling and exchanging pleasantries with them, showing no airs whatsoever.

During their patrol, Huang Yiming and the five women revisited the places where they had first met—the Spirit Clan's sacred land (where he rescued Lingxi in Volume 5), the Demon Sect's mountain gate (where he subdued Ziyao in Volume 6), and the Trade Alliance headquarters (where they established trade between the two realms in Volume 7). At each location, they could feel the changes in both realms and the love and respect of the people. The five women accompanied him, their presence filled with warmth: Qin Yuling nestled on his shoulder, Yang Xiu tidied his clothes, Su Qingyue explained the expansion of their commercial empire, Lingxi cultivated spiritual plants, and Ziyao silently guarded their surroundings—this scene embodied the genuine affection between the five women and Huang Yiming, and was a perfect continuation of the romantic storyline from the previous nine volumes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Qingyue expanded the commercial territory of the two realms to the surrounding lower-level realms, signed trade agreements with various realms, monopolized the trade of goods in all realms, and accumulated a large amount of wealth for the two realms; Yang Xiu improved the internal affairs of the Daming Dynasty, formulated a series of rules and regulations, and ensured that the people of the two realms lived and worked in peace and the social order was well maintained; Ling Xi led the disciples of the Spirit Clan to protect the spiritual veins of the two realms, cultivate spiritual plants, and increase the concentration of spiritual energy; Qin Yuling and Zi Yao trained the legions of the two realms to protect the safety of the two realms and the lower-level realms, and ensured that foreign enemies would no longer be able to invade easily.

Just as the two realms were flourishing and everything was going smoothly, an urgent report came from the Spirit Clan Holy Land. A Spirit Clan elder rushed in, his face filled with panic, to report: "Supreme One, Holy Maiden of the Spirit Clan, something terrible has happened! There's been unusual activity at the Spirit Clan Holy Land. The Dragon Clan Key has fully surfaced, but an unknown high-level force is secretly spying on it, seemingly intending to seize it!"

A cold glint flashed in Huang Yiming's eyes, and his expression instantly turned solemn—he knew that the Dragon Clan Key, obtained from the ninth volume, resonated with the system core and the World Origin Jade Pendant, concerning the secrets of all realms. Now that it had fully manifested, it would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of various forces. Ling Xi also looked tense, gripping Huang Yiming's hand tightly: "Yiming, the Dragon Clan Key is a treasure of the Spirit Clan's sacred land, and more importantly, it's the key to opening the passage to the Primordial Realm. It absolutely cannot fall into the hands of outsiders!"

Huang Yiming nodded, his tone firm: "Don't worry, with me here, I will never let anyone steal the Dragon Clan's key! Pass down the order: Qin Yuling and Ziyao, come with me to the Spirit Clan's Holy Land; Lingxi, Su Qingyue, and Yang Xiu, stay at the palace and be on guard to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack!" The five women responded in unison. A new struggle was about to unfold in the Spirit Clan's Holy Land, but who exactly was the high-level force secretly spying on them? What were their goals? Everything remained unknown.