15: Shen Yunyue is pregnant

Half a month later, Cao Nie had converted all the spiritual power in his body into Divine Demon Power.

He had cultivated the Divine Demon Suppression Scripture to the seventh layer, comprehending the Divine Demon Domain and the Gui Xu Domain, making him virtually invincible among those of the same realm.

Deep within his sea of consciousness, two blurry figures, one gold and one red, appeared beside Cao Nie's primordial spirit.

These were the Divine Aspect and Demonic Aspect he had condensed.

Cao Nie controlled the Divine Aspect and Demonic Aspect, guiding them to approach his primordial spirit.

The moment the two aspects touched his primordial spirit, they directly fused into it.

The power of the two aspects converged at the center of his primordial spirit's forehead, forming a golden-red intertwined Divine Demon Seal.

The fusion of the Divine Aspect, Demonic Aspect, and primordial spirit caused some changes in Cao Nie's appearance.

His black hair transformed into a blend of golden and red, rich in layers.

His long hair swayed without wind, fluttering freely, and the Divine Demon Seal appeared on his forehead.

A terrifying aura erupted from within Cao Nie's body.

He broke through to the second layer of the Gui Xu Realm.

Cao Nie slowly opened his eyes.

His left eye flashed with golden light, and his right eye with red, before vanishing instantly.

His eyes returned to their normal color.

Cao Nie stood up, observing his current appearance, slightly surprised.

His golden-red intertwined hair, the Divine Demon Seal on his forehead, coupled with a date-red brocade robe, gave him an extremely bewitching aura.

"What a powerful feeling."

Cao Nie clenched his fist, feeling the surging Divine Demon Power within him, a look of excitement on his face.

Now, facing the Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man, even if he didn't retaliate, the other party wouldn't be able to inflict much harm on him.

In the same realm, he could completely crush his opponents.

"I wonder if the Nine Great Elders have broken through yet."

Cao Nie stood up and walked out of the cultivation room.

In the courtyard, Shen Yunyue sat in the pavilion, lost in thought.

Her hands tightly gripped a teacup, the veins on the back of her hands clearly visible, and a hint of struggle flashed in her eyes.

"What are you doing?"

Cao Nie's sudden voice pulled Shen Yunyue back to reality.

She loosened her grip on the teacup, looked up at Cao Nie walking towards her, and was momentarily stunned.

After half a month of cultivation, how did his appearance change so much?

He seemed, somehow, even more beastly than before.

"Husband, you've finished cultivating?" Shen Yunyue forced a smile onto her face.

Cao Nie nodded slightly: "I've broken through to the second layer of the Gui Xu Realm."

Shen Yunyue's smile stiffened, then quickly returned to normal. She put down the teacup in her hand, picked up another teacup from the tea table, and poured tea for Cao Nie: "Congratulations, Husband. Please have some tea."

She didn't believe Cao Nie's words.

He had only broken through to the Gui Xu Realm half a month ago; how could he break through a minor realm again so quickly?

Based on her understanding from these past few days, she estimated that Cao Nie would need at least half a year to break through again.

Cao Nie stood opposite her, scrutinizing Shen Yunyue.

"The Cao Family Head still prefers your rebellious side. You're now as docile as a cat, which makes the Cao Family Head feel quite bored."

Shen Yunyue's expression darkened slightly.

"Husband is joking. Women admire strength. It is my honor, Shen Yunyue, to be able to rely on a strong man like Husband."

Cao Nie sneered inwardly.

This woman truly knew how to endure.

He walked up to Shen Yunyue, reached out, and lifted her chin, admiring her stunning beauty, and smiled faintly.

Shen Yunyue looked at Cao Nie, who was so close, and a faint blush appeared on her face.

Cao Nie leaned down, picked up Shen Yunyue, and walked towards the house.

Shen Yunyue wrapped her arms around Cao Nie's neck.

Looking at his bewitching face, she took a deep breath, hesitated, and then said, "Husband, I'm pregnant."

Cao Nie paused for a moment, then continued walking towards the house.

Seeing that Cao Nie had no intention of stopping, Shen Yunyue suppressed her anger and said, "I said I'm pregnant."

Cao Nie nodded: "I know."

Seeing that Cao Nie seemed to genuinely not understand, she stated directly: "You can't have sex when you're pregnant."

Cao Nie kicked open the door, a faint smile on his lips: "Don't worry, the Cao Family Head's child isn't that fragile."

Seeing that Cao Nie was determined to have his way with her, Shen Yunyue struggled desperately: "No, you're being too irresponsible!"

Cao Nie placed Shen Yunyue on the bed, a slight curve to his lips: "Didn't you say you wanted to strangle this child? If so, wouldn't it be better for the Cao Family Head to nip your idea in the bud?"

Shen Yunyue was stunned.

That's right.

What was she worried about?

This child shouldn't have appeared in this world.

Yet she wanted to protect him.

Having understood, Shen Yunyue closed her eyes, letting Cao Nie do as he pleased.

After waiting for several breaths, she didn't sense any movement from Cao Nie.

Shen Yunyue opened her puzzled eyes, looked around, and found that Cao Nie had already left the room and was walking out of the courtyard.

She couldn't help but feel confused.

Could it be that Cao Nie had changed his nature?

Absolutely impossible.

Unable to figure it out, Shen Yunyue simply stopped thinking about it.

She directly sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate.

After all the recent turmoil, she felt her cultivation was on the verge of breaking through.

To seek revenge, cultivation was a hard requirement.

She didn't need to be able to defeat Cao Nie.

As long as she could injure him, then with the help of poison, there might be a small chance to kill Cao Nie.

If all else failed, she planned to place her hopes on the child in her belly, which was also why she hadn't aborted the child.

Since Cao Nie was so powerful, his child's talent would surely not be weak.

She wanted to brainwash this child, making the father and son turn against each other.

Just like He Jie, who made Cao Kun want to strip Cao Nie of his physique for her sake.

After leaving the Listening Rain Pavilion, Cao Nie gathered the nine Cao Jian in the deliberation hall.

All nine had broken through, and their injuries were mostly healed.

First Elder Cao Jian was now at the ninth layer of the Po Wang Realm.

Second Elder Cao An and Third Elder Cao Feng were at the eighth layer of the Po Wang Realm.

Fourth Elder Cao Gu, Fifth Elder Cao Wei, and Sixth Elder Cao Wu were at the seventh layer of the Po Wang Realm.

Seventh Elder Cao Yi, Eighth Elder Cao Fen, and Ninth Elder Cao Lei were at the sixth layer of the Po Wang Realm.

The Nine Great Elders, with grateful expressions, rose and bowed to Cao Nie: "Thank you, Cao Family Head, for your generosity."

Cao Nie waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down: "We are all family, no need to be so polite."

The Nine Great Elders exchanged glances, firmly engraving this favor into their hearts.

The talents of all nine of them had reached pseudo-king level.

Becoming a Tribulation Extinction Realm mighty figure in the future would not be a problem.

Early the next morning, in the Golden Luan Hall of Great Xia, the assembled civil and military officials engaged in various pleasantries upon seeing Cao Nie, which Cao Nie handled one by one.

Not far away, a dark-skinned middle-aged man watched Cao Nie, who was surrounded by others, feeling rather sour.

This attention should have been his.

Simply because Cao Nie broke through to the Gui Xu Realm and became the Right Prime Minister of Great Xia, all the efforts he, the Left Prime Minister, had made previously became a joke.

"Royal Advisor Wang, this Cao Nie just got lucky. You're a magnanimous person, there's no need to stoop to his level."

A civil official standing beside Wang Feng tried to flatter him.

What he received in return was Wang Feng's fierce glare.

Just then, a sharp, effeminate voice announced: "His Majesty arrives."

The civil and military officials quickly formed two lines.

Cao Nie stood at the foremost position on the right side of the civil official ranks, while Wang Feng stood at the foremost position on the left side.

Looking at the calm and collected Cao Nie, Wang Feng had already made up his mind to deal with him.

Summer Glaze ascended the imperial platform and took her seat on the dragon throne.

Her gaze was instantly drawn to Cao Nie's appearance.

After a brief moment of surprise, she withdrew her gaze.

All the ministers knelt: "Your subjects respectfully greet Your Majesty."

Except for Cao Nie and two Gui Xu Realm military generals, everyone else knelt.

Summer Glaze's majestic voice reached every minister's ear: "Rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."