149: My body loves Cao Xiang more
The fifth floor and above were empty, not even a single person in sight. Currently, Bu Feiyan was the only one who had passed through the Demonic Illusion fastest.
Cao Nie, accompanied by Bai Jie, easily ascended to the ninth floor.
As soon as they stood firm, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in the spacious hall: "Congratulations to both of you for passing the test and obtaining the Hidden Heaven Edict."
As the voice faded, two emerald-green jade edicts materialized out of thin air. Mysterious patterns flowed across their surfaces, and the characters "Hidden Heaven" shimmered faintly within the light.
Cao Nie reached out, and the jade edict obediently fell into his palm. It was cool to the touch, yet carried a strange warmth.
Bai Jie quickly placed the other Hidden Heaven Edict into her storage ring.
"Boom!" A thunderous sound suddenly came from above, and a crack appeared in the dome.
Thousands of spirit medicines, emanating immortal light, floated out and encircled the two of them. A higher-level power, immortal qi, flowed across the surface of these spirit medicines.
"Please select one semi-immortal medicine each," the mysterious voice spoke again.
"Husband, I want that one!" Bai Jie's eyes lit up as she pointed at a white lotus covered in frost in the distance.
Cao Nie looked in the direction she was pointing, and his Eye of Truth instantly analyzed the details of that spirit medicine.
"The Ice Crystal Lotus, which blooms only once every million years, is perfect for your ice-element physique." He raised his hand, and his Divine Demonic Power directly pulled the ice lotus over: "Refine it right here."
Bai Jie nodded obediently and impatiently sat down cross-legged. She formed a hand seal, and the Ice Crystal Lotus floated before her chest, slowly rotating and emitting wisps of cold mist.
Cao Nie continued to scan the other spirit medicines, his Eye of Truth sweeping over every rare medicinal ingredient.
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on a peculiar fruit within a certain light shield.
One black and one white, their auras were completely opposite.
As the Eye of Truth activated, the fruit's information immediately appeared: Yin-Yang Soul-Devouring Fruit.
White Fruit: Pure white as jade, containing pure divine power.
Black Fruit: Purplish-black as ink, containing a ferocious demonic source.
Characteristic: Consuming both divine and demonic aspects can harmonize Yin and Yang.
"Interesting," Cao Nie's lips curved into a slight smile.
Under the Eye of Truth, this pair of fruits was clearly the most valuable treasure in the entire place.
He unhesitatingly extended his right hand, and his Divine Demonic Power transformed into an invisible large hand reaching for the light shield.
The moment of contact, a sudden change occurred.
The two fruits actually melted automatically, turning into two streams of light, one black and one white, and directly drilled into his body along with his power!
Cao Nie frowned and immediately sat down cross-legged. He could feel two completely opposite energies surging wildly through his meridians, one scorching hot, one chillingly cold.
These two forces repelled and attracted each other, engaging in an earth-shattering tug-of-war within his body.
At the same time, the dome closed again, retracting all the spirit medicines.
The entire space was instantly filled with two distinct forces.
On one side, the vast Divine Demonic Power emanating from Cao Nie, with gold and red colors intertwining into a massive energy vortex.
On the other side, the ice qi from Bai Jie's body was slightly weaker and fluctuated erratically.
One day later.
"Boom! Boom!" Almost simultaneously, two breakthrough auras erupted one after another.
Bai Jie was the first to open her eyes, and the ice qi surrounding her completely retracted into her body.
She was pleasantly surprised to find that her cultivation had broken through two realms, directly reaching the sixth level of Tribulation Annihilation!
This speed was unprecedented in the entire history of the Cold Ice Sect.
A golden-red light flashed in Cao Nie's eyes, and he contentedly felt the power within his body.
"Breaking through two realms is an unexpected joy." Now that he had reached the fifth level of Tribulation Annihilation, looking across the Three Thousand Dao Domains, only about twenty people could defeat him.
"My husband is amazing," Bai Jie giggled and threw herself into Cao Nie's arms, her small hand...
Earlier, seeing Cao Nie and Bu Feiyan intimately on the fifth floor, she had long since...
"You hussy, can't you wait?" Cao Nie smirked as he wrapped his arm around her slender waist, his large hand directly reaching into...
"Mmm, Husband..." Bai Jie's eyes became hazy, her body went soft, and she completely hung onto Cao Nie.
"First, serve this Prime Minister well before we talk." Cao Nie slapped her perky buttocks hard, producing a crisp sound.
Bai Jie understood, giggled, and knelt...
She lifted her stunning face, her eyes filled with infatuation and desire.
Just as she was...
"Bai Jie! What are you doing?!" A furious roar suddenly erupted.
At the staircase entrance stood a man with bloodshot eyes, none other than Bai Jie's ex-husband, Gao Yi!
He had fought desperately to reach the ninth floor, only to unexpectedly witness Bai Jie...
He had never experienced such a kingly...
This beast in front of him, actually...
"Gao... Gao Yi." Bai Jie was flustered and subconsciously called out his name.
"You harlot, doing this in front of me... What do you take our thousands of years of marital affection for?!" Gao Yi trembled with rage, his eyes bloodshot.
A flicker of understanding passed through Cao Nie's eyes as he pressed Bai Jie's head...
"Mmm... Prime Minister Cao." Bai Jie's words became fragmented...
"Beast! I'll kill you!" Gao Yi completely exploded in rage, grabbing his weapon and charging madly despite his severe injuries.
His lifelong cultivation was condensed on the sword's edge; this strike was enough to destroy everything!
Cao Nie didn't even raise his head. With a casual wave of his left hand, the Netherworld Sword appeared out of thin air, and a golden-red sword qi swept out.
"Pfft!" The sound of flesh tearing was particularly harsh. Gao Yi's chest instantly split open, and he flew backward, crashing heavily against the bronze wall, leaving a shocking bloodstain.
"Ah! I'll fight you to the death!" Gao Yi struggled to get up, looking at everything before him, completely succumbing to madness.
He burned his vital essence and charged again, this time his speed more than three times faster than before!
Cao Nie unleashed another sword strike, this time directly severing his right arm.
Gao Yi screamed and fell to the ground, blood quickly staining a large area.
Cao Nie said playfully, "Madam, should this Prime Minister spare his life?"
"Please, Prime Minister Cao, spare his life." Bai Jie bit her lip and pleaded, "After all... after all, we were husband and wife."
"That depends on your performance," Cao Nie smirked, pushing her in front of Gao Yi, right there in the pool of blood...
Bai Jie initially... but then... louder.
Gao Yi weakly opened his eyes, just in time to see Bai Jie...
"Why... why did you betray me?" he murmured in despair.
Bai Jie said, "I'm sorry, I do have you in my heart, but my body... loves Prime Minister Cao more."
Cao Nie burst out laughing upon hearing this: "Madam, has he ever been to this place?"
"No... no, Prime Minister Cao is the first, and also the last," Bai Jie answered shamefully.
Gao Yi felt his heart being twisted into knots. What 'having him in her heart'? This harlot was clearly greedy for Cao Nie's virility!
He mustered his last ounce of strength, grabbed the long sword with his remaining left arm, and roared as he charged: "I want you both dead!"
A cold light flashed in Cao Nie's eyes, and the Netherworld Sword directly pinned him to the ground.
Then, he pulled out a gleaming dagger and put it into Bai Jie's hand: "Madam, it's time to prove your loyalty."