My wife said she would treat my child as her own. That certainly makes her a virtuous wife, but... who asked you to treat my child as your own? No, wait, who agreed to drink the Childbearing Spring Water? I, Lu Ya, am the dignified Crown Prince of the Demon Race, a Quasi-Saint Great Power! How could I get... get pregnant?
That is something you goddesses do!
I am a male god. I cannot get pregnant! If I did, and word somehow leaked out, where would I hide my face? I would probably want to die!
At that thought, Lu Ya hurriedly said to Taiyi, "Uncle, please stop joking, all right? Your nephew cannot take a fright like this."
"Who is trying to frighten you? I meant every word," Taiyi told Lu Ya.
"Huh?" He meant it?
"You are the child of the Sun and the Lunar Star. Beneath the Saints, none can match your bloodline. Even I only surpass you by a margin because I enjoyed the advantage of being born innate.
"Your wife, though an outstanding goddess herself, still falls far short of you in bloodline. Any child you conceive together will ultimately be less gifted than you. Even with arduous cultivation, that child's future accomplishments will not surpass yours. Thus, to prevent each generation of our Demon Race from being weaker than the last, you should drink the Childbearing Spring Water and give birth to a child belonging to you alone, one who perfectly inherits your Golden Crow Bloodline. This is a way to ensure the Demon Race has a worthy successor.
"Besides, that child is to become the Heavenly Queen. A Heavenly Queen needs more than a powerful natal family. Without sufficient talent and magic power of her own, she cannot command the respect of all