The Qi Cultivation Emperor Who Snatches Brides, do you think you're funny?

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, instantly exploding among everyone. Everyone was completely stunned, and the entire space seemed to have been paused. For a moment, there was complete silence, with only the shock brought by those words continuing to echo and ferment in the air.

The faces of the Jiang family members were filled with astonishment and disbelief. Their eyes were wide open and their mouths were agape, unable to close for a long time, as if all their strength had been drained away. Even their kowtowing and pleading actions had stopped.

They never imagined that Jiang Yang, who had always been regarded as the future star of the Jiang family, was famous in the Seven Star Immortal Dynasty, and was praised by the Dean of Linlang Academy as having the potential of a saint, had actually taken his enviable seven-aperture exquisite heart from Jiang Yu.

The truth was too cruel, so cruel that they couldn't accept it at first. Their minds went blank, and the last glimmer of hope they had been holding onto burst like a bubble, vanishing without a trace.

"How could this be true? It must be a slander! Our Jiang family has always valued reputation and integrity. How could we do something so heinous? Young Master Jiang's intelligence is innate. He was born with this extraordinary talent. How could it be said that it was taken from Young Master Jiang Yu? This must be a fabrication by the Li family patriarch to smear our Jiang family in order to have a legitimate reason for his actions."

A member of the Jiang family frowned, his face full of indignation. His words were filled with resentment and doubt. He simply could not accept that his family would be associated with such cruel acts, and preferred to believe that it was just a lie maliciously fabricated by the other party.

"That's right. Young Master Jiang Yang has shown amazing talent since he was a child. He has earned everyone's recognition in the academy through his real abilities. Even the dean praised him as having the potential to become a saint. If this heart was stolen, how could it be hidden from so many eyes? There must be something fishy about this. Maybe Jiang Yu is holding a grudge and deliberately distorting the facts so that our Jiang family will suffer a devastating disaster."

"This is absolutely slander! It must be a lie deliberately fabricated by that Li family patriarch to ruin our Jiang family's reputation so he can have a legitimate reason to exterminate us!" A Jiang family disciple, his face flushed and veins bulging on his forehead, shouted excitedly. His voice, sharp with anger, sounded particularly jarring amidst the commotion. "Young Master Jiang's Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart is an undeniable talent, displayed since childhood. How could it possibly have been extracted from Young Master Jiang Yu? This is utter nonsense!"

“Yes, yes! Our Jiang family has always valued its reputation. Although we may have been less attentive to Young Master Jiang Yu before, we would never do something so heinous and immoral!” A Jiang family steward echoed loudly, waving his arms and trembling slightly with emotion. “If this were true, it would have been common knowledge long ago. How could it only be brought up now? And by the Li family patriarch no less! There must be something fishy going on here!”

The tribesmen around them also gathered around, joining in the heated discussion, each one like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment.

"Hmph, I think the Li family patriarch is just jealous of our young master's talent. He's afraid that when he grows up, he'll threaten the Li family's position, so he came up with this vicious plan to frame our Jiang family!" A female disciple of the Jiang family said angrily, her eyes reddening and her voice trembling with tears. "We can't let him fool us like this. We must make him produce evidence. If he can't, then he's just making baseless accusations. Even if it costs our lives, we, the Jiang family, cannot let him slander us like this!"

Outside the Jiang family, people from various other families were stunned by this astonishing news, and then a great deal of discussion erupted.

"My God, the Jiang family is too ruthless! In order to give their youngest son better talent, they actually resorted to such a heinous act as digging out his heart to steal treasure. It's absolutely outrageous! No wonder the Li family patriarch went to such lengths. If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have let them off either."

"Yes, I originally thought that Jiang Yang was exceptionally talented and would definitely shine in the cultivation world in the future. I never expected that the truth behind it was so disgusting. He actually stole the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart from his own brother. The Jiang family is really ruthless. I never realized they were so cruel."

"Hmph, that's it. The Jiang family is completely finished. They did something so outrageous. Not only will the Li family patriarch not let them off the hook, but if word gets out, all the families in the Eastern Wilderness will probably despise them. A family like that shouldn't exist in this world."

"Alas, poor Young Master Jiang Yu, he has suffered such inhuman torture. No wonder the Li family patriarch wants to seek justice for him. However, the methods used are indeed a bit ruthless. But in this world where the strong are respected, what can be done? Who told the Jiang family to bully people like that back then? This is their own fault."

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, their faces filled with shock and disdain. They looked at the Jiang family members as if they were rats in the street, their eyes filled with disgust and contempt.

Those who had initially felt a sliver of sympathy for the Jiang family had now completely changed their minds. In their hearts, the Jiang family had become a ruthless and inhumane clan, utterly unworthy of any pity or sympathy.

The news spread like wildfire, and more and more people learned of this outrageous truth. The entire Eastern Wilderness was likely to be shaken.

The various families warned their descendants to take this as a warning and never do such immoral and heinous things, otherwise they would not only bring about their own destruction, but also ruin their family's reputation throughout the entire cultivation world.

Jiang Ming's face was ashen. He knelt on the ground, seemingly devoid of his soul, his eyes empty and filled with despair. He never imagined that this secret, which he had kept so well hidden, would be revealed to him in public by Li Xuan at this moment, and in such a cruel way.

A sinister glint flashed in his eyes. He absolutely could not admit to this, nor could his Jiang family!
Jiang Ming seemed to have been suddenly pulled back from the dead. He abruptly raised his head, his face streaked with tears, but his eyes revealed a resolute denial.

He shouted in a hoarse, almost broken voice, "Impossible! This can't possibly be true! Even if I, Jiang Ming, am confused, Jiang Yu is still my own son! How could I possibly harm him? How could I bear to do such a cruel thing to my own flesh and blood!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed forcefully, the "thump" of his forehead hitting the ground sounding particularly heavy in the silent and oppressive atmosphere. Before long, his forehead was covered in blood, but he seemed to feel no pain, continuing to kowtow again and again, a sight that was truly alarming.

"Everyone, you all know that Jiang Yu wasn't very talented from a young age. Everyone in the Jiang family knows that. When he was young, he had to work much harder than others to cultivate those basic techniques. Where did he get that 'Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart' thing? But Jiang Yang, from the moment he was born, showed extraordinary talent. The spiritual essence of the 'Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart' was already evident in his childhood. Our entire family witnessed it!" Jiang Ming's voice was choked with tears, mixed with a hint of urgent explanation. He tried to evoke everyone's memories to prove that what he said was true.

"As the head of the family, although I have neglected Jiang Yu over the years, I still hope that he can grow up safely. How could I do such a heinous thing as to dig out my own son's heart to fulfill another son's needs? This... this is simply an absurd and utterly slanderous act!" Jiang Ming raised his head, his eyes blurry with tears as he looked at the people around him, his eyes filled with grievance and indignation, as if he were the one who had suffered the most injustice.

He looked around at the Jiang family members, seeing their faces filled with shock, doubt, or a hint of wavering, and grew increasingly anxious. He continued, tears streaming down his face, "Our Jiang family has upheld righteousness and morality for many years. How can we be unjustly smeared like this? If we admit to this fabricated crime today, our ancestors in the afterlife will not find peace! Our family's reputation will be completely ruined, and how will we ever be able to stand in this Eastern Wilderness again!"

Hearing Jiang Ming's tearful account, many members of the Jiang family, who had initially refused to believe the cruel truth, began to waver. They recalled that Jiang Yu had indeed struggled with cultivation in his childhood, and it seemed to be a generally accepted fact that his talent was mediocre. Seeing their patriarch's heartbroken appearance, their sense of protectiveness towards the family was rekindled.

“The patriarch is right! We can’t let ourselves be wronged like this! We all saw what happened to Young Master Jiang Yu when he was a child. There’s no way that his brilliant mind could be his. It must be that the Li family patriarch is deliberately picking a fight to drive our Jiang family to ruin!” A Jiang family steward loudly echoed, a fighting spirit rekindled in his eyes. He felt that as long as he stubbornly denied it, perhaps the Jiang family still had a glimmer of hope.

“That’s right, that’s right! Our Jiang family can’t take the blame for this! Why should we believe whatever he says? We need to provide solid evidence! Otherwise, we’d rather die than let our family be disgraced!” An elder of the Jiang family, leaning on his cane, stood up shakily and said with a firm gaze. His aged face was full of determination, as if he was ready to fight the Li family patriarch to the end.

The other members of the Jiang family around them echoed the sentiment, and in an instant, the desperate pleas were replaced by angry rebuttals. The entire Jiang family camp seemed to have regained its backbone, and its morale soared even higher. "Hmph, our Jiang family is a prominent family in the Eastern Wilderness. We have always acted uprightly and honestly. How can we allow the Li family to slander and defame us like this? Even if we have to fight to the death today, we will clear the Jiang family's name!" A young and impetuous Jiang family disciple clenched his fist, his eyes filled with anger, and shouted loudly. His words were echoed by many clansmen around him, and their passionate emotions seemed to break through the gloom hanging over their heads.

Li Xuan glanced at the Jiang family members indifferently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Jiang Ming looked at Li Xuan and said, "Ancestor of the Li family, you want to slander my son and my Jiang family? The Seven Star Immortal Dynasty of Linlang Academy will never allow it! My Jiang family will never allow it either!"

Li Xuan smiled. "Is that so? I'm curious, given that your Jiang family is already in such a state, where do you get the confidence to speak so loudly in front of me?"

"Confidence? I am the confidence! I am the confidence of the Jiang family!"

In the ancestral land of the Jiang family, a figure suddenly appeared. He was dressed in white, with a full head of silver hair and double pupils in his eyes, coldly looking at Li Xuan.

Everyone was shocked.

Someone exclaimed, "The Jiang family has double pupils?!"

Everyone was shocked again.

The Jiang family has double pupils! Double pupils!!

Jiang Ziliang!
Upon hearing the name "Jiang Ziliang," everyone was initially stunned, then seemed to be struck by an invisible force, and the entire scene instantly erupted in chaos. The shock on everyone's faces intensified, as if it were about to overflow.

"Jiang Ziliang, the double-pupiled Jiang family member! It's him! My God, he was a peerless genius who was famous throughout the world five thousand years ago. It is said that his talent was heaven-defying. In that era of outstanding talents, he still shone as brightly as the most dazzling star. He almost suppressed the entire era with his own strength!" A cultivator from the Zhao family stared wide-eyed, his voice trembling with shock. He stared intently at the figure in white robes and white hair with double pupils, his eyes filled with awe and disbelief, as if he were seeing a long-sealed yet incredibly shocking history reappear before his eyes.

"Double pupils! Those are the legendary divine pupils. Those born with double pupils possess extraordinary abilities, able to see through all the illusions of the world and perceive all the mysteries of heaven and earth. Cultivation is like having divine assistance, achieving twice the results with half the effort! Every time double pupils appear in the world, they stir up a huge wave in the cultivation world, bringing endless legendary stories. Jiang Ziliang's double pupils are even more powerful. It is said that with these double pupils, he can see through the flaws in cultivation techniques at a glance, foresee the arrival of danger, and even find the enemy's fatal weakness in battle. It's truly terrifying!" An elder of the Wang family spoke with a look of amazement, stroking his beard as he spoke, his eyes flashing with a complex light, showing both envy for such a miraculous talent and deep fear of its powerful strength.

People from the surrounding families began whispering amongst themselves, their voices rising and falling as everyone was deeply shocked by the sudden and overwhelming event.

They really didn't expect that one of the Jiang family's patriarchs was this person!
Jiang Ziliang, a quasi-emperor with double pupils from five thousand years ago—who could have imagined that?!

Who would have thought?!

The Li family is finished!
No matter how powerful the Li family patriarch was, he could never be a match for Emperor Jiang!

That was a quasi-emperor, a quasi-emperor with double pupils!
Extremely scary!
"Indeed, Jiang Ziliang's fame spread throughout the entire cultivation world back then. He advanced triumphantly, and wherever he went, no one could rival him. All the geniuses of his generation paled in comparison to him. If it weren't for the emergence of the Great Emperor Tai Xuan, who became emperor first and occupied that supreme imperial throne, Jiang Ziliang might have truly become emperor. In that case, the history of our cultivation world would probably have been rewritten by him!" A steward from the Sun family said with a face full of emotion. His gaze never left Jiang Ziliang, as if trying to discern some clue from this legendary figure. His opinion of the Jiang family underwent a complete transformation at this moment. He originally thought that the Jiang family would surely be destroyed today, but he never expected that such a great god was still hidden. The situation is likely to become unpredictable again.

The Jiang family members, who were still filled with grief and indignation and were preparing to fight Li Xuan to the end, saw Jiang Ziliang appear. Their despairing hearts were instantly ignited with a blazing fire of hope. They were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes, as if they had seen a savior descend.

"It's the Ancestor! It's Ancestor Jiang Ziliang! Our Jiang family is saved, saved!" a Jiang family disciple shouted excitedly. His voice became sharp with excitement, his fist, which had been clenched, was now raised high, his face full of excitement, and his body, which had been trembling with fear, straightened up, as if he had suddenly transformed from a lamb to the slaughter into a warrior with something to rely on.

"Haha, I knew it! Our Jiang family has a long and profound heritage. How could we be easily wiped out? It turns out our ancestor has been protecting us all along! With our ancestor here, even if the Li family ancestor is powerful, he'll have to think twice. Our Jiang family's reputation will definitely be preserved!" A Jiang family steward laughed heartily, his eyes filled with the joy of surviving a disaster and absolute trust in Jiang Ziliang. The look in his eyes when he looked at Li Xuan was no longer filled with fear and pleading, but with a hint of provocation and confidence, as if they had nothing to fear as long as Jiang Ziliang stood behind them.

The other members of the Jiang family echoed his sentiments, instantly breaking the oppressive atmosphere and replacing it with cheers and jubilation. They surrounded Jiang Ziliang, their eyes filled with reverence and reliance, as if as long as this ancestor was there, the Jiang family could escape this annihilation and regain its former glory.

Jiang Ziliang stood there quietly, his double pupils gleaming with a mysterious and profound light, as if they contained an endless galaxy, or as if they could see through all the causes and effects of this world.

He slightly raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the crowd. His eyes carried an air of authority and pressure, making the surrounding air seem to become heavier.

"Double pupils? You're quite pleased."

Li Xuan looked at Jiang Ziliang, raised his hand, and pressed down slightly with one finger.

Paji.

In an instant, Jiang Ziliang, who hadn't moved a muscle, was reduced to a pool of blood and flesh amidst the crowd. (End of Chapter)