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

Upon hearing the word "Tai Xuan," Ji Han was struck dumb, his eyes widening in shock and disbelief.

He never imagined that the Li family patriarch, whom he had always regarded as an unknown nobody and who even dared to impersonate the Tai Xuan Emperor, was actually the Tai Xuan Emperor himself!
"No...impossible!" Ji Han roared instinctively, his voice filled with unprecedented fear and panic. He had originally thought Li Xuan was just bluffing, but now the way his father addressed him felt like a heavy hammer, slamming into his heart.

All the contempt and disdain he had shown towards Li Xuan before now felt like a slap in the face to himself.

He had always thought that the Great Emperor Tai Xuan was a high and unattainable being, and even tried to unite with other supreme beings to kill him. But he never expected that the real Great Emperor Tai Xuan would appear in front of him so easily and play him like a puppet.

"Father, he... he really is Emperor Taixuan?" Ji Han asked in a trembling voice, still clinging to a last sliver of hope that this was just a nightmare, or that his father had mistaken him for someone else.

The illusory figure nodded. "Tai Xuan, you actually wanted to kill my son?"

Li Xuan hummed in agreement, looking at the illusory figure.

Ji Han snapped out of his daze, a sudden flash of madness in his eyes. Completely disregarding the situation, he roared urgently at the illusory figure, "Father! Kill him! He just humiliated me like that and tried to kill me! With you here, we can definitely kill him. I want to eat his Great Emperor Dao Fruit, and I want to become the one and only ruler of this world!"

Ji Han's face was filled with greed and obsession, as if the shock and fear he had felt earlier had been swallowed up by this insane desire.

Ji Han's father looked at Tai Xuan with a smile on his face, but a hint of sinister intent flashed in his eyes. "Tai Xuan, I originally calculated that your lifespan was coming to an end and was preparing to unite various forces to kill you. I never expected that you would walk right into my trap. It's true that man proposes, God disposes."

He tilted his head slightly, his eyes filled with smugness, as if Li Xuan was already his for the taking. "You, as the Great Emperor, have gone against my son. Now, do you know what regret is?"

Ji Han listened to his father's words from the side, his eyes flashing with a crazy light. "Father, why waste words with him? Hurry up and kill him. Everything he has will be mine!" Ji Han urged impatiently, as if he could already see himself swallowing the Great Emperor Dao Fruit and becoming the overlord of this cultivation world.

Ji Han's father waved his hand, signaling Ji Han to calm down. He continued to stare at Li Xuan and sneered, "Tai Xuan, you have dominated the cultivation world for many years, but you probably never expected to end up like this. If you obediently surrender and hand over your Dao Fruit, I might still spare your body."

Li Xuan chuckled and looked at Ji Han's father, "Are you from the Ji family?"

He pondered for a moment, "The Ji family from ancient times, you've hidden yourselves so well?"

Ji Han's father nodded, a hint of pride on his face. "That's right, we are the Ji family from ancient times. In ancient times, our Ji family produced two Great Emperors and several Supreme Beings. Over hundreds of thousands of years, we have always kept a low profile and remained hidden from the world. Now we have become a reclusive family."

He stared intently at Li Xuan and continued to persuade him, "Tai Xuan, you should know that you are now in dire straits. My Ji family has a deep foundation, and with the upcoming alliance of various supreme beings, you have no chance of winning. Rather than making futile struggles, you should obediently surrender and hand over your Dao Fruit. In this way, you can at least have a complete corpse, which can be considered as my Ji family showing respect to you, a former emperor."

Ji Han was so anxious he was jumping up and down. "Father, stop arguing with him, just attack, kill him, and take his Dao Fruit!"

Ji Han's father glared at Ji Han and reprimanded him telepathically, "Shut up! What do you know! Emperor Tai Xuan has dominated the cultivation world for many years, and even though his lifespan is nearing its end, he is not to be underestimated. Wouldn't it be better if we could subdue him without a fight and make him hand over his Dao Fruit voluntarily?" After saying that, he turned to Li Xuan and softened his tone, saying, "Tai Xuan, you know that the cultivation world is a place where the strong prey on the weak. You are nearing the end of your lifespan, and even without us, you probably don't have much time left. It would be better to grant my son's wish and let him hand over his Dao Fruit, so that you can leave a chance for the cultivation world. My Ji family will definitely remember your 'generosity' in the future, and we will erect a monument to commemorate you so that future generations will know about your final 'good deed'."

Li Xuan listened calmly to Ji Han's father's words. He said indifferently, "Do you think I would believe you? Do you think that your Ji family, plus a few so-called supreme beings, can threaten me?"

Ji Han's father's face darkened, and he coldly snorted, "Tai Xuan, don't be so stubborn! My Ji family has endured for many years, and our strength is now vastly different from what it used to be. Those supreme beings who are about to join forces with us have long coveted the position of Great Emperor. If you insist on resisting, you will not only die without a burial place, but you will also implicate those around you."

He narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "Think about it, the power behind you, those who follow you. Do you want them to be buried with you because of your stubbornness? Tai Xuan, if you hand over the Dao Fruit now, I swear in the name of the Ji family that I will never implicate anyone else."

Ji Han chimed in, "Tai Xuan, if you know what's good for you, hand it over quickly. Don't wait until my father makes a move, or it will be too late! You're already a dying man, what use is your Dao Fruit? Why not grant my wish? Maybe I can make you leave a good name in the cultivation world someday."

Li Xuan looked at the father and son, secretly laughing at their foolishness and greed.

He slowly opened his mouth and said, "You think you can make me hand over the Dao Fruit with just these words? You underestimate me."

Seeing that his persuasion had failed, Ji Han's father's face grew increasingly grim. "Tai Xuan, it seems you're going to refuse a polite offer and then have to suffer the consequences. In that case, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"You think you're so powerful? The weakest Great Emperor. Back then, you rose to power amidst the chaos of that dark era. How strong could you possibly be?"

Ji Han echoed his father's words, loudly mocking, "That's right, Tai Xuan, you're nothing more than the weakest Great Emperor who rose to power amidst the chaos! If it weren't for that dark upheaval when all the powerful figures were preoccupied with their own troubles, how would you have had the chance to achieve your imperial ambitions? Now that your lifespan is almost over, you still dare to be stubborn in front of us, it's simply laughable!"

Ji Han's father's eyes were full of disdain as he continued, "Do you think you're still the high and mighty emperor you once were? Don't dream! Times have changed. You're like the setting sun, while my Ji family is the rising force in the cultivation world. If you know what's good for you, hand over your Dao Fruit now, and you might avoid some physical suffering."

The father and son talked back and forth, their words filled with contempt and disdain for Tai Xuan, as if in their eyes Tai Xuan was already a fish on a chopping board, at their mercy.

Ji Han even laughed smugly, as if he could already see Li Xuan obediently handing over the Dao Fruit, and him going even further to dominate the cultivation world of Xuanhuang Emperor Star.

Li Xuan shook his head. "No, I refuse."

He added, "Aren't you afraid I'll achieve a transcendent level?"

Ji Han and his father were taken aback, then burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)