[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan":3,"chapter-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},60281,84,"Chapter 173: Echoes Through the Empire","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>The winds of change swept across the Desolate Heaven Empire like a plague of whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient ruins had barely cooled before messengers burst into motion—jade slips flashing across distant sects and spirit birds darting across provinces with sealed messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the smallest rogue cultivator hideouts to the highest thrones of immortal sects—everyone was talking about one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? The Ancient Ruins belonged to the Immortal Emperor? I thought the Immortal Emperor was just a myth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! I should’ve joined the expedition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You? With what power? Didn’t you hear? A bunch of geniuses died there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard most of them were killed by Bai Zihan, not by the Trials themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway... who ended up getting the Inheritance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the answer? It had fallen into Bai Xinyue’s hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... so the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance ended up with the Bai Clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought Bai Xinyue had a bad relationship with her clan. Why would she return if she hated them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some say Bai Zihan gave up the Inheritance to make up for what they did to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bullsh*t! No one in their right mind would give up an Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance. But... if he did do that, maybe they made peace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either way, if one wants to kill Bai Xinyue... They will have to deal with the entire Bai Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversations like this echoed across the Empire—and likely beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demonic Sects weren’t thrilled either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan had always been their enemy, and now they couldn’t afford to let Bai Xinyue grow stronger—especially when she still has the ’Bai’ in her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was also Bai Zihan’s feat that was being talked about everywhere along with Immortal Inheritance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To many, it was hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That infamous waste, once mocked for draining resources, had done what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliated Mo Tianji, the Saint of the Demonic Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survived an attack from the Third Demon General, Gou You!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Threatened every powerhouse present there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any one of those feats would have made headlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan did all three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, people laughed it off as a rumor. But the more they heard it—from different people, from multiple sects—the more undeniable it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Desolate Heaven Empire was in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Bai Clan was celebrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... Young Master made fools out of everyone! Especially Mo Tianji, he probably can’t even show his face anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still don’t get how the Young Master did it. One snap of his fingers and top-tier geniuses were dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish he’d killed everyone from the Li and Zhao Clans while he was at it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, maybe he didn’t even see them as worthy. With how the Bai Clan is rising... What are the Li and Zhao Clans? Just bugs waiting to bow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The estate was full of praise for Bai Zihan. The mood was festive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the mention of Bai Xinyue was kept to whispers—it was still a sensitive subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t stop the servants from talking to each other in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Miss Bai Xinyue is back. And she got the Inheritance from the Ancient Ruins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I heard Young Master Bai Zihan brought her back himself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? I thought he hated her. Wasn’t he the reason she was exiled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe... who knows what the Young Master is thinking these days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While gossip spread, Bai Ren and Bai Zihan stood before Bai Tianheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren gave a full report—what had happened after months of waiting, and the final battle that unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he praised Bai Zihan, Bai Tianheng stared at his son in disbelief. Sometimes his eyes seemed to ask, Are you really my son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already knew Zihan wasn’t the same waste he once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, this level of achievement? Threatening elders on par with Bai Tianheng himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just how did you do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianheng’s voice was low, almost cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly meant the strange killings—how Zihan had taken down geniuses without anyone knowing how or being able to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren also leaned in, equally curious. Even with all his years of experience, he had never seen something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just say I have my ways,\" Bai Zihan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that he didn’t want to explain—but even if he did say it was thanks to an artifact, they’d just dig deeper: Where did you get it? How does it work? Can it be copied?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t feel like getting interrogated today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one more thing he needed to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zihan’er... did you really give up the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance? Was that your way of compensating Bai Xinyue... for what your mother did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng’s voice was gentle, probing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, something like that,\" Bai Zihan lied with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explaining every detail was too much of a hassle, so he stuck with that for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng looked complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure whether to praise him for doing something so noble, or scold him for being stupid enough to give up an Inheritance coveted by the entire Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway,\" Bai Zihan changed the topic, \"you might want to see this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his wrist, a divine light shimmered into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiiing—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword emerged from thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its blade was crystalline, runes of golden-red light swirling across its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It radiated ancient, terrifying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single glance made their souls tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saint-Grade Artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th-That’s...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren’s eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng rose slowly from his seat, gaze fixed on the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A Saint-Grade weapon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, though he already knew the answer. No Heaven-Grade weapon had this kind of aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No doubt,\" Bai Ren muttered, walking around the sword like a beast in heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve seen one before. That aura... it’s alive. It’s been tempered by the Laws of the World!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could barely contain himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zihan’er...\" Bai Tianheng said seriously. \"Where did you get this sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it come from the ruins?\" Bai Ren asked quickly. \"Wait—don’t tell me it was part of the Inheritance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan smiled and let the sword float beside him like a loyal dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got it as a reward—for finishing the trial first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both elders leaned in, eyes gleaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, damn,\" Bai Ren muttered. \"Even without the Inheritance, you still walked out with treasure like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zihan smirked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that’s not all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached into his storage ring—and pulled out a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it appeared, spiritual energy surged through the room. Both elders froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan didn’t need it. He already had one that was slightly better than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he decided to gift this one to the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, who knew what kind of trouble he would be in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when they did—having a strong Bai Clan at his back was never a bad idea.\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","6a6938789aa96f97150546979bdad2b03d19f20628f06f83f0d0c070a4d827f5","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-174","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-172",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]