[{"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-427":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},60485,84,"Chapter 427 Emergency State of the Bai Clan","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-427",427,"\u003Cp>The Bai Clan's flying fleet descended steadily toward the main aerial dock of the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Bai Tianheng stepped off the flying ship, he did not pause to rest, nor did he accompany Bai Zihan directly back to the inner residences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he issued a single, decisive order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan would enter an Emergency State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan bells rang across the mountain ranges, echoing through valleys and cultivation peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formation flared as dormant defensive arrays awakened one after another. Patrol routes doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Restrictions tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Communication talismans activated in bulk, sending instructions to every hall, every elder and every disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one questioned the decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had remained behind in the Bai Clan-elders overseeing logistics, disciples recovering from injuries, formation masters maintaining the clan's defenses had already heard the rumors from the frontlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was crippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without official confirmation, most had already guessed that the emergency declaration was because of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of that, the response was immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bai Zihan had truly fallen, then the balance surrounding the Bai Clan would shift overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within hours, the Bai Clan entered a state of absolute readiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even birds that passed through Bai Clan territory were examined thoroughly, as if they might be spies sent by enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Bai Zihan, he was carried directly to his residence, bypassing every unnecessary stop along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard that had once been quiet and familiar now felt cold and incomplete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing was not there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absence was subtle, yet impossible for Bai Zihan to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plants she used to tend were still neatly arranged, but no one had pruned them recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was gently placed onto his bed and instructed to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the security measures escalated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of elite guards took up positions inside and outside the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an ant attempting to cross the threshold would be detected, restrained, and erased before taking a second step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows moved silently along the rooftops-hidden experts assigned to overwatch duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No servants were allowed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No disciples were permitted to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Bai Tianheng, Mu Yuelan, Bai Xueqing, Chu Ziyan, and a select few Grand Elders held the authority to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this turbulent period of the Bai Clan, however, one person definitely gained the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had remained by Bai Zihan's side and taken care of him from the beginning, acting like a devoted wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her actions did not go unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not by Bai Tianheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not by the Grand Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And certainly not by Mu Yuelan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gained a great deal of favor from them, and they treated her as if she were already Bai Zihan's wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Bai Clan's territory, the Desolate Heaven Empire did not remain quiet either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like wildfire fed by dry winds, rumors spread through sects, clans, markets, cities, and imperial halls at a terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first rumor was already shocking enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was crippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second rumor or rather news was much more shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan possessed a Saint-grade Artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was not merely hearsay-many had already seen it or firmly believed it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Used by Bai Ren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Used to slay Gou You, an Earth Immortal Realm Demonic Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And used to cut down the half-Qilin, a Demonic Beast whose very existence\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had threatened the foundations of the Desolate Heaven Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no suppressing such news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many eyes had witnessed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many cultivators had felt the terrifying sword intent that split the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many forces had survived only because that blade had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within days, the entire empire was buzzing about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Saint-grade Artifact... in the hands of the Bai Clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That kind of thing shouldn't even exist in the Desolate Heaven Empire. Even\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the imperial treasury doesn't have one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that's true, then the Bai Clan is no longer on the same level as the Li Clan or Zhao Clan. They stand one level above them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless the Li Clan or Zhao Clan obtain a Saint-grade Artifact themselves, the Bai Clan is untouchable within the Desolate Heaven Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a Saint-grade Artifact was far too great a game-changer in the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desolate Heaven Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Heaven-grade artifacts were treated as rare and precious-but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saint-grade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people had never even seen one in their entire lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Empire in the Western Region of the continent was rumored to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>possess a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the reaction of the Desolate Heaven Empire's cultivators was entirely understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only natural for them to believe that the Bai Clan had now risen to an entirely different level compared to the Li or Zhao Clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An era is ending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And another is beginning\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sentiment quietly took root across the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For generations, the Desolate Heaven Empire had maintained a fragile balance -imperial authority, great clans, and major sects restraining one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan stood apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Bai Clan wielding a Saint-grade sword, who could possibly challenge\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the most powerful figures had already witnessed just how terrifying that blade was when Bai Ren used it to slay the half-Qilin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even claimed that without the Saint-grade Artifact, the Desolate Heaven Empire's forces might have lost to the Demonic forces entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it became undisputed-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan was now the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, minds began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had allied with the Bai Clan despite knowing that the Li-Zhao\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>alliance might target them couldn't help but celebrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with the Bai Clan rising, their own influence would rise alongside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had hesitated before now cursed themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Late is better than never!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had remained neutral hurriedly sent envoys, gifts, and letters of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>goodwill toward Bai Clan territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forming ties with the Bai Clan-whether friendship, cooperation, or alliance-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was now considered the wisest possible move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, compared to the alternatives, the choice was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li Clan and Zhao Clan inspired fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fear alone was no longer enough. They had suffered massive losses during the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their foundations were shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And neither possessed anything remotely comparable to a Saint-grade Artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the Bai Clan as they were now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gamble with death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had openly aligned themselves with the Li-Zhao alliance couldn't\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>help but feel cold dread creeping into their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret gnawed at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even cursed their own shortsightedness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we had known... if only we had chosen to ally with the Bai Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought two top clans together would be stronger. I was wrong\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regret was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if the rumors were true-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Bai Clan truly possessed a Saint-grade sword-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Bai Clan was no longer merely powerful. They were almost invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>",1139,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","4ab7bfdb221a3128e6bff6dd047a21edf3e6d12119ccb9734f46374c00b71d94","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-428","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-426",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]