[{"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-451":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},60209,84,"Chapter 451 Heaven Sword Sect Splitting?","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-451",451,"\u003Cp>While chaos was slowly descending upon the Desolate Heaven Empire, somewhere else, all hell had broken loose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, the Heaven Sword Sect had been known as a place of serenity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sect where swords were tempered by discipline rather than ambition, and where disputes were settled through duels-not factions and shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Heaven Sword Sect no longer existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the end of the war against the Demonic Forces, the sect had quietly-but unmistakably-split apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had already been a crack in their unity, ever since Elder Han and the Anti-Sect Leader faction began pushing to remove Tian Yuheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had only grown worse as more and more disciples chose sides between the Bai Clan and the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner halls became divided spaces. Even the training grounds carried tension thick enough to taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no longer respect for the sect itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cared more about which alliance someone belonged to than the fact that they were fellow disciples of the same sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven Sword Sect's cultivation technique-once praised as refined and powerful-had fallen behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the technique reserved for Core Disciples, rumored to be Earth Grade, paled in comparison to the High Earth-Grade cultivation techniques now circulating openly through the Bai Clan and the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't even close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One offered stability, tradition, and honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other offered power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediate, overwhelming power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such a choice, many disciples asked themselves a forbidden question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why become a Core Disciple at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the sect still provided pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, there were supplementary sword techniques and inheritance manuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for most disciples, that was no longer enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when cultivators of the same age-once inferior-were now leaping realms simply by choosing the \"right\" side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Outer Disciples were cultivating a Cultivation Technique much superior than the Core Disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so resentment festered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That resentment had a leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His faction grew larger even though it had slowed since Lu Xiangyuan lost against Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, their faction has become powerful and its influence was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the war's end, Elder Han and those aligned with him had stopped hiding their hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They openly challenged the sect leader's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignored Tian Yuheng's authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And mocked his ideals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His influence had waned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respect for him had thinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had joined or were curious about-the Anti-Sect Leader faction\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core Disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner Disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even outer disciples crowded near the doors, craning their necks to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center, Elder Han stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his voice echoing clearly through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stability and history?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a cold laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Leader Tian speaks of stability and history as if they will raise our\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cultivation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs rippled through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han turned, sweeping his gaze across the assembled disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me how many of you broke through during the war?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And how many of you have watched others-disciples from other clans- surpass you since the war ended?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is not a coincidence,\" Elder Han continued, his voice sharp. \"That is\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stagnation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Heaven Sword Sect is one of the top sects of the Desolate Heaven\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet what do we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We bow our heads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We smile politely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cling to outdated techniques and call it dignity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All while the Bai Clan spreads High Earth-Grade cultivation techniques as if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were scraps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of anger moved through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that dignity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's voice dropped, venomous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is weakening\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murmurs exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tian Yuheng only knows how to lick the Bai Clan's boots! He can't even secure\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cultivation technique that's being handed out freely!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some disciples clenched their fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han spread his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are the Heaven Sword Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swords do not kneel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swords do not beg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Bai Clan truly wishes to stand above us-then they should fear us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not curry our favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not receive our smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fear the Heaven Sword Sect rising once more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words ignited the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should lead! We should soar higher than anyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applause erupted from the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce and unrestrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not once did Elder Han mention the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not once did he speak of support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the end, it was all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han accused Tian Yuheng of licking the Bai Clan's boots-but he himself\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke of destroying the Bai Clan, of rising above them, yet in the end, he would simply become a dog of the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no difference, no matter how righteous or ambitious he tried to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng heard every word Elder Han said through his men stationed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han knew about it and no longer seemed to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more people were beginning to agree with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng listened in silence as the report ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final words still echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lick the Bai Clan's boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven Sword Sect's main hall was empty at this hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incense burned low. Sword racks stood in neat rows, unchanged-unyielding witnesses to a sect that no longer recognized itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it has come to this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had known. Of course he had known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Desolate Heaven Empire was slowly being divided between two forces-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Bai Clan and the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be a fool to think Elder Han was not backed by the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han was no fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never spoke of outright treason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never named Li or Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every sentence pointed in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rise higher. Take the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make the Bai Clan fear us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretty and ambitious words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the truth was far uglier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a sect, Heaven Sword could not openly swear loyalty to either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they changed their cultivation technique entirely, would they not lose their\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>identity? But history and identity meant nothing in the face of power. Many clans and sects had already abandoned their original cultivation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>techniques and switched to the Heavenly Mandate Assimilation Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, he would not merely lose his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would lose his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse- He would lose the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Elder Han took control of the Heaven Sword Sect, it might as well be\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>renamed another lapdog of the Li and Zhao Clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment, Tian Yuheng stood. \"Looks like I can't cling to old traditions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked into the inner chamber and activated a concealed formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual light rippled across the walls, isolating the space completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he take out a jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thumb hovered for several breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, within the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng received the transmission while reviewing clan reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he sensed Tian Yuheng's voice, his brows knit together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tian Yuheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng's voice emerged, calm but undeniably weary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Tianheng... I will not waste words. The Heaven Sword Sect is tearing itself\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>apart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng's expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Han?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Tian Yuheng spoke again, slower this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heaven Sword Sect cannot swear loyalty to the Bai Clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I ask this as a Sect Leader with his back against the wall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng's voice lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it possible-for me, and for my sect-to cultivate the High Earth-Grade\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>technique you possess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hung heavy between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng leaned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers tapped lightly against the armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another voice surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it's someone you trust, there's no need to give the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan had said that-and Bai Tianheng understood why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who practiced the lower version would always be suppressed by those cultivating the higher one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng was someone he trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Heaven Sword Sect was a sect even he himself had once learned from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng did not answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no matter the drawbacks, it could not be denied-the technique was powerful, and its results were undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the situation really that dire?\" Bai Tianheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter smile crept into Tian Yuheng's tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! In the first place, why would you even share such a powerful cultivation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>technique with outsiders? If not for that, I might have had time to deal with Elder Han myself...\" Tian Yuheng slipped into complaint mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, while Elder Han was the main culprit, it couldn't be denied that the Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan's aggressive recruitment-and the distribution of such powerful\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>techniques-had accelerated everything. \"Alright, alright. Stop complaining\" Bai Tianheng finally interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hesitated because of the risks, but since Tian Yuheng wanted it this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>badly, he saw no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll send it to you,\" Bai Tianheng said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teach it to whomever you wish.\" Then, after a brief pause-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Elder Han!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1511,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","7026a348cffae28f8b0df145873a9801a3ba56a68abec1772beeb6525be407b7","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-452","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-350",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]