[{"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-452":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},60210,84,"Chapter 452 New Sect Leader Of Heaven Sword Sect!","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>*************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host Info]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: Bai Zihan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 18\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation Realm: Void Refinement (Early)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution: Supreme Dao Bone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Arts:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword (Major Mastery)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Flowing Water Sword (Greater Mastery) Fate Severing Slash (Greater Mastery)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven's Mandate Reversal (Beginner Mastery)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has managed to break through to the Void Refinement Realm and also\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stabilize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long was I in there...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, calculating by instinct alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than two months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan rose from the cultivation platform and stretched lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His robes were heavy with dried spiritual residue and sweat-hardly suitable for meeting anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anything else...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need a bath.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a bath, he called for Kong Zhanghong but the transmission talisman had no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that contacting Kong Zhanghong was pointless, Bai Zihan decided to walk around the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan was lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far livelier than before the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New buildings had risen. Training grounds echoed with the sound of clashing weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disciples moved about with purpose, their auras sharper, steadier-stronger. Everywhere Bai Zihan went, people noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everywhere-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No awkward avoidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if his crippled state had changed nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan observed this quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed familiar places-old courtyards, quiet corners where he had once trained or rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when he stopped and looked around-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one to talk to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one to casually exchange words with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost unconsciously, a name surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Luo Qing\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, when she was here, he could talk with her for a bit. But now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood alone in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really don't have friends anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked as those words left his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not like I cared much to begin with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the silence lingered a little longer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Kong Zhanghong would have appeared soon after receiving the message, but something seemed to have delayed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan wasn't too hurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cultivated lightly, walked the clan grounds, and observed the changes brought by time and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fourth day-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong appeared before him, kneeling on one knee without\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked at him calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You took your time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong lowered his head further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies. Something came up that required my immediate attention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong hesitated-just for a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Leader Tian Yuheng has been outcast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peaceful days ended there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong's voice remained steady, but the weight behind his report was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Bai Zihan had entered seclusion, Clan Head Bai Tianheng honored his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent the High Earth-Grade cultivation technique to Tian Yuheng without requiring the Heaven Sword Sect to align itself with the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage had been done long before the technique arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, many disciples-especially outer, inner and core disciples-had already obtained the cultivation method through other channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some came from the Bai Clan's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others originated from the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect's internal imbalance had already solidified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inefficiency, after all, bred resentment faster than outright denial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than stabilizing the Heaven Sword Sect, Tian Yuheng's decision became\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another weapon in Elder Han's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han publicly accused him of further \"boot-licking\" the Bai Clan, claiming\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that even at the brink of collapse, the sect leader chose to beg for favors\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>instead of leading with strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timing could not have been more perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples were already dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders were deeply divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Grand Elders chose silence-and in such matters, silence was nothing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>short of endorsement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the backing of the Anti-Sect Leader faction, Elder Han convened an\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>internal tribunal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng was accused of incompetence, loss of authority, and endangering\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sect's future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was forced to step down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng didn't fight since doing so would lead to Civil War among the Heaven Sword Sect which he wanted to avoid at the very least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that stepping down was the best decision he could make for the Heaven\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what many thought was waiting for an internal strife didn't happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng's life was spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation remained intact, and he was permitted to retain an Elder's\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Tian Yuheng relinquished that role himself-without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Elder Han only wanted to give him the position to humiliate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Han has ascended to the position of Sect Leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, the courtyard fell silent. Standing beneath the shade of a tree, Bai Zihan paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conclusion was neither surprising nor difficult to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officially, the Heaven Sword Sect now claims 'internal restructuring!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unofficially-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They belong to the Li-Zhao Alliance,\" Bai Zihan said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way that they didn't play a big role in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Kong Zhanghong replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All key positions are now controlled by Elder Han's faction. Resources,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>disciples, external communications-everything\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze turned distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not care who became Sect Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not care if Tian Yuheng ruled-or Elder Han did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Li and Zhao to gain a top sect like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, I can't allow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong was once again shaken by Bai Zihan's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the opponent, Bai Zihan never seemed to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong wanted to say something, but hesitated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan noticed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have more to report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong clenched his fist lightly, then relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened and met Bai Zihan's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please speak freely,\" Bai Zihan said. \"Don't hold anything back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong inhaled deeply and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han did not waste time consolidating power within the Heaven Sword\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Tian Yuheng stepped down, sweeping changes followed-fast, decisive, and merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first move was internal purification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any disciple openly aligned with the Bai Clan was expelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resistance naturally followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protests erupted among inner and core disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several elders voiced dissent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sword halls even refused to comply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Elder Han now seated as Sect Leader, his word had become final law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who resisted were labeled remnants of the old regime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who argued were accused of sabotaging the sect's future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those who hesitated were treated no differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked many was not the expulsions themselves-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not only the Bai Clan-aligned disciples who were purged and not also\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those from Sect Leader faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who had remained neutral were dragged into the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinglan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master of both Bai Zihan, Bai Xueqing and even Kong Zhanghong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had not taken sides during the whole conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had neither supported Tian Yuheng nor opposed Elder Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet neutrality had become a crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the new order, neutrality was treated as quiet defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinglan was placed under \"temporary restriction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her authority was stripped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were monitored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her disciples-likewise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing, in particular, reacted fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Bai Zihan, she had deep emotional ties to both the Heaven Sword Sect\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Qinglan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make matters worse, Bai Xueqing and all Bai Clan Members were later\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>issued an expulsion order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was told to leave the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, she remained within the Heaven Sword Sect-but it was clear that Elder Han had no intention of reversing his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's faction continued tightening its grip. Disciples who once supported Tian Yuheng were quietly restrained. Those who raised questions were summoned for so-called \"disciplinary talks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even elders who had remained silent were now under scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven Sword Sect had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no longer divided. It was unified- Through fear and dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong finished his report with a grave expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a former disciple of the Heaven Sword Sect himself, witnessing its fall left a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>bitter taste in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heaven Sword Sect is now firmly under Li-Zhao control,\" he concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Young Miss is being treated like an enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around Bai Zihan seemed to grow colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was no longer a matter of influence or balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lines had been crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Elder Han had made it personal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the man no longer cared to hide his allegiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kong Zhanghong,\" he said calmly, \"prepare my ship.\" \"Let's meet this fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And remind him of his place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1425,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","f2d19b55b9b34464f4403377d6782b882be99539da2683598030dc060f5a35f1","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-453","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-451",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]