[{"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-473":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},60231,84,"Chapter 473 Azure Sun Holy Sect Surrounds the Intruders","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-473",473,"\u003Cp>The Elder's head rolled across the stone floor, leaving a thin streak of red in its wake before coming to a stop against the leg of a broken experiment table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body remained kneeling for a breath longer-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood pooled slowly outward, dark and thick, creeping along the grooves between the stone tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber no longer echoed with screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the faint drip... drip... drip of blood breaking the stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan flicked his blade once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood slid cleanly off the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children were staring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the youngest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were fixed on the severed head lying on the floor. That face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same face that had watched them burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same face that had called them \"materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same mouth that had smiled while they screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it lay twisted in shock, eyes frozen wide, lips parted in a plea that would never finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no fear in the children's expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only relief and satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the children did not rejoice loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply stood there, staring, as if committing the image to memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nightmare had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan turned toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across their thin frames, their hollow cheeks, the dirt caked into their sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me if you wish to leave this place,\" Bai Zihan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that these children were living evidence of the Azure Sun Holy Sect's crimes, it was certain that the Sect would never let them leave this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you do not, you may remain here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes shifted briefly to the blood-stained formation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or find your own way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not force them. But considering that the outside would be swarmed with Azure Sun Holy Sect members, it was unlikely that anyone could escape this place without his help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But well, in the end, it was their decision on what they wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan glanced at the children but didn't say anything and just followed Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children exchanged uncertain glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trust was not something they possessed easily anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the corpse on the floor was proof enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had tormented them was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed without negotiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Elder were still alive, perhaps they would have doubted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they would have thought this was merely another test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another cruel trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed on the order of the person who offered them a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew that at least there was hope that Bai Zihan might really help them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What other choice did they have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not know the way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they remained here, someone else would eventually come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another robed figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another calm voice declaring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another failure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to follow Bai Zihan and get out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to gamble on what might be their last chance to escape this hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to follow the enemy of their enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, everyone began to move and follow Bai Zihan and Jin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuanzhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bare feet padded softly against stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin figures lined up behind the two cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them strayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bai Zihan sensed their presence gathering behind him, he did not turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply continued walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there was a faint smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hidden courtyard of the Azure Sun Holy Sect was no longer tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual light clashed violently across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talismans ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Sun Holy Sect had responded immediately knowing that they had\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>been invaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard had become a battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bai Clan disciple cleaved through a descending flame technique, his palm striking forward with crushing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of white qi swept outward, sending three Azure Sun core disciples crashing into pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that, another batch of disciples rushed forward to confront him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold the formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not let those bastards retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orders rang out one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Sun Holy Sect Leader stood atop the main pavilion stairs, robes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>whipping in the wind from colliding spiritual currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was dark, cold, and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had immediately made the decision to send all available forces to confront\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the invaders, knowing the direction they were heading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers tightened behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Clan... That traitor Jin must have led them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, when Jin Yuanzhan detonated his Sun Dao Fragment to forcibly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>elevate his strength, he had judged him as good as dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Elder failed to take care of Jin Yuanzhan because of Bai Zihan, he\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did not think it would become a big issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Jin Yuanzhan told Bai Zihan the dark secrets of their Sect, it would not\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>matter much without solid evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Bai Clan could not do much to their Sect without concrete proof. Jin Yuanzhan's words alone were not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not considered Jin Yuanzhan a priority target afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One reason was that getting Jin Yuanzhan back would mean confronting the Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, leaving that be was a wise decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret flickered in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had underestimated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that the Bai Clan would act on the information from\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan without much to back it up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he heard that the Bai Clan was heading towards the experiment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>place, he did not hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He issued a single command. \"Mobilize everyone available.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner hall elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enforcement squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those in seclusion were notified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their dark secret could not be exposed. The experiment chamber-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sun Dao Fragment research- Kidnapping of the childrens- None of it could be allowed to surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even a fraction reached the wrong ears, the Sect would not merely face the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would face the whole Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should have killed that traitor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted toward the sealed underground entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bai Clan elder near the forefront paused mid-strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the courtyard-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone slab covering the underground stairwell exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fragments scattered in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from within that haze-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures stepped out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of thin, trembling children emerged into the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard fell into a strange silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the middle of battle-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Leader's pupils contracted slightly when he saw the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out in the open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze then shifted to Jin Yuanzhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though he had merely taken a stroll through a garden instead of breaching a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>forbidden laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Even he is here?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Leader's expression darkened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried across the battlefield, infused with spiritual force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare invade my Azure Sun Holy Sect? A cripple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze met his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? What can you do about it? Experiment on me like those children?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple spread through the Azure Sun disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some avoided looking at the children. Others were genuinely confused, since\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not every disciple knew about the dark secrets of their sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Leader's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive aura of a peak expert descended upon the courtyard like a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>blazing sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature seemed to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan, you bring your clan here on baseless accusations, kill my elders, and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>abduct my disciples-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan let out a short, humorless laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciples?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured slightly behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure that they are your disciples? How about we ask them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Leader's gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's none of your business!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint murmur rippled across both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Leader did not respond to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only looked at Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you can leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone dropped. Low and threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have stepped into my territory. Don't think you can return safely. Even if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you are from the Bai Clan, you will still have to face the consequences!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's lips curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You overestimate yourself. It is you who needs to prepare to face the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan elders behind him adjusted their stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Leader glared at Bai Zihan. Killing him would become a big deal and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would then need to deal with the full force of the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Bai Zihan left alive-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything would unravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be the Empire that he would need to face, not the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the Li-Zhao Allaince can help him then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seal the perimeter! Do not let single one of them escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, formation pillars along the courtyard edges ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dome of blazing golden light began forming overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the Bai Clan. Not the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would bury the truth here. And then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would personally tear them apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not make the same mistake again.\u003C\u002Fp>",1509,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","d1daa34cee59c014166b29569de53d030f46078c25d09d73e03785e653cf9b16","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-474","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-472",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]