[{"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-478":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},60236,84,"Chapter 478 Where's the Treasure?","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-478",478,"\u003Cp>Azure Sun Holy Sect has completely surrendered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their esteemed Sect Leader has abandoned them. So, they knew they were totally finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan wasn't going to spare them so easily either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the kneeling sea of golden robes, then at the four Immortals prostrated at the very front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you chose to surrender,\" he said flatly, \"then surrender properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one understood what he meant-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until his next words fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All disciples and elders of the Azure Sun Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kneel fully. Foreheads to the ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple passed through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already kneeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was complete prostration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Do you dare disobey me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan asked. It looked as if, if they did disobey, he would massacre them completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Bai Zihan, everyone believed that this might be what he would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, wasn't the Mei Clan destroyed just because they dared to help Shen Liang accuse Bai Zihan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, their crime was going after his life. There was no way he would let them off easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal Ancestor closed his eyes briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Begging for survival was far better than dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he lowered his head until it touched the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three Immortals followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a collapsing tide-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands bent forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foreheads struck the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confess your arrogance. Confess your greed. Confess that the Bai Clan showed mercy to vermin like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard trembled with suppressed rage and humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one dared remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were arrogant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were blind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We thank the Bai Clan for sparing us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices overlapped chaotically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some nearly screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They repeated, and the whole Azure Sun Holy Sect began condemning themselves while praising the Bai Clan at the top of their lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan listened without expression, nodding, satisfied with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! You have learned some humility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, seemingly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were relieved since they thought that it was finally ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, then Bai Zihan said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give yourselves one hundred slaps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this too much? We already surrendered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal Ancestor tried to reason with Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? You tried to kill me and I am being merciful to you. Do you think that I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>am some kind of pushover?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan said, his voice cold and threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Bai Zihan's eyes, it didn't seem like he was joking when he said that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was being merciful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal Ancestor's jaw tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his remaining hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was loud in the stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Sun's disciples and elders were shocked to see such a scene, something they had never expected in their lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Immortals followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap! Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the courtyard-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of hands rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound multiplied until it became a thunderous rhythm echoing through the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap! Slap! Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces reddened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood began to drip onto the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces reddened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood began to drip onto the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the kneeling crowd, one Soul Formation disciple narrowed his eyes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred slaps?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one said how hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand high-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was loud enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his palm barely touched his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head tilted dramatically, acting as if he had struck himself with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he barely felt pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he completed the count, what did it matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master can't possibly monitor thousands of people at once...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow fell over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple's heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could look up-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm voice sounded above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how you slap yourselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jin Yuanzhan. He was already notified on what to do by Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Formation disciple stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying palm struck across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi-enhanced force exploded on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head twisted violently, bones cracking as blood and teeth sprayed from his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sent rolling across the courtyard before crashing into a pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire plaza froze for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan stepped forward slowly, his aura steady despite being only at the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nascent Soul Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you don't know how,\" he said coldly, \"let me show you properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged the half-conscious disciple up by the collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike carried condensed qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Formation cultivator couldn't circulate his own power to defend\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>himself under the Bai Clan's suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face caved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the tenth strike, his consciousness shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the twentieth-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan let the corpse drop like trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence crushed the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many who had secretly harbored the same idea felt cold sweat trickle down\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hands, which had been moving lightly-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately grew fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap! Slap!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skin split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to suffer their own palms than have someone else use qi and get beaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunderous rhythm resumed, louder than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Immortals struck themselves without holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the hundredth strike-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swollen faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood staining golden robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan swept his gaze across them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seal their cultivation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Clan elders stepped forward immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved with extreme precision and blocked their meridians, making it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>difficult to circulate their Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it was done, thousands knelt there-powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan turned toward the four Immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The treasury\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal Ancestor's face twitched faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose slowly and led them deeper into the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren walked beside Bai Zihan without a word. His senses swept the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surroundings continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in surrender, no risks could be taken, especially when it came to Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zihan's life. They passed through courtyards and inner halls until they reached a massive bronze gate embedded into a cliff wall behind the main peak. Ancient formations flickered faintly across its surface. The Earth Immortal raised his hand and pressed his palm against the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layers of restriction unraveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate rumbled open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of dense spiritual energy poured outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows upon rows of artifacts floated in arrays. Blades, spears, shields, robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth-grade materials stacked in crystal cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold piled like small hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bottles of every tier of pills. The accumulation of thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal lowered his head stiffly. \"This is our sect's treasury.\" Bai Zihan stepped inside calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across everything once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No change in expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing here compared to what he already possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing surpassed the Bai Clan's own treasury either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren snorted lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azure Sun Holy Sect is poorer than I expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, just what I expected from them.\" Bai Zihan also agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words felt like a slap to Ancestor's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of years of hard work resulted in this treasury, and Bai Ren dared call it poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, while he wouldn't deny that it might not compare to the Bai Clan, it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was still plentiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, despite insulting their sect's treasury, Bai Zihan still moved to take everything here. Everything began to vanish into Bai Zihan's storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ores and low-tier materials were not spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a dozen breaths-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast treasury was stripped clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bare walls remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal felt his vision blur slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single item left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands trembled faintly within his sleeves. Thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generations of accumulation. Carefully preserved for future prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once refused to squander these resources even when the sect expanded, always thinking of tomorrow. Who would have thought-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tomorrow would come like this? All of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another person's pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly wished he had wasted more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least then, it wouldn't feel like watching someone carry away their entire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>history in a single wave of a sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treasury was emptied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood at the entrance for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Sun Ancestor thought that this would be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's eyes shifted back to him. \"There is one more thing.\" The Earth Immortal's heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the Sun Dao Fragment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four Immortals stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal forced a strained smile. \"That... is a sacred inheritance of our sect. Surely the Bai Clan does not intend\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to strip us of even-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those cold, dark eyes held absolute indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Sun was already in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they lived or died depended on his mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal's throat went dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This way, please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They traveled deeper into the forbidden mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the path led beneath the main peak, descending into an underground\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>chamber carved from black spiritual stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end stood a colossal gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the treasury door- This one radiated ancient authority. Powerful arrays intertwined across its surface like a blazing sun frozen in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complex runes pulsed rhythmically, releasing waves of scorching Dao intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even approaching it caused the air to distort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Immortal stopped several dozen steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is where the Sun Dao Fragment is sealed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1521,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","321da9395a91b8181b991207c2eca104c1445e3ef7c9882099e2ffe5ff2c0a7c","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-479","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-477",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]