[{"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-540":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},60678,84,"Chapter 540 The News Reaches the Vermillion Throne","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-540",540,"\u003Cp>No sooner did the Mu Clan send invitation letters to all the powerful sects and clans, including the Imperial Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invitation letters began to arrive with the unmistakable insignia of the Mu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, most treated it as nothing unusual, nor with much importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Mu Clan is a powerful clan whose alchemy legacy is one of the best in the Desolate Heaven Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since there are other similar clans who also have many Grade-6 Alchemists, their importance and influence aren't as much as they deserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the case for many other alchemist clans in the Desolate Heaven Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Desolate Heaven Empire values overall battle strength more than anything else and ranks them based on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, it was just a celebration invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps for some achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing worth attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment the seal was broken-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes froze on the contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expressions stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again, the same scene repeated across the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because written clearly within the invitation was a single, undeniable truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mu Clan had produced a Grandmaster Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they invited everyone to celebrate it with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had received prior reports from spies were less shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because suspicion was never the same as confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they had before was doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was confirmed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different factions obviously had different reactions to the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clans allied with the Mu Clan were obviously very happy after receiving such news, especially the Bai Clan, which is very close to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already developing at a rapid pace, and with the Mu Clan finally having a Grandmaster Alchemist, that would only increase the pace further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders of the Bai Clan were rejoicing at the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like no one could stop the rise of the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng, in particular, was very happy after learning about the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew about the limits of alchemist families in the Desolate Heaven Empire and had tried to find a way to help the Mu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, obtaining a Grade-7 recipe was harder than obtaining a Heavenly Grade cultivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to get one, you need to know a Grandmaster Alchemist and perhaps bestow a great favor-similar to saving their life-for them to consider giving you even one recipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was almost impossible in the Eastern Region, where Grandmaster Alchemists are controlled by the Vermillion Pill Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then remembered the conversation he had with Bai Zihan a few days ago. (Did he know?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng thought that perhaps the reason Bai Zihan stayed for so long was because he knew Mu Tianxuan was preparing to break through and stayed behind to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why he said to wait for a few days, and perhaps he might obtain the pill that he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, he also got an additional letter along with the invitation, and that was regarding the Vermillion Pill Empire and that they might get involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Bai Clan needed to protect the Mu Clan, they needed to be warned in advance about the potential danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng understood that and prepared themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, if they took away alchemy from the Vermillion Pill Empire, they were nothing more than weaklings before the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the expressions of people from the Li-Zhao faction were as if they had eaten sh*t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit! Why is it someone from the Mu Clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianhong couldn't help but curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already at a disadvantage against the Bai Clan, and now he received\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a letter saying that one of the alchemist families closely allied with the Bai Clan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had a Grandmaster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could their luck be that bad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been someone from their faction, then they would have risen with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been someone who was neutral or loosely allied with the Bai Clan, they would do everything to recruit them with a lot of benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it had to be the Mu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the marriage of Mu Yuelan to Bai Tianheng, and their next Clan Leader\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>being Bai Zihan, their alliance was almost unbreakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the rival factions of the Bai Clan had similar thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is the Bai Clan so blessed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why haven't the alchemists they are allied with had a breakthrough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the heavens playing favorites?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, even if they had complaints, they all had to attend the invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Mu Clan having a Grandmaster, no one could disrespect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a grand palace forged from ancient jade and fire-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermillion Pill Empire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single person present dared to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center, a figure knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat drenched his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had reported everything and how Mu Tianxuan seemed to have broken\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>through to a Grade-7 Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the pill tribulation-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after that-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating silence that stretched on for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to even breathe loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because seated above-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the jade throne-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the ruler of the Vermillion Pill Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was terrifyingly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade throne cracked slightly under the force of his strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying aura burst forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unrestrained rage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something he had never expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Grandmaster Alchemist appearing outside their control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unacceptable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind raced rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Analyzing and calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three possibilities emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Betrayal! One of their own had secretly passed a Grade-7 recipe to the Mu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theft! The Mu Clan had somehow stolen one of their Grade-7 recipes through\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unknown means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone from beyond the region had stepped in and helped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, none of them were good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter the cause, the result remained the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone other than the Vermillion Pill Empire now possessed a Grandmaster\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that challenged their authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their dominance for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their absolute control over alchemy in the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could not be tolerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decision was made instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send out my orders! Summon all the best alchemists of my Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers tightened slightly on the armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are to assemble immediately and personally go to the Desolate Heaven\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of shock passed through the hall but no one dared to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's gaze turned colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter will not be left unresolved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice dropped further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice dropped further. Filled with unmistakable killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A newly ascended Grandmaster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint sneer appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure in the hall intensified. \"Good! Very good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will let the entire world witness-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a true Grandmaster looks like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause. Then the final command fell like a verdict. \"Prepare. We will thoroughly humiliate him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-05-28T18:17:28.844Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","1a6785e22160ee0a99d32feaea4ef4f82ee49122c9daad3063947c338bea675f","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-541","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-539",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]