[{"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-562":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},60620,84,"Chapter 562 The End of Monopoly Pricing","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-562",562,"\u003Cp>\"Have you heard? The Verdant Moon Auction Hall is said to be auctioning a Grade-7 pill from the Mu Clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! Is that true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! They're promoting it fervently. The entire city is talking about it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the advantage of having a Grandmaster Alchemist within the empire... Let's go take a look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the news spread, it ignited countless hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People rushed to watch, even if they knew that they couldn't afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn't some one-time event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other auction houses also began to advertise that they had Grade-7 pills for auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were attracted by Grade-7 pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just locals, but cultivators, merchants, and even envoys from other regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mu Clan had begun releasing pills steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They supplied them to trusted merchant houses and auction halls-those who had already established relations with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was both a favor and a calculated move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By allowing these businesses to auction Grade-7 pills, they attracted more wealthy participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, the Mu Clan gained profit and strengthened their alliances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, scenes like this became common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another Grade-7 pill is being auctioned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Golden Silk Auction Hall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick! We might still make it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade-7 pills-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once rare beyond imagination were now appearing again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the majority still couldn't afford them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that they were being sold so frequently meant that there was no shortage of Grade-7 supply now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Desolate Heaven Empire was rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its economic activity surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its influence expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the participants were no longer limited to the empire itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experts from neighboring empires began to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wealthy merchants crossed borders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even powerful clans sent representatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for one reason-the pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this, in turn, boosted everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trade flourished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Markets expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cities grew livelier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire empire benefited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became a cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mu Clan produced pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auction houses spread them. Foreign forces brought wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the empire grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfect loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not everyone was pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermillion Pill Empire was watching silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like their plan to stop the Mu Clan wasn't working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying out ingredients?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even slow down the Mu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were releasing Grade-7 pills occasionally to the point where the Vermillion Pill Empire began to doubt whether they were even trying to prevent the Mu Clan from obtaining the ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consequences of having competitors were becoming clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two auctions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one chipping away at their dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one weakening their control over the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they understood that just relying on preventing the Mu Clan from\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>getting their hands on ingredients wouldn't work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor, along with the Grandmaster Alchemist, seemed to have come to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, an announcement was spread by the Vermillion Pill Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermillion Pill Empire will be auctioning Grade-7 pills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, many thought this would suppress the Mu Clan. After all, if both sides released pills into the market at the same time-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Mu Clan's profits would surely drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what followed was something no one had fully anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermillion Pill Empire did indeed intend to suppress the Mu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to attract customers and prevent them from purchasing the Mu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan's pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that meant too many Grade-7 pills being sold at the same time which drove down their prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they reduced the Mu Clan's gains, in doing so, they were also cutting into\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their own profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was far more painful for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, a Grade-7 pill like the Heavenly Tribulation Tempering Pill would\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>easily fetch three million gold coins at minimum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supply was limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demand was overwhelming. People had no alternatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They paid whatever was asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Mu Clan steadily releasing Grade-7 pills, and now the Vermillion Pill\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empire doing the same-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buyers were no longer desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had options, and they believed that even if they couldn't obtain one this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>time, they would get another opportunity soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to overbid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could simply wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single shift in mindset changed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bidding wars for Grade-7 pills lost their intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The urgency disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prices began to fall rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From three million...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To two and a half...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely two million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sometimes, even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drop was sharp and unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For many, it was shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, it was thrilling. Because they understood what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The era of monopolized pricing of Grade-7 pills was ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while the cultivators rejoiced-the Vermillion Pill Empire felt the pressure\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long been accustomed to setting the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To demanding exorbitant amounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To extract maximum profit from every single pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had been their foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, that foundation was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every pill sold at a lower price was a loss compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Mu Clan remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their expectations were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even one million gold coins was already a massive profit to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, more was better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But less?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because for them, this was the expansion of their influence and market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't protecting an old system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were building a new one. And that difference showed clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Vermillion Pill Empire grew increasingly frustrated-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mu Clan continued steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the falling prices did not concern them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the middle of it all, the true beneficiaries were the cultivators-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>especially Peak Great Ascension Realm cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they could afford to buy a pill that would help them in their ascension to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... is because of the Mu Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not for them, prices would never fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is what competition looks like...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many felt a surge of gratitude, even admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this was exactly what they had long hoped for when they heard about\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Mu Clan having a Grandmaster Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no one expected to see the effects so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn't even been four months since Mu Tianxuan was revealed as a Grade-7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, the price of Grade-7 pills had already dropped by nearly half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A change that should have taken years had happened in mere months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it wouldn't have taken even that long if the Mu Clan hadn't been occupied with the celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, those who had taken the Heavenly Ascension Tempering Pill could clearly tell that it was better than the Heavenly Tribulation Tempering Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the demand for the Heavenly Ascension Tempering Pill became even higher than that of the Heavenly Tribulation Tempering Pill. And naturally, its price was also slightly higher-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was greatly beneficial for the Mu Clan. Additionally, for other pills with similar effects to those of the Vermillion Pill\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empire-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became clear to buyers that the Mu Clan's pills were of higher quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This difference ensured that the Mu Clan's pills remained in higher demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Vermillion Pill Empire tried to flood the market with their Grade-7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>pills-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their customers did not disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire pill market had been overturned by a single clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Vermillion Pill Empire didn't know how to stop them!\u003C\u002Fp>",1213,"2026-05-28T18:17:30.123Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","62f235e0b32dfd8293434fe91bb8d2ff52a4fd77b99e3003b9f3d511041f56be","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-563","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-561",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]