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