Chapter 5985

“Two more unlucky ones.”

Sigh. “When will this ever end…”

“Is Han Yuan Zhenren really determined to purge all foreign cultivators this time?”

The prisoners whispered among themselves, their gazes toward Chen Ping and Mingli filled with a mix of sympathy and numb resignation.

Chen Ping found a corner and sat down, closing his eyes to recover while quietly observing the situation inside the cell.

Mingli, on the other hand, leaned toward a few prisoners who seemed more experienced and asked in a low voice, “Fellow Daoists, what exactly is going on? We were arrested the moment we entered the city. They said the City Lord lost a magic artifact?”

An old monk with a gaunt, withered face gave a bitter smile. “Lost a magic artifact? That’s just an excuse. The real goal is to purge all cultivators from the Eastern Regions—or anyone who might have ties to them.”