Chapter 5999

By the time the sun reached its third pole, the atmosphere in Jade Immortal City had shifted dramatically.

The city gates and main thoroughfares, once loosely guarded, were now flooded with Jade Immortal Mansion troops clad in blue armor, their auras sharp and oppressive.

Each city gate was sealed, leaving only a single side entrance open. Anyone entering was subjected to strict questioning and thorough inspections.

Patrols throughout the city had doubled in size—no longer teams of three, but squads of ten. Each squad was led by at least a fourth-rank Immortal Realm cultivator, their cold, vigilant gazes sweeping every passerby.

The teleportation array zone was completely shut down. Anyone attempting to leave via teleportation was stopped without mercy.

“What’s going on? What happened?”

“No idea. I heard something happened at the City Lord’s Mansion last night…”