Chapter 2389: Mingyue Wuxia's Situation

After leaving the Devil's Territory, Chu Kuangren pondered where he should go next.

There were two places he must go — the Heavenly Human Sanctuary and the Heavenly Buddhist Pure Land.

He had to go to the Heavenly Human Sanctuary to give Mingyue Wuxia the Infernal Dragon Pill and ask her how to boost the power of the sword spirit.

Even though Lil Ai had many solutions, he wanted to ask the sword spirit of the Human Ancestor himself.

She was considered the first and the oldest sword spirit that ever existed.

The concept of the sword began with her.

The next place he had to go to was the Heavenly Buddhist Pure Land to retrieve the Devil King's Ultimate Supreme Weapon. The Devil King was a promising ally, and she had helped a lot, so he did not mind running an errand for her.

Since the Heavenly Human Sanctuary was nearest, he decided to head there first.

A while later, Chu Kuangren arrived at a mountainous place. There were many pavilions and structures built along the mountains, and all of them were glimmering with Immortal Sparks.

Its grandness far surpassed a blessed land.

"Who goes there?"

Someone arrived before Chu Kuangren.

The person was a Grand Dao cultivator, and he seemed to be one of the young ones in the sanctuary. He looked cautious and alarmed when he saw Chu Kuangren.

Chu Kuangren put his hands together and said, "I am Chu Kuangren, here to visit Mingyue Wuxia. Please deliver the message."

"Chu Kuangren?"

The young man was shocked at first, but he eventually looked hesitant.

"The Divine Maiden is not receiving guests now."

"Not receiving guests? Is she hurt from the battle in Heavenly Void Spirit World?" Chu Kuangren frowned.

No. It did not sound right.

Mingyue Wuxia was hurt but not physically. She had sacrificed her lifespan, but she was not so weak that she could not see anyone else.

Besides, Chu Kuangren did not conceal his presence.

The Monarchs of the Heavenly Human Sanctuary should have noticed his arrival, yet no one came.

He was not trying to brag, but with his current status and power, even the Adjudicators would have to welcome him themselves if he visited the Supreme Council.

Yet, the Monarchs of the Heavenly Human Sanctuary ignored him.

It was obvious that they did not welcome him.

However, he was not concerned. He was here to see Mingyue Wuxia, and only she mattered.

"I'm here with a pill that could help heal her injuries. Please take me to her," Chu Kuangren said politely.

"I said, the Divine Maiden is not seeing anyone!"

"Why?"

"It's because of you!"

Then, another cultivator came over with an attitude. "If not for you, the Divine Maiden wouldn't be locked up in-"

"Junior, mind your words!"

The young man stopped his junior before he could finish his sentence.

Chu Kuangren narrowed his eyes when he heard Mingyue Wuxia was locked up.

The strange attitude of the Heavenly Human Sanctuary, the disappearance of Mingyue Wuxia, and everything else led to a terrible guess in Chu Kuangren's mind.

When he fought the foreign Monarchs back in the Heavenly Void Spirit World, the Divine Sword Palace Ruler and others from the Human Sanctuaries did not help.

It was clear they must have gotten orders from the top brass.

However, Mingyue Wuxia ignored that order and helped him.

Now, it seemed like she was punished because of it.

"If Sister Mingyue is not seeing anyone, I'll leave."

Chu Kuangren then left without being persistent.

Deep inside the sanctuary, the Heavenly Human Sanctuary Ruler was curious. "Since when Chu Kuangren was so easy-going? Isn't he going to persist?"

Even the Heavenly Saint was surprised.

Based on his understanding of Chu Kuangren's personality, that should not be.

Did Chu Kuangren really just leave it be?

Why?

Chu Kuangren disappeared into the void in a streak of light. After he concealed himself from the Monarchs, he transformed himself using the Limitless Imitation.

He transformed into the cultivator whom he saw at the entrance.

When he appeared again, he was already inside the Heavenly Human Sanctuary.

"The Divine Maiden is locked up in the Heavenly Deterioration Land. That place is terrible. It's no place for people to live. She must be suffering inside."

"She's locked up because of Chu Kuangren. Was it worth it?"

"The five stages of Heavenly Deterioration are Cultivation Deterioration, Appearance Deterioration, Body Deterioration, Soul Deterioration, and Life Deterioration. It's going to go on for years, and it's the heaviest punishment for a cultivator."

"Yeah. I remember a junior who got locked up there for a thousand years. After he came out, he was tortured by his own inner demon, and his cultivation halted. He fell and ultimately lost his life to depression. How sad."

"I heard people have killed themselves inside to free themselves from the suffering. Can the Divine Maiden withstand it?"

"The Divine Maiden's right. Chu Kuangren was fighting the foreign tribes, yet as the Divine Maiden of the human race, she was punished because she helped. What wrong did she do?"

"Shh! Don't let others hear you. If the ruler hears you, no one can save you!"

Chu Kuangren heard a lot of gossip along the way, so he more or less knew what happened to Mingyue Wuxia.

The Heavenly Deterioration Stage Five was the heaviest punishment for a cultivator. Once the deterioration started, one would be moving toward death.

A cultivator would lose the Immortal's Core, Daoist law, and everything he or she cultivated. One's appearance would age rapidly, the body would be weakened, and the soul would lose its sanity until one was dead.

It was normal to the mortals, but to a cultivator who had a lengthy lifespan and powers, it was more terrible than death.

Many cultivators would choose death over being tortured slowly.

Inside the Heavenly Human Sanctuary was a special Spirit World named the Heavenly Deterioration Land. It was a place for cultivators to experience the Heavenly Deterioration Stage Five again and again.

Common cultivators feared the deterioration, let alone going through it endlessly.

However, Mingyue Wuxia was currently being tortured endlessly in that Spirit World.

Chu Kuangren's eyes turned cold.

He was not particularly close with Mingyue Wuxia, but in the battle with the Void Ruler, she had sacrificed a billion years of lifespan not just for him but the entire human race.

How could a benefactor of the human race be locked up as punishment in her own sect? Instead of being rewarded or praised, she was locked up to suffer the Heavenly Deterioration Stage Five.

Moreover, she was already terribly exhausted from the battle.

"Hmph. Heavenly Human Sanctuary, you've done it this time. And you, Heavenly Saint!" Chu Kuangren scoffed furiously.

One of the juniors noticed the expression on his face and could not help but wonder. "Senior, what's wrong with you?"

Then, Chu Kuangren stepped forward and started to glimmer with Immortal Sparks.

In just a breath's time, his looks changed, and his aura skyrocketed.

A boundless aura flooded the sanctuary immediately.

"Bang!"

The entire Human Sanctuary trembled.

All the Monarchs within the Sanctuary were shocked.

"What? Why did he come back?"

"What a domineering aura! Who made him mad?"

"This is going to be troublesome."

The Monarchs were afraid.

They could no longer sit back and ignore him.

Not even the resourceful and influential Heavenly Human Sanctuary could handle Chu Kuangren's wrath.