Chapter 839: Guanghan Palace

Guanghan Palace?

Tathagata's eyelids twitched.

Empress Shenji was also stunned.

Both of them exclaimed at the same time: "Guanghan Palace!"

Not only them, but the black robe clone hidden in the Void Realm also widened his eyes. With a whoosh, he flashed to the side of the plaque. After careful identification, he confirmed that it was indeed those four characters. A look of excitement immediately flashed in his eyes: "Guanghan Palace… this is Chang'e's palace!"

Chang'e was a household name in his past life!

Chang'e's fame was not only because of her beauty, but also because of her unique experiences and identity.

She was the wife of the legendary great god Hou Yi, but later secretly swallowed a Divine Pill and was forced to perform Ascension to the Heavenly Court.

Of course, this was only the story in his memory. Since coming into contact with Yang Jian, he knew that there were discrepancies between the legends he knew and the actual facts.

Tathagata stared at the crystal plaque, his brow gradually smoothing out as he sighed, "It should be the Guanghan Palace, no mistake. I had some guesses before. No wonder someone was willing to use so many Ice Soul Divine Crystals to build a palace here; it turns out it's Chang'e's palace!"

Empress Shenji asked in confusion, "Tathagata, with your identity in the early years, you were qualified to enter and leave the Heavenly Palace at will. How could you not recognize the Guanghan Palace?"

Tathagata scoffed, "With your status, it's normal that you aren't clear about some things. Back then, Chang'e swallowed the Divine Pill and became a god on the spot, ascending to the Heavenly Palace. Her beauty was considered top-tier even in the Heavenly Palace, and she was immediately noticed by the Heavenly Emperor, who wanted to take her as a Heavenly Concubine. He spent a lot of effort building a palace for her, which is the current Guanghan Palace!"

"However, when the Queen Mother found out about this, she was furious and absolutely disagreed. The Heavenly Emperor had no choice but to isolate the Guanghan Palace and issue an order that no one was allowed to approach. I only caught a glimpse of it from afar, so I didn't have much of an impression!"

So that's how it was!

Empress Shenji was an evil cultivator, so naturally, she couldn't be recognized by the Heavenly Court and was not qualified to enter or leave the Heavenly Palace. There were indeed some secrets she didn't understand.

Before Tathagata competed with the gods for incense and faith, his status in the Heavenly Court was very high, yet even he couldn't enter the Guanghan Palace. One could imagine how overbearing the Heavenly Emperor's personality was.

"In that case, the rumors that the Queen Mother and the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation levels are similar seem to be true!"

Empress Shenji said thoughtfully.

Tathagata nodded, also feeling somewhat emotional. "They should be similar, otherwise the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't be so wary of the Queen Mother. I heard that after the Guanghan Palace was built, the Heavenly Emperor didn't dare to take a single step inside. Until the Great Calamity arrived, Chang'e was left out in the cold in the Guanghan Palace."

Namo clicked his tongue and chimed in, "Isn't this the equivalent of being banished to the cold palace? This Queen Mother is also overbearing enough; she truly deserves to be his Dao Companion!"

Tathagata looked at the collapsed Guanghan Palace, his eyes flashing rapidly. "I heard that although the Heavenly Emperor never stepped into the Guanghan Palace back then, he sent many treasures here. Although the Guanghan Palace was damaged, there should still be many things remaining. We've really hit the jackpot this time!"

Empress Shenji was also incredibly excited.

She used to be a Loose Cultivator back then, and if she wanted good things, she could only rely on herself to find or snatch them. Hearing that there were treasures bestowed by the Heavenly Emperor here, she was naturally very tempted.

"Quick, let's go in and see!"

Empress Shenji urged, "Maybe there's something here that can break this broken Buddhist Dharma of yours. If it can help us reshape our divine bodies and restore our cultivation level, that would be even better!"

Without her urging, Tathagata couldn't hold back either and flew toward the intact part of the palace.

However, just as the two approached, they were blocked by a huge blue light shield. Tathagata tried to destroy it with brute force, but found that he couldn't shake it at all.

Although most of the Formations here had lost their effectiveness, the remaining Formations were still not something their current strength could destroy.

The three of them, including Tathagata, were suddenly frantic.

What the hell!

The treasury was right in front of them, and they knew there were many good things inside, but they couldn't enter. Wasn't this just agonizing!

What the three of them didn't notice was that while they were attempting to destroy the Formation, a dark shadow suddenly and quietly emerged from behind an ancient tree in the distance.

This dark shadow had been hiding in the dark, shielded by the huge ancient tree. Coupled with the fact that Divine Thoughts were suppressed here, the three of them didn't notice it.

They didn't see it, but the black robe clone, who had been hovering high in the sky, did. Upon closer inspection, his scalp suddenly felt numb.

He saw that this dark shadow's body was withered. Its head hung low, its upper body was bare, and its right hand held a pitch-black axe. It slowly raised its head to look in the direction where Tathagata was.

Its dry, long hair fell away, revealing an equally withered face. Its eyes flashed with a heart-palpitating blood-red light, and the axe in its hand was slowly raised.

"Could this be… Wu Gang!"

Although the black robe clone didn't know this guy, since he appeared in the Guanghan Palace with such a unique image and held an axe, this name instantly flashed in his mind.

Before the black robe clone could continue observing, the man with the giant axe had already vanished from his spot. He rushed toward Tathagata at extreme speed, his axe swinging through the air as a terrifying blood-red axe blade slashed down.

"Who's there!"

Tathagata and the others sensed the abnormal fluctuation of dharmic power and immediately looked back, their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering in shock.

"How can there still be someone here!"

Empress Shenji screamed and said sharply, "Hurry up and get out of the way!"

Without her reminder, Tathagata had already reacted, flashing and retreating into the distance.

From the strength the opponent was currently displaying, this guy had at least a Heavenly God level cultivation level. The axe in his hand was also not simple; at the very least, it was an Acquired Supreme Treasure!

"Wu Gang… it's Wu Gang!"

While Tathagata was quickly dodging, he was also thinking rapidly. A bolt of lightning flashed through his mind as he said in shock, "How could this guy still be alive?"

Back then, Wu Gang had violated the Laws of Heaven and was punished by the Queen Mother to chop trees in the Guanghan Palace. If the tree didn't break, he would never be allowed to leave for the rest of his life.

The ancient tree that Tathagata and the others saw was the Laurel Tree of the Guanghan Palace, which was an Innate Divine Wood.

Wu Gang's cultivation level was only at the Divine Lord rank, not to mention that what he held was an Acquired Supreme Treasure. How could he possibly chop down this Innate Divine Wood? So he had always stayed here and could not leave.

The Heavenly Emperor was naturally very unhappy about this and likewise issued an order, establishing Formations and Restrictions in the Guanghan Palace. Wu Gang couldn't take a single step into the palace and could only bitterly Cultivate and survive outside.

It's just that Tathagata couldn't understand how Wu Gang could have survived that Great Calamity when even thousands of gods had fallen.

"No, he didn't survive!"

Empress Shenji had also heard of Wu Gang. While she was surprised, she also saw the clues: "This guy's Divine Soul is gone. He's just a walking corpse, which is why his strength has dropped to the Heavenly God level!"

"Whether he's a walking corpse or not, we simply can't handle this guy's strength!"

Tathagata dodged desperately. The opponent's strength was much higher than his own, and with an Acquired Supreme Treasure in hand, it was incredibly difficult to deal with.

If this guy hadn't lost his Divine Soul and his independent consciousness, and could only stiffly hack and slash instead of performing Spells and utilizing the power of Magic Treasures, Tathagata would probably have been chopped into minced meat long ago.