Shen Bijun and Xiang Kui were only responsible for receiving Zhang Tie. Such was the treatment warranted by Zhang Tie's current status.
Seeing that neither of them intended to enter the hall before them with him, Zhang Tie understood. The Wa Emperor probably wished to speak with him alone. He said nothing more, calmly climbed the steps, and walked toward the entrance of the hall.
Without a word, the two Fire God Generals standing guard at the entrance pushed open the palace doors before Zhang Tie and let him enter.
The moment Zhang Tie stepped inside, he froze slightly, feeling as if he had suddenly entered another world. The hall was lavish and majestic on the outside, yet held an entirely different world within. Inside was a beautiful garden, alive with birdsong and fragrant blossoms, bathed in bright spring sunlight. The instant Zhang Tie entered, several colorful butterflies fluttered around him, while birds chirped noisily in the large trees nearby.
The tremendous contrast between the hall's exterior and interior made Zhang Tie feel as if he had stepped straight out of a savage wilderness and into the Palace Tree within the Castle of Black Iron.
A path of blue stone slabs stretched deep into the garden. Zhang Tie wanted to use the Lotus Blossom Eye to see what lay within, but after activating it, he discovered that the Lotus Blossom Eye had abruptly failed here. Some mysterious spatial force seemed to exist throughout the hall, blocking the Lotus Blossom Eye's sight. It felt much like how the Lotus Blossom Eye could not see the contents of another person's spatial ring.
Could this hall itself be some strange spatial equipment?
Though surprised, Zhang Tie possessed the Castle of Black Iron himself and had seen many such wondrous treasures. He remained composed