Zhang Tie's elder brother, Zhang Yang, had not advanced to Knight. He had not even managed to endure the full twenty years in the Celestial Mechanism Sect's Time Tower, and had been forced to leave early. In Zhang Yang's own words, despite making every possible preparation, by the time he had spent fourteen years in the Time Tower, something had already begun to feel wrong with him. The tedium and loneliness within the tower were enough to drive a person mad. Zhang Yang had even begun suffering from hallucinations, both visual and auditory, in that environment. He repeatedly found himself unable to focus during cultivation, and several times had nearly gone berserk. When he truly could no longer endure it, Zhang Yang had no choice but to end his cultivation in the Time Tower early to prevent an accident.
The brutal cultivation in the Time Tower truly was not something everyone could withstand. Zhang Tie's elder brother Zhang Yang fell just a little short in terms of cultivation talent and potential, unable to hold on until the end.
Over fourteen years, combined with the cultivation resources he had prepared, Zhang Yang had ignited a total of 597 Bright Points in the Time Tower this time. He was still thirteen Bright Points short of advancing to a level-fifteen Battle Demon.
By the time Zhang Tie saw Zhang Yang, the latter had recovered after a period of recuperation. His strength had greatly improved, but whenever the Time Tower was mentioned, he reacted as though his face changed at the mention of a tiger.
Zhang Tie stayed home for two days. During the day, he accompanied his parents and refused all outside visitors. At night, after the family had finished dinner, he held private talks with Zhang Yang in the study. No one