Time swiftly reached February of Black Iron Calendar Year 900...
While the outside world seethed with turmoil, the Zhang Family remained peaceful and harmonious...
Two weeks after the sisters Ai Mei and Ai Xue arrived at Zhang Tie's home, Zhang Tie's elder brother, Zhang Yang, finally completed his certification as an orange-robed Pill Master at the Pill Master Guild in You Province City.
Although Zhang Yang's advancement to orange-robed Pill Master did not cause as great a sensation as Zhang Tie's fight for the governorship of You Province for the Zhang Family, it still stirred considerable ripples within certain circles.
By then, of the Zhang brothers, one was a knight elder of Huaiyuan Hall, a cultivation genius unseen in the Zhang Family for a century, the renowned Tiger of You Province; the other was a Pill Master prodigy who had advanced to orange-robed Pill Master in his thirties. Both possessed a certain degree of influence within their respective circles in You Province. The Zhang Family's weight within Sun River Prefecture and Huaiyuan Hall grew heavier by the day. In the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Tie's family had already begun rising along an entirely new trajectory, and the bearing of a great clan was becoming increasingly apparent.
The fundamental reason Zhang Yang chose this moment to advance to orange-robed Pill Master and reveal his trump card was that he had sensed the pressure currently borne by the Zhang Family and Huaiyuan Hall. Under such pressure, the Zhang Family needed greater influence and deeper roots in Great Xia if it was to stand firm and remain unshaken. Thus, after discussing it with Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang revealed his orange-robed Pill Master trump card several years ahead of schedule. Once this card was laid on the table, it meant that Zhang Tie's family