Chapter 22: Inner Courtyard

Xu Yang... had entered the Turtle-Snake Great Stance, only a day or so later than the genius Lu Ren. And he himself still needed another day or two to enter.

For a moment, Zhang Yong couldn't accept it.

His goal was to surpass Lu Ren, but in the end, he wasn't even as good as Xu Yang. His days of diligent cultivation seemed to have become a joke.

"Congratulations!"

He said sourly, insincerely.

"He really entered!"

Zhang Hong, Qian Jiaxing, Luo Dehu, and others heard Zhang Yong's words and ran over in surprise, only to see Xu Yang's crimson skin, all of them dumbfounded.

"Congratulations!"

Zhang Yong struggled to stand up from the ground, his smile somewhat forced. Xu Yang entering the Turtle-Snake Great Stance made him the most uncomfortable one.

Clearly, he had practiced so diligently, exhausting himself every time; why wasn't he the first to break through?

"Congratulations, from now on, the martial dao is a smooth path."

Luo Dehu, Zhang Hong, and others also offered their congratulations one after another, hiding the jealousy in their eyes.

"A smooth path for the martial dao? It's just entering the Turtle-Snake Great Stance; it's still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the martial dao." Zhou Yang's voice sounded.

He and a group of old disciples had also been alarmed by the commotion here and stopped their cultivation to walk over.

His gaze swept over the handsome youth, secretly shocked by the other's talent. It had taken him eight days to enter the Turtle-Snake Great Stance.

Xu Yang had been practicing until now, and counting it all up, it was only a little over six days.

"Senior Brother Zhou Yang, Xu Yang's entry time was only a day or so later than mine. His talent should be quite good, right? Why do you still say that?"

Lu Ren also walked over with Zhou Yang and the others, frowning involuntarily upon hearing this.

In a few days, he had matured quite a bit, understood what kind of person Luo Dehu was, and knew that when he grew up in the future, he couldn't do without people like Luo Dehu to do things for him.

But he also needed some followers with potential who could become martial artists. Although these people like Zhou Yang associated with him, their backgrounds were not bad, so naturally, they couldn't follow him.

Xu Yang, Zhang Yong, and those who had struggled in the mud with him were undoubtedly the best choices.

And Xu Yang only entered a day later than him; if he could win him over, he might be able to walk a bit further behind him in the future.

But Zhou Yang's attitude toward Xu Yang was still the same as ever, not believing that Xu Yang could become a martial artist.

"That's right, Xu Yang was only a day later than Lu Ren. Do you still think he can't become a martial artist?"

Zhang Yong suppressed his jealousy toward Xu Yang and spoke up for him, feeling that these people like Zhou Yang were rotten to the core, actually telling such lies with their eyes open just to buy their resources at a low price.

"Entering the Turtle-Snake Great Stance a few days early or a few days late doesn't represent anything; in fact, the difference isn't big. His chance of becoming a martial artist is still one in ten. If you don't believe me, go ask Master Lin." ===== CHAPTER 23 =====