Since Xu Tian, those who came to challenge Yun Lang did not decrease but rather increased. Before Yun Lang's small stone house, people came in a continuous stream.
In fact, Xu Tian only had the strength of the second level of Foundation Establishment and was not considered a top-tier inner disciple.
Xu Tian's defeat not only failed to instill fear in other inner disciples but instead piqued their interest in Yun Lang.
With so many people coming to be beaten, Yun Lang was naturally delighted. He accepted every challenge, often facing several challenges a day, sometimes not even having time to eat.
The disciples who came to challenge Yun Lang had different areas of expertise. Some were skilled in fist techniques, others relied on weapons, and some simply wanted to overpower him with brute strength.
This did not trouble Yun Lang; rather, it made him quite happy. With these people coming to him, he didn't need to spend spiritual energy pills on cultivation. In this sense, it was no different from them directly giving him money.
Furthermore, with these disciples excelling in different areas, Yun Lang could train different parts of his body. Through these days of high-intensity combat, Yun Lang's strength improved rapidly, and his combat experience also increased significantly.
As for those arrogant inner disciples, their attitude towards Yun Lang also shifted from initial disdain to a subtle admiration.
After all, if they were to experience so many challenges in a single day, they would not be able to endure it.
Yun Lang participating in every match and winning every one of them was already superhuman!
"No wonder Peak Master Lin wanted to take Yun Lang as a disciple."
"Yun Lang is truly deserving."
...
Whispers began to circulate within the inner sect. These whispers spread from ten to a hundred, then a thousand, and soon reached the ears of the senior inner disciples.
The so-called senior inner disciples were a very special existence within the Taichu Sect's inner sect.
Although they were also inner disciples, the status of a senior inner disciple was one level higher than that of an ordinary inner disciple.
There were only ten senior inner disciples, and there would always be only ten. They were the ten most powerful individuals among the inner disciples!
These ten individuals, in terms of both identity and status, were unparalleled existences within the Taichu Sect, the crème de la crème of the chosen ones.
And today, the one who stood before Yun Lang's stone house was the tenth-ranked among the senior inner disciples, Yue Changtian!
"Senior Brother Yue Changtian, it's Senior Brother Yue Changtian!"
"Why is Senior Brother Yue here to join the fun? By rights, senior disciples wouldn't even bother with such trivial skirmishes."
"You wouldn't know this, but Senior Brother Yue had also wanted to become Peak Master Lin's disciple previously. He even went to see Peak Master Lin personally, but was directly rejected. It is said that Peak Master Lin didn't even glance at him."
"No wonder Senior Brother Yue is here now. He must have come to see the person Peak Master Lin chose!"
"Senior Brother Yue already reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment some time ago. It's rumored he broke through again a few days ago!"
"In any case, we're in for a good show!"
"Let's wait and see!"
...
With the arrival of Yue Changtian, more and more inner disciples gathered before Yun Lang's stone house.
In fact, many inner disciples were quite displeased with Yun Lang's winning streak over the past few days, but they were helpless.
Now that Yue Changtian had arrived, they naturally all believed that Yue Changtian could curb Yun Lang's arrogance!
Yun Lang had only been in the inner sect for a few days. Although these days were all spent dealing with challenges, he was still somewhat aware of the inner sect's hierarchy.
Especially when Yue Changtian appeared, some people were already introducing him with great enthusiasm. Yun Lang's hearing was good, so he naturally understood Yue Changtian's identity.
However, no matter how high his status, to Yun Lang, he was just a durable sandbag.
Even if Yue Changtian's strength had improved, he was only at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, which was no match for Yun Lang.
After days of continuous fighting, Yun Lang's speed alone had already surpassed the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, approaching the seventh, and his strength had also greatly increased. He was not afraid of Yue Changtian at all.
Yue Changtian saw that Yun Lang was not only unafraid upon seeing him but instead wore a look of confident victory, which made him sneer.
"You brat, you've been quite arrogant these past few days!" Yue Changtian said.
Yun Lang looked confused and replied, "Have I?"
He found it strange. He had only joined the inner sect a few days ago. From the second day onward, he had been constantly challenged by his "senior brothers," and had barely left his stone house. How could he be considered arrogant?
It was clearly others who had challenged him first!
Yun Lang thought this but did not say it. This demeanor further annoyed Yue Changtian.
"Fine, today, this senior brother will teach you the rules of the inner sect," Yue Changtian said after a pause. "The inner sect is not as leisurely as the outer sect."
"Senior brother is right. I have not slacked off for a single day these past few days," Yun Lang replied politely.
"Enough with the nonsense, let's begin!" Yue Changtian had no patience for further conversation with Yun Lang.
Yun Lang had just been making small talk with Yue Changtian when he heard the word "begin" and his body moved.
With just a lift of his leg, Yue Changtian looked at Yun Lang with some shock.
He had heard of this kid's speed before, but he never expected it to be this fast!
This speed seemed to be significantly faster than his own!
Yue Changtian felt a bit embarrassed. Since he couldn't match Yun Lang's speed, he wouldn't try.
After all, this was a one-on-one fight. Yun Lang would eventually charge at him, and at that point, no matter how fast he was, he would only become his defeated opponent.
Yun Lang's speed was not a new phenomenon; it had become common knowledge among everyone in the Taichu Sect's inner sect these past few days. Therefore, when they saw Yun Lang make his move, no one was particularly surprised.
"Boom!"
He struck out with a palm again. Yun Lang had used this move more than ten times previously, so he was extremely proficient.
However, this time was different from the previous ones. Yue Changtian's strength was far superior to Yun Lang's previous opponents.
An ordinary person would have been affected to some extent by Yun Lang's strike, but Yue Changtian didn't budge. Instead, he seized Yun Lang's attack trajectory and retaliated with a palm strike!
This punch landed on the ground, emitting a loud bang!
As for Yun Lang, he dodged in time and naturally avoided this attack.
Yun Lang adjusted his breathing and did not panic too much. He continued to attack Yue Changtian, and the two fought back and forth.
Overall, the two exchanged blows. However, as the fight progressed, Yue Changtian's stamina gradually decreased, while Yun Lang grew more vigorous.
From having to hurriedly dodge Yue Changtian's attacks at the beginning, he became more at ease, and his palm strikes and finger techniques also continued to strengthen!
Sweat beaded on Yue Changtian's forehead. He was already sensing that something was wrong. If this continued, he might lose!
"Boom!"
Before Yue Changtian could figure out a solution, Yun Lang's attack landed again, strike after strike. Yue Changtian could no longer cope and fell to one knee, defeated.