"Wrong? Second Priest, don't lose heart. The outcome is still uncertain!"
Nie Yun had known this would happen. He rose from before the mirror and smiled.
He had given all the Sword-Grinding Stones he obtained to his younger brother, leaving none on himself. Naturally, this was the result.
"Haha, this outsider is still dreaming!"
"What a joke!"
"Still uncertain... You didn't obtain a single Sword Intent Talisman. Could there possibly be any other outcome?"
The many elders behind the High Priest all laughed.
To them, this outsider was truly laughable. The result was already out, yet he still refused to admit defeat.
"Don't try to comfort me..." Second Priest shook his head as countless memories echoed through his mind, leaving him unable to hide his desolation.
Like everyone else, he believed Nie Yun was only saying this to comfort him.
It was no wonder he thought so. Though he had not known the Nie brothers for long, he knew that Nie Tong listened to his elder brother in everything.
Since Nie Yun had not obtained even one, he held no hope for this obedient younger brother.
"Heh heh!"
Seeing everyone's expressions and Second Priest's attitude, Nie Yun nodded at Nie Tong.
"Mm!"
Nie Tong stepped forward.
"You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth..."
The High Priest sneered, standing quietly with his hands behind his back. Once this young man finished testing as well, all of Second Priest's theories would be utterly destroyed. He would welcome a brand-new sky, and Sword Spirit Valley would fall completely under his control, with no more voices of opposition.
Just as he was smugly congratulating himself, convinced that Second Priest could never turn things around, he suddenly froze. His eyes widened so much he nearly failed to react.
"This..."
"What?"
The same