"I knew you would succeed!"
Nie Yun nodded in gratification and laughed heartily as he stored Yan Huang Hall into the Storage World.
The danger was already gone. There was no need to keep hiding inside.
He had never doubted that his younger brother could earn Great Emperor Lu Xi's recognition.
With Lu Xi's blood and that talisman, earning recognition and refining the entire Sword Spirit Valley had merely been a matter of time. That was precisely why, after encountering danger, he had immediately had the Second Priest take Nie Tong away to seize the time and receive the inheritance.
Yet in his view, gaining Great Emperor Lu Xi's recognition should have taken quite a while. He had never dreamed it would happen so quickly.
"Without you, Brother, I couldn't possibly have succeeded!" Nie Tong laughed.
He knew that if not for his brother's help, no matter how outstanding his talent was, it would have been impossible for him to gain Great Emperor Lu Xi's recognition.
At the very least, he would never have obtained Lu Xi's blood or that talisman.
"There's no need to say such things between brothers..." Nie Yun smiled. He scrutinized his brother, then froze in surprise. "This is an avatar?"
Only then did he realize that the person before him was not Nie Tong's true body, but an avatar.
"Yes. This is a sliver of my avatar's consciousness. My true body is still receiving the inheritance and cannot come out for now." Nie Tong smiled. "Don't worry, Brother. Unless something unexpected happens, once I emerge, I will surely break through the final barrier and become a true Great Emperor expert!"
"Become a Great Emperor expert?" Nie Yun's eyes lit up, his face full of disbelief. "Aren't Great Emperor experts unable to inherit their power, able