Mingren was the most honest one. When he saw the sword Wang Meng had forged—a product of Talisman and Sword Dual Cultivation—he frankly admitted he couldn't see any particular strengths. He wasn't like the other disciples, where if a hundred of them saw it, all hundred would be nodding their heads and muttering, "Good, good, good," without actually knowing what was good about it.
The Lingyin Hall was clearly looking to befriend the Thunderlight Hall. It was truly a case of not knowing one another until you've fought. Wang Meng and his group also admired the character of Li Tianyi and Mingren. Even as opponents, they should be faced honorably; having such rivals was a blessing.
When the disciples of the Thunderlight Hall saw that the Lingyin Hall disciples were willing to call them brothers, it felt as if they had come back to life from a world of the walking dead.
