After Lin Bai had circled the stone lion several times and examined it,
Lin Bai's actions finally caught the attention of some disciples inside the Sword Arts Pavilion!
"Is this guy a lunatic? Why is he circling that stone lion? Could there be a discounted sword manual hidden inside it?"
"Idiot!"
"This guy is probably an idiot!"
"He must be a new disciple. He probably hasn't seen such an ingeniously crafted stone lion before!"
"Hahaha."
Quite a few martial artists nearby pointed at Lin Bai and burst into loud laughter.
On the first floor of the Sword Arts Pavilion,
a handsome man asked the five or six lackeys beside him, "Well? Have you found it?"
"Brother Liu, no. That sword manual seems not to exist at all."
"Exactly. We've practically turned the entire first floor upside down, but we still haven't found it."
"Could that sword manual have ascended to heaven or something?"
The five or six lackeys spoke in astonishment.
They had already searched the Sword Arts Pavilion for an entire day. Never mind the discounted sword manual—they had not even seen a single hair of it.
Their patience was nearly exhausted.
This martial artist known as Brother Liu was named Liu Xuan. He was a Human Core Realm third-stage martial artist from the genius group of the Sword Dao Institute. Even among the genius group, he was considered a ranked talent.
Today was the monthly examination of the Sword Dao Institute. Liu Xuan had achieved a seven-inch sword mark, overpowering all his rivals and nearly standing shoulder to shoulder with Long Qingfeng, Jian Ruohan, and Ye Jianqiu.
Liu Xuan shouted sternly, "What do you know! Today's discounted sword manual is no ordinary manual. It's a Heaven-grade fifth-rank sword manual called the Nirvana Sword Manual."
"I learned this news