Ye Lin followed Lv Xuan onward. Only after they reached the mountaintop did Ye Lin realize that there was nothing there but a plain, unremarkable little pavilion.
"Come with me, young friend."
With that, Lv Xuan led Ye Lin into the pavilion.
Inside stood a stone stele. It looked utterly ordinary, and there was nothing on its surface. No matter how he looked at it, it was just an ordinary stone.
"Young friend, this is the Sword Scripture. You may study it for only five hours. I'll wait outside, and when the time is up, I'll escort you down the mountain."
"Good luck."
After speaking, Lv Xuan slowly left the pavilion and gently closed the wooden door behind Ye Lin.
Once Lv Xuan was gone, Ye Lin scratched his head, baffled. Then he sat cross-legged in front of the stele and studied it.
No matter how he looked at it, it was nothing but an ordinary stone.
Could Divine Sword City be going back on its word? Are they trying to fob me off with a busted rock? But that makes no sense.
Ye Lin rubbed his chin. Divine Sword City was a mighty household with a vast fortune. They wouldn't make a deal that ruined their reputation.
Still, he would never believe that the stele before him was a fragment of a Heaven Grade martial skill.
There was nothing on the stele. How was he supposed to comprehend anything from it? Wasn't this just bullying an honest man?
"Hm? What's that?"
Ye Lin frowned in confusion and checked his Spatial Ring. Inside, a green Jade Talisman was glowing and careening about wildly, as if terribly agitated.
Without a second thought, Ye Lin took it out. The next instant, the Jade Talisman vanished, plunging into the stele before him.
"That