. Paying homage to Kunlun, the immortals and gods are unaware.

Zouyi was the capital of the State of Lu.

Three hundred miles outside the royal palace, there is a magnificent and enormous pavilion.

This attic appeared out of thin air overnight a year ago.

Its name is "Seeking the Way Pavilion".

The people all considered it a miracle, but the ruler of Lu, Duke Min of Lu, Ji Zhao, said that this pavilion was erected by the totem "Lord of Yuanquan Mountain".

Its collection of books numbered in the tens of thousands, surpassing even the "Collection Room" of Bangzhou.

Therefore, the people all yearned for it.

Duke Min of Lu then announced that he would open this pavilion to all students from the states of Bangzhou a year later.

At this time, there were indeed countless books stored inside the attic.

"I built this pavilion, and I have exhausted all means to collect the books inside."

"Whether it's biographies of dukes and marquises, accounts of mountains and rivers, divination and geomancy, astronomy and mathematics, medical books and craftsmanship techniques—whatever you want, this pavilion has it all."

Shi Yuan was smiling at Lao Dan.

What he said was absolutely true.

Although these books do not contain any methods of cultivation.

However, some of these books are precious even in the Three Realms.

Many of them were even obtained from the Heavenly Court and Biyou Palace by him through the request of the Tongtian Sect Leader and his disciples.

They even copied down those ancient tortoise books written by humans in ancient times.

"The books in this pavilion contain knowledge that encompasses all things in the universe."

"The truth you seek is found therein."

Shi Yuan smiled at Lao Dan.

At this moment, Lao Dan saw countless books that he had never seen before, yet which contained the knowledge he longed for.

"The mountain lord's intention is..."

"Would you be willing to serve as the keeper of this pavilion, and to look after these books within its walls?"

Shi Yuan asked in a soft voice.

Lao Dan's answer was self-evident: "Of course I'm willing."

After saying that, Lao Dan never looked at Shi Yuan again.

He hurried along and immediately went inside the bookshelf.

He found a precious ancient book on bamboo slips and began to read it.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yuan shook his head and chuckled softly.

Silently, she led Yuanling out of the Seeking the Dao Pavilion.

"Sir, can that man truly be the sage you speak of?"

Yuanling asked curiously.

No matter how she looked at it, she didn't think that person looked like a saint.

"nature."

Shi Yuan nodded, having no doubt about it.

If the incarnation of a saint cannot become a sage, then there is truly no justice in this world.

"Hmm..."

Yuanling always blindly believed what Shiyuan said.

So after nodding, he asked directly, "Then, sir, shall we return to the mountain now?"

There was a hint of regret in her words.

Having finally managed to get out and have some fun, she found the sights and sounds of the world she had witnessed quite interesting.

For a time, however, he was reluctant to return to Yuanquan Mountain.

Upon hearing her question, Shi Yuan shook his head: "The matter is not over yet, how could I return to the mountain?"

"Hmm? Didn't Master already meet that person?"

Yuanling was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.

"Meeting him is just the first step."

Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "The crucial part is yet to come."

As he spoke, he beckoned to Yuanling: "Perfect timing, come here—I have some things for you to do."

Then, he whispered a few words in Yuanling's ear.

Yuan Ling's eyes lit up instantly.

Clearly, she found it very interesting.

However, the only thing that worried her was

"Master, if we do this..."

Although she didn't know much about the affairs of the Three Realms.

But when he played with those little mountain demons on ordinary days, he naturally heard some things.

At this point, he naturally realized that the things his master had instructed him to do were indeed somewhat taboo.

"It's alright."

Shi Yuan waved his hand.

"Go ahead and do it; the bigger the reputation, the better!"

But after that day...

Lao Dan returned to Zoucheng and bid farewell to Bo Xia and his parents.

A person arrives in Zouyi, and the plot intensifies: Update, come and check out Cola Novels! He enters the Seeking the Dao Pavilion and becomes the keeper of the archives, responsible for looking after the books.

Soon after, the Seeking the Dao Pavilion was officially opened to the public.

The first to enter were naturally the insightful people of the State of Lu.

It should be noted that in the world today, books are all circulated in the form of wooden slips.

It can be described as extremely precious.

Merchants' sons like Laozi had very few books to read.

Therefore, once these scholars from Lu entered, they quickly discovered that the library contained an unbelievably large collection of books.

Even some of the noblemen who had visited the capital of Zhou in the past said that the library in this pavilion had more books than the royal archives of the capital.

People soon discovered that Lao Dan was the peculiarly shaped keeper of the archives.

At first, people didn't pay much attention to Lao Dan—there were similar positions in any academy or library.

But soon, people gradually realized that something was wrong.

Many scholars soon discovered that Li Dan, the custodian of the Seeking the Way Pavilion, was actually a talented person.

He reads books every day, and whenever people ask him about the contents of any of the books he has read...

He always answered fluently, and no one could stump him.

Many of the things he said were even more profound than the book itself.

Some people were unconvinced and asked him some more difficult questions.

But Lao Dan's words made him blush and he walked away covering his face.

Five years later, a wise man well-versed in rites and music became dissatisfied with the reputation of Qiudao Pavilion and Li Dan.

They all felt that Bangzhou was the true orthodox authority on rites and teachings, and that the books in the Qiudao Pavilion might be more numerous than those in Bangzhou's archives.

As a result, many great sages came to the State of Lu, wanting to debate with Li Dan about rites.

Without exception, they were all captivated by Li Dan's knowledge and understanding of the universe.

A great sage from Bangzhou entered the Seeking the Way Pavilion and talked with Li Dan for three hours.

Upon leaving, he could only sigh, "Only today do I realize that there are such virtuous people in the world."

Three years later, another great sage came to debate with Lao Dan.

When he left the Seeking Truth Pavilion, people asked him again.

He replied, "I had heard of his virtue before, but I did not believe it. Now that I have seen him in person, is he not like a dragon?"

Having said that, he bowed to the Master and asked for the Dao.

As a result, Li Dan's reputation as a great sage spread throughout the entire state of Zhou.

People from all over the world came to visit.

Especially as time went by, they discovered that Li Dan seemed to be summarizing a kind of human philosophy that transcended the traditional rites and rituals.

A great sage once asked him why he did this.

Li Dan replied, "The principles of rites and etiquette are neither my principles nor those of humankind."

But it was precisely during this short period of eight years that Li Dan's name became widely known in various countries, and almost all discerning people knew about him.

In the common people of Lu, there was naturally not much attention paid to the affairs of the scholar-officials.

The name Li Dan is rarely known.

On the contrary, what was being widely circulated among the people of Lu in recent years was something else entirely.

That is, a little girl appeared within the territory of the State of Lu.

His name is Yuanling, and he is a celestial child under the command of the Lu State totem "Lord of Yuanquan Mountain".

She traveled throughout the territory of Lu, relieving suffering and rescuing those in distress.

She sometimes gives out a magic pill that helps the injured and sick recover instantly, and even makes the elderly young again.

Sometimes, a cup of holy water can help a disabled person regain the regrowth of a severed limb.

Sometimes, a magical fruit is given to help the foolish turn from foolish to wise.

This undoubtedly led to a frenzy among the common people to pursue the existence of this celestial child.

Although this is an era ruled by immortals and gods.

But for ordinary people, where have they ever seen such a real deity walking among the people?

In particular, the fairy boy who saved people asked for nothing in return.

If people ask, she only says one sentence.

"Bai Kunlun, the immortals and gods know nothing of it."

"Visiting Yuanquan, the mountain lord saves the world."

Ordinary people in the world naturally do not know how presumptuous and shocking this statement truly is.

All they knew was that the Lord of Yuanquan Mountain was not only a true immortal of good fortune, but also willing to manifest himself in the human world.

Thus, within the territory of Lu, the title of "Lord of Yuanquan Mountain" was so highly regarded that every household had a shrine to him.

His fame was so great that it naturally overshadowed the great sage Li Dan.