Pan Long marveled for a while, then reconsidered. These records were probably only the result of the Great Xia Dynasty's initial compilation. The imperial family must have a "final edition" that had been carefully verified, perhaps even with Longevity Bearers invited to examine each path one by one.
But those records were naturally secrets the Di Lineage would never share. Guanwen Hall let an "unaffiliated nobody" like him, with no rank or office, browse its materials freely on the strength of an official letter from the Censorate. There was no chance it would have them.
Di Luonan would certainly be qualified to examine those records. As for everyone else... even Cang Yuan would probably have to ask Di Luonan to look something up for him, rather than see them with his own eyes.
At that thought, he could not help smiling in relief.
When he had finished smiling, he asked the attendant, "Are there any more records on the paths of the Immortals and Buddhas?"
The attendant shook his head.
Pan Long thought it over, then went to find Zhang Guozhong.
Zhang Guozhong was in another small room near the entrance. The "old scholar," who had spent sixteen frustrated years before finally making his mark, was reading a fairly thick document. He frowned as he read, plainly having run into some difficulty.
Seeing Pan Long enter, he set the document down and asked, "You look rather disappointed, Brother Pan. I take it you didn't find what you wanted?"
Pan Long nodded wryly and explained the situation.
Zhang Guozhong listened carefully, pondered briefly, then said, "Forgive my bluntness, Brother Pan, but what you're looking for shouldn't be available in Guanwen Hall in the first place."
Pan Long sighed. "You're right."
"I don't practice martial arts, but I do know a little