BIOGRAPHIES OF THE IMMORTALS

Lie Xian Zhuan — 黃阮丘 (Huang Ruanqiu)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 黃阮丘 (Huang Ruanqiu)

Paul Peng

Huang Ruanqiu (黃阮丘) was a Daoist priest on Sui Mountain who wore ragged clothes, had seven-cun ears, and walked 400 li a day. For over a hundred years he quietly...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 黃阮丘 (Huang Ruanqiu)

Paul Peng

Huang Ruanqiu (黃阮丘) was a Daoist priest on Sui Mountain who wore ragged clothes, had seven-cun ears, and walked 400 li a day. For over a hundred years he quietly...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 朱璜 (Zhu Huang)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 朱璜 (Zhu Huang)

Paul Peng

Zhu Huang (朱璎) was a Guangling native who sought out Daoist master Ruan Qiu to cure a parasite illness. After expelling the three worms with seven medicines, he studied the...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 朱璜 (Zhu Huang)

Paul Peng

Zhu Huang (朱璎) was a Guangling native who sought out Daoist master Ruan Qiu to cure a parasite illness. After expelling the three worms with seven medicines, he studied the...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 負局先生 (Fuju Xiansheng)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 負局先生 (Fuju Xiansheng)

Paul Peng

Fuju Xiansheng (負局先生) was a wandering Taoist immortal who ground mirrors in Wu markets while secretly distributing purple pill medicine to the ill. During a great epidemic he saved tens...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 負局先生 (Fuju Xiansheng)

Paul Peng

Fuju Xiansheng (負局先生) was a wandering Taoist immortal who ground mirrors in Wu markets while secretly distributing purple pill medicine to the ill. During a great epidemic he saved tens...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 呼子先 (Hu Zixian)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 呼子先 (Hu Zixian)

Paul Peng

Hu Zixian (呼子先) was a centenarian diviner from Hanzhong who, before departing, invited a wine shop woman to join him. A divine visitor brought two reed dogs that transformed into...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 呼子先 (Hu Zixian)

Paul Peng

Hu Zixian (呼子先) was a centenarian diviner from Hanzhong who, before departing, invited a wine shop woman to join him. A divine visitor brought two reed dogs that transformed into...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 赤斧 (Chi Fu)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 赤斧 (Chi Fu)

Paul Peng

Chi Fu (赤斧) was a temple clerk from Ba Rong who mastered water-refined cinnabar alchemy. After thirty years of practice his body reverted to that of a child with red...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 赤斧 (Chi Fu)

Paul Peng

Chi Fu (赤斧) was a temple clerk from Ba Rong who mastered water-refined cinnabar alchemy. After thirty years of practice his body reverted to that of a child with red...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 陶安公 (Tao Angong)

Lie Xian Zhuan — 陶安公 (Tao Angong)

Paul Peng

Tao Angong (陶安公) was a blacksmith from Lu'an whose furnace fire turned purple and surged into the sky. A Vermilion Bird appeared and promised a crimson dragon on the seventh...

Lie Xian Zhuan — 陶安公 (Tao Angong)

Paul Peng

Tao Angong (陶安公) was a blacksmith from Lu'an whose furnace fire turned purple and surged into the sky. A Vermilion Bird appeared and promised a crimson dragon on the seventh...