The Li Ya 李亚
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Li Ya was a figure of the Spring and Autumn Period.
His courtesy name was Yuanyang, and his literary name was Xiaotong Jun. According to the records in The Golden Canopy of the Heart Lamp, he was granted the title "Perfect Truth Great Hierophant, Purple Mansion of the Eastern Flower, Assistant to the Primordial, Establisher of the Utmost, Young Sun Emperor" (referred to as the Eastern Flower Emperor for short) by an imperial edict in the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Taoist ritual records, he was called "Iron Master, Primordial Yang Supreme Emperor", and people of the world called him Ancestor Iron-Crutch Li.
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Paul Peng
Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.
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