The Li Zhenyuan 李真元
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Li Zhenyuan was a native of Lujiang (now part of Anhui Province) during the Ming Dynasty.
He styled himself "Xu'an". Initially, he practiced medicine in the marketplace. Later, he received the method of "neiguan zhaoguan" (inner observation and illumination) from Liu Baozhu of Shandong, enabling him to emit a wisdom light and see people through walls. Subsequently, he encountered the True Person Zhang Xujing, who taught him the pithy formulas of Jindan (Golden Elixir). He then built a thatched hut outside the city and devoted himself to cultivating Dao.

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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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