The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Zhong Jian Wen 太上洞玄灵宝众简文

Compiled by Lu Xiujing, a Taoist priest of the Liu-Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties.

It consists of one scroll and is included in the category of "Jade Instructions" in the Cave Mysterium Division of the Taoist Canon.

This text records four Taoist methods: namely, the Supreme Numinous Treasure Method of Informing the Water Emperor to Erase Sin Slips, the Supreme Numinous Treasure Method of Informing the Five Sacred Mountains to Eliminate Sins and Seek Immortality, the Supreme Numinous Treasure Method of Informing the Nine Earth Lords to Annihilate Sins and Aspire to Immortality, and the Method of Practicing the Supreme Five Elders’ Red Script True Text.

The first three are all methods of offering golden dragon and jade slip talismans, while the last one mainly focuses on writing talismans and reciting incantations.

According to the text, when Taoist priests practice these methods, they can invoke the protection of mountain and water deities, erase their sin records, and strive for immortality. These four methods also appear in The Supreme Cave Mysterium Numinous Treasure Red Script Jade Instructions Wonderful Scripture.

Lu Xiujing was deeply distressed that Taoist priests at that time were ignorant and unclear about the rituals, arbitrarily performing Taoist methods and thus making mistakes. Therefore, he compiled this text based on ancient classics of previous generations and added annotations to explain the sequence of offering jade slips and the rules for their implementation.