The Zhu Xiangxian 朱象先
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Zhu Xiangxian was a figure of the Yuan Dynasty, known by the Taoist title "Yixuzi" (Master of Unified Emptiness). He was a Taoist monk of Maoshan Mountain (a sacred site for Taoism).
In the 16th year of the Zhiyuan era (1279), he traveled to pay homage to the ancestral court of the Quanzhen School (Complete Perfection School) on Zhongnan Mountain, and resided at Louguan Terrace (a historic Taoist complex). While there, he studied the old annals of Louguan Terrace and the biographies of various ancient masters associated with Louguan; based on these materials, he compiled and edited Inscriptions of True Immortals of All Dynasties at the Scripture-Lecturing Terrace of Zhongnan Mountain.

During the same period, he also collected stone inscriptions and biographies from the Tang Dynasty and stone inscriptions from the Yuan Dynasty, compiling them into Collected Records of Purple Clouds and Flourishing Blessings at Ancient Louguan Terrace in three volumes. His self-authored works, such as Postscript to Master Guanyinzi, Account of the Ox-Tying Cypress at Ancient Louguan Terrace, and Record of the Reconstruction of Huizhen Temple, were all included in this collection.
About the Author
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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