Jiqiu Jun was a Daoist priest from the foot of Mount Tai. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he received rewards and grants for his Daoist skills. His white hair turned black again, and his fallen teeth grew anew. Later he retired. When the emperor made an eastern tour to Mount Tai, Jiqiu Jun then wore a Zhangfu hat and yellow robes, carried a zither, and came forward to greet him. He bowed before Emperor Wu and pointed at the emperor, saying: “Your Majesty must not ascend; if you do, you will certainly injure your toes.” After several li, his right toe was indeed broken. The emperor concealed the matter and thus merely made an offering at the shrine before returning. A shrine was built for Jiqiu Jun, and it is said that he was honored as Jicheng Feng.

Jiqiu Jun’s reversal of aging — white hair turning black, fallen teeth regrowing — is one of the most concrete demonstrations of physical cultivation in the Lie Xian Zhuan. Ren Guang maintained a face that looked decades younger for 89 years through cinnabar cultivation; both figures demonstrate that in the Taoist tradition, the body is not a fixed vessel but a living process that can be reversed and renewed.

His encounter with Emperor Wu mirrors those of other immortals who met the Han emperors and then withdrew. Xiu Yanggong resided in Emperor Jing’s palace for years before transforming into a white sheep and vanishing; Zhu Zhong presented pearls to the Han court across two reigns before disappearing without a trace. In each case, the immortal engages with imperial power on his own terms — and then leaves.

Jiqiu Dongche practiced the Dao on Ling Mountain. He refined his form and purified his body, reversing graying hair and restoring youth. When Emperor Wu traveled there, Jiqiu brought a zither to greet him. He warned against ascending and foresaw what had not yet happened.

The eulogy’s final phrase — “foresaw what had not yet happened” — places Jiqiu Jun among the prophetic immortals of the Lie Xian Zhuan. The Wine Connoisseur predicted a great famine three years before it arrived and instructed the people of Liang to plant taro — saving countless lives. Both figures used their Taoist insight not for personal gain but in service of others, warning those in power of what lay ahead. And like Qin Gao, who carried his music across two centuries, Jiqiu Jun arrived at the mountain carrying a zither — a reminder that in the Taoist world, the sage always comes bearing something beautiful.