The Complete Biography of the Eight Immortals (vernacular Version)
by Taoist Wugou
About This Novel
This book is written in vernacular, and the language is concise and easy to understand. The novel adopts a two-line narrative structure with Tieguai Li as the overt line and the Dragon Jing as the hidden line: The Jiaolong Jing has formed a grudge with Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals, since his appearance in the eighth chapter. Their entanglement spanning 62 chapters has become the core incentive to promote the Eight Immortals. In the 72nd chapter, he was killed by Zhong Liquan, Thunder God and Lightning Mother, and his wife He Chunying's subsequent revenge pushed the plot to the 98th chapter. The work spans the time span from the Xia and Shang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, and incorporates folk legends such as Meng Jiangnu martyrdom for her husband and Chang'e flying to the moon. Through the cultivation process of the Eight Immortals, the theme of "immortals are originally made by mortals" is presented.
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