True Biography of Jin Elixir

"The True Biography of the Golden Elixir" is a masterpiece of Qigong inner elixir written by Sun Ruzhong of the Ming Dynasty. The book introduces in detail the Taoist secret method of returning the elixir with nine turns of gold liquid. This book advocates the dual cultivation of yin and yang, inherits the Southern School's inner alchemy theory, and believes that the dual cultivation of yin and yang is the right way to refine alchemy and cultivate immortality. The book discusses in detail the elixir formulas such as foundation building, obtaining medicine, forming elixirs, refining oneself, returning elixirs, warming and nourishing, reborn, and Xuanzhu. It also contains many poems and discussions such as "Xijiang Moon Ci", "Gourd Song", and "Ming Dao Song". As one of the most important works of the Dan family, "The True Biography of the Golden Dan" plays an important role in the history of Qigong and has had a profound impact on the Qigong practice of later generations.