Needless to say, Lao Tzu founded the Taoist school with Confucius etiquette as his mentor, leaving a book "Tao Te Ching". "Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything" discusses that the original substance of the world is Tao. However, little is known about Laozi himself. According to ancient legends, he was born with white hair and showed old age, so he was called Laozi. And his ending is also a mystery. According to ancient records, Lao Tzu rode a green ox westward to Hanguguan and disappeared in a purple atmosphere. The Daoism he left behind evolved into the Daoism of later generations, and he himself was also honored as one of the "Three Cleanses", that is, the old gentleman on the throne. Needless to say, the old gentleman knows that he is a fairy and is in charge of the palace.
Mazu is especially famous in the southeast coastal generation. She is regarded as the guardian of Poseidon and fishermen. Mazu is a mortal. Because of her kindness, under the guidance of Avalokitesvara, she finally became the patron saint of the ocean, protecting fishermen fishing in the East China Sea and the South China Sea from natural and man-made disasters.
Lv Dongbin is a household name. He is one of the legendary Eight Immortals. When the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, they all showed their magical power. It's about Lv Dongbin and their Eight Immortals. It turns out that Lv Dongbin is also an ordinary person. He used to be a scholar. But then there was chaos and frequent wars, and he happened to be instructed by a fairy, passed on and cultivated into an immortal. After enlightenment, I didn't forget the whole world, treated the world as several nouns, and gave alms to save people from the quagmire.
Laozi, the founder of Taoism, Mazu, the sea god who blessed the navigator, and Lv Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals who saved the whole life, are all immortals in ancient legends.