Zuo Ci in an alchemy lake.

Zuo Ci, an alchemist before the Han Dynasty, was a native of Lujiang in ancient times. Dan Tai, Danchi and Fontaine were built in today's Yao Yao Ping area of Tianzhu Mountain. Legend has it that he pondered the method of alchemy in Lianhua Cave and suddenly got the gobbledygook "Nine Refinements of Gold Liquid". According to the alchemy method written in the book, he prepared medicinal materials, built the old man's stove, and burned 7749 innocent fires in Shiting Dan's room. After taking it, he suddenly became immortal. He can turn stone into gold and is praised as a living immortal by local people. . Although Zuo Ci's heavenly book became immortal and was invented by later generations, his alchemy was really true. Ge Hong, a Taoist representative in the Jin Dynasty in China, said: "Yu Cong got five volumes of Nine Elixirs and Gold and Silver Liquid Classic. Zheng Junri: Zuo Jun and I tried it in Huoshan, Lujiang, and both of them succeeded. " It shows that Ge Hong's alchemy originated from Zuo Ci and Jun Zheng. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty is published in Zuo Ci: "Cao Cao's banquet guests were short of Songjiang bass, so Zuo Cili took a copper plate to store water and fished out a bass from the plate with a bamboo pole. Cao Cao said that a tail is not enough. Zuo Ci sank the hook and fished out a big bass more than a foot long. Cao Cao said fish, not Sichuan ginger. Zuo Ci robe sleeve blows, conjures up a plate of ginger. Besides, Chapter 68 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms also has a wonderful description of Zuo Ci's magical power, saying that he can not only fish in a copper plate, but also draw a dragon to get the liver and spray water to blossom. In fact, Zuo Ci's ever-changing magic is just using some physical and chemical changes and clever methods to hide people's eyes and ears. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty more than 1700 years ago, these phenomena were difficult for people to understand, and various myths and legends appeared. Walking five miles from Zhenyuan Palace to the northwest, you can see the surrounding forests and mountains, fertile fields and buildings, and clear streams running down the refining platform. Besides, the scenery is beautiful. In addition to the Zuo Ci alchemy pool, there are also Liang Gongquan, Feilongquan, Snow Waterfall and Shuilian Cave for viewing. From the lower alchemy to the upper three or four miles, the cliff is the middle alchemy, and the old alchemy platform is still there. County annals record that peaches are produced here, with five colors in full bloom and edible fruits, also known as Taoyuan. From Mazu 'an to Yao Yao Ping is the upper alchemy, and together with the lower and middle alchemy, it is Zuo Ci's hiding place. There is a mountain peak in the south, which is the legendary Tian Shu Peak. There are grotesque rocks under the peak, and there are stone chambers inside, namely Lotus Cave, which is the alchemy room in Zuo Ci. Before and after the stone chamber, pineapples are full of vines and flowers are overflowing. From Leishi, through the cave, through the valley, you can get out to the monk tower. With twists and turns, this cave is an intermediate resort. As for the ever-changing bass in Zuo Ci, people here say that it is not in the fish pond in the palace, but in today's bass creek. Legend has it that Cao Cao went south to collect Wu and passed by Tianzhu. He heard that Zuo Ci had magical powers, so he invited him down for dinner. During the dinner, Zuo Ci performed some magic tricks for Cao Cao, such as watering flowers and fishing in copper pots. This fish comes from Bass Creek near Wu Tang. Records of Qianshan County: "Luxi is in the north of Wutang County. When Wei Wudi was diving in March, he suddenly thought of perch. When Zuo Ci fished with copper plates, he got ten tail. When Emperor Wu released him from the stream, it was already late spring. Today only Liu Youzhi is called Yang Huahu. "