Seventy-two gods: Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor, Yuanshi Tianzun, Queen Mother of the West, Prince of the East, Xuannv of the Nine Heavens, Emperor Dongyue, Bixia Yuanjun, Yulang, Doumu, San Official, Tianguan, Diguan, Shuiguan, Taiyi, Liushen, Zhao Xuantan, Wang Lingguan, Fourth Level Gongcao, Sixty Jiazi, Six Dingliujia, Thirty-six Tiangang, Seventy-two Disha, City God, Stove Lord, Earth , Chisongzi, Sanmao Zhenjun, and the Eight Immortals.
1. The Jade Emperor
The god with the highest status and the greatest authority in the religion. That is, the Supreme Jade Emperor of Haotian Golden Tower, referred to as the Jade Emperor or the Jade Emperor. According to legend, it is in charge of the three realms (upper, middle, and lower) and the ten directions (the four directions, the upper and lower four dimensions), the four births (vivibirth, egg birth, wet birth, and transformation), and the six realms (heaven, humans, demons, hells, animals, and hunger). All the misfortunes and blessings of ghosts.
2. Emperor Dongyue
Emperor Dongyue is the Taishan God worshiped by Taoism. In ancient times, feudal emperors often worshiped Mount Tai. Legend has it that Mount Tai is the god in charge of life and death in the world. "The Preface to the Pictures of the True Shapes of the Five Mountains" in "The Seven Boils of the Clouds": "The King of Mount Tai in Dongyue leads a group of 5,900 gods. He governs life and death. He is also the commander-in-chief of hundreds of ghosts. He is also the one who worships his ancestors in the Blood Food Temple." The God of Mount Tai in the Tang Dynasty During Xuanzong's reign, he was named "King of Tianqi". In the twenty-eighth year of Yuan Dynasty (1291), Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty was honored as "Emperor Dongyue Tianqi Dashengren", referred to as "Emperor Dongyue Tianqi" or "Emperor Dongyue". In the old days, there were many Dongyue temples in various places, and the 28th day of the third lunar month every year was the day of sacrifice.
3. Yuanshi Tianzun
The most respected god in Taoism. Taoism believes that it is in the holy realm of Yuqing, the supreme pure state of Wuji, and is the chief of the Three Pure Ones (Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing). It is also said that he was born before Taiyuan, so he was called "Yuanshi". Every time when heaven and earth first opened, they would teach the immortals the secret way, which was called opening tribulations and saving people. See Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi. According to legend, there is one volume called "Yuanshi Tianzun's Excellent Sutra for Saving People", and the current version of "Tao Zang" is divided into sixty-one volumes.
4. Jiutian Xuannv
The name of Taoist god. One is called Xuannv, commonly known as Jiutian Empress. Legend has it that she was a goddess in ancient times, with the head of a human and the body of a bird. A disciple of the Holy Mother Yuanjun and the teacher of the Yellow Emperor. Huang Di and Chi You fought in Zhuolu. Xuannv descended and awarded Huang Di with Liu Ren, Dun Jia, military talismans, plans, and sword seals. She also made eighty-faced Kui Niu drums and defeated Chi You. See "Yunji Qixuan·Jiutian Xuannv Biography" and "Huangdi Neibiography" etc.
5. Queen Mother of the West
The Queen Mother of the West is a mythical figure. Also known as Golden Mother, Jade Mother or Ximu. In "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", it is a monster with a leopard's tail and tiger's teeth that is good at howling. In "The Biography of Emperor Mu", she is a graceful and peaceful woman who can sing ballads. In the "Han Wu Nei Zhuan", she became a goddess about thirty years old with a gorgeous appearance, and gave the flat peach that bears fruit once every three thousand years to Emperor Wu. The "Shen Yi Jing" further created his spouse, Prince Dong, who met once a year. In the novels and operas of later generations, she was also called the "Golden Mother of Yaochi". Whenever the peaches were ripe, a birthday banquet would be held, and all the immortals would come to bless her. In the old days, the people regarded the Queen Mother of the West as a symbol of immortality.