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There are many historical figures in the Han and Tang Dynasties in the Eight Immortals. How did they become immortals?
Everyone may be familiar with the Eight Immortals. "Eight Immortals" refers to eight people who achieved immortality in history, namely, Han Zhongli, Zhang, Lan Caihe, He Xiangu, Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu. How did they become immortals?

Tie Guai Li, whose real name is Li Xuan, was born in the Sui Dynasty. It is said that he found his own way when he met an old gentleman. Li Xuan is not lame. One day, he wandered to Huashan to meet the old gentleman, telling his disciples that if he didn't return after seven days, he would melt his body. Unexpectedly, the apprentice was in a hurry to go home because his mother was ill, and six days later he became Li Xuan's body. When Li Xuan's soul came back, there was nowhere to attach it, so he had to attach it to the lame beggar's body.

Han Zhongli, whose real name is Zhong Liquan, was a general in the Han Dynasty. In a war against Tubo, jealous Liang Ji deliberately matched 30,000 old, weak and beaten soldiers. He was defeated, ran away and got lost. He met a monk named Hu, and he taught him Qinglong swordsmanship and alchemy. Later, Zhong Liquan met Wang Xuan, a real person and a fairy in Huayang, and got the "Immortality Tactics". Finally, I came to Kongtong Mountain to practice seclusion and finally became an immortal.

Zhang, riding an upside-down donkey, is said to be a poor donkey driver. One day I passed a temple and saw it in cook the meat, so I went in to steal food. Unexpectedly, at that time, he joined be adept at for thousands of years, so he became Zhang Chengxian. His donkeys became immortals together because they drank soup.

Lv Dongbin, a native of Jingzhao in the Tang Dynasty, was a scholar who had read a lot of poems and books, and originally planned to engage in a career. One day, he met Han Zhongli. Han Zhongli cast a spell in his dream to win the first prize, and then he was ruined by a felon. Thus, Lv Dongbin realized the illusion of human wealth and followed Han Zhong to become immortal.

He Xiangu is the only female among the Eight Immortals. Her real name is He Qiong, and she is from Zengcheng, Guangzhou. /kloc-at the age of 0/3, He Qiong went into the mountains to pick tea, met Lv Dongbin, and taught her to eat mica powder to become immortal. He vowed not to marry, practiced in the valley every day, and eventually became an immortal.

Lan Caihe, a native of Kaiyuan Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, originally sang zaju in Goulan, and was later extradited to immortality by Han Zhongli.

Han Xiangzi is said to be the nephew of Han Yu, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He is bohemian and prefers drinking to reading. After studying Taoism with Lv Dongbin, he finally ranked among the immortals.

Cao Guojiu is Song Renzong's brother-in-law. He was arrested by Bao Zheng for violating national laws. After being released with the help of Song Renzong, he realized that he had fled to the mountains to study Taoism. Finally, Lv Dongbin and Han Zhongli led him to eternal life.