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. Taishang Laojun
Taoist honorific title for Lao Tzu. The name "Laojun" was first seen in "The Book of the Later Han·Biography of Kong Rong"; the name "Taishang Laojun" was first seen in the "Book of Wei·Shi Laozhi". "Lao Zi Nei Zhuan": "Tai Shang Laojun, his surname is Li, his name is Boyang, and his given name is Chong'er. He was born with a white head, so he was named Lao Tzu; he had three leaks in his ears, so he was also named Lao Dan."
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 the 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" has been expanded 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. Land
The Lord of the Land is the ghost immortal in charge of the land in ancient Chinese legends. He lives underground and relies on incense to worship and absorb energy. He is the lowest level among the immortals. , as the saying goes, "Don't think of the land as a master. The image of land in the folk is diverse and has different personalities. As a local patron saint, it is popular all over the country. In the old days, wherever there were people living, there was a phenomenon of worshiping the land.