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Han Zhongli

According to legend, Han Zhongli was a general during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.). After being shown the way of Taoism by Li Tieguai, he went into the mountains to cultivate himself. Stories credit him with killing a dangerous tiger with a flying sword, and turning rocks into gold to distribute among the poor. After many years, both Han Zhongli and his brother Han Jianyue became immortals.

Han Zhongli also introduced three of the other members of the Eight Immortals to the way of Taoism. He converted Lan Caihe by challenging him to jump from a bridge, saved Lu Dongbin from committing suicide, and showed Cao Guojiu that he was still clinging to the material world he was supposed to have left behind.