With utmost sincerity I take refuge and pay homage!
The Tao precedes the one qi; in the world appeared the Seven Perfected. He awakened to the words that the Five Phases cannot reach, and obtained the secret of the ninefold-cycled returning elixir. Like a sweet spring moistening things, he transformed decay and restored spring. With golden bones and immortal bearing, he merged with the Tao upon receiving four words. At Weizhou he was transformed, sitting for ten years to attain perfection. The ink traces on the wall were not of the ordinary world; his bearing was rare as snowy bamboo and moonlit pine. At Sanjing were the records of many lives; in one moment his manifest transformations became renowned. Six years at Panxi, seven years at Longmen. His Taoist accomplishment complete, his name reached the ruler of the day; granted the elixir talisman, he held sway over the immortals. He discoursed on the mystery upon a rock and flew with a canopy through the air. The Yuan ruler repeatedly summoned him to ask about the Tao; he brought sweet rain on the appointed day to relieve the people. Early he exhausted the words of the Way of Changes; late he reached the secret of the immortals. He expounded the hexagram diagrams, and the supreme Tao was fully accomplished. The Serene Hermit of Clarity and Stillness probed the mystery, attaining the Tao. On the immortal road to Penglai, she alone holds fast through countless kalpas. Compassionate saviors from suffering, Patriarchs of Quanzhen (Complete Perfection). Danyang, True Lord Who Embraces the One, of Non-Action and Universal Transforming. Changzhen, True Lord of Concentrated Spirit, Mysterious Stillness, and Treasured Virtue. Changsheng, True Lord Who Aids Transformation, Honors the Mystery, and Illuminates Virtue. Changchun, True Lord of Complete Virtue, Divine Transformation, and Illustrious Response, Leader of the Teaching. Yuyang, True Lord Who Embodies the Mystery, of Vast Compassion and Universal Deliverance. Taigu, True Lord of Vast Peace, Penetrating the Mystery, and Utmost Wonder. Primordial Sovereign of Clarity and Stillness, Profound Truth, Mysterious Emptiness, and Compliant Transformation. The Heavenly Worthy of the Transformations of the Seven Perfected.
