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After he became an immortal, his stomach and intestines absorbed the essence of the earth. His viscera transformed into a demonic turtle and a demonic snake, who started to hurt people. No one could subdue the demonic animals. Eventually, Xuanwu returned to earth to subdue them. After defeating them,
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3413:
3412:
3402:
3401:
3400:
3395:
3385:
3384:
3383:
3373:
3371:Yellow Emperor
3366:Wufang Shangdi
3363:
3358:
3352:
3350:
3346:
3345:
3343:
3342:
3337:
3331:
3329:
3325:
3324:
3322:
3321:
3316:
3311:
3306:
3301:
3295:
3293:
3289:
3288:
3286:
3285:
3284:
3283:
3278:
3273:
3265:
3260:
3255:
3250:
3249:
3248:
3243:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3207:
3205:
3201:
3200:
3198:
3197:
3195:Yamazaki Ansai
3192:
3187:
3182:
3177:
3175:Yellow Emperor
3171:
3169:
3165:
3164:
3162:
3161:
3160:
3159:
3154:
3149:
3144:
3134:
3129:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3103:
3101:
3097:
3096:
3094:
3093:
3091:Soil and grain
3088:
3083:
3078:
3073:
3068:
3063:
3058:
3053:
3048:
3043:
3038:
3033:
3027:
3025:
3021:
3020:
3018:
3017:
3012:
3010:Ghost marriage
3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2987:
2982:
2981:
2980:
2970:
2964:
2962:
2958:
2957:
2952:
2950:
2949:
2942:
2935:
2927:
2918:
2917:
2915:
2914:
2913:
2912:
2907:
2905:Tong Jee Teung
2902:
2897:
2892:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2871:
2870:
2860:
2858:Grotto-heavens
2854:
2852:
2848:
2847:
2845:
2844:
2839:
2834:
2824:
2819:
2818:
2817:
2807:
2802:
2797:
2796:
2795:
2790:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2764:
2762:
2756:
2755:
2753:
2752:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2733:Zhang Guoxiang
2730:
2725:
2723:Wang Chongyang
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2703:Cheng Xuanying
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2599:
2597:
2593:
2592:
2590:
2589:
2582:
2577:
2576:
2575:
2573:Yellow Emperor
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2539:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2513:
2512:
2511:
2506:
2501:
2491:
2485:
2483:
2477:
2476:
2474:
2473:
2466:
2459:
2452:
2445:
2438:
2431:
2424:
2417:
2410:
2403:
2395:
2393:
2389:
2388:
2386:
2385:
2384:
2383:
2370:
2362:
2357:
2356:
2355:
2347:
2341:
2328:
2323:
2322:
2321:
2320:(calisthenics)
2305:
2297:
2288:
2286:
2282:
2281:
2274:
2272:
2269:
2268:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2249:
2248:
2247:
2238:(spontenaity)
2229:
2219:
2209:
2207:
2198:
2197:
2194:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2179:
2171:
2163:
2158:
2157:
2156:
2148:
2142:
2141:(non-polarity)
2124:
2115:
2113:
2104:
2098:
2097:
2092:
2090:
2089:
2082:
2075:
2067:
2059:
2058:
2028:
2021:
2002:
2001:
1999:
1996:
1969:
1966:
1923:
1920:
1891:
1888:
1861:
1858:
1816:
1813:
1811:consultation.
1780:
1777:
1740:
1737:
1729:Yellow Emperor
1724:
1721:
1711:
1708:
1690:is one of the
1683:Black Tortoise
1681:Main article:
1678:
1677:Black Tortoise
1675:
1655:Yongle Emperor
1437:
1436:
1433:
1432:
1425:
1419:
1418:
1414:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1402:
1396:
1395:
1388:
1382:
1381:
1380:Transcriptions
1373:
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1348:
1347:
1340:
1334:
1333:
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1328:
1321:
1315:
1314:
1307:
1301:
1300:
1296:
1295:
1283:
1277:
1276:
1269:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1254:
1253:
1246:
1237:
1236:
1229:
1223:
1222:
1215:
1206:
1205:
1199:
1198:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1168:Yue: Cantonese
1164:
1163:
1156:
1150:
1149:
1142:
1136:
1135:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1115:
1114:
1113:Transcriptions
1106:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1060:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1037:
1028:
1027:
1024:Tsin-bú tāi-tè
1020:
1014:
1013:
1010:Chin-bú tāi-tè
1006:
997:
996:
990:
989:
982:
976:
975:
968:
962:
961:
959:Yue: Cantonese
955:
954:
951:ㄓㄣ ㄨˇ ㄉㄚ` ㄉㄧ`
947:
941:
940:
933:
927:
926:
920:
919:
918:Transcriptions
911:
910:
907:
903:
902:
884:
878:
877:
873:
872:
869:
868:
861:
852:
851:
844:
838:
837:
830:
821:
820:
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813:
806:
800:
799:
792:
786:
785:
783:Yue: Cantonese
779:
778:
771:
765:
764:
757:
751:
750:
743:
737:
736:
730:
729:
728:Transcriptions
721:
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712:
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694:
693:
689:
688:
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667:
660:
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653:
646:
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636:
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622:
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602:
601:
599:Yue: Cantonese
595:
594:
587:
581:
580:
573:
567:
566:
559:
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552:
546:
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544:Transcriptions
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529:
528:
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510:
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493:
484:
483:
476:
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469:
462:
453:
452:
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445:
438:
432:
431:
424:
418:
417:
415:Yue: Cantonese
411:
410:
403:
397:
396:
389:
383:
382:
376:
375:
374:Transcriptions
367:
366:
363:
359:
358:
346:
340:
339:
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334:
331:
330:
323:
314:
313:
306:
300:
299:
292:
283:
282:
276:
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268:
262:
261:
254:
248:
247:
245:Yue: Cantonese
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240:
233:
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226:
219:
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212:
206:
205:
204:Transcriptions
197:
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170:
164:
163:
159:
158:
149:
141:
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136:
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3515:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3494:
3491:
3489:
3486:
3485:
3483:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3460:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3450:
3449:
3447:
3443:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3427:Flame Emperor
3425:
3423:
3420:
3419:
3418:
3415:
3411:
3408:
3407:
3406:
3403:
3399:
3396:
3394:
3391:
3390:
3389:
3388:Black Emperor
3386:
3382:
3379:
3378:
3377:
3376:White Emperor
3374:
3372:
3369:
3368:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3353:
3351:
3347:
3341:
3338:
3336:
3333:
3332:
3330:
3326:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3299:Spirit tablet
3297:
3296:
3294:
3290:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3268:
3266:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3256:
3254:
3251:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3238:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3208:
3206:
3202:
3196:
3193:
3191:
3188:
3186:
3183:
3181:
3178:
3176:
3173:
3172:
3170:
3166:
3158:
3155:
3153:
3150:
3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3139:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3104:
3102:
3100:Organizations
3098:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3076:Son of Heaven
3074:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
3032:
3029:
3028:
3026:
3022:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2996:
2993:
2991:
2988:
2986:
2983:
2979:
2976:
2975:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2965:
2963:
2959:
2955:
2948:
2943:
2941:
2936:
2934:
2929:
2928:
2925:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2887:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2875:Mount Penglai
2873:
2869:
2866:
2865:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2855:
2853:
2851:Sacred places
2849:
2843:
2840:
2838:
2835:
2832:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2816:
2813:
2812:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2785:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2765:
2763:
2761:
2757:
2751:
2750:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2738:Zhang Sanfeng
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2628:Zhang Daoling
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2600:
2598:
2594:
2588:
2587:
2586:Other deities
2583:
2581:
2578:
2574:
2571:
2570:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2537:
2534:
2532:
2529:
2527:
2526:Ziwei Emperor
2524:
2522:
2519:
2518:
2517:
2514:
2510:
2509:Daode Tianzun
2507:
2505:
2502:
2500:
2497:
2496:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2489:Hongjun Laozu
2487:
2486:
2484:
2482:
2478:
2472:
2471:
2467:
2465:
2464:
2460:
2458:
2457:
2456:Qingjing Jing
2453:
2451:
2450:
2446:
2444:
2443:
2439:
2437:
2436:
2432:
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2415:
2411:
2409:
2408:
2404:
2402:
2401:
2397:
2396:
2394:
2390:
2381:
2380:
2376:
2375:
2374:
2371:
2369:(immortality)
2368:
2367:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2353:
2352:
2348:
2345:
2342:
2339:
2338:
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2327:
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2319:
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2298:
2295:
2294:
2290:
2289:
2287:
2283:
2278:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2259:Five Precepts
2257:
2255:
2254:
2250:
2245:
2244:
2240:
2239:
2237:
2236:
2235:
2230:
2227:
2226:
2225:
2220:
2217:
2216:
2215:
2210:
2208:
2206:
2202:
2196:
2195:
2185:
2184:
2180:
2177:
2176:
2172:
2170:(five phases)
2169:
2168:
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2162:
2159:
2154:
2153:
2149:
2146:
2143:
2140:
2139:
2135:
2134:
2132:
2131:
2130:
2125:
2122:
2121:
2117:
2116:
2114:
2112:
2108:
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2099:
2095:
2088:
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2081:
2076:
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2029:
2024:
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1929:
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1917:
1913:
1909:
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1889:
1887:
1884:
1881:
1877:
1875:
1872:, one of the
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1821:
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1810:
1790:
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1613:
1609:
1605:
1601:
1597:
1589:Black Emperor
1571:
1570:
1565:
1561:
1557:
1521:
1513:Truly Valiant
1485:
1481:
1475:
1467:
1463:
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1363:
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1355:
1353:
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1330:
1326:
1325:Chao Pho Suea
1322:
1320:
1316:
1308:
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1278:
1274:
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1123:
1120:
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1111:
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1077:
1072:
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1059:
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1036:
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1021:
1019:
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1002:
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977:
969:
967:
963:
960:
956:
948:
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934:
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908:
904:
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890:
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862:
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853:
845:
843:
839:
831:
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826:
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793:
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784:
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731:
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