Guǐ xiān

ancestor underworld single tradition · 2

A person who cultivates too much yin energy. These immortals are likened to Vampires because they drain the life essence of the living, much like the fox spirit. Ghost immortals do not leave the realm of ghosts.

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When

First attested
960 CE
Attested period
960 – 1911
Historical notes
Documented in Song dynasty Taoist compendium.

Relationships

sibling of
Ge Xian, Lan Xian

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“Guǐ xiān (鬼仙) —"Ghost Immortals": A person who cultivates too much yin energy. These immortals are likened to Vampires because they drain the life essence of the living, much like the fox spirit. Ghost immortals do not leave the realm of ghosts.”

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