Cao Guojiu, also called Royal Uncle Cao, is the most aristocratic member of the Eight Immortals. He was said to be the brother-in-law of an emperor in the Song Dynasty (960–1279).
The story of how Cao became an Immortal goes that he had a younger brother who always did evil deeds and eventually became a murderer. In shame, he retreated to the mountains and lived as a hermit for a very long time. During that time, he also studied Taoism. One day, Immortals Lu Dongbin and Zhongli Quan visited him and taught him the techniques for attaining perfection. He followed the instructions and after a few days, he became an Immortal.
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