And he found some fairly reliable supporters of Taoist teachings who shared his ideals.
He shared the lower volume of the Dao De Jing with them.
In the end, this group of Taoists who read the lower volume of the Dao De Jing left by Laozi became Taoism's first patriarchs!
Most of them now possessed considerable strength.
For example, there was the familiar figure mentioned earlier, Yin Xi, the commander guarding Hangu Pass.
Later, before he reached the limit of his lifespan, he simply took off his armor and retired.
He returned to his hometown in Ba-Shu.
Then, before his death, he planned to study this precious book left by a Sage in earnest.
But once he read the Dao De Jing!
It was the very first version of the Dao De Jing, dictated directly by a Sage!
Moreover, as the man who had transcribed the Dao De Jing himself, Yin Xi already possessed a considerable understanding of it.
And so, before his mortal lifespan ran out.
He actually comprehended a set of laws of his own from its pages!
After becoming an immortal, Yin Xi regarded the Taishang Patriarch as his teacher, and Taishang Laozi tacitly acknowledged this named disciple.
Later, Yin Xi actually became a Human Race cultivator of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal Rank.
His nickname was...
The White-Browed Patriarch!
And the sect he founded in his hometown in Ba-Shu was called the Mount Shu Sword Sect, because it stood atop a mountain named Mount Shu.
The slogan it made famous was.
Ride the sword upon the wind, vanquish demons between Heaven and Earth!
Thus, its legacy accounted for a substantial share of the Human Race's traditions.
Emperor Gaozu of the Li family's Tang recognized Taishang Laozi as his ancestor, so naturally, he had little regard for