Scripture of the Reverted Elixir in Nine

Scripture of the Reverted Elixir in Nine Cycles [Jiuzhuan huandan jing)... 

The first of the two early waidan works included in the Shangqing (Highest Clarity) corpus is the Essential Instructions on the Scripture of the Reverted Elixir in Nine Cycles of the Perfected of the Great Ultimate [Taiji zhenren jiuzhuan huandan jing yaojue). As we know it today, this work consists of... 

Similarly, according to the Scripture of the Reverted Elixir in Nine Cycles, one can smear objects with the Divine Pills (shenwan) so that they would come back to you upon leaving your hands. Even one of the terms used by Ge Hong to refer to the methods of the coarse and rustic practitioners, ... 

The Reverted Elixir in Nine Cycles enjoins the master who transmits the scriptures to donate part of the received tokens to his own master, give another part as alms, and use the rest as ritual objects, never taking advantage of them for personal benefit." ... 

Uses of the Reverted Elixir. The third part of the Scripture of the Golden Liquor concerns the uses of the Reverted Elixir. Placed on fire, it will form the Elixir-Gold (or Cinnabar Gold, danjin). This can be used for smearing the blades of swords that keep the other weapons ten thousand miles away (a phrase that also appears in the Nine Elixirs) or for casting dishes and cups. Those who eat and drink from these vessels can live as long as Heaven and Earth, for these vessels, like the fangzhu mirrors, absorb the essences of the sun and the moon. ... 

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