Who was the ancestor of Taoism?

The ancestor of Taoism is a respected old gentleman and is recognized as the originator of Taoism. He created the world, redeemed and enlightened, and a volume of Tao Te Ching was a famous person through the ages.

Taoism, the highest god of Taoism, "Sanqing". The old gentleman in Taishang is one of the moral gods in the "Sanqing" of Taoism, whose full name is "Taiqing Moral God". Laozi is the eighteenth incarnation of the old gentleman. There are countless people. Because the Taoist classic Tao Te Ching calls Lao Jun a moral Buddha, he is also regarded as the founder of Taoism. Laozi, the founder of Taoism, is regarded as the ancestor of Taoism.

Tao Te Ching, the highest classic of Taoism, has been circulated for thousands of years, profoundly affecting the thoughts and behaviors of China people. Now Laozi's influence has spread far abroad. There are nearly 500 foreign language translations of Tao Te Ching, involving 17 European languages. In terms of the circulation of world cultural masterpieces translated into foreign languages, the Bible ranks first and the Tao Te Ching ranks second.