Is the fairy a prince?

Immortals are the product of Taoist mythology, not princes. From the pictographic meaning of the word "immortal", it can be understood that the immortal hides in the deep mountains and engages in mysterious cultivation activities, with the aim of achieving enlightenment and ascending to heaven. Therefore, the immortals in Taoist mythology have three basic characteristics: first, they have mysterious abilities such as magic, witchcraft and divination. Second, people who live far longer than others, even live forever. Third, he is good at refining elixir.

Taoism divides immortals into five levels: immortal, immortal, earthly immortal, human immortal and ghost immortal. The ancient gods recorded in Shan Hai Jing are all classified as second-class gods. That is to say, in Taoist mythology, the status of immortals is higher than that of gods, subverting and integrating the basic framework of ancient myths.