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Lingjiao (灵教) is the collective term Tuzhu Religion & Mythology.

The Tuzhu culture of Marlakcor has a polytheistic collection of faiths and beliefs that are worshiped in different ways with different meanings. Some aspects of Tuzhu mythology are also adopted and worshiped by the other ethnic groups of Marlakcor and the Hayato of Fuso.

Pantheon

Deities of Tuzhu mythology include:

Deity
Name	Representation, Description, Historicity & Other notes
Major/Central Deities
Yu Huangdi 玉皇帝 Jade Emperor	The ruler of Tian the supreme god of Tuzhu mythology.
Huangdi 黃帝 Yellow Emperor	Also known as the Yellow Dragon (黃龍/Huang Long), The representation of earth (土) and the Center of the Divine Beasts.
Sun Wukong 孫悟空	Also known as the Monkey King.
	He is also known as Son Goku by the Hayato of Fuso.
Minor Deties
Baosheng Dadi	God of medicine
Chang'e	Goddess of the moons
	The Tuzhu believe her to be the mother of the moons.
Daoji	Compassionate folk hero known for wild and eccentric behavior.
Fangfeng	giant who helped fight flood.
Gong Gong	Water God
	A sea monster resembling a serpent or dragon.
Gang De 鋼德	God of brotherhoods, martial power, and war
	A former lunaculus of Marlakcor, and a deified hero of the Four Kingdoms period.
Houyi	Archery deity
	Married to Chang'e, a Goddess of the moons.
Hun 魂	Personification of Marlakcor/Tianxia.
Kua Fu	A giant who wanted to capture the sun.
Kui Xing	God of examinations
	An associate of the God of literature, Wen Chang.
Lei Gong	God of thunder
Lung Mo	Tuzhu woman who became a Goddess after raising five infant dragons.
Mazu	Goddess of the sea
Meng Po	Responsible for reincarnated souls forgetting previous lives
Nezha	Protection deity
Nüwa	Creator of humans
Pangu	A deity that separated heaven and earth
Siming	God of lifespan and fate
Tam Kung	Sea deity with the ability to forecast weather
Tu Di Gong	God of wealth and merit
Tu Er Shen	God of love and sex
Wen Chang	God of culture and literature
Wong Tai Sin	Possessed healing power
Wu Gang	Endlessly cut down a self-healing bay laurel on one of the moons.
Xi Wangmu	Queen Mother of the West
Xihe	Goddess of the sun
Yanluowang	God of death
Yuqiang	God of the northern sea and wind
Zao Jun	kitchen God
Zhao Gongming	God of prosperity.
	Also called Cai Shen
Zhong Kui	Vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings.
Zhurong	God of fire

Divine Beasts of Tianxia

One of two groups of high deities called the Divine Beasts, the Divine Beasts of Tianxia (Tianxia is a local name for Marlakcor) are a quartet of animal deities worshiped in Marlakcor, and to a similar extent by the Hayato of Fuso. Believed to be higher deities than the gods, and other deities, they are the guardians and divine governors of the continent of Marlakcor, and are also known as wardens of their spiritual direction and lords of a season. Each also represents one of the five elements in Tuzhu culture; the exception is earth, which is instead represented by the Yellow Dragon, another great deity of Tuzhu mythology. Along with the Tuzhu, these deities are worshiped by the Hayato and Seomin, but under different names.

The four beasts are:

Beast Deity	Title	Element	Other names:
			Tuzhu	Hayato	Seomin
Azure Dragon 青龍	Lord of Spring & Warden of the East 春季之王和東方守望者	Wood 木	Qinglong 青龍	Seiryu 青竜	Cheong-ryong 청룡
Vermilion Bird 朱雀	Lord of Summer & Warden of the South 夏季之王和南方守望者	Fire 火	Zhuque 朱雀	Suzaku 朱雀	Jujak 주작
White Tiger 白虎	Lord of Autumn & Warden of the West 秋季領主和西方守望者	Metal 金	Bai Hu 白虎	Byakko 白虎	Baekho 백호
Black Turtle 玄武	Lord of Winter & Warden of the North 冬季之王和北方守望者	Water 水	Xuanwu 玄武	Genbu 玄武	Hyeonmu 현무

Each divine beast is individually dedicated in an separate temple in the Four Holy Cities around Marlakcor. There is also a main temple dedicated to all four located in the city of Shenling in Tianchao. There are also similar temples on the island of Seinaru-shima (within the vicinity of Zen'nō-sha no Sōdai Jiin) in Yamatai and in Hinomoto.

Baxian

The Baxian (八仙/Eight Immortals) are, according to traditional Tuzhu belief, are a group of heroes who banished a great evil to the depths of the underworld. Each immortal also represents an aspect of nature (represented by a bagua trigram) and are represented with a special artifact and other things. Each also had one or two companion dragons.

Given that they are called immortals, many Tuzhu philosophers debate whether they passed form the world or still exist while in hiding.

The founders of several dynasties of Tianchao and other great historical Tuzhu figures claim decent from one or more of the Baxian.

The Baxian are:

Baxian	Representation & Symbolism						Dragons
	Nature Symbol	Trigram Symbol	Element	Personality	Sacred Artifact	Virtue – Sin
Han Xiangzi 韓湘子	Heaven 天	☰	Metal 金	Philosopher	Flute	Faith – Heresy	Tianlong 天龍
Zhongli Quan 鍾離權	Lake 澤	☱	Metal 金	Merrymaker	Hand fan	Abnegation – Envy	Panlong & Feilong 蟠龍 & 飛龍
Lü Dongbin 呂洞賓	Fire 火	☲	Fire 火	Sovereign	Sword	Chastity – Lust	Zhulong 燭龍
Cao Guojiu 曹國舅	Thunder 雷	☳	Wood 木	General	Castanet	Humble – Vanity	Shenlong 神龍
He Xiangu 何仙姑	Wind 風	☴	Wood 木	Wise	Lotus	Dedication – Lazy	Qinglong 青龍
Li Tieguai 李鐵拐	Water 水	☵	Water 水	Pilgrim	Calabash	Temperance – Geedy	Jiaolong & Dilong 蛟龍 & 地龍
Zheng Guolao 張果老	Mountain山	☶	Earth 地	Warrior Hero	Drum	Patience – Wrath	Fuzanglong 伏藏龍
Lan Caihe 藍采和	Earth 地	☷	Earth 地	Feeler	Flower	Charity – Materialist	Chilong 螭龍
Historicity & Other Notes	He Xiangu is the only woman of the Baxian.

Tuzhu Zodiac

Symbol of the Tuzhu Zodiac

The Tuzhu Zodiac is the worship of twelve animals in a sequence. This faith is an element of Tuzhu culture and is observed where it is dominant, including Huaxia (Tianchao & Dongbalian) and related countries.

This branch of Tuzhu religion is governed from the main temple known as the Grand Temple of the Zodiac, but each animal has a separate main temple from which all smaller temples to the same animal are governed. Many Temples for each animal exist all across Marlakcor, and a few have sprung up in Long Qundao in Maritymir. This part of Tuzhu faith is worshiped to a minor extent in Goryeo, and the Hayato of Fuso and Yamatai's possessions in Marlakcor, also follow the Zodiac to some degree.

Followers believe that the members of the Zodiac take turns overseeing the cosmos in the name of the Jade Emperor each year in a 12-year cycle, and thus each year is named for that particular animal: the months of the Luan Calendar are named for each animal as well.

Cycle Order	Animal		Attributes
			Positive	Negative
1	Shu 鼠	Rat	Quick-witted, resourceful, versatile, kind
2	Chun 犉	Ox	Diligent, dependable, strong, determined
3	Hu 虎	Tiger	Brave, confident, competitive
4	Tu 兔	Rabbit	Quiet, elegant, kind, responsible
5	Long 龍	Dragon	Confident, intelligent, enthusiastic
6	She 蛇	Snake	Enigmatic, intelligent, wise
7	Ma 馬	Horse	Animated, active, energetic
8	Yang 羊	Goat	Calm, gentle, sympathetic
9	Hou 猴	Monkey	Sharp, smart, curiosity
10	Ji 雞	Rooster	Observant, hardworking, courageous
11	Gou 狗	Dog	Lovely, honest, prudent
12	Zhu 豬	Pig	Compassionate, generous, diligent

Tuzhu Demons

The Tuzhu also recognize a number of demons.

Demon Ruler		Notes
Emperor Yanluo 閻羅帝		Ruler of the Diyu and demons in general. Overseer of the ten kings of hell
Kings of Hell
Title	Family Name	Notes
King Qinguang 秦廣王	Jiang 蔣
King Chujiang 楚江王	Li 歷
King Songdi 宋帝王	Yu 余
King Wuguan 五官王	Lu 呂
King Heijin 黑金王	Bao 包
King Biancheng 卞城王	Bi 畢
King Taishan 泰山王	Dong 董
King Dushi 都市王	Huang 黃
King Pingdeng 平等王	Lu 陸
King Zhuanlun 轉輪王	Xue 薛
Other Demons

Other Figures

Xiangrikui Gongchen

Xiangrikui Gongchen (向日葵功臣); styled: Shenxian (神仙), was the first lunaculus of Marlakcor. He is viewed in Tuzhu faith as a representation of heroism and new beginnings.

Descendant claimants

Many people and families claim descent from Xiangrikui Gongchen.

The founders of eight different dynasties of Tianchao, one preimperial dynasty and seven imperial dynasties, all claimed descent from him.

Said claimants were:

Dynasty	Founding Emperor
	Personal Name	Courtesy Name	Posthumous Name	Temple Name
Gao 皋	Chajing Han 茶晶汗	Shangsheng 上升	Cuiruo 脆弱	Xinjian 新建
	Patriarch of the Chajing clan during the Predynastic Era. The Gao Dynasty is the only preimperial dynasty whose founder claims decent from Xiangrikui Gongchen.
Tian 天	Lan Zheng 藍政	Zhugong 主公	Chuangjian 創見	Kaiguo 開國
	United the nation as the first emperor of Tianchao amidst a prolonged period of civil war, the Warring States Period, in the years preceding the end of the Predynastic Era.
Zhai 斎	Wei Rang 為讓	Yingxiong 英雄	Tongyi 統一	Dazu 大祖
Kai 愷	Tai Moshui 泰墨水	Dafang 大方	Wan 玩	Bianjian 變建
Jia 家	Pang Yu 胖与	Muren 木人	Bo 玻	Jiuxing 救星
	Overthrew the Qiu dynasty. Sole legally recognized Emperor of the Jia dynasty.
Ai 愛	Song De 松德	Qinqing 親情	Chunzhen 純真	Yongzu 永祖
	Usurped the Jia dynasty amidst the devastation of the War of the Seven Emperors. Ushered in the first of a three-dynasty golden age.
Mei 梅	Luo Cheng 蓏橙	Fengmi 蜂蜜	Tianshui 甜水	Zuangli 壯麗
	The first of two female dynastic founders among the claimants.
Cui 翠	Sun Ni 笋霓	Yunha 雲蛤	Zhenbao 珍寶	Xinjian 新建
	The second of two female dynastic founders among the claimants.

Additionally, several other great historical Tuzhu figures claimed decent from him.

Other claimants include:

Name	Courtesy Name	Historicity & Other notes
Huyu Xiangying 冴羽香瑩	Qixin 琪心	A female warlord, of the Warring States Period who tried to bring the era of chaos to an end by peaceful means.
Ying Saji 英薩基	Meigui 玫瑰	An Empress of Tianchao as consort of Emperor Rao (斎繞帝), the seventh emperor of the Zhai dynasty.
Fanwei Mingzhi 範圍明智	Tiancai 天才	Genius strategist that served Wei San and Yong Zhai Kingdom during the Four Kingdoms period.
Yuan Li 媛麗	Meiwu 美物	A powerful human sorceress who lived during the Mei dynasty. She founded one of the most prestigious academies of magic in Tianchao.
Li Mulan 李木蘭	Jiuxing 救星	A Tianmin-born peasant woman born in former Daludao, whom was captured during the Roman invasion and made a slave. She later escaped to Dongbalian and became a general who turned the tide of war against the Romans.

Whether or not these people were really distant progeny of Xiangrikui Gongchen is anyone's guess, but he remains a revered figure in Tuzhu history, mythology and folklore.

Notes & Trivia

• Lingjiao is based off traditional Chinese faiths, most of the names of the listed deities in the pantheon and elsewhere came from Chinese folklore.