According to legend, He Xiangu was born in Tang Gaozong period of Tang Dynasty, formerly known as He Qiong. There are always different opinions about He Xiangu's birthplace, some say it is in Yongzhou, Hunan, some say it is in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, and some say it is in Wuping, Fujian. Anyway, there have been arguments for so many years. Since there are so many stories about He Xiangu's birthplace, there are even more stories about her immortality. Here is the most popular story.
When He Xiangu was born, according to local people, he saw He Xiangu's house covered with purple gas cages, and a large group of cranes flew into the house carrying a chubby baby girl. He Xiangu was born not long after. When He Xiangu grew up, he often went to the mountains to pick wild vegetables. Once, when picking wild vegetables, He Xiangu met an injured crane. The crane's leg was injured with an arrow and it was bleeding profusely. He Xiangu saw pity and took the crane back for good treatment.
After the crane was rescued, it suddenly spat out words, expressed its gratitude to He Xiangu, gave He Xiangu a peach, and then flew away. After eating Xiantao, He Xiangu felt as light as a swallow and could predict the future, and also learned how to identify herbs in the mountains. With this ability, He Xiangu began to treat the people around her and tell her fortune, and people around her called her? He Xiangu? .
Gradually, He Xiangu's reputation became bigger and bigger, and it reached the ears of Lv Dongbin, who was just passing by. Lv Dongbin moved the idea of accepting disciples. After passing the tests deliberately set by Lv Dongbin, He Xiangu successfully became a disciple of Lv Dongbin, and followed Lv Dongbin to practice the immortal method. In the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, He Xiangu met at Shisun Mountain at the invitation of Tie Guai Li and became one of the Eight Immortals.