ChimpSage

Di Xian - Earth immortal. It is simply the attainment of the elixir. Human spirit becomes spirit of Yang. Can be deluded. Still have flaws. If you behave badly, Dao will kill you. You seek out of sense of self preservation rather than selflessness. Therefore, you will never find the true path. Or, if you do, you will die and end up lower than where you began. One must become fully selfless to gain true immortality.

It is the practice of the constant refinement of the three treasures to become infinite virtue and infinite light. Ridding oneself of all vice, delusion , and darkness. This is Daoism. It is not a religion. It is a system of practice. A path up the mountain towards Heaven and embodying divinity

Yes. Possible with correct methods. Jing is replenished as foundation for Neidan.

Yes, each path up the mountain has its pros and cons. The con of Xian path is the immortality. Focus is on immortality rather than freedom from delusion, so the mindset is just different amongst practitioners. If you find earth immortal, you may be disappointed to find they are still stuck in delusion. It is only at the very peak of the Daoist path of becoming Xian that one becomes free from all delusion. These people can be counted on one hand. Also, you will never find the immortality of the fictional novels as it is fictionalized. The true path of Xian eliminates all vice from the mind until you’re left with pure Yang Infinite light. So, splitting mountains and battling monsters is just not aligned with reality. If you practice or seek with the motivation to be forever young and be able to split mountains and fly in the skies, you will never find the path or make it to the top. This is because it is a motivation stuck in delusion.

It is the field in which the elixir is created. ”Elixir Field.”

Daoism in its most basic form is simply the way of infinite light and virtue. A Daoist is someone who is on the pathway towards removing all vice and darkness and becoming pure virtue and light. Everything else is not Daoism. May call itself Daoism but it’s not. Similarly, a Daoist may call themselves a Buddhist but if they’re on the way, they’re a Daoist. Just a label that points us to a pathway up the mountain towards embodying divinity. Embracing God rather than animal within us.