Anqi Sheng

According to the Daoist hagiography Liexian Zhuan, Qin Shi Huang spoke with him for three entire days (including nights), and offered Anqi jade and gold.

In 219 BC, he sent an expedition under Xu Fu to find Anqi and to bring him back, along with the elixir of life, which grants immortality or eternal youth.

When Xu Fu reported that a sea creature blocked the expedition's path, Qin Shi Huang sent archers to kill it.

The Records of the Grand Historian state that Li Shaojun visited Anqi Sheng during his travels.

In 130 BC, Emperor Wu of Han also sent an expedition to find Anqi, which proved unsuccessful.