In the 20th year of the Kaiyuan era, Zhang Sheng went into the mountains to collect herbs and accidentally met an immortal. At this time, the people of the world were suffering under the tyranny of King Shu II, who ruled unjustly and oppressed the poor. There was a wave of resentment everywhere!
Zhang Sheng pleaded with the immortal to come down the mountain and save the people. The immortal was moved by his concern for the common people and bestowed upon him the upper and lower volumes of the Taiping Sutra!
After studying the sutra for two years, Zhang Sheng started to produce medicine and cure illnesses. In a short time, he gained widespread support from the public and called himself Daoist Taiping—the Great Sage! In merely two years, he amassed hundreds of thousands of followers!
