"Looking" means turning a blind eye, and "Yi" means listening but not hearing. Chen Tuan paid attention to keeping in good health by sleeping, so he was honored as "Sleeping Fairy".
Chen Tuan's story: Chen Tuan was born at the end of the Five Dynasties. He was gifted and brilliant since he was a child. He once took part in the imperial examination, but failed.
So he traveled to famous mountains and rivers, sought immortality and visited Taoism, and lived in seclusion for a long time in Wudang Mountain, Huashan Mountain and Shaohua Mountain. Chen Tuan's practice method is very special, that is, sleeping. He often sleeps for months or years without eating or drinking. Scholar-officials from all over the world came to see Chen Tuan, who snored like thunder and ignored him.
Once in Huashan, a woodcutter went to the foot of the mountain to cut grass and saw a man lying there, covered with a thick layer of dust. The woodcutter thought the man was dead, so he dug a hole and prepared to bury him. Only to find that this man had a stretch and woke up, complaining that the woodcutter had woken him up. So this is Chen Tuan sleeping.
There is also a legend that Chen Tuan can sleep for 800 years. Someone joked in a poem: "Peng Zushou is 800 years old and doesn't sleep like Chen Tuan." I'm afraid the world's most sleepy people can't sleep so much.
In fact, it is said that this is a unique inner alchemy in Taoist practice, similar to sleeping position, that is, "fetal interest." People are in a "fetal breath" state, and there is no feeling of mouth and nose breathing, just a slight fluctuation in the abdomen, just like a baby breathing by umbilical cord in its mother's body. Taoism believes that this practice can make people get rid of diseases and prolong life.
When Chen Tuan visited famous mountains, he made many immortals. According to the Records of Taihua Yi Xi, one day, Chen Yaozuo, a magistrate of a county, went to pay his respects to Chen Tuan's ancestors. After a few words, he saw a graceful Taoist coming. Chen Tuan bodhi old zu hurriedly gave his seat to the Taoist priest, who never gave up and went straight to the table.
During this period, the Taoist took out a jujube from his bag and gave it to Chen Yaozuo. Chen Yaozuo thought it was a magistrate and refused to accept it. Chen Tuan stood up and accepted it. After the Taoist priest left, Chen Yaozuo asked him who he was. Chen Tuan replied that this is Lv Dongbin, and the jujube given to Chen Yaozuo can prolong life.
Chen Yaozuo was amazed and regretted his ignorance and missed the opportunity to make friends with Lv Dongbin.
Abstract: In addition to Lv Dongbin, Chen Tuan also made friends with Taoist priests Li Babai, Mr. Ma Yi, Li Zhong and others. They all practiced their unique skills in the mountains. It is said that Chen Tuan's achievements in monasticism are closely related to the Taoist friends he made.