Shi Daoan's theory of two religions in the Jin Dynasty has three unique qualities: one is Lao Tzu's inaction, the other is the bait of immortals, and the third is verve.
The first volume of Feng Shiwen and Ji Jian in the Tang Dynasty, Daoism, said: It originated from the Yellow Emperor to the ancestors of the old gentleman, so it was called the study of Huang Lao.
In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi wrote "Shangqing Chuxiang Palace Monument": "I would like to follow Taoism, which originated from Huangdi and Laozi, and its way is quiet, which is used to understand things ... Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the words of alchemists have been used all the time, but there are flying immortals to change, and ... the wonders and decimals of Dan medicine are attributed to Taoism.
Inscription on Chu Xiang Palace Monument in Shangqing (partial)
"Shangqing Chuxiang Palace Monument" is an inscription written by Su Shi for the Taoist site "Shangqing Chuxiang Palace". But there is no "Tao" in the text, only "Tao", which shows that Taoism refers to ancient Taoism. The article does not even say that Taoism originated in Zhang Daoling, but clearly points out that it originated from Huangdi and Laozi.
I sincerely hope that the "View of Spiritual Deficiency in Dajinshan Prefecture" is recorded as follows: Taoism originated from the Yellow Emperor and extended to Lieyukou and Zhuangzi, which is in the same strain as Confucius' Taoism. ...
Same as above, this is also an inscription for Taoist temple (spiritual deficiency view), and the words in the text are still Taoist.
Liu Mi's Theory of Three Religions in Yuan Dynasty-Also on China's Three Religions. Since Fu painted Gossip, Confucianism began here. Since I wrote the Tao Te Ching, Taoism has started here. Buddhism began here since Emperor Han Ming dreamed of the Golden Man.
Zhu Quan's The Imperial Jade Book of the Ming Dynasty: The Source of Daoism in Jifu was confused in the past and failed to prepare for human nature. I was destined by heaven to be the ancestor of Xuanyuan Huangdi. I inherited the luck of the nine emperors, mastered the six dragons to govern heaven, stood on behalf of heaven, and decided to be three talents ... all because of the Yellow Emperor teaching of Taoism.
Ancient discourses on the origin of Taoism all said that Taoism originated from Huangdi Laozi, but never from Zhang Daoling. And the words related to Taoism are almost all Taoist. The view that Taoism is not Taoism and that Taoism originated in Zhang Daoling is a modern view, not an ancient view.