1.Introduction 109 2. Bo He and the Southern Esoteric Tradition 112 3.Lord Wang and the Essential Instructions to Bo He 118 4.Lord Wang and Wang Yuan 124 5.The Western Citadel and Mount Wangwu 130 6. Bao Jing, Aichemy, and the transmission to Ge Hong 138 7. Bao Jing,and the Dayou jing 144 8. Conclusion 147 Cited Works 151