![]() ![]() Though it is unclear how many people, ironically, died in the search for the Pill of Immortality, some believe that at least Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇 qín shǐ huáng) 1, Emperor Tai Zong of Tang (唐太宗 táng tài zōng) 2, and Yong Zheng Emperor (雍正 yōng zhèng) 3 fell victim over time toward the end of their lives due to excessive intake and long-term exposure to heavy metals in the body. ![]() Dozens of tools were created to aid in the search, including the alchemy furance (丹炉 dān lú and 丹鼎 dān dǐng), mercury extractor (抽汞器 chōu gǒng qì), silk sieve (绢筛 juàn shāi), and many more. As the ability resolves, you'll shuffle Elixir of Immortality into its owner's library directly from the battlefield, if it's still there. If you have a way to untap it, you can activate the ability multiple times in response to itself. Many deities, such as the Queen Mother of West (西王母 xī wáng mǔ), are depicted holding gourds containing Pills of Immortality in one hand.įor thousands of years, Chinese Emperors sought immortality through alchemy (炼丹 liàn dān) with records describing efforts mainly focused on mercury, sulfur, carbon, tin, lead, copper, gold, silver, and even jade. Paying the activation cost of Elixir of Immortality's ability doesn't cause it to leave the battlefield. We also have an excellent trading opportunities finder tool that gets you trading in seconds It only takes 30 seconds to sign up. They are most often portrayed as seemingly mundane small, dark brown spheres that can be easily swallowed, and are contained in a gourd. Elixir of Immortality (7 different printings) - Deckbox Elixir of Immortality Choose Printing (7 Total) Sign up to add this card to your Inventory, Wishlist or Tradelist, and to start creating decks with it. ![]() Some also believe that with sufficient self-cultivation, consuming a Pill of Immortality will allow a person to rise to Heaven and become a deity.ĭespite often being referred to as an 'elixir' in English, the fabled medicine only comes in pill form. The Pill or Elixir of Immortality is a fictitious medicine with deep roots in Chinese mythology that is said to be able to bring the dead back to life and to grant everlasting life to the consumer. ![]()
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