Taoism is a native religion in China. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wudoumi sect was created by Zhangdaoling on Heming mount, later it was renamed Tianshi Taoism. Zhang Daoling wrote “Laozi xiang er” and made a foundation to the development of Taoism. Then his grandson Zhang Lu reform the Taoism group, after Caocao appointed him as general of Zhennan, Taoism began to spread north. Zhang Daoling's forth generation Zhangsheng, moved Taoism group from mount Qingcheng to Mount Longhu, Taoism has begun to develop in Southeast China. Tianshi Taoism is created by Zhangdaoling, Zhang Heng, Zhang Lu the three generations. At that time in Bashu area, the original people believed in primitive religion of sorcery, and it harmed a lot of people. These teachings enshrined demon ghost wizard to commit all sorts. Master Zhang took Wangchang, Zhao Sheng two disciples and Emperor Jiuding Dan book to study on Yuntai mount, put down the scourge of the people who teach the lich.

  Zhang Daoling set up twenty-four governances in Shu and Han, it is the group to learn Taoism, the people who wanted to take part in the Taoism must hand five dou rice, the northern and Southern Dynasties in the history often had rebellious nature factors to the central government, and at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Lu set up his own organization, so it is called "Wudoumi sect". Because Zhang Ling is the first generation, so his students called him "ancestral Celestial Master".