Once there was a young scholar named Wang Ch'i who was a fervent Taoist.He had heard that there were many immortals on Mount Laoshan,so he journeyed there.When he reached the peak of the mountain,he saw a secluded monastery in which sat a Taoist priest on a rush cushion with white hair hanging down to his shoulders.Wang kowtowed and asked the priest to be his teacher.The priest believed that Wang was too pampered to bear all the hardships,but Wang said emphatically that he could,so he remained in the monastery.