As he feels the inevitable passage of time take its toll on his body and soul, Genghis Khan looks for answers - about how to extend his rule and his life, perhaps even how to gain life everlasting. Thus, when word reaches him on the eve of his Khwarazmian campaign of a Daoist Immortal living in the mountains of Shandong, he will seek this master out in order to gain his wisdom. But this supposed immortal isn't quite what he claims to be...

Time Period Covered:

ca. 1219-1224 CE

Major Figures:

Genghis Khan (Temüjin)

Master Changchun, Leader of the Daoist Quanzhen Sect (Qiu Chuji)

Temuge-otchigin, Hearthkeeper of Mongolia

Liu Wen, alchemist, arrow-maker, caravan-leader

Yelu Chu Chi, brother of the Governor of Samarkand, translator for the Great Khan

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#271 - Mongol 9: The Immortal