There are many stories about how He Xiangu became an immortal, the most popular of which is that she ate peaches. Her original name was He Qiong. It is said that on that day, a bright and auspicious purple cloud enveloped the He family, and a group of cranes kept flying in the purple cloud. Not long after, He Qiong was born.
Her hometown is Mica Mountain, which is rich in colorful mica stones. He Qiong grew up drinking mica water and became beautiful and smart. She liked to play alone by the Mica River since she was a child. When she grew up, she met an old man with white hair by the river. The man asked her about the situation in the area. She answered fluently and the old man was very happy. He took out a peach from his backpack and gave it to her to eat.
After eating the peaches, He Qiong did not feel hungry for several days. Later, she met an old man who took her to Mica Mountain and taught her how to pick mica. Gradually, she felt as light as a swallow and walked as fast as flying. She could also identify and pick various magical herbs in the mountains, treat diseases for nearby people, and predict human affairs. Therefore, people around her called her "He Xiangu."
As the story of her becoming a deity spread widely, it shocked Wu Zetian. She was rewarded by Emperor Wu and dressed in a dazzling morning glow dress, like a deity descended to earth. Her mother was extremely worried. Who would dare to marry such a daughter!
When she was eighteen years old, her mother was anxious to find a matchmaker for her. However, He Xiangu did not want to get married, so she went out to travel around, earnestly practicing the magic spells taught to her by the white-haired old man. Eventually, she achieved enlightenment and became the only female immortal among the Eight Immortals.
He Xiangu's magic weapon is a bunch of lotus flowers. Legend has it that she was hanging upside down in the dragon's lair of the lotus flowers and ascended to heaven. Xie Mingzhe painted He Xiangu in a pink dress, a beautiful goddess with a hint of spirituality in her eyes and holding a blooming lotus in her hand.
Originally, Xie Mingzhe wanted to make her a support card, but among the Eight Immortals, Tieguai Li's gourd can add blood, Zhang Guolao can make the card live longer, Lu Dongbin's Huangliang Yimeng can avoid the crisis of being focused on in time, and Cao Guojiu's Yin-Yang Harmony Formation can control the situation... Lan Caihe may also need to be a support, and if He Xiangu is also a support, the output will not be enough.
So far, only Lu Dongbin among the Eight Immortals has an output skill, so Xie Mingzhe wants to make He Xiangu a spell output card as well.
He Xiangu (Gold Series)
Level: Level 1
Evolution Star Level:★
Use times: 1/1 time
Basic Attributes: HP 800, Attack 1800, Defense 800, Agility 30, Crit 30%
Additional Skills: Lotus Fragrance (The lotus in He Xiangu's hand is her magic weapon. She can throw a large number of lotus flowers to form a lotus rain, causing 300% critical damage to enemy targets within a range of 10 meters. At the same time, the fragrance of the lotus flowers will continue to splash around with the wind, causing another 150% splash damage to enemy targets within 5 meters around the target hit by the lotus; cooldown time 30 seconds)
Additional Skill: Green Lotus and Green Water (He Xiangu throws out lotus leaves, creating a 23×23 meter pond filled with lotus leaves. All cards within the pond are forced to fall into the water, with their movement speed slowed by 50%, their attack speed reduced by 50%, and their health reduced by 5% per second due to drowning. If they fail to get out of the water in time, they will drown in the pond. The pond exists permanently and spreads around at a speed of 1 meter per second. Only when He Xiangu dies will the lotus pond she created disappear. Limited skill, can only be used once per game)
He Xiangu's attack is not weaker than Lu Dongbin's group attack, but there is a significant difference in the attack distance.
Lu Dongbin is a long-range turret output, summoning a large number of sword rains that can reach very far places. He Xiangu is a medium-range output card, with a high critical hit rate for a one-time output, and can also carry splash damage. The key reason for designing her as a medium-range output card is that she has to arrange a lotus pond, and it is best to circle the opponent's cards. If the distance is too far, it will pit her own people, so in team battles, her position should be slightly forward than Lu Dongbin, Tieguai Li and others.
After finishing He Xiangu, the next one to be made is Lan Caihe.
Before he became an immortal, Lan Caihe often wore shabby blue clothes, one foot in a boot and the other barefoot, and traveled around the world singing while drunk. He had a very good alcohol tolerance and was also proficient in brewing skills. He brewed and drank his own wine, which was very carefree. When he was drunk, he would sing. Neighbors would gather around him to watch him sing. When he sang, he looked like a madman, but not like one. The lyrics were written casually, and the songs were full of immortal ideas.
He would string the money he earned from singing on a rope and drag it along, and would not pick it up if it fell off. Sometimes he gave it to the poor, and sometimes he spent it in a tavern. It is said that someone saw him decades later and found that his appearance had not changed at all. Later, someone saw him drinking on an upper floor, and heard heavenly music, and suddenly he flew up to the sky on a crane and became a god.
When he was a child, he inherited his ancestors' legacy to collect herbs to save people. When he became an immortal, he happened to be holding a medicine basket in his hand. Therefore, the medicine basket became his magic weapon. Legend has it that as long as you pick fresh flowers and put them in his medicine basket, you can drive away evil spirits and cure all diseases.
Xie Mingzhe designed Lan Caihe's image completely according to the legend, with the key being the skills.
He thought about it carefully before he finished the design, making Lan Caihe a buff auxiliary card——
Lan Caihe (Gold Series)
Level: Level 1
Evolution Star Level:★
Use times: 1/1 time
Basic Attributes: HP 800, Attack 1800, Defense 800, Agility 30, Crit 30%
Additional Skills: Magic Medicine Basket (Lan Caihe often carries a medicine basket and picks elixirs everywhere. It is said that no matter what he picks, as long as he puts it in the magic medicine basket, he can make a panacea to cure diseases and save lives - Lan Caihe's basket can produce four colors of elixirs. Green elixirs can be fed to friendly targets to clear all negative states and be immune to any control for the next 5 seconds; red elixirs can instantly restore 50% of the basic health of friendly targets; blue elixirs increase the attack power and attack speed of friendly targets by 50% and last for 10 seconds; gold elixirs can protect friendly targets with a gold shield and be immune to one fatal attack. Lan Caihe's medicine basket continuously generates four kinds of elixirs, one every 8 seconds. The color can be selected by yourself. The elixirs can be stored or fed to teammates instantly)
Additional Skill: Singing While Drunk (Lan Caihe loves to sing. Whenever he gets drunk, he will sing whatever he wants, write whatever lyrics he wants, and sing some weird songs. When passersby hear him singing, they will involuntarily come to watch. When Lan Caihe "sings while drunk", all hostile targets within a 23-meter radius will stop all attacks and stand still to listen to him sing. This will last for 3 seconds. The cooldown time is 30 seconds.)
Lan Caihe is also a support card. The first buff skill allows you to make pills all the time and save them for use when necessary. You can also choose the color yourself. If you encounter a lot of control, use 4 green pills to release the control; if you have a lot of general attack cards, use 4 blue pills to increase the attack speed; if the opponent's firepower is too strong, you can use 2 red pills to add blood and 2 gold pills to save your life. It is very flexible in operation.
The second skill can be used in conjunction with Cao Guojiu to control the situation.
Cao Guojiu's Yin Yang formation requires controlling the number of cards, but if the opponent sees that there are many cards in the area where he is, he will definitely move out quickly. At this time, let Lan Caihe sing a song, and the opponent must stay still and listen without being able to move, and can only be forced to lose blood. In addition, after Lan Caihe finishes singing, Cao Guojiu will hit the jade board again, and the snapping sound will make the opponent panic, which can also be regarded as a wave of continuous control.
The last of the Eight Immortals is Han Xiangzi, who is also proficient in musical instruments.
Han Xiangzi was particularly good at playing the dongxiao. He was the nephew of the great writer Han Yu. He lost his parents at a young age and was raised by Han Yu. He had a good upbringing and was the most elegant and refined gentleman among the Eight Immortals.
But unlike his uncle Han Yu, Han Xiangzi had no interest in officialdom and taking exams. He was uninhibited by nature, disliked reading, and only liked drinking. He studied immortal arts and Taoism every day. Later, he became a disciple of Lu Dongbin and eventually became an immortal. It is said that the Taoist music "Tianhua Yin" was composed by Han Xiangzi.
According to legend, his flute music was so melodious that even in the cold winter, withered flowers would bloom when they heard his flute music. When he played the Dongxiao in the East China Sea, the beautiful music attracted the Dragon Girl of the East China Sea.
The magic weapon in Han Xiangzi's hand is called "Purple Gold Xiao", which is made of the magic bamboo in the purple bamboo forest of the South China Sea, and has boundless magic power. Xie Mingzhe designed this card to make it a spell output card to make up for the lack of output of the Eight Immortals deck.
In terms of appearance, Han Xiangzi is one of the most handsome among the Eight Immortals. He is young and handsome, with the appearance of a gentleman, holding a dongxiao, and is romantic and unrestrained.
The Purple Gold Flute is his best weapon for output——
Han Xiangzi (Gold)
Level: Level 1
Evolution Star Level:★
Use times: 1/1 time
Basic Attributes: HP 800, Attack 1800, Defense 800, Agility 30, Crit 30%
Additional Skill: Fairy Music (Han Xiangzi likes to play the flute. Since his purple gold flute is made of a magical purple bamboo, people on the ground can hear the fairy music from the sky when he plays the flute. When Han Xiangzi plays the flute, he causes a continuous musical attack on enemy targets within a range of 23 meters, causing 5% HP loss per second for 10 seconds. Because he hears the fairy music, he falls into a brief 1-second confusion at the moment the fairy music ends; the cooldown time is 30 seconds)
Additional Skills: Jinxiao Meets Dragon Girl (Han Xiangzi's flute sound is too melodious, so it attracts the dragon girl's attention. When Han Xiangzi plays the flute, he can summon a dragon girl to assist him in the battle. The dragon girl comes from the East China Sea and inherits 50% of Han Xiangzi's basic attributes. She will follow Han Xiangzi's rhythm. When the flute music sounds, the dragon girl will automatically attack the single target with the lowest health within a range of 23 meters with blue water droplets. Each hit causes 10% water damage and increases her own attack speed by 5%, up to 100%; if the dragon girl dies, Han Xiangzi falls into grief and cannot be summoned within 30 seconds)
One of Han Xiangzi's output methods is continuous group attack, but the more critical thing is to use the sound of flute to control the dragon girl to cooperate in the battle. The dragon girl is a water-based general attack card. The water droplets continuously shoot out to deal damage. If they hit, the attack speed can be stacked. After the attack speed is stacked, the output is very powerful.
Overall, the Water Margin deck is more violent, with a lot of melee critical hit cards and a very fast tempo. However, the Eight Immortals deck is a typical slow tempo, with spell damage with continuous and splash, and a large number of spell control skills. Although it is a gold card, the attack power of the three main attackers, Lu Dongbin, He Xiangu and Han Xiangzi, is also very high, but the characteristic of the Eight Immortals deck is not in strong attack, but in "outsmarting".
This deck is very easy to play and will be fun to play in competitions.
In actual combat, the opponent has to listen to Lan Caihe's "casual" singing, Han Xiangzi's flute playing, and then silence with only the rhythmic tapping of the jade board by Cao Guojiu. The eight immortals are all floating in the sky, with swords flying all over the sky, and lotus flowers scattered everywhere... Playing against the Eight Immortals deck is like a lively immortal concert!
The singing, the sound of the flute and the sound of the jade clappers are all pleasing to the ears.
Flying swords, lotus flowers, and elixirs were scattered all over the sky.
There was also an old man riding a donkey upside down, a fat man holding a palm-leaf fan, and an uncle carrying a gourd on his back, all watching the show with smiles on their faces in the distance.
There will surely be people who will complain then - it's just a card game, but the sound and visual effects are so complicated, why don't you become a director and make a movie, Hsieh Ming-che?
Xie Mingzhe said: The gathering of the Eight Immortals is a big show in itself!
Let Qin Xuan help with the special effects and sound effects some other day, record some flute music and jade board sounds. As for Lan Caihe's singing... Xie Mingzhe doesn't know what songs the gods sing. He wants to try some humming that is common in ancient style games, without lyrics, like the mysterious chanting from the fairyland. Should it be more in line with the setting of the gods?
Well, it really turned into a concert of the Eight Immortals!
The author has something to say:
Welcome to the Eight Immortals Concert.
Cao Guojiu controlled the rhythm with his jade board, Lan Caihe sang, Han Xiangzi played music, Lu Dongbin danced with a sword, He Xiangu scattering flowers, Zhong Hanli waved his fan, Zhang Guolao and Tieguai Li ate snacks and watched the show!