Xuan tian shang ti- the king of dark heavenThis god was once a man, a butcher at that, who, after feeling remorse for his killing of animals, moved to a remote mountain hut. When he was helping a woman give birth, he saw the words "Xuan Tian Shang Ti" in the air, created by Guan Yin (known as Avalokitesvara), he then dug out his intestines and his stomach in remorse and washed them in the river he was near, he died from this but the Jade Emperor was so moved by this action that he was given immortality and made into the king of dark heaven.
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