Three Pure Ones
Yuanshi Tianzun (), the "Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning" or the "Primeval Lord of Heaven", is one of the highest deities of Taoism. He is one of the Three Pure Ones () and is also known as the "Jade Pure One" (). He resides in the Heaven of Jade Purity. It is believed that he came into being at the beginning of the universe as a result of the merging of pure breaths. He then created Heaven and Earth.