Nung Chiang Nung Chiang ( pronounced " nung chee - ang " ) , called the Teacher of the Plow or the Master of the Red Earth , was one of the Nine Immortals who served the Celestial Emperor in the Celestial Empire , the dominant religion of Kara - Tur , particularly Shou Lung . He was a god of agriculture and fertility . As one of the Nine Immortals , Nung Chiang also held an important place in the Faith of the Nine Travelers . History . The immortal . According to the legendary history of Kara - Tur , shortly after the beginning of the world and human kind , the Celestial Emperor sent his great emissaries among the people , with each to teach one aspect of the True Path of Enlightenment . Nung Chiang was one of these emissaries . In the legend , nine tired travelers stopped at a poor remote inn in the dead of winter , and the innkeeper lamented he had no more food to spare . So , despite their tiredness , four went to hunt for game , four went to forage , and the last cooked a meal for the travelers , the innkeeper , and his family . Afterward , they preserved the remainder of the food to see the folk through the rest of winter . Overjoyed , the innkeeper made a gift , and a revelation — he was no mortal but the last of the old gods of the land , and he gave the land to the nine to rule . Afterward , these Nine Travelers became the Nine Great Sovereigns , and they ruled Shou Lung for thirty cycles of years . They became the first emperors of Shou Lung , and were recorded in legend as the " Nine Immortals " . Finally , the Nine Great Sovereigns , dressed as ordinary travelers , returned to the site of the inn , but found only a simple peasant ' s hut . The peasant , Nung Fu , welcomed them in and fed them freely , though it was the depths of winter and he had little to spare . Afterward , these Nine Travelers offered a gift in exchange for this hospitality , and presented Nung Fu with the Emblems of Authority . They took him to their courts , investing him as emperor of Shou Lung . This marked the start of the Third Age of Shou Lung , the beginning of the calendar in Shou Year 0 ( −1250 DR ) . The Nine Great Sovereigns were then the Nine Travelers once more . The tales disagree as to what became of them after that . According to some , they simply faded away . To others , they went with the gods into the heavens . More tell that the Nine Travelers still wander Shou Lung to ensure that rulers respect the memory of Nung Fu , and that innkeepers take good care of their guests . In −2113 DR , in order to protect the beautiful nature of the Shao Mountains , Nung Chiang threatened the construction of a highway and caused the volcano of Mount Tengkorak to erupt , destroying the city of Tempat Larang , a colony of Anok - Imaskar . Afterward , he had always watched over the ruined city , which was full of dark spirits . In 1358 DR , he noticed first Governor Kawabi and later General Goyat Nagumo trying to use the power of Tempat Larang ' s stone spirit s . So Nung Chiang manipulated and helped an adventuring party to stop the menace . > As a back - up plan , he was ready to activate Mount Tengkorak again , despite the fact his fellow Immortals would severely punish him for intervening in mortal business . Description . As one of the Nine Immortals , Nung Chiang had two forms : one was as a vast dragon , the other was a man , always dressed as a farmer and wearing worn sandals and carrying a long pole loaded with goods for market . Activities . As one of the Nine Immortals , Nung Chiang served the Celestial Emperor directly , and stood beside his throne , ready to serve his will . As one of the Nine Great Dragons , Nung Chiang helped hold up the world , and could move all things with his mind . In the Emperor ' s name , the Nine Immortals administered and directed all the Lesser Immortals of the Celestial Empire . In particular , Nung Chiang commanded the Rice Spirits , who had the duties of causing rice to grow , animals to have their young , and women to bear babies , and decided if a family should have children . Nung Chiang personally answered to people that prayed to him at special golden shrines with jade altars that he had spread across the land . Worshipers . Nung Chiang was venerated by almost all peasants , especially farmers , of Shou Lung at all the rural shrines of the country . They prayed to him in order to have good harvests and fair weather . Nung Chiang was the patron of the White Tiger Monastery . He had always paid special attention to the Shao Mountains . Realm . He had a small realm in the Spirit World of the Celestial Bureaucracy . Nung Chiang also had a refuge in the material plane in the Shao Mountains at the Sumitra Tower on the road that split the Kumandang Valley . There , he was harassed by the requests of local inhabitants who asked for his help for all kinds of misfortunes .