Later, when the Manchu court was conducting mop-up operations, Taoists on the mainland moved their headquarters to Taiwan, and the religion spread rapidly through the island. United under the religion, the Taoists organized more than 100 uprisings during the 200 years of Manchu rule.
當時無為教盛行於長江一帶，天理、八卦、白蓮則盛行於北方各地。鄭成功用陳永華當香長，奉祀關公（台灣人稱恩主公），創立洪門會來組織民眾，以和大陸幫派遙相應和。