A figure of such widespread renown has inevitably been the subject of many anecdotes and legends. Related here is the story of how he was tested ten times by Chung-li Ch'uan of Chunghsan Mountain before becoming an immortal.
像知名度這麼高的仙人，必然留下許多傳說故事，其成仙過程，必然也較戲劇化。這裡只舉鍾離權在終南山中前後十次試煉他的經過。