After following advice given in a dream to eat powdered mica, the sole female of the group, He Xiangu, gained the power of flight and immunity from death.
One of these characters planted a pair of flowers which sprouted with a prophetic poem written on the petals. Another was cremated by an apprentice while his soul was traveling; when his soul returned, he was forced to inhabit the body of a sick man with a lame leg, explaining his attribute of an iron crutch. Another of these characters, a patron of barbers, experienced the "Yellow Millet Dream." After following advice given in a dream to eat powdered mica, the sole female of the group, He Xiangu, gained the power of flight and immunity from death. FTP, name this octet of deities from Taoist legend.
One of these characters planted a pair of flowers which sprouted with a prophetic poem written on the petals.
Eight Immortals or Ba Xian or Pa Hsien