Newly Carved, Illustrated, Expanded, and Supplemented Records of Searching for the Spirits, Volume 1

original: 新刻出像增補搜神記 (Xīnkè Chūxiàng Zēngbǔ Sōushénjì). This title indicates a popular Ming-dynasty version of a much older tradition. The "Searching for the Spirits" (Soushenji) title dates back to the 4th century, but this specific edition is a compendium of folk religion, hagiography, and mythology intended for a general audience.

Edited and Printed by Tang Fuchun of Duixi, Three Mountains, Jinling

Jinling is a historical name for the city of Nanjing. Tang Fuchun was a known publisher in the late Ming dynasty (late 16th to early 17th century). "Three Mountains" and "Duixi" refer to his specific location within the city's printing district.

Origins of the Confucian Lineage with Honorific Titles of the Holy Ancestors appended
Origins of the Buddhist Lineage
Origins of the Taoist Religion with the Holy Ancestor appended

The Jade Emperor on High with Honorific Titles of the Holy Mother appended
The Jade Emperor is the supreme ruler of Heaven in Chinese popular religion.
The Queen Mother of the West
The Imperial Sovereign of the Earth
Known as Houtu, she is the primary deity of the earth and the counterpart to the Heavens.

The Lord-Imperial of Eastern Brilliance also known as the Lord-Father of the East
The Great Emperor of the First Rank of the Upper Prime
The Three Primes (Sanyuan) refer to the Three Officials who oversee Heaven, Earth, and Water, and are associated with specific festivals in the lunar calendar.

The Great Emperor of the Second Rank of the Middle Prime
The Great Emperor of the Third Rank of the Lower Prime
The Eastern Peak
The "Peaks" refer to the Five Great Mountains of China. The Eastern Peak is Mount Tai, traditionally considered the most important as it governs life, death, and reincarnation.

The Southern Peak
The Western Peak
The Northern Peak

The Central Peak
Gods of the Four Great Rivers
The four major waterways of ancient China: the Yangtze, Yellow, Huai, and Ji Rivers.
Gods of the Five Directions

The Essence of the Great One
Taiyi, a primordial deity representing the unity of the cosmos.
Jianwu
A mountain spirit described in ancient texts as having a human face and a tiger's body with nine tails.
Torch Shadow
Also known as the Torch Dragon (Zhulong), a deity whose breathing creates the winds and whose eyes create day and night.

God of Thunder
Goddess of Lightning with the Earl of Wind and Master of Rain appended