"Along the River During the Qingming Festival" was painted by Xiao Chu, who also had contact with the Nine Heavens Ring. It's possible he made some alterations to a qin from the Tang Dynasty...
The qin, painting, calligraphy, and chess—this legend's beginning is unknown, but Xiao Chu painted a remarkable painting and modified a Tang Dynasty qin, then presented it through Shiying to Emperor Huizong of Song.
What about the book?
Was it also processed by Xiao Chu's hand?
"Qin, painting, calligraphy, chess" were the keys to the land of immortality. Did Xiao Chu replicate these keys and pass them to others?
Why?
As Yang Yao said, the whole thing was nearly incomprehensible. If there truly was something such as eternal life, why didn't Xiao Chu use the keys to go there himself, instead of passing them through someone else's hands?
Xiao Chu's schemes were like a labyrinth, impossible to fathom.