First of all, Qin Shihuang searched on his own land. He once sailed around Shandong Peninsula and stayed there for three months. There he heard that there are three fairy mountains in Bohai Bay, namely Penglai, Abbot and Yingzhou. There are three immortals living on three fairy mountains, holding elixir of life in their hands. The person who told this magical story to Qin Shihuang was the local alchemist Xu Fu. It is said that he has seen these three fairy mountains with his own eyes. Qin Shihuang was very happy after hearing this, so he sent Xu Fu to lead thousands of boys and girls to the sea to find the elixir of life. The mighty fleet led by Xu Fu set out, but he drifted at sea for a long time and didn't find what he called the fairy mountain, nor did he find the elixir. Qin Shihuang was a tyrant, and Xu Fu didn't finish the task. When he returned, he would be beheaded in the style of Qin Shihuang, so he drifted to Japan with these thousands of boys and girls.
Although Xu Fu is gone forever, Qin Shihuang did not die of the desire to seek immortality. Four years later, Qin Shihuang found another Yan man named Lu Sheng, who was an alchemist and specialized in cultivating immortals. Qin Shihuang sent Lusheng to the sea to seek immortality, which was different from Xu Fu. Chui Fu went on a patrol to look for the elixir of life. This time, Lu Sheng went to sea to look for two ancient immortals, one named Gao Shi and the other named Pei Men. As we know, the search for Lu Sheng also failed. Even before Qin Shihuang died, he didn't find the elixir of life.