According to Daoists, an "immortal" is a person:

a. whose qi cannot be changed into primordial qi.
b. who escapes death by living forever in the present physical body.
c. who loses all the qi received at birth.
d. whose spirit lives forever in a wonderful paradise after death.


d. whose spirit lives forever in a wonderful paradise after death.

Analysis:
a, b & c. Incorrect. According to Daoists, to attain spiritual immortality, one must change all one's qi into primordial qi and then refine it.
d. Correct. To attain spiritual immortality, one must change all one's qi into primordial qi and then refine it. After death, the spirit lives forever in a wonderful paradise, and the person is said to be an "immortal."

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