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The early Fasts and Offerings ( 齋醮 Zhaijiao ) ritual of [[the Orthodox Oneness Tradition]] ( 正一道 Zhengyi Dao ) was easy to perform, and its Taoist music was also relatively simple. During the Six Dynasties, the ''Commandments of the New Ordinances from the Clouds'' ( 雲中音誦新科之戒 Yunzhong Yinsong Xinke Zhijie ) compiled by Kou Qianzhi of the Northern Wei Dynasty was an early written record of the music of the Orthodox Oneness Traditions. Later, during the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, Lu Xiujing compiled the rituals and the Taoist music of this tradition began to take shape. It was then updated and reformed through different dynasties and gradually became perfect. After the Yuan Dynasty, the two major Daoist sects, the Orthodox Oneness Tradition and the Complete Perfection Tradition, were formed. The north was dominated by the Complete Perfection Tradition, while the Orthodox Oneness Tradition dominated Daoism in the south. Therefore, the Daoist music of the Orthodox Oneness Tradition spread in the south, especially in the south of the River.