Abstract: Although a majority of scholars have previously believed that Qinglian Jiao emerged from the Jiangnan Luo Jiao, evidence shows that it may have had two origins. One has Yingshi Wuwei Jiao and Yaomen Jiao which were prevalent in Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces since the Ming Dynasty, and which some scholars consider to Luo Jiao. The other possible origin was the Teachings of Yundun Dacheng Jiao which was prevalent in Jiangxi province since the Kangxi reign. Wu Zixiang, the key figure in the integration of the two sects, merged these two sects in Jiangxi province. Wu first joined the Yaomen Jiao and later turned to Dacheng Jiao uniting the two sects but retaining the name Dacheng. Dacheng Jiao developed into Qinglian Jiao and spread widely throughout Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei Provinces. During the reigns of Xianfeng and Tongzhi internal disputes over leadership arose and Qinglian Jiao disintegrated into many smaller branches such as Lianhua Jiao, Jindan Dao, Xiantian Dao, Guigen Dao, Yiguan Dao, Tongshan She, Yuanming Jiao and Pudu Dao, all of which became major secret societies in modern Chinese history.