 Zhang Lu died in 216 and was honoured with the posthumous title "Marquis Yuan" () by the Han imperial court.His sons continued to lead the Five Pecks of Rice religion, which later evolved into the Taoist religion known as Zhengyi Dao.In the 14th-century historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhang Lu is portrayed as strongly craving the title of King of Hanning, and attempting to aggressively expand his territory.