修炼成仙

xiū liàn chéng xiān

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal

practice makes perfect

修

xiū

variant of 修[xiu1]

炼

liàn

variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain

成

chéng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

仙

xiān

variant of 仙[xian1]