In this novel, Nezha kills the son of the Dragon King of the East, who had sent him to investigate a weapon that causes rivers to bleed. A major character in this novel spends forty years at Mount Kunlun, leaving at the age of 72. Because its author quotes extensively from the Yellow Court Record, it is thought to have been written by a follower of Daoism. This novel begins with King Zhou lusting after Nuwa, who sends a vixen spirit called Daji to help bring about his downfall. It is set during the fall of the Shang dynasty and the rise of the Zhou dynasty. The final chapter sees King Wu create the nobility and the penultimate chapter sees Ji
In this novel, Nezha kills the son of the Dragon King of the East, who had sent him to investigate a weapon that causes rivers to bleed. A major character in this novel spends forty years at Mount Kunlun, leaving at the age of 72. Because its author quotes extensively from the Yellow Court Record, it is thought to have been written by a follower of Daoism. This novel begins with King Zhou lusting after Nuwa, who sends a vixen spirit called Daji to help bring about his downfall. It is set during the fall of the Shang dynasty and the rise of the Zhou dynasty. The final chapter sees King Wu create the nobility and the penultimate chapter sees Jiang Ziya deify 365 gods in an event that names this novel. For 10 points, name this Ming dynasty fantasy novel.
In this novel, Nezha kills the son of the Dragon King of the East, who had sent him to investigate a weapon that causes rivers to bleed.
The Investiture of the Gods [or The Creation of the Gods; or Fengshen Bang; or Fengshen Yanyi]