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The Investiture of the Gods, Feng Shen Yanyi Investiture of the Gods or Feng Shen Yanyi by Xu Zhonglin The Investiture of the Gods also called The Creation of the Gods, or simply by its native name Feng Shen Yanyi, meaning “Inauguration of Doctrines Dramatized by the Gods,” is an ancient masterpiece. Published around the 16th-century, it has been claimed a “novel” merging mythology, folklore and history. As to its key thematics, Investiture of the Gods features a work that mostly personifies myths that narrate the Cosmogony of the World according to the space-time established by the Chinese mythology. Editor 2 Contents 1 Illustration The Investiture Great Wall-Corridor Chapter 1 King Zhou and Goddess Nu Wa Chapter 2 The Rebellion of Su Hu Chapter 3 Daji enters the Palace Chapter 4 The Fox Sprite murders Daji Chapter 5 Cloud Dweller presents a Pine Wood Sword Chapter 6 The Burning Pillar Torture Chapter 7 Fei Zhong plots to depose the Queen Chapter 8 Princes take Flight Chapter 9 The Prime Minister's Resolve Chapter 10 The Discovery of Thunder-quaker Chapter 11 The III Fortunes of the Grand Dukes Chapter 12 The Birth of Nezha Chapter 13 Combat between two Fairies Chapter 14 Reincarnation with Lotus Flowers Chapter 15 Jiang Ziya leaves Mount Kunlun Chapter 16 Burning the Jade Lute Specter Chapter 17 The Serpent Pit Chapter 18 Flight from Morning Song Chapter 19 Gifts to the King Chapter 20 San Yisheng bribes the corrupt Courtiers Chapter 21 Flight through the Five Passes 1. The text, though partly abridged, amounts the supposedly original one hundred chapters. 3 Chapter 22 Return of the Duke Chapter 23 Dream of a Flying Bear Chapter 24 From Fisherman to Prime Minister Chapter 25 Banquet for Specters in the Palace Chapter 26 Daji plots Revenge Chapter 27 Return of the Grand Old Master Chapter 28 Punitive Expedition against the North Grand Dukedom Chapter 29 Clash between two Grand Dukes Chapter 30 Incidents leading to a Rebellion Chapter 31 Flight and Pursuit Chapter 32 Meeting between Father and Son Chapter 33 The Battle at Sishui Pass Chapter 34 Good and Bad Fortune of Yellow Flying Tiger Chapter 35 The Surrender of two Generals Chapter 36 First Disaster within the Western Foothills Chapter 37 Jiang Ziya visits Mount Kunlun Chapter 38 Baby Tooth tackles Four Superior Men Chapter 39 Lu Xiong assists Zhang Guifang Chapter 40 Phoenix City's Great Siege Chapter 41 Grand Old Master Wen Zhong attacks the Western Foothills Chapter 42 Surrender of the Bandit Chiefs Chapter 43 The Grand Old Master's Bad Luck Chapter 44 Jiang Ziya's Souls float over Mount Kunlun Chapter 45 Confronting the Destructive Forces 4 Chapter 46 Breaking the Golden Light Trap Chapter 47 Zhao Gongming, the Conqueror of Sun and Moon Chapter 48 Lu Ya's Gourd of Supreme Light Chapter 49 King Wu in the Red Sand Trap Chapter 50 The Yellow River Trap Chapter 51 The Final Resolve of Grand Old Master Wen Zhong Chapter 52 Fall of the Legendary Hero Chapter 53 Wrath of Commander Deng Jiugong Chapter 54 The Master Burrower Earth Traveler Sun Chapter 55 Submission of Earth Traveler Sun Chapter 56 The Conflict for the sake of Reputation Chapter 57 The Resolve of Su Hu Chapter 58 Lu Yue, the God of the Plague Chapter 59 Awakening of the Left Arm of Succession Chapter 60 The “Three–handed” Beast Fights under the Veil of Princely Repute Chapter 61 The Left Arm vanishes upon a Celestial Bridge of Flame Chapter 62 The Golden–Winged Celestial inherits the Will of Shang Chapter 63 The Right Arm of Supremacy awakens from the Land of Deceit Chapter 64 With the Left Arm of Fire, Yin Jiao's ambition tears apart the House of Zhou Chapter 65 The Will of a Million is shattered by Four Chapter 66 A Hero vows Redemption upon a Moonlighting Night; A Dragon of Justice rises from a Sea filled with Shame 5 Chapter 67 The Outspoken Warrior is granted honors of Lordship; Royalty and Justice become twisted to Circumstance Chapter 68 Two Hermits stop the Army Chapter 69 Trouble at the Golden Chicken Range Chapter 70 Subjugation of the Peacock Chapter 71 The Offensive on Three Routes Chapter 72 Grand Completion at the Green Touring Palace Chapter 73 Yellow Flying Tiger defeated at the Green Dragon Pass Chapter 74 Combat between two Generals Chapter 75 An attempted Theft ends in Failure Chapter 76 The Occupation of Sishui Pass Chapter 77 Transformation into Three Fairies Chapter 78 Three ways try the Fairy Immortal Trap Chapter 79 Four generals in Captivity at Chuanyun Pass Chapter 80 Collapse of the Pestilence Trap Chapter 81 Chickenpox Spirit at Tongguan Pass Chapter 82 At the Ten Thousand Immortal Trap Chapter 83 Subjugation of the Lion, Elephant, and Jaguar Chapter 84 Occupation of Lintong Pass Chapter 85 Betrayal of two Dukes Chapter 86 Five mountain spirits return to Sky Chapter 87 Earth traveler Sun and his wife Chapter 88 A White Fish from the Yellow River to the Dragon boat Chapter 89 Cutting open the Bellies of Pregnant Women 6 Chapter 90 Subjugation of two Sprites Chapter 91 Fire attack on Mount Coiling Dragon Chapter 92 Subjugation of seven Sprites Chapter 93 Occupation of Youhun Pass Chapter 94 The Siege of the Capital Chapter 95 The Ten Accusations Chapter 96 Daji under Siege Chapter 97 The King Burns Chapter 98 Jewels and Relief supplies distributed Chapter 99 Deification of the Spirits Chapter 100 King Wu creates the States Epilogue The Ten Crux Battle Formation 7 The Investiture Great Wall-Corridor 2 2. In the picture are the Spirit-Stars who assist the Jade Emperor to rule the human world. At the center, the figure spurting the bagua is thought to be Yin Jiao, the overseer. Each one represents one year of the Jovian orbit of 11.86 years. Thus they are called “Highest Years” (Tai Sui), which, like the solar zodiac, determine the destiny. The original painting is probably from 13th century, therefore before this publication of Xu Zhonglin. It is part of Chinese Major Historical and Cultural Site. 8 Chapter 1 King Zhou and Goddess Nu Wa At one point in time as King Da Yi, of the newly established Shang Dynasty of China, walked through the royal gardens to gaze at the great beauty that laid before him, the Flying Cloud Pavilion suddenly collapsed. As a single beam from the pavilion fell towards the king, Prince Zi Shou grabbed hold of the beam and threw it aside. After ministers such as Shan Rong and Mei Bo gazed at the strength that the prince possessed, they advised the king to name him Crown Prince. Thus following the death of King Da Yi, Prince Zi Shou took the title of 'King Zhou' and became the new ruler of the Shang Dynasty within its new capital Morning Song. After seven years of prosperity within the Shang Dynasty, etches of evil tyranny begin to evolve in the heart of King Zhou. As the first rebellion thus took place on the second month of the seventh year, Grand Old Master Wen Zhong, the head of civil affairs, went personally ride out upon his great dragon to subdue them at the North Sea district. In the following day, the prime minister Shang Rong asked the king to head to the temple of Nu Wa in order to offer their condolences on her birthday. Following the latter's consent, the king and his entourage thus march from the capital's gates to the temple of Nu Wa. As King Zhou enjoyed the palace's immense scenery after his arrival, he gazed into the eyes of Goddess Nu Wa — who sat behind a celestial curtain. Overtaken by her unparalleled beauty, King Zhou used his ink brush to write a poem of her valor upon a neighboring pillar within the temple. Even after being reproached by Shang Rong for what disaster the poem could bring about, the latter simply brushed him aside saying that it was nothing more than a literary representation of her beauty. After the king and his entourage had returned to the capital, Nu Wa noticed the poem and immediately vow to end the Shang Dynasty due to the former's vile desires. Once she had arrived at Morning Song atop her phoenix, Nu Wa realized that King Zhou still possessed another twenty years of reign — and would thus live with lustful rage. As she arrived at her temple, she summoned forth her three right-hand sprites: Daji, the thousand year-old female fox; Splendor, the nine- headed female pheasant; and Jade, the female lute. Thus following their summoning, Goddess Nu Wa told them to transform themselves into beautiful women in order to distract King Zhou from his state affairs — so that he would be overthrown in a further justified manner. Back in Morning Song King Zhou seated in great depression over the incredible unattainable beauty that Nu Wa had possessed — and thus wished to not perform any action until he could attain her as one of his lovers. After effectively calling minister Fei Zhong to his presence, he suggested to the king that one–hundred women should be taken from each of the four Grand Dukes so that he might have an opportunity to find a woman that ranked in beauty with Nu Wa. With immense delight at such a grand opportunity, King Zhou rested for the night and would make his preparations in the following day. 9 Chapter 2 The Rebellion of Su Hu The next morning, King Zhou prepared one letter for each of the four Grand Dukes stating that one hundred virgin women that possess at least a moderate level of physical beauty should be presented before the capital as soon as possible.
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