Investiture of the Gods/Chapter 14
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This chapter is titled "Reincarnation with Lotus Flowers". As the soul of Nezha appeared before Fairy Primordial recently after the former's death, the latter told Nezha to approach his mother in a dream and tell her to construct a temple on Jade Screen Mountain that is to be worshipped with incense and candles for over three years of time; following the three years, Nezha will be able to reincarnate into his original human form once again. Thus continuously pleading to his mother for the construction of his temple so that he could rest in peace, she finally ordered her attendants to do as such -- resulting in the temple's completion following the passage of ten months. As Li Jing was naturally not informed of such a construction less he attempted to tare it down in the future, many people soon gathered to worship before the beautifully articulated temple due to the seemingly good forture that resulted in such worship. Descending one day from the Wild Horse Mountain after thorougly drilling his troops, Li Jing noticed many individuals gathering around a neighboring temple that was suposedly dedicated to "God Nezha". Burning the temple down shortly and calming the people with the truth, Li Jing returned immediately to see his wife and reprimand her for such one-sided thinking. As Nezha heard what happened through his temple secretaries, he headed to see his master at Qianyuan Mountain to explain the current situation. Realizing that Nezha is to be reincarnated as soon as possible without a single moment of delay, Fairy Primordial ordered his attendant, Golden Haze Lad, to retrieve two lotus flowers and three lotus leaves from the lotus pond immediately. Performing a special process with his lotus leaves and flowers shortly after being received, Nezha suddenly leapt forth in a new human body without the slightest defect following a puff of smoke. Bowing in unparalleled gratitude before his master, Nezha was trained immediately with the Fire-Tip Lance combined with his new Wind-Fire Wheels, and ended up mastering such an art in very short time.
Before leaving Qianyuan to attain revenge against Li Jing, Fairy Primordial handed the former his original legendary items--after being retrieved off of Lady Rock's corpse--along with a golden brick that could change its mass at the users' will. Riding upon his flaming wheels with quick pace, and arriving before Li Jing's residence shortly, several guards reported the former's arrival -- and Li Jing had little choice but to see if what they said was really true. Appearing before Nezha in great shock due to his miraculous return, Li Jing slashed his lance upon the former -- but only ended up fleeing to the southeast after experiencing the celestial renown that Nezha now possessed. Pursueing the latter with great ease with his Wind-Fire Wheels, Li Jing knew that his life was to end shortly and thus fled for his life at the fastest speed he could muster. As Li Jing happened to fortunately run into his second son, Muzha, along the way, he immediately explained the situation with quick words while hiding behind the former. Appearing before Muzha, Nezha soon learned that the person standing before him was his second brother -- and he thus told the latter his reason for such an action. Without any hesitation for sympathy on Nezha's part due to unfilialness, Muzha lashed his sword forth at the former -- but only ended up being knocked in the stomach by Nezha's golden brick after leaving an opening. Falling to the ground in moderate unconsciousness after receiving such a heavly blow, Nezha seized this chance to pursue Li Jing further in his amusement. Resolved that he would only end up with further calamity if such shamefulness continued, Li Jing prostrated himself on the ground in preparation for his ritual suicide. Just before such could be performed, Master of Outstanding Culture suddenly appeared to stop the former with immediate pace.
