Myths featuring Yang Jian

The legend of Yang Jian, known as Erlang Shen, details his divine struggle against the chaotic forces of deception that once plagued the Min River in Sichuan. Using his celestial third eye, he was able to see through the shapeshifting illusions of a powerful water demon, ultimately allowing him to defeat the creature and bring peace to the region through the creation of the Dujiangyan...

Following the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the sage Jiang Ziya ascends the Divine Altar at Mount Qi to fulfill a celestial mandate. Using the 'Investiture of the Gods' roster, he summons the spirits of those fallen in the Great War to assign them eternal positions in the heavenly hierarchy. This ritual marks the transition from an era of mythic chaos to a structured divine order under the Zhou...