Yaoji, the sister of the Jade Emperor, secretly married a mortal scholar named Yang Tianyou. They had three children: Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan. When the Jade Emperor found out, he sent celestial troops to the mortal world. They killed Yang Tianyou and Yang Jiao, and imprisoned Yaoji beneath Mount Tao. Yang Jian and Yang Chan narrowly escaped with the help of Nezha. Since then, Nezha and the siblings Yang Jian and Yang Chan became wanted throughout the three realms.
The celestial troops besieged Chentang Pass, and Nezha fell into a trap and committed suicide. Immortal Taiyi used a lotus petal from the Magic Lotus Lantern to recreate Nezha's body. To keep an eye on Nezha, Immortal Taiyi entrusted the Magic Lotus Lantern to Yang Chan for safekeeping.
Yang Jian apprenticed under Immortal Yuding and learned great skills. Even the dog that accompanied him, Xiantian, cultivated into human form. Yang Jian split Mount Tao to rescue his mother, but unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor sent his ten sons – the ten suns – who scorched Yaoji to death. In anger and grief, Yang Jian killed nine of the ten suns,...