Yaoji, the sister of the Jade Emperor, secretly married a mortal scholar named Yang Tianyou, and they had three children: Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan. When the Jade Emperor found out, he sent the heavenly army to the mortal world, killing Yang Tianyou and Yang Jiao, and imprisoning Yaoji under Mount Tao. Yang Jian and Yang Chan narrowly escaped with the help of Nezha. From then on, Nezha and the siblings Yang Jian and Yang Chan became wanted throughout the three realms.
The heavenly army besieged Chentang Pass, and Nezha fell into a trap and committed suicide. Grandmaster Taiyi used a lotus petal from the Magic Lotus Lantern to recreate Nezha's body. To keep Nezha in check, Grandmaster Taiyi entrusted the Magic Lotus Lantern to Yang Chan for safekeeping.
Yang Jian apprenticed under Grandmaster Yuding, learning great skills, and even his faithful companion, the howling celestial hound, achieved human form. Yang Jian split Mount Tao to save his mother, but unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor sent his ten sons - the ten suns - who scorched Yaoji to death. Filled with grief and anger, Yang Jian killed nine of the suns,...