Lady Shiji had been waiting in the cave for quite some time. When she emerged and saw Taiyi, she shouted, "Dao brother, you've finally come.
Your disciple Nezha shot and killed the child in my cave. Not only did he show no remorse afterward, he went on to wound another child in my cave.
Now that you, his master, have come, tell me—how should he be dealt with?"
Taiyi smiled. "Dao brother, do not lead yourself astray. Nezha was born into this world under an imperial decree, charged with aiding and protecting a wise ruler.
If you wish to punish him, you must first go to Jade Void Palace and see my teacher, the leader of our sect.
Return my disciple at once. Otherwise, if you delay the great undertaking, you will bear no small responsibility."
Lady Shiji frowned. "Dao brother, you invoke the sect leader to pressure me. You indulged your disciple's violence—he killed my disciple—and now you use lofty words to suppress me."
Taiyi said, "Shiji, you belong to the Interception Sect, while I belong to the Clarifying Sect. Because our generation had not severed the Three Corpses in fifteen hundred years, we incurred the precept of killing.
Thus, we descended into the mortal world, where campaigns, executions, and slaughter would bring this tribulation to completion.
Now Cheng Tang was destined to perish, and the Zhou Dynasty was destined to rise. Jade Void would confer gods, and we were to enjoy wealth and honor among men.
When the three sects jointly signed the Investiture of the Gods, my teacher commanded the disciples of our sect to be born into the world and assist a wise ruler.
Nezha is the Spirit Pearl descended into the mortal realm, aiding Jiang Ziya in destroying Cheng Tang. He bears the talismanic command