After inspecting the formation, Jiang Ziya returned to see Qiongxiao.
Qiongxiao asked, "Ziya, do you recognize this formation?"
Ziya replied, "Fellow Daoist, it is plainly written above. Why ask whether I recognize it or not?"
Bixiao pointed her halberd at Yang Jian and shouted, "Release your Howling Celestial Dog again today, if you dare!"
Trusting in his courage and relying on his Daoist arts, Yang Jian spurred his horse and brandished his spear as he charged forth. Qiongxiao, seated upon her Swan Goose, met him with sword in hand.
Before they had exchanged several bouts, Ling Qing, who presided over the formation from the side, raised the Primordial Chaos Golden Basin in sacrifice.
Yang Jian did not know the basin's power. He only saw a streak of golden light draw him inside, then hurl him into the Yellow River Formation.
Even all your Seventy-Two Changes are of no use—how can you escape the calamity within the Yellow River Formation?
When Jinzha saw Yang Jian captured, he shouted, "What wicked art did you use to seize my Daoist brother?"
He attacked with his sword, and Qiongxiao met him with her precious blade.
Jinzha raised the Dragon-Binding Pillar in sacrifice. Ling Qing held the Golden Basin in his hand and pointed at it with his middle finger; the Dragon-Binding Pillar dropped into the basin.
Then he raised the Golden Basin a second time, captured Jinzha, and flung him into the Yellow River Formation.
Soon after, Muzha raised his hooked swords in sacrifice, only to be captured along with the others.
Before long, Ling Qing had captured Yang Jian, Jinzha, and Muzha, but let Jiang Ziya return.
Jiang Ziya was one destined to undergo the tribulation, the one chosen by all Three Teachings to invest the gods. Naturally, Ling Qing did not dare