The Investiture Of The Gods
The Investiture of the Gods is a 1990 Chinese shenmo television series written by Bing Tian, Gu Hanchang, Ouyang Yuping and Yu Youchen. The television series are based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing.
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The series is based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing.
1.Nuwa Palace Turmoil
7.009-01-199043mMore than 3,000 years ago, in the Central Plains of China, there was an earth-shattering conflict between the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It coincided with the birthday of the great...
2.King Zhou Of Shang Dynasty Beauty Pageant
7.010-01-199043mIn the Chaoge Palace, the vixen who transformed into Daji came forward bathed in sunshine. She was graceful, charming and gorgeous, with peerless appearance. The lustful King Zhou...
3.Qingxiangge Chuanbao
7.011-01-199043mClouds are gathering over Chaoge City, and everyone, civil and military, is in danger; at the same time, the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects are holding a century-old meeting o...
4.Jiang Ziya Comes Out
7.012-01-199043mDaji finally died, and King Zhou was grief-stricken and guarded her soul day and night. Shen Gongbao suddenly appeared, destroyed the demon-slaying sword, and rescued Daji in time....
5.The Good Queen Was Killed
7.013-01-199043mQueen Jiang firmly denied that the assassin was ordered by her. King Zhou was so stunned by Daji that he didn't care about the love between husband and wife. In order to force Quee...
6.Xibohou Shizi
7.014-01-199043mKing Zhou was afraid that the news of Queen Jiang's death would trigger the rebellion of Dongbohou, so he ordered the summons of Dongbohou and Xibohou to come to court and sing. Ji...
7.Little Nezha Becomes A Disciple
7.015-01-199043mJiang Wenhuan, son of Dong Bohou, rebelled in order to avenge his father. King Zhou ordered Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan, to step up military training and take s...
8.Jiang Taigong Gets Married
7.016-01-199043mJiang Ziya realized that Daji was also the incarnation of a monster and informed King Zhou. King Zhou was furious and ordered his men to capture Jiang Ziya. Ziya finally gave up on...
9.Empress Su Flirts
7.017-01-199043mJiang Ziya couldn't bear the evil wife at home anymore, so he said goodbye to Song Yiren and went to live in seclusion in Xiqi. At this time, Ji Chang had been imprisoned in Chaoge...
10.Lei Zhenzi Saves His Father
7.018-01-199043mLei Zhenzi, the adopted son Ji Chang met on his way to Chaoge, had grown into a boy with strong martial arts skills. Yun Zhongzi figured out that Ji Chang was in trouble at this mo...
11.The Girl Escapes Danger
7.019-01-199043mKing Zhou was happy for a moment and casually agreed to let Jichang return to Xiqi. Afterwards, with Daji's persuasion, he realized something was wrong and sent a large team of peo...
12.King Wen Of Zhou Visits Virtuous People
7.020-01-199043mJi Sui lied and claimed that he saw Ji Fa and Qingjun having a private meeting on the spiritual platform. The damage to the spiritual platform was the result of God's anger. The on...
13.The Fox Hole Was Burned
7.021-01-199043mThe Lutai under the charge of Chonghou Hu, the Marquis of Beibo, was renovated today. King Zhou held a banquet on it for his ministers. It was indeed beautiful and magnificent. Dur...
14.Hear The Ten Commandments Of Taishi
7.022-01-199043mIn order to save Daji, King Zhou forced Bigan to commit suicide. Bigan angrily cut out his sincere heart and threw it to King Zhou. With the help of the talisman given by Ziya back...
15.Shen Gongbao's Approach
7.023-01-199043mAlthough Chong Heihu, the younger brother of Chonghou Hu, was very dissatisfied with King Zhou, he reluctantly went into battle in order to protect his brother. Unfortunately, the...
16.Mrs. Jia Was Deceived
7.024-01-199043mOn New Year's Day, all officials' families are required to go to the harem to pay homage to the queen. When Huang Feihu's wife, Mrs. Jia, came to pay her respects, Daji hated Huang...
17.Huang Feihu Breaks Through The Barrier
7.025-01-199043mHuang Feihu returned to Chaoge and started a fierce battle with the five gate guards.
18.Farewell To The Golden Light Cave
7.026-01-199043mNezha helped Huang Feihu pass the customs and then said goodbye and returned to the mountain. After hearing that Zhongzou Kai returned to the court, he learned that Feihu had retur...
19.Prime Minister Jiang's Corpse Exposed
7.027-01-199043mJiang Ziya burned incense to ask for help, and Taiyi Zhenren sent Nezha down the mountain to help. The two armies fought again. Nezha was the incarnation of a lotus and had no soul...
20.Xiqishan Snow Attack
7.028-01-199043mDue to Qingjun's rescue, King Wu was rescued by the army who came to escort him, but Qingjun was held hostage by assassins. Zhou Jun was afraid of hurting the queen, so he had no c...
21.Hearing About Taishi's Expedition To The West
7.029-01-199043mThe four generals of the Demon Family helped Wen Zhong. Nezha secretly try to rescue his brother. Mo Liqing planned to burn down Xiqi City. Fortunately, Jiang Ziya noticed it early...
22.Zhao Gongming Sets Up The Formation
7.030-01-199043mShen Gongbao spared no effort to lobby for reinforcements for the survival of the Shang Dynasty, and this time he found Zhao Gongming in Luofu Cave in Mount Emei. Zhao Gongming bor...
23.Three Immortals & Confused Immortals
7.031-01-199043mThe formation that the Three Immortals are best at is called the Enchanting Formation. To put it more realistically, it is the Beauty Formation. Huang Feihu, the three Nezha brothe...
24.Juelong Ridge Broken Soul
7.001-02-199043mThe Shang army was defeated and retreated to Juelong Ridge. Wen Zhong was horrified when he remembered his master's prophecy when he came down the mountain, "You will never see a w...
25.Deng Jiugong Took Command
7.002-02-199043mDeng Jiugong used the plan, but Jiang Ziya used the plan instead. Tu Xingsun let go of Deng Chanyu desperately, and Deng Chanyu went to save his father regardless of his own streng...
26.Dwarf Tiger Encounter
7.003-02-199043mIn front of King Wu, Tu Xingsun admitted that he released Deng Chanyu privately and was willing to die. Deng Chanyu was deeply moved and finally recognized her husband. On the wedd...
27.Jizhouhou Ciyao
7.004-02-199043mShen Gongbao also brought a Jie Jiao disciple named Hu Sheng to King Zhou. The two former princes have now grown up and are ordered by their master to go down the mountain to assis...
28.The Eldest Prince Fell Into A Trap
7.005-02-199043mYin Hong was injured and fled to an old temple and passed out. When he woke up, he found a gentle and beautiful strange woman in front of him taking good care of him. Yin Hong's re...
29.Yin Yang Mirror Death Light
7.006-02-199043mJiang Ziya asked Yin Jiao's master Guang Chengzi to come down the mountain, but Yin Jiao, who was greedy for profit, believed that he had the yin and yang mirror in his hands, and...
30.Fire Spirit Mother Appears
7.007-02-199043mAfter Yin Hong came to Youhun Pass, he was shocked to realize that Dou Rong's daughter Dou Fengzhen was actually the woman with whom he had a close heart in the past. The two reuni...
31.The Battle Between Two Leaders
7.008-02-199043mSeeing his disciples being beaten back one by one and sent back to their original state, Master Tongtian finally took out the highest magic weapon of Jiejiao - the four swords of Z...
32.White Bone Flag Captures Souls
7.009-02-199043mHuang Feihu took a detour to attack Mianchi County and met Gao Lanying. Gao Lanying sneaked into Huang Feihu and killed Huang Feihu with a golden needle. Huang Feihu's body was ret...
33.Follow The Wind & Cause Trouble
7.010-02-199043mYu Ding gave instructions to Yang Jian. There was the rumbling sound of the waterfall, and even the gentle ears couldn't hear what they were talking about. After Yang Jian returned...
34.The Seven Mountain Monsters Are Showing Off Their Evil Ways
7.011-02-199043mAfter completing their training, the Meishan monster came to Zhouying to cause trouble. Although it was a sneak attack, it seemed that they could not get any advantage. The only ga...
35.King Zhou Of Shang Immolated Himself
7.012-02-199043mKing Zhou felt extremely depressed after hearing the news of the disastrous defeat on the front line. He rushed back to the palace and was furious at Daji and Ximei, who seemed to...
36.The List Of Gods That Determines The Country
7.013-02-199043mWith the help of Nuwa, Yang Jian and Nezha successfully captured the two banshees, Daji and Hu Ximei. Su Daji and Hu Ximei are charming and beautiful, but they cannot escape death...
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