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"The Romance of the Gods" has a total of one hundred chapters. It takes King Wu's defeat of Zhou and the Shang and Zhou dynasties as the historical background, and combines it with the folklore of Jiang Ziya's killing of generals and the title of God. Because King Zhou of Shang wrote a poem to blaspheme Nuwa, the vixen sent by Nuwa transformed into Su Daji and entered the palace to charm King Zhou and cause trouble in the government. This is the beginning of the story. King Wu of Zhou, the son of King Wen of Zhou who was later released to Xiqi, raised troops to rebel against Shang and conquer Zhou with the help of Jiang Ziya. Supporting King Wu's teachings and helping King Zhou's teachings, the immortals and Taoist priests of the two religions each showed their magical powers and battled wits. King Zhou was defeated and burned himself in Zhaixing Tower. After the fall of Shang Tang, King Wu of Zhou became the emperor and conferred seventy-two princes. Jiang Ziya canonized three hundred and sixty-five righteous gods at the Conferring God Platform. "Fengshen Yanyi" is a model of combining historical themes with legends of gods and demons. The classic plots in the story have been continuously reinterpreted in countless works of art. It is a treasure among ancient Chinese novels about gods and demons.