No-cha defeats Chang Kuei-fang

The redoubtable No-cha having, by means of his Heaven-and-earth Bracelet, vanquished Feng Lin, a star-god and subordinate officer of Chang Kuei-fang, in spite of the black smoke-clouds which he blew out of his nostrils, the defeated warrior fled and sought the aid of his chief, who fought No-cha in some thirty to forty encounters without succeeding in dislodging him from his Wind-fire Wheel, which enabled him to move about rapidly and to perform prodigious feats, such as causing hosts of silver flying dragons like clouds of snow to descend upon his enemy.  During one of these fights No-cha heard his name called three times, but paid no heed.  Finally, with his Heaven-and-earth Bracelet he broke Chang Kuei-fang’s left arm, following this up by shooting out some dazzling rays of light which knocked him off his horse.

When he returned to the city to report his victory to Tzu-ya, the latter asked him if during the battle Kuei-fang had called his name.  “Yes,” replied No-cha, “he called, but I took no heed of him.”  “When Kuei-fang calls,” said Tzu-ya, “the hun and the p’o [anima and umbra] become separated, and so the body falls apart.”  “But,” replied No-cha, “I had changed myself into a lotus-flower, which has neither hun nor p’o, so he could not succeed in getting me off my magic wheel.”

Tzu-ya goes to K’un-lun

Tzu-ya, however, still uncertain in mind about the finality of No-cha’s victories, went to consult Wu Wang (whose death had not yet taken place at this time).  After the interview Tzu-ya informed Wu Wang of his wish to visit K’un-lun Mountain.  Wu Wang warned him of the danger of leaving the kingdom with the enemy so near the capital; but Tzu-ya obtained his consent by saying he would be absent only three days at most.  So he gave instructions regarding the defence to No-cha, and went off in his spirit chariot to K’un-lun.  On his arrival at the Unicorn Precipice he was much enraptured with the beautiful scenery, the colours, flowers, trees, bridges, birds, deer, apes, blue lions, white elephants, etc., all of which seemed to make earth surpass Heaven in loveliness.

He receives the List of Immortals

From the Unicorn Precipice he went on to the Jade Palace of Abstraction.  Here he was presented to Yuean-shih.  From him he received the List of Promotions to Immortals, which Nan-chi Hsien-weng, ‘Ancient Immortal of the South Pole,’ had brought, and was told to go and erect a Feng Shen T’ai (Spirits’ Promotion Terrace) on which to exhibit it.  Yuean-shih also warned him that if anyone called him while he was on the way he was to be most careful not to answer.  On reaching the Unicorn Precipice on his way back, he heard some one call:  “Chiang Tzu-ya!” This happened