Li Jing and Yin Furen are the parents of three sons — Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha. The youngest, Nezha, was born as a flesh ball after three years and six months of gestation, a miraculous birth orchestrated by Taiyi Zhenren.
The Buddhist guardian Duowen Tianwang was absorbed into the deified Tang general Li Jing, producing the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King of Chinese popular religion who carries Duowen's pagoda but lives Nezha's father's story.
After Nezha's self-sacrifice and resurrection, Li Jing destroyed his son's temple in anger, prompting Nezha to pursue his father with murderous intent until Randeng Daoren intervened with the demon-subduing pagoda.
Li Jing commands the celestial armies as Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King under the Jade Emperor's authority, leading the first campaign against Sun Wukong with his sons Nezha, Jinzha, and Muzha at the vanguard.
After their conflict, Li Jing received a demon-subduing pagoda from Randeng Daoren that grants him authority over Nezha, ensuring his son's obedience.
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