Editing Nüwa (section)

===Appearance in ''Fengshen Yanyi''===
[[File:Anonymous-Fuxi and Nüwa.jpg|thumb|{{center|An ancient painting of Nüwa and Fuxi unearthed at the [[Astana Graves]].}}]]

Nüwa is featured within the famed [[Ming dynasty]] novel {{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|[[Investiture of the Gods|Fengshen Bang]]}}. As featured within this novel, Nüwa is revered since [[Xia dynasty]] for creating the five-colored stones to mend the heavens, which tilted after [[Gonggong]] toppled one of the heavenly pillars, [[Mount Buzhou]]. [[Shang Rong]] asked [[King Zhou of Shang]] to pay her a visit as a sign of deep respect. Upon seeing her statue, Zhou was completely overcome with lust at the sight of the beautiful ancient goddess Nüwa. He wrote an erotic poem on a neighboring wall and took his leave. When Nüwa later returned to her temple after visiting the [[Yellow Emperor]], she saw the foulness of Zhou's words. In her anger, she swore that the [[Shang dynasty]] would end in payment for his offense. In her rage, Nüwa personally ascended to the palace in an attempt to kill the king, but was suddenly struck back by two large beams of red light.

After Nüwa realized that [[King Zhou of Shang|King Zhou]] was already destined to rule the kingdom for twenty-six more years, Nüwa summoned her three subordinates—the Thousand-Year Vixen (later becoming [[Daji]]), the [[Pipa Jing|Jade Pipa]], and the [[Jiutou Zhiji Jing|Nine-Headed Pheasant]]. With these words, Nüwa brought destined chaos to the Shang dynasty, "The luck [[Cheng Tang]] won six hundred years ago is dimming. I speak to you of a new [[mandate of heaven]] which sets the destiny for all. You three are to enter King Zhou's palace, where you are to bewitch him. Whatever you do, do not harm anyone else. If you do my bidding, and do it well, you will be permitted to reincarnate as human beings."<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Allan|first1=Sarah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QlEZd4x9LUAC|title=The shape of the turtle: myth, art, and cosmos in early China |last2=Allan |first2=Sarah |date=1991 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-0460-7 |series=SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture}}</ref> With these words, Nüwa was never heard of again, but was still a major indirect factor towards the Shang dynasty's fall.