The Battle in Journey to the West

Zhuge Liang had set up the Seven Stars Altar to borrow the east wind and assist Zhou Yu with his fire attack on Cao’s Navy Camp.

All of Cao Cao’s warships had already been chained together into a flotilla, and if a fire were to be set, naturally no one would escape.

However, Zhuge Liang had been trying to borrow the wind for two days, but still there was no sign of any movement, which made Enlightenment Dao anxious; could it be that the Seven Stars Sword had no effect? The immortals in the heavens weren’t taking notice?

Although Enlightenment Dao was anxious, he had no other choice but to quietly wait. Zhuge Liang was also puzzled, but knowing that borrowing the wind was no trivial matter, he figured perhaps the immortals in the heavens hadn’t noticed, so on the third day, he continued to ascend the altar to perform the ritual.

Meanwhile, Princess Iron Fan, upon seeing that the Ox Demon King hadn’t returned home for a long time and hearing rumors of his affair with another woman, was absolutely furious. She took the Banana Leaf Fan and left the Banana Leaf Cave, heading towards the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain in Dongsheng Immortal State.

As she passed through Southern Toad Continent, she suddenly noted below someone performing rites on the Seven Stars Altar, arranging the Twenty-Eight Mansions Formation, offering all kinds of sacrifices, while a group of people held various banner treasure banners. She couldn’t help but think to herself, "Who is this wild daoist who has come to deceive others now?"

With a casual sweep of her divine sense, she was taken aback, surprised, "Isn’t that my teacher’s Seven Stars Sword? I saw it once in Doulu Palace, how did it end up in this person’s hands?"

Curious, she halted her steps to watch Zhuge Liang invoke the wind, but after a long while, there was still no breeze.

Enraged, Princess Iron Fan thought, "This man has erected the Seven Stars Altar, corresponding with the Big Dipper in the heavens; the immortals above should have noticed by now, yet they refuse to grant the wind! This sword is my teacher’s Seven Stars Sword, could it be that they think my teacher is less than the Jade Emperor? Not willing to grant the wind? Outrageous! This person is using my teacher’s Seven Stars Sword, and yet they dare not show up!"

Princess Iron Fan watched Zhuge Liang wielding the Seven Stars Sword at the altar to invoke the wind, but there was not the slightest stir, and her anger flared. After all, the Seven Stars Sword was a divine sword of the Taoist sect, a magical treasure of Laojun, and she had seen this sword in Doulu Palace. Now Zhuge Liang was invoking the wind, but no immortal official responded, was this not a slight to Laojun’s dignity? As Laojun’s secret disciple, how could she tolerate this?

Princess Iron Fan was originally the princess of the Raksasa Kingdom, which had been destroyed by enemy states, and Laojun happened to be heading out through the Hangu Pass and saw the abandoned baby girl, so he took her in and eventually matched her with the Ox Demon King who was an underling of the Green Ox in his seat. This relationship was unknown to outsiders.