Is “Participated in the decisive battle of immortals and demons with array formations” true?
novel invention
The Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter on the Hereditary House of Song and Weizi, records Jizi as a purely political thinker and a loyalist of the Shang Dynasty. His participation in magical battles and array formations in the Investiture of the Gods is a fictional invention.
Jizi
In official history, he is a virtuous royal clansman who served as Grand Tutor of the Shang Dynasty and was enslaved for remonstrating; in fiction, he is often portrayed as a loyal elder deeply concerned about his country and people.