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At Cloudy Paths Cave, Wukong takes in Eight Rules; / At Pagoda Mountain, Tripitaka receives the Heart Sūtra.
We were telling you about the flaming light of the monster, who was fleeing, while the Great Sage riding the rosy clouds followed right behind. As they were thus proceeding, they came upon a tall mountain, where the monster gathered together the fiery shafts of light and resumed his original form. Racing into a cave, he took out a nine-pronged muckrake to fight. "Lawless monster! " shouted Pilgrim. "What region are you from, fiend, and how do you know old Monkey's names? What abilities do you have? Make a full confession quickly and your life may be spared! " "So you don't know my powers! " said that monster. "Come up here and brace yourself! I'll tell you!