After they had been bound and locked in an underground cavern, they heard from the monster guarding them that he was a disheveled old monster with yellow brows who called himself the Yellow Brow Old Buddha.
Yellow Brow Monster placed the Golden Cymbals on the lotus platform and said, "Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong! So what if you have powers that reach the heavens? You've still been caught by me, and now you can't move an inch inside. Hahahahahaha!"
"Besides, these Golden Cymbals are a mighty magical treasure. Anything kept inside for three days and three nights will turn into a pool of blood. And you, Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong, are no exception."
"Just stay in there and wait to die slowly. Hahahahahahaha!"
With that, he paid them no further attention. He didn't even leave any lesser demons to guard them, but took the other monsters off to sleep.
Hearing this, Sun Wukong charged around inside, but the Golden Cymbals didn't budge. He then took out the Golden Cudgel and recited an incantation. The cudgel slowly grew larger and longer.
To his surprise, as the Golden Cudgel grew, the Golden Cymbals also slowly expanded. Seeing that this method wouldn't work, Sun Wukong raised the cudgel and struck the inside with all his might, but his efforts were still in vain.
Sun Wukong came up with another idea. He stood the Golden Cudgel upright to prop open the Golden Cymbals, then plucked a hair from the back of his head and blew on it, transforming it into a plum-blossom drill.
Sun Wukong began drilling at the gap, but no matter how long he worked, he couldn't make even the slightest opening—not so much as a pinhole. Furious, he threw the plum-blossom drill down.
Sun Wukong recited an incantation and