Wukong immediately went to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea and told the old Dragon King Ao Guang his purpose of coming here. The Dragon King could not refuse, and ordered the shrimp soldiers to carry out a nine-pronged fork that weighed three thousand six hundred catties. Wukong took it and played with it for a while, but found it too light. The Dragon King then ordered the crab generals to carry out a square halberd that weighed seven thousand two hundred catties. Wukong saw it and still found it too light.
The Dragon King said: “There is no heavier weapon than this.” Wukong did not believe him and quarreled with the Dragon King. The Dragon Queen said to the Dragon King: “When Yu the Great controlled the floods, he used a divine iron to measure the depth of the sea water. Recently, it has been shining all the time. Just give it to him, whether he can use it or not, just get rid of him.” The Dragon King heard this and told Wukong: “This treasure is too heavy, you have to get it yourself!”
Sun Wukong followed the Dragon King to the bottom of the sea. The Dragon King pointed with his hand and said: “The one that is shining is it.” Wukong saw the divine iron emitting golden light, and walked over and touched it with his hand. It turned out to be an iron rod, as thick as a bucket and more than two zhangs long. Sun Wukong tried hard to move it with his hand and said: “It’s too long, too long. It would be better if it were shorter and thinner.”
