The Taoist witch-priests burn charms and chant spells to invoke the gods of rain: Master Wind, Uncle Cloud, Lord Thunder and Mother Lightning and the Dragon King. However, Monkey stops the gods in the air, and the Taoist priests’ call for rain ends in failure. The Taoist witch-priests then propose another competition, called “revealing one’s holiness on a cloud ladder”.
妖道焚符念咒，好比請貼，請來雨部諸神——風師雲伯雷公電母和龍王。孫大聖在半空中將諸神攔阻。求雨以道士失敗而終止。妖道提議再 賭“雲梯顯聖禪”。