Is “The Deer Strength Immortal of the Cart Slow Kingdom is purely a fictional creation.” true?
In Chapter 46 of 'Journey to the West', it is written that the Great Immortal Deer Power competes with Tang Sanzang in a contest of cutting open the belly and scooping out the heart, and is later defeated and killed by Sun Wukong's magic, revealing his true form as a white-haired horned deer. Such deeds of demonic Taoists have no basis in classical texts; they are purely the vivid creations of the novelist. Original text: "二国师晦气，正剖腹时，被一只饿鹰将脏腑肝肠都刁去了，死在那里。原身是个白毛角鹿也。" (Journey to the West, Chapter 46.txt)
The spell of the Deer Strength Immortal to cut open his belly and gouge out his heart is a fictional invention of the novel.
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