1, Journey to the West has a slow process of writing a book for hundreds of years, which is why there are many contradictions in this book. For example, Monkey Sun was so powerful at first, but later many goblins could compete with him. In this process, it was strongly influenced by Taoism (especially Quanzhen religion) and Buddhism (especially Pure Land Sect). The shadows of these two influences can be seen everywhere in the book, and there are many documents and evidences to study them, including many blueprints of stories, many prototypes of images, and even the sources of many descriptions, which are ready-made and can be said to be unquestionable. At every stage of his writing, he is influenced by different social fashions and religious struggles, and it is not necessarily who dominates these two influences. But in the end, before the book was written, it was opposed by the government and dominated by the social fashion of advocating Buddhism and restraining Taoism. In the end, Journey to the West was stereotyped as a story that Taoist immortals could not beat all kinds of powerful monsters and wanted to ask Buddha for help. Monkey Sun, a capable Taoist figure, and former Taoist generals Zhu Bajie and Friar Sand were recruited to Buddhism. These people threw taoist sanqing (the statue of the three ultimate bosses of Taoism) into the toilet of Chechi. 2, Journey to the West's "Tai Shang Lao Jun" is probably a mess of folklore. I feel that Sanqing in Journey to the West is like a subordinate of the Jade Emperor, and his skill is much smaller than other novels. In fact, the old gentleman in Taishang, as one of the "three clean-ups", is the highest god in Taoism. In most novels, he has infinite magic and does whatever he wants in an instant. You see, the Great Immortal in Zhenyuan obviously kills monkeys, and the Grand Priest is taller than him. But in your question, you said it was an avant-garde under one roof. Although many people in ancient times advocated "the same origin of the three religions", why didn't I find such a bad plot when I watched Journey to the West? 3. It's really because of the background. This is no joke. Moreover, exorcism cannot destroy the ancient immortal system. Some goblins belong to the legendary star officials (Kuimu Wolf, Jade Rabbit) or the mount of Buddha, and this book will never die. If they are written to death, they will destroy the immortal system. As for the ordinary bear monster, it's okay to die. Without the protection of wildlife protection law, there is generally no way to get monkeys away.