In the book Journey to the West, Goku was imprisoned beneath Five Elements Mountain after wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Court. The Jade Emperor and the gods of the Heavenly Court could do nothing to him, so they could only ask Tathagata to intervene.
But in this Journey to the West world where he now was, the Heavenly Court's strength was formidable. Lord Lao alone was incredibly powerful. If Goku were to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Court, there would be no need to invite Tathagata—Lord Lao could simply take action himself.
Even if Lord Lao did not act, Tongtian Cult Leader and Yuanshi Tianzun of Kunlun could defeat Goku as well.
After all, the two of them had entered the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm countless years ago and were stronger than Goku, who had only recently entered that realm.
At the same time, there were many experts and deadly formations throughout the Three Realms that could deal with Goku. There was no need at all to ask the Buddhist Sect to intervene.
Even if Tathagata truly did act, why had he merely suppressed Goku instead of killing him?
As Uchiha Shin pondered these questions, he could not understand them.
Things were not as simple as they appeared in the book Journey to the West. The records in the book were merely surface-level phenomena, artistically embellished. One had to see through the appearances to grasp the essence; what lay behind them was exceedingly cruel.
There were also major differences in certain places. For example, Goku eating the peaches from the Peach Orchard was recorded that way in the book, but in this world, Goku had cleared out the peaches in order to save his fellow demons.
"Big Brother, what are you thinking about?" Goku asked when he saw