Identity of the traveler: The protagonist is an ordinary social animal in modern times. After his accidental death, he traveled through time and became the Tathagata Buddha in the world of Journey to the West. He possesses the boundless power of Tathagata, but retains the empathy and values of modern people.
Tiandao system: This is a cold, absolutely rational incarnation of rules. The tasks it issues must be completed, otherwise the world line will collapse and all life will be in ruins. The system is the protagonist's biggest shackles.
The truth about the real and fake Monkey King: The six-eared macaque is not an independent individual, but the "two minds" caused by Sun Wukong's despair in seeking scriptures and his resentment towards gods and Buddhas. The two are essentially one and cannot be distinguished. In the original work, it was the True Wukong who died, but here, the protagonist (Tathagata) was forced to suppress the unruly and rebellious "True Wukong".
Different world setting: The place where Sun Wukong was exiled was not the traditional world of immortality, but a "battlefield of gods" full of Cthulhu elements, mechanical ascension, or extreme chaos. There, his magic fails and he must reinvent himself from scratch.
Journey to the West: Traditional Cultivation, Merit, and the Power of Faith.
Another world: bloodline evolution, gene lock, spiritual power, or pure physical sanctification.
