In the Journey to the West, although the Tathagata has shown great magic and can almost become the first master in the Journey to the West, there are still great gods in the Three Realms that make him feel terrified. Although these great gods didn't show high mana, they just disdained to make moves. Their real strength actually surpassed that of Tathagata. These great gods are Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor, Yuanshi Tianzun and Hongjun Laozu. Grandfather Tai
Grandfather Tai, also known as Grandfather Tai, looks like a nice guy, who doesn't want to offend anyone and has never really fought with anyone, but his strength is hidden. No one knows how powerful his magic is, except that his position is above that of the jade emperor. When he came to the Heavenly Palace in the novel of Journey to the West, both the jade emperor and the heavenly queen needed to meet him outside the Lingxiao Hall. In his blast furnace, countless magic weapons have been refined, and any one of them can be invincible, including Bajie's nine-toothed rake, Wukong's golden cudgel, and Laojun's diamond cut, which is known as the most powerful magic weapon in the three realms. When the green ox essence under the old gentleman's seat was a demon in the lower world, Wukong asked the Tathagata for help, but the Tathagata also pleaded that he didn't dare to take care of the green ox essence because he was afraid of offending the master of the green ox essence. The Jade Emperor
Like the old gentleman, the Jade Emperor didn't perform very well in the Journey to the West, and he was afraid of the Monkey King in the TV series. However, the story that he was chased by the Monkey King was not found in the original Journey to the West. When the Monkey King made a scene in the Heavenly Palace, he didn't even enter the worse heaven, and he didn't even see the jade emperor's face. The real jade emperor is the Lord of the Three Realms and the great Buddha of the Three Realms. He has practiced for more than 2 million years, and his magic is unfathomable. The Tathagata is also available to the jade emperor at any time, and he dare not disobey at all, and he must be respectful to the jade emperor. Yuanshi Tianzun and Hongjun Laozu
Yuanshi Tianzun is the elder brother of Taishang Laojun, and his mana is certainly not lower than Taishang Laojun's, and his ability is naturally above that of Tathagata, who is also afraid to offend him; And the bodhi old zu Hongjun is the master of the old gentleman in Taishang and the Buddha in Yuan Dynasty, not to mention his magic, and the Tathagata can only respectfully meet him.