Why did the majestic Dragon King become the most cowardly fairy in The Journey to the West?

Dragon is the top creature in ancient myths and legends of China. In the ancient feudal society of China, only one person dared to wear a dragon robe, and that was the emperor. The emperor claims to be the son of heaven, and the dragon is naturally the son of heaven in the animal kingdom, which can be said to be the spirit of all things. Moreover, many dragons in ancient legends in China are very powerful, but in Journey to the West, dragons are the worst creatures. What's the difference

First of all, the dragon king is a part of the celestial organization, but he can only live in the Dragon Palace, not in the celestial. In other words, the dragon king is not qualified to live in the sky, but only on earth. His position is similar to that of the immortal land Lord on the earth, except that the land Lord is in charge of land, ocean and rainfall.

The setting of the fairy system in Journey to the West is like this, or the setting of the fairy system at home is like this. Humans are much easier to cultivate than animals. For example, in Jiang Ziya, Jiang Ziya came out of Kunlun Mountain 40 years after becoming a monk, and met the Millennium Pipa essence when he came out of the mountain. He immediately used magic to get the Millennium Pipa essence. A person who has practiced for 40 years can easily get a Millennium Pipa essence. What does this mean? People's cultivation speed is thousands of times that of goblins.

For another example, the white snake has practiced for a thousand years, but it is not as good as a Fa Hai who has practiced for less than a hundred years. It can be seen that the Buddhist practice system is also the same.

Therefore, regardless of Buddhism or Taoism, it is assumed that human beings practice faster than animals. Even if the dragon king is a dragon, he is also an animal. He must cultivate human form to continue his cultivation, so his position is far from that of human beings.

Do you think the Jade Emperor is a dragon? Actually, it's not. The jade emperor's body is human. At first, he was a teenager around the Buddha, and at the beginning, the Buddha was also human. Therefore, the owners of the highest Taoist law are all people, and there are no animals. If we look at Buddhism again, Tathagata is the supreme ancient Buddha of Buddhism, and he is also a human being. Others, like Golden Wings and Dapeng, can't compete with others in the end.

Therefore, the dragon king is still an animal after all. Since it is an animal, it will become a human being. The head of the dragon king is still the head of the dragon, and it is not yet an adult. It is very pitiful to mix nature in heaven. The Dragon King doesn't want to be someone else's mount, so he can only mix slowly in the lower bound until he gets rid of the livestock lane completely, which is the real immortality, otherwise his life will turn to dust.

So the dragon king was born and died. No wonder they had so many sons.