Sanzo Hoshi sets out for India to find sutras that will bring peace to the world; one day, he and his new companions encounter his old master.

The group encounters a trio of sisters who manage a hot spring inn, one of whom romantically pursues Hakkai; Gojo and Sanzo suspect ulterior motives.

The group rests at a temple that supposedly makes its guests' dreams come true; the next morning, Goku notices that the others are acting strangely.

Goku ends up in an impromptu spicy food-eating contest in a restaurant; when he asks for water afterward, he is shocked by the absurdly high price.

Goku and his companions find a baby and take it to a nearby village; they locate the infant's siblings but soon notice the villagers are all children.

Hakkai and Goku break a holy statue; worried that Gojo will tell Sanzo, they bag him up and leave him in a forest, unaware that it eats people alive.