Saiyuki Vol. 3 (Saiyuki)

[Machine Translation] Sun Wukong had uprooted a tree bearing the ginseng fruit, an immortal fruit that blooms once every 3,000 years and bears fruit once every 3,000 years, with a straw hat. When he was urged by Zhen Yuan Dashen to revive the tree, Monkey flew to the South Sea to seek the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva as a last-ditch effort. When Kannon poured nectar water from a purification vase, green leaves and branches sprouted from the withered tree. On his journey, Goku killed one monster after another, finally incurring the wrath of Sanzang Priest and being excommunicated, he returned to Mount Huaguo. When the group, having banished Wukong, crosses Byakkorein, Sanzang is captured by the demon Huang Pao Kai. The eight preceptors ride on a cloud and head for Mount Huaguo. Goku, tickled by Hakkai's chivalrous spirit, becomes furious and...

三千年に一度花が咲き、三千年に一度実を結ぶという不老長寿の仙果・人参果のなる樹を、孫悟空は如意棒で根こそぎにしてしまった。樹を生きかえらせろ、と鎮元大仙に迫られた悟空は、窮余の一策、観音菩薩の助けを求めて南海へ飛んだ。観音が浄瓶から甘露水を注ぐと、不思議や、枯樹から緑の枝葉が生い茂ってきた…。旅の途上で、次々に妖怪を打ち殺した悟空は、ついに三蔵法師の怒りを買い、破門されて花果山へ帰る。悟空を追放した一行が白虎嶺を越えた所で、三蔵は妖魔・黄袍怪に捕えられてしまう。八戒は雲に乗り、一路、花果山へ向う。八戒の口八丁で儀侠心をくすぐられた悟空は、怒り心頭に発して…。