Ichiyo and Syurin grow closer playing together in the courtyard of the Celestial Palace of the Jade Pond as children. A curious Syurin asks Ichiyo about his servant-god, Tenko. Ichiyo recalls their first meeting - when he got separated from the Minister of Kashi, Sonto, deep in a forest. There he found a man bound with a strong seal in the depths of a hidden shrine...

Just when Ichiyo finally reunites with Hakugo, a great earthquake strikes the Immortal Realm. In the ensuing chaos, every single Peach of Immortality - a necessity bestowed to Kashi heading to the outside world by The Queen Mother of the West - is found to be stolen. Ichiyo's teacher, Ran Saiwa, is taken in for interrogation while Ichiyo heads for Japan with Ryusei to track down the thief...