Episode Title:
Gods and People
Episode Description:
Gabimaru becomes impatient and heads off alone towards Horai at the center of the island, passing immobile trees chanting sutras. He reaches a temple where he is confronted by the same Tensen who killed Tenza. Gabimaru uses all his skills and techniques against the Tensen but it quickly regenerates itself, so in desperation he launches multiple rapid attacks which eventually succeed. As the Tensen expires, it is consumed by flowers which form a large half-plant and half-human monster. The monster attacks and grabs Gabimaru who recalling his training, uses his remaining energy to deal the strongest attack he can, creating a reprieve and is then rescued by Mei. Hoko offers to take Sagiri and the others to Horai and look for Mei. Meanwhile, the seven Tensen - Shangdi Samantabhadra, Dadi Aksho, Jiujun Amoghavajra, Sagacious Dasheng Ratna, Yuanjun Tathata, Gonggong Manjusri and Deified Dijun Cundi - gather to review the situation and partake of the elixir. Hoko offers to take the others to find Mei and Gabimaru, and explains that all humans who inhabited the island were eventually transformed into plants. As Gabimaru recovers consciousness he is met by Tamiya Gantetsusai and Yamada Asaemon Fuchi.
