A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 119 Obtaining the Breath of Rock

The familiar scene, which had not been seen for a long time, was now a sight to behold. Akaza stood motionless in the inner court, closing his eyes to savor the moment.

The floor is made of wood, and there are rows of Japanese-style rooms all around. Behind me is a staircase leading to the second floor...

It's him!

Akaza suddenly looked up and saw Kokushibo, a tall and imposing figure carrying a great katana, in the room to his upper left.

His lips moved, and he hesitated about how to speak, when he suddenly noticed an ice butterfly slowly dancing in front of him.

Snapped!

The ice butterfly shattered, and I felt a touch on my shoulders.

"Lord Akaza, it's been a long time since we last met."

After embracing him from behind, Doma rested his chin on Akaza's shoulder and said with a chuckle.

"Doma, get that disgusting face off! If you do that again, I'll smash your head in!"

With a sudden upward thrust of his shoulder, Doma shifted his position and returned his head to its original position. Only then did he realize that Akaza had already distanced himself from him.

With his seven-colored pupils moving around, Douma surveyed his surroundings, and then his face, which had been wearing a fake smile, suddenly darkened.

Boring, really boring.

It's a feeling of not being interested, not having any expectations, and wanting to leave.

Looking at the Half-Heaven Dog hiding behind the stairs, and the Evil Nine-Headed Serpent in another room with an angry expression, Doma unconsciously raised his hand and touched the mourning bell hanging on his chest.

"Why hasn't the master appeared yet? The believers who were gathering information are about to return, and I'm waiting to hear news about Taiyi..."

Hula......

The paper sliding door opened, and Muzan walked out of the combined room, standing on the railing and looking down.

Behind her was the jade pot, which was rising halfway out of the pot, peeking out and making a constant hissing sound.

"Whoosh~ Master Doma, it's been a long time. How was the teapot I gave you last time?"

Yu Hu stretched out his body and looked down through the fence at Tong Mo, who was standing in the inner court.

"Hehe, it really is very beautiful..." Douma subconsciously wanted to continue smiling and respond as he expected, but the next second, for some reason, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and he said coldly:

“It’s really useless…I’ve given it to the believers to be used as a chamber pot.”

Oh my God!

I feel disgusted! This feeling is wonderful!

After Doma finished speaking, his gloomy expression changed again, and he actually laughed again.

"What! Lord Doma, how could you...?"

Yu Hu's body stiffened, her small mouth in her eye sockets opened, and tears began to flow from the eyeballs where her mouth was.

Muzan looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Akaza.

Looking into the other's determined eyes, Muzan's fingers, hidden in his sleeve, unconsciously began to rub the small bottle held in his palm.

"I've called you here today because I have a new task for you."

The room immediately fell silent as soon as the words were spoken.

Nodding in satisfaction, Muzan continued, "I've told you before that if you want to develop new demons, you need my permission."

“But starting today, this rule is abolished, and I demand that you develop more ghosts.”

"Oh, right, there's one thing that hasn't changed: you're only allowed to move within your respective areas, understand?"

What's going on? Why is Lord Muzan blindly increasing his number of retinues?

But since the adults have said so, I must carry it out. However, I can't just pick some random nobody to fill the quota. I've heard that recently, a human has emerged who's been called the greatest warrior in the land...

Akaza tilted his head back, his gaze burning with adoration as he looked at Muzan.

Muzan, of course, heard his thoughts, and then flicked his hand, throwing the small bottle directly at Akaza.

"My lord...you are so great!"

Yu Hu's pupils contracted, and just as she was about to speak to stop him, she met Muzan's sinister gaze. She trembled in fear and immediately shut her mouth.

What's going on? Why did Muzan give the Rejuvenating Water bestowed by the Sakura Dragon to Akaza?

Ha ha.

Muzan's eyes narrowed, and he looked at the jade pot with a cold smile, thinking disdainfully to himself:

"The ability to temporarily move in the sunlight? Is that what I need—temporary?"

"How could I possibly use something of such unknown origin!"

"but......"

It may not be used by oneself, but may be used by one's family members.

Because of the lack of communication and his own orders forbidding demons from gathering in private, among the six attendants present, only Akaza and Hantengu had never seen Taiichi.

Just now, by reading his thoughts, Akaza actually wanted to transform Taiichi. Hehe, that's really interesting.

If you can't beat it, you can also help me test out the effects of this Rejuvenating Water!

"My lord, at this moment..."

Akaza, holding the small bottle, was a little confused and had no choice but to ask Muzan for help. But as soon as he opened his mouth, Muzan's instructions rang in his mind.

His expression changed from calm at the beginning to disbelief later, and then to full of fighting spirit.

"I see. Is this human named Taiyi really that strong?"

"But the stronger he is, the more valuable he is to be converted!"

Akaza's breathing became heavy, and his expression grew increasingly ferocious.

Zheng~

The sound of the shamisen rang out again, and all the Upper Moon demons returned to their original positions.

Xie Jiuying, who had remained silent and observed the whole thing from the sidelines, was now in a very bad mood.

Because the two Demon Slayer Corps Pillars we finally managed to capture have already escaped!

"Although these two are not as imposing as Taiichi during the World Festival, their strength far surpasses that of ordinary human warriors."

"Even with just the two of us, it was effortless for me, hahaha, what a pity, if only my territory were Edo!"

"I really want to fight Taiichi again! I wonder which guy is so lucky to be assigned to Edo by the lord."

In the original story, only Upper Moon Six, Daki and her brother, were allowed to operate in Edo; other demons were not permitted to enter Edo.

Slowly retracting its other seven arms, Xie Jiuying closed its eyes to sense the surroundings for a moment, then immediately locked onto a village not far away, and then revealed an excited smile.

"Come on, let me see who has the honor of becoming my dependent!"

......

A few days later, at Taiyi's residence.

Inside the large house, Taichi was wearing a kimono, but underneath he was shirtless, revealing his well-defined muscles.

Zuoqie sat diagonally behind him, while in the attic above, Axia leaned against the roof beam, her hands crossed and held to her chest.

The sound of rushing water filled the air. After refilling his empty wine glass, Zoche sat back down.

Meanwhile, the Rock Pillar Ishiyama Daizen and the Wind Pillar Ebo Amekirimaru looked at Taiichi with solemn expressions.

"I see. Upper and Lower Lands? Evil Nine Infants? This is the first time I've heard of this ghost's name."

"Fortunately, the two of them were lucky and survived. I really don't want to see what happened to Raizo and Mai happen to other people again."

Taiyi raised his wine cup to the two of them from afar, then tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp.

Hiss~ Whoosh~

Good wine.

“Lord Taiyi, the reason we two were able to escape this time is because of that ghost. For some reason, a door suddenly appeared under his feet, and then he disappeared.”

"Secondly, it's your improvement on the breathing technique that allowed both me and Amakirimaru to make rapid progress during this period, enabling us to persevere for so long."

"Thank you for your help to the Demon Slayer Corps!"

After Ishiyama Daizen finished speaking, he and Ebo Amekiri Maru bowed down to Taiichi.

Taiyi nodded with satisfaction and accepted the bow.

But then, after standing up, Ishiyama Daizen immediately handed over a small booklet and said with a firm look in his eyes:

"Lord Taiichi, this is the training method for the Rock Breathing technique, as a gift to thank you for your help."

"At the same time, I have another request."

Hmm? Interesting guy.

Looking at Ishiyama Daizen's strong physique and his efficient way of doing things, Taiichi raised an eyebrow and became immediately interested.

While happy to receive the Breath of Rock, I also felt a little regretful.

He was happy because he had obtained the Breath of Rock, and then he could use the system to reverse-engineer the Breath of Earth, and once all five elements were gathered, he could advance to the next level.

The unfortunate point is that it no longer has any universal features!

His thoughts were racing, but he suppressed them for the moment, then smiled at the two of them and asked gently:

"Please tell me what you need, and I will do my best to fulfill it."

Taichi felt a little embarrassed that he had just taken the Rock Breathing technique, which was extremely important to him.

After exchanging a glance, Ishiyama Daizen and Ebo Amekirimaru spoke in unison, their gazes resolute:

"We want to become stronger!"

Oh?

Taiyi's lips curled into a slight smile. After looking the two of them over again, he chuckled and said:

"No problem, I can handle this!"