I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

To the Kamado family and the demon Li Mo, Tanjiro Kamado's movements during the festival dance became increasingly fluid, giving people the strange illusion that sunlight was gathering on him... or perhaps it wasn't just an illusion.

[As expected, the Sun Breathing Technique seems to be the initial version left behind by Yoriichi Tsugikuni himself, stronger, more demanding, and more difficult to master...]

Seeing Tanjiro Kamado demonstrate the true [Sun Breathing Technique], Li Mo, who already possessed the Demon Slayer Corps' five basic breathing techniques and the [Flower Breathing Technique], immediately memorized the [Sun Breathing Technique] demonstrated by Tanjiro Kamado and noticed the problem.

Strictly speaking, given Oni-shin Li Mo's current level of sensory acuity and knowledge accumulation, he could roughly decipher 70-80% of the Sun Breathing Technique after Tanjiro Kamado demonstrated it to him once. A few more jumps would allow him to completely master the Sun Breathing Technique. After all, the Sun Breathing Technique isn't some profound supernatural power system; it's simply a life-threatening sword technique composed of sword skills and breathing techniques. In Oni-shin Li Mo's eyes, it's not particularly difficult.

However, the demon god Li Mo had no intention of practicing the [Sun Breathing Technique]. Instead, he silently memorized the entire content of the [Sun Breathing Technique] and watched Tanjiro Kamado demonstrate the [Sun Breathing Technique] again and again with Kocho Kanae and the others!

Chapter 27 Li Mo's Decision

In the open space outside the Kamado family's house, Kamado Tanjiro was repeatedly performing the newly reassembled "Sun Breathing Technique." The sword dance, composed of sword techniques and breathing techniques, became more and more dazzling as Kamado Tanjiro performed it again and again, but only those with discerning eyes could sense the dangerous aura within it.

At first, Tanjiro Kamado was a little unaccustomed to dancing the Hinokami Kagura using his family's breathing technique. However, he soon discovered that his family's breathing technique and the Hinokami Kagura were a perfect match. Each breath and movement of the Hinokami Kagura with his wooden sword appeared exceptionally smooth and even easier, a stark contrast to the difficulty he had encountered when learning from his father.

As for the demon god Li Mo, he can now memorize most of the content and perform calculations after watching a demonstration of the Sun Breathing Technique once. When Kamado Tanjiro demonstrated it ten or more times without any concealment, it can be said that all the secrets of the Sun Breathing Technique are completely revealed. If he practices it a little more on his own, even Kamado Tanjiro would probably not be able to catch up with the demon god Li Mo in terms of the Sun Breathing Technique. It's just that the demon god Li Mo himself is not interested in this life-threatening technique and does not regard it as a treasure at all.

After all, the Demon Slayer Corps' five basic breathing techniques and branch breathing techniques are relatively easy to understand. Swordsmen who don't activate their [Mark] still have a chance of living to old age and dying. However, swordsmen who learn the [Sun Breathing Technique] have a significantly higher probability of activating their [Mark]. Considering that this is a powerful swordsman who was born with the ability to activate his [Mark], it is understandable that he would inherit his breathing techniques. However, he wouldn't consider it his fundamental extraordinary ability.

However, some of the techniques of the Sun Breathing method inspired the demon god Li Mo. He quickly wrote down the ideas that had just arisen, and then asked Kamado Tanjiro to stop demonstrating the Sun Breathing method. He then pulled Kamado Tanjiro aside to talk!

"Mr. Li Mo?!"

When Tanjiro Kamado saw the demon Li Mo thank him and hand him a katana-shaped Nichirin Blade and a badge, he was completely baffled. He couldn't understand why this benefactor his mother had mentioned would give him a samurai sword after watching his demonstration of the Hinokami Kagura festival dance.

"Tanjiro, thank you so much for demonstrating the Sun Breathing Technique!"

Seeing Tanjiro Kamado's bewildered expression, Demon God Li Mo remained remarkably composed. He expressed his gratitude for Tanjiro's demonstration of the Sun Breathing Technique, then pointed to one of the dozen or so Nichirin Blades he had obtained after reforging, which he had found among the spoils of war from Upper Moon Six's lair. He said naturally, "This sword will be very powerful when used with the Sun Breathing Technique. Also, this badge and contact information I gave you can be used to seek assistance..."

The gift that the demon god Li Mo gave to Kamado Tanjiro was a Nichirin Blade and a badge. He also told him that he could make a call to the police station in any town for help. This was Li Mo's way of giving the so-called protagonist of the Demon Slayer world a gift for receiving the Sun Breathing Technique.

After all, the demon god Li Mo didn't really dislike Tanjiro Kamado. This protagonist of the original "Demon Slayer" anime and manga could be said to have done everything in his power for his sister Nezuko Kamado. By the end, he didn't achieve any great success or high position, but instead retired with the person he loved, continuing to make a living mainly by selling charcoal. Compared to the later development of Naruto, it can be said that it is quite remarkable. There is no feeling of "damn it" where the dragon slayer turns into a dragon, nor the feeling of being rudely attacked by the author's work.

Yes, that's right. The targets of Li Mo's (the Ghost God) criticism were Naruto Uzumaki, who initially told Neji Hyuga that he didn't believe in fate, but later became Hokage and told people to believe in fate again, and Sasuke Uchiha, who later vaguely became the second Danzo. Li Mo, who transmigrated into the Naruto world, had personally experienced that in that exceptionally twisted and brutal world, the cries of the weak without power were probably not even noticed by anyone.

In comparison, the demon god Li Mo still admired Kamado Tanjiro more, at least the other party's words and actions were truly consistent. The gift he gave him, the [Nichirin Blade], and even contacted him for help, was simply to help him when the time was right. It was just a reward for the secrets of the [Sun Breathing Technique] that he had just obtained.

"Alright! Everyone from the Kamado family, we'll meet again someday!"

Upon seeing Tanjiro Kamado, Aoi Kamado, and their group, and after chatting with them for a while, he announced his farewell. The demon Li Mo smiled and nodded to Tanjiro Kamado. Then, under Aoi Kamado's polite words of farewell, he waved and turned to leave with Kanae Kocho and the others. As for his words about meeting again by chance, it was truly unknown when the two sides might meet again by chance.

To be fair, the original storyline of "Demon Slayer" has already begun to be disrupted. The demon god Li Mo left several backup plans for the Kamado family, at least he didn't want their peaceful life to be disturbed, which can be considered as his protection after obtaining the "Sun Breathing Technique"...

……

When she saw the departing figures of the ghost god Li Mo and his group, Kamado Aoi breathed a sigh of relief. She had been quite uneasy, wondering what the sudden arrival of this benefactor was all about. Even if the other party said it was for the so-called inheritance, she didn't think the Kamado family could offer it. She was extremely worried and anxious.

Fortunately, the demon Li Mo directly asked to see the Kamado family's so-called festival dance, the "Hinokami Kagura," and had Kamado Tanjiro dance it around a dozen times on the ground. He even gave Kamado Tanjiro a katana and a way to contact them for help. Even though Kamado Aoi felt that the other party might have something to ask for, she was relieved to see the demon Li Mo and his group leave without hesitation. Their actions really didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards the Kamado family, and upon careful consideration, she truly believed what they said.

No matter how you look at it, the impoverished Kamado family has nothing that would be worthy of the other party's attention. Their entire fortune is probably not even worth a single piece of clothing on the other party's body. Although the two daughters have shown the potential to be beautiful at a young age, they are not even in the same league as the four beautiful girls who are outstanding in appearance and temperament. Even Kamado Aoi felt in her heart that they were like fairies.

Now, after watching the [Hinokami Kagura], the demon Li Mo bid farewell and the group left decisively. Kamado Aoi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and called Kamado Tanjiro and the other children back. She then began to count the gifts she had just received and to think carefully about what had happened that day!

"Mom, there are dried fruit and candy in the gift!"

Nezuko Kamado, while sorting through the gift with her younger sister Hanako Kamado, suddenly noticed that besides the thick, dyed cloth and a bag of rice, there was also a small bag of candy in several small bags containing dried fruit, salt, and meat.

Sugar! In the feudal era before industrialization, it was a relatively high-end commodity. Even in European and American countries that entered the industrial age, cane sugar was an exceptionally popular hard currency. Needless to say, Japan was even more so. Before America's arrival and the opening of the country's doors, most of the sugar consumed in Japan was imported from abroad and in small quantities. It was a high-end commodity that only samurai, merchants, monks, and officials could afford. Even now, in the Taisho era, Japan's economy is relatively good, and the Kamado family can only eat a few candies at most during the New Year.

The gifts that the ghost god Li Mo gave were not many, but they were all very practical. The small bag of candy weighed about a pound, which would be considered a great gift in Japan today. If it were decades later, the gifts that new residents in Japan would give when visiting their neighbors would be about the same value.

"Nezuko, put the rice and salt in the kitchen, and put the cloth in the room too!"

Hearing her eldest daughter's words, Kamado Aoi's eyes lit up. The woman, who had been looking at her youngest son and found him fast asleep, carefully walked over. Seeing the gifts laid out, and then glancing at her children who had involuntarily looked over upon hearing about the candy, she bit her lip and whispered, "Also, Hanako, get a plate of dried fruit and candy. You all have a good time today..."

In the past, Kamado Hime, who was careful with her money to support her family, would not have bought sweets, which were expensive items rather than necessities. She would have preferred to spend her meager savings on what her family needed most.

There was no other way. The Kamado family consisted of a widow and six children. The only one who could be considered a laborer was the eldest son, Tanjiro Kamado. The Kamado family had not left behind any substantial wealth. Their main source of income was selling charcoal and occasionally trapping and selling wild game. You can imagine how dire their family situation was. Even if they managed to cover their living expenses, they were barely scraping by.

Under these circumstances, the Zaomen family would mend and patch their clothes as much as possible and wear old clothes. They relied on growing their own vegetables and cultivating the surrounding meager fields to obtain food. They would collect dead branches and broken wood from the mountains and forests for firewood. They could only maintain their family's living expenses with that meager income, let alone buy luxury goods such as candy.

Kamado Aoi knew about her children's situation. She had been working hard to support her six children, and in the past, just being able to ensure they had enough to eat was already a great achievement. The candy and dried fruit that the unexpected guest had brought today was something the Kamado family wouldn't even buy for the New Year. Moreover, upon hearing Kamado Nezuko's words, the children couldn't help but look over. Even though they were very sensible and didn't ask for anything, Kamado Aoi, as a mother, couldn't bear to disappoint her children.

Once Kamado Aoi had spoken, Kamado Hanako carefully placed a wooden plate on the table, grabbed two handfuls of candy and dried fruit, and then Kamado Aoi distributed them. Kamado Tanjiro, Kamado Nezuko, and the others had no objections. Each of them carefully took their own candy and dried fruit, put them in their mouths, and tasted them, with happy smiles on their faces.

However, Kamado Aoi did not ignore the influence of the demon Li Mo. Watching her children's smiles as they tasted the candy and dried fruit, she also took a candy and savored its sweetness. Only then did she pull her eldest son, Kamado Tanjiro, aside to talk!

"Mother, you said I should keep this katana and my contact information safe?"

Later, when Kamado Tanjiro heard his mother Kamado Aoi's words, he looked at her in surprise, wondering why she told him to take good care of the gift from Mr. Li Mo, and even to remember and not forget the contact information.

"Tanjiro, you may not need these things, but when you face great difficulties and need them, you will definitely have to use them!"

When asked about her eldest son's question, Kamado Hime, who had been struggling to support the family for almost a year since her husband's death, showed a hint of regret on her face. She didn't explain the situation in detail to her eldest son, but she did subtly remind him not to lose sight of the contact information for those who might be of help in times of difficulty.

Although he was a little confused and didn't fully understand what Kamado Aoi said, Kamado Tanjiro was a very obedient and good boy. He nodded seriously and kept his mother's words in mind, carefully putting away the katana and the contact information!

……

"Mo, was that really the [Sun Breathing Technique] just now?"

On the other side, just as the group of Ghost God Li Mo and his companions left the area not far from the Kamado family, Kocho Kanae, who had been trying to maintain her composure, couldn't help but ask her man if the festival dance the boy had just seen was really the [Sun Breathing Technique].

As a former Flower Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kanae Kocho naturally knew about the Sun Breathing Technique. It was the original breathing technique, considered the source of all breathing techniques, when the Demon Slayer Corps created breathing techniques during the Sengoku period. Yoriichi Tsugikuni was the first to demonstrate the power of the Sun Breathing Technique. However, he left the Demon Slayer Corps after his brother turned into a demon and betrayed the Corps, killing the then-leader. Later, his lineage was destroyed by the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji.

Although the Demon Slayer Corps has passed down five basic breathing techniques and branch breathing techniques, the "Sun Breathing Technique," which is hailed as the strongest, remains an important goal pursued by the Demon Slayer Corps. The successive leaders of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Pillar-level powerhouses have all felt heartbroken at the news of the loss of the "Sun Breathing Technique," which is hailed as the strongest breathing technique, and they want to reproduce the "Sun Breathing Technique" and wipe out the man-eating demons that are ravaging the world.

Now, Kanae Kocho has actually seen the legendary "Sun Breathing Technique," which is something that she, who once created the "Flower Breathing Technique," is very interested in. She wants to see what the original breathing technique, the source of all breathing techniques, looks like.

"That's right, it really is the [Sun Breathing Technique]. If you're interested, I can teach you in a bit, but that's a sword technique that costs you your life!"

The demon god Li Mo seemed unconcerned about the curiosity his woman had shown. With his current eyesight, he could naturally recognize the situation with the [Sun Breathing Technique]. It was something even more specialized than the five basic breathing techniques of the Demon Slayer Corps. While the other five basic breathing techniques considered the user's own needs, the effect of the [Sun Breathing Technique] was simply to burn the user's own body and transform it into the most powerful attack force.

In a sense, the Sun Breathing Technique is the strongest breathing technique that Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who was born with the Sun Mark, achieved on his own. For anyone else, it would be a matter of burning their own lifespan to activate the Sun Mark and take advantage of the Sun Breathing Technique!

"Mo, sister, what do we do next?"

Having overheard the conversation between the demon god Li Mo and her sister, and already knowing that breathing techniques heavily rely on talent and that activating the [Scarlet Mark] is extremely risky, Shinobu Kocho, who had already politely declined to discuss them, paid no attention to the [Sun Breathing Technique] and instead asked what to do next.

Compared to the original Demon Slayer anime storyline, Shinobu Kocho's current life is very comfortable. Apart from still harboring hostility towards demons due to the death of her parents, the extraordinary power she cultivates is a relatively low-threshold martial art of qi and blood. Combined with her life essence, which has been elevated through the extraordinary power core, it can be said that Shinobu's current power far surpasses her own in the original Demon Slayer storyline.

Even after creating the Breathing Technique of Insects, Kanae Kocho's strength in the original Demon Slayer anime and manga wasn't particularly high. She relied entirely on the cruel method of turning herself into a poison-wielding human to perish together with Upper Moon Two, Doma, ultimately avenging her sister, Kanae Kocho. However, both she and her sister have long since been taken in by the demon god Li Mo, their strength greatly enhanced, and their so-called destiny shattered.

Not only Kanae and Shinobu, but also Kanao and Mitsuri are in the same situation. Even the original fate of the Kamado family was completely shattered when the demon Li Mo made his journey. It is highly unlikely that Tanjiro Kamado will encounter the tragedy of almost wiping out his entire family, and things like joining the Demon Slayer Corps and becoming a "Head Pillar" will probably never happen again in this world.

In response to Shinobu's question, the demon god Li Mo put down the book in his hand that he had just written the contents of the "Sun Breathing Technique," and directly put his arms around the waists of the two sisters, Shinobu and Kanae, and announced to the four beautiful girls:

"What we're going to do next is travel and clean up those evil spirits at the same time!"

Chapter 28 Cleansing Up Evil Spirits

For Li Mo, the Ghost God, there is nothing he considers necessary to do urgently in the entire Demon Slayer world. If there is, it is a plan to clean up evil spirits and another plan to target the entire Japan.

As for the former, with the Demon Compass and the knowledge of the Demon Slayer Corps' movements, the clearing out of demons is more about training Kanae and the others. As for the latter, targeting Japan, it's purely because the Demon Slayer Corps doesn't like Japan right now. Even if it's not yet time for the Nuclear Locust to appear, Japan at this point has at most benefited from World War I and is temporarily keeping a low profile for a few years without showing its fangs to target China, which is still in the midst of war.

Although he was deterred by the threat of the River Crab Divine Beast hidden in the void, which could launch a fatal attack at any time, Ghost God Li Mo had no intention of causing trouble in the Celestial Dynasty. Instead, he planned to take over all of Japan when the time came.

After all, Li Mo's goodwill towards Japan was limited to a few beautiful girls. If it were those bloodthirsty Japanese nobles or exploitative Japanese tycoons, his opinion would be to hang them all. Although the world of Demon Slayer is set in the Taisho era, it is still quite some time before a certain nuclear locust and a bunch of war criminals come to power. It can be expected that those people are scum who deserve to be killed a thousand times.

As for those scum, Li Mo, the Ghost God, felt it was better to send them to their deaths as soon as possible. Moreover, he realized that at the current point in time, a suitable opportunity would soon arise, allowing him to clean up those scum in one fell swoop, regain control of the entire Japan, and then consider the next strategic action plan.

However, Ghost God Li Mo did not intend to leak the plan against Japan. It was entirely carried out by his absolutely loyal subordinates of the [Seed of Fusion]. They had been gradually withdrawing their assets and personnel from Tokyo, and those seemingly normal business transactions were actually concentrating certain scum in Tokyo, a future death trap.

As for personally cleaning up those scumbags who were practically demons in human skin, it wasn't that Ghost God Li Mo couldn't bring himself to do it. It was just that it would be beneath him to do it himself. It didn't sound very good for a superhuman to personally kill ordinary people. So he simply had his subordinates who had fused with the [Seed of Fusion] assist him. These Japanese subordinates, whose cores had been replaced, gradually gathered the future war criminals and some scumbags in human skin that Ghost God Li Mo still remembered in Tokyo.

According to the determination of the Demon God Li Mo, a major event in Japan in the Demon Slayer world is clearly inevitable. He even plans to add his own strength to it, and directly solve most of the internal problems of Japan in one fell swoop when the major event arrives. However, this is something that can be done but not said. Otherwise, the Demon God Li Mo feels that his reputation will be comparable to that of the Sixth Heaven Demon King, and he will be besieged by countless people in Japan as the Demon King.

Now, the ghost god Li Mo decided to let Butterfly Kanae and the others take action first to clean up the real man-eating demons, while he decided to let the demon scum disguised as humans live for a few more days, and then take the opportunity to carry out a complete cleanup operation together!

………………

A month later, in a hilly area near the Echigo Mountains of Japan, a dark figure flew under the moonlight like a wind-riding monster from Japanese mythology. Its wings spread out and flashed rapidly, and its appearance was extremely ugly. It was a man-eating demon hiding in the mountains and coming out at night.

This man-eating demon, which has mastered a rare flying-type blood demon technique, is extremely cunning. It nests in the Echigo Mountains and hides in underground caves during the day, only coming out at night. It is even smart enough not to eat the grass near its nest. It usually flies dozens or even hundreds of miles under the cover of night to catch pedestrians or people in remote villages as food. It has also learned sustainable methods of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, so it only eats one person every ten days or half a month.

Undoubtedly, the flying demon's actions were extremely secretive. In Japan's Sengoku period, it would have been no big deal. At that time, Japan was numb to the dead, and even during the Japanese Shogunate, they would not have questioned the occasional disappearance of a person.

Why do you want to know?

It's quite simple. The security situation in feudal Japan was not good. Unless something happened in a bustling city like Edo or Kyoto, and at least it was a citizen who was involved, people would only investigate. If a pedestrian occasionally went missing in the mountains or a person went missing in a remote village, only their own family and relatives would care. Others would just treat it as news.

Not to mention, there are quite a few bandits and thieves in Japan as well. It's not uncommon for pedestrians or small vendors to be killed or encounter accidents while traveling in the mountains. Who would have thought that those missing pedestrians, small vendors, and villagers would actually be eaten by a man-eating demon hidden in the Echigo Mountains? Even the Demon Slayer Corps' intelligence personnel in this regard did not regard the occasional disappearances as an incident, but simply thought that a group of bandits had gathered in the mountains.

It's no exaggeration to say that if this flying demon hadn't deliberately chosen its own death, given its Voldemort-like cautiousness, it might have outlived the monstrous snake demon that Obanai Iguro encountered. That monstrous snake demon had been controlling Obanai Iguro's family and concealing its true nature, consuming humans for over a century before the Demon Slayer Corps realized something was amiss and dispatched Pillar-level saviors to eliminate it.

However, the flying demon encountered the lock of the [Demon Compass] this time, confirming that there was a demon in this place. The demon god Li Mo and Butterfly Kanae rushed over and forced the flying demon to escape with serious injuries!

"You evil spirit! Don't even think about running away!"

As the flying demon, its wings flapping rapidly but already showing signs of exhaustion, fled, Shinobu Kocho, who had been chasing closely from below, let out a delicate shout. She, along with Kanao Tsuyuri and Mitsuri Kanroji, drew their javelins and hurled them, directly obscuring the flying demon's flight path.

In a normal supernatural world, flying demons who possess flying-type blood demon arts and have inherited them wouldn't care about such ranged attacks. However, the demons in the Demon Slayer world all figure things out on their own, and the effectiveness of their blood demon arts depends entirely on the demons themselves. This flying demon, on the other hand, has developed its blood demon arts quite well. It can fly and launch wind blade-like attacks, which is not weak among demons who possess blood demon arts.

If the Demon Slayer Corps were to besiege the flying demons, unless they could initially confine the flying demons to the ground or during the day, even if the flying demons couldn't defeat the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, they could easily escape. Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen who couldn't truly unleash flames, lightning, and water with a single sword strike would be helpless to catch up with flying demons that could fly. Moreover, flying demons could also launch attacks using ranged Blood Demon Arts such as wind blades.

Unfortunately, the flying demon was really unlucky this time. When the demon god Li Mo and his group came looking for it, it was immediately hit in the base of one of its wings by a javelin from Kocho Kanae, who was worried about her younger sister. The flying demon howled in pain because its soul was damaged, and that's when it was attacked by the three beautiful girls, Kocho Shinobu and the others. If it hadn't been so strong-willed and desperate to escape, it would have been killed by an ordinary demon that knew blood demon arts.

When Shinobu and her two companions were chasing the flying demon, it was only about fifty or sixty meters high. This might be okay for an ordinary person, but for Shinobu and her companions, a ranged attack from this height was more than enough to guarantee success.

"ah------!!!"

Hearing the whooshing sound behind it, the flying demon, covered in cold sweat and enduring the pain in its soul, shuddered. But it was already exhausted from desperately activating its flying blood demon technique, and it couldn't dodge the three javelins that were locked on it. It barely twisted its body to avoid vital points, but in the next instant, the three javelins pierced through its left leg, right arm, and wing, and its shrill screams ripped through the night sky.

With just this one move, the flying demon could no longer maintain its flying blood demon magic and plummeted straight down from the sky. If it weren't for its amazing regenerative ability as a demon, an ordinary person falling from this height would have been immediately taken to the funeral home to collect the body!

"Kanao, Mitsuri, let's join forces and kill it!"

Seeing the flying demon crash down, Shinobu Kocho, who already had a lot of combat experience, didn't rush forward to steal the credit. Instead, she called out to her adopted sister, Kanae Kurihara, and her best friend, Mitsuri Kanroji.

"it is good!"

"no problem……"

Upon hearing Shinobu Kocho's words, Kanae Tsuyuri and Mitsuri Kanroji, who had already arrived at her side, responded without hesitation. The three beautiful girls approached the flying demon with great vigilance, their weapons ready to launch an attack at any moment.

The reason is very simple: Shinobu Kocho, Kanae Tsuyuri, and Mitsuri Kanroji, the three beautiful girls, have rapidly improved their combat experience in the past month. On one hand, they have daily combat drills with the demon god Li Mo and Kanae Kocho, and on the other hand, they have actual battles against evil spirits. During this period, they quickly realized what combat is and do not allow any slack when dealing with enemies.

As a result, more than twenty battles against demons in a month caused Shinobu Kocho, Kanae Tsuyuri, and Mitsuri Kanroji to suffer a lot, but their combat experience became very rich. When they saw that the enemy seemed to have lost their fighting ability, they never let their guard down and surrounded them.