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

In an instant, the room became completely silent.

Taiyi squinted and then opened his eyes, staring quietly at Afeng for a long time before slowly speaking:

"can."

"Thank you so much." Ah Feng stood up, walked to the other side of the table, and then knelt on the ground, bowing completely.

Tai nodded and then began to eat.

Doing business is one thing, but it shouldn't interfere with eating. These foods can provide you with a few tenths of an attribute point after you eat them.

Don't underestimate these attribute points just because they seem few.

It was through this, along with beheading, that Taiyi was able to raise his attributes from 1.x to 5.x or 6.x in just one month.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Taiyi nodded to Afeng.

The latter understood and got up, taking Taiichi with him, and walked towards the famous Rashomon Riverbank in Yoshiwara.

"The Ah Xing you mentioned lives here?"

Taiyi stood at the entrance to the alley, and could only see two or three lights swaying in the wind in the bleak darkness.

The entire Yoshiwara was surrounded by waterways, which were called the Black Tooth Canals, and the backstreets and alleys next to the Black Tooth Canals were called the Village Streets.

This is also the darkest and dirtiest place in Yoshiwara.

Many older courtesans, or those unable to work due to illness or other reasons, gather here to work at Kirimi Se, the lowest-class brothel in Yoshiwara.

"She is my best friend, but she is sick."

As Ah Feng turned his back to Tai Yi and disappeared into the darkness, he spoke softly.

Tai's expression froze for a moment, and he immediately guessed what was going on. Then he lowered his head and followed Ah Feng into the alley.

When they arrived at a house with no house number but a corner lantern with the words "Thousands of Guests Come" on it, Ah Feng stopped and went inside.

Taiyi didn't hesitate either, then bent down and went inside.

Upon entering, one sees a simple dressing table in a small wooden cabin that is less than 1.5 meters wide.

Following the gaze further inside, one could see a woman lying on the bed, barely breathing.

Ah Feng lit the oil lamp in the room, and by its light, Taiyi discovered that the woman lying in the quilt had thinning hair, obvious nodules on her neck, and rashes all over her face.

As expected, this was a patient with late-stage syphilis.

"Judging from this, you don't want me to end her life, do you?"

Taiyi looked at Afeng and said in surprise.

“Master Taiyi, Ah Xing is my best friend. When I first became a courtesan, I often went hungry because I couldn’t earn money. Ah Xing always lent me money to help me through the difficult times.”

"Later she contracted syphilis and was therefore kicked out of the bamboo house. Her illness worsened day by day, and now she suffers every day. It breaks my heart to see her like this."

Ah Feng turned around, knelt down at Taiyi's feet again, and said while crying.

"Is it your wish for her to die, or her...?"

Taiyi frowned and asked.

But halfway through her sentence, Ah Xing, lying in bed, suddenly closed her eyes and, with all her might, said:

"Sir Samurai, it was I who asked A-Feng to do this. I simply couldn't continue."

Ah Xing took a few deep breaths, her forehead covered in sweat, and continued:

"I know you're the official knife tester, and it's almost impossible to find someone like you to do this kind of thing for someone as filthy as me, but I really have no money left, not even enough for a meal..."

Taiyi placed his finger on Axing's lips, preventing her from having to speak: "No need for money, Afeng has already prepared delicious food."

After saying this, he removed his fingers from Ah Xing's lips and placed them on her neck.

“Master Taiyi, please use this cloth, otherwise Ah Xing’s illness will be transmitted to you.”

A-Feng took out a piece of white cloth from his pocket, intending to hand it to Tai-Yi.

"No need. Syphilis isn't transmitted through normal skin contact." She stopped Ah Feng, then looked at Ah Xing: "Is there anything else you want to say?"

"I...I think, if there is an afterlife, I want to be an ordinary woman, marry a husband who loves me, have many children, and watch them grow up."

Ah Xing seemed to have used up all her strength. After saying these words with tears in her eyes, she began to breathe heavily, accompanied by spasms throughout her body.

"I think you should leave your wish to be fulfilled in this lifetime."

Ok?

After Taiyi finished speaking, Afeng was stunned at first, and then his teary eyes revealed a hint of confusion.

From her unseen perspective, a barely perceptible blue halo was shimmering where Taiyi's fingers touched Ah-Xing.

"Well......"

Ah-Xing, whose face was contorted with pain, began to breathe steadily and her expression relaxed a lot under Tai-Yi's touch.

"Tai, Taiyi, what's wrong...?"

Ah Feng knelt on the ground, her eyes wide open, covering her mouth.

"Ultimately, the reason why people get sick from plums is because of their weak immune system." Although Taiyi's expression remained calm, the beads of sweat on his forehead revealed that he was struggling.

"So, if my immunity improves and I take some appropriate medication, I think I can be cured."

"How is this possible? No one has ever been able to... God! Lord Taiichi, how... how did you do it!"

Before Ah Feng could finish speaking, he saw that the red spots on Ah Xing's face were starting to fade. This startled her so much that she dropped her hand from her mouth and crawled to Tai Yi's side on her knees.

"Um...it's just temporary relief. After a while, I'll come back a couple more times, and Ah-Xing will be cured." Taiyi stood up with difficulty, his hand naturally resting on Ah-Feng's shoulder:

“Ah Xing needs you more now, no need to see me off, I will come again.”

"Thank you, thank you so much, Your Excellency! I... I don't know how to repay your kindness!"

Ah Xing, her forehead touching the ground, spoke with trembling hands.

"Don't worry, I don't do things at a loss. I'll ask when I need you..."

After saying that, Taiyi left Axing's room.

After a while.

Only after the footsteps faded away did Ah Feng raise his head and look at Ah Xing, who hadn't slept well in a long time but was now snoring softly. A smile of happiness appeared on her face:

"Lord Taiichi is such a gentle yet powerful man."

......

Walking on the streets of Nakanocho, watching the bustling pedestrians and the courtesans waving at him, Taiichi's feelings were somewhat complicated.

"My spiritual power is still too weak. To fully control the flow of Qi, I need to increase its value."

Thinking of this, Taiyi couldn't help but shift his attention to his breathing technique—the Roar of the Yin Tiger.

Previously, the only way to improve the three attributes of essence, blood and spirit was through food supplements and consuming universal points.

But now, with the Yin Tiger's Roar Breathing Technique, Taiyi discovered that his attributes were increasing much faster than before.

"This world is a world where spiritual energy exists, which is why those Demon Slayer Corps samurai who know breathing techniques can unleash all sorts of incredible attacks."

"Compared to celestial beings and ghosts who rely on eating people to refine their energy, refining the endless spiritual energy that fills the world is the true path to becoming stronger and achieving immortality."

"If I had known that universal points could be used to upgrade breathing techniques, I wouldn't have put all the universal points I had earned into my attributes."

After some analysis, Taiyi understood the value of universal points.

"The benefits of general points are not something you can obtain by killing just anything."

"You can only obtain universal points after killing beings that are either beyond your own strength or of similar strength."

"Based on this calculation, the stronger I become, the fewer opportunities I will have to obtain universal points in the future, so I must be careful with my universal points."

Damn, isn't this similar to the way some games work by leveling up and accumulating experience?

Having figured out how to use the system again, Taiyi also understood what to do next.

Essence represents vitality, Qi and Blood represent athletic performance or strength, and Divine Soul represents the perception and control of spiritual energy, or even the efficiency of refining Qi.

Taiyi decided to improve these three attributes through dietary supplements and breathing techniques.

But if that's the case, then a new problem arises—it requires a lot of money.

In the resource-scarce land of Japan, especially now that it is in a closed-door state, obtaining top-quality, nutritious, or even spiritually potent food and medicinal herbs undoubtedly requires a large amount of money.

"Solving one problem often leads to the emergence of new ones."

"What should I do with this money...?"

Bang!

"A mere merchant dares to point fingers at a samurai! Today I'll show you what the consequences of offending a samurai are!"

Taiyi was still walking on the road when suddenly a figure, along with a wooden door, landed right in front of him.

Taiyi's eyes lit up as he saw a group of fierce-looking men walk out of the shop, and a merchant lying on the ground, dressed in fine clothes but groaning.

"It seems like we're starting to see some progress on this money-making scheme!!!"