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

After Ikeda Shigemasa was captured by Taiichi, the castle tower of Okayama Castle was cut down.

News of Taiichi's solo campaign against Okayama Castle began to spread rapidly to all the domains of Sakura Province.

When the various daimyo learned of this, their attitudes varied. The majority were angry, while the remaining minority were either indifferent or expressed their support.

After resting for an extra day in the Okayama Domain, Taiichi and the others took out a map early the next morning and drew a route directly to Edo. Then, the group set off.

The journey will take you through regions such as Harima, Tanba, Omi, and Mino, so naturally, this trip was destined to be anything but peaceful from the very beginning.

Upon arriving at each location, the unusual composition of its team naturally attracted onlookers.

Taiichi, with a golden sword, Futsu no Mitama, at his waist and a heroic air between his brows; Aya, a beautiful female ninja with butterfly-wing-shaped ropes; and Rikutaro, who is over 3 meters tall, wears a mask and has a blue peacock standing on his shoulder.

Ikeda Shigemasa, who had already bound his hands and looked vacant, was accompanied by Seikanji Raizo, who was mistaken by onlookers as a servant wearing a mask, but was actually too embarrassed to show his true face.

When passing through the Ono Domain in the Koharima region, the domain lord, Ichiyanagi Shinsei, led a group to attack Taiichi on the grounds that Taiichi did not uphold the samurai spirit and disrespected the daimyo. He was defeated and later became a fellow traveler on Ikeda Shigemasa's "Journey of Repentance".

Of course, they weren't the only big names to fall victim to Taiichi's "poisonous hand." After them came Kuki Tadakatsu, the lord of the Ayabe Domain in the Tanba region; Honjo Shinmei, the lord of the Takafu Domain in the Mino region; and finally, Suwa Masanobu, the lord of the Takashima Domain in the Shinano region.

Isehara Village, Musashi Region.

Seeing the daimyo who were very self-disciplined and obediently followed the villagers into the farmhouse to sleep, Seikanji Raizo removed the mask covering his mouth and nose and shook his head with a sigh.

Can you believe it? These people, dressed in fine clothes and speaking very politely to the villagers, are actually all famous!

"Alright, Brother Raizo, let's continue our discussion about breathing techniques."

Taiichi patted Raizo on the shoulder and pointed to a campfire outside a farmhouse, indicating that they should continue their discussion about cultivation.

"Brother Taiyi, you've been either beating up daimyo or eating and cultivating lately. Aren't you tired?"

Raizo walked side by side with Taiichi, then turned to look at Taiichi, who showed no signs of fatigue, and thought to himself that he was truly a monster.

"Tired? Not at all! Your Chinese is improving so quickly, aren't you happy?"

"Ah this..."

Raizo's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Brother, if anyone follows someone who dares to trample on famous names and can cut through boulders or mountains with a single sword stroke, and then he asks you if you're happy, would you dare say you're not?

Thinking about this, Raizo really wanted to slap himself.

I really don't know what I was thinking at the time. When Taiyi asked me for the last time if I was willing to go with him, I actually agreed without thinking!

Seeing Raizo's bitter expression, Taichi couldn't help but find it amusing.

Was he tired? The answer was definitely yes. He wanted to rest, but the closer he got to Edo, the less he dared to stop.

As his strength continued to increase and his entanglement with the Demon Slayer Corps deepened, he had a vague premonition that he would face even more powerful demons in the future.

Who knows, maybe one day while strolling down the street, I'll have a chance encounter with Muzan around the corner.

From now on, can we avoid provoking Muzan and just go around demons when we encounter them?

Of course... that won't work.

First of all, he is not a person who is afraid of trouble. Besides, with his current physical condition, he is equivalent to Tang Sanzang in the eyes of ghosts. He would probably want to bite him if he saw him.

Secondly,...

"If I don't slay the demons, I'll run out of universal points."

Taiyi looked at the system, thinking with a slight toothache.

[Sword Control System]

Name: Yamada Asaemon Taichi

Age: 20

【Lifespan: 57】

[Energy: 315.2 (+)]

Qi and Blood: 245.6 (+)

[God Soul: 70.4 (+)]

[Breathing Technique (+): Dragon and Tiger Combination (+)]

[Additional effects: Rapid recovery; Blazing inferno]

[Conversion Effect: Spirit, Energy, and Vitality values ​​are converted thirtyfold (60s)]

[Martial Arts: Dragon Tiger Style (+)]

【Title: Dragon of Kanto (Your military prowess has been demonstrated by your sweeping victories over various domain daimyo, but your enemies will still be attracted by your good looks at first sight)】

[Title Effect: Increases HP by 20% upon entering battle]

[Prestige: Upon entering battle, reduces all enemy attributes by 10%]

[Common points: 185]

"Just as I expected, increasing fame will change the title." Taiyi looked at the newly appeared title, as well as its updated effects and prestige, and nodded in satisfaction.

"It should be that after the breathing techniques were integrated, the system automatically optimized itself, causing both types of buff effects to appear only during combat."

The advantage of this is that Taiyi doesn't have to worry about his overall energy and spirit values ​​becoming unbalanced due to the improvement of his attributes.

"But the problem is that now, after killing weak enemies, a single person can no longer provide enough universal points."

Thinking of this, Taiyi unconsciously took a deep breath.

During the more than 20-day journey, Taiyi, through daily breathing exercises and dietary supplements, pushed his essence value to over 300 points and his qi and blood value to nearly 250.

Her lifespan also increased by 2 years. As for her spirit, because there were many people around, it was inconvenient for Ah Xia to exert her power, so it only increased by 5 points.

As strength increases, it becomes far superior to that of ordinary people, making it more difficult to obtain universal points.

"Does this mean I've graduated from the newbie village?"

Taiyi chuckled self-deprecatingly, but the next second, he stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, and grinned:

"That's true. It's pointless to always bully newbies. Only by constantly taking on challenges can we become stronger!"

After finishing his thoughts, he turned around and found Raizo sitting next to him, staring blankly at the campfire, with a smile that occasionally curled up at the corners of his mouth, revealing a lovesick expression.

Having been together for so long, this was the first time Taiyi had ever seen such an expression on the other's face. He slowly placed his hand behind the other's shoulder, then suddenly slapped him and shouted:

"Brother Raizo! She's here to see you!"

"Huh? Lady Asaka came to see me? She is..." Raizo stood up abruptly, looking around nervously.

But in her final gaze, she saw only Taiichi beside her and Aya teasing the peacock in the distance. After realizing what had happened, she couldn't help but exclaim angrily, "Taiichi, you bastard!"

"Hahahaha!"

Taiichi laughed heartily, which made Aya stare wide-eyed at him and Raizo from a distance with a puzzled look on her face.

"Alright, alright, having someone you like isn't anything shameful. Let's get down to business."

"What is it now?"

Raizo shoved Taiichi's hand away, turned his head and said in a rude tone, like a woman.

"I think I understand a little better now, how to comprehend the Demon Slayer Corps' Total Concentration Breathing Technique."

Taiyi put away his playful expression and then said with a serious face.