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

"Very useful information, Lord Raizo. Please convey my sincere gratitude to Lord Keizai on my behalf."

After reading through the contents of the folded paper again, Taiichi slowly closed it and smiled at Raizo and Mai.

The woman in front of me must be the Sakura Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps.

No wonder Raizo always stares blankly with a perverted look on his face when he has nothing to do.

Anyone who has a woman like this by their side, as pure and aloof as a white lotus in a snow-capped mountain, would probably be unable to help but yearn for her.

Taiichi didn't deliberately look at Asaka Mai; he just glanced at her briefly when he looked up and then nodded slightly to Raizo.

Then, noticing a furoshiki wrapped in gold cloth next to Raizo, Taichi asked curiously:

"Brother Raizo, what is this?"

"Oh, this is a gift I specially brought to congratulate you on your housewarming. It's not very expensive, just a fan, but you should take a good look at it."

Raizo winked and said.

"Are you giving me a fan now? What are you planning to give me for the New Year, Brother Leizang?"

Taiichi didn't seem to care, and simply put his hands inside his kimono. Sakichi and Fuchi couldn't help but smile after he said that.

"Damn it, if we're really going by age, I'm your elder. If anyone's going to offer New Year's greetings, it should be you, Taiyi, offering them greetings to me."

Raizo crossed his arms in front of his chest, turned his head, and said angrily.

An elder? Yes, that's true~

Taiyi then opened the system and began to examine the two of them.

Name: Seikanji Raizo

【Age: 28】

[Lifespan: 43]

[Essence: 141.7]

[Qi and Blood: 282.1]

[Soul: 18.8]

After looking at Raizo, Taichi then checked the attributes of the Sakura Pillar.

[Name: Chaoxiang Palace Dance]

【Age: 25】

[Lifespan: 38]

[Essence: 88.2]

[Qi and Blood: 312.3]

[Soul: 21.5]

Hmm? If we put Sakura Hashira Asaka Mai's age in today's era, she would definitely be considered an older single woman.

Furthermore, her attributes...

hiss~

You're a bit too harsh on yourself.

“Raizo, if I’m not mistaken, your strength… seems somewhat inferior to Miss Mai’s.”

Taiyi took the opportunity of joking to probe.

But when he said that, the two people opposite him were clearly taken aback.

This unprecedented ability to judge an opponent's strength with just a glance truly surprised the two of them.

"Lord Taiyi, your accurate judgment makes me increasingly confident that you will defeat all your opponents in the Imperial Trial and ultimately become the number one in the world."

Mai Asaka said with heartfelt admiration.

Because she is a woman, wherever she goes, people subconsciously overlook her abilities.

Even though she had defeated the Flame Pillar, the Sound Pillar, and the Water Pillar in sparring with the Demon Slayer Corps, Keiya, the leader, ultimately assigned her to the area with the fewest demons and the safest place.

"Brother Taiichi's insight is as sharp as ever. We have another purpose for coming here this time." Raizo's eyes were bright, and a sense of pride welled up throughout his body. He glanced at Asaka Mai with a smug look.

This feeling is like saying, "See? My friend is really that awesome. Now you believe me, right?"

He grinned and continued, "I wanted to ask if you have any way to make up for the vital energy that Wu lost because she was working too hard..."

“This is not your concern, Raizo.” Mai Asaka suddenly interrupted him, then looked at Taiichi with a firm and resolute look in her eyes, and said in a deep voice, “If possible, I would like to become even stronger. Please tell me how to do so, Taiichi.”

Looking at the two people opposite him, Taiyi's feelings were a bit complicated.

One person is affectionate, the other indifferent; this kind of relationship is like...

“Cherry blossoms blooming out of season…” Taiichi sighed, then turned to Mai Asaka and said softly, “Miss Mai, you are already very strong. Why are you in such a hurry to become stronger?”

"Because my blade isn't fast enough." Wanting to kill that... Upon discovering that Sakiri and Fuchi were also present, Asaka Mai omitted the key words and continued:

"His attacks consisted of too many tiny slashes. If I wasn't fast enough to parry them all, I couldn't kill him, and I couldn't avenge him!"

Upon hearing this, Taiyi raised an eyebrow.

The attack included subtle slashes? Is that a ghost? Could it be...?

But at this point, the Demon Slayer Corps probably didn't know about all the Upper Moons.

"Have you ever seen the face of the person you're talking about?"

Taiyi narrowed his eyes and asked calmly.

"No, I've only seen his back."

After Asaka Mai finished speaking, her brows furrowed involuntarily, and her hands, resting on her knees, clenched tightly.

Tall and imposing, like a giant python with black patches on its body, with long, deep red hair, and a katana with an eye tattooed on its hilt.

"I see. Well then, let's get back to our previous question. If you want to replenish your essence, I suggest you..."

Taiyi then told the other party about the methods of dietary therapy and some simple breathing techniques.

Of course, this is also something that is said to other people.

The Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps cannot learn their own techniques because they have already gone too far in single-attribute breathing techniques.

Immediately altering the structure of Qi within the body can cause secondary damage and even disrupt the balance.

Only someone like myself can start by achieving unity of dragon and tiger, and first establish the framework of qi at the deepest level of my body.

Only with a solid foundation and a strong physical body can one introduce other types of Qi.

Watching Raizo and Mai's departing figures, Taiichi kept thinking about his next training direction.

As Wu said, now that the inner elixir is complete, according to the Daoist canon on the inner elixir, it is time for her to begin training her lungs to generate the Qi of Geng Metal.

The Qi of Geng Metal is an important means of opening up the three gates in the body.

"After passing through the three gates, I can continue to temper my liver and spleen, stimulate the five internal organs to generate the five energies, and thus reach the realm of Golden Elixir Returning to the Core, and completely condense the Golden Elixir!"

"With the Qi of the Golden Core, one can manifest all five elements and refine all five internal organs with a single breath, thereby strengthening the physical body and forging a long-lived physique. This is also the Sun Refining Form of the Five Qi Returning to the Origin..."

Immortality is the other shore.

Muzan desired the blue spider lily to transcend the sea of ​​suffering in the world and achieve true, perfect immortality.

Lian wanted to use the Qi-refining methods of the Qin and Han dynasties to gather the Qi of the world, break through the Qi-refining and spirit-transforming stage in one fell swoop, and thus return to the void and unite with the Dao.

He himself followed the alchemy method, combining essence, energy and spirit to create the strongest physical body, breaking through countless waves, crossing the sea of ​​suffering, and reaching the other shore!

Therefore, my next step is to use the Thunder Breathing of Qingxian Temple Raizo to deduce the Gengjin Breathing Method through the system.

"Sigh, it's embarrassing to ask for a favor if you don't want to do it." Taiichi rubbed his chin with one hand, thinking about whether he could play matchmaker for Raizo and Mai and let them become a couple.

Would Raizo thank me for this and offer up the Breath of Thunder?

"Taiichi, where should we put this?" Sakiri had already stood up, holding the furoshiki Raizo had given him. He glanced at Taiichi, who was still pondering, and continued to mutter to himself, "Raizo... he really is a gentle and thoughtful man. If only someone were like him..."

"Hey, just handle it normally, like during the Lunar New Year."

Taiyi rolled his eyes, waved his hand, and said with a speechless expression.

In ancient Japan, fans given as gifts in boxes were usually not opened by the recipient; they were either given away directly or sold to fan merchants.

Just like mooncakes nowadays, very few people eat them.

Just as he was about to get up and return to his Japanese-style room to continue his exercise, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the courtyard.

Without hesitation, Taiichi and the others stood inside the house to see who was in such a hurry this time.

"Lord Tai, there's been a huge mess!"

Upon seeing Taiichi, the arriving samurai immediately knelt at the threshold, displaying great eagerness.

"what happened?"

He recognized the person who came; he was a member of the Fire Thief Gang and now worked under Rantaro.

"Because of the Imperial Examination for the Kingdom Festival, many samurai have recently arrived in the castle, and fights have been happening frequently." The samurai looked up at Taiichi, swallowed hard, and continued:

"We could handle it before, but today, a very powerful samurai caused trouble in Yoshiwara. Lord Rantaro went to stop him, but he was injured in the process!"

Huh? Someone actually dared to bully my good brother?

"It's been a while since I've seen Rantaro." Taichi's demeanor changed abruptly, becoming like a tiger unleashed from its cage. He casually took the Futsu-no-Mitama that Sakiri handed him, and after Sakiri helped him straighten his clothes, he stood at the door and grinned.

"I hope it's not some nobody. I don't want to go out late at night and come back disappointed."