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

Just as Taiichi was about to step off the arena, he glanced casually at the corpses of Irako Rangen and Ashina Gobei.

"These knives..."

With fingers forming claws, he drew the knives one by one into his palm.

Fortunately, Irako Rangen's sword, the "Ichi" sword, is a truly excellent sword. Unfortunately, Ashina Gobei's two swords are not the legendary Mortal Blades.

"Heaven attains oneness and becomes clear, Earth attains oneness and becomes tranquil, God attains oneness and becomes divine, and rulers attain oneness and bring order to the world..."

Taiyi scrutinized the "one" character sword with sharp eyes and murmured to himself.

He then sheathed his sword, turned around and looked at the railing of the Tsukimi-yagura, where Sakiri was looking at him.

“This ‘one’ doesn’t refer to your one-line sword, but rather to the one of Taiyi.”

"Zoccher, this is for you!"

Whoosh!

With a swift throw, the great dachi, a single-edged sword, transformed into a streak of light, hurtling straight towards Sakiri.

The latter was taken aback at first, then swiftly reached out with both hands and caught it steadily.

Seeing Zuoqie's blissful expression, Axia glared at her with resentment, her teeth itching with anger. She then ran to the railing and shouted:

"What about me? What about me!"

"Aren't you a ninja? We'll capture Momo-maru and have him teach you ninjutsu."

"Huh? You're just bragging again!"

"This is not bragging, this is the number one promise in the world to you."

With his back to everyone, Taiyi waved his hand and couldn't help but smile at the same time.

If it were before, I would have had some reservations, but after I became the best in the world, I suddenly realized that I didn't need to think so much or hide anything when doing certain things.

Because their opponent is a being beyond human comprehension, with a long-term vision, their current petty schemes and schemes are naturally no longer worth considering.

As long as you always stand on the side of humanity, intelligent people will not be your enemies.

Watching Taiichi depart, Tokugawa Ienari's old face showed no fear, but rather unusual excitement.

"If a warrior like Taiyi could appear in this world, then immortality must be real!"

Having served as a general for so long and wreaked havoc on society, he still managed to avoid major chaos. It must be said, he was quite capable.

Taiichi was a warrior whose goal was to continuously become stronger until he transcended worldly concerns, a point that Tokugawa Ienari understood very well.

But his general is the ruler who governs all people and is capable of governing the country. Although he is not very good at governing, he and Taiyi are not on the same track, so there will be no conflict between them.

“Aoki!” Tokugawa Ienari turned his head and looked at Matsudaira Aoki. After calming himself down, he said calmly, “Since you were able to discover a samurai like Taiichi, it shows that your Fire Bandits are indeed full of talented people.”

"Reorganize our forces, select the elite, and go to Satsuma to find the Shimazu family. We yearn to go to Ryukyu to search for the elixir of immortality!"

"My subordinate understands."

Matsudaira Aoki stepped forward, bowed, and then answered in a deep voice.

Although he maintained a calm and composed demeanor on the surface, he was inwardly muttering to himself.

Besides Taichi, what other elites does the Fire Thief Kai have...? Huh? Rantaro, that guy, is usually quite clever, he seems capable of accomplishing this.

Knock knock knock, hi hi hi!

With the Imperial Examination concluded, the procession for the Tenka Matsuri (Festival of the Realm) set off again. However, throughout the rest of the journey, the topics of discussion inevitably revolved around the bloody battle that had taken place.

The news of Taiichi winning the title of the best in the land spread throughout Edo and began to spread outwards as the group progressed.

There was a grand parade during the day, and fireworks were also arranged at night.

Although it was not large in scale and was located near Nihonbashi, it was not as grand as the Sino-Japanese Spark Festival in July, but even today, it would be considered a popular topic of conversation among the people of Edo.

Raizo Seikanji, the Naruhashi, and Mai Asaka, the Sakurahashi, walked along the bustling streets, enjoying the festive atmosphere.

"I never imagined Taiichi would actually do it. If only he could join the Demon Slayer Corps, then we'd have hope... "

"Silence!" Mai Asaka covered Raizo's mouth, which he hadn't been holding back, and said sternly, "Don't talk about these things outside. Have you forgotten our confidentiality requirements?"

"Oh, I know."

Raizo shrank back shyly, though he was still very happy despite being criticized.

Hey~ your hands smell so good!

“He won’t join us because he doesn’t have any deep-seated hatred for that ghost, and our ideologies don’t align.”

At this point in the dance, Raizo understood the meaning behind her words, and his expression darkened.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with the Demon Slayer Corps' system, but Taichi just couldn't understand it.

Putting aside the issue of inhumanity, the selection process itself is a waste of resources.

Furthermore, Taichi also harbored doubts about the so-called loyalty to the Demon Slayer Corps, though he didn't explain why.

After all, only Taichi himself knew the original plot, along with the Demon Slayer Corps member who tried to steal Tanjiro's credit on Spider Mountain, Kaigaku who would later betray him, and Kokushibo.

These people are all traitors to the Demon Slayer Corps. If they were to reveal this, who knows how much of a blow it would be to Raizo and the others.

"But even so, I think that if Taiichi encounters a ghost, he won't just leave it alone, and he will definitely help us if we need anything."

"Huh? How can you be so sure?"

Mai raised an eyebrow, realizing for the first time how Raizo, who used to be so cautious in front of her, could become so confident when Taiichi was mentioned.

"Hehe, because I gave Taiyi my most precious thing! Don't underestimate the bond of friendship!"

"Hey, what kind of look is that! I never said I like men! Although Taiyi is better looking than most women..."

Raizo had been chuckling to himself, but when he noticed that Mai's gaze was becoming increasingly strange, he immediately understood what was going on and began to explain.

"Cut~"

"Hey, Mai, you've finally shown a different expression!"

"boring."

"Let's go scoop up goldfish."

"Isn't that something couples do?"

"Oh? Is that so? Couples and stuff..."

"Let's go."

"Great!"

The two walked further and further away, and ahead lay the direction of the five-story pagoda of Senso-ji Temple.

At the same time, Taiichi, Sachi, and Aya were also shopping.

He finally had some free time, and after a day of fierce fighting, he felt it was time to relax. After all, the biggest task for him had been accomplished recently.

However, after leaving the house, he felt a little regretful and thought it would be better to go back and meditate.

Compared to the bustling atmosphere around him, there was always a cool feeling here.

Hmm? Is there a magnetic field around here? Why are there always arcs of electricity coming out of the scabbard of the Futsu-no-Mitama sword?

He deliberately ignored the forced smiles on A-Xia's and Zuo-Qie's faces.

"I wonder what Raizo is up to. If all else fails, I'll take this opportunity to get some money in advance. If I have the chance later, I'll find Gyokko or Hantengu and kill one of them as a reward."

"Speaking of which, a jade pot is also a pot, and there are nobles with pots at Fountainhead Palace. I wonder if they are related..."

Caught between the two, Taiyi could only drift into a daydream, with all sorts of random thoughts jumping around in his mind.

Just a dozen meters behind them, a group of three eye-catching figures were watching their backs through the crowd.

Of the three, the one in the very center had seven-colored eyes and was dressed like a religious leader. To his left was a beautiful but fierce-looking courtesan, and to his right was a strangely spotted man with his arms around his waist.

The sight of these three men standing on the street only makes people think that some old man who is a john has brought his prostitute out for some fun.

Judging from the old man's appearance, it seems that it wouldn't be unreasonable for the prostitute to pay him back.

"You all say that my follower has become the best in the world. As the leader of the sect, what should I give him as a gift?"

Doma walked into a fan shop, put his hands in his sleeves, and said cheerfully.

Daki and Gyutaro exchanged glances, neither knowing how to respond.

To be honest, after getting to know them for a while, they realized that the benefactor who turned them into ghosts seemed to be a little dim-witted and was always acting strangely.

"Eh? This, this is... Edo fans, are they all sold like this?" Doma casually picked up a bat fan, and after seeing the writing on it, his eyes widened immediately, revealing an incredulous expression.

Then, he suddenly laughed and waved his fan at the two of them, saying:

"I think I know what gift to give Taiichi!"

Furthermore, Mr. Kokushibo, I heard from Gyutaro that Taichi has an extremely strong comprehension ability and can learn anything very quickly.

I wonder if he'll be able to let you have your fill once he gets his hands on this and you two start fighting later?

As his eyes moved, a streak of light flashed across Doma's seven-colored pupils, leaving all the passersby stunned.