With a reputation of 70,000, one leader travels across countless worlds with his adventure team.

After the special training, Kagaya Ubuyashiki convened a ceremony for the new Pillars to officially appoint them as "Mad Pillars".

Because of Bai Ze's berserker characteristics, Bai Ze's maniacal laughter when he goes berserk during battle is very attractive. Moreover, Bai Ze's speed during battle and his crazy appearance with red eyes made Ubuyashiki Kagaya give up the two options of "blood pillar" and "red pillar".

Witnessed by the pillars, Bai Ze donned a red haori with splashed ink landscape patterns. With his white hair, red eyes, and white background with red patterns, Bai Ze also possessed a ghostly and arrogant aura.

Bai Ze raised his arm and looked at the haori that Ubuyashiki Kagaya had given him, quite satisfied. Raphael and Aying were both looking at him affectionately, and Bai Ze winked at the two women.

Aying rolled her eyes in disgust, Raphael covered his mouth and chuckled secretly, while Mengmeng happily shouted that she wanted the same beautiful coat as her older brother.

That afternoon, Kasugai Crow delivered Hakutaku's name and the appointment as "Mad Pillar" to ordinary Demon Slayer Corps members and Kakunobu members in various locations.

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Two days later, Hideaki, wearing a comical fire-man mask, came to deliver a sword to Tanjiro. This time, Inosuke was saved by Kage and was not injured by his father, the spider demon Rui, who had turned into a demon. So, Tekkenori only came with Hideaki because he had received news of new materials.

Tanjiro, overjoyed to receive the message from Kasugai-ra, went to greet Mr. Haganezuka. However, he was chased by Haganezuka for an hour, while Hakutaku sat on the rooftop with Akane, watching Tanjiro act silly with a grin.

After delivering the swords, Shinobu Kocho and Hakutaku accompanied the two swordsmiths to their lord's residence. The group held a meeting, and Hakutaku also took out his Flowing Star Meteor Sword for the two swordsmiths to admire and explain the matter of the small crystal.

Bai Ze then took out all the small crystals he had prepared and piled them in front of Steel Tomb and Iron Cave Forest. However, the two were completely attracted by the forging art of the Flowing Star Meteor Blade, and they stroked the blade of the Flowing Star Meteor Blade as if they were stroking their wives.

"How beautiful! It's like a flame clinging to a blade, the way the blade sways is like a red shooting star streaking across the sky, ah~~~~~"

Steel Mound pressed his face against the blade of the Flowing Star Meteor Blade, making a sound that made Shinobu Kocho move two feet away.

Tetsuka Mori gently tapped the blade and said:

"The sound of this blade is deeper and more resonant than that of a Nichirin Blade. Its density and toughness are even better than a Nichirin Blade; it's truly a breathtaking work of art!!!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki said with a smile:

"We cannot obtain the materials for Lord Bai Ze's swords, but Lord Bai Ze has provided us with a material that can cause special damage to demons."

"These differently colored crystals before you are one of the main reasons why Lord Bai Ze's sword can harm demons. Do you think you can find a way to integrate them into the team members' Nichirin Blades, so that even the ordinary team members can better survive when encountering demons?"

Upon hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, the two from Steelzuka finally put down Hakutaku's Flowing Star Meteor Blade and picked up the small crystal to examine it carefully. Hakutaku also explained the characteristics of the small crystal to the two of them.

Upon hearing that these crystals possessed unique elemental attacks, both Ironclad and Mori were filled with surprise. Ironclad Mori, holding a small red crystal and feeling the intense heat emanating from it, remarked with a keen sense of exploration:

"Amazing little crystals! I want to go back to the swordsmith village right now and see if these crystals can be fused with swords. I'm really looking forward to seeing what changes their properties will bring to the new swords!"

Bai Ze said to the two men from Steel Tomb:

"After you take the crystals back, feel free to experiment with them. I can provide crystals of various colors in large quantities. Once you've figured out which crystal works best, just let me know and I'll send you a large batch of crystals so you can upgrade the weapons of the Demon Slayer Corps members."

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, both Steel Tomb and Iron Cave Mori knelt down in unison, bowed their heads, and paid their respects to Bai Ze.

Steel Tomb and Iron Hole Mori, carrying a large bag of four-colored crystals given to them by Bai Ze, happily returned to the Swordsmith Village under the escort of the Hidden Team. The Swordsmith Village would be busy in the days to come.

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After seeing off Steel Mound and Iron Cave Forest, Hakutaku had nothing to do, so he spent a few days getting to know Shinobu Kocho at the Butterfly Mansion, finally managing to put aside the awkward kiss incident at the end of the special training assessment.

At night, Bai Ze lay on the roof of the Butterfly Mansion and reviewed the first task he had completed since becoming a Pillar.

"Ding~"

"Mission 1 (Completed): Join the Demon Slayer Corps, spar with three or more Pillar-level members, and become a new Pillar;

Task Reward: Unlocks the skill teaching ability, allowing you to teach martial arts techniques already learned within the host's current TP system to NPC characters in the world.

Bai Ze looked at the cultivation techniques he had learned in the Tianlong world within his TP system, thinking that he would teach the 'Xiao Wuxiang Gong' to Shinobu Kocho later. No girl could refuse to have her stay young forever.

Bai Ze, having slipped off the roof, stealthily made his way to Raphael's room. He hadn't had a proper chance to play with his women during this time, due to the special training of the Pillars. Now that everything was over, it was time to let loose.

Raphael, awakened by Bai Ze's antics, didn't scream. Only Bai Ze could sneak into his room at night. Raphael touched Bai Ze's face in the dark and whispered:

"Aren't you afraid your Shinobu will overhear? You've been quite attentive to her these past few days~~"

Raphael's strange tone made Bai Ze a little embarrassed. Bai Ze grabbed the steamed bun and whispered:

"Hehe, isn't this just to make up for it, my lovely Raphael~"

"Ouch! Be gentle, do you think this is a steamed bun?!"

Raphael's soft, shy tone made Bai Ze even more unstoppable, like a rocket launching into the sky. He immediately threw off his clothes and started covering himself up. Neither Bai Ze nor Raphael dared to make a sound for fear of being heard by those around them. The sneaky feeling made them even more excited.

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The next day, feeling refreshed, Hakutaku approached Kagaya Ubuyashiki and said that he was now a member of the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars and wanted to go out for a trip, and take the opportunity to kill some demons he encountered.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki naturally agreed to Hakutaku's request. Hakutaku could see the characteristics of blood energy and could find those hiding ghosts at any time, day or night. Naturally, he equipped Hakutaku with a divine Kasugai crow and also gave him a way to contact ordinary team members and hidden team members in various places.

Hakutaku returned to the Butterfly Mansion and told Shinobu Kocho, who was doing research there, about his upcoming trip to travel and slay demons. Shinobu looked at Hakutaku and smiled, saying:

Have a safe journey!

Bai Ze greeted Kocho Shinobu with a smile and found Mengmeng playing with the three beady-eyed sisters in the courtyard. The three beady-eyed sisters were very reluctant to see Mengmeng go out. During this time, the magic assistant that Mengmeng summoned had made the sisters very happy.

Finally, at the entrance of the Butterfly Mansion, Aoi, along with the three sisters with teary, beady eyes, waved goodbye to Bai Ze and the four girls. Suddenly, Bai Ze sensed something and turned around to see Shinobu Kocho standing on the roof of the Butterfly Mansion waving to him.

Bai Ze smiled and waved to Shinobu Kocho, then walked out of the mountain.

Bai Ze remembers that after Muzan received the news that Lower Rank 5 Rui had been killed by the Demon Slayer Corps, he felt that the Lower Rank demons were not being used as his help and were being constantly exploited by the Demon Slayer Corps. Before the Mugen Train arc, he recycled all four Lower Rank demons except for Lower Rank 1 Enmu.

So Bai Ze led the girls on their journey, hoping to kill a few Lower Rank demons and rack up kills before Muzan could collect them.

Bai Ze led the four women directly towards a nearby town to investigate the surrounding area and try to gather information from passing merchants about any missing persons in the vicinity.

After several days of travel and inquiries, Bai Ze finally obtained information from a chubby merchant: people were frequently disappearing in a small village near his hometown. Bai Ze then headed in the direction the chubby merchant pointed to.

Two days later, Bai Ze discovered a high-energy target hiding in a mountain cave three hills away from the village the fat merchant had pointed out. Bai Ze then used his old method, blasting a way with explosives and heading towards the cave to kill the ghost.

It didn't take much effort for Bai Ze to kill the hiding "brat!"

Because it was indeed very small, after killing it, Bai Ze recognized the ghost from its appearance. It had white hair like himself, two small horns on its head, and red eyes. You have to admit, it really did look a bit like a ghost swordsman.

This is the second demon that Muzan has taken in—Lower Rank 4, Zero. Because his Blood Demon Art is not particularly outstanding, Zero often runs away when fighting against the Demon Slayer Corps, so he was ruthlessly taken in by Muzan.

No wonder he hid in such a remote cave and didn't actively attack the village. He really is a "coward". This time, Bai Ze successfully took his head.

Mission 2: Kill one member of the Upper or Lower Moon Twelve Demon Moons (2/12).

Bai Ze felt the experience he received from killing Lower Moon Four, Zero. Now that his level was higher, a Lower Moon demon only gave him 3 bars of experience (10% per bar), which was less than half a level.

With a flick of his blade, Bai Ze used it to pry Ling Yuzi's corpse out of the cave, letting it bask in the sun before it quickly turned to ash.

Bai Ze then called the women to continue their journey and hunt the upper and lower moons.

On the way, Bai Ze once again rummaged through his belongings and dug out a set of level 45 rare purple armor set—the Wrathful Curse—that he had collected in his warehouse and put it on.

Bai Ze had been so focused on the jewelry and weapon on the right side that he forgot he had this set of armor in his inventory. He also discovered that he had a True Blood Barrier Set (a level 62 armor set, which can be worn at level 52 with the Overlord Contract), which he could wear after reaching level 52.

Bai Ze led the girls on a journey of eating, drinking, and having fun, while also constantly monitoring the changes in qi and blood energy in the villages and large towns they encountered. Because there were too many humans in the large towns, it would take Bai Ze quite a while to finish exploring them.

And so they finally discovered a strange, high-energy individual hidden in the basement of a city library, because its energy was square and filled the entire basement.

Since the library's basement was underground, it didn't matter whether it was during the day or at night. So, Bai Ze led the women into the library in the afternoon and headed straight for the underground reading room.

Upon entering the basement, multiple bookshelves stood in the spacious underground hall, with books scattered haphazardly on the shelves and the floor.

As soon as Bai Ze stepped into the basement, he felt an unusual energy filling the entire basement space. At this moment, Raphael, who was following behind Bai Ze, released the New Life Hymn.

Bai Ze and the girls then heard a shrill scream echo throughout the underground library. At that moment, it was as if a dream had shattered before Bai Ze's eyes, and all the scenery around him suddenly changed.

The bookshelves and books were all gone, and piles of bones and remains of all sizes were scattered haphazardly in the basement. Li Qinglu and Mengmeng screamed in fear and covered their eyes. Aying quickly hugged them both.

Bai Ze also drew his sword, searching for the figure with the level indicator above their head. Raphael then spoke up:

"The entire scene just now was the body of that ghost; it wasn't an illusion, nor a dream!"

At this moment, Bai Ze thought of the Lower Rank One demon, Enmu, who had assimilated the train. Enmu had tried to take all the passengers on the train hostage, but failed and was killed by Tanjiro. Although this demon was slightly different from Enmu, it was also a type of demon that could transform its body.

But now the ghost is hiding, and Bai Ze can feel that the entire basement space is filled with the ghost's blood energy. How can he kill it?

While Bai Ze was still pondering how to force the ghost out, Raphael spoke up:

"Aze, how about we just fill the entire basement with the New Life Hymn and scorch this ghost to death?"

Bai Ze's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile:

"Good idea! This way we won't have to look for him. This ghost's energy fills the entire basement space. Can you fill the entire basement with your skills?"

Raphael said with a smile:

"Hmph~ Don't forget, our levels are tied to yours, and we're almost level 50 ourselves!"

After speaking, Raphael immediately unleashed the Song of Rebirth, its energy range expanding to fill the entire basement, with the light of the skill emanating from the small ventilation windows at the corners of the basement.

Just then, the piercing scream rang out again, mixed with some indistinct words. A few seconds later, Bai Ze received the mission message:

Mission 2: Kill one member of the Upper or Lower Moon Twelve Demon Moons (3/12).

Bai Ze stopped Raphael from using his skills and told him that the ghost was dead, and the quest prompts appeared.

After killing Gui Bai Ze, they quickly left the library with the women. When Raphael unleashed his skill, it was already late, and only a third of the sun's face was visible. The light from Raphael's skill had already been spotted by those outside.

Afterwards, the case of missing persons in the city was solved, and the remains of most of the missing people were found in the basement. When Bai Ze saw the news the next day, he was so frustrated that he couldn't figure out which Lower Moon demon had been killed by Raphael's energy.

Bai Ze could only drag Li Qinglu along to give Raphael a proper reward that evening, until Raphael was completely out of his mind before it was over.

Afterwards, Bai Ze took the four girls out for sushi, soaked in a family hot spring, and wandered around for several days. In an unknown village, he caught the former Lower Moon Three, Byakuya. Although it was night, it didn't take much effort.

The blood energy emanating from the diseased leaves was as obvious as fireflies dancing in the night. Before the Blood Demon Technique could be used even a few times, it was cut into three folds by Bai Ze with the Flowing Star Meteor Blade. The three folds were good, they could be folded however they wanted.

Raphael used his light energy to rub the diseased leaf into ash, and the group returned to their rented room to continue sleeping, as if killing a ghost was as simple as getting up to pee in the middle of the night.

Mission 2: Kill one member of the Upper or Lower Moon Twelve Demon Moons (4/12).

The next day, Bai Ze, holding Mengmeng who wanted to catch and play with the Kasugai crow, had his cool Kasugai crow deliver its kill record for the Demon Slayer Corps.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was delighted to receive the message from Hakutaku and sent it to all the Pillars in various places. The women of the Butterfly Mansion also learned about Hakutaku's actions, and Shinobu Kocho even showed a rare smile.

As Shinobu thought about it, she remembered the scene of her kissing Hakutaku that evening, and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment. Shinobu quickly put down the medical record in her hand and shook her head to banish Hakutaku's handsome and mischievous face from her mind.

For more than a month afterward, Bai Ze did not encounter a single high-energy ghost. He only used a few small, insignificant creatures hiding in the mountains as practice targets for Li Qinglu and Mengmeng.

Bai Ze must have been summoned by Muzan, who ordered the remaining Lower Rank demons to gather and be recycled.

Bai Ze thought about the battle between the Flame Pillar and Upper Moon Three Akaza after the Mugen Train, and the life-or-death situation of the Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku, even though he had already finished training all the Pillars.

However, Akaza's extraordinary regenerative abilities prevented Kyojuro from killing him despite his best efforts. In the end, the rising sun forced Akaza to flee, and the severely injured Flame Pillar, Rengoku Kyojuro, died at sunrise.

Tanjiro and the others, who were already seriously injured on the train, were completely unable to go up and help Kyojuro. They could only watch their good brother Kyojuro die in front of them.

But not this time!

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