In order to avoid any accidents, Oboro would rather believe that this kind of flower can only be found by the Kamado family.

Furthermore, the harvest this time was greater than expected.

Because Long finally knew what he should do in this lower world… and also “came into contact” with the will of this world.

Tanjiro looked ahead, at the figure who needed the help of a maid to take a step, and at the black haori that swayed in the mountain breeze. He glanced at his father and said, “Mr. Oboro smells good.”

“hehe…”

Tanpei smiled softly at his son and stroked his hair.

“So… there really are people like this in this world.”

“I thought… it would never appear again.”

Chapter 276: The House and the Pillar

The residence of the Ubuyashiki clan is very secretive.

A black crow circled in the sky and flew into the elegant courtyard and landed on the corridor.

Kuno, the current head of the Ubuyashiki clan and the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, strolled over.

The man had long, smooth black hair that went past his ears, an approachable temperament, gentle features, and wore wooden clogs on his feet.

“It’s Liu Yuan…”

Ubuyashiki Kuno recognized the crow.

Liu Yuan is a very outstanding swordsman among the second-class members of the Demon Slayer Corps, and the inheritor of Breath of Wind. This time, he was sent to a place called Camellia Hill to find the traces of demons and kill them. Now that this crow is back, it is likely that the mission has been completed.

Kuno smiled slightly and couldn’t help feeling relieved.

He is concerned about the safety of every member of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Everyone has a mission and works together to fulfill a wish.

Kill Muzan Kibutsuji.

It’s just a pity that in his generation… Muzan’s whereabouts were never found.

“Mysterious man! Black haori… strange breathing method, killed the ghost…”

The crow hopped to Kuno’s feet, tilted its head, looked at its lord, and suddenly shouted.

“Ok?”

Upon hearing this, Kuno’s expression changed slightly.

He quickly squatted down, took the letter off the crow’s feet, unfolded it, and read it carefully.

Then, his eyes became dull…

On the paper was Liu Yuan’s report on the mission, which mentioned a man in detail.

Use an ordinary samurai sword to kill the demon with one strike and cut off its head.

“…”

The white paper fell from his hand, and Kuno’s expression changed from dazed to ecstasy and excitement.

His clan’s bloodline was cursed because of Muzan, and most of them will not live long… In order to fulfill their long-cherished wish, the Ubuyashiki clan does their best to help the members of the Demon Slayer Corps and do everything they can.

Although they were unable to fight in person with swords, they spared no effort to play their value in other aspects, such as using the intelligence network to learn the information of every demon in advance as much as possible to avoid casualties among the Demon Slayer Corps members, or opening up some conveniences through the shogunate.

There is also cooperation between the ‘hidden’ troops and the front-line members.

Ensure that the Demon Slayer Corps functions as a whole, protect the information of each member, prevent them from being retaliated by demons, etc.

There are also plans to be arranged for different tasks… He has to arrange all these details, there are too many of them.

It’s very energy-consuming.

But there’s no way… As a member of the Ubuyashiki clan, Kuno also wanted to accompany the team members in hunting demons, but he couldn’t do it.

He tried to lift the sword, but with his physique, even the simplest action of swinging the sword was extremely difficult for him.

The only way to burn yourself is in this way.

Every head of a property house, like him, has tried training… to express his unwillingness to accept his fate, but the curse placed on them is too great.

Everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps is the same as him. No one cares about their own life or death. What they care more about… is the inheritance of will.

Because he was too excited at the moment, Kuno couldn’t help it, his throat moved and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Blood splattered on the wooden board, but he didn’t care. He slowly clenched his hands, which were supporting his body, into fists. His eyes, which were always calm and peaceful, suddenly became sharp, and he said excitedly: “It appeared… It actually appeared. The wheel of fate has finally started to turn.”

“I have waited for that ray of light in the darkness.”

A white-haired woman behind him leaned close to him, trying to calm her husband down.

Kuno’s two children quickly turned around and went to get the medicine skillfully.

“Ena… do you know what this means? This man… this swordsman who can kill demons in the dark with ordinary weapons! His appearance has opened up a new door of hope. In addition to sunlight, demons also have fatal weaknesses! Muzan Kibutsuji… there is an indelible crack in his fate…”

Ubuyashiki Ena said calmly, “I understand.”

As a descendant of the priest family, Ena had foreseen some scenes in her dream a few days ago, but they were very vague.

She could only sense a hint of opportunity.

Some force suddenly appeared, an arm, gently pushing them who were stuck in the ‘quagmire’.

That’s right, we are stuck in a quagmire.

Looking at the performance of the Demon Slayer Corps over the past generations, although they have been clearing out demons and fighting against Muzan… in fact, the results are very limited. Not only did the Demon Slayer Corps fail to find Muzan, the mastermind behind the scenes, but even a large number of members died at the hands of demons, including many Pillar-level swordsmen.

From this point of view, they are always at a disadvantage in the war with ghosts.

If it weren’t for the Ubuyashiki clan that united everyone’s will, if it weren’t for everyone holding on to their beliefs, the Demon Slayer Corps would have been in danger of being destroyed at any time… and would have lost the qualifications to fight demons.

Now Muzan may not even take the Demon Slayer Corps seriously.

Whenever news of a member’s death came, Kuno seemed calm, but in fact, his wife Ena knew the pain and torment in his heart.

So, a few days ago, she told Kuno about her premonition.

But after analyzing the situation, Kuno still couldn’t find the opportunity she had anticipated. In which aspect… He originally guessed that it might be that a pillar in the Demon Slayer Corps suddenly “awakened” and possessed unparalleled combat power, or that the swordsmith village had invented some technology to increase the power of the “Sun Blade”.

But he rejected it in the end…

As the lord of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kuno has a thorough understanding of everything and dares not be careless at all… He knows the strength of each pillar and the background of the swordsmith village.

He firmly believes in his “comrades”, but he does not dare to underestimate Wuzan…

To be honest, the probability of an opportunity appearing within one’s own camp is very small.

He has even made plans to maintain the current number of Demon Slayer Corps members as much as possible in the limited time left… to keep this will intact and in good condition, and to pass it on.

He has no hope for his generation.

Start focusing on training the next generation.

Passing the baton…

This is his mission and the best he can do for the Demon Slayer Corps.

He hated his own incompetence.

However…the balance was broken.

With the appearance of a person…

Who is he?

This was Kuno’s subconscious thought. After so many years of fighting against Muzan Kibutsuji… The Demon Slayer Corps has recruited all the outstanding juniors and collected all the intelligence and information that can be used to deal with demons. Logically, there should be no omissions.

If such a power really existed, the Ubuyashiki clan would have known about it long ago…

Their appearance at this time can only mean… that it was the fault of the Ubuyashiki clan.

After the excitement, Kuno felt more self-blame and regret in his heart. If he had known earlier that such power still existed in the world… then there would be fewer companions sleeping under the tombstones on the mountain.

“Black haori…”

“Call all the pillars!”

Kuno grabbed his wife’s sleeve and said in a deep voice.

“it is good.”

……

A few days later, the pillar-level swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps who received the news arrived at the mansion one after another.

There are seven in total.

Five of the representatives are the inheritors of the five major schools evolved from Sun Breathing.

Water, thunder, rock, fire, and wind.

In other words, among the Demon Slayer Corps of all generations, those who have become the best at the Pillar level are mainly from these five schools.

Of the remaining two, one is a variant of Breathing of Thunder, Breathing of Light.

One is the Breath of Iron derived from the Breath of Rock.

The five basic breathing methods have a relatively complete inheritance and are more meticulously developed, so they are suitable for most people. Compared to niche breathing methods, they are easier to master… and therefore have the largest base of people.

As for the rare and alternative breathing methods like Breath of Light or Breath of Iron, the reason why it is difficult to pass on is that they were created by a certain generation of swordsmen according to their own specific circumstances. They are not suitable for everyone, and the practice methods and foundation are not sound… Many inheritances were eventually broken.

In the successive generations of the Demon Slayer Corps, there have been many variants of breathing, some of which are quite powerful, while others are relatively mediocre… Most of them are short-lived, and very few can be remembered.

The limitations of niche breathing methods are too great, and there is no practical significance for inheritance…others may not be able to learn them even if they want to.

The requirements for the practice method and physical condition are relatively strict, and it is difficult to find a successor.

It is equivalent to a specific skill tailor-made for one’s individual needs. Therefore, among all the breathing methods, only those five are unchangeable.

To put it bluntly, the time for creating the genre was too short, and there was no time for detailed research and development.

The swordsmen were all focused on the ghosts and had little energy to take care of other things. Naturally, they could not compare with the breathing methods that had been precipitated over time by the five basic schools.

The seven pillars gathered together, all of them looked very young, with the oldest being only in his early thirties.