The reason is simple: chaos is the way to give birth to powerful forces.

If Muzan gains power, the impact he brings to the world will gradually grow over time, and in order to resist, more and more younger swordsmen will emerge… It is even possible that the essence of this world will be subverted.

Long looked at the sky outside the door. “The pressure brought by the external environment will lead to evolution, and evolution is often accompanied by pain.”

Chapter 279 A shot of cardiac stimulant

A few days later, at the residence of the Ubuyashiki clan.

The seven pillars gather again.

When they heard that Kuno failed to invite Oboro to join the Demon Slayer Corps as he wished, and the other party only gave him some books on breathing techniques, some of the pillars were disappointed, some didn’t care, and some felt regretful.

Rengoku Tenjuro, with his flaming red and yellow hair and sword-like eyebrows, laughed out loud, “Didn’t you accept? What a pity… If a swordsman as powerful as him could join the Demon Slayer Corps… he would definitely shine and inspire everyone!”

Kuno did not let them follow him to see Long.

On the one hand, it was out of courtesy, and on the other hand, he wanted to protect Long.

If Muzan knew that he had a new method to destroy the vitality of demons’ flesh and blood, he would definitely nip the danger in the bud.

So…it’s best not to let the outside world know anything about this person named Long.

“As the lord said, he doesn’t have much time left. Even if he wants to help us, I’m afraid he can only do so much.” Kawai Ichimoku, a water pillar with short, neat gray hair, seemed to understand the reason why Long refused. “However, his so-called talent for killing demons… is innate, which is worth further investigation.”

“It’s not a knife, nor is it a breathing technique… then what else could it be? Could it be some rare physique that relies on blood to destroy the ghost’s cells?”

Among the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, some have rare blood constitutions, and these people are generally coveted by demons.

Some individual rare bloods were equivalent to the nutrition of ten or a hundred people for ghosts, and some more special ones had even higher nutritional value.

The blood of these people… has a fatal attraction to ghosts, and it also has some effects.

For example, the smell of thick and sweet blood alone can cause some weak-willed ghosts to experience temporary dizziness or slight paralysis of the body.

It can also be seen as a kind of mental stimulation.

But I have never heard of any kind of thin blood that can destroy the vitality of a ghost.

“The breathing method has always been only circulated among special groups like ours. After all, without the mission of hunting demons, there is no condition and environment to come into contact with and learn it. So, his ancestors must have been members of the Demon Slayer Corps, or at least had been… or maintained some kind of connection with the Demon Slayer Corps. It is also possible that he is the descendant of a certain trainer…” someone echoed.

But since he is the descendant of a trainer, why didn’t he join the Demon Slayer Corps?

People like them are committed to killing ghosts.

“The situation in every era is complicated. With the interweaving of various factors, there will always be some changes… Since he is a member of the shogunate and is related to the national situation, then… it is reasonable for him to give up his original weak beliefs.” The Rock Pillar, who has a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and thick lips, spoke.

We can’t say that Long is a traitor.

Killing ghosts is a dangerous, hard and tiring job, so compared to being in power, there is naturally no advantage at all.

All I can say is… the will of the Long lineage to exterminate demons was not well passed on.

“Since he has been away from the ‘team’ for such a long time, even if he knows some breathing techniques or swordsmanship… they have long been eliminated by the times.” Guangzhu, the only woman among the seven pillars, with a long ponytail, said with disdain.

Guys who give up halfway don’t deserve to be associated with the Demon Slayer Corps. People like that have some self-awareness if they don’t join the Demon Slayer Corps!

Their respective breathing methods are the summaries and changes of generations, accumulated through battles with demons… They have been improving and growing, and Long’s lineage must have disappeared for a long time. Under this premise, what value can some breathing methods he gave have? !

Kuno looked quietly at the seven pillars in front of him, without interrupting or explaining.

He had met Long in person and felt his special qualities up close… Some things didn’t need to be said in detail, and even if he explained them, the seven of them would not agree.

He believed in Long anyway.

“You guys watch it first!”

Suddenly, Fengzhu Masayuki said in a deep voice, his fingers holding the book trembling slightly.

There was uncontrollable excitement in his tone.

He was present and the first person to pick up the book and read it, but he did not participate in the discussion.

I never thought of criticizing Long.

At this point, the lord has only brought back some books… so we just need to confirm whether the books are valuable. If not… the Demon Slayer Corps will continue as usual.

If so, it would be icing on the cake and the trip would not be in vain.

“Ok?”

Seeing his expression, the others noticed something was wrong and divided up the books and started flipping through them.

On the paper, there are images that depict the detailed meridians of the human body, and even the “acupoints” are marked… and annotations are marked on each body part and area. The writing is very detailed and easy to understand. It even uses arrows to draw the route of the “luck cycle”…

Even they knew for the first time that the “internal breath” formed through the breathing cycle had some kind of strange effect.

For all swordsmen, they only know that breathing can strengthen the body and the effect can be magnified through “mental concentration”, but it is far from being as detailed as what is written in the book. The most important thing is that in the book, all the meridians of the human body can be circulated into a “circulation”. If the internal breath can be cultivated to the extreme, the strength will increase to an unimaginable level.

Compared with the content in the book, the understanding of the human body by these pillars is simply nothing.

Long gave them a key to open the treasure house of mankind, revealing many secrets before their eyes.

“Internal breath… essence, energy and spirit… circulate through the body… such a mysterious feeling.”

After a long while, Water Pillar Kawai Ichie licked his dry lips. He was a little confused…

Given his knowledge of breathing, no matter how detailed the image was, he still found it difficult to digest it.

“Is this… is this really the breathing method we know about?”

“My book only records a type of Qi circulation called static breathing, which has a specific meridian path… Moreover, it also says that once the internal Qi’s small circulation is formed, breathing can be done freely, and one can feel the external Qi, and become one with the inside and outside.”

The other pillar swallowed his saliva and stared at his companion with blank eyes.

This… can it really be done?

The most they understood about breathing was to support their bodies and temporarily generate enough combat power.

Breathing can only be performed by humans…How can it take shape if it is separated from the human body?

“My book…is about abdominal breathing. It seems simple…but…”

“…”

The knowledge in the books is very profound, but as pillars, they all have a strong foundation in breathing practice…so, they still have the ability to judge these images.

Even though I don’t understand it, the practice method taught in the book is indeed feasible.

“Hahahahaha!”

Suddenly, Flame Pillar Tenjuro burst into laughter: “How interesting… Is it really as powerful as it sounds? Just try to practice and you will know!!”

“Most of our breathing methods are based on our own physical conditions, and they vary from person to person. Even the water breathing that I practiced, which has the experience and skills accumulated by previous generations, is not so easy to practice… And the breathing methods in these books, no, they should be called breathing techniques, which have no threshold and are suitable for everyone… Even if a part of the body is missing and cannot complete the large circulation, you can still try the small circulation…”

Shuizhu put down the book and looked at Kuno with shock: “Who exactly is that person you saw?”

“Our breathing method…is only used in swordsmanship and demon-killing techniques…In comparison, it seems particularly simple and crude. However, this breathing method is delicate and profound. It touches the level of life itself and is aimed at the infinite development of the plasticity of the body.”

The oldest Rock Pillar added with trembling voice.

Unbelievable!

In fact, when he came back, Kuno had already read these books.

He doesn’t understand breathing and exhalation, but he has a certain amount of knowledge. Just the ‘value of the human body’ shown in the image has already broken his concepts and cognition in advance.

“Kibutsuji Muzan… his fate is not far from the end!”

Ubuyashiki Kuno kept smiling, looked at the white clouds floating in the sky, and said something in a decisive tone.

He couldn’t help but clenched his fists.

Chapter 280 Fermentation

Chapter 280 Fermentation

For the following period of time, Long mostly stayed in the small courtyard at the foot of Yunqu Mountain.

He would only follow the Zaomen Tanpei father and son up the mountain when they came down to sell charcoal and drink some wild vegetable soup made from blue red spider lilies.

Winter is a good time for the Kamado family to sell charcoal. Almost all of their income for the whole year comes from the income from autumn and winter. As for spring and summer, apart from occasionally buying some daily necessities, there is basically no expenditure. There are many wild animals in the mountains, and the resources are also rich.

It was Long who intentionally mentioned asking Kamado to use the blue red spider lily to make wild vegetable soup. He said that this wild vegetable tasted good… Women are thoughtful, so she would make it every time Long came.

Some Chinese medicine will also be added into it.

Thanks to his help, Kamado Tanpei’s complexion has obviously improved, but the life span he had previously consumed cannot be made up, so he can only retain the current vitality and let it pass at a normal rate. At least it can allow him to live to about forty years old.

You know, in the turbulent times of the late Edo period, even if nothing unexpected happened, it was easy for ordinary people to die young.

For people nowadays, living to over forty is already very good.

At a young age, Tanjiro Kamado also began to learn breathing techniques from his father, but Oboro did not give him any guidance.

Compared with the father and son, his physical condition was getting worse day by day. His cheekbones became thinner and sunken, which made Tanping’s wife very worried.

After spending some time together, the family of three understood that this young high-ranking official of the shogunate had no ulterior motives towards them, and that Oboro lived at the foot of the mountain and was very caring towards the people in the town. He had even bought several carts of food from the main city at his own expense and delivered them to the poor families for free.

The territory of Kumotori Mountain is very close to the main city where the shogunate is located, which is the movement in later generations, but the corner of the place is relatively remote.

As time went by, Tanjiro would accompany Oboro every time he went down the mountain, mainly because he was worried about him.

The next day, Long was walking along the mountain road holding a wooden stick.

He had to stop and cough almost every hundred meters.

The handkerchief he used to cover his mouth was stained with glaring red blood.

At this time, the sound of rapid running came from the distance, and Tan Yilang was running quickly with a bunch of flowers in his hand.

Seeing Long’s appearance, the smile on his face became a little heavier.

He liked Mr. Long very much, not only because Long helped his father and the people living down the mountain, but also because of Long’s integrity… Although he was just a child, he was not confused. Long was a big man but could live in harmony with the common people, which was extremely rare at the moment.

Not to mention people like Long, even some samurai who occasionally enter the town can become violent towards civilians if they are displeased, and some even go so far as to kill people in the streets.

Although this kind of thing happens less frequently here, it can be seen everywhere in other places.

“Mr. Long, this is for you.”