Infinite: Start as a ghost

Jiang Jiu sneered: "I've even gotten used to the poison of wisteria flowers, so what effect can your poison, which only targets living things, have on a ghost like me?"

The Ghost in the Mist was shocked: "What?"

Jiang Jiu stopped talking, grabbed his head, and bit down hard on his neck.

"What...what are you going to do?" the Ghost in the Mist cried out in panic.

"Ah... my power, my power is disappearing, why is this happening?"

What did you do to me?

"Stop! Stop it right now!"

"what……"

The wails of the ghost in the mist grew weaker and weaker, gradually fading away.

Finally, he stopped shouting, and the breath of life faded away.

"Ding... Blood purity increased by 1%, and all four attributes increased by 5 points."

Hearing the familiar yet cold electronic voice in his head, Jiang Jiu was overjoyed: "Indeed, my judgment was correct. The blood of those who possess Blood Demon Arts is indeed more concentrated."

Then, the system gave him another surprise.

"Ding... Congratulations, host, your blood purity has exceeded 20%, Blood Demon Technique has been successfully activated."

Please choose one Blood Demon Art from the following options.

"Extreme Speed ​​(The host's speed increases threefold before energy is depleted)"

"Explosion (The host's strength is tripled before energy is depleted)"

"Purify Blood (Doubles stamina, i.e., physical strength and resilience, before energy is depleted)"

"Silence (Before energy is depleted, the host's dynamic vision, reaction speed, and thinking speed are increased by 50%)."

"Mad Demon (Before its energy is depleted, the host's strength, speed, recovery ability, and physical toughness are all doubled, and dynamic vision, reaction speed, and thinking speed are increased by 20%)."

Immediately, Jiang Jiu's smile blossomed, becoming incredibly lewd.

Fortunately, his hood concealed that lewd smile; otherwise, even God might have been tempted to spit a disgusted saliva on his head.

Of the five options, Jiang Jiu glanced at them and immediately discarded the first, third, and fourth.

Having speed alone is harmful more than beneficial if your eyes and mind can't keep up.

The fourth type is based on a similar principle to the first.

You have reaction speed and dynamic vision, but when the enemy's speed is far greater than yours, you can only watch the enemy slowly approach you and attack you, unable to move your body even if you want to.

It's still no use...

As for the four types, they are even more useless, since he doesn't need to deal with the Demon Slayer Corps...

That leaves only the second and fifth options.

Jiang Jiu carefully considered the advantages and disadvantages of each option.

Finally, he chose the fifth Blood Demon Art, Mad Demon.

He realized that with his current attack power and strength, there were no enemies he couldn't defeat, so increasing his strength too much wouldn't be very meaningful.

In his opinion, it would be best to choose both the first and fourth types of Blood Demon Arts at the same time.

Unfortunately, that's not possible, so we can only choose the last option: Blood Demon Art, which combines all the above abilities.

Chapter 29 Kuwashima Jigoro

These events all happened within an hour and did not affect his journey.

Stimulated by the Blood Demon Art, Jiang Jiu's desire to become stronger took another step forward.

So he spurred his horse on and quickened his pace.

Previously, because Murata led the way, it only took a day to travel. If Jiang Jiu were to travel on her own, the speed would be more than twice as fast.

He returned to the Ubuyashiki mansion before dawn.

Yaozai smiled and asked, "Did your trip go smoothly, sir?"

Jiang Jiu said, "It's alright. When will Mr. Sangdao arrive?"

Kagaya replied, "Probably in two days."

"Alright, then I'll stay here for a few more days." Jiang Jiu nodded. "Any missions?"

Yaozai said, "There are quite a few tasks, but the journey alone will take a long time, and I'm afraid we'll miss Mr. Kuwajima."

"Then forget it." Jiang Jiu pouted.

Jiang Jiu was bored out of his mind and could only practice breathing techniques at Yao Zai's house.

During this period, the focus was on practicing swordsmanship, but Chang Zhong has not yet fully mastered it.

Two days is neither a long nor a short time; it's just enough for Jiang Jiu to get a feel for the cooking process.

However, it's still a long way from being fully mastered.

Right now, he can only manage to blow the gourd open, not even be able to breathe continuously, let alone maintain it while sleeping.

Using breathing techniques can enhance a person's physical constitution to some extent, but this enhancement is not obvious for ghosts.

Two days passed in a flash, and Jiang Jiu couldn't wait to wait at the door to welcome Sang Dao.

Yao Zai laughed and said, "Mr. Gui, you're in a hurry."

Jiang Jiu said, "How can I not be anxious? I'll be the one facing the Twelve Ghost Moons in the future."

Seeing Jiang Jiu's anxious expression, Yao Zai chuckled and said, "That's true. I'll have to trouble you a lot in the future."

Just as the two were talking, a carriage came from afar.

The two immediately shut up.

An elderly man with white hair, wearing a brown coat and leaning on a cane, stepped down from the carriage.

Although he was using a cane, his movements were so fluid and graceful that you couldn't tell he was an old man at all.

“Mr. Kuwashima.” Kagaya immediately greeted him.

"My lord." The old man immediately knelt down on one knee upon seeing Yaozai.

“Mr. Kuwashima, there’s no need for formalities. Please rise and come inside with me,” Yaozai said with a smile.

"Yes……"

The group walked into the lobby together and sat down on chairs.

Sangdao looked at Jiang Jiu and asked, "My lord, is this the boy who wants to learn my breathing technique?"

Kagaya replied, "Yes, it's him."

Jiang Jiu immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Mr. Sangdao."

Sangdao asked in confusion, "Why are you wearing a hood?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized the problem: "I'm sorry, I was impulsive. I shouldn't have asked you about such a private matter."

Jiang Jiu waved his hand: "It's alright, it's not a secret that's hard to talk about. Jiuzhu and Mr. Ubuyashiki both know the reason. It's just that the other trainers are too far away to know."

"The reason I wear a hood is because I am a ghost."

Sangdao was shocked: "What? You're a ghost?"

Jiang Jiu nodded and smiled, "Yes..."

Sangdao calmed himself down, lit a pipe and took a couple of puffs: "So your hood and gloves are to protect you from the sun?"

“Yes,” Jiang Jiu affirmed.

He didn't see the faint worry that was showing in Kagaya Ubuyashiki's already blind eyes.

Sangdao took a few more puffs of his cigarette, then tapped the ash off and let it fall to the ground.

Yaozai remained silent.

Jiang Jiu frowned slightly. In his memory, Sang Dao was not that kind of person. How could he do something so unruly?

Just as Kagaya was about to say something, Kuwashima stood up.

"It's getting late, and I'm tired. I'll begin teaching tomorrow."

Without even glancing at Yaozai's expression, he headed straight for the guest room.

Jiang Jiu frowned: "Mr. Sangdao, what's going on?"

Yaozai sighed: "Mr. Gui, you shouldn't have revealed your identity."

"Mr. Sangdao's parents became food for ghosts, and he has spent his whole life fighting against ghosts and monsters."

"Now that he is old and has lost a leg, he uses a prosthetic leg to support his movement."

"Now that I can't kill ghosts anymore, I've become more open-minded, so I've stepped down to the second line and become a nurturing instructor."

"His decisive and ruthless character was formed through constant battles with ghosts."

“If he gets stubborn, he won’t even give my father face.”

He then smiled and said, "But I don't know if the old gentleman has come to terms with it, because he actually agreed to teach you."

Jiang Jiu complained, "Then why didn't you remind me earlier?"

Yaozai looked guilty: "I'm sorry, this is my dereliction of duty. If it were my father, he probably wouldn't have been so careless. I'm really not a qualified leader."

Jiang Jiu comforted him, "Never mind, since Mr. Sangdao agreed, it won't have any impact."

As he spoke, he stood up, preparing to return to his room.

"I need to rest now, you should rest early too. Perhaps my presence caused you to misjudge the situation. Go back and think more about the arrangements for me."

Kagaya nodded: "That's right. Because of your joining, our Demon Slayer Corps has also gained the power of the immortality of demons. I was indeed too optimistic and should reflect on it."

Jiang Jiu chuckled and returned to her room, awaiting the arrival of tomorrow.