Infinite: Start as a ghost

"Let go, let me go!" the ghost roared repeatedly.

Butterfly O-nin and Jiang Jiu stepped forward simultaneously, strengthening their control over the demon.

Tamayo's eyes were very serious. She grabbed the demon's mouth, forced it open, and then carefully poured the prepared medicine into its mouth.

Chapter 71 Liberation and New Life

"Blood Demon Art: The Fragrance of Daytime".

Tamayo proceeded step by step according to plan.

"Come on, repeat after me, Kibutsuji Muzan."

"Oni... Maitsuji... Mu...zan."

One minute... five minutes... ten minutes... half an hour.

A full half hour passed, and the ghost's curse still hadn't taken effect.

Jiang Jiu was overjoyed: "It worked! It actually worked!"

He was mentally prepared for failure, but to his surprise, he succeeded after only two attempts!

“There’s exactly half left, you can drink it,” Tamayo said with a smile.

Butterfly Shinobu looked at Jiang Jiu with slightly complicated feelings. Although she had accepted Tamayo's explanation, she was still a little at a loss.

Jiang Jiu couldn't wait to gulp it down, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

Jiang Jiu sensed something was wrong: "How come this is so similar to the situation of drinking ghost blood?"

He opened the system interface with a puzzled look to see if the purity had changed.

[Host: Jiang Jiu]

Race: Oni (Intermediate)

Strength: 200 (MAX)

Physical fitness: 311 (average for the average person is 10)

Agility: 200 (MAX)

[Spirit: 100 (MAX)]

Blood purity: 59%

"What's going on?" Jiang Jiu frowned. "The attribute interface has changed."

"The power of a demon is maxed out at 200?"

"Aren't these attributes too low?"

The situation before him puzzled him greatly, and he couldn't understand why.

He then thought of another question: "Why has the purity of my blood increased? Am I now truly free from the curse?"

He dared not attempt to trigger the curse; he simply couldn't afford to gamble.

"Mr. Earth Pillar, Mr. Earth Pillar?" Butterfly kept calling out to Jiang Jiu, "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Jiu was somewhat dazed: "I don't know if this medicine has worked."

"What's wrong?" Tamayo asked. "Didn't we already do the experiment?"

Jiang Jiu said with a bitter expression, "This medicine feels similar to when I drank the ghost blood."

Butterfly turned around and asked the confused ghost, "Moshi moshi, Comrade Ghost, did you feel anything special after drinking the potion?"

Tamayo used her power again, causing the confused ghost to fall into a daze once more.

The muddle-headed fellow honestly replied, "I didn't feel anything."

He didn't even know he had called out "Kibutsuji Muzan's" name.

Compared to the previous confused ghost, this ghost is obviously much weaker. At least the previous ghost knew what it was being controlled to say, but this one doesn't even know it's being controlled. It must be a new ghost.

Tamayo laughed and said, "See? He didn't have any special feelings. Mr. Oni can rest assured and trust us."

Jiang Jiu pondered for a moment, carefully considering all the possibilities.

Butterfly O-Shinobu and Tamayo stopped urging him; they understood Jiang Jiu's feelings at that moment.

A name, a code name, represents a kind of constraint, a kind of threat, a kind of curse, a kind of despair.

Everything, like a vengeful spirit, continued to haunt Jiang Jiu.

Butterfly O Ren gently patted Jiang Jiu's back a few times, tenderly comforting him, but her hand only touched the giant sword she had just obtained.

Jiang Jiu took a deep breath, her face showing a determined expression.

"Kibutsuji... Muzan!"

Just uttering those five words seemed to drain all of Jiang's strength.

His sweat poured down like rain, instantly soaking through his clothes.

He didn't know why he was doing this, because he could keep not calling out that name, and that way he would be safe whether or not the curse was lifted.

But the resentment in his heart, the inexplicable impulse, and the mysterious intuition guided him to utter those words.

His expression was very complicated.

There was anger, tension, panic, and fear.

Yet it also carries hope, anticipation, faith, and perseverance.

His inner thoughts were very complex and contradictory, yet they were also so reasonable and not contradictory.

Time ticked by, and everyone waited, hoping something would happen, or hoping nothing would happen.

Jiang Jiu experienced firsthand what it meant to be tormented.

When the system forcibly improved Fujishiyama's physique, he endured it.

He endured the poison concocted by Shinobu Konobu on Mount Natagumo.

The pain of those times was nothing compared to the torment I'm going through now.

He had never felt time pass so slowly; every minute and every second felt like the end of the world.

In this tense situation, even Yushiro dared not make a sound to break the atmosphere.

Five minutes passed, and Tamayo's expression softened slightly.

Ten minutes passed, and Butterfly's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

Half an hour passed...

An hour passed...

Yushiro: "I said... it's been so long, it should be fine by now, right?"

Jiang Jiu suddenly burst into unexpected, maniacal laughter: "Hahaha, I survived, hahaha!"

"I am finally free. I no longer have to live in constant fear."

"Hahaha, hahaha."

Butterfly O Ren gently grasped Jiang Jiu's arm: "Congratulations, Mr. Earth Pillar."

Tamayo also offered her congratulations, saying, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

Yushiro: "Tch, he was already a troublesome person, and now he's even more troublesome."

Chapter 72 Entering the Dream

The next day, Yaozai found Jiang Jiu.

"Is it convenient?" Yaozai asked.

"It's convenient. I'm fearless now," Jiang Jiu said with a smile.

"Yes, congratulations," Yaozai said gently. "I'm truly happy for you."

"Same to you," Jiang Jiu said with a smile. "I believe that after some time, the curse on your Ubuyashiki clan will also be resolved."

"It's alright, I still have time." Yaozai smiled and said, "Then, I'll leave the train incident to you to investigate."

"Okay, let's go."

Without saying much, the unspoken understanding between the two was evident.

A raven flew onto Jiang Jiu's shoulder; it was his messenger raven.

After going through various events, the Chain Raven finally trusted him and was willing to approach him and follow him.

"Mission, southeast, southeast, there is a mission in the southeast direction."

On the way, Jiang Jiu asked Lian Ya, "What's your name?"

“Gah… Tennoji Matsuzaemon.”

"A nice name. I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration in the future."

"quack……"

A few days later, Jiang Jiu finally arrived at his destination.

"Hmm, this place is nice. It's the most luxurious place here besides Kyoto," Jiang Jiu said with a smile. "You should find somewhere to stay so as not to be affected."

The crow cawed and flew away.

Jiang Jiu bought her ticket and was about to board the train when she was stopped by the conductor.

"Sir, what are you carrying on your back?"

Jiang Jiu didn't speak, but instead took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket and opened the cap.

A fragrant aroma wafted over, and the train conductor's eyes immediately went vacant.

"I'm sorry, this fragrance is a bit harmful to people," Jiang Jiu apologized softly.

This is a potion that Tamayo created using her abilities; it's meant to bewitch people.