Infinite: Start as a ghost

I practiced from the first form to the fifteenth form in one go (although I haven't thought of the fourteenth form yet), trying to find commonalities among them.

No, it's about finding out what makes him uncomfortable.

Then, he started his research again from the first form.

After half an hour of research, Jiang Jiu finally connected the breathing method with the first form, making it no longer blocked and allowing it to flow smoothly.

Then, after another half hour, he perfectly combined the breathing technique with the second form.

But here's the problem: the first form of breathing and the second form of breathing are not connected!

"What happened?" Jiang Jiu was completely baffled. "Why is this happening?"

The Primordial Breathing Method truly lives up to its name; it's not so easy to master.

This was the result of his talent being multiplied by a hundredfold. Without this talent, he might have needed several days to study just the first move.

This is perfectly normal; another person might never fully grasp even one move in their entire life.

This time, he spent two whole hours finally perfectly integrating the breathing techniques and moves of the first and second forms.

However, he was not optimistic; on the contrary, he was somewhat worried.

Another half hour passed, and Jiang Jiu had perfectly mastered the third move as well. Then he tried to connect the breathing of the first two moves with that of the third move.

"So that's how it is?" He sighed, but the result was still inconsistent; his premonition had come true.

"It seems that there is still a long way to go before I can fully master the Breath of the Moon."

Chapter 108 Tamayo's Letter

The Breath of the Moon is difficult, but who is Jiang Jiu?

He's a genius who created the Breath of the Earth on his own, and that was without even having a hundred times the talent boost.

Although progress has been difficult, it has been steady and without any major obstacles.

Based on the progress of the first two techniques, he could master them in a week, but the later stages of Moon Breathing required more and more time for deduction.

It took Jiang Jiu a whole month to barely master it, and that was only a preliminary grasp. He was still far from perfecting it, and it would take at least another month.

More than a week later, Jiang Jiu had gained a deeper understanding of Moon Breathing and was in a very good mood.

That night, a cute brown kitten quietly slipped into his room.

"Chacha Maru?" Jiang Jiu was surprised, wondering why this little cat had come to him.

Chacha Maru was carrying a large package on her back, which looked quite heavy.

Jiang Jiu curiously opened the package and found a letter, a bottle of blood labeled "Xu Mi Wan", a vaccine, a bottle of ghost wine, and several bottles of nutrient solution inside.

Jiang Jiu opened the letter curiously, wondering why Zhu Shi would send him a letter. Why couldn't she just come to him directly?

"Lord Di Zhu personally initiated..."

"It's been a long time. How have you been, Mr. Earth Pillar?"

"My daughter has brought some gifts for Mr. Dizhu. I hope you will accept them."

"This ghost wine has been further improved and purified by my daughter, and now it tastes even better than before. I hope Lord Earth Pillar will like it."

"This is a new generation of vaccine. The poison has been improved by me and Ms. Shinobu Kocho. This vaccine can help you become immune to the new poison."

"Sir, your nutrient solution is almost finished, isn't it? I had Chacha Maru bring over a new one. This amount is enough to last you a year. Please accept it."

"Respectfully submitted."

"Tamayo..."

Jiang Jiu frowned at the unremarkable content, even more confused by Tamayo's meaning.

What's going on? Why would you specifically have a cat deliver something so ordinary?

And what is that bottle of blood? Why wasn't it mentioned in the letter? Is Kyomi-maru the name of some demon?

Tamayo is a very meticulous person, and it's unlikely that she would forget to explain something, especially something so simple. She wouldn't make such a careless mistake.

He went through the letter over and over again to make sure he hadn't missed anything, so he had no other choice but to try to figure it out.

However, the current state between ghosts and humans is quite delicate; it can be considered a peaceful world, so there shouldn't be anything hidden from them.

Jiang Jiu thought he was overthinking it. Maybe the other party was just at a critical moment in their research and didn't have time to come in person, so they sent Chachawan over.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly, realizing he was being overly sensitive, and tossed the letter aside, intending to open the ghost wine and take a delicious sip.

But when he threw the letter aside, Chachamaru suddenly cried out, its voice sounding very urgent.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jiu asked curiously.

Chachamaru walked up to the letter and started calling out to it.

Jiang Jiu picked up the letter again: "Are you saying that there are other hidden contents in the letter?"

Chacha Maru called out again, as if confirming what Jiang Jiu had said.

Jiang Jiu frowned again and re-examined the letters, but found nothing.

Suddenly, Chachamaru ran out of the house with the letter in his mouth, and Jiang Jiu followed closely behind.

Then, Chachamaru threw the letter into the river. Jiang Jiu's eyes narrowed, and he quickly picked up the soaked letter.

Then, when I opened the letter again, I found that its contents were completely different.

“Mr. Earth Pillar, my daughter has discovered that the Demon Slayer Corps seems to have started monitoring me and restricting my freedom.”

"This humble girl doesn't know whose intention this is. Is it a certain Pillar Lord who made this decision on his own, or... is it his intention?"

"In short, my daughter is restricted. Every time she wants to go out, there are always members who keep her here with various excuses."

"Shinobu Kocho and Nezuko are also restricted; even they can't leave the Butterfly Mansion now."

"Let alone the Butterfly House, we're having a hard time even leaving the basement now."

"We tried every possible method to give Kanao a chance to let Chachamaru escape to see you."

"After much thought, I can only think of Nezuko as the reason. I'm afraid the Demon Slayer Corps is worried that you will get her blood."

"That bottle with the label 'Kumi-maru' on it contains Nezuko's blood. I hope you will drink it."

“Your judgment is correct. Nezuko’s blood is completely immune to sunlight. Her blood is no different from that of a normal person when exposed to sunlight.”

"My daughter and Yushiro drank Nezuko's blood, and it really worked. Now they're not afraid of the sunlight anymore."

"You are too powerful. It's normal for the Demon Slayer Corps to be wary of you. I'm sure the reason they've placed such restrictions on us is to prevent me from contacting you."

"It's normal for them to be wary of you. Please don't take it too seriously. My daughter and Miss Shinobu Kocho are willing to trust you."

Jiang Jiu's expression grew increasingly grim, and by the time he finished reading the entire letter, his face had turned completely cold.

After a long while, he smiled gently, patted Chacha Maru's head tenderly, and sent it back to its place.

Then, he raised his Nichirin Blade, swung it lightly, destroyed the wooden hut where he had lived for a month, and left the Spider Mountain.

At this moment, his eyes were filled with coldness and ruthlessness.

Chapter 109 Breakup

He arrived at the Butterfly House, where the main characters were still practicing.

The clueless Tanjiro didn't notice anything and was unaware that his sister had been restrained.

At this moment, Jiang Jiu had already taken off her hood and straw hat, and walked openly into the sunlight.

Everyone was shocked.

"Earth Pillar, Mr. Tanjiro...you?" Tanjiro's shock turned to delight: "You've also overcome the threat of sunlight?"

Jiang Jiu said expressionlessly, "Don't call me Mr. Earth Pillar, just call me Mr. Ghost. Isn't that what you usually call me?"

"Alright, Mr. Oni." Tanjiro found it a bit strange. He used to be reluctant to be called Mr. Oni, so why has he changed his mind now?

"Come with me," Jiang Jiu said, and then walked towards the basement.

Tanjiro said "Oh," without suspecting him, and followed him.

Zenitsu and Pighead exchanged a glance, and even the dim-witted Pighead noticed that something was wrong with Kang-gyu.

There were guards at the entrance to the basement, preventing Jiang Jiu from entering. Without saying a word, Jiang Jiu knocked out the guard.

Tanjiro was shocked: "Mr. Oni, what are you trying to do?"

"Just follow me, don't ask so many questions," Jiang Jiu said.

The two met Tamayo and Shinobu Kocho.

"Why are you here?" Tamayo asked in surprise. "Aren't you afraid of them...?"

"What are you afraid of?" Jiang Jiu said coldly, "You're all coming with me to headquarters now, and we'll talk to Yao Zai face to face to clarify whether this is a misunderstanding or what."

Seeing that Jiang had made up his mind, the others, who had some doubts, nodded and agreed to go with him.

A short while later, the group returned to the ground.

Pighead asked, "Where are you all going?"

He didn't care about the others; he was mainly concerned about Tanjiro and Nezuko's whereabouts.

Zenitsu was also listening nearby.

Tanjiro said, "We're heading to headquarters. It seems Mr. Oni has something to discuss with our master. Would you like to come along?"

Pighead thought for a moment: "I'll go too..."

Since everyone was going, Zenitsu couldn't possibly not go.

But Jiang Jiu stopped Zenitsu: "You... go back to Momoyama for a while and spend more time with Mr. Sangdao."

He suddenly remembered something: Kuwajima committed suicide after learning that Kaigaku had become an Upper Moon demon. Now, he didn't know if Zenitsu could make it back in time.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem; no one should know anything about Kaigaku right now.

Zenitsu was confused.

Jiang Jiu stated directly: "When I was fighting Kokushibo, I learned from him that your senior brother Kaigaku has become the new Upper Moon."