After the meeting, Rengoku Kyojuro returned to his home. He thought his father was still drunk, but when he walked into the house, he heard the sharp sound of knife sharpening.

"Father?"

In Rengoku Kyojuro's eyes, his father no longer had the decadence and loneliness he once had. He was crawling on the ground like a tiger, his eyes shining with sharp light, staring straight ahead.

He is sharpening his knife!

His expression was extremely focused, and the hissing sound of friction spread throughout the yard.

Because he had been away from home killing demons for a long time, Rengoku Kyojuro had not seen his father for half a year. In his memory, his father had not shown such a focused expression for a long time since his mother died. In a trance, he felt that his former father, the strongest Flame Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, had returned.

Hearing his son's footsteps, Rengoku Makijuro stopped sharpening his knife and looked back. Then he turned back again and continued sharpening.

"I heard that you became a pillar?"

In fact, Rengoku Kyojuro had become the Flame Pillar a year ago, but due to his long period of decadence, Rengoku Kyojuro only knew about it recently.

"Yes, father. I have now become the Flame Pillar."

Rengoku Kyojuro bowed respectfully.

"Are you feeling proud of this?"

Rengoku Kyojuro was startled when he heard this, and replied:

"I feel honored to be able to become the Flame Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps like my father!"

"It's an honor?" Hearing this word from his son's mouth, Rengoku Makijuro chuckled and said:

"Isn't it just a pillar? Why are you so honored?"

Rengoku Kyojuro explained solemnly:

“Although I don’t have the strength of my father right now, and my strength is not outstanding among all the pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps. But now that I have become a pillar, I will fulfill my duties as a pillar. I will kill evil spirits and stronger demons, so that innocent people will not be harmed by demons! Because I am a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps!”

The swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps?

After hearing these words, the sound of sharpening the knife in Rengoku Makijuro's hand suddenly stopped, and his vision became a little blurry. In a trance, he actually saw the figures of his old friends.

He is usually very quiet, but when he speaks, he likes to tell jokes that are not funny at all. When people are arguing, he is always the one who comes out to make peace. When people are in danger, he is always the swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps who stands in front of everyone.

This is the former Demon Slayer Corps Water Pillar, Hotaka Urokodaki.

He is always in a hurry, always likes to talk back to me, and even fantasizes about replacing me as the leader. Once he encounters an evil ghost, he likes to rush to the front of the ghost as fast as the wind and chop off the ghost's head in a very coquettish way. After finishing the job, he also likes to show off by posing in a strange way. He is a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps.

This is the former Wind Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, Suwa Shinano.

Although he looks very plump, he likes to read some classical books and dreams of becoming an excellent poet. The oldest among all, he is a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps who dreams of his son being proud of his father.

This is the former rock pillar Iwasaka Sumin.

He likes Western things, especially Western machinery and electrical appliances. He is the only college student among all the people, and he was also a technical expert of the Demon Slayer Corps. He always speaks some incomprehensible words and always brags about his university degree. Although he gives people the impression that he deserves to be beaten, he is a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps who can always come up with some new tricks at the critical moment.

This is the former thunder pillar Kamakura Susan.

A beautiful woman with a bad temper. She is always busy killing demons and still hasn't gotten married at the age of 30. She dreams of having a child and spending the rest of her life with someone. She likes to wear beautiful kimonos and is a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps who wants to remain elegant even in battle.

This is the front style Hayakawa Momiji.

They were all former swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps and Rengoku Makijuro's best companions, but they are all missing.

Rengoku Makijuro only learned about the disappearance of his companions when he returned from the battlefield. He didn't know what caused the disappearance of his companions. He only knew that the strongest swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps received a mysterious mission and then disappeared together.

In the days that followed, Rengoku Makijuro also searched for his companions. But unfortunately, his searches yielded no results. There were only a few vague clues that seemed to point to the unfathomable royal family.

As he thought about this, another sharp sound of sharpening a knife was heard in the yard. Under the careful polishing of Rengoku Makijuro, a rusty Nichirin sword finally showed its former sharpness again!

Father?

Sensing the aura of Rengoku Makijuro, Rengoku Kyojuro also drew out the Nichirin Sword from his waist and got ready. Then, Rengoku Makijuro rushed towards his son opposite him like a tiger descending from a mountain, with the Nichirin Sword in his hand emitting a burst of flames.

Seeing this, the Nichirin Sword in Rengoku Kyojuro's hand also began to glow with flames, creating a ferocious fire dragon that intertwined with his father's Nichirin Sword.

Breath of Fire·Jiu Shape·Purgatory!

At this moment, both the father and the son simultaneously displayed the mystery of the Fire Breathing Technique. The fierce flames collided violently, causing the green trees in the yard to turn yellow in an instant.

Boom!

With the sound of flames bursting, the two fighting people separated.

Of the two, Rengoku Kyojuro is young and energetic, and has been fighting against demons for a long time, so his physical fitness is at its peak. In addition, the breathing method of the Demon Slayer Corps has been modified by Shinobu Kocho, making Rengoku Kyojuro's strength even stronger than the original. Logically speaking, such a Rengoku Kyojuro should crush Rengoku Makijuro, who has been addicted to alcohol for a long time and neglected exercise.

But the result of the battle shocked Rengoku Kyojuro, because his breathing method, which had just reached 50% of its power, was actually on par with his father's. More importantly, Rengoku Kyojuro found that his father had not used his full strength at all!

On the other side, Rengoku Makijuro looked at his son and cried in a screaming voice:

"Useless! With your ability, you dare to get involved in the affairs of the royal family. Have you had enough of living? Are you thinking about reincarnation?"

It turned out that Rengoku Kyojuro knew that the Demon Slayer Corps would be carrying out an extremely dangerous royal mission recently, so he wanted to test his son. He was seen waving the Nichirin Sword in his hand again and rushing towards Rengoku Kyojuro again.

After hearing his father's lecture, Rengoku Kyojuro was not discouraged at all. His contempt for his father was gone, and he decided to go all out to prove his strength to his father. He saw the blazing flames around him again, his eyes full of fighting spirit, and the Nichirin Sword in his hand pointed directly at his father and said:

"Father, I will let you see the results of my training!"

Breath of Fire·One Type·Shiranui!

Carrying scorching flames, the Sun Blade in Rengoku Kyojuro's hand slashed forward fiercely.

Seeing this, Rengoku Makijuro did not retreat but advanced, but the sword skill he displayed this time was not his forte, the Breathing of Fire, but the Breathing of Water!

Water Breathing·Land Form·Twisting Vortex!

Although he was the former Flame Pillar, in Rengoku Kyojuro's hands, the power of this Water Breathing Technique was no less than that of an ordinary Water Pillar. The azure blue water light immediately filled half of the courtyard, extinguishing all the surrounding hot air currents. The flames swept by Rengoku Kyojuro were also affected by the water flow, and the movements of his sword skills were completely deformed, and the direction of the sword was twisted to the open area on the side.

Obviously, the long-depressed Rengoku Makijuro was definitely not a match for his son. But there was an absolute gap in strength, and Rengoku Makijuro still used his gorgeous sword skills to reverse the unfavorable situation.

As expected of Father Fu, as the Flame Pillar, he can even use the Water Breathing Technique...

Just as Rengoku Kyojuro was surprised, the aura on Rengoku Makijuro changed again. It was no longer water that surrounded him, but an aura as solid as rock.

Is this the Rock Breathing Technique?

Feeling the breath of his father, Rengoku Kyojuro quickly adjusted his stance and held the Nichirin Sword across his body to block his father's attack. Then he saw his father rushing towards him like a mountain.

Breath of Rock·Two Shapes·Sky Face Shattered!

As this breathing technique was performed, a huge force suddenly came from Rengoku Kyojuro's hands. At this time, Kyojuro, whose strength was comparable to that of an upper rank three, almost lost his grip on the Sun Blade in his hand. As a result, his entire body kept retreating, and he retreated more than ten steps before he could stabilize his body.

Immediately afterwards, Rengoku Makijuro performed the Breathing of Wind, Breathing of Thunder, and Breathing of Flowers in succession. In his hands, the speed of Breathing of Wind was faster than that of ordinary wind pillars, the explosive power of Breathing of Thunder was stronger than that of ordinary thunder pillars, and the sword skills of Breathing of Flowers were more gorgeous than those of ordinary flower pillars!

The power of these breathing techniques even surpasses the level of ordinary pillars.

The courtyard of the Rengoku family was in a mess because of the sword energy between the father and son. Looking at his father kneeling in front of him, his body covered with mud and stains, and breathing heavily, Rengoku Kyojuro was also in a state of anxiety.

The result of the battle was clear at a glance. Even though Rengoku Makijuro was a skilled swordsman, he was already over 40 years old and was far inferior to his younger son in every aspect. So the battle only lasted for a moment, and Rengoku Makijuro fell to the ground due to exhaustion, ending the battle.

Afterwards, Rengoku Makijuro, who had gradually recovered his strength, did not say much. He just returned to his bedroom and continued to swallow the cool wine. However, Rengoku Kyojuro stood in the courtyard, thinking about the insights he had just gained from the battle.

After an unknown amount of time, Rengoku Kyojuro finally opened his eyes, looked at his father's room and said:

"Thank you, father."

……

Just when the Demon Slayer Corps, including Rengoku Kyojuro, were preparing for the upcoming battle at the Imperial Palace, Shinobu Kocho found Ubuyashiki Kyouya because of something.

"Ms. Shinobu, do you want to adjust the time of this mission? Why?"

Faced with Shinobu Kocho's request, Ubuyashiki Yoya was full of confusion.

In response, Shinobu Kocho explained:

"Because according to my deduction, a big event will happen around 9:1 p.m. on September st in a few days. And this event may help us in our actions in the Imperial Palace!"

"A big thing? What big thing?"

"Please forgive me for keeping it a secret. You will know when the time comes." Shinobu Kocho smiled and said:

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing we need to pay attention to. Xufu has gained the ability to possess and control other people's bodies because of Tamamonomae. This ability is undoubtedly very tricky. On the one hand, relying on this ability, Xufu can possess our own people in the Demon Slayer Corps without knowing it, which is likely to cause us unexpected harm."

"On the other hand, Xu Fu can create dozens of clones. As long as these clones are still attached to a certain person, he can escape. So if we want to kill him completely, we need to guard against his ability to possess people, and we must root it out!"

Hearing what Shinobu Kocho said, Ubuyashiki Yoya frowned and thought:

"No wonder even Senior Tsugumi Yuichiro was unable to kill Xu Fu. His abilities are really too difficult to deal with!"

Then, Ubuyashiki Yoya said:

"Oh, I remember that Tamamonomae has merged with Miss Shinobu now! If that's the case, Miss Shinobu must have a way to restrain Xu Fu's ability!"

In response, Kocho Shinobu nodded and said:

"Yes, there is, but I'm afraid that you may not be able to accept it."

"What do you mean, Miss Shinobu?"

"The way to prevent Xu Fu from possessing you is very simple. That is to let Tamamonomae's clone possess you first. As long as you have been possessed by a ghost, you don't have to worry about being possessed by a second ghost."

So this is ah!

However, being possessed by a ghost for no reason is indeed hard to accept, even if that ghost is the incarnation of Miss Shinobu.

"Then, Miss Shinobu, do you also have the method to eradicate Xu Fu completely?" Ubuyashiki Yoya asked again.

"Relying on the latest sword technique of the Breathing of the Stars, we can indeed wipe out Xu Fu completely. But..."

"But what?"

"But people possessed by Xu Fu will also be killed by the sword skills. In other words, if you want to kill Xu Fu completely, you must kill the person possessed by Xu Fu as well, which will inevitably hurt innocent people!"

Hearing this, Ubuyashiki Yoshiya also fell into deep thought. After all, harming the lives of innocent people is indeed unacceptable to the Demon Slayer Corps. However, after considering it, Ubuyashiki Yoshiya still said:

"If Xu Fu doesn't die, there's no telling how many innocent people will die because of him. If there's really no other way, Miss Shinobu, please cut off the roots."

Shinobu Kocho nodded when she heard that, and then listened to Ubuyashiki Yoya continue:

"Also, if someone questions you, Miss Shinobu, just say that it was the order from me, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps."

"I'm going to die soon anyway, so let me, a dead man, bear the consequences of any sins!"

Chapter 177 The Traces of the Seniors

September 9th, 1:9 am.

It was midsummer, and we were an island country, so strong winds and rainstorms were common. So early this morning, the dark sky was covered with dark clouds, and the sound of lightning and thunder was endless. The strong wind blew the surrounding trees around, and it seemed as if the god of thunder was roaring in the sky.

In such weather, anyone would know that a rainstorm was coming. But in such weather, the Demon Slayers gathered together. There were no excessive greetings, nor many encouraging words. Everyone knew the mission for today, and knew that today's action might determine the life and death of tens of millions of people, so everyone was mentally prepared to sacrifice their lives.

The wind outside the house was blowing harder and harder, and the creaking sound of the door outside the house kept coming. Accompanied by bursts of piercing thunder, the world outside was like a doomsday scene.

With a thunderous sound, nine furry tails stretched out from Kocho Shinobu's body. These were the clones of Tamamonomae, who had merged with her, and had since been separated through the killing of the three corpses. After these nine tails appeared, eight of them merged into the bodies of the other eight pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps. Only the fattest tail remained in Kocho Shinobu's body.

This is a means to prevent everyone from being possessed by Xu Fu. These clones will also enhance the strength of the Demon Slayer Corps to a certain extent. Of course, with the strength of Kocho Shinobu, these clones can also read everyone's memory and even control their bodies.

So after feeling Tamamonomae's clone merge into them, several of the pillars present showed obvious resistance. Obviously, no one liked the feeling of being possessed. But for today's mission, everyone had no choice but to accept it.

The sky outside was getting darker and darker, and then a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the world and everyone's faces. Depressed emotions enveloped everyone's hearts, and everyone was silent under the thunder. After the rumble of thunder resounded through the sky, heavy rain began to fall outside the window.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ubuyashiki Yoya said to everyone:

"Get ready for action."

Hearing that they were going to act in broad daylight, Fuzugawa Saneya was puzzled:

"Shouldn't we wait until night?"

Hearing this, Ubuyashiki Yoya shook his head and said:

"According to Prince Arisugawa, the troops around the Imperial Palace will only change their guards during a certain period of time during the day, and the guards of the Imperial Palace will become very weak. On the contrary, the Imperial Palace is always under the protection of the army at night, and we have no way to attack it. So we can only act during the day, especially now that it is pouring rain outside, it is the best time for us to sneak into the Imperial Palace!"

After hearing the explanation, Fushigi Miyabi nodded slightly, but his heart could not calm down.

After all, the location of this operation is the Imperial Palace, and after all, the target of this operation is the royal family!

Especially the evil ghost they are going to kill this time is Xu Fu, who has lived for more than two thousand years and founded this country.

Although everyone had known about this mission a few days ago, when it came to this moment, most people present were still a little nervous. Only Shinobu Kocho, who was a time traveler, remained calm and asked:

"The Imperial Palace cost a lot of money, and its area is larger than the Imperial Palace that Shenzhou has built for hundreds of years! It's such a large area, and without a map and exact coordinates, there is no way we can find Xu Fu and Tian Huang within half an hour."

In response, Ubuyashiki Yoya pulled out a map from his pocket. This was also provided by Prince Arisugawa, who was possessed by Xu Fu, and it recorded the internal structure of the Imperial Palace. Pointing to a location on the map, Ubuyashiki Yoya said:

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