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Chapter 93 It's common knowledge that there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings 18/28

With supernatural powers, one can move freely and without hindrance, doing whatever one pleases.

However, this freedom was something Fujimaru Kyoya gained through his own training. Miyamoto Musashi did not practice Zen and did not understand Buddhist principles, so Fujimaru Kyoya could not use his supernatural powers with her, just as Sun Wukong could not carry Tang Sanzang directly to the Western Paradise.

Fortunately, he also possessed the ability to see into the heavens, which allowed him to evade large-scale military searches.

"Master, you should be strong enough to not be afraid of an army, so why do you keep avoiding them?"

As Miyamoto Musashi said, even without considering the supernatural ability of the divine foot, Fujimaru Kyouya was indeed not afraid of the so-called army. Even though some armies had already used matchlock muskets, Fujimaru Kyouya was able to teach them what it meant that "the times have not changed".

"Killing will only make Murasame stronger. While I'm alive, I can suppress the evil intent of this sword, but what about after I die?"

After each person he kills, Fujimaru Kyouya recites a rebirth mantra for them. This is not only to help those people ascend to paradise as soon as possible, but also to purify the evil spirit above Murasame.

If Fujimaru Kyoya cannot convert this sword in his lifetime, then its transmission to later generations may lead to another wave of bloodshed.

"Everyone says that the Demon Sword Monk is a monster disguised as a monk, but now it seems that the rumors are different."

A flippant voice rang out. Anyone who could recognize Fujimaru Kyoya so readily in this dilapidated temple in the mountains was clearly targeting them.

"Hideyoshi Hashiba?"

Fujimaru Kyoya looked at the blond youth in front of him. His expression was frivolous and his behavior was flippant. He looked more like a monkey than a human.

Who could have imagined that this person would later inherit Oda Nobunaga's power and become Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the regent of the land?

"Oh? Am I that famous?"

When Hideyoshi Hashiba saw that Kyoya Fujimaru recognized him, he immediately put on a self-satisfied look, which was understandable.

Oda Nobunaga is currently at the height of his power, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of his Four Heavenly Kings.

Incidentally, there are five Oda Four Heavenly Kings; that's common knowledge.

"I almost forgot, I'm here to persuade you to hand over the demon sword to Lord Nobunaga. Although Lord Nobunaga doesn't need the power of the demon sword right now, we can't let it become an obstacle."

"What if I refuse?"

"Then... never mind, fighting isn't my forte anyway."

Hideyoshi Hashiba decisively abandoned his plan to seize the sword, after all, he was not known for his martial prowess.

As news of the "demon sword monk defeating Yagyu Muneyoshi" spread, fewer and fewer people came to Fujimaru Kyoya to steal his sword, but the number of ronin lords' armies did not stop for a moment.

"I've said it before, you can leave this kind of thing to me."

Hideyoshi Hashiba did intend to "let it go," after all, he wasn't known for his military prowess. His initial plan was that after his attempts to persuade Shibata failed, Shibata Katsuie would step in.

This leader of the Oda Four Heavenly Kings is here to take a bite out of Fujimaru Kyoya.

Are you ready?

Fujimaru Kyoya seemed to disregard the Oda Four Heavenly Kings, instead turning to look at Miyamoto Musashi. After hiding for so many days, he had finally been caught, and Miyamoto Musashi was finally about to kill.

"Ah."

Miyamoto Musashi nodded stiffly. In the days that followed, Fujimaru Kyo had also told her that those who kill should be prepared to be killed.

Now is the time to test her awareness.

"Muramasame is a sword that belongs to the battlefield; in your hands, it is nothing more than a pearl covered in dust."

Shibata Katsuie looked at the Murasame in Fujimaru Kyoya's hand. This sword, which could continuously grow stronger as long as it could kill, was now no less famous than the Muramasa of the Tokugawa family.

At this time, Oda and Tokugawa were still allies, but when it came time to contend for the throne, no one knew whether the old tortoise Tokugawa would betray them.

In order to prepare for that day to come, and to use Murasame to restrain Muramasa, that was the reason why Oda Nobunaga needed this sword.

As for Tokugawa Ieyasu's earlier order for Yagyu and his son to search for Murasame, this gradually made Oda Nobunaga's side uneasy.

“Master Liaochen, if you do not hand over Murasame, the feudal lords will surely keep pestering you. Can the sinful thoughts you convert each day outweigh the karmic burden that increases every day?”

Hideyoshi Hashiba continued to distract Fujimaru Kyoya with his words. He was right; even if Fujimaru Kyoya went to convert Murasame every day, as long as these people kept pestering him, he would never be able to convert the sword in his lifetime.

“You are also a person of extraordinary talent. If you cultivate in seclusion in the mountains in this life, you may be able to become a Buddha. At the very least, you can produce a few relics after you die, and be worshipped by countless Buddhists in the future, which will be considered to have a good reputation for generations to come.”

Explain with emotion, and appeal to with benefits.

Hideyoshi Hashiba's rhetoric was certainly impressive, and in fact, he was absolutely right. If things continued at this pace, it would be like waiting until the chickens in Journey to the West had finished eating the rice, the pigs had finished licking the noodles, and the lock had been burned through, before Fujimaru Kyoya would still be unable to purify this demonic sword.

But so what?

"The body is a Bodhi tree, the mind a bright mirror. Constantly wipe it clean, lest it be covered with dust."

Fujimaru Kyoya replied with Shenxiu's poems, which is also the secret of the Northern Zen school's "gradual cultivation," emphasizing continuous practice, accumulating little by little until finally attaining Buddhahood.

At that time, the gradual cultivation school and the sudden enlightenment school were divided into the North and South, each establishing a Chan school. Shenxiu and Huineng each called themselves the Sixth Patriarch. However, after the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Northern Chan school began to decline. But this does not mean that Shenxiu's level of attainment was lower than Huineng's.

Gradual cultivation is also a way to attain Buddhahood, and even if it seems like a long way off, it is not a reason to give up.

Without any hesitation, facing the charging soldiers, Fujimaru Kyoya still cleanly and decisively killed any enemy who dared to step forward with a single slash.

[You sense that the demonic power that had subsided in Murasame these past few days is beginning to return. Everything you've done these past few days seems like a waste of time. Murasame is reaping lives and growing stronger, and the effect of "Human Slayer" is being enhanced.]

Wasted effort?

Such rhetoric is no longer effective against Fujimaru Kyoya. As long as he lives in this world and continues to have an impact on it, how can it be said that everything he has done has been in vain?

For Fujimaru Kyoya, this trivial matter was not even as important as the safety of Miyamoto Musashi standing nearby.

This is the swordsman's first real battle, so let him see if his opponent is truly prepared to walk this path of carnage.

Will Miyamoto Musashi, the strategist who wrote "The Mirror of Military Strategy" and "The Book of Five Rings," the founder of the Niten Ichi-ryu school, who single-handedly defeated 76 members of the Yoshioka school and fought over 60 battles without a single defeat, change his gender?

Perhaps sensing Fujimaru Kyoya's gaze, Miyamoto Musashi also drew his sword.

There is no adjective that can describe it as "magnificent," it is simply a plain, firm, and concise cut.

This is a knife without confusion.

Chapter Ninety-Four: Three Thousand Slashes in One Day

kill.

Miyamoto Musashi had been prepared for this, but when the moment came, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

In the past few days, she had witnessed Fujimaru Kyoya kill one person after another who came to take his sword, and she had seen all sorts of ways people die. With her talent, she had already glimpsed the key to Fujimaru Kyoya's killing skills.

She knew exactly where to make the cut for the easiest time and what posture to use to exert force for the best results.

She could cut even a bird's feather in two if she wanted, and today that power would finally be revealed.

There is no room for hesitation.

Miyamoto Musashi knew what she wanted. Her love for swordsmanship was genuine, but proving her worth and fulfilling her own potential was what she needed to do.

In this era, reaching the top as a woman is destined to be a difficult path, and she cannot stop.

kill.

Once she made up her mind, she drew her sword and slashed, and life slipped away under her blade. This power and skill made her somewhat lost.

Is life such a cheap thing?

"The demonic nature unleashes the killing, the divine will stops the killing; both the demon and the god are me, yet neither are the demon and the god."

Fujimaru Kyoya's voice came, like a bucket of cold water poured on Miyamoto Musashi's heart. These words helped his briefly lost heart find its way back to its original place.

With a sharp weapon in the body, the murderous heart starts from the beginning.

When a person has the power to control the lives of others, that is the moment when they are most likely to lose their way, especially for a genius like Miyamoto Musashi.

"I just..."

The overwhelming sense of loss made Miyamoto Musashi begin to loathe his previous self, to the point that he unknowingly revealed a fatal flaw.

But that's alright.

"Clang~"

As Fujimaru Kyoya blocked the attack, he simultaneously slashed and killed the enemies surrounding Musashi, who only then realized what was happening.

"Feel sorry."

"No need to apologize. Just enjoy the feeling right now. You must remember this feeling. Even if you have to kill someone in the future, you must never forget the weight of life."

"Yes, Master."

This time there was no room for jokes. If Miyamoto Musashi were to become lost in the power in the future, Fujimaru Kyoya would not spare her life simply because she was a historical figure.

"Now you should rest well. Just follow behind me, and I will take you away."

"Leave? But there are so many people here."

Miyamoto Musashi looked around and saw that the area was completely surrounded by a large crowd, clearly indicating that there were thousands of people present. Under such circumstances, it would be too difficult to take one person away.

"There are three thousand people in total, right?"

Fujimaru Kyoya glanced at Hashiba Hideyoshi, who was watching the scene unfold. He estimated the number of people based on what he saw through his "clairvoyance".

"Pretty much. Is the master planning to hand over Murasame?"

"No, I just think that I might be able to give the idea of ​​slaying three thousand times a day a try."

It was so quiet that you almost forgot to breathe.

They couldn't believe what the person in front of them was saying. Even throughout the history of this country, no one had ever boasted of killing three thousand people in a single day.

Is this something a monk should say?

"Master, aren't you afraid of karma?"

Hideyoshi Hashiba suppressed all his frivolity, and his expression became serious. In his eyes, one could clearly see the karma entwined around Fujimaru Kyoya, gradually transforming the person before him into a non-human being.

At his current level, Fujimaru Kyoya could still suppress such a change, but if he were to do something like slashing three thousand times in a day, it would be tantamount to declaring that he was no longer human.

Is it necessary for a monk who aspires to become a Buddha to go to such lengths?

"What if I'm afraid? What if I'm not afraid? It's just a matter of taking one step and turning each step into a sin, taking one step and a lotus flower blooming."

What if I become a Buddha? What if I don't become a Buddha?

A person's attainment of Buddhahood is merely an escape from the sea of ​​suffering. Even if one escapes the sea of ​​suffering, it does not mean that the sea of ​​suffering no longer exists. In that case, why dwell on whether a person can attain Buddhahood?