People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Moreover, if some clues hadn't been discovered now, the priestly clan would still be hiding behind the scenes.

A thousand years have passed, yet not a trace has been left behind; the priestly clan remains shrouded in mystery.

The more Yosuke looked through the documents, the more alarmed he became, combined with his inner doubts.

Yang Jie discovered that, over the past thousand years, at each special juncture, special people or events would appear to balance the power between humans and demons.

For example, several hundred years ago, Yosuke cooperated with the Demon Slayer Corps and fought a decisive battle against Muzan Kibutsuji.

Despite suffering heavy losses, the Demon Slayer Corps still survived the encirclement and attack by Muzan Kibutsuji.

Does Muzan Kibutsuji lack the ability to exterminate the Demon Slayer Corps? Obviously not.

Something must have happened during that period that no one knows about.

The Demon Slayer Corps and demons have endured for thousands of years, and this is no coincidence.

Therefore, behind all these events, someone is using everyone as pawns, strategizing and manipulating events.

Yosuke himself is also a pawn in this game.

At Yosuke's request, Amane found a book among a pile of books that contained records of the survivors of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Ubuyashiki clan after the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Yosuke against Muzan Kibutsuji several hundred years ago.

Yosuke flipped through the books.

After the final battle with Muzan Kibutsuji, the Demon Slayer Corps suffered heavy losses, with only one in ten members surviving.

After the death of Naosai Ubuyashiki, the then head of the Ubuyashiki family, Keigo Ubuyashiki succeeded him as head of the family.

The Demon Slayer Corps is being pursued by demons under Muzan's command, and is suffering repeated defeats.

At the critical moment of life and death, a lady from the priest family was sent to marry Keigo Ubuyashiki and bring a divine message from the shrine: Mount Akabane could save the Demon Slayer Corps from the pursuit of the demons under Muzan Kibutsuji's command.

Keigo Ubuyashiki heeded the divine message and recuperated at Mount Akabane, where he enjoyed a long period of development.

The demons under Muzan's command also gave up their pursuit and disappeared after the Demon Slayer Corps moved to Mount Akabane.

After reading the document, Yang Jie frowned deeply: "Another divine decree..."

Yosuke kept wondering what role the mysterious god and his priests played in all these events.

A saintly savior from suffering? Or a conspirator with ulterior motives?

It was already very late at night, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki, whose health was not good to begin with, could no longer resist the urge to sleep and fell asleep against the wall.

These past few days, Kagaya Ubuyashiki has been by Yosuke's side, helping him search for information with Amane. He is already quite tired, so Yosuke plans to leave.

Yang Jie asked Tianyin for a vial of blood, hoping to find some clues in Tianyin's blood, which originally belonged to the priest clan, through research.

After obtaining Amane's blood, Yosuke said softly to Amane, "That's enough for now. Take good care of Kagaya. I'll be leaving now."

Tianyin nodded: "Please have a safe journey, Mr. Yangjie."

Chapter 94 The Truth

Yosuke returned to the Butterfly Mansion and found people fighting.

The people fighting were Osamu and Kyojuro Rengoku, who had just completed his mission and came to visit Tanjiro and the others.

The two were engaged in a fierce battle, both with smiles on their faces.

Osamu praised without reservation, "Kyojuro, you've become even stronger!"

With his signature smile on his face, Rengoku Kyojuro laughed heartily, "Still not enough. I can sense that you haven't used your full strength yet!"

“It’s almost dawn, Kyojuro, let’s end this sparring match with our strongest moves!” Osamu suggested.

“Alright!” Rengoku Kyojuro agreed to Osamu’s suggestion.

"Plain Flow Technique? Destructive Kill? Final Move? Azure Silver Chaotic Remnant Light!"

Zhi summoned the compass needles and, centered on himself, launched hundreds of missiles in all directions in an instant.

"Secret Technique? Ninth Form? Purgatory!"

Faced with Osamu's attack, Kyojuro Rengoku wielded his Nichirin Blade, destroying all of Osamu's missiles with the power of hellfire, and charged towards Osamu.

In an instant, dust filled the entire Butterfly House.

When the smoke cleared, Osamu was found with extensive burns, and Kyojuro Rengoku's haori was destroyed.

His burns healed instantly, and he exclaimed in admiration, "You're truly amazing, Kyojuro."

Kyojuro Rengoku shook his head: "You held back, Osamu. Although I destroyed most of the missiles, a few still managed to hit my body, but at the last second before they hit, they avoided me."

Osamu enthusiastically put his arm around Kyojuro's shoulder: "Don't worry about such details. I'm a demon and you're a human. You're at a natural disadvantage in this battle. I just want to have a fair fight with you."

Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke rushed out from the side, looking at Rengoku Kyojuro and Ji with admiring eyes.

"Big brother! Third brother! You guys are amazing!"

Yosuke has been staying at the Ubuyashiki mansion for the past few days. Now that Osamu and Kyojuro Rengoku have returned to the Butterfly Mansion, Tanjiro and the other two have been taught by the two of them.

Their exceptional strength and cheerful personalities made Tanjiro and his two companions greatly admire Osamu and Kyojuro Rengoku.

Yosuke smiled slightly and did not disturb them. Instead, he went to the research room of the Butterfly Sisters and Tamayo.

Yosuke gave them the blood of Ubuyashiki Amane.

Shinobu asked curiously, "Master, is this vial of blood from the Twelve Demon Moons?"

Yosuke shook his head and said, "No, it's the blood of Kagaya's wife, Amane."

Kanae asked doubtfully, "Ubuyashiki Amane? She's just an ordinary human. Is her blood worth studying?"

“Tenon is a member of the priestly clan, so I want you to study whether there is any special power in this vial of blood,” Yosuke explained.

Based on the conjectures that Yosuke had previously shared with them, everyone understood Yosuke's intentions and began to study Ubuyashiki Amane's blood.

In the Infinite City.

Inatama Kaigaku met Kibuy Muzan.

Because Inatama Kaigaku rapidly increased his strength after becoming a demon, he gained the approval of Kibuy Muzan.

However, his strength is still somewhat inferior to that of the Upper Moons, so he temporarily replaced Enmu, one of the Lower Moons who had already died, and became the new Lower Moon.

Furthermore, Kibuy Muzan once again bestowed upon Inatama Kaigaku his blood.

Inatama Kaigaku is very confident that since there are currently two vacancies for the Upper Moon position, it will eventually be able to take the place of the Upper Moon.

Kibuyaku Muzan examined the information about the Ubuyashiki clan brought by Inatama Kaigaku, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

"I see. So the Demon Slayer Corps and the Ubuyashiki clan hid in Mount Akawa after that final battle?"

Kibu Muzan looked at Kokushibo: "Kuroshibo, go to Mount Akabane and look for any clues about the priest clan."

Kokushibo replied expressionlessly, "Yes!"

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A few days later, the Butterfly sisters and Tamayo discovered some clues about Ubuyashiki Amane's blood. They hurriedly found Yosuke and told him about their findings.

"Ubuyashiki Amane's blood is very special. It contains a power that can suppress Kibuy Muzan's blood."

Yosuke wasn't surprised by the result, but what followed shocked him greatly.

“We compared Nezuko’s blood, ignoring the blood of Kibu and Muzan, and found that the rest was almost identical to the blood of Ubuyashiki Amane.”

This news shocked Yosuke, and his mind went blank.

Because when Yosuke first met Tanjiro and Nezuko, he sensed Nezuko's physical condition.

Nezuko possesses a warm, burning power within her, very similar to the power of Sun Breathing.

Yosuke initially believed that after Yoriichi Tsugikuni taught the Breath of the Sun to Tanjiro's ancestor Tanjiro, a special power might have formed in the bloodline of his descendants through continuous transmission.

However, this result has now overturned Yosuke's guess.

Now, thinking about it carefully, after Yoriichi Tsugikuni passed on the Sun Breathing technique to Tanjiro, why was Tanjiro's family able to inherit it perfectly and form the unique dance Hinokami Kagura? And why was Tanjiro able to learn to use the Sun Breathing technique? And why is Nezuko's blood almost identical to Ubuyashiki Amane's?

There is only one truth now!

After Yoriichi Tsugikuni passed on the Breath of the Sun to Tanjiro, members of the priest family and Tanjiro's descendants married, and their offspring possessed the ability to use the Breath of the Sun.

By reasoning backward from this truth, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's ancestors may have also had offspring with the Shinto priests, and Yoriichi Tsugikuni is a descendant of both the Tsugikuni and Shinto priest families.

This explains everything: why Yoriichi Tsugikuni was born with the Transparent World and the Demon Slayer Mark, why Tanjiro could use the Breath of the Sun, and why Nezuko could suppress Muzan Kibutsuji's blood.

Because they all possess the power of the priestly race within their bloodline.

Previously, there were no priests anywhere, but now they are everywhere, which makes Yang Jie feel a chill down his spine.

"Master, Master?" Shinobu called out when she saw Yosuke's gloomy face.

Yosuke snapped out of his daze, looked at the worried eyes of the three people in front of him, forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, I was just a little surprised."

"I was also very surprised. I never thought that people who are not related by blood could have completely identical blood."

Yosuke really wanted to say that Nezuko and Ubuyashiki Amane were related by blood, but he stopped himself from saying it.

These things are too fantastical to tell them; it's pointless and will only add to their troubles.

After weighing his options, Yosuke said, "I may have to leave for a while and go to Mount Akabane. Perhaps there will be news about the priest clan there."

Chapter 95 Encounter

Mount Akabo is very far from the Butterfly Mansion. Yosuke, who can only travel at night, flew for four whole days to reach Mount Akabo.

Mount Akabane is an active volcano, but it has not erupted for thousands of years and has long been weathered and eroded, leaving only a broken mountain body.

At the summit of Mount Akabane, there are architectural ruins, which should be the remains of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Ubuyashiki clan.

When Yosuke arrived, he was surprised to find Kokushibo among them: "I didn't expect to run into you here. It seems that Kibuy Muzan is indeed looking for the priests."

Kokushibo looked at Yosuke, who had suddenly arrived, with equal surprise: "You already knew?"

The search for the priest clan was conducted in great secrecy by Kibu Muzan, and only the Twelve Demon Moons were qualified to know about it. Kokushibo did not expect that Yosuke had already discovered it.

Yang Jie exuded the aura of a demon king, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

However, Kokushibo remained unmoved and did not even draw his demon blade.

Yosuke sensed that Kokushibo had no fighting spirit whatsoever, completely unlike the Kokushibo he had encountered before.