The Warrior of Love

Just within half a meter of where he was standing, he had already laid down his toughest and sharpest spider silk. If the enemy dared to approach rashly, not only his hands and feet, but even his Sun Blade would be chopped off!

Ka-

Sure enough, the sound of breaking metal came to his ears, and Lei's sneer became even more proud.

As half of the silver-gray Sun Blade flashed from the corner of his eye, he finally felt relieved.

This battle is his victory!

Zheng! !

The clanging sound echoed through the night, and the evil ghost's head flew up!

"Uh..." What happened?

His eyes reflected his headless body, and a question flashed through his tired mind as it was thrown away.

What is...

Yes, that human seemed to be carrying two knives...but if the spider silk can cut one knife, it should also be able to cut the second one. Why is this so?

"Do you really think you can cut my Nichirin Sword?"

Jiang Liu stood beside the headless corpse, looking at the head that rolled down from the treetop with a cold and indifferent expression.

He had two weapons in his hands, one was the red Undying Sword and the other was the broken Sun Blade.

However, the fracture was where the new and the old met - that was exactly the crack left when Ling Yuzi was killed!

The overall situation has been decided. No longer paying attention to the young evil ghost that was turning into ashes and dying, Jiang Liu bent his legs and jumped into the air, and the Immortal Slash in his hand flashed repeatedly.

Bang, bang, bang!

The spider silk made a clear sound like the strings of a guitar, and the strands of silk broke apart. The wounded Nezuko fell into Jiang Liu's arms.

"Well……"

"It's okay, Nezuko."

Jiang Liu smiled gently at the girl: "Now let's go pick up Tanjiro, he will be fine."

Chapter 61: Candidate for the Pillar?

Jiang Liu found Tanjiro who had lost consciousness. He seemed to have been dragging on the ground until the last moment, and he had exhausted himself to the point of passing out.

When he was found, he had suffered severe blood loss and was physically exhausted. It was a miracle that he was still alive.

The rescue team of the Demon Slayer Corps arrived at dawn. The medical team encountered a huge "cocoon" on the mountainside. After digging it open, they found that it was a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps wrapped by spider demons. A small half of them had been digested by venom and turned into skeletons, but the other half could still be saved.

Zenitsu fainted in the same place as the swordsman he rescued before. It is said that he was found by the leader of the rescue team: Insect Pillar o Kocho Shinobu.

He seemed to have experienced a very fierce battle. Judging from the surrounding environment, he was facing more than one enemy. After killing his opponent, his whole body was corroded by poison. If he had not received timely treatment, he would probably have died.

Jiang Liu met Kanao again this time. She still had a calm smile on her face, as if she had no other expression. This time, when she saw Jiang Liu, she just nodded... and then tied up Inosuke next to her with a bandage.

Inosuke was caught off guard and didn't even have time to react. He was instantly suppressed by Kanao, which hurt his self-esteem once again. And he lost to a woman who didn't have the advantage in physical strength... It was really frustrating.

Jiang Liu avoided this fate. Even though he was injured, his absolute strength was still higher than Kanao.

Now, except for the "Pillars", Jiang Liu is basically at the top of the swordsmen. In fact, people like the Insect Pillar who rely on skills and lightness may not be as good as Jiang Liu in a life-and-death battle.

The group was taken back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters by the medical team, but something went wrong: something about Nezuko.

Jiang Liu also knows that Nezuko's identity is not to be seen in public (in various senses). After all, not everyone is as thick-skinned and indifferent as Zenitsu and Inosuke. In fact, most of the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps have a hatred attitude towards evil spirits.

So when they found out that reinforcements were coming, they hid the injured Nezuko in a box in advance.

But she was eventually discovered, and then a dispute ensued over the disposition of Nezuko.

Tanjiro naturally wants to protect his sister unconditionally, and Nezuko is indeed innocent.

Jiang Liu and his other two companions will of course support Tanjiro, especially Jiang Liu, who even dares to draw his sword and threaten.

But many team members led by Shinobu Kocho unanimously decided to "humanely treat" Nezuko. Even if she was "innocent" and even if she had never eaten anyone, she had to be killed to prevent future troubles. At most, she would be given a painless death.

It was of course impossible for two positions with such a huge difference to understand each other, and a civil war almost broke out!

Fortunately, a crow flew in in time and brought new instructions from the Demon Slayer Corps' top leaders: bring the Kamado siblings to the headquarters, hold a meeting of the pillars, and discuss together how to deal with them.

Just when Jiang Liu was relieved that he didn't have to fight with his acquaintances, Zhu Ya gave a second order: Yuanshan Jiang Liu would also attend the Zhuhe meeting as a witness.

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Butterfly House, Jiang Liu’s bed.

"call!"

Jiang Liu fell weakly on the bed and let out a long sigh. Although the Zhuhe meeting ended without any major incidents, he felt more tired than a major battle.

"Becoming a pillar?... I've never really thought about it."

Two main issues were discussed at the meeting, one of which was how to deal with the Kamado siblings.

Most of the Pillars said that they must eradicate all evil and that they cannot pin their hopes on "love" and let Nezuko go. Just because she has never eaten anyone doesn't mean she can always control herself.

But the supreme leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, a disfigured blind man, who is also the head of a family that supports the Demon Slayer Corps, said that he could trust Tanjiro and his sister, and revealed that there was some kind of relationship between the brother and sister and the Demon King Muzan, and that perhaps the Demon King could be found through the brother and sister.

God knows how he got so much information, but what he said was indeed correct, and the Pillars were willing to believe him.

However, even so they still couldn't let Nezuko go, because killing evil spirits was really a matter of course in their opinion.

Then the lord took out another letter to try to convince everyone.

It was a handwritten letter from the former Water Pillar Urokodaki, the teacher of Tanjiro and the current Water Pillar Tomioka Giyuu.

The content of the letter is quite a lot, but in short, if Nezuko eats people, Giyuu will commit suicide. (Giyuu:??)

Ahem, in short, the two previous and current Water Pillars jointly guaranteed Nezuko and Tanjiro.

Finally, to be on the safe side, everyone used rare blood to tempt Nezuko to see if she could really stay rational.

The result was surprising. The girl who had been transformed into a ghost actually overcame her instinct because of family affection and did not attack Xixue.

Just like that, the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps witnessed a miracle and agreed to let Nezuko and Tanjiro move freely and no longer mentioned the execution.

Jiang Liu thought that the matter would end happily, but he did not expect that the lord would bring up another matter right after that, which was about his class issue.

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps are divided into ten classes from low to high, with the "Pillars" standing at the top.

Originally, as a newcomer, Jiang Liu should slowly accumulate merits before being promoted step by step. If he wants to become a pillar, it will probably take a very long time.

But he defeated the Twelve Demon Moons!

It is worth mentioning that when Jiang Liu sent the intelligence back, although he said that he had conquered more than 40 Lower Moons, he was actually prepared to be suspected. After all, it was somewhat exaggerated for a newcomer to kill a Lower Moon.

However, to his surprise, the lord believed him and added his achievements in the conquest of Mount Nada Spider, thinking that he could skip the conventional promotion method and become a candidate for the "Pillar".

Yes, a candidate rather than directly becoming a pillar.

In the Demon Slayer Corps, if you want to become a pillar, you need three basic conditions.

First, the stance. The Demon Slayer Corps is not a political organization, nor is it a real army. Strictly speaking, it is just a spontaneous civilian group. Although the lord's family provides financial support, it has no intention of fully controlling these swordsmen.

The so-called "standpoint" is not about loyalty to the lord, but about which side of "ghosts and humans" you stand on!

If one is willing to abandon his human identity and throw himself into Muzan's arms just for the sake of a longer life, then no matter how strong he is, it will be meaningless.

Of course, there is no problem with Jiang Liu.

The second is merit, which is the so-called qualifications and merits.

In this regard, although Jiang Liu is young, he has the feat of killing two Twelve Kizuki in a row. Although this is not really a big deal for the "Pillars", it has indeed exceeded the limits of ordinary swordsmen and reached the threshold to become the pinnacle of the Demon Slayer Corps.

The third is strength, which is also the most important point!

It is also because of this that Jiang Liu is considered to have "the potential to become a Pillar in the future" rather than "already being able to bear the title of Pillar."

The reason is simple: although his physical strength is close to that of a pillar, he has not learned the "Breathing Method - Changzhong"!

And every pillar is a master who has learned this technique!

The "lord" seemed to know that Jiang Liu's situation was special. Although he had not studied the breathing method to the extreme, his special physique enabled him to exert a power that was no less than that of "Chang Zhong".

So, although Jiang Liu failed to become a pillar directly, he also got a promise.

"As long as you learn 'Jiunchu', you will be automatically promoted and inherit Feng's title... Shinobi Pillar?"

There is more than one ninja named Feng in the Demon Slayer Corps, but the title of "Ninja Pillar" seems to have been passed down in her family. Theoretically, the next generation is indeed Jiang Liu, which is also a natural progression.

As his body gradually relaxed while lying on the bed, Jiang Liu's mouth corners suddenly curled up.

“Not bad…”

Chapter 62: I accept your first time!

Half a month later, while Tanjiro and the others were recuperating, Jiang Liu found his teacher Feng and quietly left under the pretext of "practicing more advanced breathing techniques", but in fact he went to Tokyo Prefecture to look for Tamayo.

He met the female doctor again. Since she had sent back blood of the Twelve Demon Moons level before, she expressed her gratitude to Jiang Liu and had already prepared the medicines and instruments needed for the operation in advance.

Although Feng did not trust the evil ghost, she still obediently accepted the operation because of Jiang Liu's assurance.

First, a potion extracted from wisteria flowers was used to suppress the activity of the demon curse, and then Feng was made to drink a special sedative that could put people into a state of suspended animation. With the help of the hypnotic illusion performed by Tamayo, Feng successfully made himself suggest that he was a "corpse".

The "fetus" entrenched in her body, after determining that the host was dead, naturally began to actively reduce energy consumption in order to survive. Coupled with the influence of the drug, its activity was further reduced, just like a bear about to hibernate.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Shi and Jiang Liu used a sharp scalpel to open Feng's chest cavity and peeled off the cursed flesh and blood that was entrenched in the heart, spine, and arteries bit by bit.

The state of suspended animation can only last for ten minutes. Once this time limit is exceeded, the awakened body of Feng will stimulate the fetus. If it resists a little more violently, Feng will die miserably.

Therefore, there is not a single moment of time to waste!

The pressure on the surgeon will be heavier than ever before!

Fortunately, Tamayo was an experienced doctor, and Jiang Liu had steady hands and a calm heart, so they successfully completed the operation. The fetus, which was in a semi-dormant state, was preserved in a glass container by Tamayo.

According to her, this is a very rare sample with great research value.

After Feng's demon curse was taken away, his physical condition was far inferior to that of evil spirits or aliens like Jiang Liu. After undergoing a major operation, he naturally needed time to recuperate. Jiang Liu could have left "Demon Slayer", but saw this and stayed to take care of Feng.

For about a month, the two of them spent almost every moment together, and they were originally master and disciple, and now they had become even closer.

During this month, Jiang Liu did not stop practicing. His already extremely proficient breathing method was further improved, and he could be considered to have formally mastered "Changzhong", which means that he not only uses the breathing method in battle, but also maintains this state at all times in daily life.

For ordinary people, this may just be a higher realm, but it has a different meaning for Jiang Liu. Because after learning "Changzhong", he found that because he was practicing the breathing method all the time, his body seemed to have been tempered imperceptibly, and it would slowly grow even without deliberate exercise.

It was a little strange at first, but then I thought about it carefully and it should be the skill "Brave Vision" that is working.

The effect of "Hero's Aspiration" is that when going through hardships, the trials experienced will be fed back to the body - in simple terms, it means rapid growth and tempering of the body.

The breathing method is a technique that relies on squeezing the body to gain explosive power, which itself puts a huge strain on the body. Although the "Changzhong" state allows the body to adapt to this state, the pressure undoubtedly still exists.

"The Brave's Vision" accurately transforms this burden on the body into the growth of basic physical fitness. Coincidentally, Jiang Liu possesses a certain divinity and extraordinary physical potential. The combination of the two naturally forms a virtuous circle.

In the first ten days, Jiang Liu could clearly feel his body transforming, but it gradually slowed down after that.

By the time Feng was almost fully recovered, his daily growth was very slight, but still existed. Overall, his abilities had grown tremendously.

In terms of arm strength alone, he is probably already among the top three in the Demon Slayer Corps at this point, second only to those guys who are born with supernatural powers.

Regardless of his skills and combat experience, he definitely deserves the title of "Pillar" in terms of hard power!

However, for some reason, he did not tell the headquarters that he had learned "Jianzhong" and had not yet inherited the "Ninja Pillar".

After a few more days, with Zhu Shi's help in follow-up treatment, Feng's health improved day by day. Except for the fact that his severed hand could not regenerate, he was basically free of any serious illness.

Feng often joked about herself, saying that broken hands were part of her family tradition, because it seemed that the ancestor of the wild ninja was disabled and also had a broken arm.

Jiang Liu wanted to find a way to heal her physical defects, but it was difficult to do so in the Demon Slayer world. It seemed that he could only place his hope on other different worlds.

Whether it is a magical world or a worldview with near-future technology, regenerating severed limbs should not be a difficult task, but whether Jiang Liu can find them depends on his luck.

Then, the day finally arrived, and Jiang Liu was about to embark on a "journey" of indeterminate duration.

——Although the current time of this world is used as the "recording node" when traveling through time, traveling through the world itself will affect the flow of time, so if he comes back again, it will not be accurate to the second when he left before, but there will be some "slight" fluctuations.

Of course, this "subtle" period could be two or three days, but it could also be several months or even years...

Besides, Jiang Liu didn't know what he would encounter on this trip, and whether he could survive was a problem, so he was very cautious when saying goodbye. Not only did he use a crow to send a letter to Tanjiro and others, he also bowed to them, making it seem like a farewell of life and death. Feng almost thought that he was going to go against Muzan alone!

"Are you going to find a way to turn me back into a normal person?"

Feng was stunned for a moment, looked at his severed hand, frowned slightly, and spoke seriously to Jiang Liu.

"Even if the demon curse is removed from my body, I am no longer fit to continue on the front line. But you are different. You are the one in my lineage who is most likely to surpass our ancestors... Compared to this, it is better to focus on killing more evil demons!"