One person: Lu Jin, do I look like your master?

Despite the intelligence pointing to "immortals" and the peaceful atmosphere of the place, their years of fighting against treacherous and evil spirits have taught them the importance of being prepared for any eventuality.

The cave was not deep, nor was it decorated; it was simply ethereal and pristine. Their gazes were immediately drawn to the figure sitting cross-legged in the center of the cave.

Clad in white, pristine and immaculate. With hair as black as ink, flowing naturally down.

His face was exactly the same as in the portrait, handsome and young, but the place where his eyes, which were not yet open, seemed to contain endless depth and tranquility.

He sat there quietly, yet he seemed to be the center of the entire cave, and even the center of this strange world, with all the "stillness" and "harmony" originating from him.

The two looked at each other again, the last trace of doubt in their eyes vanishing, replaced by a solemn reverence for a transcendent being. They had found the right one.

Seeing that Wang Xuan seemed to be still in meditation and had no reaction, the two pillars tacitly refrained from disturbing him or making a sound.

They stood quietly a few steps inside the cave entrance, like two silent guardian stone statues, even their breathing was deliberately slowed, for fear of disturbing the tranquility.

Time flowed by in silence, and about an hour passed, which was not difficult for the resolute Pillar.

They took this opportunity to experience more deeply the unique aura emanating from this "immortal," which involuntarily calmed their minds.

Finally, Wang Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

There was no flash of brilliance, no imposing aura; his eyes were like a deep, still well, calmly gazing at the two people at the cave entrance.

With just that one glance, Kanae Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku felt an indescribable pressure, not malice.

Rather, it was the natural majesty brought about by the enormous difference in their levels of life that caused their breathing techniques to pause slightly.

Wang Xuan stood up, his movements natural and fluid, as if he were part of the rhythm of heaven and earth.

He looked at the two of them, his voice calm and devoid of any emotion, and asked directly:

"What do you need me for?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached their ears clearly, carrying a calm tone that went straight to the heart of the matter.

Kanae Butterfly and Kyojuro Rengoku dared not be negligent. Almost simultaneously, they moved, knelt on one knee, and bowed their heads to show their respect.

Kanae Butterfly, with her ethereal and gentle voice, spoke respectfully as the main representative:

"Your Excellency, we have come to pay our respects on the orders of Lord Ubuyashiki Kagaya, the head of the Demon Slayer Corps."

"The Master sincerely invites you, Sage, to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters for a meeting to discuss important matters. We hope you will grant us your request."

Wang Xuan stood there, his white robes seemingly glowing in the dim light of the cave. He simply watched them quietly, without responding immediately.

This brief silence caused a slight tension to rise in the hearts of the two pillars.

The next moment, Wang Xuan casually raised his right hand, palm up, and gently lifted it.

An invisible yet irresistible gentle force instantly enveloped Kanae Butterfly and Kyojuro Rengoku, who were kneeling on one knee.

The two were startled and instinctively tried to muster their strength to resist, but found that all their strength was like a stream in the ocean in the face of this power, and they couldn't muster any thought of resisting it.

Involuntarily, they were gently yet firmly lifted up by this force, and stood firmly on the ground again.

The entire process was silent and devoid of any human interaction, yet it demonstrated a level of control far beyond their comprehension.

Wang Xuan ignored the undisguised surprise and shock in their eyes, as if he had only done a trivial matter.

He strode past them and headed out of the cave.

Outside the cave, the sun shone brightly, and although it carried the chill of late autumn, there was still a touch of warmth in the valley.

Golden light bathed him, casting a soft halo around him. He gazed at the distant, layered mountains, his eyes seemingly piercing through space to see into the far reaches of the world.

He had already made up his mind, so he turned around, looked at the two pillars who were still immersed in the unbelievable scene just now, and calmly said:

"Okay. I accept your invitation."

Upon hearing this, Kanae Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku were taken aback at first, but then a surge of joy welled up in their hearts.

The mission was completed so smoothly?

At this moment, seeing Wang Xuan standing in the bright sunlight without any cover, his figure was not abnormal at all, and there was no sign of him being afraid of the light or dissipating like a ghost.

Their last lingering doubts about Wang Xuan being "neither human nor ghost" vanished completely.

Under the sunlight, his detached and otherworldly aura became even more apparent.

However, what shocked them even more, and even overturned their understanding, happened next.

Wang Xuan casually glanced at the two of them, and the next moment, without him making any hand seals or chanting any incantations, Kocho Kanae and Rengoku Kyojuro suddenly felt their feet sink into the ground!

It wasn't a fall, but a feeling of weightlessness.

Their bodies, along with Wang Xuan standing in front, slowly floated up without any support, several feet off the ground, and steadily stopped in mid-air!

"this……!"

Rengoku Kyojuro's eyes widened; even with his bold personality, he couldn't hide the horror on his face.

Flying? That's a power straight out of mythology!

Kanae Butterfly also covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

She could sense that what was holding them up was not the power of the wind, nor the usual energy fluctuations, but a more fundamental force that seemed to act directly on space itself.

The next moment, they transformed into three streaks of light—no, Wang Xuan's body radiated a faint light, carrying the two of them as if drawn by an invisible force, speeding away into the distance at an incrediblely steady pace, surpassing even that of birds.

The mountains and forests beneath their feet shrank and receded rapidly. The wind whistled past their ears, yet strangely, they did not feel any strong air currents. This was clearly due to the invisible force surrounding Wang Xuan.

Feeling the emptiness beneath their feet and watching the clouds rushing past them, Kanae Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku were filled with nothing but awe and reverence.

A sage! This is absolutely a true sage! My lord's premonition was right! The arrival of this being may truly change the landscape of the Demon Slayer Corps' millennia-long struggle against demons!

Chapter 14 Miracles

As for the exact location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters? This posed no obstacle whatsoever for Wang Xuan.

Although he did not arrive in person, the "Feng Hou Qi Men" he possessed was a supreme technique for manipulating time and space and controlling the order of heaven and earth.

With a slight thought, the surrounding earth's energy shifted, and the secrets of heaven were revealed, as if an invisible, living map was unfolding in the mind.

By calculating the eight trigrams and determining the four-panel layout, the spatial coordinates of the headquarters, hidden by the barrier and wisteria flowers, were clearly presented in his perception, as conspicuous as a lighthouse in the darkness.

Having determined the location, Wang Xuan no longer delayed.

His flight speed far exceeded the imagination of any creature in this world. He did not rely on brute force to break through the air, but rather on a combination of short-distance space travel and riding the wind.

The surrounding scenery no longer flew by, but transformed into a blurry and distorted line of light and shadow, as if time and space themselves were compressed and thrown away around them.

The butterflies Kanae and Kyojuro Rengoku, carried by Wang Xuan's invisible force field, felt only a chaotic scene before their eyes, unable to see any specific mountains or rivers.

Only the piercing howl of the wind, though blocked out, proved the terrifying speed at which they were advancing.

The body doesn't feel any violent jolts, but the feeling of weightlessness—completely detached from the ground, entrusting one's safety entirely to others, and the incredible speed—is overwhelming.

Even the two battle-hardened pillars felt a sense of unease and bewilderment.

What might have taken Flower Pillar and Flame Pillar several days to travel back was covered in just about ten minutes by Wang Xuan as he flew through the air. The breathtaking speed suddenly slowed down and eventually came to a complete stop.

The surrounding scenery quickly coalesced from the blurry light and shadow, becoming clear.

When Kanae Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku shook their slightly dizzy heads and took in their surroundings, their pupils suddenly contracted, their faces filled with disbelief and shock—they were already in the familiar, quiet courtyard paved with white pebbles at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters!

They arrived at the headquarters core in an instant, directly from the distant mountains! What incredible ability to shrink the distance and bring the ends of the earth to a near place!

Wang Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes fluttering gently in the breeze, as if he were simply taking an ordinary stroll. His gaze calmly swept over the courtyard, which was filled with the charm of a Japanese dry landscape garden.

He calmly addressed the two people behind him who were still reeling from the shock of the spatial shift:

"Alright, we've arrived. You may now summon your respective masters."

His voice snapped the two Pillars out of their utter shock. Kanae Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku exchanged a glance, both seeing the undisguised awe in each other's eyes.

They dared not be negligent in the slightest, and respectfully bowed deeply to Wang Xuan's back before dashing off into the mansion like lightning.

He even forgot about the etiquette and gait he usually paid the most attention to, and had only one thought in his mind—to report to the lord that the immortal had arrived as soon as possible!

Meanwhile, deep within the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was kneeling in a Japanese-style room. Although his face was still pale, there was a hint of anticipation and barely perceptible anxiety in his eyes.

He had been waiting for news from the outgoing pillars, especially from Kanae and Kyojuro who had gone to that unusual mountain range.

"My lord!"

"My lord!"

Two hurried but excited voices approached from afar. Soon, the paper door was pulled open with a whoosh, and Konoe Kanae and Kyojuro Rengoku, who looked slightly travel-worn but had surprisingly bright eyes, appeared in the doorway, not even having time to completely calm their rapid breathing.

"My lord!"

Kanae Kocho spoke first, her voice trembling slightly.

"We...we've found the immortal! Now, the immortal is waiting in the courtyard outside!"

"Yes! My lord! That immortal used unimaginable supernatural powers to fly us directly back to headquarters!"

Kyojuro Rengoku added in a booming voice, his face filled with the excitement of witnessing a miracle.

"what?!"

Even with his calm and collected nature, Kagaya Ubuyashiki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing the two Pillars' personal report, especially the phrase "flying directly back to headquarters."

He then became so emotional that he coughed violently, and his pale face flushed an unnatural red.

"Quick... Tianyin, help me up!"

He struggled to get up, his voice hoarse from coughing, but his eyes, which were gradually losing their light, shone with an unprecedented brilliance, as if he had been injected with new vitality at that moment.

A hint of surprise flashed in Madam Tianyin's eyes, but she moved gently and quickly, stepping forward to carefully support her agitated husband.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki leaned almost all his weight on his wife as he staggered but walked with unusual urgency toward the courtyard.

The journey that normally required a slow walk, he now wished he could leap across in one bound.

As he was helped by Tianyin to the corridor facing the courtyard, he focused his gaze and finally saw the transcendent figure in the center of the courtyard, with his hands behind his back, his back to them, and his white robes fluttering without wind. An indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

Is it the excitement of anticipation coming true, the awe of existence beyond our comprehension, or the hope that a thousand-year stalemate might be broken?

He suddenly broke free from Tianyin's support, used all his strength to stagger forward a few steps, and came to a short distance behind Wang Xuan. Then, without hesitation, he knelt down on both knees with a thud.

Press your forehead firmly against the cool cobblestone ground.

His voice, filled with utmost respect and a slight, barely suppressed tremor, spoke loudly:

"Kouya, the 97th head of the Ubuyashiki family, pays his respects to the Immortal!"

Wang Xuan slowly turned around, his gaze falling on Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who was kneeling on the ground, his body weak and frail.

He could clearly see that the curse power that clung to this man, like a malignant tumor, was constantly eroding his life force.

Wang Xuan frowned slightly.

It's not disgust, but an intuitive dislike of this twisted, insidious power.

He didn't speak, but calmly extended his right hand, his long index finger gently touching the top of Ubuyashiki Kagaya's head.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch Kagaya Ubuyashiki's scalp, in Wang Xuan's eyes...

A complex and exquisite phantom of a rune flashed by—that was the power of the horse talisman, representing "removal" and "restoration," being activated.

The next moment, a miracle happened.

A warm, pure, and vibrant power, like sweet rain, flowed from Wang Xuan's fingertips into the top of Ubuyashiki Kagaya's head, instantly spreading throughout his limbs and bones.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki felt an indescribable sense of comfort sweep over his entire body. The pain and weakness that had shrouded him like dark clouds for many years melted away and disintegrated in the face of this power, just like ice and snow meeting the sun!

To onlookers, an even more shocking scene unfolded: the purple curse marks on Kagaya Ubuyashiki's face and neck, resembling stains, faded and disappeared at a visible speed!

His face, which had been as pale as paper, regained a healthy rosy hue almost instantly.

His hunched back straightened involuntarily, his heavy and rapid breathing became steady and long, and even his somewhat cloudy eyes, which had been severely damaged, became clear and bright again!

In just a few breaths, the terminally ill and dying Ubuyashiki Kagaya disappeared, replaced by a healthy person who, although still thin, was full of energy and vigor, as if he had been reborn!

"This...this is..."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki raised his hands in disbelief, looking at his fingertips that were no longer trembling and full of strength, feeling the long-lost, vibrant life force within him, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

He raised his head and looked at Wang Xuan, his eyes filled with endless gratitude and shock.

Kanae Butterfly, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Lady Amane, who were standing to the side, were already stunned by this miraculous healing method and were speechless for a long time.

Wang Xuan slowly withdrew his finger, as if he had only done a trivial matter, his tone remaining calm:

"Get up. Now, we can have a proper talk."