A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 122 Roasted Rice Cake with Alchemy

Another week has passed.

After "instructing" the last batch of Demon Slayer Corps members and seeing them off, Taichi went to the Sukiyakiya, brewed a pot of tea, took out a Taoist canon, and simply began his afternoon.

Although my eyes were scanning line by line, my mind was preoccupied with the gains of the past two days.

[Common points: 310]

Tsk tsk.

Taiyi glanced at the general points in the system, shook his head, and clicked his tongue.

"Has Muzan gone mad? Coming up with so many tricks, isn't he afraid of being targeted?"

"In addition, the Demon Slayer Corps is also starting to feel the pressure. It is said that government officials have begun to investigate them."

Although the number of Demon Slayer Corps members did not increase, thanks to Taichi, after being implanted with a fake True Qi pill, everyone could use some sword energy.

This has resulted in the Demon Slayer Corps now making a huge commotion whenever it clashes with cannibals.

Muzan initially wanted to hide, and the Demon Slayer Corps had actually been hiding all along as well.

With hundreds of members, each possessing exceptional skills and boasting formidable logistical support, how could the shogunate possibly allow such a force to exist among the common people?

Now that Muzan is no longer hiding, it's naturally not so easy for the Demon Slayer Corps to hide either.

Although he had gained more than 300 universal points during this period, Taiyi knew in his heart that there were probably even more newly added ghosts.

"His change in behavior is so sudden; it feels like there's someone else behind Muzan giving him advice..."

"Who could it be...?"

Hiss~

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he suddenly noticed a white snake slithering toward him.

Taiichi was taken aback at first, then his face immediately darkened, and his left hand was placed on the sheath of the Futsu-no-Mitama sword beside him.

click!

A crisp sound of the sword being drawn rang out, a flash of cold light appeared, and the white snake was instantly severed in two.

But then a white mist rose from the white snake's corpse, and after it all dissipated, Mi Niang, dressed as a shrine maiden, appeared before him.

"Oh dear, Taiichi, you really are short-tempered."

The White Serpent Goddess, formerly known as the Rejuvenated Miko-nii, walked barefoot towards Taiichi.

hum!

Just as she was about to approach, Taiyi suddenly pointed his sword, the tip of which trembled and hovered in front of Mi Niang's throat, emitting a buzzing sound.

"Standing here is fine. Futsu-no-Mitama doesn't like you, and neither do I."

Taiyi's brows furrowed, and a chilling killing intent began to rise. Even the smoke from the incense burning on the coffee table paused for a moment. Then he continued:

"For no reason at all, they made Yu Hu give me this thing, and then said a whole bunch of mysterious things..."

"Do you think I'm a follower of the White Serpent God, or do you think I'm some ignorant mortal?"

Hmm? What did he find out this time?

It seems he really knows something about me. Who told him? Sakura Dragon?

Mi Niang paused, her smile fading as she wondered why this human warrior was so hostile towards her upon their reunion.

But no matter what, how dare a mortal question the decisions of the gods!

His expression turned cold, and he lowered his gaze to look down at Taiyi, who was sitting cross-legged on the cloth platform, and slowly asked:

"Do you know that the mechanical arm is a gift from the gods?"

"Those gifts from God, if not cherished, will surely be punished by Heaven!"

puff......

Taiyi shook his head speechlessly, somewhat puzzled as to where the other party got such confidence.

But then I remembered that before I traveled through time, when I played Sekiro, it seemed that the NPCs in the game all had great respect for gods and the like.

It's that kind of respect where you kneel down the moment you meet someone, without asking why.

Back home, it's much more practical. First, you ask the local deity what they can do. If that doesn't work, you just pray to them.

Unless you have great magical powers, the kind of omnipotent people in legends, if you only focus on one type of business, you're sure to be ignored.

"You mean this? Here, take it back."

With a whoosh, Taichi pulled the prosthetic arm from behind his back and tossed it to the other person.

"You really don't know what's good for you. Don't you know that this thing has..." Mi Niang caught it with one hand, then took a step back, about to mock Taiyi, but the next second, she realized something was wrong: "What's inside...?"

"You mean karmic fire?"

As Taiyi straightened up, a circle of flames, devoid of heat and sound, began to ignite from his shoulders and then spread throughout his body.

Seeing the other person's bewildered expression, Taiyi grinned and said, "I have received the gift you sent me."

"It works well, I like it very much."

"Then, you can leave too."

Taiyi suddenly took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Mi Niang, this time looking down at her.

With a thud, Mi Niang suddenly took two steps back, but the next second, her panicked expression vanished instantly, and her round human pupils transformed into the vertical pupils of a snake.

An invisible wave erupted, blowing everything in Taiyi's room behind him, but he himself stood firm like a pine tree in the wind, undaunted and fearless.

"I advise you to save your energy and not consume too much of your soul power, which would make it impossible to suppress the Sakura Dragon's primordial spirit."

"If it were to sense your presence, you probably wouldn't survive a second."

what!

The fluctuations stopped, and Mi Niang was immediately stunned. But as her eyes darted around, the fluctuations that had subsided began to reappear.

"Although I don't know how you know these things, don't forget that the difference between God and man is beyond your comprehension!"

"No matter how much wisdom you have, it will all be in vain before absolute power!"

Mi Niang looked at Taiyi from afar, then slowly raised her fair hand, opened it in front of her eyes, and then instantly clenched her fist.

boom!

The invisible fluctuations stopped, but the power did not dissipate. Instead, it was all added to Taiyi's body as Mi Niang moved.

Taiyi, who was the one receiving the force, only nodded his head slightly, and the next second he returned to a state of standing tall with his chest out.

Although the raging fire was extinguished, blood vessels bulged under the skin, and the previously jade-like complexion turned rosy.

With a sneer, Taiyi stared at Mi Niang.

The hand not holding the sword first formed a single-handed seal, then five-colored energy condensed in the palm, finally compressing into a ball of golden flame the size of a grain of rice, which then reached the fingertip.

"A god? Nothing more than a two-headed snake that has become a spirit." Bearing invisible pressure, he slowly raised his finger until it was positioned between his own and Mi Niang's eyes:

"How could human wisdom possibly be understood by creatures like you, covered in fur and horns, born from eggs and molting in moisture?"

“I can’t detect any fluctuations in your qi and blood.”

"There is only one possibility for this existence, and that is the energy body of the soul, or the primordial spirit."

"However, according to your lineage, you cannot cultivate such a thing, so you are stuck guarding the treasure mountain but cannot obtain it, and in the end, it benefits the Sakura Dragon."

"Since you are a divine soul, and since you look down on human intelligence, can you withstand this faint flame at my fingertips?"

After saying this, Taiyi pointed, and the small golden flame trembled and floated towards Mi Niang.

That's it?

Mi Niang smirked, feeling that if she used just a little more force, she could crush Taiyi on the spot.

Although the human in front of him had mysteriously disappeared for a while, he secretly checked on him the moment he sensed the prosthetic hand.

After observing in secret for several days, Mi Niang finally became certain that the fluctuations in the aura emanating from this human named Taiyi were not as strong as when they first met.

He's definitely injured!

"How could something like this possibly hurt... Ahhh!!!"

The instant Mi Niang's fingers touched the flames, excruciating, tearing, and burning pains instantly flooded her consciousness.

He tried to extinguish it with his divine soul power, but the golden flames not only didn't go out, they grew even stronger!

Finally, left with no other choice, Mi Niang severed her own arm, then let out a heart-wrenching scream, glared hatefully at Taiyi, and disappeared.