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

Chapter 100 Muzan: I need to go back to catch up on my studies

Late at night, in a mountain village near Edo.

A male villager, covered in mud, with several holes in his clothes and one of his straw sandals missing, stared with hungry eyes as he approached a house.

"What bad luck! I'm a step too late. Otherwise, I would be the man sleeping next to Ah Dao tonight!"

Although it wasn't his own home, the man seemed very familiar with it. Despite his anger, he still tiptoed towards the kitchen.

His nighttime climb also failed tonight; in fact, he hadn't succeeded many times throughout the entire trip.

Even so, he was still very enthusiastic about the sport because even if he lost, he could still get free food in other people's kitchens or backyards.

Night raids are nighttime attacks, and some families will even leave some food for the brave warriors who come from other villages on their long journeys.

After all, some people might have to climb over one or even two mountains late at night just to do a night hike.

"Wow, what a beautiful teapot! Would such a valuable item be found in a place like this?"

By the moonlight, the man immediately spotted a glazed teapot placed at the kitchen doorway.

As I approached, I reached out to take it, but then stopped in mid-air.

His eyes darted around, and finally, with a furrowed brow, the man reached out his hand.

"Hehe, even if I can't climb Adao at night, getting a pot like this is still a good deal!"

"This thing is so beautifully shaped, it's worth at least a gold nugget!"

Just as his hands touched the rim of the pot, a sound suddenly came from inside:

Do you also think my teapot is beautiful?

"Who!! Who's talking!! Ah!!!"

Although he was only 1.5 meters tall and the pot beneath his feet was only 20 centimeters high, the man was eventually pulled entirely into the pot.

In the quiet night, the rustling sound of a pot shaking and the crunching sound of animals chewing bones could be heard.

In less than a minute, the jade pot slowly rose from the pot, and the two small mouths in the eye sockets kept sticking out their tongues.

"The taste of those mud monkeys from the countryside is... ugh!!!!"

He was only halfway through his rant when a hand suddenly and silently grabbed his neck from behind.

Click!

Despite having her neck broken, Yu Hu felt no pain; instead, she felt as if she had returned to her mother's arms.

"Sir, sir, why did you suddenly..."

Pfft!

Under the moonlight, Muzan, whose eyes glowed red, had no time to waste words with Gyokko. With a blank expression, he used his five fingers to dig directly into the other's skull and began to read his memories.

Lean less.

Hiss~ Whoosh~

Muzan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened them. He coldly stared at the head of the jade pot held in his hand, and said in a sinister tone:

"So that wasn't your childhood dream after all..."

"Immortal Realm... Sakura Dragon... Open the Gate... Immortal Carp? Heh, is your dream to become something like this?"

Looking at the jewel pot in astonishment, Muzan really couldn't understand why the ultimate dream of the familiar he had given the title of Upper Rank 5 was to become a fish.

Is the blessing I bestow upon you as the ultimate being less than that of being a fish?

However, his lack of understanding can only be interpreted by Taiyi as Muzan never having had a job.

Everyone who goes to work eventually turns into a fish, and a salted fish at that...

"My lord, I, I..."

Tears streamed from the pot's forehead and mouth, and Muzan immediately threw the head back into the pot.

That's disgusting!

I am clearly the most perfect being, so why do other humans always become grotesque after merging with my blood?

The scene of seeing the Sakura Dragon that night flashed through my mind again.

Great, mysterious, beautiful.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that only by adopting that posture could he be considered perfect.

"Sakura Dragon... saying I'm incomplete in five yin? And that disdainful tone! Damn it!"

Muzan's eyes widened, veins like vines crawling across his temples, and his bent fingers, with their long nails, made him look like a wild beast.

He wouldn't care if he were rejected by humans.

But by chance, he encountered a species whose life level was higher than his own.

This self-denial caused Muzan to doubt his own understanding for the first time.

"Let me think. When I was at the Kyoto Imperial Palace, I visited the Bureau of Onmyōryō. There was a record there that seemed to be very consistent with what Sakura Ryū said."

With a twitch in his cheek muscles, Muzan grinned, revealing his canine teeth, while simultaneously replaying memories from a hundred years ago in his mind.

“The Five Affinities, the Five Affinities... Earth, Moon, Water, Woman, Child.”

According to the principles of Yin and Yang, the earth represents Kun (坤), the moon represents Yin (阴) and its waxing and waning, water represents wisdom, woman represents pregnancy, and child represents growth...

whispering sound!

Will this thing really work for me?

Muzan thought for a long time and realized that he had only glanced at it briefly and had not remembered it completely.

He has always scoffed at the culture of the Onmyōdō (the Way of Yin and Yang) associated with cherry blossoms.

Because Muzan's favorite thing to study is new things, especially Western things.

He had already grown tired of ancient culture when he was still a nobleman.

I feel that things like Tao and Qi can't solve my physical problems at all!

Ironically, these were the very words that Sakura Dragon used to describe himself at the time.

Although he wouldn't admit it outwardly, he seemed to have a vague feeling in his heart that perhaps he should go back and study the culture of Qi properly.

"I hate change. When did this change start?"

"Yes, it's that human. Ever since I became interested in that human samurai named Yamada Asaemon Taichi!"

Looking at Muzan's expression, it shifted between confusion, anger, and regret.

For the first time in centuries, Yu Hu, who had been a servant to the gods, had seen this deity so emotionally unstable.

But compared to these things, he is now more concerned about his own life.

Even though that divine child had already helped him remove the will from Muzan's cells, why was he still found?

Are you wondering how I found you?

Muzan slowly lowered his head, staring down at Gyokuko, whose face was hidden in the darkness, with only its red eyes radiating an eerie light.

"My lord, please spare me! I will never betray you..."

"No, keep doing your thing. I'll call you when I need you. Get out of here."

Upon receiving the final command, Yu Hu's head darted into the pot, then shook slightly before falling silent.

Knowing that the other party had left, Muzan revealed a cold smile.

Her own consciousness was mostly removed, but deep in the brain of the jade pot, there were still some original cells remaining. These were the cells used to kill her when she placed her familiars and said her name.

"The Yin-Yang Dao... Heh, interesting. Let me see if this thing is actually useful to me."

Zheng~

The sound of the shamisen rang out, and Muzan vanished instantly.