After a moment of silence, Tanjuro Kamado turned to look at his wife Kie and their children huddled together. His tall frame seemed to sag slightly.
Not long after, Tanjuro Kamado turned back around and let out a long sigh. "Alright."
"I will give you the Breathing Technique. You must teach it well to my eldest son, Tanjiro, in the future."
Under someone else's roof, he had no choice but to agree.
Kurozawa smiled with satisfaction, then said sincerely, "I came here with sincerity. If you knew what was going to happen in the future, you would definitely be grateful for my arrival."
Trading the Breathing Technique for the lives of almost his entire family was a deal that couldn't be beaten.
On the other side, after agreeing to Kurozawa, Tanjuro Kamado took a deep breath, then asked with a sense of resignation, "How should I do it? Learning a Breathing Technique takes a long time. Are you going to stay here?"
He was genuinely afraid that Kurozawa would agree immediately.
Fortunately, Kurozawa just shook his head and said confidently, "From beginning to end, take a deep breath and fully perform the Breathing Technique for me to see." After a pause, Kurozawa added, "Remember, every single detail, don't miss anything."
As he spoke, Kurozawa circulated his Breathing Technique, and two white breaths, like swimming dragons, circled around his nose and mouth.
This was to show Tanjuro Kamado that he also understood Breathing Techniques and that there was no point in trying to fool him.
Thus, after the last glimmer of hope faded from his heart, Tanjuro Kamado took a sharp breath. His chest slightly rose, and his pale, sallow complexion looked much better at first glance.
At the same time, a clear breathing sound came from Tanjuro Kamado's mouth.
Kurozawa watched Tanjuro Kamado's breathing rhythm without blinking, concentrating fully, and firmly memorizing it, not missing any subtle movement.
Simultaneously, he mimicked Tanjuro Kamado, breathing at almost the same rhythm.
Hiss. In an instant, Kurozawa's brows furrowed, and he tightly clutched his chest.
Just as he was performing the Breathing Technique, mimicking Tanjuro Kamado's breathing rhythm, a corresponding aura was generated within Kurozawa's body.
But along with it came a piercing burning pain in his heart. It was the intense pain that only being scorched by the sun could cause, and it was happening in a critical area, almost making Kurozawa black out.
Across from him, Tanjuro Kamado's breathing paused, and he stopped, looking at Kurozawa with a hint of nervousness.
He probably thought Kurozawa's frown meant he was dissatisfied.
"The Breathing Technique passed down in our Kamado Family is like this," Tanjuro Kamado explained urgently.
Kurozawa switched back to Water Breathing, and after the pain subsided, he said in a deep voice, "Continue."
Could Sun Breathing, just by learning the Breathing Technique, cause its circulating aura to scorch a Demon's lungs and internal organs?
Then what use is it? Kurozawa suppressed his emotions and once again concentrated on memorizing Tanjuro Kamado's breathing rhythm.
He wasn't afraid of Tanjuro Kamado faking it.
A fake Breathing Technique wouldn't generate an aura within the body. You could tell with a single try; it couldn't be hidden from someone who understood Breathing Techniques.
Although his Fighting Spirit perception couldn't pinpoint Tanjuro Kamado, he had already memorized the Fighting Spirit fluctuations of his other family members and could easily find them.
He believed that Tanjuro Kamado was not a foolish person lacking insight and wouldn't joke around with his family's safety.
Time passed little by little. Under the somewhat dim sky, it was quiet around the Kamado wooden house. Only Tanjuro Kamado's breathing sounds echoed repeatedly, clear and distinct, with a clear rhythm.
After about ten minutes, Tanjuro Kamado's breathing rhythm was clearly returning.
From Kurozawa's experience, he knew that this was the end of the breathing cycle, and the entire rhythm of the Breathing Technique was about to be mastered by him.
But at this moment, behind Kurozawa, a voice suddenly sounded, carrying a sense of compassion.
The owner of the voice seemed to be still far away, so the tone sounded a little ethereal.
"Benefactor Kamado, please stop."
This voice had an inexplicable power, as heavy as a rock mountain, full of a powerful and intimidating force. It immediately interrupted Tanjuro Kamado's breathing.
At the same time, Kurozawa's expression hardened, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he abruptly turned to look at the mountain path behind him.
Another ghost I can't perceive with my Fighting Spirit. Kurozawa's face darkened slightly.
He hadn't detected anyone approaching within the Fighting Spirit Domain that he had kept expanded, but this voice, and the steady footsteps, indicated that the person was already very close.
Gradually, an unusually tall and burly figure appeared in Kurozawa's line of sight.
It was a male dressed as a monk, with his hands clasped together, his head bowed low, muttering something softly. A layer of thick black iron chains was wrapped around his body. These chains joined and interlocked behind his back, looking like black chainmail at first glance.
Because of his fondness for increasing strength and physique, Kurozawa's current body, over 1.9 meters tall, was already considered very tall in the eyes of ordinary people. Even standing still, he exuded a sense of pressure.
But the monk walking towards him was about 2.2 meters tall, and not only was he tall, but he was also covered in tough muscles like cast iron and steel. Veins like earthworms were intertwined beneath his skin on his arms.
This body was full of a sense of power tempered to its limit. With each step he took, an invisible pressure surged forward.
Kurozawa's gaze became sharper and sharper, staring intently at the approaching person.
"Stone Pillar, the person I least want to encounter at this stage. Why is he here?"
In the Demon Slayer Corps, all the Pillars were ostensibly equal. They went on missions together, discussed decisions together, and coexisted harmoniously.
But in reality, there was one individual whose strength far surpassed that of the other Pillars. His strength had clearly reached another level, capable of defeating other Pillars with overwhelming force in sparring matches.
He was still a Pillar simply because the Demon Slayer Corps' top combat strength was the Pillars.
Some people said that if Yoriichi Tsugikuni hadn't existed, then throughout the entire history of the Demon Slayer Corps, he would have been the ceiling.
Because of this overwhelming strength, whether the other Pillars were willing to accept it or not, he was referred to by another title within the Demon Slayer Corps: Pillar Head.
The Stone Pillar, Gyomei Himejima, the Pillar Head.
Kurozawa watched the tall figure approaching step by step, a look of deep solemnity and seriousness in his eyes.
"Tanjuro Kamado, continue. I haven't said stop, so don't stop," Kurozawa said flatly, without turning his head.
Unfortunately, Tanjuro Kamado, whose Fighting Spirit control was superior to Kurozawa's, sensed his emotions. He silently took a few steps back, protecting the wooden house behind him, and stopped demonstrating the Breathing Technique.
Kurozawa glanced out of the corner of his eye, said nothing more, and then focused his attention on the appearing Stone Pillar.
Indeed, it was impossible for there to be no accidents. As long as something was beneficial to Kurozawa, there would be inexplicable obstacles appearing during the process.
Clearly, Sun Breathing was very important to Kurozawa, which was why the Stone Pillar had appeared here.
Looking up at the sky, Kurozawa flipped it off.
Turning his gaze back, Kurozawa looked at the Stone Pillar, who had now walked within a hundred meters and possessed an astonishing physique. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked, "My master was taken back to the Demon Slayer Corps. How is he doing now?"
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