Musashi fell into deep thought as he looked at the situation before him.
Forget it, let Tanjirou fend for himself…
A moment later, Musashi no longer paid attention to the two's entanglement.
After bidding Tanjirou farewell in his heart, he set off on his journey.
Musashi believed that Kibutsuji Muzan would definitely be eliminated in the near future.
Even if he didn't encounter Muzan this time, he could capture more demons with suitable Blood Demon Arts on the way and hand them over to Tamayo for research.
Coupled with the Blood Demon Art of the White-Haired Demon captured earlier, Muzan would surely not escape, even if Tamayo couldn't extract the Blood Demon Art, it wouldn't be a big problem with demon eaters like Genya around.
Moreover, with the number of demons increasing so much now, there's no need to worry about not finding demons with suitable Blood Demon Arts.
Musashi felt that this must be Muzan's doing, intended to prevent him from finding his whereabouts.
But he probably wouldn't have thought that it was precisely his actions that gave them a definite way to find him.
His actions were completely like lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot, directly smashing his head.
Just wait, Kibutsuji Muzan, your death is imminent; that day will definitely not be far off!
With such thoughts, Musashi left the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, facing the sun…
…
Infinity Castle
Muzan, hiding here, was congratulating himself on his decision.
He had already seen the scene of Kaigaku's death.
Kaigaku's death did not make Muzan feel any heartache; he just felt that his method of handling things was correct.
With three Upper Moon dying in succession, two of whom were killed by Musashi, Muzan already knew Musashi's strength.
Even if he was not as strong as Yoriichi back then, he wouldn't be too far off.
He was almost directly slain by Yoriichi's single strike back then, even splitting into eighteen hundred pieces of flesh, he still narrowly avoided complete annihilation.
Even if the current Musashi was inferior to Yoriichi, he wouldn't dare to show himself.
Now, the top three Upper Moon are turning humans into demons in various places, and the number of demons is rapidly increasing.
Muzan believed that Musashi would definitely be too busy to pay attention to him.
"Ultimately, humans are still fragile creatures.
Things like birth, aging, sickness, and death are simply unavoidable.
Even if you are strong, what then?
Lifespan is still a problem you cannot overcome.
This brat will eventually grow old and die like that monster, but I will still be alive.
Demons are the perfect beings in this world, and I will eventually become the most perfect existence.
After that brat dies of old age, as long as I eliminate all those demon slayers and the Ubuyashiki family who constantly oppose me, no one in this world will be able to stop me."
Muzan sat in a chair, gently swirling a stemmed glass, his tone filled with confidence, masking the fear hidden deep within him.
He continued to dream of eternal life, gloating over his cleverness, not realizing that he would, therefore, walk down the path of destruction.
Nakime played the biwa at his side.
Everything in Infinity Castle was readily available.
Even if Muzan was hungry, there would be demons to help him catch food and bring it back.
The quality of life was very high; there were no inconveniences except for not being able to go outside.
At first, Muzan felt extremely humiliated, but he quickly adapted to this kind of life.
"Master is right!
Humans are definitely not our opponents!
No matter who it is, they will eventually be dealt with by Master!"
Behind Muzan, a demon with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks echoed Muzan, then took a bottle of red wine and poured it into the stemmed glass in Muzan's hand.
There was another demon next to him.
These were chosen by Muzan from the food caught by other demons to serve him in Infinity Castle.
Although they weren't great in combat, they possessed intelligence and spoke pleasingly.
Their personalities suited his temper, just like Enmu at the time.
Muzan ignored the demon's flattery and continued to drink his wine.
"Master Muzan, Hantengu-sama wishes to see you.
Should I let him in?"
Nakime stopped playing the biwa and asked Muzan.
"Let him in," Muzan replied.
Nakime plucked the biwa string, and the next moment, Hantengu's figure appeared before Muzan.
Upon suddenly seeing Muzan, Hantengu immediately prostrated himself on the ground, his head touching the floor.
"Eee, eee, Master Muzan, I… I have something to report," Hantengu said, still prostrate on the ground, looking extremely timid.
"Speak," Muzan said indifferently, taking a sip of red wine.
Of the latter three Upper Moon, only Hantengu remained, which made Muzan have no expectations for the sole remaining Hantengu.
"Your subordinate recently inquired about the location of the village where Nichirin Swords are forged for demon slayers…"
Hantengu knelt on the ground and reported to Muzan.
Recently, Muzan's mood had been extremely unstable, and they were scolded every few days.
The other three Upper Moon were often not seen, and now Hantengu was responsible for catching food for Muzan, which also meant he was scolded the most.
He was even beaten from time to time, which was truly miserable, but he couldn't say anything.
Some time ago, he accidentally discovered a village full of swordsmiths.
These swordsmiths all wore masks on their faces, and a brief investigation revealed that these swordsmiths forged the Nichirin Swords used by the Demon Slayer Corps to hunt demons.
The timid and cautious Hantengu felt that the Demon Slayer Corps must have sent many powerful demon slayers to protect such a place, so he didn't directly attack but came to report to Muzan.
On one hand, he wanted to take credit, hoping that this achievement would make his boss treat him better in the future.
On the other hand, he also wanted Muzan to assign another Upper Moon to go with him, to prevent any mishaps.
Muzan was not too excited or happy after hearing Hantengu's words.
Instead, he asked Hantengu, "So, did you kill all those swordsmiths?"
Earlier, when searching for the blue spider lily, Muzan had already received many false reports.
Many demons told him they had found the whereabouts of the blue spider lily, but the result was that he still hadn't seen the blue spider lily to this day.
Muzan was already immune to such good news from his subordinates.
He valued the result; without a result, it was useless.
The process could easily change.
He disliked change; he wanted constancy.
Only what had already happened would not change; that was real.
As soon as Hantengu heard Muzan's question, he knew he was in trouble.
He had only thought about how to earn merit and make Muzan stop taking his anger out on him, but he had momentarily forgotten Muzan's personality.
"Not… not yet, but your subordinate has already ascertained the location of the Swordsmith Village!"
Hantengu's body trembled slightly as he quickly assured Muzan.
"Since you've already ascertained the location, why didn't you just kill all the swordsmiths there?"
Muzan looked at Hantengu and asked in a magnetic voice, his anger gradually rising.
He already felt that Hantengu was useless, and now this feeling deepened, completely disregarding Hantengu's merit in discovering the Swordsmith Village.