The Celestial Master Leaves the Mountain

Near Sakuragi Town, within the Celestial Master Mansion, Rota slowly opened his eyes. Not long ago, he had received a prompt from Jarvis.

"So, Tanjiro has already come face-to-face with Muzan. It seems the course of events is gradually getting back on track."

Rota gazed in the direction of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. Several centuries had passed in the blink of an eye. It was about time for him to go out and stretch his legs.

After centuries of development, the Celestial Master Mansion now had nearly two hundred disciples. Recruiting only two hundred people over several centuries might not seem impressive, but that was not the case. The path of cultivation required talent to begin with, and finding two hundred disciples was already quite fortunate.

Most of the first batch of disciples from the Warring States period had already grown old. Now, only Taoyuan Long remained alive.

Other than Rota, Taoyuan Long was currently the most senior and oldest person in the Celestial Master Mansion. Of course, Taoyuan Long's survival until now was also thanks to Rota. Without the qi Rota had given him, Taoyuan Long might have departed alongside his fellow disciples long ago.

"Go call your Grandmaster Taoyuan Long. I have something to discuss with him," Rota instructed the disciple following at his side.

"Understood, Patriarch. I'll go at once."

Before long, Taoyuan Long, his head full of white hair, arrived beside Rota with a cheerful smile. "Master, you summoned me?"

Though Taoyuan Long was also one of the founding elders of the Celestial Master Mansion, he was still a junior before Rota. Naturally, he had to remain respectful in both word and manner.

"Taki... you're here. There are some things I need to entrust to you. I'll be leaving the Celestial Master Mansion for quite