Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy.

He brought the team here because he trusted Bayunzhai and Qiyue, and did not follow the normal procedures at all.

And there's also the fear that by the time the process is complete, the things hidden here will have already been moved.

They might even get retaliated against and be branded as having insulted the nobility.

Kyoraku Shunsui left two Shinigami (death gods) here to guard the outside, while the rest of the people followed him through the secret door.

After entering the hidden door, you will see a bottomless staircase.

The group walked down the stairs for over a hundred meters before finally arriving at the actual forging hall.

This place was divided into two parts: one part was where sword blanks were forged, and the other part was used to imprison prisoners.

There were only a dozen or so guards and researchers in the forging hall, and they were quickly taken over by the Grim Reapers.

After the Grim Reapers took control of the guards and researchers, they released the prisoners for inspection.

Kyoraku Shunsui and Shikatori Shichigetsu went to the forging workshop to inspect the unfinished sword blanks.

In July, he picked up a metal blank that looked like it had been forged and tempered only halfway through.

When he picked up the embryo, he felt as if he were hallucinating, with countless wails layered upon each other, one after another.

He sensed a chaotic soul energy emanating from it.

"Captain of the Beijing Opera, take a look at this." July handed over the embryo.

Kyoraku Shunsui took it and examined it, quickly discovering the problem, his eyes immediately narrowing:

"This forging method is truly vicious! These blade blanks were actually forged using countless souls!"

The chaotic soul energy within the blade blank proves that it definitely used more than one soul.

If Zanpakuto originates from the soul of the Shinigami himself, then this blade blank is forged by crushing countless weak souls and then mixing them together.

"Band Leader Jing, we've finished our inspection. There are a total of 58 souls imprisoned here, and all of them possess spiritual potential," a Death God reported.

Chapter 75 Pusher

"These guys are actually doing these things right under the noses of Seireitei," Kyoraku Shunsui said, frowning.

The fact that the Gotei 13 failed to discover this, given that the Junlin An District is right next to the Seireitei, is quite embarrassing.

Just then, a noise came from outside the corridor.

A white-haired Grim Reaper entered through the door, followed by several other Grim Reapers.

July recognized the white-haired Grim Reaper as none other than the Captain-Commander's second-in-command—First Division Lieutenant Sasakibe Jiro.

"The vice-captain of the Sparrow Division, you're here really fast!" Kyoraku Shunsui raised an eyebrow.

Clearly, Chojiro Sasaki was sent by the Captain-Commander.

"Captain of the Kyoro Band, it seems you've made quite a few gains, but your unauthorized actions have greatly displeased the Commander-in-Chief," said Chojiro Sasaki.

"So what if I'm dissatisfied? I'm the captain now. Old Man Yama can't possibly keep me in solitary confinement," Kyoraku Shunsui said nonchalantly.

Chojiro Sasakibe didn't say much, but simply helped Shunsui Kyoraku take the evidence away.

With this evidence, we can continue the investigation and find out who's behind it.

...

A few days later, July went to the Eighth Division to check on the progress of the investigation, only to learn from the members that their captain had not returned for the past few days.

He made some inquiries and learned the inside story: after Kyoraku Shunsui made those outrageous remarks that day, he was put into solitary confinement by the Captain-General.

The Captain-Commander suddenly wanted to test his disciple's training, so Kyoraku Shunsui could only reminisce about their training days with the Captain-Commander.

The evidence discovered that day has been submitted to the Central 46th Division. The Central 46th Division takes this matter very seriously and has assigned it to the Sixth and Tenth Divisions for a joint investigation.

However, July soon received some shocking news.

That "Otsuka-bo" was actually a blacksmith shop run by the Mokujo family!

The entire Mole City family has been arrested!

Even Cilantro Mochi, who was in class, was taken away on the spot!

Kensei Muguruma, Shinji Hirako, and Jin'emon Kotsubaki skipped class and ran to report to the teacher.

After calming down the disciples in July, he went with Bayunzhai to the prison to see Zhicheng Xiangcai.

Seeing that the Death God of the prison team recognized Ba Yunzhai, he let them in directly.

Cilantro Mochi was unharmed, but she was exhausted after being interrogated repeatedly. When she saw July, she perked up again: "Teacher!"

"Cilantro, I brought you some pastries." July handed over the food box.

"Teacher, is the Mochishiro family doomed...? I heard from the Grim Reaper in the prison squad... that we've been charged with treason!" Mochishiro Kana opened the food box dejectedly, feeling like this was her last meal before her execution.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you out of here," July comforted her.

"Coriander, is Otsukabo the blacksmith shop of the Azajo family?"

“That’s right, teacher, do you remember? There was a problem with the batch of wooden swords provided by the Spirit Arts Academy at the beginning of the semester. So I brought over a batch of wooden swords, which I got from Otsukabo. It’s also a way to promote the new store,” said Kana Mochishiro.

"Is Otsukabo a newly opened store?" July frowned.

"It was newly opened, about a month or two before my school started. I had a conversation with Mr. Otsuka when I was carrying a wooden sword. He was in charge of the store from its construction to its opening," Kana Mochishiro recalled.

"Do you know anything about Mr. Otsuka?"

"I don't know much about it, but I guess they're the kind of retainers who manage the business?"

Cilantro Mochi didn't know much about her family's affairs, and she couldn't say for sure whether her clansmen had committed treason. She was imprisoned in a daze.

Cilantro didn't know much, and July comforted her before leaving the prison.

He originally wanted to ask about Xiangcai's parents, but they were under even higher control, and even the influence of Bayunzhai was no longer effective.

"It seems that the Kasumi family's move was not a spur-of-the-moment decision; we just happened to be there."

July believed that this action against the Mochi City family was probably premeditated.

“This is very strange. If only the Xia Dalu family was involved, it would be impossible to take down the Zhicheng family so quickly,” said Ba Yunzhai, frowning.

The Zhicheng family had a strong growth momentum over the past century and could leverage considerable power, yet they were imprisoned within days.

Fortunately, we still have one trump card left in July.

During this time, he used his shadow to monitor the Kasumi family and discovered that they had records of the successfully forged tapir swords.

He also happened to know where the Xia Dalu family kept their archives.

If we can find the records, we can confirm that those swords were made by the Kasumi family.

...

A few days later, Kyoraku Shunsui was finally free.

"Honestly, at your age, you still have such a strong grip. My shoulder still hurts!" Kyoraku Shunsui rubbed his shoulder.

After leaving the first team, he couldn't wait to find a place to drink.

These past few days I've been "cultivating" with the old man in the mountains, and I can't even drink alcohol.

He was about to burst from holding it in.

"Captain of the Beijing Opera Band, we've finally waited for you."

The sudden sound startled Kyoraku Shunsui. He looked around but didn't see anyone.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that the shadow in the corner was somewhat unusual.

Kyoraku Shunsui's hand was already on the hilt of the sword.

"Don't be nervous, it's me."

The shadows in the corner gradually faded, revealing the figure of Shikari Nanatsuki.

"Shikatori-kun? Is this your Zanpakuto ability?" Kyoraku Shunsui asked in surprise, looking at the fading shadows. "This ability is very well concealed; I didn't even notice it before..."

“My shadow can help me conceal my spiritual pressure,” July explained briefly, then continued, “Does Captain Kyoraku know about what’s been happening with the Azajo family lately?”

"I've been in the First Squad for the past few days and I'm not completely ignorant of anything. I do know about the Azashiro family... I never expected that the sword forging workshop we found would belong to the Azashiro family." Kyoraku Shunsui sighed somewhat. He remembered that one of his disciples in July was a child from the Azashiro family.

He heard that the Sixth and Tenth Divisions later found a lot of evidence of treason at the Azuma family mansion. Many of those evil swords called "Bakuya Swords" had been forged, and many of the Azuma family's guards and retainers were equipped with Bakuya Swords.

In addition, some letters provide sufficient evidence to show that the Mole City family is recruiting soldiers and plotting a rebellion.

“The Mole City family has been wronged. After my investigation these past few days, I’ve discovered that those knives were actually made by the Kasumi family,” July said.

"Hey, you can't just say things like that. Do you have any evidence?" Kyoraku Shunsui also felt something was amiss, mainly because the pace of this matter was unusual.

In the past, he had handled cases involving nobles, which he always tried to delay as long as possible.

Such a complex case would likely face numerous obstacles during the investigation.

The investigation will only proceed smoothly once someone is found to take the blame.

The situation with the Zhicheng family was quite strange. Within a few days, relevant evidence was found, the entire clan was imprisoned, and they were about to be sent to the "execution ground."

Clearly, a powerful force is driving this.

"Of course we have the evidence, but we have to go and get it ourselves."

She approached Kyoraku Shunsui in July because she was attracted by his identity.

Just because he produces a file doesn't mean he can claim it's from the Kasumi family and use it as evidence.

Archives can be forged.

He needed to find someone influential to act as a witness to gather evidence, and Kyoraku Shunsui, as the Captain-Commander's disciple and the current captain of the 8th Division, naturally had enough influence.

Chapter 76 A Night Stroll with Kyoraku Shunsui

Xia Da Road Residence —

Shikatoki and Kyoraku Shunsui stood on the roof of a tall building, their figures hidden in the darkness.

"Shikatori-kun, your Zanpakuto's ability to conceal itself is truly remarkable; no one discovered us along the way," Kyoraku Shunsui exclaimed once again.

He and July traveled as if they had stumbled into an uninhabited land.