However, Ink-Dyed Cherry Blossom is just the most awesome one; there are three other top-tier weapons of the same level below it.
They are Hanhizakura, Higanzakura, and Ishiwarizakura.
Of the three swords, Hanfeiying possesses the ability to lower temperatures and influence weather; moreover, the lower the temperature, the higher its attack and defense capabilities.
Its name is Hanhizakura Snowscape, possessing an ability to infinitely produce petals similar to Sōjun 'Senbonzakura. Each snowflake is a cherry blossom petal, and it has its own unique weather changes, similar to the Little Lion Daiguren Hyōrinmaru.
The ability of the Higanbana Cherry Blossom is to reduce life force. Every time a slash hits, whether it's an enemy or a sword, a cherry blossom petal will appear on the hit entity. When the cherry blossom petal reaches the entity's life limit, it will die instantly. If it's an object, it will turn into Reishi.
This limit depends on both the opponent's and one's own strength; it's a comparison of abilities. In short, it's an incredibly powerful skill.
The result of the release is called "Other Shore Cherry Soul Transfer," which comes with a domain. All beings within this domain will lose life force over time. When they reach the level of a single petal, a petal will appear, resulting in instant death, similar to the Shikai, only accelerating the process.
Ishiwari Sakura's ability is very simple and brutal. Its Shikai effect is similar to Senbonzakura, but the physical destructive power of Ishiwari Sakura's cherry blossom petals is several times or even dozens of times stronger than that of Senbonzakura.
However, the energy required to control it is several times that of Senbonzakura, making it unsuitable for ordinary people. Perhaps if a child with immense innate Spiritual Power were to emerge from the Kuchiki Clan in the future, they could wield this sword.
The name is Stone-Cutting Cherry Blossom Cloud, which further amplifies attack power and energy consumption. The essence of this sword can be summed up in one word: reckless! Reckless to the Kenpachi Zaraki, isn't that a kind of unparalleled invincibility?
Then there are six special items, three knife holders, and two knife holders per knife holder.
Daisy Cherry, Mountain Cherry, Fire-dyed Cherry, Kasumi Cherry, Weeping Cherry, One-leaf Cherry
Eight high-quality swords, four sword holders, two swords per sword holder.
Chrysanthemum Cherry, Matsumae Cherry, Kawazu Cherry, Fuyu Cherry, Mikuryu Cherry, Bijin Cherry, Early Cherry, Taihaku Cherry
Fifteen medium-grade swords, five sword holders, three swords per sword holder.
Autumn Cherry Blossom, Sky-Colored Cherry Blossom, Seaside Cherry Blossom, Mountain Wind Cherry Blossom, Tianjin Cherry Blossom, Giant Leaf Cherry Blossom, Large Cherry Blossom, Evil-Falling Cherry Blossom, White Cherry Blossom, Dotted Cherry Blossom, Sendai Cherry Blossom, Sister Back Cherry Blossom, Ukon Cherry Blossom, Peony Cherry Blossom, Green Cherry Blossom
There are sixteen sword racks and thirty-three swords in total. The Senbonzakura itself is of the highest quality, and there is also a special quality Yae Sakura in Aozumi's hands.
After examining these swords, the Kuchiki Clan members had nothing more to say. Even at its peak, with seven branches, the Kuchiki Clan didn't possess this many swords. Furthermore, after seeing all their abilities, most of them would only be able to reach the mid-grade level.
The other branches of the Kuchiki Clan were almost entirely wiped out during the Thousand-Year War, leaving only the main branch intact. Why? Because the Kuchiki were generals in the Soul King Army's army. When Yhwach first invaded, it was the Kuchiki Clan leading the Soul King Army that repelled Yhwach countless times in the early stages.
Later, the Soul King Army was wiped out, completely destroyed. In the end, with no other option, they urgently conscripted members from the independent sects of Rukongai. Only then did Yamamoto Shigekuni Yamamoto have his day in the sun. Previously, Yamamoto Shigekuni Yamamoto was only famous, but ultimately not a member of the Seireitei.
However, at that time, Zanpakuto wasn't a complete system. The development of any technological system, like computers, wouldn't have been possible if so many people hadn't used them. More users mean more feedback, leading to more upgrades and modifications.
Therefore, the Zanpakuto system only gradually developed after the First Thousand-Year War, following Yhwach's invasion, that is, after the establishment of the Gotei 13. Before that, during the Soul King Army's era, they used standard equipment, and the family that forged these swords was the Kasumioji Clan, as mentioned before.
So now, after seeing so many swords, the Kuchiki Clan's first reaction was shock, and their second reaction was... Ginrei Kuchiki and Sōjun patted Byakuya on the shoulder.
"From now on, we're leaving our household in your hands."
Even the usually indifferent Byakuya blushed deeply. Thirty-three swords—that's at least thirty-three children. The last family in Seireitei to be so prolific was the Ukitake Family; Jūshirō Ukitake only had seven siblings, totaling eight children. Byakuya and Hisana would have more than four times that number.
However, these swords are not all that are in this basement. Since swords are the most valued item in Soul Society, these were the first swords you would see upon coming down. Now, you see the rest.
The remaining space is mostly bookshelves, categorized according to the labels: Martial Arts, Hadō, Observing the Dao, Bakudō, Illusionary Dao, Destroying the Dao, Punishing the Dao, Controlling the Dao, Sōdō, and Spatial Dao.
Martial arts include Zanjutsu, spearmanship, knife skills, unorthodox techniques, and Hakuda. The key focus is on the remaining paths, which are all related to Kidō.
There are many types of Hadō barbaric arts). After removing the various miscellaneous Hadō from the original Hadō, the pure Hadō system consists only of artillery fire—light cannons in all senses, including certain pinpoint strikes. This Hadō is Spiritual Power artillery technology.
Artillery technology is inseparable from positioning technology, and reconnaissance is a collection of positioning and reconnaissance technologies used to locate artillery.
Bakudō are debuffs, various debuffs achieved purely through Kidō, even debuffs that result in instant death.
The opposite of a debuff is a positive buff, and eventually, there's even an invincible buff.
Let's not talk about practicality, but the thing is, it exists. The preparation time for both instant death and invincibility buffs is quite long, so forget about using them in solo combat.
The Illusion Path, as the name suggests, involves various illusion techniques. The Annihilation Path, on the other hand, is a whole host of area-of-effect attacks, making it practically impossible to fight alone.
The Punishment Path is a set of torture techniques, ranging from Kurohitsugi to the art of slow slicing, encompassing all the cruel Kidō known throughout history and across the world.
Controlling the Way is a general term for multi-threaded techniques, including controlling Dolls in combat, and also the ability to control multi-directional pinpoint attacks. It's essentially a way to train Spiritual Sensitivity the Kidō-type.
There's not much to say about the Dao of Sōdō and the Dao of Space; we'll leave everything here.
It's fair to say that the information in this basement is more comprehensive than the Visionary of the Kidō Kidō Corps's entire library. Why? Because Chun has thoroughly read the Kidō Corps's books. Chun's two hundred years as the Hollow-Pacifying King of the Soul Society weren't for nothing; the Kidō Corps has plenty of his own people.
If these things were still within the Kuchiki Clan's comprehension, then the remaining secret texts were enough to completely change Kuchiki Clan worldview.
For example, speculations about the nature of Soul Reaper and Hollows, the methods of Soul Reaper Hollowfication and the entire process of Hollow evolution, research on the soul, and research and conjectures about human nature and instincts.
After glancing at these things, Kuchiki Ginrei closed the book immediately, then tried to destroy it but couldn't bring herself to do it.
Because Kuchiki Ginrei knew that as long as these things remained in the Kuchiki Clan, and as long as one of Kuchiki's bloodlines could study even a portion of them—not all of them, but just a part— Kuchiki would forever remain the number one noble family in Soul Society, forever and ever.
And that's not all. Kuchiki Ginrei only flipped through a few pages; he also saw the Quincy section and a book without a cover at the very bottom, but Kuchiki Ginrei couldn't bear to look any further.
"Hisana, what else do you know?" Kuchiki Eirei Kuchiki's attitude towards his granddaughter-in-law was no longer what it used to be.
Then Hisana took out another item from her chest—a small note. "My aunt told me that if Grandpa, Father, and Mother are willing to accept these, I should give this to you."
Kuchiki Ginrei opened the note; it started with an emoticon (*^^*)
"Old Man Ginrei Kuchiki, you've taken away one of your fine daughters and a fine son-in-law. Consider these things compensation for your Kuchiki Clan. I'll pay you a visit when I return to Soul Society."
"If Sōjun were here, I would like to apologize to my brother. However, I believe that one day we will understand each other, and then we can drink and make merry until we're drunk."
"Finally, I wish Byakuya and Hisana a happy and fulfilling life together, and many children. I've gone to so much trouble to make all these swords, so please don't leave them unused. Well then, see you in the future!"
Ginrei Kuchiki handed the note to Sōjun, "Take a look too."
After reading it, Sōjun felt a mix of emotions and handed the note to Byakuya. Ginrei Kuchiki glanced around the basement one last time and laughed loudly, "Haha~, young people are really something! You should all learn from this one. If you truly have the ability to walk this path, our Kuchiki Clan can also prosper for a long time!"
This same scene also occurred at the Shiba Clan. Kūkaku Shiba, seeing a basement suddenly appear next to the basement of his house, went inside and was dumbfounded. He quickly summoned his elder brother and sister-in-law Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako, the heads of the household.
Kūkaku He looked completely bewildered. "Brother, sister-in-law, I saw this as soon as I woke up this morning. It really appeared out of nowhere!"
The Shiba Clan's set didn't have as many knives, but they had all the books they were supposed to have. Kaien gestured for his younger sister and brother to calm down, but his hands were trembling.
After casually flipping through it, Kaien was utterly bewildered. "Quickly learn some of the Kidō mentioned above, then create a seal on this room. No one except our family can see these!"
"I understand!" Kūkaku quickly assured him. Kūkaku had a particularly strong personality, but she couldn't be assertive in front of Kaien. She was a very obedient younger sister and especially admired Kaien.
"Your teacher, really," Kaien shook her head and chuckled, unsure how to put it, finally managing a few bitter laughs, "Even on his deathbed, our old man was still thinking about getting revenge on this person. Now it seems that even if the three of us were to fight him, we wouldn't be enough to be crushed by a single finger."
"Fortunately, this is a respectable elder. You two are both grown up now, so settle down and start a family soon, especially you! Kūkaku!"
Kūkaku grinned; this topic always made Kūkaku feel particularly uncomfortable, but this time she couldn't argue. Kaien placed her hand on Du's lower abdomen, smiling gently, "I'm not counting on you two anymore. Your sister-in-law already has a child, but I do hope you two will get married soon."
"Really!" Kūkaku and Ganju beamed with joy.
"Mmm~", Shiba Miyako's face was filled with a happy smile, and so was Kaien.
However, this was not the end. On this day, Kiyo and Nanao returned home together at the Ise Clan. The Ise Clan had been Kiyo's home for hundreds of years.
The Ise Rikudō couple have passed away. The current head of the Ise Clan is Nanao. Actually, the two sisters don't really like going home; they sometimes feel better at home than at home. However, because of Jun's situation, Shiori's current condition is not good.
After the two sisters returned home, a little girl with green hair suddenly appeared before them, and then a short while later, Kyōraku and Ukitake also arrived at the Ise Clan mansion.
Guided by the green-haired girl, the four of them arrived at the location, then gently touched the ground, and a hole appeared.
Shinren explained with a smile, "This is Space Kidō that Master arranged and transferred here. It was originally the basement beneath Master's house. Here are Master's experimental brothers and sisters, as well as Master's research insights on everything. Now all of these belong to you."
"Master left you with some final words," Shinren coughed twice, mimicking Chun's mannerisms, and said, "Ahem~, Jing, not to be rude, but after all these years, shouldn't you be married? If you like Brother Kyōraku, just go for it! That good-for-nothing won't know your feelings unless you go for him, understand!?"
"Kyōraku- nii! And you too, are you even capable of anything?! Don't you have any self-awareness about your age? Do you want to wipe out the Kyōraku Clan? You may have several younger brothers, but what about yourself? Don't you have any self-awareness?"
"Nanao ~, if you can accept it, then marry her along with Kiyoshi, haha~"
"Jūshirō Brother, you should find a suitable time to get married. Otherwise, if you're always with Brother Kyōraku, people will think you two are having a fling, haha."
After Shinren finished speaking, she turned into a knife and fell to the ground. Her Spiritual Power was exhausted, leaving only a few Soul Reaper in an extremely awkward situation.