Chapter Summaries

Liu Ziyun explained Yhwach’s origins, abilities, and failed invasion of Soul Society, then warned that his history was connected to the futures of the people gathered. He ended by saying their children, families, and fates were all at stake.

• Liu Ziyun met Isshin Kurosaki and Ryūken Ishida at Kisuke Urahara’s store and warned that he had come to prevent two nine-year-old children from losing their mothers.
• Liu Ziyun explained that Yhwach was considered the progenitor of the Quincy and could share his soul, heal others, and reclaim their knowledge and power after they died.
• Liu Ziyun said Yhwach had led the Quincy against Soul Society but survived after Ichibē Hyōsube sealed his Almighty, and he recited a song predicting Yhwach’s return.
• Kisuke Urahara and Ryūken Ishida realized Liu Ziyun’s warning concerned Yhwach’s connection to them, while Liu teased Isshin Kurosaki for not understanding.
• Shiba Miyako arrived with tea and defended Isshin, then joined the gathering after Liu said the matter concerned her too.
• Liu Ziyun told everyone that what he was about to reveal concerned their futures, children, families, and fates.

Liu Ziyun warned Isshin Kurosaki and Ryūken Ishida that Auswählen would endanger their families, explained how their wives could be saved, and revealed his role in events he had foreseen. He left them with plans to prepare for the threat and protect Masaki Kurosaki from Grand Fisher.

• Liu Ziyun told Isshin Kurosaki and Ryūken Ishida that Auswählen would take their wives’ Quincy powers, though their children would be unaffected.
• Liu Ziyun revealed that he had foreseen Masaki Kurosaki’s Hollowfication and had watched events unfold to match the fate he saw, while warning that he could not explain the reason.
• Liu Ziyun instructed Isshin Kurosaki and Ryūken Ishida to learn surgery so they could remove Still Silver after Auswählen, then use his ability to restore their wives.
• Liu Ziyun told Ryūken Ishida to keep Sōken Ishida away from Soul Reapers and warned that their wives’ survival must be concealed from other Quincy.
• Liu Ziyun warned Isshin Kurosaki that Grand Fisher might target Masaki Kurosaki and told him to teach his children how to respond to spirits and have Kaien follow Masaki.

Liu Ziyun went with Ryūken Ishida to the Ishida Family home to treat Yoshizumi Ishida, whose soul had been damaged by a Hollow. He healed her with Life-Taker and then offered to examine Sōken Ishida’s old injuries.

• Ryūken Ishida asked Liu Ziyun to treat his mother, and Liu agreed to visit her immediately.
• After Liu left, Kisuke Urahara told Isshin Kurosaki that Liu’s earlier predictions had come true and that he seemed able to see the future.
• At the Ishida Family home, Liu explained that his Zanpakuto, Life-Taker, let him change individual fates without altering the overall course of events.
• Liu examined Yoshizumi Ishida and used Life-Taker to purify the Hollow’s power and repair the damage to her soul, restoring her health and strength.
• Liu offered to examine Sōken Ishida’s old injuries, and Sōken accepted.

Liu Ziyun healed Sōken Ishida and warned him that Soul Society and Mayuri Kurotsuchi would endanger the Quincy if they continued working to eliminate Hollows. He advised the Ishida family to keep a low profile until a remarkable descendant could help change their situation, then left after dinner with a warning about where Sōken should train Uryū Ishida.

• Liu Ziyun used Life-Taker to restore Sōken Ishida's health and youth, and Sōken thanked him for saving Yoshizumi and himself.
• Liu Ziyun warned Sōken that Soul Society would oppose the Quincy challenging the Soul Reapers' monopoly, and that Mayuri Kurotsuchi would exploit their deaths for research.
• Liu Ziyun advised Sōken to live as an ordinary person for now, while hinting that someone remarkable would emerge from the Ishida family and create an opportunity to act.
• Liu Ziyun stayed for dinner with Sōken, Yoshizumi, and Ryūken, sharing conversation about Quincy and Soul Society.
• Before leaving, Liu Ziyun told Sōken to teach Uryū Ishida at the family training ground rather than elsewhere, and Sōken agreed.

The Ishida family agreed to follow Liu Ziyun’s warning and prepare for Auswählen while protecting their mixed-blood Quincies. Liu Ziyun visited the Kurosaki home to see the newborn Ichigo, then left hoping the child would grow up to save the world.

• Sōken Ishida, Ryūken Ishida, and Yoshizumi Ishida agreed to isolate the family and prepare for their progenitor’s Auswählen.
• Ryūken Ishida reassured Yoshizumi Ishida that Ye Hui’s unborn child would be safe, though Ye Hui and Masaki would be affected.
• Liu Ziyun arrived at the Kurosaki home and was greeted by Isshin Kurosaki and Masaki Kurosaki.
• Liu Ziyun looked at the sleeping baby, called him special, and urged Isshin Kurosaki to raise him well.
• Liu Ziyun left and silently hoped Ichigo would grow up quickly and save the world.

Liu Ziyun visited the Visored, discussed their training and his concerns about Yama, then returned to Soul Society with gifts for Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu. He left them embarrassed by the underwear he had bought and planned to open a martial arts school in the World of the Living in a few years.

• Liu Ziyun visited Shinji Hirako at the Visored base, told him about the child with four kinds of powers, and asked him to guide the child after Aizen defected.
• Liu Ziyun explained that his Reiatsu exceeded Yama's but that he lacked the destructive power to defeat him, then left after Shinji teased him about his harem.
• Liu Ziyun bought items from Retsu Unohana's and Isane Kotetsu's shopping list and returned to Soul Society with the gifts.
• Isane Kotetsu found Liu Ziyun in his quarters and brought him to Retsu Unohana, where he explained his plans to wait before acting and eventually establish a martial arts school in the World of the Living.
• After Liu Ziyun hurried away, Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu opened their packages and discovered the underwear he had bought them.

Liu Ziyun reconciled with Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu, then spent five peaceful years in the Fourth Division before deciding to move to the World of the Living. With Kisuke Urahara’s help, he opened the Isshin Dojo near Isshin Kurosaki’s house to train Ichigo and Uryū.

• Isane Kotetsu confronted Liu Ziyun about avoiding her and Retsu Unohana, then warned him not to pursue other women in the division.
• Retsu Unohana let Liu Ziyun off after he insisted he wanted both her and Isane Kotetsu, but ordered him not to buy them indecent underwear again.
• Liu Ziyun worked and trained for five years while his relationship with Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu grew peaceful.
• Liu Ziyun told Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu that he planned to spend several years in the World of the Living to guide and protect two children.
• Liu Ziyun asked Kisuke Urahara to help establish a martial arts school near Isshin Kurosaki’s house and provide a Gigai, Barriers, and a training space.
• Liu Ziyun opened the Isshin Dojo and prepared to begin training Ichigo and Uryū.

Liu Ziyun opened the Isshin Dojo and began teaching young Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida, along with their mothers, basic exercises and Tai Chi. As the dojo gradually gained students, he settled into life in the World of the Living and continued his training, unaware of trouble brewing in Soul Society.

• Liu Ziyun visited Ryūken Ishida and Isshin Kurosaki, asked them to send Uryū Ishida and Ichigo Kurosaki to his dojo, and gave each man a Talisman that could help revive a family member.
• The next day, Masaki Kurosaki and Kanae Ishida brought Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida to the Isshin Dojo, where Liu Ziyun introduced them to radio calisthenics and Tai Chi.
• Liu Ziyun began teaching the two boys and their mothers, who practiced diligently and returned to the dojo regularly.
• As Masaki Kurosaki and Kanae Ishida introduced friends to the dojo, Liu Ziyun attracted more students, though most were older people seeking exercise.
• Liu Ziyun hoped Ichigo Kurosaki would eventually prove Tai Chi’s value against children learning Judo and Taekwondo, then continued training in the underground room while Life-Taker and Tulu watched him with concern.

Liu Ziyun demonstrated Tai Chi’s power to Ichigo and Uryū, then discussed the increased Hollow activity and Soul Reapers near Ryūken’s home with Isshin and Ryūken. After the families left the dojo, Liu Ziyun returned to teaching the boys.

• Ichigo and Uryū complained that they had lost a sparring match, so Liu Ziyun showed them how Tai Chi could move debris and break a wooden dummy.
• Liu Ziyun explained that the boys had learned only the movements, and Ichigo and Uryū promised to keep practicing.
• Isshin and Ryūken watched Liu Ziyun’s demonstration and asked to learn martial arts from him, agreeing to pay tuition.
• Ryūken reported more Hollows and Soul Reapers around his home, and Liu Ziyun suspected someone wanted to study the Quincy.
• Liu Ziyun said he would ask Old Man Yama to make the Soul Reapers withdraw and told Isshin that Kisuke could later create a fake location for Aizen’s plan.
• Isshin and Ryūken left with Ichigo and Uryū, and Liu Ziyun resumed teaching the boys at the dojo.

Four years after training Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida, Liu Ziyun rushed to protect their families when Auswählen struck. He rescued Masaki Kurosaki from Grand Fisher, checked on Kanae Ishida and the children, and brought everyone to Urahara's shop, where the adults began discussing what to do next.

• Over four years, Liu Ziyun trained Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida and arranged for Soul Reapers to stop monitoring the Ishida Family.
• When Auswählen sent blue Reishi beams across the city, Liu Ziyun realized what was happening and raced to find Masaki Kurosaki.
• Liu Ziyun rescued Masaki Kurosaki and unconscious Ichigo Kurosaki from Grand Fisher, who fled through a Garganta after Liu Ziyun damaged his mask.
• Liu Ziyun found Kanae Ishida and unconscious Uryū Ishida in their car, determined that Uryū was exhausted and that Kanae had retained some of her power, and sent them home to meet at Kisuke's shop.
• At the Urahara Shop, Liu Ziyun confirmed that Ichigo Kurosaki was safe but Masaki Kurosaki had lost her power, then reprimanded Isshin Kurosaki for letting Kaien leave Masaki unguarded.

Liu Ziyun healed Masaki Kurosaki and Kanae Ishida after Auswählen, then learned Aizen had framed him for the Tsunayashiro Branch Family massacre and made him wanted in Soul Society. He secretly returned to Soul Society to meet Yamamoto and Retsu Unohana, then agreed to stay hidden in the World of the Living while keeping the way back open.

• Ryūken Ishida told Liu Ziyun that Auswählen had killed or weakened many Mixed-Blood Quincy, and Liu used Life-Taker to heal Masaki Kurosaki and Kanae Ishida.
• Liu Ziyun explained that Masaki could try Fullbring, warned everyone to check her and Kanae for Still Silver each month, and told them he might return to Soul Society.
• Yoruichi Shihōin told Liu Ziyun that Soul Society wanted him for slaughtering the Tsunayashiro Branch Family and attacking Sajin Komamura, Kaname Tōsen, and Gin Ichimaru; Liu concluded Aizen had framed him because of Kaien Shiba.
• Liu Ziyun returned secretly to Soul Society, avoided watchers near the Fourth Division, and met Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai and Retsu Unohana in a sealed room.
• Liu Ziyun and Yamamoto agreed he would remain hidden in the World of the Living while Soul Society treated him as a wanted criminal without actually pursuing him.
• Retsu Unohana urged Liu Ziyun to be careful, and he took her hand and asked her to wait for his return.

Liu Ziyun hid in the World of the Living while helping Ryūken Ishida save the Mixed-Blood Quincy, Masaki Kurosaki, and Kanae Ishida from Auswählen’s aftereffects. Concerned that Aizen might target Isane Kotetsu, he persuaded Retsu Unohana to let Isane accompany him, leaving Retsu behind in Soul Society.

• Liu Ziyun warned Kisuke Urahara and Kaien Shiba to stay hidden in the World of the Living because Soul Society had noticed them and might expose their plans to Aizen.
• Liu Ziyun and Ryūken Ishida removed Still Silver from the Mixed-Blood Quincy, Masaki Kurosaki, and Kanae Ishida, then Liu used Life-Taker to restore their bodies and souls.
• Liu Ziyun told Ryūken Ishida to turn the Still Silver into a Quincy arrowhead for Uryū, leaving Ryūken to decide whether he or Uryū would make it.
• Liu Ziyun asked Retsu Unohana to let Isane Kotetsu leave Soul Society with him because he feared Aizen would use her to draw him out.
• Retsu Unohana agreed, and Isane Kotetsu left with Liu Ziyun for the World of the Living after saying goodbye to her captain.

Liu Ziyun brought Isane Kotetsu to the World of the Living, where they made a home together and watched Ichigo Kurosaki awaken as a Soul Reaper. After Ichigo defeated the Hollow, Liu Ziyun and Isane left the rest to the Kurosaki family and looked ahead to their life together.

• Liu Ziyun took Isane to Kisuke Urahara’s shop to obtain a Gigai, and Isane settled in the World of the Living.
• Liu Ziyun introduced Isane as his fiancée to Masaki Kurosaki and Kanae Ishida, and the two women agreed to help keep an eye on him.
• After sensing Rukia Kuchiki near the Kurosaki home, Liu Ziyun told Isshin Kurosaki that a Hollow would attack and that Ichigo was about to awaken his powers.
• A Hollow attacked the Kurosaki home and grabbed Karin, while Rukia and Ichigo confronted it; Rukia was seriously injured protecting Ichigo.
• Ichigo took Rukia’s Zanpakuto and became a Soul Reaper, then cut the Hollow in two with his enormous sword.
• Liu Ziyun and Isane returned to the dojo, where Liu Ziyun told her he looked forward to the days ahead with her and Retsu Unohana.

Ichigo returned to the Isshin Dojo to relearn kendo, and Liu Ziyun pushed him to apply the skills and control he had been taught. Later, Liu Ziyun and Isane watched a huge Hollow gathering draw a Menos Grande to Karakura Town and suspected someone besides Uryū was responsible.

• Ichigo asked Liu Ziyun to teach him kendo, and Liu challenged him to spar so he would recognize and correct his mistakes.
• Ichigo recalled Liu's lessons, fought with greater focus, and earned Liu's approval before leaving to continue his work as a Substitute Soul Reaper.
• Liu sparred with Isshin, and the two exchanged blows evenly before Isshin returned home.
• After Ichigo continued training with Liu over the following days, Hollows gathered in Karakura Town and a Menos Grande emerged above a park.
• Liu and Isane watched from nearby in Black Cloaks, and Liu concluded that someone other than Uryū was behind the gathering.

Ichigo Kurosaki defeated a Gillian after concentrating his Reiatsu, while Liu Ziyun prepared for Soul Society’s arrival. When Byakuya Kuchiki and Renji Abarai confronted Rukia Kuchiki, Liu intervened, rescued Uryū Ishida, and urged Byakuya to destroy Ichigo’s saketsu and hakusui so Ichigo could grow stronger.

• Kisuke Urahara arrived to help Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida, and Ichigo used focused Reiatsu to wound a Gillian and drive it away.
• Liu Ziyun told Isane Kotetsu that Byakuya Kuchiki and Renji Abarai would soon come from Soul Society, then said he was ready to return there.
• Rukia Kuchiki asked Liu Ziyun for help regaining her Soul Reaper powers, but he told her that she had rejected them herself.
• Renji Abarai pursued Rukia Kuchiki and knocked Uryū Ishida down, so Liu Ziyun used his Reiatsu to pin Renji and Isane treated Uryū.
• Liu Ziyun told Byakuya Kuchiki to destroy Ichigo Kurosaki’s saketsu and hakusui, then carried the unconscious Uryū away with Isane.

After Byakuya Kuchiki took Rukia Kuchiki back to Soul Society and disabled Ichigo Kurosaki, Liu Ziyun rescued Uryū Ishida and set plans in motion for the coming rescue. Liu Ziyun and Isane Kotetsu remained hidden in Soul Society as Aizen prepared to defect, while Isane warned Liu to behave.

• Ichigo Kurosaki fought Renji Abarai, but Byakuya Kuchiki broke Ichigo's sword, destroyed his Soul Reaper powers, and left through the Senkaimon with Renji and Rukia.
• Liu Ziyun and Kisuke Urahara recovered Ichigo and Uryū; Liu took Uryū away and asked Kisuke to restore Ichigo's powers.
• Liu healed Uryū and told him to obtain the Sanrei Glove from his grandfather before training for the rescue of Rukia.
• Ryūken Ishida told Uryū to trust Liu, while Kanae Ishida and Ryūken agreed to leave Liu's secrets for him to reveal later.
• Liu told Retsu Unohana that Ichigo and the others would soon enter Soul Society and that Aizen would defect, so they would watch events from the shadows.
• Retsu left to see the Captain-Commander, and Isane confronted Liu in the bedroom and warned him against plotting to suppress her and Retsu.

Retsu Unohana told Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto that Aizen would use the coming arrival to take the Hōgyoku from Rukia Kuchiki, and they agreed they had to let events unfold for the sake of the Three Worlds. As the alarm signaled the visitors’ arrival, Liu Ziyun hid Isane Kotetsu in his underground cultivation space and prepared to watch events from hiding, but pulled Retsu Unohana into her bedroom before leaving.

• Retsu Unohana informed Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto that Aizen planned to defect and take the Hōgyoku from Rukia Kuchiki, and Yamamoto reluctantly accepted that they could not interfere.
• Retsu Unohana found Liu Ziyun and Isane Kotetsu in her bedroom, teased them, and put them to work on division paperwork for the next few days.
• A piercing alarm sounded across Seireitei, and Retsu Unohana left for a First Division meeting as Liu Ziyun sent Isane to his underground cultivation space for safety.
• Retsu Unohana told Liu Ziyun that Gin Ichimaru had intercepted the visitors but let them escape; Liu explained that Gin had only been acting.
• Liu Ziyun said he would hide and keep watch, then pulled Retsu Unohana into her bedroom before he could leave.

Liu Ziyun secretly followed the Soul Reaper invasion of the Seireitei, keeping watch over Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue while observing Ichigo Kurosaki’s battles. After witnessing the apparent death of Sōsuke Aizen, he rushed to Ichigo’s confrontation with Kenpachi Zaraki, which was just beginning.

• Liu Ziyun tracked Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue after the invaders breached the Seireitei barrier, while Uryū fought Jirōbō.
• Liu Ziyun watched Ichigo Kurosaki battle Ikkaku Madarame, then later saw Ichigo defeat Renji Abarai and treated Renji’s wounds.
• Liu Ziyun followed Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue as they disguised themselves in Fourth Division uniforms, but they did not encounter Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
• Liu Ziyun joined the crowd examining Sōsuke Aizen’s apparent corpse as Tōshirō Hitsugaya stopped Momo Hinamori and Izuru Kira from fighting Gin Ichimaru.
• Liu Ziyun reached Ichigo Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki as they prepared to fight, while Yachiru Kusajishi watched from a rooftop.

Liu Ziyun watched Ichigo Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki’s battle with Yachiru Kusajishi, then revealed his suspicions that Captain Aizen had used Kyouka Suigetsu to frame him. The fight ended with both Ichigo and Kenpachi collapsing, while Liu Ziyun promised to fight Kenpachi in Captain Unohana’s place.

• Liu Ziyun joined Yachiru Kusajishi on a rooftop to watch Ichigo Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki fight, and promised to turn himself in after a few days.
• Kenpachi Zaraki pierced Ichigo and broke Zangetsu, but Ichigo rose again with a powerful surge of Reiatsu.
• Yachiru Kusajishi used her Reiatsu to stop a messenger from interrupting the fight, while Liu Ziyun suggested he might be bringing news of Captain Aizen’s death.
• Liu Ziyun told Yachiru that Captain Aizen had faked his death and used Kyouka Suigetsu’s Complete Hypnosis to deceive others and frame him.
• Liu Ziyun promised Yachiru he would fight Kenpachi in Captain Unohana’s place, and they sealed the promise with a high five.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki struck each other in a final clash, then both collapsed as Kenpachi’s blade broke.

Liu Ziyun treated Kenpachi Zaraki and Ichigo Kurosaki, then arranged for Yoruichi Shihōin to train Ichigo in Bankai. As the rescue of Rukia Kuchiki unfolded, Liu warned Byakuya Kuchiki not to underestimate Ichigo and denied responsibility for Aizen’s death before disappearing.

• Liu Ziyun used Kaidō to treat Kenpachi Zaraki and Ichigo Kurosaki, then told Yachiru Kusajishi to take Kenpachi for further care and keep their meeting secret.
• Liu Ziyun asked Yoruichi Shihōin to take Ichigo and train him with the Tenshintai, and she carried the unconscious Ichigo away.
• Ganju Shiba and Hanatarō Yamada escorted Rukia Kuchiki out of the Senzaikyū, but Byakuya Kuchiki knocked Ganju unconscious and restrained the others with his Reiatsu.
• Jūshirō Ukitake arrived, and Byakuya Kuchiki told him that Captain Aizen had been killed and the Ryoka were suspected.
• Ichigo Kurosaki appeared to rescue Rukia and fought Byakuya, but Yoruichi Shihōin stopped the clash and took Ichigo away, promising to make him strong enough to defeat Byakuya in three days.
• Liu Ziyun met Byakuya Kuchiki and Jūshirō Ukitake, warned that Ichigo could defeat Byakuya, denied killing Aizen or destroying the Tsunayashiro Branch Family, and asked them to keep his appearance secret before vanishing.