In the pitch-black bedroom without a single window, Duan Mu slowly opened his eyes. He sat cross-legged on the bed, his Zanpakuto laid across his legs.
"Still unable to communicate?"
Duan Mu shook his head slightly and looked toward the system interface. Although he could not feel any fundamental change in his spiritual pressure, the panel showed that it had increased by more than ten points since last night.
He picked up the long cloth bag beside him and put away his Zanpakuto. The gloomy aura surrounding him gradually faded, and he once again became the gentle and refined man he appeared to be.
Recently, he had spent most of his nights using blade meditation in place of sleep.
Although blade meditation was far less stable than the Development Spirit Crest when it came to increasing spiritual pressure, and he might not gain even a few points of spiritual-pressure proficiency after several consecutive nights, constantly practicing blade meditation could gradually increase his Zanpakuto proficiency on the system panel.
Zanpakuto: Advanced (38356/100000)
Duan Mu stared at the long cloth bag in his hand, a conflicted look flashing between his brows.
Achieving Shikai required "conversing" and "synchronizing" with one's Zanpakuto. The blade meditation Duan Mu had been practicing during this period was precisely to improve his synchronization with his Zanpakuto and thereby increase his proficiency.
But as for conversation...
He had not attempted it. It was not because Duan Mu rejected his Zanpakuto, nor because his Zanpakuto rejected him. It was simply that they could not communicate at all!
At the thought of this, the corner of Duan Mu's mouth twitched.
The moment he entered the inner world, no matter how he tried to communicate, all he could hear was the laughter of a child coming from every direction. Then...