Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 309, Section 307: First Steps into the Invisible Empire
A week after Aizen's public betrayal, Higashino Shuichi, after Urahara Kisuke was fully prepared, finally embarked on his journey alone once again.

The key that Kisuke Urahara used to use to travel to the Wandenreich, which was originally kept by the Ishida family, is now unusable.

However, over the years, Kisuke Urahara has developed a completely new method for entering the Unseen Empire based on that key and the special properties of the Shadow Realm.

Food from another dimension.

That is, by controlling the spiritual particles to operate in a special way, they continuously erode the protective barrier on the outer layer of the invisible empire.

The reason why Higashino Shuichi waited a week before preparing to enter the Shadow World was because he wanted to learn this technique from Urahara Kisuke.

After all, it's easy to leave the Wandenreich, but it's very difficult to go back, even for the Ishida family, who were originally Quincy from the Wandenreich.

Unless you can reach the level of the Sternritter.

However, when the Ishida family defected from the Unknown Empire, the Sternritter had not yet been established.

Therefore, there is currently no information about the Sternritter in Kisuke Urahara's intelligence.

Kisuke Urahara's considerations regarding the Wandenreich were all based on the Ishida family's descriptions and his own personal experiences.

Higashino Shuichi himself also needs a means to enter the invisible empire.

The research results he obtained from Yujima Osh are now most likely no longer useful.

After all, before coming to the mortal world, Higashino Shuichi didn't know that Urahara Kisuke had secretly gone to the Wandenreich alone and had been discovered by Haschwalth.

The Unseen Empire, which has been moved deeper into the Shadow World, is likely to be even more difficult to enter than the Unseen Empire in the original storyline.

However, having just secretly returned to Soul Society through the portal prepared by Kisuke Urahara, and then used his abilities to enter the Shadow World, Shuichi Higashino did not immediately seek out the hidden barrier of the Wandenreich.

Instead, they got Nemuru from Masayako Kabuto.

Because the purpose of Higashino Shuichi's group was to eliminate Yhwach and prevent future troubles.

Therefore, he should bring all his cards with him, just in case.

Although Nemuro was not part of Shuichi Higashino's original plan.

However, since he gained this new benefit from Aizen's betrayal, he now possesses even greater potential for explosive growth.

Shuichi Higashino would not choose to keep this method hidden away and never use it.

For Shuichi Higashino now, using a sledgehammer to crack a nut is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, let alone against Yhwach.

However, Higashino Shuichi has learned from Urahara Kisuke that the Wandenreich has taken precautions against the Shinigami.

Therefore, we must make proper preparations before letting Yinmeng in.

Fortunately, Aizen couldn't find a way to make Tosen Kaname use Quincy powers to disguise himself in the short term.

However, Shuichi Higashino has a way to give Nemu Quincy powers in a short period of time.

That broken piece of broken jade!

At this moment, driven by Nemuro's wish, it has become a channel connecting Higashino Shuichi and Nemuro, and it is a one-way channel controlled only by Higashino Shuichi.

Not only can Shuichi Higashino store his Hollowfication power with Nemuru, but he can also store his Quincy power with Nemuru through this channel.

However, even for Shinigami, the power of the Quincy is like poison, difficult to control, and even more difficult for an android like Nemu to maintain.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi's requirement for Nemu was that, at least when she passed through the barrier set up on the outside by the Wandenreich, the Quincy's power must cover her entire body.

To ensure that it would not be detected by the invisible empire's alarm system.

This requires time and training.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi could only wait.

Fortunately, Kisuke Urahara, considering issues of signal transmission and personal privacy, did not install a real-time monitoring device on Shuichi Higashino like one that monitors bacteria.

All that remained on Shuichi Higashino's body was a communication device that could be switched on and off, and a camera device that could record video.

If Higashino Shuichi is unwilling, he can completely shut down the situation on his side.

Otherwise, Higashino Shuichi would probably have no choice but to leave Nemuru in the Shadow Realm outside the Invisible Empire, waiting for a crucial moment before letting her forcefully break through the barrier and come in to help him.

And this wait lasted for another two weeks.

Higashino Shuichi waited until Nemu could cover his body with Quincy power for three minutes before using Another Food to begin eroding the hidden barrier of the Unknown Empire that he had found.

Just as Kisuke Urahara had predicted.

The new hidden location of the Unseen Empire is almost completely undetectable to beings like Death or Hollows who cannot control the Shadow Realm.

However, for a Quincy like Shuichi Higashino who can actively enter the Shadow World, finding him is actually not difficult.

The entire process of gradually encroaching on the territory was also exceptionally easy.

Or rather, even the Quincy who strengthened this barrier probably never imagined that one day, a Quincy would try to sneak in in this way.

Shuichi Higashino could sense the resistance against the Grim Reaper and Hollows above this barrier.

However, he showed little resistance to Higashino Shuichi, who was actually wearing the skin of Kabuto Takuya.

After Higashino Shuichi opened a gap in the barrier, he did not rush in. Instead, he stood outside and looked down at the invisible empire inside through the small gap.

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At one point, Shuichi Higashino thought that the Soul Society's attitude towards Rukongai was cruel enough.

However, after seeing the Wandenreich, he felt that the nobles in Soul Society were still too conservative.

Looking across the entire Invisible Empire, Higashino Shuichi saw only a handful of cities that could barely be considered habitable and prosperous places. As for the rest...
"Even the back of Rukongai, number sixty-something, is better than this, isn't it?"

Higashino Shuichi frowned and sighed.

The vast expanse of white bones lay scattered on the ground, people were like ants, the trees were like withered mounds, not a single leaf remained, and the cold wind howled.

Now, Higashino Shuichi understood why the original Ishida family had fled from here.

Because ordinary people simply cannot survive here.

Is this what the original invisible empire was like?

Higashino Shuichi was unaware that his existence had already changed far too many things.

Now that even Yhwach has awakened ahead of schedule, it's understandable and reasonable for some changes to occur within the Wandenreich.

But whatever the reason, the current dire state of the Invisible Empire is still hard to accept.

"What's wrong, Father?"

Behind her, Yinmeng saw that after Higashino Shuichi opened a gap, he hesitated to go in, so she cautiously approached and asked him.

"It's nothing, just a little bit touched inside."

I used to think I would never again be emotionally affected by something like this. But now it seems I overestimated myself.

Higashino Shuichi shook his head and said with a hint of self-deprecation.

After saying that, Higashino Shuichi suppressed his emotions and stepped into the space of the Invisible Empire.

A wave of spiritual energy, similar to a scan, swept across Higashino Shuichi's body.

Higashino Shuichi knew that this was the monitoring mechanism of the Invisible Empire.

By activating the Quincy power while concealing the power of the Shinigami and the Hollow, Higashino Shuichi easily evaded the detection.

Following closely behind Higashino Shuichi, Nemu was directly transferred a portion of his Quincy power to her through the connection of the incomplete Hogyoku, allowing Nemu to use it temporarily.

Normally, given that Yinmeng could last for three minutes before, passing through this barrier and passing the test would have been more than enough.

In fact, Nemu successfully passed through the barrier, and then, when the detected spiritual wave passed through her body, she allowed Higashino Shuichi to use his Quincy power to conceal herself.

However, what Higashino Shuichi did not expect was that just as they relaxed their vigilance against the barrier and turned their attention to the invisible empire below.

That damned spiritual monitoring fluctuation swept towards Higashino Shuichi and Nemuru's bodies once again.

"What??!"

This completely caught Higashino Shuichi off guard.

Higashino Shuichi himself doesn't need to worry about this monitoring, because ever since entering Soul Society, he has been in Quincy mode.

But Yinmeng is different.

She couldn't maintain her disguise for long, and after the first detection, Higashino Shuichi withdrew the Quincy power from Nemu's side.

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"Hurry up and get down!"

Without hesitation, Higashino Shuichi gave orders to Nemuru while simultaneously using the Quincy's signature flying scythe kick to reach above her and mercilessly slam her down.

This was all so that Nemuru could fall to the ground at a faster speed.

The reason is simple: Higashino Shuichi is certain that this monitoring mechanism only exists near the barrier, and as long as they get close to the surface, they can avoid this monitoring.

This is not the time to show pity or tenderness.

Although Nemuru does not yet understand Higashino Shuichi's purpose in doing so.

However, when Higashino Shuichi reintroduced the Quincy power to her, she made her own decision in time—to cover herself with the Quincy power.

This was something that Higashino Shuichi had agreed upon with her beforehand.

"Nine, remember this: as soon as I lend you the power of the Quincy, you must cover all parts of your body with it immediately!"

Higashino Shuichi gave this instruction to Nemuru in order to guard against any unexpected events that might occur in the Unknown Empire.

Yinmeng has never forgotten for a moment.

However, Yinmeng was a step too slow. Before the Quincy's power could completely cover her, her body was scanned by the spiritual particle detection fluctuation.

Meanwhile, inside the Ice Palace of the Unseen Empire, a piercing alarm suddenly rang out.

His eyes snapped open, but just as he was about to check, the alarm suddenly disappeared.

The sound was so faint, barely two notes, that it seemed like a false alarm.

However, this man, who still looked somewhat weak, suddenly had a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Hasward."

The man called out softly.

Then, a blond man walked in from outside the palace. He walked to within ten paces of the man before kneeling down on one knee.
"His Majesty!"

The blond man was none other than Yugran Hasward, the chief of the Sternritter.

The only man who could command such respect, kneeling before him and addressing him as "Your Majesty," was none other than Yhwach, the Quincy King who had just awakened and was still extremely weak.

"The alarm just went off once, from the direction of Meijin City."

Yhwach said in a low voice.

Hasward, standing below, frowned slightly.
"Umezu Castle?"
Your Majesty, that area is not yet our territory. The Kurono clan separates us from it. If we wish to investigate that place…

Hasward lowered his head and did not continue speaking.

Actually, if it were in the past, Haschward would have gone alone without any problem.

At that time, Yhwach was still asleep, and the entire Sternritter, under Haschwalth's instructions, only guarded the vicinity of the Ice Palace and had no intention of expanding outwards.

Therefore, all the Quincy families in the entire Wandenreich maintained a superficially compliant attitude towards the Sternritter and the Quincy King, whose awakening was uncertain.

But things changed after Yhwach, for some unknown reason, chose to awaken prematurely.

Yhwach's premature awakening resulted in extreme weakness, and even after performing Sanctification on the Quincy of the present world, he was still unable to recover much of his power.

However, Yhwach still ordered Haschwalth to lead the Sternritter, which was far from full strength, to launch a campaign against the Quincy families that were entrenched in various parts of the Guillotines and unwilling to return to his command.

This led to a rather troublesome outcome.

That is, Haschward used to be able to roam freely throughout the Empire without any hindrance, but now he can't.

The Sternritter can be said to have stood in opposition to most of the Quincy families within the Guillotines.

These Quincy families, upon seeing Yhwach awaken, felt no fear. Instead, seeing his weakness, they coveted his body and power.

Hasward originally advised Yhwach to directly initiate the Sanctification against these disloyal individuals.

But Yhwach was unwilling.

Yhwach explained that he wanted to take this opportunity to select suitable candidates to fill the Sternritter in his mind.

Haschward, as a subject, declined to comment.

However, Haschward can no longer leave the Ice Palace at will.

Because he also had to protect the weakened Yhwach at this moment, and not let Yhwach be stolen by those Quincy families with ulterior motives.

The possibility was very low, but Hasward wouldn't allow even that slight possibility to occur.

"I understand your concerns, so let's send the newly joined Minina over there!"

Yhwach hadn't actually expected that a Grim Reaper would be able to break into the current Unbound Empire; he just thought it was a good handle to deal with the Umezu family.

(End of this chapter)