You can read Bleach 522 at this online popular manga site. Here is the summary of Bleach chapter 522: While Ōetsu is told that Ichigo and Renji have arrived, Kon complains about the two Shinigami using as a cushion to land and that he was dragged away from the last palace by them despite wanting to stay. The trio are loudly greeted by Ōetsu, who identifies himself as the number one Zanpakutō creator. He brings them to a building where they are welcomed by a number of ladies and formally introduces himself, forcing them to perform an elaborate formal greeting.
Mera interrupts Ōetsu and has the group follow her to a hut on the edge of a precipice. She states that the hut is the real Hōōden and that her master does not like to acknowledge that he lives there. Ichigo and Renji step inside and fall a short distance. Ōetsu tells them that he is the only Shinigami there and that the other people are actually Zanpakutō. He notes Ichigo's inability to discern the difference and states that they have no love for Zanpakutō which is why they cannot tell the difference and then shatters Renji's Zanpakutō, saying that a Zanpakutō that is not loved breaks easily. As they notice beings around them, Ōetsu states that the wrath of the Zanpakutō is around them and that if they can get out alive then he will reforge their blades.
