Training Grounds

The Training Grounds are located within your Inner Self, which is where you go to level up your player-level. Here you can train in Offense, Defense, Unsummon your mount, switch your Specialty, and ask the wise man a question.

Training Your Zanpakutou
The real training, however, lies within training your Zanpakutou in either offensive abilities (attack power) or defensive abilities (defensive power). Training in LoB is the equivalent to purchasing weapons and armor in SL.

Each time you train offense, your attack goes up by one point, meaning you've gained one attack point. In terms of purchasing, you just bought the next level higher of weapon. (If your weapon was at zero and you trained it one time, your weapon is now at level one; you have purchased a level one weapon).

Each time you train defense, your defense goes up by one point, meaning you've increased your defense by one point. In terms of purchasing, you again bought the next level higher of armor. (If your armor was at zero and you trained it one time, it is now at level one; you have purchased a level one armor).

You need to remember to bring gold with you when you train, as the shinigami use their free time to train you and require compensation.

Unsummoning Your Mount
If you have a mount, and you don't want to waste its turns while tracking hollows, you may unsummon it here, for a price dependent on your level. You're not selling it, you're stabling it while you go through your turns. You are able to summon it back at any time for a price.

Switching Your Specialty
For a small price (dependent on your level), you may switch your current specialty to another one. You keep any skill points in the specialty you started with, and the one that you gain will be in your new specialty.

Ask the Wise Man
The Wise Man offers you a little tidbit of advice for use both in-game and out-of-game.