Chapter 227

"For many years, he has sparred with countless sword masters without suffering a single defeat, and is hailed as the existence in the Great Ming Jiang Hu most likely to break through to the Sword Immortal Realm!"

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Hearing Li Li Lianhua ask how much he knew about Xie Xie Xiaofeng, Yan Shisan spoke, recounting everything he knew about Xie Xie Xiaofeng in detail!

However, before Yan Shisan could continue, Li Li Lianhua raised his hand and waved it, signaling Yan Shisan to stop!

"Why? Divine Physician Li, did I say something wrong?" Seeing Li Li Lianhua waving his hand at him, Yan Shisan asked in surprise.

"You didn't say anything wrong, but what you said are just superficial appearances!" Li Li Lianhua shook his head at Yan Shisan!

"Then, what is the reality inside?" Without any intention of arguing with Li Li Lianhua, Yan Shisan simply asked.

"The reality is that Xie Xie Xiaofeng's reputation became increasingly loud!"

"However, as his reputation grew, the pressure on him also became greater and greater!"

"You should have heard the saying, right? 'The barefooted are not afraid of those wearing shoes!'"

"When a person has nothing to lose, they dare to fight for everything!"

"But, if a person possesses too much, they become timid instead!"

"The Third Young Master is in such a situation!"

"Although he has not suffered a single defeat for many years, the more this is the case, the more he actually fears his own failure!"

"Because of him, the reputation of the Divine Sword Villa has grown louder and louder, and it has become increasingly important in the Jiang Hu!"

"Therefore, the Third Young Master became afraid, afraid that if he were to duel again, he would lose, and such a result is something he cannot accept, and something the Divine Sword Villa cannot accept!"

"Add to that the vastness of the Jiang Hu, with countless capable people and geniuses as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, Xie Xie Xiaofeng feared encountering someone even more gifted than himself!"

"So, unable to bear such pressure, at a certain moment, these negative emotions completely erupted!"

"Therefore, in the end, the Third Young Master hid away, taking the name Useless Useless Aji, neither wanting to duel with others nor wanting to kill anyone anymore!"

Li Li Lianhua spoke, roughly recounting the mental journey of Third Young Master Xie Xie Xiaofeng hiding away and taking the name Useless Useless Aji to Yan Shisan!

"So, the truth of the matter is actually like this?" Hearing Li Li Lianhua's explanation, Yan Shisan's expression was one of sudden realization, and at the same time, he felt a bit between laughter and tears!

It was only because this matter was spoken by the Divine Physician himself.

If anyone else had said that the Third Young Master hid away because he was afraid of losing, Yan Shisan would absolutely not have believed it!

It was only because the Divine Physician said it that he believed him!

"I didn't expect that the one truly suppressing the Third Young Master was actually himself!"

Thus, amidst the realization, Yan Shisan suddenly sighed with emotion!

"Who says it isn't?" Hearing Yan Shisan's words, Li Li Lianhua nodded in agreement!

At the same time, in Li Li Lianhua's heart, there were actually many sighs and emotions!

Why?

Because in Li Li Lianhua's view, this Xie Xie Xiaofeng was quite similar to his own previous self, Li Li Xiangyi!

Both became famous in their youth and shook the Jiang Hu, but what then? In the end, their choices were quite similar!

Third Young Master Xie Xie Xiaofeng hid away under an assumed name because he feared his own failure!

And Li Li Xiangyi?

After the battle with Di Feisheng, he himself was not long for this world due to the Bi Cha poison, and his martial arts were less than one in ten, so Li Li Xiangyi also dared not go to the Sigu Sect to recognize his old acquaintances!

This point was actually quite similar to Xie Xie Xiaofeng's thinking.

Both valued their own face too much, so they couldn't bear for people they used to know to see them in such a down-and-out state!

The only difference was that Li Li Xiangyi was already down-and-out, while Xie Xie Xiaofeng was afraid that he would become down-and-out in the future!

Not to mention Li Li Lianhua's inner emotions, Yan Shisan fell silent!

Although he knew the news that Xie Xie Xiaofeng wasn't dead and knew where he was, he hadn't expected the reason for his hiding to be this.

This made Yan Shisan feel a bit embarrassed to challenge Xie Xie Xiaofeng to a duel for a moment!

After all, Xie Xie Xiaofeng hid away as Useless Useless Aji precisely because he was afraid of losing one day!

If he were to really challenge him to a duel and defeat him, wouldn't that make his inner demon a reality?

Thinking of this, Yan Shisan really felt a bit embarrassed to go find Xie Xie Xiaofeng to duel with him!

But, if he couldn't bring himself to invite the current Xie Xie Xiaofeng to a duel, how could he reignite his fighting spirit?

"Divine Physician Li, many thanks for the information, I will not disturb you further!"

After pondering for a long time, Yan Shisan couldn't think of a good way to handle it, so he stood up and bid farewell to Li Li Lianhua.

After all, he had learned what he wanted to know, and as for how to face Xie Xie Xiaofeng in the future, that was his own business.

Naturally, Yan Shisan had no intention of staying to disturb Li Li Lianhua!

"Hmm, we shall meet again if fate allows!" Hearing Yan Shisan's farewell, Li Li Lianhua had no intention of keeping him, watching Yan Shisan leave!

Sometimes, how should one put it? The person who understands you best is often not your lover, but your enemy!

In the original work, Yan Shisan and Xie Xie Xiaofeng were originally competing rivals, but in the end, they became friends who understood each other!

This feeling was somewhat similar to his own previous self, Li Li Xiangyi ten years later, and Di Feisheng!

Shaking his head, Li Li Lianhua didn't dwell on it too much; since Yan Shisan had already left.

It just so happened that he should open a treasure chest and see what good things he could get from it!

Packing up the rattan chair and other things, Li Li Lianhua spent 220,000 taels of silver in consultation fees, and then, a treasure chest appeared before him!

Looking again, the price for the next treasure chest had already risen to 250,000.

And his remaining consultation fees were only 40,000, so Li Li Lianhua shook his head silently, focusing his attention on the treasure chest!

The price of the treasure chests was getting higher and higher, and the frequency of his opening them was getting lower and lower.

Therefore, Li Li Lianhua now put his full focus into every treasure chest, hoping to open something good!

Taking a deep breath, he prayed silently, hoping to open something good!

Immediately, Li Li Lianhua opened the treasure chest before him!

It was still the brilliant light blooming, the same familiar feeling, the same familiar taste!

Then, when the light of the treasure chest dissipated, a cluster of misty light appeared before Li Li Lianhua.

This cluster of light slowly merged into Li Li Lianhua's mind!

The usual realization rose from the bottom of his heart, as if something he had forgotten for a long time had suddenly been remembered!

Li Li Lianhua also understood what kind of thing he had opened from the treasure chest this time!

It was a sword formula!

More accurately, it was a high-level Sword Control Art belonging to Shushan from the *Chinese Paladin* world, named the "Ten Thousand Sword Formula"!

The effect? It was also very simple: by performing the Sword Control Art, one could transform into thousands, or even ten thousand, immortal swords, falling from high in the sky, causing group attack effects within a certain range!

Overall, although this move was just a technique for clearing out small fry, it had a certain degree of overlap with the ability of Conqueror's Haki.

However, for Li Li Lianhua, this move was very cool!

Just imagine, when performing the Ten Thousand Sword Formula, thousands of swords falling from the sky—would you ask if that's cool or not?

It was just like when Li Chungang challenged Wang Xianzhi at the Wudicheng of the East Sea, borrowing all the swords in the entire Wudicheng for his own use in one go!

What did Li Chungang say at the time? Actually, at his realm, there was no difference between borrowing one sword and countless swords!

But why did Li Chungang borrow all the swords in the city to fight Wang Xianzhi? Wasn't that just to look imposing?

"Not bad, it's indeed what I need right now!"

After properly feeling the effect of the Ten Thousand Sword Formula, Li Li Lianhua nodded silently!

Although Conqueror's Haki was also a group attack method.

But, if one were to use gaming terminology, it only stunned the targets, which could only be considered a group control skill, not a group damage skill!

The Ten Thousand Sword Formula, however, was a group damage skill, which was somewhat different from Conqueror's Haki!

Besides, his only ultimate move was the "True Art of Thunder Control," which was an ultimate move biased towards single-target attacks!

Now that he had drawn the Ten Thousand Sword Formula from the treasure chest, it could be considered a true wide-range group attack ultimate!

Although he had drawn a new ability from the treasure chest, Li Li Lianhua couldn't help but want to try it out properly!

However, the Ten Thousand Sword Formula move had too much of a commotion; if he were to test the move, it would be really hard to test!

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Not to mention Li Li Lianhua's thoughts on drawing the Ten Thousand Sword Formula.

On the other side, Kuhai Town was only a few dozen miles from the Great Ming capital, and with Yan Shisan's pace, he soon arrived at Kuhai Town!

On the other side, Kuhaizhen is a mere few dozen miles from the Great Ming capital; at Yan Shisan's pace, he arrived at Kuhaizhen very quickly!