Chapter 176

And they had seen too many stars like Ximen Chuixue who shone for a time.

And they knew deeply that the Jianghu is forgetful.

Not to mention the distant ones, Xue Yiren, who retired ten years ago, is rarely mentioned anymore.

Not to mention those even more distant sword dao experts.

After all, not every swordsman is determined to become famous throughout the world; there are also those who practice silently without asking about the future.

A hundred years of Jianghu, how many eras have passed, how many experts have faded away,

Ximen Chuixue being able to rank sixth on the Sword God Ranking is not considered low.

Besides this group of people, there were a few swordsmen whose hearts were broken.

Ximen Chuixue's appearance on the ranking meant that even the strongest contemporary Sword God was only so-so.

Then it was even more impossible for them to get on the ranking.

Although their hope of getting on the ranking was very small in the first place.

But Ximen Chuixue's appearance undoubtedly cut off their thoughts completely and sentenced them to death.

……

West District, second private room.

Duan Tianya said with a bitter smile: "It seems I underestimated the swordsmen of the world and underestimated the Great Ming Jianghu."

Although he had always shown a calm appearance before this.

But deep in his heart, he had always been full of expectations for the Sword God Ranking.

He wanted to know what rank his phantom sword technique, which integrated Dongying ninjutsu, could reach in the world.

Not in the top three, at least it should be in the top five, right?

But Ximen Chuixue's appearance on the ranking completely shattered his hopes.

According to this ranking method, he was mostly unlikely to get on the ranking.

"Brother Duan, don't be discouraged."

"Although Mr. Su has the ability of heavenly machine divine judgment, he may not necessarily know everything in the world."

"Your sword technique was learned in Dongying; even if Mr. Su is formidable, it's impossible for him to know, right?"

Shangguan Haitang tried to comfort Duan Tianya.

Duan Tianya nodded slightly.

These words indeed made him feel better, but……

Duan Tianya looked at Su Chen, who was calm and composed on the Bai Yu Platform; would this person really not know his phantom sword technique?

……

South District, fourth private room.

Ximen Chuixue clenched his fists tightly, making the sound of bones dislocating, yet he didn't notice it at all.

His mind was still echoing with what Su Chen had just said.

Sword God Ranking, sixth place!

This was a ranking he absolutely could not accept.

Beside him, Hua Manlou and Sikong Zhaixing were so scared they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Regarding Ximen Chuixue's mood, they could still understand it.

Besides being obsessed with sword dao, Ximen Chuixue also had a heart of pride that no one could compare to.

Especially in terms of sword dao, he had never submitted to anyone.

In fact, since Ximen Chuixue became famous, he had indeed never been defeated.

The sixth place on the Sword God Ranking was undoubtedly a bucket of cold water poured on his head.

……

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen didn't pay attention to the crowd's discussion and continued to comment:

"Ximen Chuixue can be called a sword dao genius of a generation; he learned the sword at seven and directly entered the state of self-forgetfulness."

"There is a kind of sword technique that few people have seen, because those who were lucky enough to witness it have all been buried in the soil."

"There is a kind of loneliness that cannot be described, because it originates from the depths of the soul."

"This is Ximen Chuixue's sword dao."

"Entrusting feelings to the sword; the more heartless one is inside, the sharper the sword in one's palm."

"When he reaches true freedom from attachments, his sword technique will have no flaws."

"But the current Ximen Chuixue is still far from this realm."

"A sentimental swordsman with a heartless sword, the power is ultimately hard to reach the peak."

"Therefore, considering various factors, I am tentatively ranking him sixth on the Sword God Ranking."

Su Chen finished his commentary, and the entire venue was in another sigh.

The evaluation of this commentary was undoubtedly very high.

Ximen Chuixue had his own sword dao; this was the inevitable path for every Grandmaster who inherits the past and ushers in the future.

Looking at it from this point, Ximen Chuixue's upper limit would be very terrifying.

But this sword dao of his was truly too difficult.

Many swordsmen in the hall shook their heads because of this.

Although they worshiped Ximen Chuixue, they could not identify with Ximen Chuixue's sword dao.

People live in the world; who can truly be free from attachments?

People in the world are mostly mediocre; most people learn sword techniques to become famous, to hold a beauty in their arms.

If they were to abandon everything for the sake of sword techniques, wouldn't this be putting the cart before the horse?

……

South District, fourth private room.

A sharp light flashed in Ximen Chuixue's eyes.

Never expected that his sword dao would be broken in one word by Su Chen.

That's right.

His sword dao is precisely the way of heartlessness.

So besides Lu Xiaofeng, he didn't have a single person who could be called a friend.

But he didn't care about any of this, as long as he had the sword to accompany him, it was enough.

"Mr. Su said my realm is still far from reaching heartlessness; could it be because……"

Ximen Chuixue muttered to himself, subconsciously looking toward the Emei Sect's private room.

Practicing the sword in the bamboo forest, even the servants in the manor could see that his sword technique was not smooth.

How could he not know it himself?

Ever since he had that glimpse, ever since he looked at Sun Xiuqing one more time in the crowd.

His sword technique had a knot.

Where the knot was, he knew clearly, but he couldn't bear to cut it off.

For these days, he had been avoiding this problem.

But he knew very clearly in his heart that he would eventually have to make a choice.

Make a choice between the heartless sword dao he had insisted on his whole life and Sun Xiuqing.

……

"Ding!"

"The host exposed martial arts secrets in a casual talk, triggering a sensation throughout the venue; specifically rewarded with 12,000 popularity points."

"Storytelling popularity has exceeded 684,000 points."

"The host has accumulated six Golden Lottery Cards, eight Silver Lottery Cards, and four Bronze Lottery Cards."

"Please keep up the good work, host."

700,000 popularity points in sight!

Looking at the crazily rising popularity points, Su Chen's enthusiasm was all mobilized.

Without waiting for the crowd to discuss, Su Chen continued to speak:

"Next, let's comment on the next Sword God."