Breaking through the rivers and lakes is a technical work, belonging to a high-risk occupation, the successful person not only has to lead the peers in professional skills, whether the vitality is tenacious enough, is also a factor that cannot be ignored.
Many martial arts masters "only hear their voices, not see their names", and most of their "legendary experiences" are through the secondary propaganda of disciples (or descendants) to continue their former glory. For those leaders and masters of the founding sect, high-quality heirs are particularly important.
Those who can start from scratch and stand on their own are basically martial arts masters who have reached a certain height, and throughout the "Biography of Jin Yongqun Heroes", the same belongs to the Daomen: Wang Chongyang and Zhang Sanfeng, should belong to the more representative popular figures.
Wang Chongyang
Judging from the conclusions given by the martial arts colleagues, Wang Chongyang and Zhang Sanfeng have reached the "invincible realm", in view of the different eras they are in, there is no possibility of head-to-head confrontation, and they have to distinguish between the high and the low, and can only use other clues in the original book to compare in depth.
One. The difference between "legend" and "legend"
Wang Chongyang was the "champion" of the first Huashan Sword, and it must be emphasized that the other participants were not in the strongest state, Huang Yaoshi's internal strength was insufficient, Ouyang Feng's moves were lacking, Duan Zhixing's Yiyang finger was not waiting for fire, Hong Qigong's Dragon Eighteen Palms had not yet been completed, and Wang Chongyang's own internal strength was obviously stronger than that of the Eastern Evil and Western Poison, the Southern Emperor and the Northern Emperor, and the martial arts were at their peak, even so, it took seven days and seven nights, and his victory was somewhat "invincible".
After Wang Chongyang's death, Zhou Botong and Quanzhen Qizi still spared no effort to tout how "the Chongyang Ancestors" were "invincible in the world".
Huashan on the sword
According to the rules of the twenty-five-year period, did the Eastern Evil, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, and Northern Qi, who had attained martial arts, really have no chance to defeat Wang Chongyang? For example, Ouyang Feng, who practiced the Nine Yin True Scriptures in reverse, could completely defeat the two old rivals of the Eastern Evil and the Northern Qi in a violent state, just imagine, Wang Chongyang, who had to fight hard for seven days one-on-one, if he faced the upgraded 2.0 version of the "Western Poison", was there a lifelong certainty?
Since Wang Chongyang may not be really "invincible", why is the legend of his "invincible" constantly circulating in the rivers and lakes? It seems difficult to understand, but the answer can be found in Zhou Botong's infinite hype of the late master brother...
In the Great Battle of the Valley of Absolute Love, the three people of The Eastern Evil, Yi Deng (Former Southern Emperor), and Zhou Botong joined forces to subdue the Golden Wheel King, and when the victory was in hand, Zhou Botong lost no time in re-emphasizing Wang Chongyang's "invincibility":
Zhou Botong
I heard that there are only five people in the Central Plains, namely the Eastern Evil, the Western Poison, the Southern Emperor, the Northern Emperor, and the Middle Divine Power, and when they meet today, they are indeed worthy of the name. Where did the other four go? Huang Yaoshi Dao: Zhongshentong and Beiqi and Xi poison, Xie Shi has been around for a long time, this senior monk is the Southern Emperor, this Zhou Master Brother, is the disciple of Zhongshentong. Zhou Bo Channel: If my master brother is still alive, can you receive his ten moves?
I don't know where Zhou Botong's self-confidence comes from, even if Wang Chongyang is revived, it is impossible to defeat the Golden Wheel King within ten moves, right?
The dead Wang Chongyang was still "invincible", thanks to the apprentices (the seven sons of Quanzhen) and the descendants (Zhou Botong was a "Disciple of Daila", and martial arts were learned from Wang Chongyang), under the strong public opinion offensive, the martial artists, including the Eastern Evil and Yidang, tacitly acquiesced to the "facts" that were inferior to Wang Chongyang, creating Wang Chongyang's argument that "the world is invincible"...
Different from Wang Chongyang's "propaganda", Zhang Sanfeng's strength is "stamped and confirmed" by the same people in the jianghu, if Wang Chongyang's "invincibility" is a legend, Zhang Sanfeng's "invincible" is a "legend" that is difficult to copy!
Zhang Sanfeng
For Zhang Sanfeng, there was no division to rely on, there was also a lack of sufficient funds for activities, there was no friend who could provide support, and there was not even a weapon to take advantage of... The poor and white "ugly man" (there is a description of Zhang Junbao's appearance at the end of the condor heroes) is not yet literate, and it took sixty years of struggle to create the Wudang Sect! Isn't it inspirational, legendary enough?
He invented the self-enlightened fist theory, the Taoist way of chong xuan yuan tong, and the internal gong embodied in the Nine Yang True Scriptures, and created the Wudang school of martial arts that reflected future generations and shone through the ages. Later, when I traveled north to Baoming, I saw Sanfeng Tingxiu, Zhuo Liyunhai, and Yu Wuxue had some understanding, but he called himself Sanfeng, that is, Zhang Sanfeng, a strange person who was not born in the history of Chinese martial arts...
Two. Innovation, inheritance and development
If it is unfair to compare only from the stage of "entrepreneurship", you may wish to compete in the second round from the two levels of personal influence and martial arts inheritance!
The Quanzhen Sect founded by Wang Chongyang had a brief glory, and from the performance chart, it presented a sad "descending parabola"; since Wang Chongyang's death, the Seven Sons of Quanzhen were unable to pick up the girder, and what Tiangang Beidou Array and the Seven Stars Gathering, to put it bluntly, were "group beatings" with many people, and unique secret techniques such as Tiantian Gong, Left and Right Fighting Techniques, and Empty Ming Fist had long been lost, and it was only a matter of time before they fell.
Pure Yang Wuji Gong
On the other hand, Zhang Sanfeng never rested on his laurels because of the aura of the "Grandmaster", what if there was no complete version of the Nine Yang Divine Gong? People have taken a different path and created the "Pure Yang Wuji Gong", which has a variety of routines with internal gong, such as: the Thirteen Swords of the Divine Gate, the Tiger Tail Hand, the Xuan Void Sword Method, the Heavenly Dragon Slaying Gong, the Ladder Cloud Long, the Mian Palm, the Long Fist...
Zhang Sanfeng did not marry unmarried, although he reached the age of 100, he was still a virgin, and after more than eighty years of cultivation, the "Pure Yang Wuji Gong" had been practiced to the point of reaching the pinnacle... Although the depth of martial arts has reached the highest realm of doing what the heart wants and not being satisfied!
Wudang martial arts, although not as wide as the Shaolin Seventy-Two Stunts, but there are fist palms, sword techniques, sword techniques, light skills, according to the characteristics of the descendants of "teaching and no class", only then there are wudang seven heroes who are far superior to the seven sons of Quanzhen!
Wudang Seven Heroes
According to the understanding of ordinary people, as the leader, there are so many disciples with excellent character and learning, Zhang Sanfeng in the year of the Yi Dynasty can enjoy his old age in peace, but the Wudang Master is not old, has been committed to the development and innovation of new martial arts, and at the age of 100, he has also researched Taijiquan that integrates actual combat and health care, and has been passed down to this day.
Not only the Seven Heroes of Wudang, Zhang Sanfeng's absolute learning has maintained a good heritage, the Chong Xuan Dao Commander in "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" ranks among the top ten masters of the Orthodox Church, and the Yu Cha Dao Chief in "Chivalrous Travel" is "Sword Law Theosophical"... From the perspective of innovation, inheritance and development, is Zhang Sanfeng much stronger than Wang Chongyang?
Through the comparison of personal influence and martial arts inheritance, it is not difficult to see the advantages and disadvantages between Wang Chongyang and Zhang Sanfeng, especially at the level of the inheritors, the actual combat ability of the Seven Heroes of Wudang should be > Quanzhen Seven Sons, who are the stronger masters, at a glance!