In Mr. Jin Yong's novel "The Divine Eagle Hero", Yelüqi is the twenty-first generation gang leader of the Gang of Servants and the son-in-law of the great hero Guo Jing.
The Gang of Servants is the "first big gang in the jianghu", and there are two great masters that have been passed down through the generations, one is the indestructible "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon"; the other is the exquisite "Dog Fighting Stick Method".
As the leader of the gang, unless it is a woman, it is necessary to practice the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon".
Yelüqi is stable, loyal and honest, and has a personality very similar to Guo Jing, but at the same time he is very intelligent and extremely talented, which can be said to be an "upgraded version of Guo Jing".
However, in the Book of the Slaying of the Dragon in the Heavens, it is mentioned that Yelüqi did not learn all the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon"?
The Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon passed down by the previous generation of Gang Leaders have not been fully learned in the hands of Yelü Qi, and since then, the Gang has only learned fourteen palms at most. ...... (Triptych Edition of "The Book of the Dragon Slayer in the Heavens")
This setting makes many people wonder why Guo Jing can learn all the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon", but the more intelligent Yelüqi can't?
In fact, this is a loophole, a loophole caused by the revision of the novel.
Mr. Jin Yong's novels, there are three versions, commonly known as "serial edition", "triptych edition", "new revision" for general readers. The serial edition is the original edition, because it is serialized in the newspaper, so it is called the "serial edition"; the triptych edition should actually be called the "revised edition", because it was first published by the Triptych Publishing House, so it is called the "triptych edition"; the new revised edition is the final edition, that is, the latest edition, so it is called the "new revised edition".
In the serial version, the cultivation threshold of "Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms" is very high, and it requires good internal strength. The reason why Guo Jing was able to learn, in addition to learning the internal skills with Ma Yu for a few years, was more important because after absorbing Liang Ziweng's viper blood, his strength increased greatly, and he had more internal strength for decades.
Yelü Qi did not have such an adventure as Guo Jing, and it was not surprising that he did not learn the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon", but it was still a bit unreasonable, after all, when he learned this martial art, his age was not small, and he also had a foundation of kung fu within decades.
But overall, the serial version can still be explained.
The real hole that can't be explained is actually in the triptych version.
In the triptych version, Guo Jing's setting to increase his power by sucking the blood of the viper was removed, which meant that the threshold for practicing the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon" was also low.
Guo Jing only practiced the Quanzhen Sect Internal Skills for two years, and he was able to cultivate the "Eighteen Palms of descending dragons". And when Yelü Qi practiced the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon", he had already had decades of quanzhen sect internal strength foundation, and obviously should not be incomplete.
If Yelüqi is not talented and enlightened enough, it is not right, because he is equivalent to an "upgraded version of Guo Jing", and there is no reason why he cannot learn completely. Moreover, the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon" is not difficult to learn.
To say that Yelüqi did not have time to study is even more wrong, because from the time he became the leader of the beggar gang and was killed in battle in Xiangyang City, there were more than ten years of time, which was completely enough.
After Mr. Jin Yong's revision, the cultivation threshold for the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon" was already very low. Yelüqi, on the other hand, is fully equipped to practice and has time.
Therefore, yelüqi's failure to learn the full "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon" is a loophole.
Regarding this loophole, in fact, the author Mr. Jin Yong also saw it, so in the new revision, it was changed to Yelüqi to practice the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon".
In the newly revised edition of the Book of the Dragon Slaughtering in the Heavens, it is mentioned that Yelüqi was taught by his father-in-law Guo Jing and learned the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon".
By the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, although the successor leader YelüQi was taught by his father-in-law Guo Jing, he had learned everything, but since then, the successive helpers of the Gang have only learned fourteen palms at most due to their relatively lack of roots. ...... (The newly revised edition of "The Book of the Dragon Slayer in the Heavens")
The "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon" of the Gang were only lost from the gang leaders after Yelü Qi, and when they reached the hands of Shi Huolong, there were only twelve palms left.
In fact, although the martial art of "Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms" is a unique martial art, the threshold for cultivation is relatively low, which is also a place where this martial art is more powerful.
Judging from the novel, it is not difficult to learn the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon", and people like Guo Jing, who are dull, can learn. However, to exert the power of this martial art, it requires enlightenment. Guo Jing's personality is naturally suitable for this martial art, so although he is not very smart, he can also exert this martial art to the extreme.
Yelü Qi was very similar to Guo Jing, and he was smarter, and he wanted to learn all the "Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon", which obviously had no pressure. Maybe he couldn't understand this martial art like Guo Jing and exert his ultimate power, but it was not difficult to learn it completely and have a certain attainment.
All in all, Yelü Qi did not learn the full set of martial arts of "Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms", which is obviously unreasonable, no matter what the threshold of "Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms", with his qualifications and internal skills foundation, he should be able to learn all of it.
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