In "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", the two elders of Xuan Ming are the villains who promote the development of the plot, and they are also the touchstone for evaluating the martial arts of masters. The reason why the two elders of Xuan Ming were able to crisscross the rivers and lakes and become famous is largely due to their unique skill "Xuan Ming Divine Palm".
How strong is this "Xuanming Divine Palm"? It is true that except for the complete version of Jiuyang Divine Skill, there is no cure. But if you talk about the subtlety of the moves, the changes in the moves seem to be far less than the eighteen palms of the dragon and the ecstasy palm.
What kind of palm is the Xuanming Divine Palm? Let's first briefly sort out the several shots of the Xuanming Divine Palm in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
For the first time, the second elder Xuan Ming pretended to be a Yuan soldier, and when Yu Lianzhou was anxious, he slapped Yu Lianzhou and snatched Zhang Wuji; The second time, he slapped Zhang Sanfeng in the Wudang Zhenwu Palace, but it didn't have any effect and scared him away; The third time, Zhang Wuji wanted to detain Zhao Min, and the two elders of Xuan Ming worked together to fight Zhang Wuji, palms to palms, and the three of them became evenly matched, and then the two elders of Xuan Ming broke out and injured Zhang Wuji with the remaining two hands; The fourth time, Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao were anxious, and in order to save Zhang Wuji, they slapped the two elders of Xuan Ming twice, and the two were slightly injured.
The above four times can be regarded as the highlight moments of the Xuanming Divine Palm in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
The two elders of Xuan Ming did not rely on subtle moves or changes in moves these four times, but when the opponent was anxious, they first let the opponent make a move, and then used the Xuan Ming Divine Palm to slap it hard. Of course, as long as this Xuanming Divine Palm is right, except for Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji, the other masters will not be able to get better for a while. Judging from the four moves of the Xuanming Divine Palm, Yu Lianzhou's performance was significantly better than that of Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao because he had practiced Wudang Jiuyang Gong.
However, the Xuanming Divine Palm was not so strong that it was invincible in the rivers and lakes. In Wan'an Temple, the extermination master who has not entered for more than ten days has fought with Hebi Weng for more than 100 moves, regardless of victory or defeat; Fan Yao, the bright right envoy of the Ming Sect, was not afraid of the two elders of Xuanming, saying that he was on a par with the deer stick within two hundred moves. This shows that as long as you don't fight against the two elders of Xuan Ming, ordinary masters of the rivers and lakes can rely on the change of moves to suppress the two elders of Xuan Ming.
In Jin Yong's martial arts, fist and foot kung fu can be divided into two categories. The first type is the eighteen palms of the dragon descending and the ecstasy palm, which are exquisite and powerful, and each move contains subtle changes, such as the flying dragon in the sky, the dragon has regrets, and the dragon is in the field, etc.
The second type is a special kind of power that is blended into it, and there are no subtle moves, such as Xie Xun's cultivation of the Seven Wounds Fist, Cheng Kun's Phantom Yin Finger, this type of martial arts pays more attention to the way of exerting force, rather than the change of moves.
The Xuanming Divine Palm belongs to the latter, although it is extremely yin and cold, and the yin is extremely poisonous, but the premise is that it can hit people. When it comes to the masters of the four great Dharma Kings of Mingjiao, the seven heroes of Wudang, and the two immortals of Xiaoyao, as long as the other party does not fight against you, the two elders of Xuanming are not so terrifying. Next, let's take a look at Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou in the Seven Heroes of Martial Arts.
In Jin Yong's martial arts, the Wudang Seven Heroes are a group of very characteristic characters with huge growth potential, from the beginning to the end of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", their martial arts have been growing. The martial arts of the four Dharma kings and the four great monks of Shaolin and wisdom in the book have not changed much. When the Wudang Seven Heroes only appeared, Zhang Cuishan was very worried that Song Yuanqiao would be assassinated by Xie Xun.
After living on the Island of Ice and Fire for ten years, when Zhang Cuishan returned to Middle-earth and met Yu Lianzhou and Song Yuanqiao again, he saw a huge gap between himself and his brothers.
At this time, Zhang Cuishan felt that Yu Lianzhou and Song Yuanqiao's martial arts were no longer inferior to the golden lion king Xie Xun. Another ten years passed, and when it came to the Battle of Guangmingding, at this time, Song Yuanqiao's overall strength had stabilized the white-eyed eagle king, and Yu Lianzhou's internal skills had stabilized Song Yuanqiao.
In the end, at the lion slaughter conference, Yu Lianzhou relied on his own strength to be able to harden Zhou Zhiruo's Nine Yin True Scripture, and forced Zhou Zhiruo to the point of dying together. At this time, Yang Xiao and Fan Yao were all in the audience, and no one dared to go up to fight Zhou Zhiruo.
In the Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer, in just over 20 years, Wudang Song Dayu Er's martial arts have continued to break through, from the level of a weak Dharma King to the realm of first-class masters, which is more powerful than the two immortals.
The reason for this is that Mr. Jin Yong also pointed out the answer in the original work of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", the martial arts of the Wudang School is that the longer the cultivation time, the faster the progress of the skills, and it is a late route. In the middle and late stages of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", Yu Lianzhou's martial arts grew very fast, and it can be said that he is second only to Zhang Sanfeng among the six major factions.
Song Yuanqiao's martial arts are second only to Yu Lianzhou in the Wudang Seven Heroes, and he is also a master of both internal and external cultivation, he was the first to worship under Zhang Sanfeng, and he has practiced the martial arts of the Wudang faction for the longest time.
The two elders of Xuan Ming took the blade and had a confrontation with Zhou Zhiruo, who had a small achievement in the Nine Yin White Bone Claw and the White Python Whip, and the two of them fled after more than 100 moves, but they couldn't help Zhou Zhiruo. The two elders of Xuan Ming combined, they can't take Zhou Zhiruo, and Yu Lianzhou can draw with Zhou Zhiruo by himself. Moreover, in Zhang Wuji's opinion, if they fight again, Yu Lianzhou will be able to win against Zhou Zhiruo after being familiar with the moves of the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
Therefore, in the middle and late stages of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", Yu Lianzhou may have a little difficulty beating the two elders of Xuan Ming by himself. If Song Yuanqiao is added, it should be more than enough to beat the two elders of Xuanming, after all, both of them have practiced Wudang Jiuyang Gong, and they have a certain resistance to the Xuanming Divine Palm, even if they are right, they will not be injured immediately.
Coupled with the Taijiquan sword created by Zhang Sanfeng a hundred years later, it has reached the realm of winning without moves. In terms of move changes, Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou can crush the two elders of Xuan Ming.
In addition, we can't look down on Jin Yong's peerless grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng, who "shook the past and shimmered the present". Zhang Sanfeng personally taught martial arts for decades, the eldest apprentice and the second apprentice, and he still can't beat the two elders of Xuan Ming? The master of the two elders of Xuan Ming and the hundred damage to the Taoist people were all slapped by Lao Zhang's palm, and they traveled westward.