In the "Legend of the Archery Hero", Wang Chongyang is the first in the world during the first Huashan sword discussion period. Like all martial arts masters, Wang Chongyang also received seven disciples after he became famous, known as the "Seven Sons of Quanzhen".
The seven sons of Quanzhen were Wang Chongyang's seven apprentices, and the seven of them were related to each other as brothers and sisters. They come first, first served, and the rankings have a long order.
Friends who are familiar with Jin Yong's martial arts should know that the master brother of the Seven Sons of Quanzhen is Ma Yu. What is puzzling is that although Ma Yu is a master brother, his martial arts are not the highest.
How many of Ma Yu's martial arts ranked among the Seven Sons of Quanzhen?
In the impression of the editor, I have always mistakenly thought that Ma Yu's martial arts are second only to Qiu Chuji, but in fact, this is not the case.
Zhou Botong once mentioned in a conversation with Guo Jing that among the seven sons of Quanzhen, the martial arts were the highest in Qiu and the second in the king. As for whether Ma Yu is the third, the book does not explain. In other words, at best, Ma Yu's martial arts might be ranked third among the seven sons after Qiu and Wang. At worst, his martial arts might not be as good as Tan's, at most a little stronger than Sun Bu'er.
This was the position of the Master Master Brother, Ma Yu in the Quanzhen Sect, which was slightly embarrassing. People have the impression that in the entire sect, if there is no accident, the martial arts should be among the best. For example, Ling Huchong in "Smiling Proud of jianghu Hu", that is definitely the best among the disciples of Mount Hua. The Star Sect in the Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon has such a rule, whoever has the highest martial arts can be a master brother. This means that in the Astral Sect, the position of the master brother is not fixed, and whoever has the ability does it.
As a master brother of the Quanzhen Sect, Ma Yu's martial arts were not the highest, what was going on? Let's take a look at what Ma Yu's master, Wang Chongyang, said.
Among the seven sons of Quanzhen, Shuqiu had the highest martial arts skills, but he was the least liked by master Wang Chongyang. The disciple with the highest martial arts skills, the master, did not like it the most, why is this?
Qiu Zhiji's kung fu is the highest, but my (Zhou Botong)'s brother dislikes him the most, saying that he is obsessed with studying martial arts and abandoning Taoist kung fu. It is quite incompatible to say that those who study martial arts should make great progress and practice hard, while those who learn the Tao should be indifferent and spontaneous.
In Wang Chongyang's words, he blindly martial arts, but abandoned Taoist kung fu. In other words, a person who is too obsessed with martial arts is not suitable for cultivation.
Of course, this is Wang Chongyang's personal view, and whether this view is correct or not will be said in two words. Because Wang Chongyang was a cultivator, he became the number one in the world. That is to say, Wang Chongyang's remarks themselves contradict themselves. Guo Jing had questioned Wang Chongyang's words.
Why is Wang Zhenren himself both a Taoist zhenren and a martial arts master?
In the same way, Zhou Botong is also a martial artist, and Wang Chongyang believes that Zhou Botong's dedication to martial arts is contrary to Taoism, and it is always difficult for him to become a real master. It is precisely because of this that Zhou Botong is a True Disciple, but he can not be a Taoist. But Wang Chongyang's judgment was obviously wrong, because Zhou Botong became the first of the five best after him.
Wang Chongyang said heavily, Ma Yu followed in his footsteps, which was the reason why Ma Yu was most appreciated by Wang Chongyang, no one would like students who did not listen to their own words. And Ma Yu, who blindly cultivated and delayed the cultivation of martial arts, was naturally not the opponent of Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi. To put it bluntly, this matter does not depend on others, but on Wang Chongyang. It can be seen that the Quanzhen disciples are ranked and do not look at martial arts at all, but whether he listens to Wang Chongyang's words and concentrates on cultivation. This is also the reason why Ma Yu, as the master brother of the Quanzhen Sect, is not high in martial arts.