| Jiuyang Zhenjing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 九陽真經 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九阳真经 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Nine Yang True Classic | ||||||
|
The Jiuyang Zhenjing, also known as the Nine Yang Manual, is a fictional martial arts manual in Jin Yong's Condor Trilogy. It was first introduced briefly at the end of the second novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. It plays a significant role in the third novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber after Zhang Wuji discovers it and masters the skills in the book.[1]
Origin[edit]
Nine Yin Manual Zhou Botong has with him a copy of the Nine Yin Manual, the most coveted martial arts manual of that era because of the incredible inner energy cultivation techniques and extraordinary skills it records. The Nine Yin Manual is a compilation of numerous scrolls and ancient scriptures pertaining to psychic powers, healing techniques, martial arts classics and Taoist philosophy. It is compiled by Huang Shang (黃裳) on the orders of Emperor Huizong during the Song Dynasty.
The manual's origin is dubious, as opposed to that of its counterpart Nine Yin Manual. Rumours in Shaolin Sect say that the book was written by the Shaolin Sect's founder Bodhidharma as it was written amidst between the lines of the Lankavatara Sutra one of the many various Buddhist scriptures in the Shaolin library, but these claims have never been verified but the novel clearly mentioned clear speculation that the manual could have been written by a Chinese as Shaolin Sect founder was from India and Wudang Sect founder Zhang Sanfeng believed that the manual had connection to Taoism contradicting the common belief that it was of Buddhist origins. The Nine Yang Manual is also never published as a single book, in contrast to the Nine Yin Manual, which comes in two volumes. The manual's origin was later retconned in the new revised edition of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. In the past, Wang Chongyang lent Nine Yin Manual to his wise drinking buddy to study. Feeling Nine Yin Manual results in too much yin qi, he crafted the Nine Yang Manual after seeking refuge in Shaolin Sect.
The Return of the Condor Heroes[edit]
The manual's existence is not known to the jianghu until it was stolen by Yinkexi and Xiaoxiangzi at the end of The Return of the Condor Heroes. The Shaolin librarian Jueyuan monk and his young apprentice Zhang Junbao pursued the thieves to Mount Hua to retrieve the stolen book. They encountered the new Five Greats (Huang Yaoshi, Yang Guo, Guo Jing, Yideng and Zhou Botong), who were just departing from the summit after paying their respects to the late Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng.[2]
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Zhang Junbao defeated Yinkexi and Xiaoxiangzi with Yang Guo's help but had not found the missing book yet. In fact, Yinkexi had already hidden the manual in the abdomen of a white gorilla. He and Xiaoxiangzi later suspected that each other was intending to keep the manual for himself. They fought to seize possession of the book and ultimately Yinkexi killed Xiaoxiangzi but he was also fatally wounded and remained in a moribund state. Yinkexi met the Kunlun Sect founder He Zudao and made a dying confession to He, telling him to inform the Shaolin Sect where the manual is. He Zudao misheard 'The manual is in the ape' as 'The manual is in the oil' and passed on the wrong message to others. The mystery of the whereabouts of the manual baffled martial artists in the jianghu for nearly a century. He Zudao also disappeared mysteriously after being defeated by Jueyuan in a fight.[3]
Nine Yin Manual Techniques Examples
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber[edit]
Jueyuan passes on his knowledge of the manual[edit]
Jueyuan is unable to recover the lost manual as the only people who know its whereabouts are either missing or dead and he returns to Shaolin Monastery after his futile attempt. However, Jueyuan had already read the entire text of the manual and had practised martial arts based on its principles before. He is unaware of the book's true value and cultivated strong inner energy from his practice. He imparts sections of the book he learnt to his apprentice Zhang Junbao. Zhang builds up a strong inner energy foundation, which later becomes useful when he proceeds to train in more advanced martial arts.[4]
Three years later, a powerful martial artist travels to Shaolin to challenge the sect and no one is able to defeat him. Jueyuan takes up the challenge and he defeats the aggressor. The Shaolin monks are surprised when they see Jueyuan, who has been forbidden by the sect's rules to practise any form of martial arts, exhibit such powerful skills during the fight. According to Shaolin's regulations, Jueyuan must be put to death for violating the code. Zhang Junbao is also to be killed. Jueyuan expresses his willingness to accept the punishment and begs for Zhang's life to be spared but is denied.[5]
At the critical moment, Jueyuan breaks loose and escapes with his apprentice. They run into Guo Xiang at the foot of Mount Song. Guo Xiang defends them from the pursuing Shaolin monks and they engage in a fierce battle. The three of them decide to retreat as they are no match for the full force of Shaolin and also because they do not wish to develop feuds with Shaolin. Jueyuan carries Zhang and Guo to safety but he overexerts himself and coughs blood later. Jueyuan is on the verge of death and he recites the text of the Nine Yang Manual from memory amidst the Lanvakatara Sutra and passes on soon after he finished reciting. Guo Xiang, Zhang Junbao and Wuse (a senior Shaolin monk) As the three of them have significant differences in their levels of understanding of martial arts, and Zhang Junbao having learnt it straight from Jueyuan had learnt more than the latter, while Wuse came on sight later and so each individual's interpretations of the verses vary.[6]
The Shaolin, Wudang and Emei sects have their own versions of the Nine Yang Manual after Wuse, Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang pass on their knowledge to their respective sects. As Guo has the best memory of the three of them, Emei's version is the longest. However, Shaolin's version is the most powerful because Wuse is superior to Guo and Zhang in martial arts prowess and he integrates the manual's skills with his own. As for Zhang, who spent the longest time with Jueyuan, he recalls the most original and purest version. The three simplified versions of the manual eventually become known as 'Shaolin Nine Yang Skill' (少林九陽功), 'Wudang Nine Yang Skill' (武當九陽功), and 'Emei Nine Yang Skill' (峨嵋九陽功).[7]
The manual's influence on various sects[edit]
Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang incorporate various principles of the Nine Yang Manual into their own martial arts and become more powerful martial artists as they grow older. Zhang Junbao (later renamed to 'Zhang Sanfeng') and Guo Xiang founded the Wudang and Emei sects respectively decades later. Their skills are passed on to their disciples and later become infused into their sects' martial arts. Wuse returns to Shaolin and passes on his knowledge of the manual to his fellows. The book's skills find their way into the martial arts of three of the leading sects in the wulin (martial artists' community).[8]
Despite the common belief that the Nine Yang Manual has Buddhist origins, Zhang Sanfeng begins to doubt this claim as he delves further into the text. He notices that the principles and philosophy of the skills depicted in the manual are very much Taoist in nature. He also points out that the manual was written in Chinese instead of Sanskrit, the language that the manual's alleged creator Bodhidharma would have used. Zhang develops the Taiji Fist based on the principles in the book.[9]
Zhang Wuji finds the manual[edit]
No one had ever possessed the complete version of the Nine Yang Manual ever since it was stolen from Shaolin. Zhang Sanfeng, Guo Xiang and Wuse only grasped parts of the book from Jueyuan's incomplete recitation of the text. Zhang Wuji discovers the white gorilla by chance. He uses his medical knowledge to remove the book from the ape's abdomen, which was placed inside by Yinkexi after he stole it from Shaolin nearly a century ago. As Zhang had previously learned Wudang's simplified version of the manual, he is able to understand its content and spends five years mastering the skills in the book. He develops the Nine Yang Divine Skill (九陽神功) from his study and uses it to heal himself of his wounds caused by the Xuanming Elders' 'Xuanming Divine Palm'. Zhang later buries the manual, along with the books about medicine and toxicology (written by Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu), in an unknown valley in the Kunlun Mountains. Zhang integrates his knowledge of the manual's skills with other martial arts he learnt and becomes a formidable martial artist.
References[edit]
- ^Condor Trilogy: Jiu Yang Zhen Jing
- ^9yin9yang
- ^The Jin Yong Phenomenon: Chinese Martial Arts Fiction and Modern Chinese .. - Google Books
- ^ScholarBank@NUS: Terms of Use
- ^Wuxiapedia
- ^36 Great Lessons From Jade Dragon Series
- ^Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre - Television Tropes & Idioms
- ^Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber – Episode 12 | Ancient Chinese Series, Heaven Sword & Dragon Saber, Recaps
- ^Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber 2009 ep 1 (2/4) - YouTube
| Ouyang Feng | |
|---|---|
| Condor Trilogy character | |
| Created by | Jin Yong |
| In-universe information | |
| Nicknames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | White Camel Mountain Manor |
| Family |
|
| Ouyang Feng | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 歐陽鋒 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 欧阳锋 | ||||||
|
Ouyang Feng is a fictional character in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes and its sequel, The Return of the Condor Heroes, by Jin Yong. He is the 'Western Venom' of the Five Greats of the wulin (martial artists' community) during the Song dynasty, alongside Wang Chongyang, Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi and Duan Zhixing. Ouyang Feng is best known for his signature martial arts technique, the Toad Skill, and his expertise in toxicology. In the first novel, he is depicted as a ruthless villain who resorts to all sorts of unscrupulous means to achieve his goal of becoming the most powerful martial artist in the jianghu. He attempts to seize the Nine Yin Manual, a book detailing powerful martial arts and inner energy techniques, but is tricked into practising skills based on a corrupted version of the manual. He becomes insane eventually as a consequence, but his prowess in martial arts also increases tremendously in an unorthodox manner. In the sequel, Ouyang Feng accepts Yang Guo as his godson and teaches him the Toad Skill. Later in the novel, he dies in the midst of laughter and forgotten past feuds alongside his rival, Hong Qigong. He is buried on Mount Hua beside Hong Qigong by Yang Guo, who succeeds him as the 'Western Eccentric' of the new Five Greats.
Fictional character biography[edit]
The Legend of the Condor Heroes[edit]
Ouyang Feng is the master of a manor on Mount White Camel in the Western Regions. He specialises in toxicology and rears venomous snakes as pets. He participated in the first martial arts contest held on Mount Hua, emerged as one of the top five champions, and earned himself the nickname 'Western Venom' (西毒; xī dú). He makes his first appearance while visiting Huang Yaoshi on Peach Blossom Island with his nephew, Ouyang Ke. He wishes to arrange for a marriage between his nephew and Huang Yaoshi's daughter, Huang Rong. However, Guo Jing contends with Ouyang Ke for Huang Rong's hand-in-marriage, with Zhou Botong and Hong Qigong supporting him. After a competition involving three rounds of tests between the two young men, Guo Jing wins the contest but incurs the displeasure of the Ouyangs.
Later in the novel, Hong Qigong, Zhou Botong and Guo Jing are stranded at sea and picked up by Ouyang Feng's ship. When Ouyang Feng realises that Guo Jing has memorised the Nine Yin Manual, he attempts to con and coerce him into writing a copy for him. However, acting on Hong Qigong's suggestion, Guo Jing deliberately writes a corrupted version of the manual for Ouyang Feng, with verses written in reverse manner. Ouyang Feng believes that he has gotten what he wants and tries to kill Guo Jing and Hong Qigong. Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng fight on the ship, which sinks. Hong Qigong was poisoned by Ouyang Feng during the fight and loses all his inner energy after using it to purge the venom from his body. The now powerless Hong Qigong, accompanied by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, are at the mercy of the Ouyangs, because the five of them are stranded on an island. Huang Rong tricks Ouyang Ke into loosening a boulder, which falls and crushes his leg. Ouyang Feng forces the three of them to look after his nephew and provide them with food. In return, he promises not to harm them as long as they are still on the island. At one point, Ouyang Feng reveals that he is actually Ouyang Ke's biological father after having an affair with his sister-in-law. The Ouyangs are eventually picked up by Wanyan Honglie's ship.
After leaving the island, Ouyang Feng practises the Nine Yin Manual obsessively since he believes that the copy Guo Jing gave him is genuine. He kidnaps Huang Rong and tries to force her to interpret the verses for him, but she provides him with wrong information, without him knowing that he has been deceived. At the end of the novel, Ouyang Feng becomes insane due to practising the manual's skills wrongly, but his prowess in martial arts has also improved tremendously, and he defeats Guo Jing, Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong at Mount Hua.
The Return of the Condor Heroes[edit]
Ouyang Feng makes a few brief appearances in the sequel. He is now insane and meets the young Yang Guo, whom he accepts as his godson without knowing that the boy is actually Yang Kang's son. Yang Guo learns the Toad Skill from Ouyang Feng and uses it on two occasions for self-defence against bullies, but refuses to tell the truth when Guo Jing and Huang Rong ask him how he learnt the skill. Ouyang Feng appears again when Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü are practising martial arts on Mount Zhongnan. Ouyang Feng wants to teach Yang Guo some skills but does not want Xiaolongnü to overhear him so he immobilises her. He enters a fit of insanity later and leaves.
Ouyang Feng appears one last time on Mount Hua, where he meets Yang Guo and Hong Qigong again. He fights with Hong Qigong again – this time for a period of four days. The fight is interrupted when Yang Guo comes at intervals to serve them meals. The animosity between the two rivals is too strong for them to bear and they continue to pit their inner energies against each other for a full day. Both of them suffer from exhaustion but they are unwilling to back down. They decide to use Yang Guo, who has been an observer for the past few days, as an intermediary. They teach him their respective skills and ask him to perform for each other to see.
The Jiuyang Zhenjing, also known as the Nine Yang Manual, is a fictional martial arts manual in Jin Yong's Condor Trilogy. It was first introduced briefly at the end of the second novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. It plays a significant role in the third novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber after Zhang Wuji discovers it and masters the skills in the book.[1]
Origin[edit]
Nine Yin Manual Zhou Botong has with him a copy of the Nine Yin Manual, the most coveted martial arts manual of that era because of the incredible inner energy cultivation techniques and extraordinary skills it records. The Nine Yin Manual is a compilation of numerous scrolls and ancient scriptures pertaining to psychic powers, healing techniques, martial arts classics and Taoist philosophy. It is compiled by Huang Shang (黃裳) on the orders of Emperor Huizong during the Song Dynasty.
The manual's origin is dubious, as opposed to that of its counterpart Nine Yin Manual. Rumours in Shaolin Sect say that the book was written by the Shaolin Sect's founder Bodhidharma as it was written amidst between the lines of the Lankavatara Sutra one of the many various Buddhist scriptures in the Shaolin library, but these claims have never been verified but the novel clearly mentioned clear speculation that the manual could have been written by a Chinese as Shaolin Sect founder was from India and Wudang Sect founder Zhang Sanfeng believed that the manual had connection to Taoism contradicting the common belief that it was of Buddhist origins. The Nine Yang Manual is also never published as a single book, in contrast to the Nine Yin Manual, which comes in two volumes. The manual's origin was later retconned in the new revised edition of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. In the past, Wang Chongyang lent Nine Yin Manual to his wise drinking buddy to study. Feeling Nine Yin Manual results in too much yin qi, he crafted the Nine Yang Manual after seeking refuge in Shaolin Sect.
The Return of the Condor Heroes[edit]
The manual's existence is not known to the jianghu until it was stolen by Yinkexi and Xiaoxiangzi at the end of The Return of the Condor Heroes. The Shaolin librarian Jueyuan monk and his young apprentice Zhang Junbao pursued the thieves to Mount Hua to retrieve the stolen book. They encountered the new Five Greats (Huang Yaoshi, Yang Guo, Guo Jing, Yideng and Zhou Botong), who were just departing from the summit after paying their respects to the late Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng.[2]
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Zhang Junbao defeated Yinkexi and Xiaoxiangzi with Yang Guo's help but had not found the missing book yet. In fact, Yinkexi had already hidden the manual in the abdomen of a white gorilla. He and Xiaoxiangzi later suspected that each other was intending to keep the manual for himself. They fought to seize possession of the book and ultimately Yinkexi killed Xiaoxiangzi but he was also fatally wounded and remained in a moribund state. Yinkexi met the Kunlun Sect founder He Zudao and made a dying confession to He, telling him to inform the Shaolin Sect where the manual is. He Zudao misheard 'The manual is in the ape' as 'The manual is in the oil' and passed on the wrong message to others. The mystery of the whereabouts of the manual baffled martial artists in the jianghu for nearly a century. He Zudao also disappeared mysteriously after being defeated by Jueyuan in a fight.[3]
Nine Yin Manual Techniques Examples
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber[edit]
Jueyuan passes on his knowledge of the manual[edit]
Jueyuan is unable to recover the lost manual as the only people who know its whereabouts are either missing or dead and he returns to Shaolin Monastery after his futile attempt. However, Jueyuan had already read the entire text of the manual and had practised martial arts based on its principles before. He is unaware of the book's true value and cultivated strong inner energy from his practice. He imparts sections of the book he learnt to his apprentice Zhang Junbao. Zhang builds up a strong inner energy foundation, which later becomes useful when he proceeds to train in more advanced martial arts.[4]
Three years later, a powerful martial artist travels to Shaolin to challenge the sect and no one is able to defeat him. Jueyuan takes up the challenge and he defeats the aggressor. The Shaolin monks are surprised when they see Jueyuan, who has been forbidden by the sect's rules to practise any form of martial arts, exhibit such powerful skills during the fight. According to Shaolin's regulations, Jueyuan must be put to death for violating the code. Zhang Junbao is also to be killed. Jueyuan expresses his willingness to accept the punishment and begs for Zhang's life to be spared but is denied.[5]
At the critical moment, Jueyuan breaks loose and escapes with his apprentice. They run into Guo Xiang at the foot of Mount Song. Guo Xiang defends them from the pursuing Shaolin monks and they engage in a fierce battle. The three of them decide to retreat as they are no match for the full force of Shaolin and also because they do not wish to develop feuds with Shaolin. Jueyuan carries Zhang and Guo to safety but he overexerts himself and coughs blood later. Jueyuan is on the verge of death and he recites the text of the Nine Yang Manual from memory amidst the Lanvakatara Sutra and passes on soon after he finished reciting. Guo Xiang, Zhang Junbao and Wuse (a senior Shaolin monk) As the three of them have significant differences in their levels of understanding of martial arts, and Zhang Junbao having learnt it straight from Jueyuan had learnt more than the latter, while Wuse came on sight later and so each individual's interpretations of the verses vary.[6]
The Shaolin, Wudang and Emei sects have their own versions of the Nine Yang Manual after Wuse, Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang pass on their knowledge to their respective sects. As Guo has the best memory of the three of them, Emei's version is the longest. However, Shaolin's version is the most powerful because Wuse is superior to Guo and Zhang in martial arts prowess and he integrates the manual's skills with his own. As for Zhang, who spent the longest time with Jueyuan, he recalls the most original and purest version. The three simplified versions of the manual eventually become known as 'Shaolin Nine Yang Skill' (少林九陽功), 'Wudang Nine Yang Skill' (武當九陽功), and 'Emei Nine Yang Skill' (峨嵋九陽功).[7]
The manual's influence on various sects[edit]
Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang incorporate various principles of the Nine Yang Manual into their own martial arts and become more powerful martial artists as they grow older. Zhang Junbao (later renamed to 'Zhang Sanfeng') and Guo Xiang founded the Wudang and Emei sects respectively decades later. Their skills are passed on to their disciples and later become infused into their sects' martial arts. Wuse returns to Shaolin and passes on his knowledge of the manual to his fellows. The book's skills find their way into the martial arts of three of the leading sects in the wulin (martial artists' community).[8]
Despite the common belief that the Nine Yang Manual has Buddhist origins, Zhang Sanfeng begins to doubt this claim as he delves further into the text. He notices that the principles and philosophy of the skills depicted in the manual are very much Taoist in nature. He also points out that the manual was written in Chinese instead of Sanskrit, the language that the manual's alleged creator Bodhidharma would have used. Zhang develops the Taiji Fist based on the principles in the book.[9]
Zhang Wuji finds the manual[edit]
No one had ever possessed the complete version of the Nine Yang Manual ever since it was stolen from Shaolin. Zhang Sanfeng, Guo Xiang and Wuse only grasped parts of the book from Jueyuan's incomplete recitation of the text. Zhang Wuji discovers the white gorilla by chance. He uses his medical knowledge to remove the book from the ape's abdomen, which was placed inside by Yinkexi after he stole it from Shaolin nearly a century ago. As Zhang had previously learned Wudang's simplified version of the manual, he is able to understand its content and spends five years mastering the skills in the book. He develops the Nine Yang Divine Skill (九陽神功) from his study and uses it to heal himself of his wounds caused by the Xuanming Elders' 'Xuanming Divine Palm'. Zhang later buries the manual, along with the books about medicine and toxicology (written by Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu), in an unknown valley in the Kunlun Mountains. Zhang integrates his knowledge of the manual's skills with other martial arts he learnt and becomes a formidable martial artist.
References[edit]
- ^Condor Trilogy: Jiu Yang Zhen Jing
- ^9yin9yang
- ^The Jin Yong Phenomenon: Chinese Martial Arts Fiction and Modern Chinese .. - Google Books
- ^ScholarBank@NUS: Terms of Use
- ^Wuxiapedia
- ^36 Great Lessons From Jade Dragon Series
- ^Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre - Television Tropes & Idioms
- ^Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber – Episode 12 | Ancient Chinese Series, Heaven Sword & Dragon Saber, Recaps
- ^Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber 2009 ep 1 (2/4) - YouTube
| Ouyang Feng | |
|---|---|
| Condor Trilogy character | |
| Created by | Jin Yong |
| In-universe information | |
| Nicknames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | White Camel Mountain Manor |
| Family |
|
| Ouyang Feng | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 歐陽鋒 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 欧阳锋 | ||||||
|
Ouyang Feng is a fictional character in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes and its sequel, The Return of the Condor Heroes, by Jin Yong. He is the 'Western Venom' of the Five Greats of the wulin (martial artists' community) during the Song dynasty, alongside Wang Chongyang, Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi and Duan Zhixing. Ouyang Feng is best known for his signature martial arts technique, the Toad Skill, and his expertise in toxicology. In the first novel, he is depicted as a ruthless villain who resorts to all sorts of unscrupulous means to achieve his goal of becoming the most powerful martial artist in the jianghu. He attempts to seize the Nine Yin Manual, a book detailing powerful martial arts and inner energy techniques, but is tricked into practising skills based on a corrupted version of the manual. He becomes insane eventually as a consequence, but his prowess in martial arts also increases tremendously in an unorthodox manner. In the sequel, Ouyang Feng accepts Yang Guo as his godson and teaches him the Toad Skill. Later in the novel, he dies in the midst of laughter and forgotten past feuds alongside his rival, Hong Qigong. He is buried on Mount Hua beside Hong Qigong by Yang Guo, who succeeds him as the 'Western Eccentric' of the new Five Greats.
Fictional character biography[edit]
The Legend of the Condor Heroes[edit]
Ouyang Feng is the master of a manor on Mount White Camel in the Western Regions. He specialises in toxicology and rears venomous snakes as pets. He participated in the first martial arts contest held on Mount Hua, emerged as one of the top five champions, and earned himself the nickname 'Western Venom' (西毒; xī dú). He makes his first appearance while visiting Huang Yaoshi on Peach Blossom Island with his nephew, Ouyang Ke. He wishes to arrange for a marriage between his nephew and Huang Yaoshi's daughter, Huang Rong. However, Guo Jing contends with Ouyang Ke for Huang Rong's hand-in-marriage, with Zhou Botong and Hong Qigong supporting him. After a competition involving three rounds of tests between the two young men, Guo Jing wins the contest but incurs the displeasure of the Ouyangs.
Later in the novel, Hong Qigong, Zhou Botong and Guo Jing are stranded at sea and picked up by Ouyang Feng's ship. When Ouyang Feng realises that Guo Jing has memorised the Nine Yin Manual, he attempts to con and coerce him into writing a copy for him. However, acting on Hong Qigong's suggestion, Guo Jing deliberately writes a corrupted version of the manual for Ouyang Feng, with verses written in reverse manner. Ouyang Feng believes that he has gotten what he wants and tries to kill Guo Jing and Hong Qigong. Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng fight on the ship, which sinks. Hong Qigong was poisoned by Ouyang Feng during the fight and loses all his inner energy after using it to purge the venom from his body. The now powerless Hong Qigong, accompanied by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, are at the mercy of the Ouyangs, because the five of them are stranded on an island. Huang Rong tricks Ouyang Ke into loosening a boulder, which falls and crushes his leg. Ouyang Feng forces the three of them to look after his nephew and provide them with food. In return, he promises not to harm them as long as they are still on the island. At one point, Ouyang Feng reveals that he is actually Ouyang Ke's biological father after having an affair with his sister-in-law. The Ouyangs are eventually picked up by Wanyan Honglie's ship.
After leaving the island, Ouyang Feng practises the Nine Yin Manual obsessively since he believes that the copy Guo Jing gave him is genuine. He kidnaps Huang Rong and tries to force her to interpret the verses for him, but she provides him with wrong information, without him knowing that he has been deceived. At the end of the novel, Ouyang Feng becomes insane due to practising the manual's skills wrongly, but his prowess in martial arts has also improved tremendously, and he defeats Guo Jing, Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong at Mount Hua.
The Return of the Condor Heroes[edit]
Ouyang Feng makes a few brief appearances in the sequel. He is now insane and meets the young Yang Guo, whom he accepts as his godson without knowing that the boy is actually Yang Kang's son. Yang Guo learns the Toad Skill from Ouyang Feng and uses it on two occasions for self-defence against bullies, but refuses to tell the truth when Guo Jing and Huang Rong ask him how he learnt the skill. Ouyang Feng appears again when Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü are practising martial arts on Mount Zhongnan. Ouyang Feng wants to teach Yang Guo some skills but does not want Xiaolongnü to overhear him so he immobilises her. He enters a fit of insanity later and leaves.
Ouyang Feng appears one last time on Mount Hua, where he meets Yang Guo and Hong Qigong again. He fights with Hong Qigong again – this time for a period of four days. The fight is interrupted when Yang Guo comes at intervals to serve them meals. The animosity between the two rivals is too strong for them to bear and they continue to pit their inner energies against each other for a full day. Both of them suffer from exhaustion but they are unwilling to back down. They decide to use Yang Guo, who has been an observer for the past few days, as an intermediary. They teach him their respective skills and ask him to perform for each other to see.
Hong Qigong teaches Yang Guo his Dog Beating Staff Technique. Ouyang Feng has apparently lost after Yang Guo performed the last stance, No Dogs Under Heaven. Ouyang Feng spends the following night thinking of a countermove. The next morning, he asks Yang Guo to perform for Hong Qigong, who is shocked when he sees that Ouyang Feng has overcome his most powerful skill. Hong Qigong finally realises that there will be no eventual victor between the two of them. He laughs hysterically and embraces Ouyang Feng in defeat. At the same time, Ouyang Feng seems to have recovered from his insanity as he finally recognises Hong Qigong. The two rivals die together in the midst of laughter and forgotten past feuds. Yang Guo buries them side by side on Mount Hua.
Nine Yin Manual Techniques Youtube
Martial arts and skills[edit]
Nine Yin Manual Techniques Free
- Toad Skill (蛤蟆功; hámǎgōng) is Ouyang Feng's signature martial arts technique. Its greatest weakness is that it can be overcome by a combination of Wang Chongyang's First Heaven Skill and Duan Zhixing's Yiyang Finger.
- Nine Yin Manual (九陰真經; jiǔyīn zhēnjīng): Ouyang Feng is tricked into practising the conventional version of the manual's skills in a reverse manner. He becomes insane as a consequence, but his prowess in martial arts improves tremendously.
- Divine Serpent Fist (靈蛇拳; língshé quán) is a type of fist style that involves snake-like twirling and curling movements to strike an opponent from various angles.
- Divine Serpent Staff Skill (靈蛇杖法; língshé zhàngfǎ): Ouyang Feng wields an iron staff with a poisonous snake perched on it. His staff movements will cause the snake to bite his opponent at will and the snake's venom can cause immediate death.
- Thousand Li in One Moment (瞬息千里; shùnxī qiānlǐ) is Ouyang Feng's qinggong.
- Force Reverse Meridian (逆轉經脈; nìzhuǎn jīngmài) is Ouyang Feng's inner energy cultivation technique.
- Divine Camel Snowy Mountain Palm (神駝雪山掌; shéntuó xuěshān zhǎng)
- Bone Penetrating Dianxue Skill (透骨打穴法; tòugǔ dǎxué fǎ) is a type of acupuncture point sealing technique.
In film and television[edit]
Notable actors who have portrayed Ouyang Feng in films and television series include Lo Lieh (1983), Tony Leung (1993), Leslie Cheung (1994), Richard Low (1998), You Yong (2003) and Elvis Tsui (2008).
Nine Yin Manual Techniques For Men
References[edit]
- (in Chinese) Tan, Xianmao (2005). Ouyang Feng: Too Smart to Fall for Any Tricks. In Rankings of Jin Yong's Characters. Chinese Agricultural Press.
Nine Yin Manual Techniques For Women
