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50-704: The manual's origin is disputed, as opposed to that of its counterpart Nine Yin Manual . Rumours in the Shaolin School say that the manual was written by Bodhidharma , the founder of the Shaolin School, since it was discovered as being written between the lines of the Lankavatara Sutra , one of many Buddhist scriptures in the Shaolin library. However, these claims have never been verified and

100-416: A copy of the manual from memory for her husband. Two years later, Huang's disciples Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng decided to elope as they fear that their teacher might oppose their relationship. They stole Huang's copy of the manual and fled from Peach Blossom Island. Huang was furious when he found out and he broke the legs of his other four students in anger and banished them from his island. Feng re-wrote

150-439: A major power in the wulin , usually alongside Shaolin . Liang Yusheng 's works also depict Wudang as the leader of all orthodox schools in the wulin . Most of its members are priests who follow Taoist customs and practices in addition to training in martial arts. However, unlike Shaolin's Buddhist monks, Wudang members are allowed to marry and start families. In some wuxia stories, Wudang has female members as well. The school

200-542: A metaphor for the principles of Chinese medicine, particularly the concept of a combination of herbs. He begins by discussing the history and content of the Nine Yin Manual, noting that it is divided into two parts: internal martial arts and external martial arts. The article argues that the Nine Yin Manual can be seen as a valuable resource for understanding the principles of Chinese medicine . Wudang School The Wudang School , sometimes also referred to as

250-478: A strong inner energy foundation, which later becomes useful when he proceeds to train in more advanced martial arts. Three years later, a powerful martial artist travels to Shaolin to challenge the school 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 school's rules to practise any form of martial arts, exhibit such powerful skills during

300-527: Is a compilation of numerous scrolls and ancient scriptures pertaining to psychic powers, healing techniques, martial arts classics and Taoist philosophy. It was compiled by Huang Shang (黃裳) on the commission of Emperor Huizong during the Song dynasty . Huang's compendium became the first volume of the manual. During the writing process, Huang enriched himself with Taoist knowledge and the principles of inner energy and qi . When combined with Huang's intelligence,

350-612: Is tasked with retrieving the hidden scrolls in the sword. Zhou breaks the sword by clashing it against the Dragon Slaying Saber and obtains the Nine Yin Manual hidden in the sword's blade. She follows the shortcuts inscribed on the manual in her practice and masters the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw', 'Heart Shattering Palm', and 'White Boa Whip Skill', just like Mei Chaofeng had done before her. As Huang had

400-615: The jianghu after Zhang Wuji betrayed her love. The Maiden uses an orthodox version of the skills in the Nine Yin Manual against Zhou and defeated her easily. Later when Zhou is injured by the Xuanming Elders' 'Xuanming Divine Palm' (玄明神掌), Zhang Wuji uses his 'Nine Yang Divine Skill' to heal her but it negates her 'Nine Yin Inner Energy'. Jiuyin Zhenjing is the subject of a scholarly article titled The Prescription of

450-560: The Ming dynasty , Wudang has become one of the two major powers in the wulin (martial artists' community) alongside Shaolin , and both schools play significant roles in upholding justice and maintaining peace in the community. In the novel, Wudang is led by Taoist Chongxu . In Baifa Monü Zhuan , set towards the end of the Ming dynasty, the school is led by Taoist Ziyang and another four elders. Wudang's martial arts have their origins in

500-492: The Nine Yang Manual after Wuse, Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang pass on their knowledge to their respective schools. 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

550-465: 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

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600-737: The Nine Yin Manual , Chang Yuchun of the Ming Cult was wounded by a monk working for the Yuan government, who used the 'Heart Shattering Palm' on him. Chang's injury was so serious that he only managed to live until the age of 39. Guo Xiang founds the Emei School and she is the only person who knows the secret in the Heaven Reliant Sword. The mystery is only passed down from the school's leader to her successor. A century later, Zhou Zhiruo succeeds Miejue as leader of Emei and she

650-402: The Shaolin School 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. Jueyuan is unable to recover the lost manual as

700-475: The Taiji Fist based on the principles in the book. 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

750-617: The Wu-Tang Clan , is a fictional martial arts school mentioned in several works of Chinese wuxia fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox schools in the wulin (martial artists' community). It is named after the place it is based, the Wudang Mountains . The Wudang School is featured most prominently in Jin Yong 's novels The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as

800-467: The Wudang and Emei schools respectively decades later. Their skills are passed on to their disciples and later become infused into their schools' 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 schools in the wulin (martial artists' community). Despite the common belief that

850-468: The "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" and engaged in a fierce battle. Chen was stabbed and killed by Guo for underestimating Guo as a child, while Mei was blinded by Ke Zhen'e's poison darts, but she managed to flee with her husband's dead body. As Chen had tattooed the text of the manual on his chest, Mei skins her dead husband and takes the grisly text with her. She later meets Yang Kang , who offers her shelter in an underground room in his house, and she teaches him

900-565: The 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' in return. Years later Mei Chaofeng encounters Guo Jing and the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" again at Guiyun Manor near Lake Tai and they engage in battle. Zhu Cong being a master at this, pickpockets Mei when he dusts her clothes after the fight and obtains the human skin copy of the manual and leaves it in Guo's possession. When Guo goes to Peach Blossom Island to seek Huang Rong 's hand-in-marriage, he meets Zhou Botong there and they become sworn brothers even when Zhou

950-775: The 'White Boa Whip Skill' (白蟒鞭法). Chen and Mei became known as the "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind" for using those skills to commit heinous crimes and terrorize the jianghu . In the process of learning these skills they did not have sufficient inner energy and hence rushed the process of cultivating a strong inner energy by eating arsenic and forcing it out of their body. Arsenic was the most commonly known, strongest poison in ancient Chinese. The couple settled in Mongolia to avoid pursuit from their enemies in China. They met Guo Jing and

1000-465: The Bagua and five elements. As for Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, they started practising the skills in the manual but had interpreted wrongly the underlying principles and mastered an unorthodox version of the skill, 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' (九陰白骨爪). The manual read that the fingers/claw of the person would sink into the fatal points of the enemy, but they misinterpreted thinking the way to use this skill

1050-544: 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. The Shaolin, Wudang and Emei schools have their own versions of

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1100-604: The Nine Yin Manual in Chinese Medicine: A Discussion on the Combination of Herbs by Zhou Minlan (周敏郎), a Taiwanese physician and scholar of traditional Chinese medicine . The article was published in the Taiwan Medical Journal in 2012. In it, Zhou Minlan discusses the relationship between the Nine Yin Manual and the principles of Chinese medicine. He argues that the Nine Yin Manual can be seen as

1150-445: The book that cost the life of his beloved wife. Meanwhile, Zhou Botong realised that he had been fooled by Huang Yaoshi and he returned to Peach Blossom Island to confront Huang. He kept pestering and harassing Huang to hand the book to him. Huang was unable to defeat Zhou and could only imprison the latter on his island by sealing off all exit routes using a formation, a formation created by Huang using peach blossom and his knowledge of

1200-410: 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. 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

1250-442: The human skin copy of the second volume are then recompiled and imprinted in their memories. Guo incorporates parts of the manual's skills into his own repertoire of martial arts and becomes stronger. The power of his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is enhanced after the Nine Yin Manual' s skills worked wonders by increasing his inner energy . His future spouse Huang Rong also benefits from the book. They later pass their knowledge of

1300-471: The knowledge he acquired during the compilation turned him into a formidable martial artist. Soon after, the emperor appointed Huang to lead an army to eradicate the Ming Cult , a martial arts school of Persian origin that had been involved in many anti-government activities. The Song army engaged the cult in a fierce battle but failed to capture the enemy's fortress. Huang fought with the cult's best fighters one-on-one and slew every single one of them until he

1350-560: The latter not to let the manual fall into wrong hands. Ouyang Feng had previously attempted to seize the manual during Wang's funeral after the latter's apparent death. However, Wang had faked his own death and he caught Ouyang completely by surprise. Ouyang was defeated and he fled. Wang also laid down a regulation that no member of Quanzhen is permitted to learn and use any of the skills in the manual. After Wang Chongyang's death, Zhou Botong travelled to Peach Blossom Island , where Huang Yaoshi lives, to warn Huang not to think about stealing

1400-533: The manual could not have been written by Bodhidharma since the lines were written in Chinese. Zhang Sanfeng , the founder of the Wudang School , believes that the manual has connections to Taoism despite the popular belief that it has its origins in Buddhism. 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

1450-598: The manual for himself. Wang incorporated some of the manual's underlying principles into the martial arts of his Quanzhen School , most notably the Big Dipper Formation. He left a part of the manual that held the key to defeating the skills of the Ancient Tomb School in the tomb of his lover and rival Lin Chaoying. Before his death, Wang passed the manual to his junior Zhou Botong , warning

1500-462: 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 School 's He Zudao and made a dying confession to He Zudao, telling him to inform

1550-450: The manual to Yideng and their teacher Hong Qigong to help them recover from their internal injuries. Many decades later, after realising that Xiangyang (and the Song dynasty ) will eventually fall to Mongol invaders, Guo writes a copy of the Nine Yin Manual from memory and hides it inside the blade of the Heaven Reliant Sword (the latest edition of the third novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber has inscribed metal plates inside

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1600-430: The manual's rightful owner. The Five Greats ("Central Divine" Wang Chongyang , "Eastern Heretic" Huang Yaoshi , "Western Venom" Ouyang Feng , "Northern Beggar" Hong Qigong and "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing ) gathered on Mount Hua and agreed that the champion of the contest would gain sole possession of the manual. After an intense competition that lasted seven days, Wang Chongyang emerged as overall champion and won

1650-602: 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. Jiuyin Zhenjing The Jiuyin Zhenjing , also known as the Nine Yin Manual , is a fictional martial arts manual in Jin Yong 's Condor Trilogy . The manual

1700-438: The manual. Huang tricked Zhou into allowing his wife Feng Heng to have a glance at the manual. Feng had eidetic memory and she memorised the text of the second volume after browsing through it once. She lied to Zhou that the manual was worthless, by reciting the text and claiming that it came from a book of childish rites she had read before. Zhou believed her and destroyed the book in anger. After Zhou Botong left, Feng Heng wrote

1750-525: 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). 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

1800-502: 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

1850-478: The other schools' martial arts as well. Huang succeeded in accomplishing his herculean task but his enemies had died during those four decades. Huang wrote the second volume of the manual, detailing his experiences and the new techniques he had developed and innovated during his 40 years of research. An earlier edition of The Legend of the Condor Heroes ascribed the creator to Bodhidharma . The manual

1900-406: 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

1950-463: The second volume of the manual from memory for her husband fearing that she would forget the manual and miss out on certain parts, which Huang would not be glad with as Huang was a martial arts maniac. However, tragedy struck as Feng rushed days and nights to finish the manual. It was to exhausting for her and after finishing the manual and giving birth, she died. Huang Yaoshi was filled with grief and he vowed to kill anyone who dared to learn anything from

2000-407: The sword, which are maps to the scrolls' location on Peach Blossom Island). He gives this sword to his younger daughter Guo Xiang, who will become the founder of the Emei School in the third novel. Ouyang Feng forces Guo Jing to produce a copy of the manual for him in his bid to become the most powerful fighter in the jianghu . Huang helps Guo write a fake copy of the book, with some changes to

2050-507: The text that only a really seasoned martial artist with the sense of contentment can detect. Some numbers were changed and verses were written in reverse order. When Huang Rong is taken hostage by Ouyang Feng later, he forces her to translate the last few verses in his copy obtained from Guo. Huang subtly changes the translated text and causes further complications. The result of all those "edits", ironically, increases Ouyang's powers but also causes him to become insane. Years before Zhou found

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2100-420: 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 . 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

2150-544: The time to spend to think of the fastest way to learn the skill without the prospects of danger, Zhou trains to learn the same techniques in a safer and less poisonous way. Zhou also teaches the Wudang School 's renegade Song Qingshu the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw'. Zhou encounters the Yellow Dress Maiden, a descendant of the Condor Hero Couple ( Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü ), while wreaking havoc in

2200-484: Was already past his prime age and Guo was no more than 20. Zhou still has with him a copy of the original first volume of the manual and he shares it with Guo as he was a martial arts maniac if could not understand the art he would pester anyone for it since Wang forbade his school to learn it Zhou was also forbidden to learn he shared it with Guo as he found a suitable candidate to practise the skill and show it to him without him violating his senior wish. The first volume and

2250-523: Was forced to retreat due to exhaustion. In retaliation, the Ming Cult dispatched the best of its surviving warriors to kill Huang's family. Huang was enraged and he vowed to destroy the cult. For the next four decades, Huang dedicated himself to experimenting with new techniques to counter those of the Ming Cult's martial arts. As many of the cult's members were affiliated with other schools, Huang had to develop new techniques that were capable of countering

2300-475: Was founded in the early Yuan dynasty by Zhang Sanfeng . Zhang Sanfeng's original given name was "Junbao", and he was an apprentice of Jueyuan, a Shaolin monk. Zhang Sanfeng accepted seven youths as his apprentices, who later became known as the "Seven Heroes of Wudang". The seven are responsible for spreading Wudang's name through their prowess in martial arts, exemplary conduct, and deeds of gallantry. In The Smiling, Proud Wanderer , believed to be set in

2350-450: Was later retconned in the revised latest edition of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber . In this edition, the Nine Yang Manual was created as a yang counterpart to the yin energy of the Nine Yin Manual . 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 and his young apprentice Zhang Junbao pursued

2400-444: Was lost for several years after Huang Shang's death. When it reappeared in the jianghu , it induced bloodshed as martial artists competed fiercely with each other to seize possession of the anthology of martial arts. Numerous lives were lost due to the ensuing chaos caused by the obsession with the book. To prevent further spilling of blood, martial artists decided to stage a martial arts contest on Mount Hua to determine who would be

2450-503: 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

2500-402: Was to require human sacrifices during practice and hence instills fear in many martial artists by mere mention of its name. The original interpretation was to target the fatal points of the person, such as, by piercing the user's finger into the skull of the enemy and thus they do not truly master the skill. Apart from that, the couple also learned the 'Heart Shattering Palm' (摧心掌) and Mei mastered

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