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| Traditional Chinese | 九陽真經 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九阳真经 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Nine Yang True Classic | ||||||||||
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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]
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Origin[edit]
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]
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]
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. Microsoft office 2010 activation crack serial keygen. 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
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| Traditional Chinese | 九陰真經 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九阴真经 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Nine Yin True Classic | ||||||||||
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The Jiuyin Zhenjing, also known as the Nine Yin Manual, is a fictional martial arts manual from Jin Yong's Condor Trilogy.
Compilation history
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. Huang's compendium became the first volume of the manual. During the compilation process, Huang enriched himself with Taoist knowledge and the principles of inner energy and qi. When combined with Huang's high level of intelligence, the knowledge he acquired during the compilation transformed him into an extremely powerful pugilist.
Soon after, the emperor appointed Huang to lead an army to eradicate the Ming Cult, sect which has its origins in Persia that has been involved in a number of anti-government activities. The Song army engages the cult in a fierce battle but fails to capture the cult's fortress. Huang fights with the cult's best fighters one-on-one and he slays every single one of them until he is forced to retreat due to exhaustion. In retaliation, the Ming Cult despatched its surviving best fighters to kill Huang's family for revenge.
Huang is enraged and he vows 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 are affiliated with other sects, Huang had to develop new techniques which are capable of countering the moves of other sects' 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 and moves he had developed and innovated during his 40 years of study.[1]
First martial arts contest on Mount Hua
The Nine Yin Manual is lost for several years after Huang Shang's death. When it reappears in the jianghu, it induces chaos as pugilists compete 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 manual. To prevent further bloodshed, the pugilists decide to stage a martial arts contest on Mount Hua to determine who will be 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 gather on Mount Hua and agree that the champion of the contest will gain sole possession of the manual.
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After an intense competition which lasted for seven days, Wang emerges as overall champion and wins the manual for himself. Wang incorporates some of the manual's underlying principles into the martial arts of his Quanzhen Sect, most notably being the Big Dipper Formation. He leaves a part of the manual which holds the key to defeating the skills of the Ancient Tomb Sect in the tomb of his former lover and rival, Lin Chaoying.
Before his death, Wang passed the manual to his junior, Zhou Botong, warning Zhou not to let the manual fall into the wrong hands. Ouyang Feng had previously attempted to seize the manual during Wang's funeral after Wang's apparent death. However, Wang was still alive then and he caught Ouyang completely by surprise. Ouyang was defeated and he retreated. Wang also laid down a regulation that no member of Quanzhen is permitted to learn and use any of the skills in the manual.[2]
Peach Blossom Island
After Wang Chongyang's death, Zhou Botong travels to Peach Blossom Island where Huang Yaoshi lives, to warn Huang not to think about stealing the manual. Huang tricks Zhou into allowing his wife, Feng Heng, to have a glance at the manual. Feng is reputed to have an eidetic memory and she memorises the text of the second volume after browsing through it once. She lies to Zhou that the manual is worthless, by reciting the text and claiming that it came from a book of childish rites she had read before. Zhou believes her and destroys the book in anger.
Feng writes the second volume of the manual from memory for her husband after Zhou left. Two years later, Huang's disciples, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, decide to elope as they fear that their teacher might oppose their love relationship. They steal the copy of the manual and flee from Peach Blossom Island. Huang is furious when he finds out and he breaks the legs of his other disciples in anger and banishes them from the island. Feng attempts to write another copy for her husband but it is too much of a strain for her in her pregnancy then. She dies after giving birth to their daughter, Huang Rong. Huang Yaoshi is filled with grief and he vows to kill anyone who dares to learn anything from that manual which took the life of his beloved wife.
Meanwhile, Zhou Botong realises that he has been fooled by Huang Yaoshi and he returns to Peach Blossom Island to confront Huang. He keeps pestering and harassing Huang to hand over the manual to him. Huang is unable to defeat Zhou and he can only keep Zhou on his island as a captive by preventing Zhou from leaving the island for the next 15 years. As for Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, they start practising the skills in the manual. However, they make a wrong interpretation of the manual's underlying principles and master an unorthodox version of a skill known as 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' (九陰白骨爪). The evil skill requires human sacrifice during practice and instills fear in many pugilists by mere mention of its name. Apart from that, the couple also learn the 'Heart-shattering Palm' (摧心掌) and Mei masters the 'White Boa Whip Skill' (白蟒鞭法). Chen and Mei become known as 'Twin Killers in the Dark Wind' for using the skill to commit several atrocities and terrorize the jianghu.
The couple settle in Mongolia to avoid pursuit from their enemies in China. They meet Guo Jing and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and they engage in a fierce battle. Chen is stabbed and killed by the young Guo. Mei is blinded by Ke Zhen'e's poison darts during the battle but she manages 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. Later, she meets Yang Kang, who offers her shelter in an underground room in his house, and teaches him the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' in return.
Guo Jing
Years later, Mei Chaofeng encounters Guo Jing and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan again at Guiyun Manor on Lake Tai and they engage in a battle. Zhu Cong pickpockets Mei when she 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. Zhou still has with him a copy of the original first volume of the manual and he shares it with Guo. The first volume and the human skin copy of the second volume are then recompiled and imprinted in the memories of both of them. The manuals are destroyed later in the wake of a bitter argument.
Guo incorporates parts of the manual's skills into his own repertoire of martial arts and becomes an even more formidable pugilist. The power of his 'Eighteen Dragon-subduing Palms' is enhanced after the Nine Yin Manual worked wonders by increasing his inner energy. His future spouse, Huang Rong, also benefits from the manual as well. They also subsequently pass their knowledge to Yideng, and their teacher, Hong Qigong, to help them recover from their respective injuries.
Many decades later, after realizing that Xiangyang (and the Song Dynasty) will eventually fall to the Mongol invaders, Guo writes a copy of the Nine Yin Manual from memory and hides it inside the Heaven-reliant Sword (the third edition states that it is hidden on Peach Blossom Island instead). He gives this sword to his younger daughter, Guo Xiang, who will become the founder of the Emei Sect in the sequel novel.
Ouyang Feng
Ouyang Feng forces Guo Jing to produce a copy of the manual for him in his bid to become the supreme pugilist in the wulin. Guo writes a fake copy of the manual, with some changes to the text which are only noticeable to a really seasoned pugilist. Some numbers were changed and verses were written reversely.
When Huang is taken hostage by Ouyang later, Ouyang forces her to translate the last few verses in his copy obtained from Guo. Huang subtly changes the translated text and causes further complications to the manual in Ouyang's possession. Mastercam for mac free download. The result of all those 'edits', ironically, increases Ouyang's powers but it also turns him insane.
Emei Sect
Guo Xiang founds the Emei Sect and she is the only person who knows the secret within the Heaven-reliant Sword. The secret is only passed down from the sect's leader to her successor. A century later, Zhou Zhiruo succeeds Miejue as leader of the sect and she is tasked with retrieving the secret manual in the sword to glorify Emei. Zhou breaks the sword by clashing it together with the Dragon-slaying Saber and obtains the Nine Yin Manual hidden in the sword. She practiced the shortcuts inscribed on the manual and instead, mastered the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' and the 'Heart-shattering Palm' just as the 'Twin Killers in the Dark Wind' have done before, along with the 'White Boa Whip Skill'. Zhou also teaches the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' to Wudang Sect's renegade, Song Qingshu.
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Zhou encounters a descendant of the Condor Hero Couple (Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü), the Yellow Dress Maiden, while wreaking havoc in the jianghu after Zhang Wuji betrayed her love. The Maiden uses the pure martial arts from the Nine Yin Manual, and defeats Zhou easily. Later, after Zhou is injured by the 'Xuanming Divine Palm' (玄明神掌), Zhang Wuji uses his 'Nine Yang Divine Skill' to heal her, but it also negates her 'Nine Yin Inner Energy'.
However, years before Zhou finds the Nine Yin Manual, Ming Cult member Chang Yuchun was injured by an unknown monk who works for the Yuan government, who used the 'Heart-shattering Palm' on him. Chang's injury is so severe that he only manages to live until the age of 39.
Notes
- ^ Cha, Louis. The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳). Hong Kong Commercial Daily, 1957 - Chapter 16
- ^ Cha, Louis. The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳). Hong Kong Commercial Daily, 1957 - Chapter 16
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