Dugu Qiufei, a character in Jin Yong's martial arts novels, nicknamed "Sword Demon", has never appeared in the novels, and has only been mentioned in the characters' mouths. It is the martial arts and actual combat ability in Jin Yong's novels. The strongest character.
Dugu Qiubai’s life realm stages are divided into sharp sword level, soft sword level, heavy sword level, wooden sword level, and no sword level, and different weapons can be used.
At the highest level of the "Sword Demon", one can win without a sword and use the sword-control technique. Those who can gather energy and condense their fingers, turn the energy into a sword, and use the sword energy to defend the enemy.
It has never appeared in the novel, and has only been mentioned in the mouths of characters.
His name has appeared in three novels by Jin Yong, namely "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Swordsman" and "The Deer and the Cauldron".
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes": After the protagonist Yang Guo obtained the "Black Iron Heavy Sword" used by Dugu Qiubai and his method of cultivating internal strength, he subsequently became one of the top masters of the contemporary era.
"The Swordsman": The protagonist Linghu Chong originally had mediocre martial arts, but by chance he learned the "Dugu Nine Swords" and became a contemporary swordsman.
"The Deer and the Cauldron": There is actually only one sentence in this book that mentions Dugu seeking defeat. It was recalled by monk Cheng Guan when he was thinking about the previous examples of "there is a move to win without a move".
Jin Yong did not mention the year of his birth; Yang Guo believes that even today's masters have not mentioned it, and he is probably from more than ninety years ago.
Jin Yong mentioned in his prose that Dugu Qiubei was from Xianbei. He changed his name to "Qiubei", but he was never defeated.
His life can be glimpsed in the messages in front of his tomb and in the sword tomb:
"In more than thirty years, he traveled across the rivers and lakes, killing all the enemies, traitors and traitors, and defeating them all. The heroes are helpless and have no choice but to live in seclusion in the deep valleys and have eagles as their friends. Alas, if you can't find a rival in your life, you will be lonely and embarrassed. 』
Just this simple message fully expresses the majesty of this peerless swordsman who dominates the world, and also expresses the loneliness and desolation in his heart.
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In the sword tomb, buried are several swords that Dugu Qiubei used in several stages of his life.
The first one is an unknown sword with shining blue light.
The second sword is the "Lagerstroemia Soft Sword", which was used before the age of thirty. It accidentally injured a righteous man and was unlucky, so it was abandoned in a deep valley.
The third sword is the "Dark Iron Heavy Sword". The heavy sword has no edge and is ingenious but not workmanlike.
The fourth handle is a rotten wooden sword. The reason is that Dugu Qiubei said, "After the age of forty, you are not sluggish with things, any grass, wood, bamboo, or stone can be used as a sword."
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"The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
Dugu Qiubai (Epee)
Yang Guo heard the sound of it and felt friendly, so he He slowly approached and said with a smile: "Brother Diao, I admire your amazing power." The Chou Diao chirped in a low voice, walked slowly to Yang Guo, stretched out its wings and patted his shoulder lightly a few times. Yang Guo was overjoyed when he saw that the eagle was so psychic, and he stretched out his hand to caress its back.
The ugly eagle muttered a few times, bit Yang Guo's clothes and pulled a few times, then let go and strode forward. Yang Guo knew it must have a purpose, so he followed behind. The ugly eagle's steps were extremely fast, walking as fast as a galloping horse among the rocks and grass. Yang Guo used his light body skills to catch up, secretly amazed in his heart. The eagle went lower and lower, straight into a deep valley. After walking for a long time, they came to a large cave. The ugly eagle nodded three times in front of the cave, called three times, and looked back at Yang Guo.
Yang Guo saw that it seemed to be saluting into the cave, and thought to himself: "There must be some senior master living in the cave. He must have tamed this giant eagle, but etiquette is indispensable." So he knelt down in front of the cave, bowed several times, and said, "Disciple Yang Guo, I would like to see you, senior, and please forgive me for trespassing into the cave." After waiting for a while, there was no answer from the cave.
The eagle pulled the corners of his clothes and stepped in. Seeing the darkness in the cave, he wondered if it was really inhabited by martial arts wizards or some kind of mandrill tree monster. He felt anxious, but he had already ignored his life and death, so he followed him into the cave.
This cave is actually very shallow, less than three feet long, and it has reached the end. There is nothing else in the cave except a stone table and a stone bench. The ugly eagle barked several times toward the corner of the cave. Yang Guo saw a pile of rocks rising up in the corner of the cave, which looked like a tomb. He thought to himself: "It seems that this is the burial place of a strange man. It's a pity that the eagle can't speak." "You can't tell me this person's life experience." Looking up, he saw that there seemed to be writing on the cave wall, but it was covered with dust and moss and could not be seen clearly in the darkness. He lit a dead branch on fire and reached out to wipe away the moss on the cave wall. Sure enough, three lines of writing were revealed. The writing was very thin, but it was deeply penetrated into the stone. It was obvious that it was scratched with an extremely sharp blade. Look at the three lines of words:
"I have traveled across the rivers and lakes for more than thirty years, killing all the enemies and defeating all the heroes. There is no one in the world who can resist me. I have nothing to do but live in seclusion in the deep valley, with the eagle as my friend." . Wow, if you can't find a rival in your life, it's so lonely and embarrassing."
The following inscription is: "The sword demon seeks defeat alone."
Yang Guo reversed these three lines. I recited it over and over several times. I was surprised and admired, but also felt the loneliness and embarrassment in it. I thought that this senior martial artist had no choice but to live in seclusion in a deep valley because he was invincible. How profound and exquisite his martial arts was. What a situation. This person is known as the "Sword Demon", he is a god with swordsmanship, and his name is "Qiu Defeat". I think he traveled all over the world to find someone who can defeat him, but he never did, and finally died here in depression. I can't help but be fascinated by the memory of my predecessor Feng Lie.
I stayed down for a long time, holding the lit dead branches, and looked around the cave for a week. I couldn't find any other remains. There were no other marks on the grave of the stone pile. It was expected that this strange man of this generation died after his death. , a sacred eagle with stones in its mouth was piled on top of his body.
He was in a trance for a while, admiring this senior stranger more and more, and couldn't help but kneel down in front of the stone tomb, four times. Seeing how respectful he was to the stone tomb, the divine eagle seemed to be happy and stretched out its wings to pat his shoulder a few more times.
Yang Guo thought to himself: "Senior Dugu called the eagle my friend in his last words. However, although this eagle is a beast, it is my senior. It is not an exaggeration for me to call it brother eagle." So he said: "Brother Diao, we have met by chance, and we are destined to meet each other. I am leaving now. Would you like to stay with Senior Dugu's grave here, or walk with me?" The divine eagle crows a few times, which is the answer. Yang Guo didn't understand what it meant. Seeing it standing beside the stone tomb, he thought to himself: "The seniors in the martial arts have never mentioned Dugu Qiubai, so he was at least a person from sixty or seventy years ago. This god The eagle has lived here for a long time and loves its old place, so it cannot leave with me." He put his arms around the neck of the divine eagle and made love with it for a while before leaving the cave.
Except for being attached to the little dragon girl, he has never had a close friend in his life. At this time, he met the divine eagle. , walked a few steps and looked back. Every time he turned around, the divine eagle always responded with a cry. Even though it was more than ten feet away, the divine eagle could still see clearly in the darkness. When Yang Guo turned around, he responded with a cry, which made everyone feel happy. .
Yang Guo suddenly felt hot blood in his chest and said loudly: "Brother Diao, brother Diao, my life is not long. When the matter of Uncle Guo's young daughter is over, my aunt and I will say goodbye for the last time and then come back here again. "If you have to bury your bones next to Dugu, your life will not be wasted." He bowed and took a big step.
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On this day, the trees behind the cave are green and the mountain atmosphere is Qingjia walked over to enjoy the scenery. After walking for a while, he came to a cliff. The cliff is like a huge screen, rising into the sky. In the middle of the cliff, about twenty feet above the ground, there is a large stone three to four feet square, which looks like a platform. There are words faintly carved on the stone. Looking up, he saw clearly the two characters "Sword Tomb". He became curious: "Why does the sword also have a tomb? Could it be that Senior Dugu broke his beloved sword and buried it here?" Approaching the cliff, he saw vegetation on the stone wall. It was so bare that there was no room for arms and legs. I don’t know how that person climbed up.
After looking at it for a long time, the more I looked at it, the more fascinated I became. I thought that he was also a human being, how could he climb to such a high place? I guess there must be some secret method. If he really climbed up with martial arts, then It's just unbelievable. After looking at it for a while, I suddenly saw clumps of moss growing every few feet on the cliff, with dozens of clumps arranged straight up. With a thought in his mind, he jumped up, reached into the bottom clump of moss, and grabbed a handful of black mud. It turned out to be a small cave. It was expected that Dugu Qiubei had dug it with a sharp weapon. Over time, the hole had become smaller. Mud accumulates in the middle, so moss grows.
I thought I had nothing to do, so I went up to explore the sword tomb. I only had one arm, so it was inconvenient to climb up. But I thought: "If you can't climb up, you can't climb up. Is there anyone else coming?" Isn't this a joke?" Then he tightened his belt, took a breath, jumped up a few feet, stepped on the first small hole with his left foot, then jumped up, aimed at the second moss and kicked it in, and the soft mud burst out. Sure enough, there is another small hole in the stone wall that can accommodate it.
The first time I climbed more than ten feet, I lost all my strength and immediately slipped down gently. I thought: "I have already found more than 20 stepping points. It will be much easier the second time." ." So he exercised his energy and breath under the stone wall, built up enough strength, and finally jumped up to the platform in one breath. I was relieved to see that even though my arm was broken, my Qinggong had not weakened. I saw two lines of smaller stone carvings next to the two big characters "Sword Tomb" on the big stone:
"Sword Demon" Since Dugu Qiufei is invincible in the world, he buried his sword here.
Oh! The heroes are tied up and their swords are empty. ”
Yang Guo was shocked and envious. I just feel that this senior is arrogant in the world and lives alone, which has many similarities with my own temperament. But when it comes to defeating invincible opponents in the world, how can I reach it? Now that he only has one arm, even if he survives for a while, this matter will be hopeless for life. After looking at the two rows of stone carvings for a while, I lowered my head and saw a large tomb piled with many stones. This tomb faces the valley with its back, and is high and spacious. Not to mention how heroic the sword demon himself is, this sword tomb alone already dominates the situation. I want to see this man who is versatile in both civil and military affairs and has great ambitions, but I regret that he was born too late and has no chance to see this man. A senior hero.
Yang Guo looked up to the sky and roared beside the sword tomb. For a moment, the echoes echoed everywhere. He remembered that Huang Yaoshi once said, "The joy of shaking clothes for thousands of hills and washing feet for thousands of miles" also happened at this time. This pride is overwhelming. Although he wanted to see what the sharp weapons in the tomb looked like, he never dared to offend his seniors, so he sat with his arms crossed and breathed into the wind. He felt that his chest and abdomen were full of fresh air, as if he wanted to fly away on the wind.
Suddenly I heard several cooing sounds from the bottom of the mountain wall. I looked down and saw the divine eagle grabbing the cave on the cliff with its claws and leaping up. Although its body was heavy, its legs and claws were very powerful, and it was on the platform in an instant.
The divine eagle looked around for a moment, then nodded to Yang Guo and called several times, the sound was very peculiar.
Yang Guo smiled and said, "Brother Diao, it's a pity that I don't have the skills to understand your language. Otherwise, you could have told me the life of Senior Duhu." The divine eagle barked a few more times and stretched out his arms. He drew out his steel claws, grabbed the stone on the sword tomb, and moved it aside. Yang Guo thought: "Senior Dugu possesses peerless martial arts. He may have left behind some sword scriptures and other manuals." However, seeing the claws of the divine eagle rising and falling non-stop, it didn't take long before the stones on the tomb were moved away, revealing three swords lined up side by side. There is a long sword, and between the first and second swords, there is a long stone piece. Three swords and stone pieces are juxtaposed on a large bluestone.
Yang Guo lifted up the first sword on his right, and saw two lines of small words carved on the stone under the sword:
"Strong and fierce, invincible, use it to fight against the heroes of Heshuo before the weak crown." Fight."
When I looked at the sword again, I saw that it was about four feet long and gleaming with green light. It was a sharp weapon. He put the sword back to its original place and found a long stone piece. He saw that there were two lines of small words engraved on the bluestone under the stone piece:
"The Ziwei soft sword was used before the age of thirty. It is ominous to accidentally injure a righteous man." , It was abandoned in the deep valley."
Yang Guo thought to himself: "This is missing a sword. It turned out to be abandoned by him. I don't know how he accidentally injured the righteous man. This story will probably never be known." After a moment of confusion, he reached out for the second sword. He only lifted it a few feet, then dropped it with a groan. When it hit the stone, sparks flew everywhere, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
It turned out that the sword was black and unremarkable, but it was extremely heavy. A sword over three feet long actually weighed no less than seventy or eighty kilograms, which was compared to the heaviest golden sword on the battlefield. Euphorbia is especially several times heavier. Yang Guo couldn't imagine it when he mentioned it, but his hand suddenly felt heavy and he couldn't hold it anymore. So I leaned over and lifted it up again. This time I was on guard. It was no big deal to be able to lift a heavy object weighing seventy or eighty kilograms. Seeing that both sides of the sword were blunt and the tip was rounder, like a hemisphere, I thought: "This sword is so heavy, how can it be dexterous? What's more, it's strange that the tip of the sword doesn't speak." "When I looked at the stone carvings under the sword, I saw two lines of small characters:
"The heavy sword has no edge, and it is ingenious and has no workmanship. Before the age of forty, he relied on it to dominate the world."
Yang Guo He murmured the Chinese characters "A heavy sword has no edge, and a heavy sword has no skill." He seemed to have some understanding in his heart, but thinking about the swordsmanship in the world, no matter how different it is from one school to another, it is always light and quick. This heavy sword I don't know how to use the sword, and I can't help but remember the sages of the past.
After a long time, he put down the heavy sword and went to get the third sword. This time he was fooled again. He only knew that the sword must be as heavy as the front sword, so he used his left arm vigorously when lifting the sword. Nazhi held it in his hand, but it felt light and weightless. When he looked at it carefully, he saw that it was a wooden sword. The sword body and hilt had decayed over time, but the stone carvings under the sword said:
"After Forty Years Old , no matter what things are, plants, trees, bamboos, and stones can be used as swords. From then on, he practiced diligently and gradually reached the point where no sword is better than having a sword."
He placed the wooden sword respectfully in its place. He sighed and said, "Senior's magical skills are unimaginable." I wondered if there were any relics such as sword manuals left under the bluestone, so I reached out to grab the stone and lifted it up. I saw that there was already solid rock from the mountain wall under the stone. , there was nothing else, and I couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed. [1]
"Swordsman"
Dugu Qiubai (Epee)
I saw Feng Qingyang curling up his fingers and counting: "Return Sisters tend to be the same, and the same people are the same. A turns to C, B turns to Geng, and Geng turns to Gui. The friendship between Zi and Chou, the friendship between Chen and Wei, and the friendship between Wu and Lei are one change, and the mountains and rivers are one. Change, water and fire are one change. Qian and Kun stimulate each other, Zhen Dui stimulates each other, Li Xun stimulates each other. Three increases to become five, five increases to become nine..."——
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Feng Qingyang said: "Dugu's Nine Swordsmanship, advance and never retreat! All moves are offensive. If you attack the enemy, you have to defend. Of course you don't have to defend. Create this set of sword techniques Senior Dugu Qiubai, whose name is "Qiubai", has spent his whole life seeking defeat but cannot achieve it. With this sword technique, he is invincible in the world, so why defend him? If someone can attack him, he will defend himself with his sword. I am really overjoyed and overjoyed."
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At this time, Linghu Chong met an earth-shattering figure in today’s martial arts world. The martial arts of this character has reached a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people. Once inspired by him, all the mysteries and subtleties of the "Dugu Nine Swords" can be fully displayed. If Dugu Qiubai is resurrected, or if Feng Qingyang comes in person, he will be overjoyed to meet such an opponent. The "Dugu Nine Swords", in addition to being proficient in sword techniques, also relies heavily on the swordsman's spiritual understanding. Once it reaches the realm of free and unregulated swordsmanship, the swordsman's intelligence will increase, and the swordsmanship will increase. The higher it gets, every sword fight is like a great poet coming to inspiration and composing a good poem. [2]
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Sharp Sword Unintentional
Dugu Qiubai (Epee)
"Strong and Fierce , invincible, use it to compete with the heroes of Heshuo before the weak crown. "
The sharp sword level uses the sharpness of the sword to maximize the moves, and at the same time, the speed, internal strength, and consciousness are also improved simultaneously; Dugu Nine Swords. The core of martial arts theory is that there are no moves to win (meaning to defeat the opponent with the simplest, most direct, and most accurate moves without being constrained by moves). The moves are simple, direct, and precise; no move can be achieved. , and is very fast, has excellent awareness (discovering the opponent's flaws, making self-judgements, reacting extremely quickly, etc.) and has high internal strength.
The Dugu Nine Swords used by Linghu Chong belongs to the (sword level) level, and the moves reach the extreme; advanced consciousness, first-class speed, and high internal strength (the Dugu Nine Swords are not limited to the sharp sword level, but It is one of the essences of Dugu Qiubai’s entire martial arts). In the original version of Swordsman, Feng Qingyang said to Linghu Chong: The best swordsmanship? You are still far from superior swordsmanship. If you practice like this for ten or twenty years, you will be able to compete with first-class masters, and then you will win more and lose less.
The system described in Dugu Nine Swords is Dugu Qiufei’s martial arts system; it is also Dugu Qiufei’s swordsmanship system, and it is also Dugu Qiufei’s life experience system; it is a kind of growth and detachment. An understanding of nature and life.
This period should be the initial stage of the Dugu Nine Swords. Dugu Qiufei relied on his mastery of martial arts moves to win without any moves and with the sharpness of the sword and the precision of the sword. , The quickness of the attack, the anticipation of the enemy's opportunities, the shortcomings of the enemy, and the invincibility.
Then he continued to learn martial arts and practical combat experience through constant martial arts duels, so that the Dugu Nine Swords in his hand were continuously improved and supplemented. The reason why the first general formula of the Dugu Nine Swords has more than 3,000 words is that it should have been accumulated from this period and continued in the sword fighting career for many years.
The soft sword is impermanent
"The Ziwei soft sword was used before the age of thirty. It accidentally injured a righteous man and was unlucky, so it was abandoned in the deep valley."
The soft sword level is On the basis that the moves have been used to the extreme, they pursue the ultimate change; their consciousness is higher, their speed is faster than that of the sword level, and their internal strength is also higher than that of the sword level.
Use every move to attack, change your posture, and win with change and speed. Your body skills and shooting speed are like ghosts and ghosts, and straight like smoke. In the stage of using the Ziwei Soft Sword, Dugu Qiufei has reached the extreme stage of change; the Soft Sword is characterized by being extremely changeable, flexible, difficult to send and receive freely, and difficult to control; because its Soft Sword is difficult to control, its moves are extremely sharp. Due to the incident of "accidentally injuring a righteous man", Dugu Qiubai became obsessed with magic, and has since been given the title of Sword Demon.
About "impermanence": Simply put, fighting without moves; if one party is fast enough that the other party cannot even block it in time, it is impermanence, so "fast" is a kind of impermanence, such as Gu Long Ah Fei and Jing Wu Ming; if both sides are at the same speed, or the opponent will not be defeated due to speed, as long as one side's move is weird enough to catch the other side and make the other side feel surprised, they can take advantage of it in an instant. Therefore, "weirdness" is a kind of impermanence, which is represented by the Western Poison and the Northern Beggar in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" who meditate for a while and then fight for a while when they fight on Peach Blossom Island. According to my understanding, whether it is "kuai" or "weird", the common point is that it is changeable, so this realm is named after "impermanence".
The biggest feature of the soft sword is its versatility. Swinging the soft sword in the same posture will have very different effects depending on the initial state. A sword that "changes" and is "faster" than others may have reached the point of impermanence.
Dugu Qiufei must have understood all the changes of the Ruanjian and can use it at will, thus reaching a state that is almost impermanent; and he used the "impermanence and changeability" of the Ruanjian. The nature of Dugu Nine Swords further makes the sword intention of Dugu Nine Swords even more mysterious and bizarre, making him invincible in the world. (The change between hardness and softness should also be a kind of impermanence.)
The heavy sword has no edge
"The heavy sword has no edge, and the skill is useless. Before the age of forty, he relied on it to run rampant The world."
Compared to the soft sword era, the heavy sword era was a qualitative leap. It was a qualitative change from winning by relying on eccentricity to winning by using one's own hardware. The heavy sword has no edge and no skill. At this period, Dugu Qiubai's inner strength is extremely powerful. With the help of the power of the black iron heavy sword, an ordinary move can also exert great power. With the simplest, The most direct, precise and powerful force to defeat your opponent.
If the internal strength is superb and profound, even a mediocre palm or sword, as long as it is extremely fast and powerful, it will be unstoppable and unavoidable. No matter how the opponent uses his moves or whether there are any flaws in his martial arts, he only needs to swing his sword straight away; but if he teaches his strength to surpass the opponent, he can achieve the effect of defeating ten guilds with one force.
As Hong Qigong said in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" when he taught Guo Jing how to use the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms to deal with the Peach Blossom Falling Palm (the triple version is the Falling Heroic Sword Palm): "So you have to break her The only way to use the Lu Palm Technique is to ignore her truth or falsehood at all. When she comes to palm her, whether it's real or fake, you just give her the trick of 'arrogant and regretful'. If the move is powerful, it must be turned back to parry, and then it will be broken." What Hong Qigong said can prove the saying that a powerful heavy sword is better than an ever-changing soft sword. The so-called "heavy sword has no edge, and great skill has no workmanship." It means that there is no need for too many complicated skills. As long as the strength is strong enough and the power is fierce enough, when the relative strength is dominant, it is enough to defeat the enemy and defeat the opponent.
Wu Jian Wuzhen
Dugu Qiubai
After wielding a heavy sword and running rampant in the world, all Dugu Qiubai can do is to surpass himself. The pinnacle and limit. And the method he adopted was to take the extremely high state of martial arts masters, "flying flowers and picking leaves can hurt people" to the extreme, so he had the "Wooden Sword Wushu" whose sword power was not inferior to that of wielding the dark iron heavy sword. ".
There are only two ways for a light wooden sword to defeat a heavy one with a light one: one is to have exquisite sword skills and use fast to defeat slow ones; the other is to have abundant internal strength and rely on strong strength to overcome weak ones.
Judging from the process and results of Yang Guo stabbing snowflakes in the wilderness of the Sword Tomb and later practicing the wooden sword on the coast of the East China Sea, he has indeed managed to integrate the two into one.
Some people say that Yang Guo’s wooden sword was practiced incorrectly. He believes that the wooden sword should be like Zhang Sanfeng's Tai Chi sword, not sluggish in its movements, following the heart's desires, and using softness to overcome hardness to defeat the enemy. But as Zhou Botong said in Chapter 17 of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes": "Although gentleness can overcome strength, if you have practiced the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms like Hong Qigong, I can't defeat you." Hong. Qi Gong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are the strongest in the world, and Zhou Botong's Kongming Fist is the softest in the world. Only because Zhou Botong's skill was slightly inferior to that of Hong Qigong at that time, it resulted in a situation where softness could not overcome hardness.
However, if Zhou Yu's skill is better than Hong's, the result will be reversed. From this it can be seen that the strength and weakness of hardness and softness all depend on the amount of power of the two. The superior one wins and the inferior one loses. There is no distinction between strength and weakness in itself, just like the two poles of yin and yang, everything has its pros and cons. Zhang Sanfeng's wooden sword is indeed a very soft sword technique, but Dugu Qiufei's wooden sword is another extremely strong sword technique. There is nothing wrong with both of them, except that the former has internal energy in a circle and moves without any stagnation; the latter has powerful energy and unlimited power, each of which is the two levels of hardness and softness in martial arts.
Dugu Qiubai Comics (8 photos)
Just as Yang Guo realized when the heavy sword was first developed: "In the future, as the internal strength increases, the sword used will become lighter. Using a wooden sword is just like using a heavy sword, which means that the skill gradually increases from shallow to deep, and it all depends on one's own cultivation. As for swordsmanship, it only reaches its limit. "What he practiced was the most powerful swordsmanship. How to prove that what he practiced was correct? You can think about it: wouldn't it be much better to practice Zhang Sanfeng's Zhirou Swordsmanship in a secluded practice room or in a deserted valley than on the coast of the East China Sea, where pedestrians come and go from time to time? Under the impact of nature's turbulent ocean tide, is there any other way to take advantage of it besides using stronger force to resist it? As the divine eagle who has witnessed the entire process of Dugu Qiubai's wooden sword training, he is definitely fully aware of the practice of this sword technique from beginning to end.
So he ignored Yang Guo's intention to go north and forced him to take him to the coast of the East China Sea. He also drove him to the sea and made him practice swordsmanship. The supervisor was extremely strict, and it was not until six years later that Yang Guo had roughly reached the level of Dugu Qiufei who had mastered the wooden sword before he left the seaside with him and walked among the rivers and lakes. Some people may also say that the divine eagle was unable to defeat Yang Guo, who had greatly improved his skills, so he could only let him do whatever he wanted. But why does the divine eagle have to use force to persuade Yang Guo? Although it cannot speak, it still has a mouth that can roar loudly; as long as it feels that Yang Guo's sword skills are different from those in his memory, it can make trouble while Yang Guo is practicing; or it can roar loudly or shake its head. If the wings don't stop, there are many ways to interfere.
In addition, apart from the story itself, from the original intention of Master Jin Yong, it is impossible to write the protagonist of his novel into a ridiculous thing where he goes astray while practicing swordsmanship. Therefore, the wooden sword that Yang Guo learned under the guidance of the Divine Eagle according to the law and strict supervision of the work is indeed the swordsmanship that Dugu Qiubei learned back then!
Dugu Qiufei played by Huang Haibing (15 photos)
Some people say that Yang Guo regretted not bringing the Black Iron Sword to the enemy during the battle in Xiangyang, so they concluded that he was still fighting the enemy. In the sword period, such a judgment is too one-sided. The reason why the wooden sword is superior to the heavy sword is that it is superior in strength and can also rely on the agility of the weapon to be faster than the heavy sword. The object of comparison also refers to the self when the two realms were first formed, not the same period. Otherwise, in terms of the bonus to the power of stabbing, how could the black iron epee, which is regarded as the number one magic weapon in Jin Yong's novels, be inferior to a mere wooden sword that can be easily whittled? Proof that the stabbing power of the wooden sword can be enough to surpass that of the epee period can be found in Yang Guo's three duels against the divine eagle in different periods:
Yang Guo, who was about to master the epee, fought against the divine eagle. Performance (I still had to go down a mountain torrent before I could master it): "More than a month later, I could barely resist the amazing power of the divine eagle. I stabbed with my sword and heard the sound of the wind. I couldn't help but feel very happy." - " "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Chapter 26
It took less than a month to practice the wooden sword at the seaside: "I practiced like this twice a day. In less than a month, I felt that my skill had greatly improved. If I were on dry land He stabbed with the wooden sword, and there seemed to be a faint sound of surging. After that, the divine eagle made a show of attacking him, and avoided the front of the wooden sword, not daring to touch it with its wings." - "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Chapter 32. Back
After practicing the wooden sword at the seaside for six years, he perfected the magical skill: "At this time, Yang Guo held the wooden sword in his hand and stabbed against the waves. The strong wind from the sword could resist the huge waves. , even though the divine eagle is astonishingly powerful, it can no longer block the three moves and two moves of his wooden sword." - Chapter 32 of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
From barely drawing with the divine eagle to three moves The two moves made the opponent unable to resist. Yang Guo's skills improved greatly during these two periods; and this was the huge gain brought to his skills by constantly holding the wooden sword to fight against the huge waves. When he finally used the wooden sword The power produced is greater than when using divine weapons. It can be seen that the skill level of Dugu Qiufei's wooden sword technique has been a qualitative improvement compared to the heavy sword period. The danger of the sea tide is even more dangerous than the flash flood in the deserted valley: "The power of the tide comes from all directions, not as good as the flash flood that only rushes from top to bottom..." Yang Guo, who has mastered the epee in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", first enters When the tide hits, he becomes "so tired that his face turns pale". This shows the huge gap in skill between the two realms.
It's no wonder that Dugu Qiufei traveled thousands of miles to practice swordsmanship here. After mastering the wooden sword, he can "break the tree but the sword will continue", "strike against the waves in the sea tide, and the strong wind on the sword will be able to do it." Reject the huge waves.” It is said that "a wooden sword has no companions"!
No sword, no move
At this time, Dugu Qiufei has reached the highest level of martial arts. Referring to the example of Yang Guo's wooden sword skill, the power of the back palm can compete with the power of nature of the raging waves. At this time, Dugu Qiubei's cultivation level can only become more profound and exquisite. Sword refers to a form of fighting against enemies in martial arts. The wooden sword level has reached the point where everything in the world can be used as a sword; even if it is empty-handed, it still has a sword. Since he abandoned the sword in his hand, if he wanted to attack the enemy again, he could only turn his energy into a sword. The state that is not limited to specific acupoints and veins of the human body but can be arbitrarily embodied with Qi (internal force) is to defeat a sword without a sword. In addition, he has understood and mastered the method of defeating a sword without a move in his early years. It is the so-called "no sword, no move". Because the Qi sword is used to attack, the attacks can be executed quickly, freely and without restraint; because "Qi" is used to attack others, the killing power can be strong or weak. When it is strong, it can break rocks, and when it is weak, it can kill by tapping acupoints and pulses. The distance can be long or short, up to ten feet away for a long time, and can be gathered around for a short time for close combat. Compared with the past, the offensive method in the swordless period was to use the Qi sword to attack and defeat the enemy. Compared with attacking the enemy with a real sword, the biggest advantage of attacking the enemy with the air sword is the speed of the attack. This point was written in "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" when describing Duan Yu's intangible and qualitative Six Meridians Divine Sword. But the methods used by the two of them should be such flexible use of points. It's just that Duan Yu's Six Meridians Divine Sword still relies on the power of its moves, but it's not as easy as Dugu Qiubei, who has no moves for a long time. He can use the sword as he pleases without leaving any trace.
"Since then, I have practiced intensively and gradually reached the point where no sword can win with a sword." Some people may use the three words "gradually in" as evidence to think that Dugu Qiufei has never been able to achieve "no sword" in his life. However, don't forget that this is the "Sword Tomb". If there is no sword anymore, there is no need to add "no sword after the age of fifty" next to the wooden sword. If this is the case, it will be "showing off". With the attitude of seeking defeat, if you can't reach this state, who else in the past and present can? The highest state of Dugu Qiubai's martial arts is to have no sword in the hand and no sword in the heart. To be without a sword means to have no thoughts of killing in one's heart and to treat the enemy kindly. But what exactly is the swordless way? That’s it—the invisible air sword! But the invisible air sword is the most lethal of all martial arts! Why does the "least lethal" swordsmanship in the world possess the "most lethal" power in the world? ! "Don't kill" is one pole, and "kill" is the other pole. The two poles are opposites and unified, going back and forth, conditioning each other, and transforming each other. Killing means not killing, not killing means killing, killing and not killing, in one thought, You can kill or not, you don’t have to be persistent... A perfect person has no self, a god has no merit, and a saint has no name. What Dugu Qiubai is practicing is not only the realm of swordsmanship, but also the realm of life. Traveling freely in the world without relying on external objects is an ideal state of life. No matter whether a sword can cut through iron like clay or cannot be broken, it is no more than a foreign object. The highest state of swordsmanship is to defeat a sword without a move, and to defeat a sword without a sword, because there is no move to break, no sword to hit, and he himself has become a The sword transformed into an invisible energy sword is said to be invincible to the benevolent... It can turn everything or nothing into its own body and even mind into the most powerful weapon. The sky regards all things as stupid dogs, ruthlessness is great affection, and unintentionality is true intention. Everything has its own laws. Nature treats all things equally and evolves according to its inherent laws. Neither life nor life can be left outside. Realize the mutual dissolution of Neo-Confucianism and Humanities, and the harmonious integration of science and humanities and arts. Achieve a high degree of unity between the body, mind, and spirit of Taoist culture and the matter, energy, and information of modern science. Metaphors can thoroughly exhaust life (including human consciousness choices, value orientations, and all feelings) and inanimate nature (the laws of the evolution of all things). Swordless has an extremely broad meaning. The king of martial arts is the one who conquers without fighting. We might as well analyze: martial arts can strengthen the body, dredge the meridians and put the body in the best circulation state of harmony and interoperability, so that the body and mind are comfortable. It is said that medicine and martial arts have the same origin. To understand martial arts is to understand human beings themselves, to understand physiology and medicine, and to achieve the ultimate goal of exploring the laws of nature. In actual martial arts, the meaning of swordlessness can include: the influence of morality, the rule of tactics, the use of tricks, the use of poisons, sneak attacks with hidden weapons, the power of science and technology (this is the dominant force in actual combat in modern society), etc. . These all belong to the swordless level.
Humanities, society and artistic feelings determine people’s aesthetics and ultimate value orientation. The orientation of values ??is related to the destiny of mankind; the in-depth understanding of nature and laws is equivalent to the meaning of Dugu Qiufei in martial arts novels. , a power that nothing else can surpass.