Nine Yin Manual Techniques

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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.

Guo incorporates parts of the manual's skills into his own repertoire of martial arts and becomes stronger. The power of his 'Eighteen Dragon Subduing 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. May 01, 2020 Yin yoga is the perfect compliment to our yang style of yoga practice. Yang yoga practices include popular techniques such as vinyasa flow, ashtanga, power yoga and even hatha. Yin yoga is a very passive approach to yoga where you perform the majority of the poses seated on the floor or laying down.

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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.

Martial arts and skills[edit]

• 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).

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.

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.

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.

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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. 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.

Nine Yang Manual

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

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1. ^ Cha, Louis. The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳). Hong Kong Commercial Daily, 1957 - Chapter 16
2. ^ Cha, Louis. The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳). Hong Kong Commercial Daily, 1957 - Chapter 16

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