In the "Snake-Condor War" in "The Condor", what would happen if Yang Guo rescued the snake?

As we all know, in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yang Guo obtained the black iron swordsmanship left by Dugu Qiubai. In just three months, he severely wounded Jinlun Dharma King in the Chongyang Palace. Iron sword technique defeated Qiu Qianren. Later, during the sixteen years apart from Xiao Longnu, he practiced swordplay in the raging waves of the South China Sea. Not only did he improve his swordsmanship, but his internal strength also reached its peak. It was precisely because of this unexpected encounter with the divine eagle that Yang Guo was able to achieve great achievements in martial arts. From then on, he became known as the "Condor Hero" and became a chivalrous person respected by everyone in the world.

However, as the saying goes, "Everything you gain must have a loss, and every loss must have a gain." Did Yang Guo's encounter with the Divine Eagle result in more "gains" or "loses"? Many people may think that the "gain" outweighs the "loss". After all, he obtained Dugu Qiubai's martial arts, greatly improved his martial arts, and became one of the "Five Ultimate Skills".

The editor thought so at first, but after reading "The Swordsman", this idea suddenly changed. Why? Everyone knows that there is also a handed down magical skill of Dugu Qiuba in "The Swordsman" - Dugu Nine Swords. This swordsmanship is completely different from the black iron swordsmanship practiced by Yang Guo in "The Condor". Xuantie swordsmanship emphasizes "heavy sword without edge, large skill without craftsmanship", the weight, strength and softness can be arbitrary, which is far better than the most ingenious sword moves in the world. The more ordinary sword moves, the harder it is for the opponent to resist. This heavy sword swordsmanship has no similarity with Dugu's Nine Swords, but is somewhat similar to Hong Qigong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. Hong Qigong once mentioned that the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon are designed to defeat all the bells and whistles. Regardless of whether the enemy's moves are true or false, they are full of tricks and ever-changing. Only one move is given to the enemy: "A strong dragon will regret it." When the enemy sees how powerful this move is, they will have to defend and parry. No, then the enemy's tricks will naturally be broken.

The Dugu Nine Swords is completely different. The basic core of the Dugu Nine Swords is speed, which also depends on the opponent. If the opponent is fast, you will be faster. If the opponent is slow, you will be slower. The judgment of speed and the speed of the shot , detect the enemy's flaw at the moment the enemy takes action, and then quickly defeat the enemy before the enemy has time to change his moves. For example, Linghu Chong was defeated in the battle between Heimuya and Dongfang Bubai because he was not fast enough and found the flaw but could not use his sword in time, so he could not break through it and was defeated. It can be seen from this that the Dugu Nine Swords are basically "quick swords". So is the Dugu Nine Swordsmanship superior to the Xuantie Swordsmanship?

The answer is yes. According to Feng Qingyang in "The Swordsman", Dugu Nine Swords is actually not a general conceptual martial arts move, but a set of swordsmanship theories. That’s why Feng Qingyang would say that it depends on your understanding, because it’s not about how difficult the movements are, or whether they can’t be done, but whether you can imagine them in your head. You need to use the Zen enlightenment model to understand them better. This principle is consistent with Zhang Sanfeng's Tai Chi sword technique. Tai Chi sword technique emphasizes "intention rather than force" and is about "seeking enlightenment" in swordsmanship. This is not the case with Xuantie Swordsmanship, which focuses more on internal strength. Of course, it was precisely because of this that when Yang Guo thought of the two options of "Swordsmanship is exquisite, use the fast to defeat the slow; have abundant internal strength, rely on the strong to defeat the weak." He decisively chose the latter. Therefore, in the realm of swordsmanship, Dugu Nine Swords is still superior. In other words, Dugu Nine Swords should be a set of martial arts that transcends moves and was created after Dugu Qiubai realized the "swordless" state and combined his lifelong experience.

When it comes to this, it seems to be back to the saying that "the only martial arts in the world that can't be broken is fast", because the Dugu Nine Swords still have to be fast to break the Sunflower Book. Therefore, to be precise, "fast sword" is the highest level. This is consistent with the story of Ah Qing fighting three thousand Yue Jia with a bamboo stick in "Yue Nu Sword".

Seeing this, we return to the "Snake and Eagle War". The divine eagle is strong but heavy but not as light and flexible as the snake. If Yang Guo had rescued the snake, he might have learned a completely different swordsmanship. It will be able to connect together Yang Guo's previously learned martial arts such as the Spiritual Snake Staff Technique, the Dog Fighting Stick Technique, and the Jade Girl's Heart Sutra, which focus on speed, and create a brand new martial arts. And if this is the case, he will have to take one less detour to achieve the "no move" of Dugu Nine Swords.