CC's translation of Xhu Zhu's fight.
Below is CC (from Jin yong forum)'s translation of Xhu Zhu's fight with Kau Mor Chee. I apologize not being free to fill in the gaps. Pls thank CC!
Jiu Mo Zhi smiled and said 'I wouldn't dare! If reverend Xuan Sheng would give some pointers?' With those words
he twisted his torso, raised his left palm flatly while his right fist shot out straight with a shout. There was a 'Tang'
sound and the tripod copper incense brazier in front of the Buddha jumped up in the air! This was a move from the Jing
Gang Fist called the Luo Zhong Dong Ying (Luo Zhong Northen Image?). To cause a striking sound from the brazier
without contacting it would not be considered difficult, but to cause the brazier to jump vertically while the fist shot out
horizontally showed a deep mastery of the essense of the Jing Gang Fist.
Without waiting for the brazier to drop itself, Jiu Mo Zhi struck out with his left palm, using the She Fu Wai Dao
(ambushing the outer path?) technique from the Ban Rou Palm (way of the palm?) skill. The brazier spun half a circle in the air and incense ash
flew out from all directions, obscuring it. At this point, as the force of his Jing Gang Fist dissipated and the brazier
started to drop, Jiu Mo Zhi stuck out his thumb and a thick stream of energy issued forth, pushing the brazier half a
foot to left, with three rapid motions of his thumb, the brazier moved shifted one half feet to the side before finally
dropping to the floor. The senior Shaolin monks gave a sad sigh, knowing that although the 3 nudges of his thumb
looked plain, it contained extraordinary internal strength and was a move from the Demon Humiliating Finger called
Thrice Entering Hell. The significance of the name was that the intense training for each nudge was equivalent to
going through the pain of entering hell.
As the ashes fell, an object revealed itself. The assembled monks gave a shout of shock as the object revealed
itself to be a copper palm print, five fingers spread, shining in the light, without a trace of the ash on it.
Jiu Mo Zhi gave a laugh as he waved his sleeve, 'This Buddist Robe Demon Subduing Skill of mine is still raw,
would the Abbot please instruct?' As his words finished, the brazier 7 feet away started rocking and several rocking
motions later, was spun round to reveal that a shining palm print had been gourged from the metal. The junior monks
then realised that the palm strength from his earlier She Fu Wai Dao was like the sharpest of treasured blades, able to
cut out a palm print from the copper brazier. (more fuel for the deterioration theorists!)
After witnessing those 3 techniques, Xuan Sheng felt dread in his heart, fearing that what this monk had claimed was
true, that Shaolin's 72 Supreme Skills originated from Tibet since his mastery of the skills' essense was
way above Shaolin's own. Clasping his hands in salute, he praised 'Great Master's (how the heck do you translate
Guo Shi?) divine skills has humbled me, I am in much admiration!'
Jiu Mo Zhi's last technique of Buddist Robe Demon Subduing Skill was an art which Abbot Xuan Ci had spent a
lifetime studying. Yet Xuan Ci noted that Jiu Mo Zhi could easily laugh and speak without fear of disrupting his
inner energy flow while turning the brazier round with a flick of his sleeve, showing mastery of the skill way above
Xuan Ci's own. At this display of skill, the entire hall fell into silence, only to be broken by a long sigh from the
Abbot Xuan Ci 'An old monk (how do you translate Lao Na???) has his eyes opened today! A sky above the sky,
humans above humans. I have trained for years, yet am insignificant in front of Great Master. Brother Bo Luo Xing,
Shaolin's shallow waters are not meant to retain a dragon, we can no longer force you to stay, please do as you will.'
With those words, Bo Luo Xing and Zhe Luo Xing were overjoyed.
Quick summary to get to next fight. Xuan Ci lets the goon leave with his elder disciple since Jiu Mo Zhi's mastery
of the shaolin forms make it pointless to try to maintain shaolin's skills from spreading by imprisoning Bo Luo
Xing. BLX only know 3 skills, inconsequantial compared to JMZ. Xuan Ci is depressed since he knows that Shaolin's
reputation as leader of the martial arts world has been doomed, within a month, the whole wu lin will hear of this
humilitation. Shaolin's several hundred years of reputation is hence doomed under his leadership (where's
sweeper monk when he is needed huh?) Xu Zhu sees his senior monks all in tears (bunch of babies!) but is puzzled
since he can clearly see that JMZ is using Xiao Wu Xiang Gong as inner power. Its also mentioned here that the
3 techiniques (ban ruo palm, jing gang fist and demon finger) have their own unique inner power techniques. Xuan
Sheng and Bo Luo Xing were using them with buddhist power, JMZ was not. The senior shaolin monks could see that
JMZ was not using shaolin style power, but with no training in taoist kung fu, they just thought that tibetan buddist
inner power looked different.
Ok a bit of side track here. its mentioned at this point that Tong Lao's teacher only taught Xiao Wu Xiang Gong to
Li Qui Shiu, so she was hopping mad when she saw that Xu Zhu had inherited Xiao Wu Xiang Gong power from
Wu Ya Zi, proving that WYZ and LQS were close. But its also stated that Xu Zhu later learnt the essense of Xiao
Wu Xiang Gong from the Ling Jiao Gong secret cave, meaning that Tong Lao had access to it all along? But she didnt
bother to learn it? Was Ling Jiao Gong the actual site of Xiao Yao Pai's founder? Tong Lao didnt learn it even
though she had access to it due to her following her teacher's wishes? Or was Ba Hwang Wo Du Zhun better?
Bei Ming has no internal power generation since WYZ cultivated Xiao Wu Xiang Gong? Lots of questions...
Ok back to the story, quick summary continues... JMZ continues to insult shaolin verbally, asking Abbot to
publicly admit that shaolin stole tibetan techniques. Getting the monks all worked up. he goes on to say shaolin
is not even up to Tian Long Shi in Dali's standards, what a disappointment (again, where's sweeper monk when
he is needed to take out the rubbish?) Among the angry shaolin monks, one guy steps up...ok next fight begins..
Jiu Mo Zhi laughed ' I have long admired Reverend Xuan Du's Nian Hua Zhi (flower massaging finger??) , I am
so lucky to witness it personally' with those words, 2 fingers on his right hand started rubbing each other as if
rolling flower petals. Both monk slowly raised their right hands, and in rapid succession fired off 3 shots with their
fingers. There were 3 sounds of 'Bo Bo Bo' as the energy collided (this looks like Tan Zi Shen Tong without the
rocks! further fuel for deterioration theory) and with a quick flash, Xuan Du's chest sprouted 3 jets of fresh blood!
In the exchange, Xuan Du's skills were inferior and therefore received 3 strikes to his chest. The effect was as if
3 sharp knives had stuck him.
Fast Forward Mode : Novel goes on to say how kind Xuan Du was, how all the junior monks loved him. How
Xu Zhu once spent 8 months serving him and learnt Luo Han Fist from Xuan Du. Seeing that Xuan Du was
heavily injured, Xu Zhu dashed forward and used the techniques Xu Xing He taught him to immediately heal
Xuan Du. With his inner strength, he quickly sealed Xuan Du's 11 pressure points. With one palm tap, he caused
Xuan Du's blow flow to actually reverse back into his chest! Xuan Du with a weak voice praises JMZ's flower
finger skill, but Xu Zhu loudly points out that JMZ was not using flower finger skill or buddhist style kung fu at
all. JMZ then asks what skill he was using if not buddhist skill? Xu Zhu then uses his own Xiao Wu Xiang Gong to
fire off 3 fingers at a large bell, causing 3 immese chimes to fill the hall.
'Excellent kung fu!' shouts Jiu Mo Zhi 'Please test out one move from my Prana Palm!' as he starts to fold his
hands together as in greeting, but before his hands meet each other, a loud 'Hu!' is heard and a palm strike is
issued forth from both palms, the force of the palm strike rushing towards Xu Zhu. This strike was the Heavenly
Wind of the Gorges from the Prana Palm. Xu Zhu could see the fierce power of the palm strike, and knew he had
no choice but to block it, thus executing a stroke from the Tian Shan Liu Yang Palm to dissipate the incoming
strike. Jiu Mo Zhi sensed that Xu Zhu's palm stroke was of strong absorbtion power, perfect for controlling the
palm force from the Heavenly Wind of the Gorges strike. Recognising the essense of Xiao Wu Xiang Gong, he
shivered inwardly but laughed and said 'Little Master, is this a kung fu from the Buddhist school? I have come
to this Great Temple today to witness the divine skills of Shaolin, how can you use the skills of an outside
school of thought? Shaolin's martial arts are considered number 1 or 2 within the Great Song Empire, is that
reputation a fallacy?' Jiu Mo Zhi had seen through Xu Zhu's kung fu base, and had no confidence of defeating
him, thus decided to use words to force him to use Shaolin Kung Fu.
How could Xu Zhu (being the dumbass that he is) understand the hidden intentions of his words? Honestly
replying 'I am a lowly monk of no great talent, and have only been able to learn a set of Luo Han Fist and Wei
Tuo Palm, the basic skills of my sect. How can I be qualified to match techniques with Great Master?' Jiu Mo
Zhi cackled 'Since it is so, you should thus know that you are not my equal, so begone!' Xu Zhu answered
'Yes!' folded his arms in salute and retreated back to group of junior monks of his own rank.
Abbot Xuan Ci being of great intelligence (yeah right, who got #####ered by Murong Bo huh?) did not know
where Xu Zhu's skills were from, but recognised just from a few strokes that they were of ultra complexity
and deep inner strength, enough to face up to Jiu Mo Zhi. Since Shaolin was in such a difficult spot now,
he might as well use Xu Zhu to help out. Thus Xuan Ci spoke out 'Great Master claims to be skilled in all
72 Shaolin Ultimate Skills, brilliant in talent, deserving of admiration. Shaolin's kung fu is coarse and shallow,
unworthy of Great Master. Xu Zhu, you are ranked of the third generation in Shaolin, thus unworthy of
sparring with the number 1 Great Master of Tibet. But since Great Master has travelled many miles, this
is a rare opportunity, please use Luo Han Fist and Wei Tuo Palm and ask Great Master for instruction.' With
these words, he had indicated that being of 3rd generation, even if Xu Zhu lost it would be of little matter, but
if by chance he can last for the period of 1 or 2 joss sticks, Jiu Mo Zhi would have no more basis for his
arguments.
Hearing the abbots commands, Xu Zhu immediately obeyed and walked forward, clasping his hands in
greeting 'Great Master please be lenient!' thinking that since Jiu Mo Zhi is his senior, would definitely not
strike first, but as his arms were engaged in greeting it formed the stance from Wei Tuo Palm called Ling
Shan Li Fo (Mountain's Gift to Buddha?). Xu Zhu had spent his time in Shaolin half in prayers and half in
studying kung fu, thus over more then 10 years, he became very familiar with the skills of Luo Han Fist and
Wei Tuo Palm. This stance of Mountain's Gift to Buddha was meant to show respect to the opponent and
was not good for fierce duels. But with the force of Xiao Yao Pai's three supreme elders, Tong Lao's detailed
teachings and the learnings from the murals on Ling Jiao Palace, his inner force had benefited greatly. Thus
as he bowed in greeting, a great force rippled through his robes and circulated throughout his body, protecting
it.
Jiu Mo Zhi knew that there was no backing out from this fight, thus shot out with his palms, the wind force
generated from his palm strength softly reveberated with a 'Bi Bi Bu Bu', this was an elite technique from
the Prana Palm. Wei Tuo Palm was a basic skill from Shaolin, new disciples would first learn Luo Han Fist,
then Wei Tuo Palm. Prana Palm was an elite kung fu, to progress from Wei Tuo Palm to Prana Palm would
require 30 to 40 years. Prana Palm was one of Shaolin's 72 Supreme Skills, progress in it will never end. As
one continues practising it, one's palm strength will continue to improve in power and purity, there being no
end to its potential. Ever since Shaolin's founding, Wei Tuo Palm has never met Prana Palm, being from 2
extreme ends of Shaolin's kung fu spectrum. Even if a teacher was instructing his disciple, if the teacher
could execute Prana Palm, the disciple would at least be capable of replying with Da Mo Palm, Tiger
Subduing Palm (isnt there a Tiger Subduing Fist too?) or Buddha's Thousand Hand Technique etc etc.
Xu Zhu seeing the incoming attack, slanting his body and pushed out with his palms, using the Buddhist Law
of the Mountain Pass stance from the Wei Tuo Palm, the palm technique was plain, but the strength behind it
was massive. Jiu Mo Zhi fluidly twisted his body and struck out with a Wu Xiang Jie Zhi, finger aimed at
his opponent. As Xu Zhu slanted his body to dodge, Jiu Mo Zhi had already predicted his move and shot
out with a punch from the Da Jing Gang Fist, there was a loud 'Peng!' as his fist struck Xu Zhu in the shoulder.
As Xu Zhu rapidly retreated 2 steps, Jiu Mo Zhi chortled 'Does little master admit defeat?' thinking that the
great force of his Da Jing Gang Fist would have shattered Xu Zhu's shoulder bones to powder. But Xu Zhu's
Bei Ming Zhen Qi was protecting his body, such that he only felt a pain from his shoulder. Using his hands
to rub his robes, he crossed his palms left to right, this was a stance called 'The Perpertual River Flows to
Sea' , the force of his twin palms like the rolling waters of the rivers and sea. Jiu Mo Zhi was stunned to see
that not only was Xu Zhu uninjured, but his return strike was full of intensity. Jiu Mo Zhi raised his palms to
defend while striking rapidly with his legs, in an instant, 6 kicks had been struck on Xu Zhu's heart. This was
one of Shaolin's 72 Skills, the 'Formless Image Kick' each kick was followed by another as if it was an
identical image. Each kick was delivered with such speed that Xu Zhu only jumped by by the 6th strike. But
Jiu Mo Zhi would not let Xu Zhu recover, following with 2 consecutive finger strikes of the 'Duo Luo Finger'.
Xu Zhu assumed the 'Drawing a bow on horseback' stance and replied with a punch from the 'Luo Han Fist'
called the 'Black Tiger Stealing Heart'. Although the punch was a coarse and basic technique, his Xiao Wu
Xiang Gong powering it was able to match the rock and iron smashing force of Jiu Mo Zhi's 2 finger strikes.
Jiu Mo Zhi had the intention to show off, thus once his finger strike was dissipated, he instantly changed
his attack to a chop, utilising the technique of 'Burning Wood Knife Skill'. This skill was such that a master
could strike multiple blows on a piece of wood but not scratch it one bit, but the heat from the chop will
set the wood ablaze. Xiao Feng's teacher Xuan Ku was once a master of this skill, but since his passing,
no one in Shaolin knew the skill. This 'Burning Wood Knife Skill' Jiu Mo Zhi used was totally different from
the 'Blazing Knife Skill' he used at the Heavenly Dragon Temple in Dali. Fiercely chopping and slashing with
his hands as if they were knives, this was a pure Shaolin technique. With a chop, he struck down on Xu Zhu's
right arm. 'Very Fast!' Xu Zhu shouted as he shot out with his right fist, but halfway through his punch, another
knife blow landed on his right arm. Jiu Mo Zhi's force was concentrated on his hand edge, his chops being
the equal of an iron knife, being able to sever necks and limb alike, but Xu Zhu had withstood 2 chops and
showed no signs of damage, yet Jiu Mo Zhi's palms ached with a deep pain.
Jiu Mo Zhi was shocked. Even if this little monk had mastered the 'Golden Bell Armour Skill' or the 'Iron
Robe Technique', he shouldn't be able to withstand such heavy blows. Could he be wearing some form
of protective armour under his robes? Thinking thus, Jiu Mo Zhi aimed only at Xu Zhu's face. 'Da Zhi Wu
Ding Zhi' 'Qu Fan Nou Zhi' 'Ji Mie Zhua' 'Yin Tuo Lou Zhua' (someone help me translate these? I never
seen so many techniques in 1 fight), 6 or 7 different Shaolin elite skills were displayed, all aimed at Xu
Zhu's eyes and face. With such a fierce attack, Xu Zhu panicked and retreated, unable to even use any
move from the Wei Tuo Palm. Striking out with fist after fist, every punch was the identical 'Black Tiger
Stealing Heart', but each punch drove Jiu Mo Zhi back buy half a foot. With just this half foot separation,
all of Jiu Mo Zhi's strikes could not hit their target. In an instant, Jiu Mo Zhi used 16 different Shaolin
techniques, striking repeatedly.
The assembled Shaolin monks look on in a daze. Jiu Mo Zhi's claim to knowing all 72 skills was
definitely true, yet Xu Zhu could hold out by using the same 'Black Tiger Fist' repeatedly. His punches
were clumsy and awkward, yet each punch increased in strength. With each punch, Jiu Mo Zhi was kept at
bay, none of his strikes closing to within a foot of Xu Zhu's face. Jiu Mo Zhi recognised the Xiao Wu
Xiang Gong in Xu Zhu, noticing that although he had much greaert inner strength, he could not utilise it
to its full potential. Seeing that Xu Zhu was throwing another Black Tiger Fist, he intercepted with
both hands, a technique from Shaolin called 'Dragon Claws' , left hand grabbing Xu Zhu's little
finger, right hand grabbing Xu Zhu's thumb, gathering his energy, he prepared to break Xu Zhu's
fingers.
Feeling the pain in his fingers, Xu Zhu instinctively used his 'Tian Shan Zhe Mei Shou', right wrist
turning a half circle, flipping over and grabbing Jiu Mo Zhi's left wrist.
Jiu Mo Zhi was cheering at intercepting the fist with his 'Dragon Claws' when his opponent used
a strange and strong technique, grabbing his wrist in return. Although he was steeped in kung fu
knowledge, this 'Tian Shan Zhe Mei Shou' was unknown to him, with a shock, it felt like his left
wrist was encased in iron locks. But in Xu Zhu's haste to stop Jiu Mo Zhi's attacks, he forgot to
immobilise Jiu Mo Zhi, hanging on to his wrist blankly. Jiu Mo Zhi gathered his strength and
surged his inner force, hoping to break Xu Zhu's grip. Xu Zhu felt a numbness in his hands, and
in his fear of Jiu Mo Zhi breaking free and resuming his attacks, his Bei Ming Zhen Qi surged
forward as he blindly increased his inner force. Although his kung fu and Duan Yu's were from
the same source, he never learnt the technique of absorbing inner strength (like he needs any
more!), thus he could not leech any inner force even as he grabbed on to Jiu Mo Zhi's wrists.
Jiu Mo Zhi tried three times to break free with all his inner force, but failed. In his panic his
right palm shot out towards Xu Zhu's neck. In his panic, he forgot about using Shaolin Kung
Fu, this chop was an original skill from his Tibetan school. Xu Zhu countered this with a Tian
Shan Liu Yang Zhang from his left hand. Jiu Mo Zhi repeatedly struck with his palm, and
Xu Zhu repeatedly countered with his Liu Yang Palm, his palm was soft like cotton, dissipating
the fierce strikes completedly. Both their bodies were locked in close contact, and each
strike only had 7 or 8 inches to travel, yet each blow was filled with great force. Jiu Mo Zhi
struck with great force, the assembled monks could see that his chops were like fierce
knives, having acheived supreme mastery of this technique. The fierce wind from his
chops gusted in all directions and the junior monks retreated in fear. The senior monks
were not fearful of being harmed, but still gathered their inner strength for protection.
Xu Zhu had studied the Liu Yang Zhang intensely due to his wish to cure the Life and Death
Talisman, and from the murals in Ling Jao Palace had understood the intricacies of the
skill. But he had never used this skill in combat, and without practice was fighting such an
elite opponent. Even though his skill was great, and inner force immense, could only
use 20 to 30 percent of his potential (so he has about 4 times Jiu Mo Zhi's strength?) Jiu
Mo Zhi's attacks increased in intensity and strength, while Xu Zhu was only concerned with
defence. Fearful of losing his life should Jiu Mo Zhi break free, Xu Zhu hung on to his
left wrist, not letting Jiu Mo Zhi attack with his left arm.
With his left arm trapped, Jiu Mo Zhi could not utilise all his techniques, while Xu Zhu only
had to worry about defending with and against one arm. Thus Jiu Mo Zhi's effectiveness
was halved, while Xu Zhu's 20% effectiveness was doubled.
One joss stick had burned down in the time the 2 fighters exchanged over 100 blows. The
senior monks could see that both fighters were right-handed, but Xu Zhu was using his
right hand to trap Jiu Mo Zhi's left hand, leaving his left arm to defend against Jiu Mo
Zhi's right arm, disadvantaging him.
**skipping some non fighting paragraphs about monks being shocked at xu zhu's
power and no one interfering as it would ruin Shaolin's repute****
Another 100 plus strokes were exchanged, as Xu Zhu's fear eroded, his understanding
of Liu Yang Zhang increased with each stroke, 9 out of 10 strokes were defensive. But
as time passed, 2 or 3 strokes out of 10 were offensive. Seeing this, the monks were
quietly cheering.
**skipping some more inner thoughts of the bystanders****
At this point, Xu Zhu was attacking 40% of the time, his inner strength surged and
Xiao Yao Pai's techniques naturally came forward. The watching monks all thought
inwardly that if they were struck by even one such blow, they would die or be crippled.
Since Shaolin's founding, none of the disciples were female, and Shaolin's path
has been straight and noble. All of Shaolin's kung fu were meant to subdue without
killing. But Tong Lao's and Li Qui Shui's techniques were the opposite, filled with
killing intent and deviously evil. Jiu Mo Zhi gathered his energy and tried 3 times to
break free, yet Xu Zhu's strength only seemed to increase. In his haste, he struck out
with 3 loud palm strikes, yet all were blocked. In desparation, he reached into his
socks and pulled out a dagger, aiming at Xu Zhu's shoulder. Xu Zhu had only
learned bare handed fighting, and was at a loss at how to intercept. Using his
'Tian Shan Zhe Mei Shou' he grabbed ahold of Jiu Mo Zhi's right hand in a
swift and accurate movement. At this point, Jiu Mo Zhi pushed out with his palm
force, and the dagger leapt out of his hand, plunging to the hilt into Xu Zhu's
shoulder.
**at this point, the fight is over. Xu Zhu's 4 maids jump out with their
swords at JMZ, XZ lets go of his arm, JMZ uses his Burning Knife Chop
and breaks their swords, and reveals that they are female, shaming
shaolin***
This is exhausting work. I now understand how hard it must be for
Moinellion and Lanny to try to translate the whole book