Was it ever stated how long it took HR to learn the full Dog Beating Stick (DBS).
I was trying to compare the learning curve for XF/H7G and HR.
Given that H7G was not fully confident of his DBS before the 1st Mt Hua, it would seem that he did take some time to master that skill (unless its so coincidental that his Master taught him that skill 2 days before the competition).
XF was pronounced chief only very shortly before the incident where he got thrown out of Beggar Sect, so unless Wang Jian Tong taught him the skill before he was made chief (not possible given the rules of the Sect), he must have learnt it in a rather short time.
YG seemed to have understood everything when H7G and HR talked about the techniques and inner aspects pretty instantly too.
So was H7G slow in that aspect?