YG created sad palms from a wide varity of skills, the only skill of the five experts he did not learn were yiyang finger and HL18P. but he did have skills equal to both, toad stance and divine flicking finger. after he created his sad palms, he fought with zhou butong who declared that the best skill is sad palms. . the skills he learned amount to jade maiden skills, QZ skills, toad stance,snake and crane staff, 9yin(partly), reverse 9yin, jade flute swordplay, divine flicking skill, and dugu skills. any of these are equal to HL18P. so is sad palms superior to HL18P?