Jumping across the ocean

[PJ]

Shi Potian is the best known ocean leaper in Jin Yong universe.

Of course, what he really did was leap off a boat and land on a piece of wooden flank that he threw across the water.

But since we're talking about jumping across the ocean, I just want people to know, that Rong Cai from "Sword Stained With Royal Blood" also performed a qualifying ocean leap:

双足一顿，提气向岸上跃去 ... 荣彩下落时见足底茫茫一片水光，正自惊惶，突见船板飞到，恰好落在脚下水面之上，当真大喜过望，左脚在船板 上一借力。跃上了岸

Not only did Rong Cai land on the wooden flank, he used it as the middle station for a longer leap to the land.

Rong Cai is the answer to jumping across the ocean during the final Ming era.

[PJ]

It turns out Rong Cai ain't the only bloke besides Shi Potian to jump across the ocean. Zhang Cuishan also did something similar across the Qiantang River:

眼见那帆船离岸数丈，无法纵跃上船，狂怒之
下，伸掌向岸边一株枫树猛击，喀喀数声，折下两根粗枝。他用力将一根粗枝往江中掷去
，左手提了另一根树枝，右足一点，跃向江中，左足在那粗枝上一借力，向前跃出，跟着
将另一根粗枝又抛了出去，右足点上树枝，再一借力，跃上了船头

Interestingly, a distance of several zhang was beyond his ability to leap forward. And yet, two random guys in SPW (whom LHC owned with his eyes) could effortlessly leap several zhang backwards. Hmm...

[wkeej]

Does Qiu Qianren in LOCH (鐵掌水上飄) qualify too?

[PJ]

No, unless he actually jumped across the ocean. The nickname of "Iron Palm Drifting on Water" is a reference to his lightness kung fu in general.

[wkeej]

No, unless he actually jumped across the ocean. The nickname of "Iron Palm Drifting on Water" is a reference to his lightness kung fu in general.

But Shi Potian never jump too. He uses a wood/log.
Ok, QQR never jump too. But he "walks/runs" across water unaided with his qing qong.

[Ken Cheng]

Poor Jin Yong...he had to settle for writing wuxia fiction, when all he really wanted to do was write Marvel and DC superhero comics.

[PJ]

But Shi Potian never jump too. He uses a wood/log.
Ok, QQR never jump too. But he "walks/runs" across water unaided with his qing qong.

"Jumping across the ocean" is of course an exaggeration, but that's the language that has stuck around here. If QQR actually walked on water then it would be beyond amazing. But I doubt he did.

[wkeej]

"Jumping across the ocean" is of course an exaggeration, but that's the language that has stuck around here. If QQR actually walked on water then it would be beyond amazing. But I doubt he did.

He only walks across rivers/lakes, not oceans.