Originally Posted by
augster123
I was always under the impression that XM Elders' Lightness Kungfu was very mediocre and yet they're better than famed Wudang Heroes, even with their "Cloud Stairs" Lightness Skill?
It's an assertion that's been made here before, but reading it again, it doesn't explicitly compare He Biweng with Yu Lianzhou. The passage does compare Yin Susu with him though, and he looks pretty impressive in this passage. From chapter 9 - Eternal delight as the seven heroes reunited.
That soldier also couldn’t handle Yu LianZhou’s palm either, and fell
off the horse. He then carried WuJi and ran forward. Applying lightness
kung fu, he was already forty-some meters away in an instant.
When Zhang CuiShan caught up to Yu LianZhou, he saw a pale expression on
his second brother. Knowing that he’s seriously injured, Zhang CuiShan
went over to help him.
Yin SuSu cared deeply for her child, and kept chasing. But that
Mongolian soldier’s lightness kung fu is much better than hers. He
quickly disappeared into the distance. Even so, Yin SuSu still wouldn’t
give up. She only had one thought in mind, “Even if it costs me my life,
I still must get my son back.”
Yu LianZhou whispered, “Quick, get sister-in-law to stop chasing…” Zhang
CuiShan raised his spear and killed the two soldiers besides them. He
asked, “How’s your injury?” Yu LianZhou said, “It’s no big deal. First…
first catch sister-in-law.” Zhang CuiShan was afraid that there are more
kung fu experts among the remaining soldiers. So he went around and
killed all the soldiers first. Then he got on a horse to chase after Yin
SuSu.
After a few miles, he finally saw Yin SuSu. But her steps are staggered,
obviously from exhaustion. Zhang CuiShan picked her up onto the horse.
Yin SuSu pointed forward, and cried in tears, “He’s gone. I couldn’t
catch up, couldn’t catch up.” And then her eyes closed, and fainted.
So He Biweng outpaced a horse over a number of miles until they gave up the chase. Of course, we later also see that the average Mongolian soldier is faster than the Xuanming elders. Which means the average Mongolian soldier must have lightness skills to rival Qiu Qianren and the Ancient Tomb. No wonder the Mongols conquered the world.