To become an elite level martial artist in wulin, it's best to become a master of both inner power and external fighting techniques. Which one is better to train first, however?
Wuxia fiction features a number of examples of elite level martial artists who first accumulated a vast amount of inner power before learning any fighting techniques: Deun Yu, Hui Juk, Yau Tan Tze, and Cheung Mo Gei are a few examples of such individuals.
On the other hand, there are also a number of elite martial artists who first acquired a variety of fighting techniques before truly training in high-level inner power techniques. Gwok Jing, Yeung Gor, and Ling Wu Chung would fall into this category.
Since wuxia characters have been demonstrably successful with either approach, does it matter at all whether one masters inner power accumulation or technique first?