Unfortunately, “it blooms early and fades late”

The most powerful sect in the martial arts world of Kim Dung

Shaolin is still considered the strongest sect in Kim Dung's works. Because when evaluating the strength of a sect, there are some criteria that cannot be ignored, such as the period of prosperity and history of lineage. A sect that exists for a long time is a testament to their strength.

However, in the world of martial arts built by Kim Dung and the Shaolin sect, there are not many masters who have reached the “First in the World” level. Only Vo Danh Than Tang in Thien Long Bat Bo was considered the strongest master of that time. Even Patriarch Dat Ma in the world of martial arts Kim Dung is not necessarily the number one expert of his time. Because Tieu Ngao Giang Ho mentioned that what this Patriarch passed down was mostly methods of physical training. This shows that Patriarch Bodhidharma's influence on posterity is mainly in the spiritual aspect.

In subsequent works such as The Condor Heroes, The Condor Heroes, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Laughing Jianghu, the Shaolin sect is almost always at the peak of martial arts. But, Shaolin also had relatively quiet periods. For example, during the “Double Condor” period (Condor Hero and Condor Heroes), the Shaolin Sect briefly weakened due to the Fire Dau Tuo incident. Fire Cong Dau Da is the name for a person who specializes in cooking at the Shaolin Temple of the Shaolin sect. In the past, due to being bullied, he felt resentment but tried to hold it in, and for a long time secretly learned martial arts in the temple.

It is worth mentioning that after overcoming the difficult period, Shaolin became one of the strongest sects in the Y Thien era. From there, it can be seen that the strength of the Shaolin sect is extremely durable.

According to the Sohu news site, another sect that possesses three of the world's best masters in just a few short decades has surpassed Shaolin. During periods of Shaolin weakness, the sect quickly usurped the throne. That is the Toan Chan religion during the Song Dieu period.

The martial arts of the Song Dieu period used the Five Greats to determine the martial arts position, but in reality, The strength of Dong Ta, Tay Doc, Nam De, and Bac Cai is not as good as Vuong Trung Duong. During Hoa Son's first discussion, all four people worshiped Vuong Trung Duong.

However, talking about Vuong Trung Duong and the sect he founded is not about how strong his strength is, but about the fact that in just a few short decades the Toan Chan sect has appeared three of the world's greatest masters.

The three top experts in the world of Toan Chan Sect

The first expert of Toan Chan Sect was of course Vuong Trung Duong. Dong Ta, Tay Doc, Nam De, Bac Cai are all characters who can roam freely in martial arts, but when it comes to Vuong Trung Duong, They cannot hide their respect. Taking Dong Ta Hoang Duoc Su, who was famous for his arrogance, as an example, he once commented on Vuong Trung Duong: “Since the death of the real Vuong Trung Duong, there is no longer anyone in the world worthy of the title of the number one in the world.”

And Chu Ba Thong, when recalling the old Hoa Son sword discussion, also proved that the gap in strength between Vuong Trung Duong and the remaining four people was not small. Original writing: “It was at the end of winter that year, the top of Hoa Son was covered with snow. The five of them talked and competed in martial arts, in the heavy snow, like that for seven days and seven nights. Finally, Dong Ta , Tay Doc, Nam De, Bac Cai All four of you must admit that the martial arts of my senior brother, Vuong Trung Duong, are the best in the world.”

If they hadn't completely lost hope of victory, how could these four martial arts experts have given up the opportunity to compete for the title of number one in the world? Furthermore, the winner also gets to own the Nine Yin Chan Sutra. They gave up obviously because there was no hope left.

The second top martial artist from the Toan Chan sect was Chu Ba Thong, who was called “Old Ngoan Dong” in the third Hoa Son Commentary on the Sword. The controversy surrounding whether he was the first in the world at that time or not should still be based on Hoang Duoc Su's comments. Hoang Duoc Su said: “Good old fellow, good old fellow, you are truly amazing. I, Hoang Duoc Su, take reputation lightly, and Master Nhat Dang considers reputation to be illusory. Only you, your heart is empty, there is no care about reputation, yet they are one level better than us. Dong Ta, Tay Cuong, Nam Tang, Bac Hiep, Trung Ngoan Dong, among the five greats, you are the top!”

However, it is clear that when he was chosen to be the head of the Five Greats, Zhou Ba Thong was already an old man and did not have much longer to live. So who will inherit the title of number one in the world? The answer is definitely the two people considered young among the Five Greats: Quach Tinh and Duong Qua.

Whether it is Quach Tinh or Duong Qua (here only choose one of the two), they can both be considered descendants of Toan Chan sect. Quach Tinh was once instructed by Ma Ngoc, while Duong Qua worshiped his master. They are of course all members of the Toan Chan sect. So, The Song Dieu era can also be called the era of Toan Chan religion.

During this period of several decades, the title of number one in the world was always in the hands of the masters of Toan Chan Sect. But strangely, this sect disappeared without a trace after the Condor Heroes ended. Why is that?

Toan Chan Buddhism “blooms early and fades late”

In fact, the decline of Toan Chan Buddhism needs to be viewed from two angles.

The first, In the later battle to protect Tuong Duong, the Toan Chan sect almost became the main force. Including the head teacher Ly Chi Thuong and many other Taoists all volunteered to be the vanguard, rushing into the enemy battlefield. In the fight between the two armies, even though the defenders of Tuong Duong later won thanks to Duong Qua using stones to shoot Mong Kha to death, but as can be imagined, the skilled Mongolian cavalry would certainly have killed many people. Trung Nguyen master. It can be said that in this battle, Toan Chan Sect certainly suffered heavy losses.

Monday, The disciples of Vuong Chong Duong, also known as Toan Chan, almost all left the Toan Chan sect. They established their own sects and became the ancestors of other sects. For example, the Hoa Son sect, a sect that appears quite a lot in Kim Dung's works, was founded by Hach Dai Thong, one of the seven sons of Toan Chan.

Here we do not consider why Hach Dai Thong in the martial arts story seems normal but was able to found a sect. Because in history, the Hoa Son sect was actually founded by Hach Dai Thong. Thus, despite its historical position, Toan Chan sect cannot compare with “monuments” such as Shaolin, Cai Bang, and Wudang. But in terms of the rate of appearance of outstanding talents, the Toan Chan sect can be said to be extremely strong.

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