Editing ReignWulin:QuanzhenSect (section)

== Vacant Fist ==
* But Fan Yiweng felt as if his staff had struck water, soft as if nothing was there; he knew something was wrong and quickly pulled back.
* His left hand used the techniques of the “Vacant Light Fist”, throwing out soft fists. The wind created by the fists forced Fan Yiweng’s beard to the right and just at this time, Ma Guangzou had leaped up to make an attack, the beard brushed against his face.
* Zhou Botong then leapt up onto the beam and used the stance “Surging Sky Palm” to break a large hole in the ceiling.
* Yang Guo parried with a palm but felt there was something wrong with the power of the fist; it seemed as if it wasn’t there.
* ‘Concealed Deep as if Empty’
* ‘Skilled Hand in all Directions’
* One could not say it was comparable to the strength of dragons or elephants but it was impossible for mere flesh and bone to receive such a blow. But when he intercepted the fist of Zhou Botong, it felt empty and vacant like there was no strength in it at all.
* He used void to intercept solid and nothingness to block solidity. By doing so, he rendered the awesome power of Fawang useless; but it was also impossible for him to wound his adversary.
* Guo Jing followed his bidding to attack again; but suddenly he felt a pushing and pulling force. He was unable to stand steadily; he fell forward; his forehead hit the ground. He crawled trying to stand up; he was in a daze.
* "I developed this technique after toiling for more than ten years through training and meditation inside this hole," Zhou Botong said. "My martial brother had told me once about a technique of using emptiness to gain victory. That time my understanding of Taoist principles was still shallow. I heard him but I didn't understand. About five years ago I was moving my two hands when it suddenly dawned on me that I can develop palm technique using that principle."
* Zhou Botong said, "In the Lao Zi's [Taoist Founder] 'dao de jing' there is a saying: 'a clay utensil is useful because it is empty, a room is useful because it is empty.' Do you understand this saying?" Guo Jing's literary knowledge was limited; naturally he did not understand the saying. He smiled sheepishly and shook his head. Zhou Botong took the rice bowl they used earlier. "This bowl is empty inside, that's why we can fill it with rice. If it is a solid clay clump, how can we put food inside?" he asked.
* "In terms of energy exertion, your master Hong Qigong's martial art is on the external side of the spectrum. Even though I know Quan Zhen Sect's martial art, I am not his match. But I am afraid once you reach certain level of the external type of martial art you cannot go much higher. Not so with the internal type of martial art, the type that my martial brother practiced."
* Guo Jing explained from the first stance, 'kong wan cheng fan' [empty bowl filled with rice], to the second stance, 'kong wu zhu ren' [empty house occupied with people], with all variations therein, including how to send out the force, to Hong Qigong.
* The Vacant Fist technique was the softest fist technique in the world; it was created by Zhou Botong based on the Taoist principles found in the ‘Dao De Jing’ [moral/virtue scripture – Taoist’s holy scripture]. The ‘Dao De Jing’ said, ‘A strong army can be decimated; a strong tree can be broken. Strength will fail; suppleness will prevail.” Also, “The most flexible substance under the sky is water, but it is not easy to withstand its strong attack. Suppleness’ victory is powerful; softness’ victory is strong. No one in the world is unaware, no one can stand.’