Linghu Chong

The fictional character Linghu Chong (Chinese: 令狐沖, pinyin: Línghú Chōng) is the protagonist in the 1959 Chinese wuxia novel The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.

Biography

 * Family name: Linghu (令狐)
 * Given name: Chong (沖)
 * Style name: ChongEr
 * Gender: Male
 * Birth: ???
 * Death: (unknown)
 * Martial Master: Yue Buqun
 * Martial Master's wife: Ning Zhongze
 * Martial Grandmaster: Feng Qingyang
 * Lover: Ren Yingying

Story Background
The background of the novel was set during the Ming Dynasty (because not mentioned but proof was made because Wudang was already established and the person in charge is Priest Chongxü). Chong was an orphan, but was taken into Mount Hua as an apprentice to Yue Buqun. While still an apprentice, he was along with his apprentice sister and daughter of Yue Buqun, Ling Shan.

Linghu Chong's Martial Arts
As an apprentice in Mount Hua, he already showed his creativity and determination. Creating new swordplays for fun while sparring with his apprentice brothers. Later in his life, he would meet highly-skilled masters and find rare martial art manuals. He learns the DuGu Nine swords from Feng Qingyang and goes on to become one of the most prolific swordsman in Jin Yong history.

Anti-Five Mount Swordplay (破五獄劍法)
While Chong was at the Repentance Cliff as a punishment against the rules of Mount Hua, he discover martial arts written on the wall. To a non-canon way, these martial arts is called Anti-Five Mount Swordplay (破五獄劍法). These swordplay were created by the Sun Moon Sect that was battling with the Five Mount clan many years ago.

Nine Swords of Dugu (獨孤九劍)
To combat Tian Boguang fast broadsword skills (who had arrived on Repentance Cliff to take Chong to meet Yilin on orders from her father), Chong was taught the Nine Swords of Dugu (獨孤九劍) by Feng Qingyang. It is an extremely powerful and offensive swordstyle with its focus around anticipating and countering opponent moves created by the legendary Dugu Qiu Bai (one - surnamed Dugu, who seeks defeat)

Star-Sucking Skill (吸星大法)
He also learned Star-Sucking Skill (吸星大法), a contact technique able to absorb the internal energies of his enemies. As a result he was able to rid himself of his internal wounds and also have a firm basis of qi to combat his foes with.

Tendon-Altering Sutra (易筋經)
After his internal energies from the Star-Sucking Skill started showing detrimental side-effects, the Shaolin Abbot Fang Zheng taught him Shaolin's revered Tendon-Altering Sutra by telling him it was Grandmaster Feng Qingyang's internal energy cultivation method. This finally fulfilled Abbot Fang Zheng's promise to teach it to Chong after Ren Yingying had surrendered herself to Shaolin