Was Invincible East that awesome? I don't think Jin Yong is the best in Wuxia.

I don't think the sweeping monk is a top expert. He used Shifting Stars to restrain Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo. None of the Shaolin abbots described in Jin Yong's novels were very powerful. The seven heroes of Wudang Sect were all juniors, and only Zhang Sanfeng was an expert. Kongtong, Emei, Qingcheng…They were all second-class experts. I personally think that Jin Yong's number one martial arts practitioner should be Dharma. Shaolin's 72 ultimate skills can be considered a master if they can be combined in a lifetime. Bodhidharma had 72 unique skills, so one could imagine his martial arts skills. Moreover, his image in many people's hearts was half-human and half-immortal. However, there isn't much description of Bodhidharma in the book. I think he should be the master of Wu Yazi, Wu Xingyun, Li Qiushui, and Li Canghai of the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon. He is temporarily called the founder of the Carefree Sect. If his disciple was so awesome, his master would not be bad either. He seemed to know Minor Non-Phase Method, Northern Dark, and Non-Phase Divine Art. There were also the Six Suns Palm of Tianshan, Plum Splitting Palm, and White Rainbow Palm. He was also an expert among experts. The second was Invincible East. Personally, he felt that Invincible East's martial arts had improved greatly after practicing Sunflower. However, even though Woxing and Linghu Chong were good at martial arts, they couldn't subdue him. It was enough to show how powerful he was. I think Dugu Qiubai is on par with him.
The third was Wu Yazi, Feng Qingyang, and Guo Jing (middle-aged). Everyone thinks that Guo Jing is better than Yang Guo.
Of course, I know that Guo Jing was from the Song Dynasty and Feng Qingyang was from the late Ming Dynasty. Zhang Sanfeng's martial arts might have reached the peak of the neijia realm, but he could not be called a patriarch. Feng Qingyang personally felt that he was not as good as Guo Jing. Guo Jing had the Nine Yin Scripture, the Dragon Subduing Technique, and the Nine Yin White Bone Claw. (There are many awesome martial arts skills in the Nine Yin Scripture) Personally, I don't like Yang Guo. He's too f * cking arrogant. Guo Jing's kung fu was better than Yang Guo's. Regardless of whether it was internal energy or full palm martial arts. In fact, Zheng He was a real historical figure. His biography praised him but did not explicitly state that he was a martial arts expert. Even if his martial arts were good, it was referring to the killing skills of ancient military strategists. It did not refer to the martial arts written by Jin Yong. In my opinion, the top martial artists are Bodhidharma and Xiaoyao.

Answer 1

Invincible East was a famous character in Jin Yong's martial arts novels. He was considered one of the peak existences in the martial arts world. He had unparalleled martial arts and wisdom, and could easily deal with all kinds of challenges. He had defeated other martial arts masters many times.

However, different people would have different views on whether Invincible East was "awesome". Some people might think that Invincible East was a very powerful character in Jin Yong's martial arts. His strength and wisdom were unique and could be called the number one. However, some people might think that although Invincible East was powerful, he was still lacking in some aspects. Moreover, his dominance and willpower were not strong enough to be the real number one.

In short, there was no standard answer to the question of whether Invincible East was " very awesome " because everyone's opinion might be different.