Fan Xian knew martial arts. Fan Xian learned martial arts through many ways in " Celebrating Years," including Wu Zhu's training, Fei Jie's poison techniques, the Qing Emperor's nameless martial arts, and Ye Liuyun's " Flowing Cloud Sanshou." He had displayed great martial strength in the battles with Teng Zijing, Cheng Jushu, and other experts. His strength was above the Seventh Stage and below the Eighth Stage. Although the specific martial arts level was not explicitly mentioned, Fan Xian's strength was considered to be the second most powerful expert in the world in the show. He was only a hair's breadth away from the Great Grandmaster realm. Thus, it was certain that Fan Xian knew martial arts.
Fan Xian met martial arts in "Celebrating Years." Fan Xian practiced Tyrannical zhenqi and after many years of painstaking practice, he became a ninth-level ace. His strength was above Rank-7 and below Rank-8. However, in the plot, Fan Xian would lose all of his martial arts, all of them. The specific reason was that Fan Xian risked his life to save the Qing Emperor and blocked a sword, causing him to immediately faint. As for how he re-cultivated his martial arts, recovered his strength, and whether he had reached the realm of a great grandmaster, the search results did not provide a clear answer.
Fan Xian had learned the Qing Emperor's nameless technique. The first half was Tyrannical zhenqi. This zhenqi was aimed directly at Great Grandmasters. By practicing the first half of the Nameless Secret Art, Fan Xian had grasped the special technique of Tyrannical zhenqi. Fan Xian had also learned the sword intent of " taking care of the front and not the back " from Ye Qingmei, and the heart of Tianyi Dao from Ku He of Northern Qi. In addition, Fan Xian had also learned ghostly movements from Wu Zhu. Fan Xian's martial arts level gradually increased in the play. In the beginning, he reached the eighth level. Later, when he cooperated with Teng Zijing to fight against the eighth level master Cheng Jushu, Fan Xian's strength had already reached the level of above and below the seventh level. However, Fan Xian had not reached the realm of a Great Grandmaster. Although his martial arts were very powerful in the show, he was still a distance away from being a Great Grandmaster.
Fan Xian's martial arts were around the eighth rank. Later, when he went to Northern Qi, his strength had reached the eighth rank and above, but he had not yet reached the ninth rank. He cultivated the first half of the Qing Emperor's nameless manual, Tyrannical zhenqi. This was a martial art that pointed directly to a Great Grandmaster. In addition, Fan Xian had also grasped the sword intent of " taking care of the front and not the back " taught by Ye Qingmei and the Tianyi Dao technique taught by Ku He of Northern Qi. However, Fan Xian had once been seriously injured while protecting the Qing Emperor on a mission, causing him to lose all his martial arts. Thus, Fan Xian's martial arts level was above the seventh and below the eighth.
Fan Xian's martial arts skills had increased in the play, but there was no clear answer as to what rank he belonged to. When he had first arrived in Jingdou, Fan Xian's martial arts skills were around the eighth rank. However, after experiencing an assassination attempt, his martial arts skills had increased. When he went to Northern Qi, Fan Xian's strength should have already reached the eighth level and above, but he had not yet reached the ninth level. Fan Xian practiced the first half of the Qing Emperor's nameless technique, Tyrannical zhenqi. This was a very powerful internal energy. By the end of the show, Fan Xian's martial arts had already reached the ninth-level, only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Great Grandmaster. Thus, Fan Xian's martial arts could be said to be very powerful, but it was not clearly stated what rank he belonged to.
In " Celebrating Years," Fan Xian's martial arts were as follows: 1. When Fan Xian was in Danzhou, Fei Jie had taught him some sword techniques, allowing him to have a certain level of attainment in sword techniques. Later, when he tried to assassinate Cheng Jushu on Niulan Street, he used these sword techniques. 2. Ye Qingmei's Tyrannical zhenqi: When Fan Xian had transmigrated to this world, Ye Qingmei had left him Tyrannical zhenqi. This was a very powerful internal energy that could make his body very strong and allow him to use all kinds of weapons. 3. When Fan Xian was in Danzhou, he had learned the nameless knife technique from Uncle Wu Zhu. This was a very powerful saber technique that could allow him to unleash a very powerful power in battle. 4. When Fan Xian was in Danzhou, he had obtained a heavy black iron sword from Uncle Wu Zhu. This was a very heavy sword that could allow him to unleash a very powerful power in battle.
Fan Jian had displayed an outstanding level of martial arts in " Celebrating Years." Even though the specific level of strength was not explicitly mentioned, Fan Jian could fight against ninth-level martial artists like the Qing Emperor and Chen Pingping. He had never lost to an opponent below ninth-level. In addition, Fan Jian was also the owner of the Tiger Guards, the second largest martial artist group in the Qing Dynasty. Although there was no explicit mention of his martial arts level, it could be concluded that Fan Jian had a certain level of martial arts.
Emperor Qing met martial arts in "Celebrating Years." He cultivated a secret manual called the Tyrannical Skill Manual. Through the cultivation of Tyrannical zhenqi, he improved his martial arts level and became one of the Four Grandmasters. The Qing Emperor used true qi as a weapon to unleash its power. He had shown his powerful martial arts in the movie and could easily defeat other characters, including other grandmasters and experts. Thus, the Qing Emperor had powerful martial arts in " Celebrating Years."
There were some contradictions in the information about whether Dabao knew martial arts in Celebrating Years. Some documents stated that Dabao possessed powerful martial arts and could even fight four Great Grandmasters to save Fan Xian. Thus, it could be said that his martial arts were very high. However, there were also some documents that said that Da Bao did not know martial arts. He was a simple-minded person with a bad brain. Therefore, it was impossible to determine if Da Bao knew martial arts.
In " Celebrating Years," Fan Xian's martial arts strength could be set at the level of seventh-rank and above, or below the eighth rank. In the battle with Teng Zijing and Cheng Jushu, Fan Xian needed to join forces with Teng Zijing to barely subdue Cheng Jushu. In the end, Fan Xian's martial arts realm reached the peak of the ninth-level, surpassing the realm above the ninth-level. Although his martial arts had already reached Hong Siyang's realm, he was still far from being a great grandmaster. Fan Xian's martial arts focused on strategy, not martial arts. Thus, although Fan Xian's martial arts level in the later stages was not bad, he did not break through the realm of a Great Grandmaster.
Fan Xian's martial arts were taught by many people. Fan Xian had learned the Qing Emperor's nameless technique. The first half was Tyrannical zhenqi. Ye Qingmei had taught him the sword intent of " taking care of the front and not the back ", while Ku He of Northern Qi had taught him the Heart of Tianyi Dao. In addition, Fan Xian had learned some tricks from Wu Zhu. Thus, Fan Xian's martial arts were taught by many people.