Known as the first palm method in the world, that is, the authentic eighteen palms of descending dragons, it is the magical power of beggars' gangs in past dynasties, and it is impossible to know who initiated it. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, reduced the original twenty-eight palms to ten palms and became eighteen palms. Therefore, Qiao Feng is the founder of the Eighteen Palms.

The eighteen palms of the dragon is a kind of martial arts in Jin Yong's novels. The name of the move is taken from the Book of Changes. The Beggars' Guild is a unique sect. Apart from its leaders and elders, it is occasionally passed on to the members of the Guild who have made great contributions. This is a unique school in Xiao Feng, Guo Jing and Hong Qigong. In the new version of Eight Dragons, the eighteen-handed dragon was changed to the twenty-eight-handed dragon. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the eighteen palms of the dragon were originally twenty-eight. At that time, Feng Xiao, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, was famous for his martial arts. He reduced the twenty-eight palms to eighteen palms of the dragon, which was handed down from generation to generation by Xu Zhuzi of the Nine Palaces of the Yi Mausoleum. Hong Qigong and Guo Jing had a great influence on the Jianghu with this palm technique, which was gradually lost after Yeluqi didn't learn it all. In the first edition of Legend of the Condor Heroes, half of the eighteen palms were created by Hong Qigong. Later, in the third edition, it was revised that Hong Qigong was only the inheritor.

In Jin Yong's novels, Xiao Feng, Hong Qigong and Guo Jing are all famous for Eighteen Palms of the Dragon. Xiao Feng's "Eighteen Dragons" caused a sensation in Wulin, and Shaolin Temple won a great victory. Hong Qigong won the title of "Northern Beggars' Sect" with the Eighteen Palm Dragons. Guo Jing fought against the Mongolian army with the eighteen palms of the dragon, guarding Xiangyang for decades.

Anyone who has seen Jin Yong's martial arts drama is familiar with Eighteen Palms of the Dragon. Even when watching Eight Dragons, our children will imitate Qiao Feng's Eighteen Palms of the Dragon. Therefore, the eighteen palms of the dragon can even represent many martial arts novels of that era, because the eighteen palms of the dragon is one of the most famous martial arts in Jin Yong's martial arts novels. Although the palm method is unpretentious, it is very powerful. The eighteen palms of the dragon is also the stunt of many heroes in the book, such as Zhang Wuji, Qiao Feng, Guo Jing, Hong Qigong and so on. With this feat, they are often unique in Wulin and have the reputation that no one can beat them.