
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: The Quanzhen Elders have to not only tolerate Zhou Botong's antics, but defer to him as their superior.
Blood from the Mouth: Xiaolongnyu gets this after Yang Guo refuses to take her as his wife.But in most visual adaptations, they just make the sword huge. BFS: In the novel, the Heavy Sword is a normal-sized jian that weighs 300 pounds because it's made of some weird super-dense material.
Battle Couple: One of the translations of the novel title is The Legendary Couple. Bare-Fisted Monk: Monastic orders per se have nothing to do with it, but for some reason everyone in the very top tier of martial arts seems to eschew weapons in favor of their esoteric palm skills. Badass Preacher: Despite being one of the most powerful fighters in the story, Yideng seems to exist to do nothing but mouthpiece Buddhism. Amazon Brigade: Until Xiaolongnyu takes Yang Guo as a student, all adherents of the Tomb school of swordplay are women. Action Girl: Pretty much all the girls.
Return of the Condor Heroes presents examples of: It is followed by Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre.