According to "Ji Clan Chronicles" ( Ji Shi Jiapu ) Ji Longfeng 's spear skill was extraordinary and he was known as "Divine Spear" ( Shen Qiang ). Ji (also known as Ji Jike) created a fist boxing using spear principles and taught in Henan.

    These two texts talk about creating martial art on the basis of spear, although the first one attributes it to Yue Fei, while the other one - to Ji Longfeng.

The first Hui to learn the art and pass it to his disciples was Ma Xueli (about 1714-1790) of Luoyang in Henan Province.

The connection between Ma Xueli and Ji Longfeng is not completely clear and even Ma clan members did not know the name of Ma's teacher. A  wandering master of unknown name who spent several years in Luoyang's Beiyao village was considered by them to be Ma Xueli's teacher. It is said that Ma's teacher for some reasons (one of them could be involvement in anti-Qing movement) wanted to keep his name secret.

The art of Xinyi Liuhe Quan was passed secretly among Chinese Huis and has been known as "the most cruel style among Chinese martial arts.

On the other hand Hui Xinyi Liuhe Quan practitioners in Lushan and other towns in Henan Province of lineages not directly related to that in Luoyang knew about Ji Longfeng and considered him to be Ma's teacher.