Great Shift of Heaven and Earth (simplified: 干坤大挪移, traditional: 干坤大挪移, pinyin: Qiánkūn Dà Nuóyí, jyutping: kin4 kwan1 daai6 no4 ji4) is the Ming Order’s supreme technique. It enables practitioners to redirect and amplify force while maintaining balance. The technique consists of seven levels; most practitioners achieve only the first three. Yang Dingtian died practising it in the secret passages beneath Bright Peak.
Zhang Wuji discovered the manual in the stone chamber with Yang Dingtian’s skeleton. Xiaozhao translated the Persian script, and Zhang Wuji mastered all seven levels within hours—a feat attributed to his Nine Yang Divine Skill. The manual was written on sheepskin in Persian; Daiqisi sent Xiaozhao to infiltrate the Ming Order partly to recover it for the Persian Ming Order.
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