Hearing Taitish's question, Song Qing seemed to have sunk into his memories. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Because the current Zhang Wuji is no longer the same Zhang Wuji."
"What do you mean?" Taitish was stunned. However, she quickly realized something and her pretty face changed. "Are you saying that the current Zhang Wuji has been disguised by someone else?"
After witnessing Song Qing disguising himself as Tang Kuo Bian and Wanyan Xuan, she subconsciously assumed that Zhang Wuji was also disguised by someone else.
Song Qing shook his head and said, "No one has disguised themselves as him. Zhang Wuji's body has not changed."
"His body has not changed?" Taitish felt that this sentence sounded strange. "Did he have a change of heart?"
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The more Taitish thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. That lass Zhao Min loved passionately and had an unyielding temperament. If Zhang Wuji had a change of heart, the two of them might really turn against each other.
"A change of heart?" Song Qing nodded and said, "In a certain sense, it is a change of heart. Not only that, even his soul has changed."
Taitish stared blankly at him, unable to comprehend what he meant by a soul change. She thought that he was referring to Zhang Wuji's personality having changed.
The matter of Revered Ming's possession was too unimaginable. Song Qing knew that she would find it hard to accept if he told her all of a sudden. Thus, he continued to guide her. "Back then, you sent Xiao Zhao to Brightness Summit in search of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, right?"
"Why do you know so much about us mother and daughter?" Taitish stared at him warily before nodding. "That's right. Back then, as a saintess, I was married to a man. The Persian Main Altar was infuriated. If I were to be caught, I would be burned to death. Thus, I sent Xiao Zhao to Brightness Summit in search of the Main Altar's lost Heaven and Earth Great Shift to redeem myself."
"Since you've been trying so hard to get the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, you must know its information like the back of your hand. What's the highest level of attainment in practicing the Heaven and Earth Great Shift among the previous Sect Masters of the Ming Dynasty?" Song Qing asked.
A trace of fascination appeared on Taj-tish's face. "The Heaven and Earth Great Shift is the most profound and mysterious martial art of the Ming Dynasty. Throughout the generations, only the leader was qualified to practice it. Just to practice the first level, those with a high level of comprehension would need seven years, while those with a slightly lower level would need fourteen years. The second level would also require at least seven years. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were even people who practiced for twenty-one years and still failed to master it. Just these two stages are already difficult for most people. The previous leader of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Dingtian, was extremely talented.
When mentioning Yang Dingtian, Taitish's face revealed a trace of reminiscence. Back at the Brightness Summit, she had been adopted by Yang Dingtian as his daughter. Yang Dingtian and his wife had treated her like their own daughter.
"But Zhang Wuji had cultivated it to the highest level, the seventh level," Song Qing said.
"I have also heard from Xiao Zhao that Zhang Wuji was able to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Great Shift to the highest level in just half a day. It is simply unimaginable." Taj-tish still felt shocked when she recalled it. "Perhaps, it is because he possesses the Nine Yang Divine Art. His internal energy is world-shaking."
Taj-tish suddenly thought of something and added, "That's not right. I heard from Xiao Zhao that Zhang Wuji had only cultivated it to the sixth level. The seventh level has nineteen chants that he has never been able to comprehend."
Song Qing coldly snorted. "The Persian Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty of the Middle Earth have been passed down for so many generations. There are so many outstanding leaders in history. Have you ever heard of anyone cultivating it to the seventh level?"
"No," Taj-tish shook her head with certainty. Otherwise, if Yang Dingtian had cultivated it to the fourth level and was about to break through to the fifth level, it wouldn't have left such a deep impression on her. "Let alone the seventh level, there are only a few who have cultivated it to the sixth level. As far as I know, there is only one person, Zhang Wuji."
"No, there is another person," Song Qing added. "The author of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, Revered Ming."
Taj-tish was stunned for a moment before agreeing. Although most of the disciples of the Ming Dynasty treated Revered Ming as a god, as a former Saintess, she had seen ancient records that ordinary disciples couldn't. She knew that Revered Ming's true identity was an outstanding and unrivaled expert who single-handedly founded the Ming Dynasty. Later on, the Ming Dynasty intentionally made him into a legend in order to increase the mysteriousness of their own sect. This was the image that most people knew of Revered Ming.
Song Qing then said, "In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there wasn't even a single person who managed to cultivate the sixth level of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift. Naturally, he wouldn't know what the seventh level of the heart technique is. Zhang Wuji relied on the vigorous internal energy of the Nine Yang Divine Art and coincidentally cultivated it to the seventh level. I don't know if he was lucky or unlucky. "
"Why would he be unlucky?" Taj-tish was completely unable to understand. The Heaven and Earth Great Shift was a supreme martial art of the Ming Dynasty. For Zhang Wuji to be able to cultivate it to a level that no one had ever achieved before or since, it was definitely a great fortune.
Song Qing's voice turned cold. "It's because the seventh level of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift isn't an internal energy heart technique. It's the art of body seizing."
"Body seizing?" Different from the people of the Central Plains, Taj-tish hailed from the Western Regions. She had once heard of a mysterious country that had disappeared in the long river of history. There was a sinister and bizarre black magic that could seize one's soul. However, this was too much of a nonsensical rumor. Most people merely treated it as a legend and no one believed it.
"Correct. When Zhang Wuji cultivated it to the seventh level, he triggered the body seizing ritual. Another evil soul invaded his body. In the beginning, due to Zhang Wuji's profound internal energy, that soul could only carefully conceal itself. Later on, during the Lion Slaying Assembly, Zhang Wuji suffered from qi deviation during the battle with the Shaolin Temple's third crossing. That evil soul took advantage of the situation and gained control over Zhang Wuji's body …"
Other than his closest women, Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo, this was the first time Song Qing had told others about Zhang Wuji's body seizing. However, considering the potential value of Taj-tish and Xiao Zhao, who was now the Persian Main Altar's cult master, this risk was worth taking.
"What you said is too absurd. How is that possible?!" Taj-tish exclaimed in shock.
"Why is it impossible?" Song Qing smiled faintly. "Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo are aware of this matter. You are acquainted with them as well. The next time you see them, you can ask them yourself."
Recalling the recent feud between Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji, Taj-tish's complexion turned slightly pale. "Since you said that someone has taken over Zhang Wuji's body, who could it be?"
"Actually, it isn't hard to guess. Since the seventh level of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift is the body seizing ritual, that person's identity should be obvious."
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