Ming Cult

The Ming Cult is a fictional cult and martial arts sect featured in the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong, first published in serial form from 1961 to 1963. It is also briefly mentioned in ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', another novel also by Jin Yong. It is loosely based on Manichaeism, an actual gnostic religion which originated in Persia in the third century and later spread to other parts of the world, including China. The cult is based at Bright Peak () in the Kunlun Mountains and has several other branches spread throughout China. Its most powerful skills are the "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" () and the "Martial Arts of the Holy Flame Tablets" (). Provided by Wikipedia