In Liang Yusheng's Baifa Monü Zhuan, the Mount Heaven School is founded during the late Ming dynasty by Reverend Huiming, a Buddhist monk who was formerly a military attaché under the general Xiong Tingbi.
Huiming has three apprentices (Yang Yuncong, Chu Zhaonan and Ling Weifeng) who later play important roles in the novels Saiwai Qixia Zhuan and Qijian Xia Tianshan.
[2] By the early Qing dynasty, Reverend Huiming has made his name as one of the most powerful martial artists in the jianghu, while his three apprentices are also renowned swordsmen.
[2] In Jin Yong's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, the Mount Heaven School has a different history and plays an important role in the story of Xuzhu, one of the novel's three protagonists.
After succeeding Tianshan Tonglao as the ruler of Lingjiu Palace, Xuzhu frees the Lords from their suffering and they willingly pledge allegiance to him out of gratitude.