The Wudang School is featured most prominently in Jin Yong's novels The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a major power in the wulin, usually alongside Shaolin.
Most of its members are priests who follow Taoist customs and practices in addition to training in martial arts.
The seven are responsible for spreading Wudang's name through their prowess in martial arts, exemplary conduct, and deeds of gallantry.
[1] In The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, believed to be set in the Ming dynasty, Wudang has become one of the two major powers in the wulin (martial artists' community) alongside Shaolin, and both schools play significant roles in upholding justice and maintaining peace in the community.
[3] In Baifa Monü Zhuan, set towards the end of the Ming dynasty, the school is led by Taoist Ziyang and another four elders.