张三丰
Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang incorporate various principles of the "Nine Yang Manual" into their own martial arts and become more powerful martial artists as they grow older. Zhang Junbao (later renamed to "Zhang Sanfeng") and Guo Xiang founded the Wudang and Emei sects respectively decades later. Their skills are passed on to their disciples and later become infused into their sects' martial arts. Wuse returns to Shaolin and passes on his knowledge of the manual to his fellows. The book's skills find their way into the martial arts of three of the leading sects in the "wulin" (martial artists' community).