Wang is mentioned by name in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes and its sequel The Return of the Condor Heroes, by Jin Yong. He was depicted as a patriotic martial artist, and one of the top five champions of the Mount Hua martial arts contest. After his death, his seven apprentices, known as the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen, inherit his legacy and promote Quanzhen to become one of the leading orthodox sects in the jianghu (martial artists' community). In The Return of the Condor Heroes, Wang had a romantic relationship with Lin Chaoying, the founder of the Ancient Tomb Sect, in his early life. He lost to Lin in a martial arts contest and had to keep his promise to hand over his base of operations to her and become a Taoist.