The Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance is a fictional alliance formed by five martial arts sects mentioned in the wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The five sects specialise in swordplay and are based on the Five Great Mountains in Taoism: Mount Hua (華山); Mount Tai (泰山); (South) Mount Heng (衡山); (North) Mount Heng (恆山); and Mount Song (嵩山)). The alliance's goal is to counter the 'unorthodox' Sun Moon Holy Cult (日月神教); however, because of the members' distrusts and ulterior motives, the alliance is ultimately dissolute.