As a result, what was a littleknown religious sect rose to much greater renown thanks to the book's high sales and the high ratings of the television serial.
《倚天屠龍記》將明教這個外來宗教融入武俠和正史之中，使得明教這個原本沒沒無名的教派，隨著小說、電視劇的暢銷，知名度大漲。