In the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties there were many collections of fiction whose descriptions of studying kungfu, revenge, derring-do, and marvelous and strange encounters would provide the foundations for many a modern martial arts novel.
元明清長篇章回小說體盛行，為後世武俠小說提供了學藝、復仇、冒險、奇遇等諸多情節充實的基礎。