Yin Zhiping in The Return of the Condor Heroes is a fictional character. His true identity is not clear because he is described as a martial arts master, but there are some disputes. In the novel, Yin Zhiping was portrayed as a handsome, cold, heartless, and highly skilled martial artist. He was very good at using black market martial arts. He was once a bully in the Jianghu. Later, he accidentally killed his wife and embarked on the road of cultivation. Finally, he became a Taoist priest with high martial arts. However, there were also some who believed that Yin Zhiping was a beautified fictional character because his image did not match the Taoist priests in history. The Taoist priests in history usually did not have Yin Zhiping's handsome appearance and martial arts, and they usually did not participate in Jianghu grudges. Yin Zhiping was a controversial character whose true identity and image differed from reader to reader.