A master swordsman is on a twenty year quest to revenge the death of his parents.

江湖中有天争教，教主武功高强，手段残酷，现身时均罩面具，故无人认识，因图独霸武林，时派教徒四出屠杀不愿臣服的帮派，致江湖闻风色变。大侠吕南人，嫉恶如仇，其妻薛若壁，美丽娇艳，夫妇感情极好，某日探知天争教要袭击好友凌北修，乃邀高手三心神君等赶往相助，于路上见名胜终南道观被烧毁，道士及掌门都被惨杀，知亦系天争教所为大为愤激，抵凌家时，凌已被掳，其妻孙敏亦失踪，急谋援救，不幸三心神君被杀重伤，吕不敌挟三逃遁，三伤不支，临知透露天争教虎视吕家飘香剑诀及藏宝的秘密，吕霍然震惊，急奔返家，适家被围，奋力冲杀，教徒纷逃，旋获薛泣告被教主污辱，吕不禁愤恨，然见薛凄楚可怜之状，不忍严责，薛就向夫婉劝将私藏献出，然后逃亡避祸，吕怒骂之，致薛悲伤欲绝。越日，吕举家迁逃，薛于途中留一纸示绝而去。吕逃至祖上藏宝洞中，遇见隐多年隐侠南偷北盗，教以绝艺，且告知所谓吕家藏宝，吕大感悟，决心消灭天争教。凌被擒受不住美色诱惑降敌, 并愿搜杀吕、孙等以表真心, 不久教徒多人被吕所杀, 教主大惊, 逼迫凌完成使命, 凌立率众大举搜寻, 于途遇孙敏, 竟不念夫妻情份举刀杀之, 继设计擒吕, 被深爱吕的女侠萧苹所知, 即伪杀侵入天争教, 几经艰险, 将吕救出且重创凌, 凌死前向吕忏悔其一生罪孽, 并吐露教主秘密,吕大惊：教主竟然是自己的妻子薛若壁。

During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.

Working at a nightclub in Chengdu, a transgender Chinese woman receives an unexpected visit from her cousin informing her that the mother she has brushed aside, has died. As the only "son", she feels obligated to return to her birthplace for the sake of her family, even though she'll have to hide her true self from those that once shared her past.

China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by order of the tyrannical Tsao. Fearful of future revenge from the young people, Tsao sends cruel soldiers to murder them, but a brave group of swordsmen can change the course of the battle at the Dragon Inn.

十八年前结下的仇恨，引出了一个女子曲折的身世之迷，十八年前两对爱侣的生死情仇引出了一对姐妹痛苦的矛盾，十八年后正与邪的较量，情与爱交织，加上两种对剑法截然不同的认识，织成一个动人的故事……
皇甫擎天与锺九天早年歃血结义，但皇甫擎天得家世之助，踏上仕途，而锺九天却落草为寇，皇甫擎天为此毅然与锺九天决斗，雪岭之上，锺九天败于皇甫擎天三十六招"飞虹无敌"之下，解押囚东郡，等候秋后处决，但在处决前被昔日情人花漫雪救走，从此音讯全无。
十八年后，锺九天携其天鬼派重现江湖意图报仇雪恨，东郡王世子殷鸿飞奉父命，奔走南郡，挽救南郡危机，花漫雪却在南郡开设烟柳阁，暗中抚养皇甫擎天与柳常贞的女儿藏花与亲生女儿花舞语，意图夺得南郡王府皇甫家的至宝"水火龙珠"，并设计使皇甫擎天错认爱女，被南郡王府国老戴天识破，而使藏花身世得以揭开。

Gu Sheng-zhai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Gu into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.