The Ming dynasty is beset by turmoil and decline, with one war after another! In the thirteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, Emperor Zhu Qizhen travels incognito to Cangshan, where he furiously battles the flower thief Bai Ying. He later receives help from Jiang Fei, son of the great hero Jiang Hai, and Liu Xian'er, becoming infatuated with Liu Xian'er of the Cangshan Sect. The powerful eunuch Wang Zhen tries to win the emperor’s favor by forcing the Cangshan Sect to comply. With no other choice, sect leader Liu Ruofeng submits, arranging for Jiang Fei to leave the mountain to offer birthday congratulations while secretly sending Liu Xian'er into the palace, where she is made Consort Li. When Jiang Fei returns to the mountain, he flies into a rage, cripples himself by destroying his own martial arts, and resolutely leaves the sect. Thus begins a battle across the martial world. The struggles of martial arts masters, the grudges and bloody vendettas of the jianghu, the court’s pursuit of power, conflicts between nations, and the ugliness of human nature all unfold like a vast scroll...
