The story is set 400 years in the past, when the martial world, wulin, is threatened by Mo Kuei, who seeks to destroy it. The sage Huanzhen Su responds by summoning three martial warriors to aid him. 

As Lord Jian lusts after the Sacred Stone to restore his lost power, conflicts erupt between the forces of good and evil. The central conflict revolves around the "Heavenly Question Stone", a meteorite capable of granting any wish, sparking battles across the martial world. 

Note: Released as a cutdown 96 minutes theatrical in cinemas, where some of the more gory scenes were removed. Later released as a 120 minutes extended director's cut on DVD.

In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai's appearance leads to the defeat of the brother, but his sister, Dan Fei, jumps off a cliff to temporary safety. Later, a wandering swordsman comes across a ruined temple, where a statue of Buddha is protected by an umbrella against the rain. When he takes the umbrella for himself, a man resting under a tree nearby informs him that he must be compassionate to the next traveler he meets as a trade-off for taking the umbrella. That next traveler is Dan Fei, still being pursued by the Xuan Gui Zong minions. Both his promise and the enemy's sorcery leaves the wanderer unable to avoid getting involved. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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