In the mid-17th century, the Manchus conquer the territories of the former Ming Empire and establish the Qing Empire. Fearing that the wulin (martial artists' community) would pose a threat to them, the Qing government passes a martial arts ban forbidding the common people from practising martial arts and possessing weapons... ~~ Adapted from the novel series “Qi Jian Xia Tian Shan” (七劍下天山) by Liang Yu Sheng (梁羽生).