Chong Xuezhi, a young mistress of Chonghuo Palace, leaves her home for a chance to experience the pugilist world and runs into Shangguan Tou, master of the Yueshang Valley. While outside, Chong Xuezhi finds out she has been banished from the palace after their treasured martial arts manual Nine Techniques of the Lotus God is stolen, and decides to track down the thief with the help of the mysterious man Shangguan Tou.