In the year 1643, the Manchu Qing army entered the Pass and seized power. In order to control the overall situation, they strictly prohibited scholars from forming societies and holding meetings, did not allow common people to practice martial arts, and were searching everywhere for martial arts experts. Those who resisted were killed without mercy, causing chaos throughout the land. Around this time, renowned swordsmen Fu Qingzhu, Zhang Huangyan, and Wu Yuanying, who were living in seclusion near the Tianshan mountain range, sought out the esteemed master Hui Ming Chan Shi to discuss rescuing Central Plains (China). Upon learning of the suffering of the common people under the iron hooves of the Qing army, Hui Ming Chan Shi dispatched his four disciples - Yang Yuncong, Xin Longzi, Chu Zhaonan, and Mu Lang - along with the three heroes, thus sending "Seven Swords" down from the Tianshan Mountains!