This is a prequel to "Chinese Paladin" and takes place 50 years earlier. It started when Jing Tian (Hu Ge) found a jade falling out of the sky. Jing Tian's friend, Xue Jian's (Yang Mi) clan falls into conflict with a rival sect. Xu Chang Jing,(Wallace Huo) the eldest disciple of Mt Shu Sect is sent to help settle the conflict, thus befriending Jing Tian and Xue Jian. Zi Xuan (Tang Yan), Nuwu's descendant, have been in love with Chang Jing for 200 years. Danger awaits when Chong Lou(Jerry Huang), the Demon King, steals the thousand-year Dark Sword that guards Zu Mountain's Demon Tower. Long Kui (Liu Shi Shi), a thousand-year-old spirit locked in the Dark Sword, is released into the world, along with other evils that throw heaven and earth out of balance. To seal the Demon Tower again, Jing Tian, Chang Qing, and Xue Jian must find five spirit orbs scattered in the mortal realm. On the way, they overcome various obstacles and must solve mysteries pertaining to their pasts...