[1][2][3] It picks up the story of Master Xiuxiu and his seven disciples protecting the treasure in the Buddhist temple.
[4] Master Xiuxiu (Eric Tsang) and his seven disciples lives in a Buddhist temple in a deep mountain.
The Gang of Four, namely the "Nine Tattooed Dragons", "Xiaowu", the "eccentric scientist" and "Big Fool", come to the temple to capture the golden armour.
In desperation, the "Nine Tattooed Dragons" demolished the temple and takes Fa as the hostage.
According to director Fu Huayang's statement, the film pays homage to Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.