The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the son of a widower and Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kitaoji), whose mother is a widow find themselves constantly in trouble and are forced to become two of the most powerful fighters in all Japan. The stories about Mito Komon and his travels througout Japan are many, but this is one that had yet to be told. The struggles of Suke-san and Kaku-san faced in order to join the Elder in his quest to fight against injustice and corruption during the samurai era.

China, siglo V. Un soldado chino (Yuen Biao), que lucha en una guerra civil, huye del conflicto junto con un soldado enemigo (Sammo Hung) hacia la mítica montaña Zu, donde se une como discípulo a un mágico espadachín (Adam Cheng) cuya misión es la de encontrar las legendarias "espadas gemelas", las únicas armas que son capaces de destruir a un ser demoníaco que busca ingresar al mundo de los seres humanos proveniente del más allá. Momentáneamente un anciano con largas pestañas (Sammo Hung) contiene al espíritu maligno, pero el espadachín es envenenado y su única esperanza son las artes curativas de la bella Condesa (Brigitte Lin).