本片改編自古龍經典名著《武林外史》，劇情講述遊俠沈浪(姜大衛 飾)聯同中原六大門派高手，共商對付奸梟歡喜王(羅烈 飾)。後沈幾經波折，打敗歡喜王手下之酒、色、財、氣四伯，終於查出歡喜王行宮所在，殊不知這其實是歡喜王用以聚殲江湖高手的一大圈套……

Director Chu Yuan was already famous for his many collaborations with respected novelist Ku Lung and for his introduction of detective thriller ingredients into the martial arts movie genre. But this production was made even more special by the rare presence of superstar David Chiang. Here he gives another great performance as kung-fu knight Shen Lang, who stumbles across grave robbers while on the trail of a martial arts mass murderer. There's intrigue, betrayals, and battles galore before the last plot is revealed and the final murderer is defeated.

Le chevalier Shen Lang (David Chiang) expert en kung-fu, tombe sur des voleurs de tombes alors qu'il est sur la piste d'un meurtrier de masse des arts martiaux. Le chemin sera semé d'embûches, le chevalier devra déjouer de nombreux complots et trahisons, il ne devra compter que sur lui-même.

권희왕 일족은 공작왕을 내몰고 왕위를 찬탈한 후 악행을 일삼는다. 이에 대항하여 무림 협객들이 들고 일어나 폭군 일당을 축출하는데