Ling-wu Chung, a senior student of the Wah Mount Sect, was not at all brilliant when he joined the Sect, but was soon taught to master the sword by a legendary swordsman Yeung. Chung’s master, Kwan, resented this and drove Chung away. In order to get hold of “Kwai Fa Bo Din”, the book on the most powerful martial art, Kwan diverts attention by secretly creating troubles everywhere. Chung, on the other hand, becomes the leader of the Hang Mount Sect by chance and falls in love with Kwan's daughter. When she betrays him, he turns to the daughter of the Devil Sect leader, and thus causes a love triangle between them.

　　华山派大弟子令狐冲（吕颂贤 饰）生性放荡不羁，和古板严肃的掌门岳不群（王伟 饰）形成鲜明对比。令狐冲和岳不群的女儿小师妹灵珊从小就青梅竹马，各人都认为令狐冲日后将会继承岳掌门的衣钵。令狐冲虽然加入华山派多年，但武功一直平平，直到一次偶遇剑宗风清扬并被授予名震江湖的独孤九剑，令狐冲剑法大有进展。心胸狭窄的岳不群发现令狐冲武功大涨，大有超越自己之势，暗中对他十分不满。另一方面，林平之（何宝生 饰）家中因为藏有武林中人人欲得的葵花宝典而满门遭到毒手，只有他一人逃脱。岳不群为了获得葵花宝典而将平之招入华山派，表面上是为了保护平之，其实暗怀鬼胎。令狐冲被岳不群借口逐出了师门，连一向感情深厚的小师妹亦转投了林平之的怀抱，令狐冲心灰意冷之际开始独自闯荡江湖……

華山派大弟子令狐沖生性放蕩不羈，和古板嚴肅的掌門岳不群形成鮮明對比。令狐沖和岳不群的女兒小師妹靈珊從小就青梅竹馬，各人都認為令狐沖日後將會繼承岳掌門的衣缽。令狐沖雖然加入華山派多年，但武功一直平平，直到一次偶遇劍宗風清揚並被授予名震江湖的獨孤九劍，令狐沖劍法大有進展。心胸狹窄的岳不群發現令狐沖武功大漲，大有超越自己之勢，暗中對他十分不滿，藉口逐出師門。不群內裡奸險非常，為獨得《葵花寶典》，竟設計令武林各派自相殘殺，唯最終作法自斃。而沖則輾轉練成「吸星大法」，成為恆山派掌門。

另一方面，林平之家中因為藏有武林中人人欲得的辟邪劍譜而滿門遭到毒手，只有他一人逃脫。岳不群為了獲得葵花寶典而將平之招入華山派，表面上是為了保護平之，其實暗懷鬼胎。令狐沖被岳不群藉口逐出了師門，連一向感情深厚的小師妹亦轉投了林平之的懷抱，令狐沖心灰意冷之際開始獨自闖蕩江湖。後沖結識日月神教教主獨女任盈盈，唯對珊未能忘情，盈只好黯然離開。沖始醒覺自己深愛對方，惜盈已身中劇毒，奄奄一息。但是一夜之後盈盈卻奇蹟般的痊癒了；原來東方不敗送給盈盈的胭脂中有毒，但卻是「三屍腦神丹」的解藥。沖和盈盈欣喜若狂，歡快成親後退隱江湖。

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