The Heaven-relying Sword and the Dragon-slaying Sabre have been stated to be the important thing to the key that will enable the wielder to rule the world. The story centres across the love between males: the cohesion of the Seven Swordsman of Wudang, and the fatherly love between Zhang Sanfeng the instructor and Zhang Cuishan the disciple, and Xie Xun the godfather and Zhang Wuji the godson.