On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by the lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. When Tien Lam learns of the growing discord between the kung fu masters, she must intervene to prevent an all-out war between rival martial arts clans.
Review
This movie uses the successful formula established by the Swordsman saga. The magical aspect is, however, increased. The main ingredients of this movie are a magic crane, flying beings, giant turtles, music instruments used as weapons. All this makes it look like a fantasy tale rather than a Wu Xia Pian (Chinese chivalry movie). The film plot is from one of Tsui Hark favourite ideas: two women fight each other and soon the one incarnating the good turns bad, and the evil-ish one...