An aging kung fu master sets out on a journey to test his fighting skills against other masters for one last time before retiring from the fight forever. Along the way a young rascal persuades the old master to accept him as his final student. The young man excels, and quickly becomes proficient in kung fu. He then delivers a shocking challenge that reveals a dark, deadly secret that will affect the final showdown between the masters and threaten to shake the pillars of heaven!