The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre take place in 14th Century China during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, roughly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes. After decades of struggles, famine, and bitterness, which the Chinese citizens blamed on the Yuan Dynasty's misgovernment, the Martial Arts sects began to rebel. Prince Ruyang asks Cheng Kun, a Shaolin monk with an ulterior motive, for a plan on how to deal
