In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourish and fall, there is rumor of a treasure of unbelievable riches buried among it. A group of mysterious guardian have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupted. A notorious international crime group, The Company hunted down the map keeper and before they managed to secure the map, the keeper passed the map to a young chivalrous man Ciao Fei (Jay Chou).
Ciao Fei was forced to give up the map to save the live of his mentor’s daughter Lan Ting (Lin Chi Ling),. Teaming up with Hua Ding Bang (a famous archelogist) and Lan Ting they embark on a dangerous journey to recover the map and fight to protect the ancient treasure.