Raised to be a righteous martial artist, Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual teaching him the Golden Snake style. Obeying a request hidden in the manual to give a portion of the treasure to the Golden Snake's old girlfriend, Yuan begins to seek the woman out - on the way solving the riddle of the Golden Snake, and how he came to his end.
Unfortunately the movie The Sword Stained with Royal Blood is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Runme Shaw | Producer |
| Directing | Chang Cheh | Director |
| Writing | Ni Kuang | Writer |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Crew | Chiang Sheng | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Chiang Sheng | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liu Chi-Yu | Costume Design |
| Directing | Lo Yuen-Ming | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wu Hsu-Ching | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liu Ji-Cheng | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Lu Feng | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peng Yen-Lien | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Louis Cha | Novel |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng | Art Direction |
| Editing | Lee Yim-Hoi | Editor |
| Camera | Cho Wai-Kei | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hsu Ping-Kuang | Sound Recordist |
