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.
| Directing | Chang Cheh | Director |
| Writing | Ni Kuang | Writer |
| Production | Runme Shaw | Producer |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liu Ji-Cheng | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Chiang Sheng | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lo Yuen-Ming | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liu Chi-Yu | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peng Yen-Lien | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Phillip Kwok Chui | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wu Hsu-Ching | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Lu Feng | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Chiang Sheng | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Louis Cha | Novel |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hsu Ping-Kuang | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Cho Wai-Kei | Director of Photography |
| Art | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng | Art Direction |
| Editing | Lee Yim-Hoi | Editor |
