[A/n: The fictional cultivation practiced in xianxia is heavily based on the real-life meditation practice Qigong. The stories usually include elements such as gods, immortals, demons, devils, ghosts, monsters, magical treasures, immortal items, medicinal pills, and the like.]
The movie, 'Scarlet Heaven', is based on the Cultivation Xianxia genre. The plot is about a master-disciple relationship. With the master being a cultivator of righteousness while the disciple falling to the side of demonic cultivation for the temptation of faster and higher cultivation techniques.
The movie is about how the disciple fell to using demonic means to protect his righteous master hated by hypocrite cultivators that envy his master's high position in their world as well for his late-stage cultivation levels which rank among the top. In this movie, the current Film Emperor Lu Ziyun played the role of the master while Xia Ying played the role of the demonic disciple.