In the mist-shrouded cave in Xi Mountain in Shangjing, Fan Xian had once said to the dying Xiao En that he was actually just a traveler walking through this world. He wanted to see more sights, so he had a powerful interest in the Temple.
Unlike the Northern Qi Emperor's desire to use the strength of the Temple to conquer the world, the Wei Emperor's desire to obtain the secrets to immortality from the Temple, and the Qing Emperor's unusually valiant attempt to use the Temple as his hired thugs, Fan Xian's past interest in the Temple was mostly with the unknown.
Now, Fan Xian powerful desire for the secret of the Temple could not help but be layered by more realistic considerations. He needed to enter the Temple to seek out traces of Uncle Wu Zhu and confirm that he was safe and try to find a way to return to the world and defeat the Qing Emperor. This was actually two sides of the same coin. As long as Uncle Wu Zhu was still alive, then everything was simple.
