okee so along with martial arts, culture and religion comes in.
Some of the Chinese mythology in the film is based on actual history. Lo Pan is a famous legend in Chinese history according to Carpenter [Swires]. He was a “shadow emperor”[4] appointed by the first sovereign emperor Chan Che Wong. Lo Pan was put on the throne as an impersonator because Wong was afraid of being assassinated. However, Lo Pan tried to take over and was cursed by Wong to exist without flesh for 2,000 years until he could marry a girl with green eyes.[4]

Egg Shen divines "difficulty at the beginning" which is a hexagram from the Book of Changes or I Ching. Lo Pan is the name of the compass used for geomancy or feng shui. It literally means everything bowl - the device that reveals the secrets of the universe.