Sui Xiong felt that, to a deity, a church was not merely a tool for spreading the faith—it was also an embodiment of Their ideals.
Perhaps from the standpoint of strategy and practical interests, deities ought to encourage, or at least tolerate, all manner of ideas and factions within their churches. The Lord of War Wenna and the Goddess of Wealth Manis, deities with powerful churches, did precisely that. But Sui Xiong did not want such a church.
What he wanted was a comparatively pure church, brimming with vitality and fighting spirit, where everyone might hold all sorts of different thoughts, yet could remain basically united in their fundamental outlook on life and goals of struggle.
He knew his idea was somewhat too idealistic and impractical—establishing such an organization would not be easy, even with the support of a true god. But he felt that if the necessary conditions were absent, that would be one thing; yet since he was a powerful deity who could know what his believers were thinking and grant power according to how closely clergy conformed to his ideals, there was no reason not to do it.
True, this would reduce the number of devout believers and clergy, but troops were valued for excellence, not numbers. One high-ranking clergyman was stronger than a hundred low-ranking ones. A temple led by an outstanding high priest was more valuable than ten makeshift altars.
At least, that was what he believed.
Thus, after careful consideration, several days later he issued another divine oracle, instructing believers—especially the clergy—to study his doctrines carefully, compare their lives against those doctrines, and reflect on whether they showed tendencies toward worldliness and vulgarity, thereby purifying their thoughts.
As for those clergy who were "reluctant to leave the mortal world," he did not criticize them.