The White Lotus Sect had sprung from the Buddhist Sect and worshipped a future savior. Inevitably touched by Buddhism, it favored converting all living beings and forging karmic bonds far and wide.
The sect leader's intentions were good, but as those intentions were carried out at the lower levels, each successive layer tended to push things further. What had originally been voluntary conversion became forced conversion.
For now, things were fine: the Heavenly Court governed the world, and Lin Xian was a Saint. But if their glory faded one day and they forcibly converted some child of the Heavenly Mandate, it might well bring a calamity that reached the heavens.
After giving them a warning, Lin Xian left behind a sacred artifact to safeguard the sect, settled this karmic bond, and prepared to leave with the spirit child Huahua.
"Buddha above."
The White Lotus Sect leader and several elders prostrated themselves, bowing with the fervor of roaring mountains and surging seas, knocking their foreheads bloody. With utmost devotion, he asked, "Huahua is our sect's White Lotus Holy Son and holds authority over our doctrine. Once he leaves with you, who can preside over the White Lotus Sect?"
"Zhang Qingyang, the Celestial Master of Mount Longhu, spreads the Heavenly Court's teachings and advocates the path of faith. He can oversee the White Lotus Sect in Huahua's stead."
Lin Xian spoke calmly, intending to bring the White Lotus Sect fully under the Heavenly Court.
"And after the Celestial Master?" the White Lotus Sect leader asked cautiously.
"The God Knight was born and raised here. When he returns from the starry skies someday, he will be either a Great Saint or a Quasi-Emperor. He can lead a great sect."
Lin Xian considered it and felt that the God Knight was a good candidate,