Tamasi suddenly realized. In any sect, being fully hosted by a God equated to being a 'spokesperson of the Great Skill', undoubtedly the leader of the sect, the embodiment of the ideal. If Ash managed to demonstrate perfect hosting without taking away the Great Skill, the Transcend Sect wouldn't hate him but wouldn't like him either— as long as Ash didn't follow the Transcendence Method, he would ultimately remain a heretic.
Based on this, if Ash could help intercept the Silver Lamp and retain the Great Skill for the Transcend Sect, even though he was a heretic, he could max out his reputation in the Transcend Sect! The orderly Transcend Sect would have to repay Ash's favor!
However...