Ksitigarbha's position within the Western Sect is quite unique.
In the original plans of the Western Sect, they had various stages of development.
Like Calamity and Qia Feng, from ancient times to the present, they've continuously carried out certain 'malicious' tasks, akin to the black gloves of the Western Sect, nurturing fierce demons, cultivating Dao Soldiers, severing the rising momentum of the Human Race, attempting to educate the Human Race to make them the foundation for the Western Sect's incense offerings.
The two sect hierarchs of the Western Sect are very clear-minded, knowing that this approach can only last for a time;
Relying on terror and intimidation to rule over beings cannot be sustained for long, and it easily provides an opportunity for other forces to target them.
Therefore, they have prepared a backup plan.
Ksitigarbha, along with other yet-to-be-revealed discples of Jie Yin, are their contingency.
