The Three Sects of Eastern Maitreya were Jadechen, Crimson Luminary, and Huzhao.
Among them, the Jade Dawn School lay in the Eastern Territory, with Xiaoming Great Marsh as its foundation.
Crimson Luminary lay in the Northern Region and occupied Lutai Mountain.
As for the Huzhao Sect, the sole Demon Sect among the three, it had rooted its tradition in the Western Territory, with its mountain stronghold named Qiu Abyss.
All three sects ruled over vast lands and countless people, beyond all reckoning.
Even the Dao lineages under their respective jurisdictions numbered in the hundreds and thousands, an immense multitude.
And because they had to contend for spiritual energy, the blessings of creation, borders, territory, and all the rest.
Friction and conflict between the three sects' Dao lineages had long since become commonplace.
This was true of more than just the Jadechen and Huzhao Dao lineages.
After all, those two sects were divided by the distinction between the orthodox and the demonic.
It was only normal for their younger disciples to find one another disagreeable.
Even the Dao lineages under Jadechen and Crimson Luminary.
Had no shortage of minor clashes and collisions.
But with the High Immortals and Great Virtues of the three sects keeping them in check, no great upheaval could arise.
These conflicts between Dao lineages.
So long as they did not go too far.
Were regarded as a means of weeding out the chaff and cutting away dead weight, used to kindle each lineage's desire to prevail.
This kept them from losing their steadfast dedication to the Dao through long immersion in worldly prosperity and devoting all their thoughts to mortal wealth and status.
Of course, should a Dao lineage emerge victorious from these struggles, the Jade Dawn School would naturally be generous with its rewards.
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