The deterrence of the cannon attack was undoubtedly very powerful, yet there were still those who wouldn't give up, wanting to attempt whether they could prevent the mysterious figure representing the Empire's official attack on the Death Sect.
After all, if the Empire's official army could destroy the Death Sect's base today, it meant they could destroy any other sect's base tomorrow.
Times have changed; the church invested a lot of effort into maintaining its sanctuary construction, lacking the energy to hunt down and suppress them as in the past.
The worsening social environment led to a large number of citizens losing their livelihood, falling into despair, providing excellent soil for the development of various evil sects.
So now, the major evil sects were either semi-public or openly active; in this situation, they lost their original concealment, and once targeted by Empire officials, they were easily severely damaged or even eradicated.
