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Secret societies differed greatly in nature. For instance, the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Cult of Fates operated like religious cults. The Heavenly Court was somewhere between an independent kingdom and a massive guild. Seven Treasures Pavilion resembled a merchant’s association. Qingping Society was closer to a secret alliance, The Inn was an assassin organization, and the Eight Tribes still preserved the Daoist organizational structure.
The Ziguang Society was more akin to an intelligence agency, with fewer members compared to the rest, yet omnipresent. Each member typically had dual identities, similar to the Qingping Society. From this, one could see the shared style of the Zhengyi Sect and the Quanzhen Sect in the sense that both pursued quality in their secret networks.
The Taiping Sect, on the other hand, pursued quantity. The Heavenly Court had the most members, but its overall quality was questionable.
As the economic and commercial heart of Nanyang, Lion City was a melting pot of cultures. Besides being a place where the wealthy congregated, it was also a...
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