The Holy Tree Temple was one of the major powers in the Central Plains. It commanded countless subordinate sects, each one easily on par with the Blood Blade Sect in terms of strength. As a result, the Holy Tree Temple had become deeply entangled in the affairs of the Central Plains yet managed to remain firmly standing among the great forces.  0

Above even the Holy Tree Temple stood certain mysterious factions that seemed detached from the mortal world. At the very least, based on his theory of how this world’s power structure operated, Li Yuan suspected that beyond the five major powers of the Holy Tree Temple, Mystic Gold Monastery, Sacred Fire Palace, Moon Reflection Tower, and Mountain Hall, there had to exist an even higher-level organization, something along the lines of a Five Elements Sect or Five Elements Alliance.0

“The deputy temple master of the...1