On the way to her next destination, Mira learned a lot about the Unorthodox Faction, as well as this Continent.
From what the man explained, the Unorthodox Faction was much bigger and way more organized than Mira initially thought or how people make it out to be. In fact, she felt that they had a better layout than the Orthodox Sects.
While the Orthodox Sects were under an umbrella of what the general populace called the Orthodox Faction, that wasn't totally correct.
The 7 Top "Orthodox Sects" were at each other's throats more than they were with the Unorthodox Faction or any other power at that. They were just labeled under this umbrella term simply because they shared similar views on how they saw the world and their cultivation techniques.
Other than that, most of the Sects weren't that close with one another. At most, some had private alliances with one another to trade various goods and treasures that they might not have, but that's about it.