In the northwest of Da Chen, some people chose to join the Heaven's Will Demon Sect to make a living, which, to the Da Chen government, naturally made them bona fide traitors and rebels, in need of a harsh crackdown.
But to the locals, this choice was commonplace — after all, if Da Chen couldn't control them, then what harm was there in seeking other backers to rely on for survival?
However, even the remarkably adaptable people of the northwest would absolutely never consider joining the True Demon Sect.
Apart from true madmen, heinous criminals, and anti-social oddities, no one would choose the True Demon Sect.
The commoners and children captured in Kanming City because of the True Demon Sect had initially suffered injuries that were almost beyond healing, either disabled or with severe internal damage, which with Kanming City's resources were absolutely impossible to cure.