Although it was chaotic, cultivators still had their own certainties, roughly knowing who was backing each pirate group; this was an unspoken understanding.
Simply put, it was as if all the national sect forces had shed their military uniforms, baring their chests to see who was superior or inferior and to vent their usual frustrations; regardless of the outcome, at least it wouldn't lead to an overt Daoist war.
The Cang Pirates were originally formed by a group of loose pirates, and because of the strength of their leader, the God of the Sea Reports, and the fierceness of several lieutenants, they were able to consolidate a group of loose sand into a cohesive force, which was rare in the Lizhi Sea for having no deep-seated background.
However, precisely because there was no backing from sectarian forces, once the leader encountered trouble, they immediately fell apart; this had happened many years ago.
