You're looking down on him to much

The ship turned course to a side island, as they learned the position of the Dawn Concealing Sect's headquarters.

Much like its branch in the Yen Kingdom or the Supreme Master Pavilion in the Tingren Kingdom, this Sect was out in the open.

However, unlike those countries that were under the thumb of the Lust Cultivators, or had sympathizers among the ruling brass, the Kingdom of Lihai's Royal Family was completely out of their control, to the extent of being off-limits to their influence, exerting strong dominance over the affairs of the region and enforcing a certain degree of law and order.

To maintain its status, the Sect officially and legally acquired their cultivation 'resources' from the warring countries of the Cloud Piercing Continent, their branch there turning out to be only a relay point to evaluate, acquire and transfer said 'resources' to the main Sect.