Upon his arrival, Yuan Yang proactively courted the favor of the other two senior doyens and several ambitious individuals who were dissatisfied with playing second fiddle, attempting to challenge the authority of Temple Sacrificial Treasure Chen.
Apart from the main temple, the Heavenly Dao Sect's Taoist temple hierarchy is divided into five levels: National Temple, Provincial Temple, Prefecture Temple, County Temple, and County Temple.
The positions within each Taoist temple are largely similar; the temple master presides over the temple, overseeing all matters great and small, and under the temple master are the "Three Cities and Five Masters," with nine, thirteen, or at most, eighteen subordinate positions depending on the size of the temple.
The Three Cities refer to the Capital Court, Dou Cha, and Du Ku. These honorary positions are not always filled; they are often reserved for the comfortable retirement of esteemed and venerable predecessors.
