The province-level "Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm" differed from the prefecture- and county-level Spirit Cauldron Secret Realms.
The prefecture- and county-level Spirit Cauldron Secret Realms were wholly controlled by the Immortal Dynasty's central government and imperial house. Prefectural clans and county magnate families were like tenant farmers: they entered the prefecture- and county-level Spirit Cauldron Secret Realms to purge Spirit Demons, eliminate the hidden dangers caused by Human Way Destiny's suppression and refinement of heaven and earth spiritual energy, stabilize the local region, and hand over a fixed amount of Spirit Source Ore—as though paying rent.
In return, the Immortal Dynasty's central government and imperial house granted fixed Destiny rewards according to the contributions of those prefectural clans and county magnate families, and assessed their family rank.
But at the province level, things were different.
Back when Emperor Jin Yang united the various families to establish the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, they had agreed to "share wealth and honor alike." The imperial house and the Human Emperor were more like alliance leaders than common sovereigns.
Thus, families at the level of aristocratic clans and great houses possessed greater rights and freedom.
The province-level Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm was one such privilege.
If prefectural clans and county magnates were tenant farmers, then aristocratic clans and great houses could be considered partners.
When aristocratic clans and great houses entered province-level secret realms to purge Spirit Demons and develop the secret realms, the Immortal Dynasty's central government and imperial house did not grant them fixed Destiny rewards. Instead, they took a share.
For a third-rank aristocratic clan or great house, the Destiny of an entire province was divided eighty-twenty: the third-rank family received twenty percent, while the central government and imperial house received eighty percent.
Second-rank aristocratic families divided it seventy-thirty, while first-rank aristocratic