Contrary to the unrestricted access outsiders imagined, the Sacred Spirit Grand Formation in Great Qian's Sacred Capital used a system of divided authority resembling a multi-user management system. Different groups controlled different Sacred Spirits and different degrees of authority through specific conditions.
The Azure Dragon Dharma Form was tied to imperial authority. It was the guardian deity passed down through generations of Great Qian Emperors, as well as the strongest and most central Dharma Form in the Sacred Spirit Grand Formation.
The White Tiger Dharma Form was tied to the army and presided over slaughter and military campaigns. It was the Dharma Form wielded by military commanders who held the Tiger Tally.
As it happened, Grand Preceptor Hu-Hu Ze-currently held the highest level of access to the White Tiger Dharma Form. Although he was neither the military's sole representative nor the only person capable of controlling and wielding this Dharma Form, he did indeed occupy the commanding heights of fortune within the Deification Sacrifice Ritual system, possessing the greatest power to guide and control it.
With the troops he now commanded, and the collective will and incense and fire prayer power he could wield, he could also make every decision alone and take the White Tiger Dharma Form for his own use.
The Vermilion Bird Dharma Form belonged to the imperial harem and was jointly controlled by the Maternal Relatives' Faction. The Inner Eunuchs and their ilk also shared this authority.
The person with the highest level of access to this Dharma Form was undoubtedly Hu Meiniang herself. This was precisely why Hu Ze had to seek her permission and borrow her authority.
As for the Black Tortoise Dharma Form, it was naturally bound to the fortune of the civil officials. Three people currently held its highest level of access: