The Ancient World had only dynasties established by mortals, not celestial courts. For instance, Yu Feng's village belonged to the Mysterious Kingdom.
Mortal dynasties would choose a certain cultivator's power as a support, to protect themselves, and would invite this power to select a disciple to serve as the kingdom's state preceptor.
Such a dynasty did not have a national fate.
Only a country formed by over ninety percent of cultivators could generate a national fate. Factors such as the number and power of cultivators, the overall strength of the country, and many other factors would determine the strength of the national fate.
In the world of the Nine Continents, all citizens were cultivators except for children who were not of age yet. There was no need to painstakingly gather cultivators.