The core purpose of the Great Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects in the Cangyun Realm is to provide the Immortal Alliance with True Immortal Seeds.
Therefore, the Heavenly Fate of the prodigies who make it onto the Hidden Dragon List changes in a more direct and intense manner.
Before this, Shang Zuling had always topped the Hidden Dragon List; the Heavenly Fate she had accumulated was quite astonishing. The benefits Chu Zheng had now received far exceeded his initial expectations.
Heavenly Fate is much less tangible for Immortal Path Cultivators than it is for Qi Cultivators.
What Immortal Path Cultivators gain is an elevation in their future potential, not the clearly visible boost in cultivation this type offers.
However, to the Heavenly Dao, there is no difference between the two; both involve seizing Heavenly Life for oneself, consuming the very essence of heaven and earth.