In the Outer Sect, the First Layer, the initial batch of Outer Sect Disciples numbered up to four thousand, making the Outer Sect quite lively. Moreover, the supervision in the Outer Sect was rather loose, one could say there was basically no one managing the Outer Sect. It completely relied on the disciples' own competition in cultivation. Of course, resources would also be allocated to Outer Sect Disciples, though their treatment wasn't as good as that of the Inner Sect Disciples, it was still very decent. Compared to the third-tier forces, it was naturally much better.
However, for the disciples of second-tier powers, there wasn't much necessity in joining the Outer Sect. For example, princes and princesses would absolutely receive more resources from their own forces than in the Outer Sect of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect.