Although the practices between sects differ, most loose cultivators who haven't yet become powerful often meet unfavorable ends if discovered, as they lack the ability to protect themselves.
This is quite understandable, since when one person occupies such resources, they are seen as ownerless in the eyes of a powerful sect.
If they are considered ownerless, then these sects can naturally take possession, even if a loose cultivator is overseeing them, they are deemed insignificant.
However, for those loose cultivators who are already renowned, their strength is formidable. Minor sects dare not provoke them, and major sects disdain to use such methods to seize resources already occupied by others.
Furthermore, if such methods are exposed, major sects would lose face. Minor sects can afford to be unscrupulous, as they might commit any acts for resources, but major sects cannot, as such acts are universally seen as bullying.
