This...
Lu Xuan was suddenly taken aback. He had not expected the Empress to have him preside over the Martial Arts Grand Competition.
The Martial Arts Grand Competition concerned the quotas to enter the Spirit Ruins Land. The top one hundred could all enter.
However, once the Spirit Ruins Land appeared, it would remain accessible for only a short year before concealing itself once more within unknown voids.
Therefore, the time each person could spend in the Spirit Ruins Land was limited.
The top hundred in the Martial Arts Grand Competition would enter in five batches.
The top three could enter the Spirit Ruins Land first and search for Heaven and Earth treasures.
Naturally, accompanying them would be members of the Great Xia Dynasty Royal Family, core members of the Eight Great Families, and true disciples from the five transcendent powers.
The Great Xia Imperial Capital had eight great families: the Wu, Li, Mo, Shangguan, Luo, Tang, Jiang, and Guyue families!
Among them, the Tang, Jiang, and Guyue families were the upper three families!
The remaining families were the lower five.
As for the five transcendent powers...
They were Dao Void Temple, Tranquil Heart Temple, Sword Spirit Sect, Mystic Sound Immortal Palace, and Extreme Flame Sacred Gate.
The first batch would occupy most of the year in the Spirit Ruins Land, a full ten months.
The remaining time would go to the second batch, those ranked fourth to tenth in the Martial Arts Grand Competition.
There would also be some elite clansmen from the Eight Great Families and Inner Disciples from the five transcendent powers.
The martial artists of this second batch would have a full month in the Spirit Ruins Land.
The third batch consisted of those ranked eleventh to twentieth, who would enter the Spirit Ruins Land for