The Three Saints Institute's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony was basically held once every two years. This frequency was not high; some sects in the Nine Provinces even recruited a batch of disciples every year.
Because cultivators suffered a high attrition rate at the Spirit Stream Realm level. Even if they safely passed through the Spirit Stream Realm, they would not necessarily be safe upon reaching the Cloud River, True Lake, or even Divine Sea Realm.
The ceaseless conflict between the two great camps doomed the Nine Provinces to endless flames of war.
If a sect wanted to ensure it had sufficient foundations to carry on its legacy, it had to constantly take in fresh blood.
Generally speaking, the Disciple Recruitment Ceremonies of First, Second, and Third Rank Sects did not concern only themselves, but also involved nearby sects of lower ranks.
First, Second, and Third Rank Sects had extremely stringent requirements when accepting disciples, and the number they recruited each time was limited. Yet there were many applicants. Those they eliminated were not necessarily unworthy of vigorous cultivation, and many outstanding talents were unearthed this way.
Thus, whenever a First, Second, or Third Rank Sect recruited people, those small and medium-sized sects were happy to attend as guests. On one hand, they were there to show support; on the other, they wanted to pick up the leftovers and see whether they could select some promising talents among those eliminated.
Basically, as long as one displayed their abilities at such a ceremony, they could join a sect, large or small.
The people who came to participate in the ceremony were unlike the group Lu Ye had encountered in Evil Moon Valley. Many from Lu Ye's batch had not even opened their Spiritual Apertures; they had merely been tested to see whether they