Yong Guan shook his head in reminder.
"Chen Fan, don't make it sound too rosy. Increasing the number in the First Sequence isn't merely about meeting changes in the total headcount; it also depends on the grades of the geniuses and their proportional distribution."
"My estimate is that, within the next century, the First Sequence probably won't gain many more people."
Chen Fan could not help but freeze at those words. "This... shouldn't be the case, should it? The Plum Gathering is held once every ten years. Over a hundred years, ten Plum Gatherings should produce quite a few geniuses, shouldn't they?"
Not every Plum Gathering would produce people like himself and Zhou Bailan, who cleared the eighth floor of the Sky-Reaching Tower in just ten years, but across ten gatherings, there should still be plenty. After a century, increasing the First Sequence quota by a few slots ought to be perfectly normal.
Feng Jiaojiao also turned back in surprise to look at Yong Guan. "Yes, why is that?"
Yong Guan explained,
"Don't think every future Plum Gathering will attract so many top-tier geniuses. The first Plum Gathering was a special case, after all, and the conditions set for the top three were simply too generous. That was why it attracted so many peak geniuses."
"In the future, the top three will only be able to remain in the First Sequence for ten years at most. They won't have another chance to casually receive the devoted instruction of a Demon God King or an immortal."
"If you don't believe me, just watch. The second Plum Gathering will already be worth far less... It will also be difficult for future gatherings to produce geniuses as outstanding as your generation."
Chen Fan nodded in sudden understanding.
In truth, even if the future