"Senior, how many places does each Spirit Land have? And how many are allocated to others?" Huang Xiao asked.
"The number varies each time." Ren Dongju thought for a moment. "Usually around a hundred. But this time is somewhat special. Once every thousand years, with a cycle every ten thousand years, and this time happens to fall at the turning point of that ten-thousand-year cycle. The number of people allowed in should double. Most of those who enter are experts of the older generation. With the usual number of places, even I wouldn't qualify-not because my strength is insufficient, but because I lack seniority. To give the younger generation some consideration, someone like you would actually qualify. By past convention, only those in the late stage of the Barbarian Desolate Realm were eligible, but with the increased numbers this time, the strength requirement has been lowered somewhat. Anyone in the Barbarian Desolate Realm has a chance. As for the places allocated to others, generally, a sect with a Bronze Key keeps half for itself, gives forty percent to the forces in its own domain, and allocates the remaining ten percent to the Slaughter Domain and the others."
"By that calculation, the six keys together allocate sixty percent of one key's places to others," Huang Xiao said. "The Slaughter Domain and Demon Domain don't have keys. Getting sixty percent is quite a lot."
"Huang Xiao, that's not how you calculate it." Ren Dongju laughed heartily. "The way you put it, it sounds as though all those places go to the Slaughter Domain and Demon Domain. You mustn't underestimate the other forces. Take the Zhu Family, whom you know, for example. Don't they need some places too?"
Thinking it over, Huang Xiao agreed. The other scattered forces might not be particularly strong,