However, those top-tier experts are unlikely to participate in today's competition.
The reason is simple. In terms of martial world rankings, the super first-class and top-level masters are either Sect Leader Level or Vice Sect Leader Level figures, or they are loners, hermits, and such. Unless they represent their sects in battle, who could possibly persuade them to enter the fray?
Moreover, the Green Forest differs significantly from the martial community in that they do not have "prestigious clans or families". Their dealings mostly involve "gray to black" affairs. The gang members are typically lowlifes and ruffians, coming from gangster backgrounds, making the entry threshold low. Typically, they do not pass on martial arts teachings internally, so the size of these gangs is generally small, at most reaching the scale of the "three gangs among the four doors and three gangs".