Although Mu Hanyan said it lightly, as if the cultivation level of a seventh-level Divine Heart Priest was not a big deal for her, Sikong Qinglan and others beside her were still so surprised that they were speechless.

They used to think that Mu Hanyan was a cultivation genius, a prodigy, and a devil, but at this moment, they realized that genius, prodigy, and devil were no longer enough to describe the High Priestess's talent. She was simply an existence that defied the heavens.

Even God would be jealous of her talent. Even if a bolt of lightning fell on her head, no one would be surprised. Of course, they also believed that even if a bolt of lightning really hit her head, it would be powerless to do anything to their chief priest.

Looking at Mu Hanyan, everyone's eyes once again burned with the fanatical light of a loyal believer.

"Master Chief Priest, should we immediately allow those civilian children who previously possessed the qualifications to practice to be tested?" An Xiaxin asked excitedly.

Over the years, as the Flower Rain Temple declined, many priests defected to other temples, leaving only about twenty priests. As one of the oldest temples in the God Continent, with only twenty priests, the Flower Rain Temple was ridiculed and mocked for this. Although An Xiaxin knew that those people's departure was not necessarily a bad thing for the Flower Rain Temple, as one of the fewer people meant one less person to ask for help, she still felt a little resentful.

Today, the Huayu Temple suddenly had thousands of more priests, which was a good opportunity to show off.

Sikong Qinglan and Shen Yuhe also looked at Mu Hanyan expectantly, obviously having the same idea.

"We shouldn't rush into this matter. I think we should wait and see." Wen Gaoren said carefully.

"Master Wen, why is this?" Shen Yuhe asked in confusion.

Although Wen Gaoren worshipped Mu Hanyan as his master, and was one generation younger than them, he was a master of formations after all, so no one dared to act pretentiously in front of him and maintained due respect.

"With thousands of people undergoing the priest assessment, it will consume a lot of meteoric gold to activate the formation. Although we have the Ancient Tree of Life, many barrier formations are dispensable and there is no rush to repair them. However, defensive formations such as the Divine Power need to be repaired and reinforced as soon as possible, and we also need to prepare more meteoric gold. It is always a good thing to be prepared." Wen Gaoren said solemnly.

An Xiaxin, Shen Yuhe, and the others quickly realized that he was guarding against Zhan Yuan's return. Although they didn't know the connection between Zhan Yuan and Yi Xingtian, or why he suddenly left, Wen Gaoren's concerns were not entirely unfounded. God knows when he will return. After realizing this, their heated minds immediately cooled.

"Moreover, with thousands of priests appearing all of a sudden, how will the problem of training resources be solved? If handled improperly, they might become resentful, which would not be worth the loss. Therefore, there is no need to rush the assessment and recruitment of priests. We can do it step by step. Each clan should first select those with outstanding qualifications and good character for assessment. This way, the clans will not have any complaints." Wen Gaoren added.

Indeed, insufficient cultivation resources were a problem. Even if all the herbs Mu Hanyan brought back were refined into pills, it would still be impossible to meet the cultivation needs of thousands of priests.

As for the five-colored soul beads on Mu Hanyan's body, they are simply not something that a low-level priest can refine and absorb, unless they have the same talent as Mu Hanyan, which is obviously impossible.

"What if the commoners who were not selected become resentful and defect to other temples?" An Xiaxin asked worriedly.

For the temple, the priests themselves are a valuable asset, and she is reluctant to send these young people with good qualifications to other temples.

Alas, having too many talents can sometimes be a headache.

"Their families are all in Huayu City, and their aptitude for cultivation is due to the Ancient Tree of Life that I brought back this time. They won't switch to other temples for such a small matter. Besides, we are not stopping recruiting priests, we are just slowing down the pace. If you want to be on the safe side, you can observe their character and recruit them into the temple as guards first, and then give them some benefits to reassure them." Mu Hanyan thought for a moment and answered for Wen Gaoren.

In fact, Mu Hanyan didn't want to recruit so many priests at once, not only because of the problem of meteorite gold and cultivation resources, but also because she didn't want to attract too much attention.

You have to know that every additional priest in the temple must be reported to the Life Temple, which then reports to the Main Temple. Even a temple city as large as Tianyang City can't recruit thousands of priests at once. The Flower Rain Temple only has a population of tens of thousands, so reporting so many priests at once would definitely become the focus of all the temples.

With her current strength and the Ancient Tree of Life in her heart, no one in the Twelve Temples under the Temple of Life would be able to discover her secret. If she was a little more careful, perhaps no one in the Temple of Life would be able to discover it. But if it attracted the attention of the Main Temple, she would not be able to keep the secret.

It’s better to be careful about things like this.

"Master, your opinion is profound. For ordinary people, the status of a temple guard is not low. Moreover, as long as their character is good, they can become priests in the future. They will definitely not have any complaints." Wen Gaoren took the opportunity to flatter him.

An Xiaxin, Sikong Qinglan, and the others nodded repeatedly, their hearts fully convinced by Mu Hanyan. The chief priest was the chief priest, and with just a few words, the problem they considered was solved.

"Let's do it this way, Qinglan. I'll leave these matters to you." Mu Hanyan said to Sikong Qinglan.

As a prayer priest, in addition to performing shaman dances, these tasks of soothing people's hearts are also within his scope of responsibility.

"Yes, sir," Sikong Qinglan nodded in response. Then, suddenly thinking of something, he said, "By the way, the Mu family has benefited the most this time. I don't know why, but out of hundreds of people in this family, more than half have the aptitude to cultivate. Shouldn't we select more people for the assessment?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason why the Mu family benefited the most is related to their previous desperate defense of the inner wall. The reason why the people in the city have the qualifications to practice cultivation is because the Ancient Tree of Life not only heals their injuries, but also transforms their meridians and enhances their spiritual thoughts. The more serious the injury, the greater the changes in the meridians and spiritual thoughts, and naturally the greater the benefits they get." Wen Gaoren analyzed.

"Master Wen is right. In that case, let's select more people from the Mu family for assessment." Mu Hanyan nodded.

She didn't intend to favor the Mu family, but all the people had witnessed the Mu family's desperate battle with the bandits and their desperate defense of the temple. Even if they were given some preferential treatment, who had the right to say anything?