This is only part of the origin of priests. Because of the existence of the Ancient Tree of Life, the people of Huayu City are more likely to awaken their priestly talents. After the battle with Zhan Yuan, nearly a thousand people had the qualifications to become priests. Due to the lack of training resources at the time, they could only start as guards and then gradually pass the assessment to become priests.
Now that cultivation resources were no longer a problem, the speed of recruiting priests was naturally much faster than before. As the city grew in size, more and more people flocked to Huayu City, and naturally, more and more people became priests.
In fact, in addition to these over 2,900 priests, there were many guards who also had the qualifications to become priests. However, they feared that recruiting priests too quickly would cause chaos, so they followed the original rules and started with the guards. After all, there are all kinds of birds in the forest, and Mu Hanyan didn't want those with bad intentions to become priests and ruin the foundation she had worked so hard to build. However, if necessary, these people could directly become priests.
Of course, Huayu City's population has already reached saturation, and the Ancient Life Tree's spiritual power has a limited reach, making it impossible and unnecessary to continue expanding. Those with qualifications have already been screened, and if nothing unexpected happens, Huayu City's final number of priests will be around 4,000.
Mu Hanyan was very satisfied with this result. Four thousand priests represented at least two-thirds of the number of priests in the other twelve temples, and were even comparable to the Temple of Life. It was simply that Huayu City had risen so quickly that most of these priests weren't very powerful, otherwise they would have easily crushed the Temple of Life.
Of course, thanks to the ancient tree of life, the exotic flowers and plants on the hillside outside the city are inexhaustible. Coupled with the more than 200,000 colorful soul beads in Mu Hanyan's star disk space, it is only a matter of time before the Flower Rain Temple surpasses the Life Temple.
"Two...two thousand nine hundred...that is three thousand priests." After hearing Mu Hanyan's answer, Chu Yanghe and others were so shocked that they were incoherent.
Just a year ago, the Flower Rain Temple was on the brink of extinction. Even before the trees fell, the temple's priests were already scattered, and even the meteorite gold needed to maintain the temple's formations had to be borrowed from them. But since Mu Hanyan arrived at the Flower Rain Temple, in just a year, such earth-shaking changes have taken place. Needless to say, the city is prosperous, and it now boasts over 3,000 priests.
Such strength is enough to crush any temple present. With time, it is very likely that it will surpass the Temple of Life.
Looking at Mu Hanyan's beautiful, yet calm and composed face, everyone had a thought in their mind: Mu Hanyan is destined to become a legend in the Continent of Gods and reach an unsurpassed peak.
"By the way, Master Priest, we have another favor to ask of you." After a while, everyone calmed down, and Chu Yanghe said with extreme respect.
When he came and saw the prosperous scene of Huayu City, he was still secretly wondering whether he should find a reason to teach Wen Rongsong and Liang Gubai, two blind guys, a lesson after returning. It was the two of them who were instigated by Kang Qingyuan to refuse Mu Hanyan entry.
But now, he had dismissed the idea, knowing that a talent as extraordinary as Mu Hanyan was destined to soar to the heavens and sing like a phoenix, something he simply couldn't control. He no longer dared to treat Mu Hanyan as a peer of the High Priestess, but instead viewed her as a superior. It was only a matter of time, so he treated her with exceptional respect.
"Chief Priest Chu, please speak." Mu Hanyan said politely.
"If we find the murderer, we will probably not be his match given our strength. I hope the chief priest will help us then." Chu Yanghe said.
"Master Chu, you are too polite. This is my job." Mu Hanyan said.
Although the Huayu Temple's jurisdiction only included a few small villages and had not been invaded, since the other party dared to attack other temples, they would sooner or later attack them, so she had no choice but to do so.
What's more, the Huayu Temple, Fengcheng Temple and other ten major temples were originally allies. When facing Liu Rande before, Chu Yanghe and others also stepped forward to help. How could she refuse?
"Thank you very much, Master Priest." Chu Yanghe and others were overjoyed.
In fact, there was some controversy when they first arrived regarding the matter of asking Mu Hanyan for help. The methods used by those criminals were too brutal and bizarre, leaving them with a sense of unfathomable depth. Although Mu Hanyan's strength far surpassed theirs, at the level of a Divine Heart Priest, she wasn't necessarily considered a formidable figure, and might not be able to match them. Therefore, according to their previous agreement, it would be more appropriate for each hall to contribute some funds and privately invite a few experts from the Temple of Life.
But now, they completely disagreed. Even Liu Rande, a peak-level tenth-rank Divine Heart Priest, was completely powerless under Mu Hanyan's sword. How many could the Life Temple find stronger than her? Even if there were, their strength would be extremely limited, so inviting them would be meaningless.
"By the way, if you find the murderer, it's best not to fight with him. Notify me first and let me deal with him." Mu Hanyan reminded again.
Zhan Yuan was too powerful, and Chu Yanghe and the others would be like an egg against a rock if they acted rashly. Anyway, the teleportation arrays to the Temple of Life and the other halls were already built, so getting there would be quick. There was no need to send them to their deaths in vain.
"We understand." Chu Yanghe and others knew that Mu Hanyan was doing this for their own good, and they all said gratefully.
"Okay, today we came here first to congratulate you, sir. I'll toast you a glass." Chu Yanghe raised his glass.
"I would also like to offer a toast to the lord." Ma Jingtian also raised his glass and said.
"I would also like to toast Your Excellency." The other officiants also raised their glasses.
Finally, the deal was done, and the gains far exceeded their expectations. All the chief priests were in a very good mood.
"Master Priest, there is someone outside asking to see you." At this time, a priest came forward to report.
"Please ask him to come in." Mu Hanyan was a little surprised. Who would come to see her so late? But out of courtesy, she still invited him in.
Soon, a tall, handsome and good-looking young priest walked into the banquet hall. It was Guan Qingyun, and behind him was still the young man in blue holding the guqin.
"Chief Priest Mu, we meet again." Guan Qingyun said to Mu Hanyan with a smile that he thought was very charming.
"Master Guan." Mu Hanyan was a little confused. How did this sticky guy get to Huayu City?
"I didn't want to disturb Chief Priest Mu so late, but I was delayed on the way, and it was already late when I arrived. Please forgive me, Chief Priest Mu." Guan Qingyun said.
Knowing it's getting late, why don't you find a place to stay? What are you doing here? Mu Hanyan thought unhappily.
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