Chapter 1923: Testing Strength in 2022 Shocks Everyone

Mu Hanyan first checked on Ye Yi’an and found that his body had indeed regained vigor, with no hidden dangers, so she was completely at ease. However, to be on the safe side, she still gave him the Phoenix Nirvana Pill, believing that it would rejuvenate him by a hundred years and be enough to advance his strength to become a Divine Heart Priest. At that time, his lifespan could be greatly increased. As long as there are no accidents, it might not be impossible for him to one day advance to a Divine Soul Priest.

"Xia Xin, thank you for your hard work this time." Mu Hanyan then said to An Xiaxin.

If it weren’t for An Xiaxin’s desperate protection, Huayu City would never have held on until the moment she returned.

"I actually didn’t do much. Fortunately, you returned in time, or I would have failed your trust." An Xiaxin said, feeling ashamed.

"By the way, I heard that you had already built the inner city before the bandits attacked. How did you come up with that?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously. She had been greatly surprised upon hearing about An Xiaxin’s foresight, but she hadn’t had time to ask.

"I had no such foresight, actually. It was yesterday someone sent a letter informing me of this matter, and I only made preparations in advance. However, the identity of the messenger was too unusual, and I was suspicious of his intentions, so I didn’t prepare thoroughly enough. Otherwise, the losses in Huayu City might have been smaller." An Xiaxin said with an expression of embarrassment.

"Oh? Who was this person?" Mu Hanyan inquired further.

An Xiaxin handed Mu Hanyan a very short letter with squiggly handwriting, making it particularly hard for Mu Hanyan to read, but upon seeing the signature, she suddenly understood.

Chen Xuefeng! So it was him who sent the letter, no wonder An Xiaxin had been skeptical. Mu Hanyan’s taming of Chen Xuefeng hadn’t been communicated to Huayu Temple, so An Xiaxin didn’t know that this notorious bandit was her person, nor would she dare to trust him easily.

"I didn’t expect Chen Xuefeng to show such goodwill this time; it’s my fault for being too cautious." An Xiaxin said, blaming herself.

"You can’t blame yourself; if anyone’s to blame, it should be me. Chen Xuefeng is my informant now, but I didn’t notify you in time." Mu Hanyan comforted her, briefly explaining the situation with Chen Xuefeng.

Only then did An Xiaxin and the others understand that it wasn’t that Chen Xuefeng had a sudden sense of compassion; it was because he had signed a Soul Death Contract with Mu Hanyan, making his life and death depend on her whims, and that was why he was so concerned about Huayu City. After figuring this out, everyone had even more admiration for Mu Hanyan. If even a ruthless and bloody bandit could be utilized by her, what could this Master Priest not achieve?

"By the way, Master Priest, what is your current realm?" After secretly mulling it over, An Xiaxin couldn’t help but ask inquisitively.

"Well, I’m not really sure." Mu Hanyan answered honestly.

Originally, she could have gone to the Heavenly Sun Temple for a strength test and assessment, but considering she had burned bridges with Long Aoli and his son, naturally, she didn’t feel comfortable going there.

"How about this, I’ll go restore the array to test the master’s strength." Wen Gaoren said enthusiastically.

"Sure." Mu Hanyan said after thinking about it. She had purchased a lot of Meteorite Gold in Tianyang City, so even though Huayu Temple had suffered heavy losses before, it was enough for repairs. Moreover, with the presence of the Life Ancient Tree, the arrays used to resist the Power of Laws were no longer as necessary, and repairing them wasn’t urgent; only the defensive array needed immediate attention.

Anyway, no significant amount of Meteorite Gold was needed to restore the array for strength assessment, and Mu Hanyan was also curious about her current strength.

Arriving at the center of the hall, Wen Gaoren quickly restored the array.

"Master, you can start now." Wen Gaoren said respectfully, gesturing her to proceed.

The array used for the assessment of Divine Heart Priests, compared to that for Divine Priest assessment, is more complex and cumbersome, though the usage is not much different.

Mu Hanyan nodded and stepped into the center of the array.

As Wen Gaoren performed the hand formation, the array runes shimmered like a sturdy and compact cage, trapping Mu Hanyan within.

"This is the assessment array for a First-tier Divine Heart Priest; it has some power, so Master must not be careless." Although Wen Gaoren suspected that Mu Hanyan’s cultivation was more than just a First-tier Divine Heart Priest, he still cautioned.

After all, if Mu Hanyan had any accident, he couldn’t bear the blame of betraying his master.

Even before his voice fell, they saw Mu Hanyan pass through the cage-like runes.

Both Wen Gaoren and Sikong Qinglan, among others, were stunned in unison. Even though they imagined Mu Hanyan’s strength was more than just a First-tier Divine Heart Priest, none of them expected she would break out of the array this easily, as if it didn’t exist.

"Again." Mu Hanyan said to Wen Gaoren.

"Oh, okay, okay." Wen Gaoren snapped out of his dream-like state and stopped the array.

"Master, this is the assessment array for a Second-order Divine Heart Priest, its power..." Wen Gaoren started to remind as usual, after Mu Hanyan stepped into the array and he performed the hand formation.

However, his voice trailed off as they saw Mu Hanyan pass through the array with ease again, as if she were taking a leisurely stroll.

Next came the tests for Third-rank Divine Heart Priest, Fourth-rank Divine Heart Priest, Fifth-rank Divine Heart Priest...

Each time, Mu Hanyan broke through the array effortlessly, as if she were taking a leisurely stroll.

This time, Wen Gaoren, Sikong Qinglan, and others were so shocked their jaws almost dropped. They knew Mu Hanyan was strong, but their previous best estimate was that she was around the Third-rank Divine Heart Priest at most, considering that even from a Tenth Rank Divine Priest, no matter how much she exceeded levels, that was about it.

But who could have expected that even the Sixth-rank Divine Heart Priest’s assessment array was so easily brushed aside by Mu Hanyan? In history, when has any priest been heard of with such rapid advancement?

If they didn’t trust Wen Gaoren’s competence in array-making, they might have suspected there was something wrong with the array.

Finally, after the Seventh-order Divine Heart Priest assessment array was set up, Mu Hanyan showed a serious expression, taking seven and a half minutes to break free.

After spacing out for a while, Wen Gaoren returned to his senses and woodenly set up the Eighth-rank Divine Heart Priest’s assessment array.

"No need, stop here. My strength is at the Seventh-order Divine Heart Priest; there’s no need to test further." Mu Hanyan stopped Wen Gaoren with a wave of her hand.

From the start, she found the tests a bit strange. Although it wasn’t hard for her to break the array with her power, it shouldn’t be this easy. She even suspected there was something wrong with the array. However, through repeated attempts, Mu Hanyan suddenly realized it was actually due to the Life Ancient Tree.

The array itself had no issues, and her strength was far from capable of breaking through so easily. But with the Spiritual Power and Qi flowing from the Life Divine Tree and being continuously refined, the restraining power of the array was reduced by at least half on her. With her powerful Divine Sense, breaking out was naturally a breeze.

It turned out the Life Ancient Tree had such a benefit, which was an unexpected surprise for Mu Hanyan! If her meridians had contained the Life Ancient Tree earlier, perhaps even Zhan Yuan’s Heaven Slaying Demon Path wouldn’t have contained her.

If she wished, even the Eighth and Ninth Rank Divine Heart Priest’s assessment arrays might not trap her, but that wasn’t her true strength. Earlier, she forcibly severed the connection between her Spiritual Power, Qi, and the Life Divine Tree. Upon suppressing the Qi and relying solely on Spiritual Power to break the array, she found that the Seventh-order Divine Heart Priest’s assessment was indeed her limit. In fact, having such strength was mostly due to the Life Divine Tree. Without its refining, her strength likely wouldn’t exceed the Fifth-rank Divine Heart Priest.

Therefore, Mu Hanyan decisively stopped Wen Gaoren.

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