Red Lake in the City of Light had not welcomed any new visitors for a long time.
Ever since Jia Wei died.
This lake had been sealed off by the Temple.
As the successor personally designated by the Throne of God, Meng Xizhou began taking over the entire Temple.
Over the past six months, the City of Light had suffered tremendous upheaval, losing one high-ranking combatant after another: Long Qi, Yin Zhuo, Yuan Yang, Gao Mo, Jia Wei...
A full five titled warriors.
Even with the deep foundations of this city of faith, it still struggled to withstand such an enormous loss.
Meng Xizhou urgently mobilized all the county cities throughout Western Continent to replenish the Temple's ranks. There were still titled Transcendents within Western Continent. Though its top-tier strength was somewhat lacking, with sufficient resources invested in training, it could soon be restored.
The deaths of the titled warriors had severely damaged the Temple's vitality.
But they could not harm its foundations.
"Goddess, as instructed, the fourth-rank powerhouses who arrived from the other county cities have all been settled in the Temple residence."
Batu stood with Meng Xizhou by the shore of Red Lake.
He said quietly, "There are eleven in total. Only around three have any hope of entering the titled realm."
"Three is not a small number."
Meng Xizhou said calmly, "As long as they can pass the Wash Heart Pool Trial, grant them the Light Fire Seed Dream. Bring all eleven fourth-ranks into the Council of Elders... Rank them according to their past contributions to the Temple and their actual combat strength. Those who can advance to the titled realm shall receive the treatment of formal elders."
"Yes."
Batu responded respectfully, but soon asked, "The position of Grand Elder is still vacant..."
There was hesitation in