Mail is delivered to the mail exchange server with the lowest preference number (highest priority), so the MX record you use for mail routing should have the lowest preference number, typically 0. For example, use 0 for your mail routing record, and 10 for the record for validating that you own your domain.
MX record priority
Mail is delivered to the mail exchange server with the lowest preference number (highest priority), so the MX record you use for mail routing should have the lowest preference number, typically 0. For example, use 0 for your mail routing record, and 10 for the record for validating that you own your domain.