The crowd looked at each other in disbelief. Eating the flesh and drinking the blood of gods was something they would never have dared to imagine before.
Moreover, the appearance of gods is similar to that of humans, so eating them would be psychologically unsettling.
Zhang Mu observed the expressions on everyone's faces and didn't urge them. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to bring himself to do it either. If these people didn't want to, he wouldn't force them. In any case, they could slowly accumulate strength in the future.
After a moment's hesitation, Liu Zhengyuan hardened his heart and stepped forward alone, biting off a piece of flesh from one of the divine bodies.
"Everyone, the human race is still weak. Don't give up the opportunity to improve your strength because of your own mental barriers!"
"The gods once regarded us as pigs and dogs, so what harm is there in us eating their flesh and drinking their blood now!"
Liu Zhengyuan chewed on the flesh and blood and said in a trembling voice.
As he swallowed the flesh and blood, his aura rapidly increased, and the essence, energy, and spirit he cultivated caused everyone to retreat repeatedly, creating an effect similar to divine might.
This made his eyes light up.
"Do you see that? Just a mouthful of flesh and blood has such effects. What are you waiting for?!"
Without hesitation, everyone began to divide up the divine body.
These deities were enormous after their deaths, enough to feed all 100,000 people in Liucheng.
After letting go of their mental hurdle, they stopped resisting, and some even started cooking on the spot using makeshift stoves.
With the addition of various seasonings, the aroma fills the air, making many people's mouths water.
The more resistant I was to it at first, the more delicious it tastes now.
The dozens of divine bodies took the residents of Liucheng three whole days to consume before the problem was completely solved.
Even after tasting it, the aftertaste is still very pleasant.
The aura of everyone increased dozens of times; this was simply a miracle cure!
Moreover, they haven't fully digested it yet; the essence has been integrated into their blood and still needs to be slowly refined.
After resolving this matter, Liu Zhengyuan organized people to go to the divine kingdoms of these gods to gather humans.
If humanity wants to rise to power, it must have sufficient strength, and population is the most urgent task.
As more and more humans entered Liucheng, they discovered that the buildings were no longer big enough.
So they began to expand their territory outwards, since there was no longer any threat in this area.
"Their vitality and spirit are too weak; many people's very foundation has been damaged."
Liu Zhengyuan looked at the rescued people and said heavily.
This is the side effect of being constantly exploited and forced to make offerings; many people's energy and spirit have been completely depleted, and they can't be restored even if they want to.
They were helpless in this regard and could only let those people live peacefully in Liucheng for the rest of their lives without abandoning them.
For those who only suffered some loss of their essence but were not depleted, Liu Zhengyuan instructed the others to take out the treasured divine blood and dilute it with water.
He felt that divine blood should be able to make up for the loss of his essence, but if these people were to drink divine blood directly...
First, it's not enough.
Secondly, it might be burst by the sheer amount of energy.
After all, these people haven't started practicing the Qi Cultivation Technique yet.
As Liu Zhengyuan drank the diluted divine blood, he clearly felt their original essence being restored.
"Indeed, the blood of the gods is truly miraculous. In the future, when our human race becomes powerful, we will have to take revenge on the gods for all those deep-seated grudges!"
Liu Zhengyuan began to look to the future.
Liucheng has entered a period of rapid development.
Buildings rose up from the ground, free from the interference of the gods.
The population experienced explosive growth.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the years, Liucheng has brought together all the scattered villages on this billion-acre land into Liucheng.
The humans within those divine realms, plus a small number of newborns.
The population has reached tens of millions. This is not an exaggeration. You have to understand that each lower god has a nation of believers. Even if that nation only has a million believers, the sum of dozens of lower gods would naturally reach tens of millions.
Liucheng has thus broken free from the ranks of towns and cities and reached the level of a major country.
However, they do not refer to themselves as a nation, which was once a division used by the gods for their believers; now they want to break free from this restriction.
"We are no longer the beings that the gods once slaughtered. It is time for change. Humans are humans, and there is no need for national divisions!"
However, in order to commemorate the contributions that the Willow God made to us, Willow City will be preserved as our ancestral home.
"From now on, humanity may have countless cities, but there must be no division into nations. We, the human race, should be of one mind!"
The others also thought it made sense, so they all agreed.
As the ancestral home of the human race, cities began to spring up one after another in Liucheng.
The human race grew rapidly.
With the widespread adoption of the Qi Cultivation Technique, every human now resembles a dragon.
Instead of causing trouble, they quietly retreated to this peripheral area and slowly accumulated strength.
Zhang Mu, who cultivates the Dao of Destiny, also sensed that the destiny of the human race was continuously increasing.
His cultivation speed also increased faster and faster, and his strength increased several times over in the past ten years.
He also began to secretly plan for areas outside the periphery.
"I never imagined my roots could penetrate so far... Given time, covering the entire world wouldn't be a problem."
Zhang Mu's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. His roots had spread very deep and over a wide area, covering a region of one billion acres.
Moreover, he discovered that he could move his physical body freely within the range of his roots.
This will make it easier for him to move later; he's had enough of staying in this remote, out-of-the-way area.
After completely taking control of this billion-acre area, his roots began to explore outwards.
Wherever the roots pass, he can perceive everything that happens there.
Several decades have passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the years, Zhang Mu has also confirmed that what the gods said was true. The closer one gets to the center of the world, the more gods there are, and the stronger they become.
He sensed the presence of many deities and realized he was no match for them.
"Let's develop slowly for now. My original ability is less than 10% developed. I underestimated this Space Willow Body."
In the years that followed, he stopped extending his roots toward the center, lest he be discovered by a powerful deity and be doomed.
We should play it safe for now.
In any case, the human race cannot expand to that area yet. The day when the human race can openly attack the gods will be the day when the human race truly unleashes its power.
Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
A hundred years have passed since the human race began cultivating the Qi Nourishing Technique.
Liu Zhengyuan's aura grew stronger and stronger, and Zhang Mu roughly compared his strength with that of the lower-level gods of the past.
"Barely reached the level of a lower-level god..."
It takes a hundred years of arduous cultivation to barely reach the level of a deity.
However, Liu Zhengyuan was already quite satisfied with his improved strength. Once upon a time, the human race was weak and helpless. With the strength it has today, the human race can be said to have begun to stand up.
They are no longer mayflies in this world, whose lives can be taken by mere natural disasters.
The Qi Cultivation Technique given by Zhang Mu has a very high ceiling. After practicing it, one will experience all-round improvement, and one's lifespan will not be limited to a mere hundred years.
Liu Zhengyuan felt that the more he practiced his essence, energy, and spirit, the stronger the effect became.
"A hundred years to refine one's Qi, and the Qi emerges, dimming the Milky Way!"
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