"Lord, is there some important matter you wish to discuss with us by summoning everyone here?"
The city lord's mansion was packed with people. They all respected Liu Zhengyuan, as he had led the construction of the city's plans over the years and had been busy with all the work for them.
"Yes, I have summoned you here today to announce a very important matter, one that concerns the life and death of humanity..."
Liu Zhengyuan nodded solemnly.
The noisy crowd quieted down. They thought it was some great joy, but they didn't expect the city lord to have such an expression. Could it be that nothing has happened in the city recently?
Liu Zhengyuan slowly spoke: "You must not forget the status of mankind on this continent. After decades of being free from the ravages of war, it's time to wake up."
"this..."
The group exchanged glances and silently lowered their heads.
Yes, after living in peace for so long, we've forgotten that humans are the prey of the gods on this continent.
In the past, when their village grew to a few hundred people, they had no choice but to split into more than a dozen villages.
Now, thanks to the protection of the Willow God, they have actually grown into a city! With tens of thousands of people!
If the gods were to discover this, it would surely be destroyed and captured to be used as offerings for incense.
"Don't we still have Liu Shen?"
"Yes, the Willow Goddess will protect us!"
They looked hopefully at the towering willow tree.
Liu Zhengyuan shattered their illusions: "There can only be one Goddess Liu! If those gods join forces, we will ultimately cause Goddess Liu to die! Wake up!"
"Everyone, the Willow Goddess has protected us for many years without asking for anything in return. Humanity must strive to become stronger!"
The crowd fell silent, their faces filled with bitterness: "But we humans are inherently weak, and can only eke out a living in this world. Self-reliance? How can we become self-reliant! Human strength cannot overcome nature! Even the slightest breath from the gods can be fatal to us!"
We have also resisted! But our ancestors all died under the suppression of powerful divine forces!
The gods see us as mere ants! Their contempt! Their disdain! It fills us with resentment! But without immense power, we truly cannot achieve this!
Liu Zhengyuan sighed softly: "Yes, we humans are naturally weak, but that was in the past! Now we also have the opportunity to cultivate!"
Everyone was stunned: "Really? Humans can really cultivate?"
Liu Zhengyuan laughed heartily: "Truly true! From this day forward, humanity can also become strong!"
He recounted what he had dreamt about the previous day and repeatedly praised Zhang Mu's greatness.
As he slowly began to explain, more and more people became excited.
"Everyone, never forget the kindness of the Willow Goddess. Everything we have today is almost entirely thanks to her. If one day the Willow Goddess is besieged by other gods, we will fight without hesitation!"
Everyone nodded solemnly, bowed deeply in Zhang Mu's direction, and their respect for him grew even stronger.
Liu Zhengyuan passed on the "Qi Cultivation Technique" to everyone. The method was very simple: touching foreheads would copy the text to the other person. This was a special effect that Zhang Mu created for convenience. Of course, the premise was that neither party would resist and it was voluntary.
If it's not voluntary, even soul searching won't work; there's a restriction inside—a restriction from Ye Yu...
Under Liu Zhengyuan's urging, everyone began to cultivate, hoping to accumulate strength and prepare for future battles.
They want to use their strength to tell those gods that we humans are not tools for them to offer incense and sacrifices!
The method of cultivating qi is amazing.
When everyone started cultivating, they found that there were no bottlenecks. They only needed to constantly refine their essence, energy, and spirit, and continuously strengthen their righteous energy to drive their physical body to continuously transform.
It has made the human body no longer weak and has given humans special means.
It transforms all things into vapor!
Since they began cultivating the Qi Cultivation Technique, the incense power that Zhang Mu obtained has become increasingly pure and powerful.
The stronger a person's spirit and vitality, the stronger the power of the incense they burn.
This caused Zhang Mu's strength to increase rapidly.
"Everything is on the right track; all we need to do is build up our strength!"
Zhang Mu's eyes gleamed as he continuously refined the power of the incense.
The residents who practiced the Qi Cultivation Technique began to make offerings to Zhang Mu every day, changing from a small bow a day and a big bow every seven days to three bows a day and a big bow every three days!
This loss of energy and spirit is insignificant to them!
They also knew that the Willow God needed the power of incense to enhance his strength, so they all willingly burned incense to offer their own essence, energy, and spirit.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The town has developed rapidly, with its population increasing from tens of thousands to over one hundred thousand. Over the years, many more people have come to join Liucheng.
Some stumbled in by mistake, while others were residents who went out to gather refugees from outside the area.
With the Qi Cultivation Technique in hand, they naturally had some ideas.
"We humans must have our own territory on this continent!"
I will make even the gods dare not tread here! I will make heaven and earth acknowledge my power! I will make humankind stand proudly in this world!
Liu Zhengyuan looked at the sea of people below the stage and spoke passionately.
"Humanity rises! Standing tall and proud!"
"Humanity rises! Standing tall and proud!"
"Humanity rises! Standing tall and proud!"
......
The crowd roared, as if venting the oppression of the gods over tens of thousands of years.
Zhang Mu, who was observing from the shadows, fell silent.
"Oh no, I messed it up..."
He looked both amused and exasperated. He had deliberately rambled on and on about the status of the human race in order to quickly win them over and turn them into his devout followers.
This has now turned into a scenario where humanity rises to power.
[Ding! Host, don't worry. If the human race can truly rise to power, it won't be too bad. Host, you don't need to excessively pursue the method of becoming a god through incense offerings. If this path is blocked, just find another.]
"oh?"
Zhang Mu's eyes lit up. Could it be...?
[Ding! Large-scale mission issued!]
[Mission: Lead the human race of this world to rise again!]
[Rewards: One million System Points, "The Way of Destiny"]
[Ding! Due to the special circumstances, the reward is being issued ahead of schedule! The host only needs to complete the task later!]
Soon, a cultivation technique appeared in Zhang Mu's mind.
The Way of Destiny: One can use the destiny of all races as resources to cultivate the supreme method of destiny, bind to the destiny of one's race, and build a body of destiny!
hiss!
powerful!
Zhang Mu gasped in astonishment. This technique was incredible! His own system was truly amazing; it even had something like this.
Moreover, the stronger the racial fortune bound to this path of destiny, the faster one's cultivation will be, which is very suitable for him now.
If Ye Yu knew what he was thinking, he might laugh. This is already impressive; this cultivation technique is still a censored version.
That's right, it's a censored version, after all, the full version of this world couldn't handle it.
[Host, good luck conquering the world!]
"Yes, I will."
Zhang Mu nodded. The system had already given him such a powerful cheat code, and he still couldn't conquer the world. He might as well find a block of tofu and kill himself.
My system loves me too much! It even distributes task rewards in advance, so I only need to complete the task later, and there's no time limit. It's so good, I'm so upset...
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