Zhang Mu was naturally aware of this, but from the perspective of the human race, he still hoped that the gods would return the gods to humanity.
"The human race will not back down on this matter. This is the bottom line for the human race. If they cannot even protect their own people, their so-called self-reliance is nothing but self-deception."
But if the gods were to return humanity to the human race so easily, they would be dissatisfied; this is a difficult matter! Humanity and the gods should now stand on the same side. Conflict is acceptable, but let's resolve the world's problems first... Therefore, I hereby announce to the gods a world-class meeting, and I will also notify the human leadership to participate.”
Zhang Mu spoke up.
After careful consideration, the four God Emperors agreed that this was the only way to proceed.
"Then let's do as you wish, senior... The venue will be right here... As for the time... what do you think, senior?"
"Hmm... let's do it in a month. Let the gods be prepared, and let both sides have an expectation first."
After reaching an agreement, both parties returned to their respective locations to prepare.
Zhang Mu summoned Liu Zhengyuan.
"Greetings, Goddess Willow."
Liu Zhengyuan bowed.
"Yes, I summoned you here to tell you something."
Zhang Mu glanced at Liu Zhengyuan and continued, "I just had a conversation with the four God Emperors about the future of humanity in the God Kingdoms."
Liu Zhengyuan's eyes lit up. Could it be...?
"This matter is not easy to resolve. Those humans are the guarantee for the gods to increase their strength. It is probably impossible to get them to return humans to the human race. Therefore, I discussed with the God Emperor about holding a meeting of the gods."
The meeting was to discuss this matter with the gods, and the human race could also send representatives to participate, all in order to resolve this issue.
This involves a global crisis, and I must consider it carefully.
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengyuan's expression turned solemn: "Do everything as Liu Shen instructed."
"Yes, go ahead. You can inform the clan members about this matter first, since everyone will know about it after the meeting anyway."
"yes."
After Liu Zhengyuan took his leave, Zhang Mu began to tell the clansmen about what had happened during this period.
Only then did everyone understand why the gods had given up half of the world's territory to them; it turned out that so many things were involved behind the scenes.
They had no objections to Liu Shen's arrangements.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Liu Zhengyuan led the high-ranking members of the human race to the center of the world, and Zhang Mu also transformed into human form.
With his current strength, he could have done it long ago; it's just that after being a tree for so long, it's a little hard to adjust to being a human again...
He turned around and arrived at the meeting.
Upon seeing this, the four God Emperors hurriedly came to greet them.
"Please take a seat, senior."
"Um."
Zhang Mu responded and took a seat in the high position.
The four God Emperors sat on either side of him.
The gods were all shocked by what they saw.
Who is this person? Why is the God Emperor so respectful, even giving up the main seat to this person and sitting to the side himself?
Zhang Mu looked at the crowd and the gods below the stage and said calmly, "We may begin. I will preside over this meeting. Anyone who offends me will die!"
The terrifying aura that followed the utterance of that single word made the gods gasp for breath. Only then did they realize why the God Emperors held them in such high esteem; this person's strength far surpassed that of the God Emperors.
They nodded like little chicks pecking at rice.
Seeing this, the four God Emperors also began to steer the conversation.
"We have already informed the gods of the purpose of this meeting, and I believe you all already have some ideas in mind."
The purpose of this meeting is to resolve this matter. The high-ranking officials of the human race are present; you two sides can discuss and reach a decision.
The gods looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally a few god-emperors took the lead and said, "We absolutely cannot agree to return all believers. This is our bottom line. Without believers, we will lose the opportunity to improve our strength."
Seeing this, Liu Zhengyuan also spoke up: "Returning the humans to your divine kingdoms is the bottom line for our human race. We humans will not abandon any of our compatriots!"
So, it seems we can't reach an agreement?
The gods narrowed their eyes, their killing intent rising.
On the human side, Liu Zhengyuan single-handedly blocked the attack, his powerful energy and spirit causing the God Emperors to stagger.
"Hmph! If you wish to start a war, my human race is not afraid!"
Liu Zhengyuan snorted coldly.
Having witnessed Zhang Mu's status in front of the four God Emperors, he remained as steady as a rock. With Liu Shen backing him up, this meeting would definitely end in the interests of the human race.
"you!"
The God Emperors wanted to say something more, but were quickly warned by the God Emperors' eyes and fell silent for a moment.
The meeting reached a stalemate.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Mu said, "The reason why the gods are unwilling to return humans is simply because they would lose their path to advancement after returning them, but I have a way to solve this problem."
In an instant, all eyes were on Zhang Mu.
Even the four God Emperors were no exception, after all, they knew that this world only had cultivation through incense offerings... and the sudden emergence of human Qi cultivators...
If Zhang Mu provided the cultivation methods for humans, then this statement is true; Zhang Mu truly possessed other cultivation methods suitable for deities.
Zhang Mu smiled as he looked at the reactions of the gods below: "Just as you guessed, the cultivation methods of the human race were indeed bestowed upon me."
The gods' eyes lit up, and many of the less powerful gods couldn't wait to agree on the spot.
Why?
Of course it's because they're too weak to attract followers!
If you can't get enough followers, your strength will increase slowly. If your strength increases slowly, you won't be able to compete with the gods for followers, thus creating a vicious cycle.
The strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak.
Therefore, they were eager to return the few remaining humans in exchange for a cultivation technique that would put them on the same starting line as the gods.
Sure enough, not long after he finished speaking...
Many deities immediately spoke up: "If you truly possess such a method, then we agree to return the humans in our divine realm."
For a time, all the gods echoed, except for those with power at the level of God-King or above who remained silent.
But given the prevailing trend and the presence of four God Emperors watching, they had no choice but to obediently agree.
"If you are afraid that you will not believe me, I can give you a few years to cultivate and prove its authenticity."
Zhang Mu waved his hand, and a martial arts manual was reflected in the sky.
The gods immediately used their divine senses to memorize all the information on it. Just in case, they checked it back and forth dozens of times, for fear of memorizing the wrong characters.
"Alright, this meeting is now adjourned. I grant the gods a five-year cultivation period. By then, if there are any results, the gods must keep their promise and obediently send the humans within their divine realms to the human race's territory, otherwise..."
Zhang Mu unleashed his full power, and the gods immediately echoed, expressing their absolute refusal to break the agreement.
Thus, the council of the gods came to an end.
Zhang Mu led the human race back to their territory.
As for the cultivation techniques Zhang Mu gave to the gods, they were naturally given to them by Ye Yu.
However, the upper limit of this technique is different from that of the techniques previously given to humankind.
The cultivation manual given to the gods can only be cultivated up to the God Emperor realm according to the strength classification of this world.
Humans, on the other hand, can reach the God Emperor realm through the Qi Cultivation Technique.
After all, he was the guardian deity of the human race, so naturally he favored the human race.
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