"I knew Unconquerable Incense would be tremendously useful. If we also employed methods involving poisonous miasma and Poison Baleful Intent, we could kill enemies outright!
"However, killing directly offends the harmony of heaven. Although we accompany the army on its campaigns, unless necessary, we should avoid personally entangling ourselves in the karma here. Let others bear what they should bear, and transfer to the army what should be transferred to the army.
"Send word back to Huo Liang and the others. Tell them to be smart and conduct themselves wisely."
Amid his gratification, Zhu Lisheng did not forget to admonish the Incense Path practitioners who had gone to the front.
The disciples all laughed when they heard this. "Sect Master, you worry too much. Our fellow disciples have already completed their training. They aren't three-year-olds. They understand."
Over the next several months, Huo Liang and the others faithfully followed their master's instructions, actively taking on duties and amply demonstrating the functions of the Incense Path.
In the vanguard camp, they secured the water supply and burned incense to dispel miasma, effectively safeguarding the army's advance.
On the front lines, they repeatedly deployed Unconquerable Incense and Face Tree Incense to intimidate and obstruct the enemy, breaking through one encampment after another.
At their quarters, they repeatedly used scent detection to identify the foul odors of enemy demon soldiers, tracking them down by their traces.
Even logistical support began adopting the Hundred Flavors Gate's methods to preserve meat and process military rations, with considerable results.
Pepper and similar substances introduced from overseas were warming and drying in nature and had been used as medicinal ingredients since ancient times. Hundred-Flavors Incense refined from them in combination with precious materials containing spirit resonance could effectively delay decay, buying more time for processing. These were