Chapter 840: Not Raising You in Vain All These Years

Chapter 840: Chapter 840: Not Raising You in Vain All These Years

Northern Julu Continent, Cangxi Kingdom, North Yellow Mountain.

The trees were still, the forest dense, birds chirped softly, beast roars echoed like bells — everything seemed normal.

But suddenly, a deep green streak of light shot up from North Yellow Mountain, instantly crossing a hundred zhang. One strike flattened an entire mountain peak in an instant.

Amid the massive boom, as smoke and dust rose, hundreds of Incense Gods in their original true forms, along with their demon generals, swept in on a yellow wind, their might shaking heaven and earth.

But in the next moment, several crimson streaks of light blazed to life, then connected into thin lines. In the blink of an eye, they sliced apart the sky-darkening yellow wind.

Screams erupted instantly as the yellow wind scattered.

Then from all directions, various techniques arrived. Dozens of fire dragons swept in, stone pillars rose from the ground to reshape the entire landscape, and ten thousand sword lights swirled.

Spiritual energy bloomed. Pressure overwhelming.

The instant the yellow wind scattered, a furious roar thundered.

The Incense Gods who had revealed their true forms scattered in all directions, charging toward the attacks lighting up from every side. Wherever spiritual energy surged, that was their target — utterly fearless of death.

Most Incense Gods were demons. Aside from the thousand-year convention of taking human form, the main reason was to learn human cultivation and techniques.

But no matter how much they learned, most demons using these techniques were ultimately inferior to humans.

What demons excelled at was their own true bodies — capable of resisting spells and shattering mountains with palm strikes.

When it truly came to close-combat life-or-death moments, demons would always transform into their true forms, using the most instinctive methods to unleash their full power.

Facing Incense Gods who no longer hesitated, who charged with nothing but a death wish to trade their lives —

The long-ambushed Evil Spirit Sect members had no choice but to respond.

The entire North Yellow Mountain instantly descended into chaos.

A massive Incense God slammed down a palm, its roar shaking the forest.

Three hundred li away.

Chen Baiqing’s Azure Heaven Treasure Ring enlarged before her, spiritual light flowing as the ring’s center reflected the bloody battle scene at North Yellow Mountain.

A bear-shaped Incense God had over a dozen longswords embedded in his body, one arm severed, yet he charged toward his enemy with a mouthful of blood and a furious roar.

Evil cultivators were diverse in their methods. Operating on the philosophy of "if you can’t learn it, steal it; if you can’t steal it, take it," every proper evil cultivator had numerous life-saving techniques with heavy costs. And when it truly came to life-or-death moments, they wouldn’t hesitate to unleash their most treasured, fatal techniques.

Although the Incense Gods fought with extraordinary bravery, the situation was clearly turning against them.

Lin Luoyu watched the scene in the Azure Heaven Treasure Ring with furrowed brows:

"This sudden encounter — the Evil Spirit Sect still has the upper hand."

Chen Baiqing shook her head calmly:

"I’m afraid it wasn’t a sudden encounter. The Evil Spirit Sect was prepared."

"If it truly were a sudden encounter, the Evil Spirit Sect would also have to respond hastily, rather than having the leisure to spread out. It seems the Evil Spirit Sect really has infiltrated this group of Incense Gods."

"Some choose righteousness, naturally some will choose great profit. Applied to Incense Gods, it’s the same."

Lin Luoyu thought for a moment and asked quietly:

"The reports say the Incense Gods are already struggling to resist the Evil Spirit Sect’s offensive. Given the current situation, should we lend a hand?"

Chen Baiqing didn’t respond immediately.

She had only managed to make time to come to Northern Julu Continent.

Although Chen Baiqing knew her master would also come to Northern Julu Continent to back Cui Hao, since the master had asked her to look after Fifth Junior Brother, then regardless of whether the master came or not, she as the senior sister had to make the trip.

At the very least, she should give Cui Hao some reassurance, or after observing the situation, mobilize some available forces to supplement.

Accompanying Chen Baiqing and Lin Luoyu this time were two Mahayana cultivators and one Tribulation Transcendence cultivator from Xiaoyun Hall.

But some of these accompanying cultivators were ahead scouting, while others were behind as backup — they weren’t directly following at their sides.

For their cultivation level, one could generally tell at a glance. High-level cultivators following at one’s side would be as obvious as light bulbs to cultivators of the same realm.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, this kind of support arrangement was standard.

Chen Baiqing was currently rushing toward Yunmeng Marsh while also taking a look at Cangxi Kingdom’s current situation. As it turned out, things here were indeed lively — encountering such a major battle simply by passing by.

A sweep of Chen Baiqing’s gaze confirmed that at least a dozen Nascent Soul Incense Gods were participating in this battle.

This was truly remarkable. Who knew where so many Nascent Soul Incense Gods had rushed from. She hadn’t expected Cui Hao’s ability to fan the flames to be this strong.

"Northern Meng’s demons die, but the homeland does not."

Quite the deadly slogan.

Chen Baiqing pondered Lin Luoyu’s words for a moment, then shook her head:

"Cui Hao hasn’t intervened. Until we understand his intentions, doing nothing is the right course."

Lin Luoyu could only nod at this.

For her, the Incense Gods’ actions were at least somewhat human. But the Evil Spirit Sect on the other side was truly inhuman.

If she had to choose between the two, Lin Luoyu would bury every last inhuman member of the Evil Spirit Sect.

Lin Luoyu’s gaze passed through the Azure Heaven Treasure Ring, seeing that in the midst of the slaughter, the Incense Gods’ losses were already devastating. But the leading Incense Gods showed not the slightest intention of retreating.

Chen Baiqing raised her hand slightly, withdrew the Azure Heaven Treasure Ring, then glanced at her Fourth Junior Sister:

"Whatever we do, let’s wait until we’ve seen Cui Hao."

Lin Luoyu nodded to show understanding, then followed Chen Baiqing’s speed, circling around the nearby battlefield toward Yunmeng Marsh.

This place wasn’t particularly close to Yunmeng Marsh.

When Lin Luoyu had first seen the reports, she’d had some mental preparation. But seeing the actual slaughter with her own eyes felt different.

This wasn’t because Lin Luoyu was soft-hearted. She also had no fondness for Incense Gods.

But in her impression, her Fifth Junior Brother, who always smiled carefree, shouldn’t be the type to fan the flames and send these Incense Gods to their deaths.

Or rather, Fifth Junior Brother would use more tactful methods to deal with these Incense Gods.

If it were Third Senior Sister doing this, Lin Luoyu would understand a bit more.

Lin Luoyu asked with some confusion:

"This kind of action doesn’t seem like Fifth Junior Brother’s style. Could it be Zheng Zhaoling’s idea?"

"Zheng Zhaoling is Yunmeng Pavilion’s core disciple. For her to propose such an idea would inevitably create distance between her and Yunmeng Marsh. In her position, she wouldn’t think of this plan." Chen Baiqing explained seriously. "At most, she’d pretend not to know. Whether it went well or not, this matter would only burden Fifth Junior Brother."

Chen Baiqing glanced at Lin Luoyu, seeing that her expression was somewhat conflicted.

Fourth Junior Brother wasn’t actually stupid. His work style simply valued being open and upright.

His ability wasn’t weaker than anyone else’s — just a different approach.

But Fourth Junior Brother, toward those close to him, would subconsciously project the best version of them.

Once he discovered something inconsistent, he became hesitant.

But what Fourth Junior Brother didn’t understand, Chen Baiqing did.

Cui Hao might be expressing that he could understand that his own methods were sometimes correct — even if they wouldn’t be understood.

Chen Baiqing thought to this point and chuckled softly.

This Fifth Junior Brother — he really hadn’t been raised in vain all these years.