I only have passive skills and I am extremely cautious

Chapter 142 Soul Mark
It has been three days since the beast tide ended.

According to the news and reports on the Internet, the northern part of Linglong City has begun to be rebuilt, and 80.00% of the area was destroyed by the beast tide.

There are more than 70 civilians who died, and about [-] people are still missing, and the entire Linglong City has a population of only [-] million.

There were 750 soldiers who gave their lives for it, and more than 500 Lingwu masters died.

Thanks to Chen Zhong's subsequent drive, otherwise the spirit beasts would have been raging in the city for a long time, and the death of the black-winged snake in the sky also prevented the possibility of the beast tide continuing to advance to other urban areas.

Even so, for the Chiyan Empire, which has been at peace for many years, it is tantamount to national mourning!

For this reason, the empire held a special mourning meeting, lowered the flag at half-staff, and set the day when the beast tide entered the city as the ninth mourning day. All heroes who sacrificed their lives will be rewarded with meritorious deeds, their names will be engraved on the hero monument, and their families will enjoy life-long benefits.

Not only that, a certain prince from the imperial capital also came to visit the disaster-stricken area on a special trip. The emperor issued an edict exempting the citizens of Linglong City from taxes for a year and distributed a large amount of supplies.

In the world after the reconstruction of the wasteland, the Chiyan Empire still maintains these traditional customs, and will never disappoint any heartfelt people of the empire.

Compared with the coldness and terror of the upper echelon of the God Cult Empire, the capital entanglement of the White Tower Federation, and the dukes fighting against each other, the Scarlet Flame Empire is considered the most humane society.

Although the emperor system is retained (after all, this country was brought down by the Yu family, you can do whatever you want), the operational mode is still very fair and free, and everyone has the opportunity to climb the mountain.

Linglong City is being rebuilt, and Linglong Mountain Range is also being re-planned.

The night the beast tide fled, the scenic area in front of Linglong Mountain was not spared either. Many tourists sleeping in the hotel were directly buried, and many old buildings were destroyed.

The scenic spot is closed for one year, and it will take one year to repair it.

As for the Houshan, which was riddled with holes, under the capriciousness of the dark holy beasts, the number of spirit beasts dropped sharply by half. The wounded and dead almost all hid back in their lairs, not daring to show themselves.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the guards advanced, forcibly reducing the range of activities of the spirit beasts to one-third of the original, and then built stronger and more complete fortifications.

As for Tianyan Academy... It can be said that it is intact.

Except that the flowers and plants on the outside are a bit bald, there is not much loss, but there are still many old people who lost their lives in the mountains.

On the road of cultivation, life and death are life and death, which is really normal.

"It's so early in the morning, why is Chen Zhong gone?" Wang Taiping knocked on the door for a long time but there was no response, so he had to go to have breakfast alone.

Ask him why he didn't find Zhou Chaoyin.

Zhou Chaoyin also did not return last night.

Ask Zhou Chaoyin why he is not here.

Tang Sui also didn't return to the girls' dormitory overnight.

You have to ask why the two of them stayed out all night at the same time... Sleeping is not as fun as exercising.

No, under Wang Taiping's jealous gaze, the two walked out of the college's "gym" (hotel) hand in hand, one lively and ruddy, the other refreshed.

"God!" Wang Taiping couldn't help but miss his own product warehouse, and only there could give him a bit of human warmth.

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Linglong Mountains.

Our Master Chen is doing a sneaky thing.

This sneaky thing is also called "picking up treasures" and "storing grain".

You know, after the beast tide, the bones of the spirit beasts left in the mountains are treasures.

Spirit cores, limbs, leather armor, bones... are all rare refining materials.

Of course, there is also the storage spirit weapon that Chen Zhong focuses on!

Now that you have died, you might as well give me the things left behind. I will help you bear what you are reluctant to part with when you are alive.

You have spirits in the sky, you should also feel gratified, right?

"Isn't that a good deed?"

Chen Zhong carried a small backpack, which was full of spiritual treasures.

The kind that won't make any noise when you shake it hard!

Of course, Chen Zhong did one more good thing, which was to help them cremate and dust off the ashes.

"What's going on? Where are the corpses and bones?"

"Let's go over there and see."

Seeing the guards coming, Chen Zhong ran away immediately.

"It can be regarded as helping you to reduce the burden of cleaning up the mess. Let me bear this kind of fatigue alone." Chen Zhong accepted it when he saw it, left the mountains, and returned to the academy after a long detour.

Although it's not a big deal, it's not very appropriate if someone puts it on the bright side. I'm also the master of the sect anyway, so I feel a little bit lost.

However, as soon as he entered the dormitory, Chen Zhong was stunned.

Cold sweat oozes out, and the fingertips tremble slightly, but they quickly regain their composure.

"You two, wouldn't it be nice to stay in my dormitory?" Chen Zhongji was puzzled, but also wanted to laugh.

Opposite him are Xu Xiaodao, the dean of the academy, and Ni Hengxiu, the master of Tianyan Palace.

Both of them were unkempt and disheveled, not hurt, but described as pitiful.

Don't think about it, it was Chen Zhong's way!
You know, Chen Zhong's dormitory can be described as a dragon's lake and a tiger's den. Without his control, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as frightening every step of the way.

As for how terrifying it is, just look at the appearance of these two great masters.

When Xu Xiaodao looked at Chen Zhong, his eyes changed again and again. He claimed to be prudent and cautious, but in front of Chen Zhong, he seemed to be far behind.

Ni Hengxiu tore off a strand of charred hair helplessly, "You boy...are you going to turn the dormitory building into a warehouse for explosives?"

"Hey, it's just a little bit of precaution." Chen Zhong smiled, and at the same time he was glad that the big orange was with Jia Shuangshuang, otherwise the secret of its devouring might be discovered.

"If I hadn't noticed it in time, this room and the people inside would have disappeared from the world, right? All these traps are triggered, and the Soul Tempering Realm may not be able to withstand it." Ni Hengxiu complained and was a little surprised.

Seeing the two people chatting with each other without any sense of strangeness, Xu Xiaodao was even more sure of his guess that Chen Zhong had an extraordinary background, so extraordinary that he needed Ni Hengxiu to drive him many times.

Moreover, Chen Zhong's spiritual formations are very strange, and their operation method and layout are slightly different from those of the spiritual formation masters in the lower realm. In order to fight against powerful spiritual formation masters, Xu Xiaodao once knew Lang Yue.

After thinking about it for a while, he was shocked to find that Chen Zhong's comprehension of the spirit formation seemed to be a bit more thorough than the fifth-grade spirit formation master Lang Yue!

"Okay, don't chat," Ni Hengxiu waved his hand, "I came to you for a reason, about the dark holy beast."

"Huh?" Chen Zhong cheered up.

Xu Xiaodao sat upright, he didn't know what Ni Hengxiu was going to do.

Ni Hengxiu said solemnly, "This race is very strong. They are the top clan in the spirit beast world in the upper realm, and they attach great importance to the life and death of their members. Once someone kills them, they will hunt them down endlessly."

"As for how they know who the murderer is, it's because each holy beast will release a soul mark when it dies, which will be marked on the murderer. That is to say, the three of you have been marked. will be discovered!"

"That's why I haven't gotten rid of it. The Tianyan Palace is indeed powerful in the upper realm, but I will always be alone one day."

Ni Hengxiu smiled and said, "Be cautious in your actions, and try to avoid troubles that you don't need to cause."

The corner of Chen Zhong's mouth twitched, wanting to scold someone, but he didn't know who to scold.

This word is familiar, but it's quite embarrassing.

"Since you found me, there should be a way?" Chen Zhong asked.

Ni Hengxiu nodded, "I'll try to see if I can get rid of the imprints in your bodies, otherwise I'll have to wait until you enter the upper realm, and ask the experts in the ladder realm to help."

(End of this chapter)