The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 674 - 673 Corpse Carrier

Chapter 674: Chapter 673 Corpse Carrier

At this moment, Ye Xuan was leading Zhou Youwei and the others onto a plain.

Though calling it a plain wasn’t quite accurate.

For on this plain, there lay many graves.

Gravestones wobbled in the wind, looking unsettling beyond measure.

"Brother-in-law, is this the Corpse Field with the Corpse Carriers you mentioned?" Zhou Bingyi stood behind, speaking with a tinge of fear.

"Yes," Ye Xuan nodded slightly.

Corpse Carriers, beings extremely ancient and mysterious.

In every Forbidden Land, Corpse Carriers could be found.

But they rarely appeared before the common eye.

Their bodies contained a heavy stench of Corpse Energy, and should a living creature be contaminated by it, they would be eroded.

Those of weak strength could even lose their spiritual wisdom, transforming into conscious-less Corpse Puppets.

They could also be referred to as zombies.

"Do these Corpse Carriers just keep carrying corpses?" Ye Hao stroked his chin, asking curiously.

To tell the truth, this was also his first time hearing of such beings.

Following Brother Xuan into the Hengduan Mountains, he had encountered too many wonders.

Like the mountain spirits before, and now the Corpse Carriers.

He had never even heard of such things before, let alone seen them.

Ye Hao’s words also voiced the curiosity of the others.

They too were unfamiliar with the Corpse Carriers.

Ye Xuan said in a slow voice, "Do you think carrying a corpse is easy?"

The group looked puzzled. Carrying a corpse, what’s difficult about that?

Ye Xuan knew what the group was thinking, and smiled slightly, "You’re thinking of mortal corpses. For instance, if a normal person were to carry a three-meter-long demon tiger’s corpse, could they manage it?"

"And another thing, if one had to carry a mountain’s corpse, could a normal person do that?"

"Eh? A mountain’s corpse?" This question further confused everyone.

Since when did mountains have corpses?

Only Huang Yue nodded in deep agreement, "Indeed, you can’t carry a mountain’s corpse."

Others might not know, but as a follower of the Mountain God Dao who interacted with mountains daily, he was more aware than anyone that a mountain’s corpse truly existed.

All things have spirits, and mountains are no exception.

When a mountain dies, it naturally leaves behind a corpse.

"The highest realm of a Corpse Carrier is to carry the heavens," Ye Xuan said calmly.

"Carry the heavens?!"

The group was taken aback once more.

"Tell me, who in this world can walk around carrying a piece of the heavens? Corpse Carriers can," Ye Xuan stated.

The lineage of Corpse Carriers is extremely ancient, no shorter than that of the Mountain God Dao.

Although the others did not fully grasp the concept of Corpse Carriers, they began to understand quite a bit from Ye Xuan’s explanation.

So this is what Corpse Carriers are.

Impressive!

Just then, a sudden commotion came from up ahead.

The group turned towards the noise, their gaze sharpening.

They saw, not far in front of them, a grave had been dug open.

Following that, a figure emerged from the grave, a corpse still on his back!

"Eh?!"

This scene baffled everyone.

"Why did the Corpse Carrier crawl out of the grave?" everyone felt greatly perplexed.

Even Huang Yue appeared shocked.

This was his first time witnessing this.

Ye Xuan, hands in his pockets, spoke with a smile, "Corpse Carriers have a tradition. While they carry corpses, they would dig open graves and bury themselves alongside the corpse for eighty-one days. Only with the consent of the corpse’s former owner would they then emerge with the corpse on their back, traverse the mortal realm to fulfill the former owner’s last wishes. The more wishes they fulfill, the more power they receive from the owner’s life force."

"Put simply, it’s a form of exchange. Otherwise, why do you think they would bother carrying corpses for no reason?"

Corpse Carrying, in fact, was a very unique cultivation method.

Similar to the Mountain God Dao, their method of cultivation differed from that of ordinary cultivators.

They rely on worshiping mountains and enlisting the power of mountain gods to grow stronger.

For Corpse Carriers, however, it is through carrying corpses that they gain cultivation.

With the permission of the corpse’s owner, they would carry the corpse and wander the world, fulfilling its last wishes.

The more wishes they fulfill, the more strength they gain.

If a Corpse Carrier is strong enough to assist a being of Great Emperor Level in fulfilling their last wishes, then they would carry the Emperor Corpse, walk the world, and eventually achieve Great Emperor Level strength themselves.

This is an extremely unorthodox method of cultivation.

Yet very few choose to walk the path of a Corpse Carrier.

Because it’s a difficult path to tread. Their very actions, dealing with the dead, result in them having innate natural enemies.

The Yin Dogs!

That is the Netherworld Guide.

Among all the Netherworld Guides in the world, they most despise the Corpse Carriers and Coffin Carriers.

Let’s not talk about the Coffin Carriers for now, the grudge between the Corpse Carriers and the Netherworld Guides has continued for countless eras.

From the moment the Corpse Carriers were born, such an outcome was destined.

Besides that, they also often get involved in all sorts of karmic ties due to fulfilling the last wishes of the corpses they carry.

The most difficult thing to sever in the world is the cycle of cause and effect.

Even Ye Xuan now could not escape the cycle of cause and effect.

If you want to become a Corpse Carrier, then you must be prepared to be tainted with numerous karmic consequences in advance.

Upon hearing Ye Xuan’s words, everyone suddenly understood.

So that’s how it is.

To carry corpses is to fulfill last wishes, thus obtaining cultivation.

This was completely beyond their knowledge.

"So, if someone comes to you in the future, don’t be surprised. That is definitely a Corpse Carrier fulfilling a last wish, of course, they certainly won’t reveal their identity as Corpse Carriers."

Ye Xuan said with a smile.

Back in the day, he had been a Corpse Carrier for quite some time.

However, this was all because of that guy, the Lord of the Emperor Corpses. During that period, he could not control his own body and had to act on the orders of the Lord of the Emperor Corpses.

In those years, Ye Xuan had also learned a lot.

He had a very clear understanding of the Corpse Carriers.

Under the gaze of everyone, the Corpse Carrier in the Corpse Field rose from the burial mound, carrying that corpse, and started to sprint across the Corpse Field. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight.

Without thinking, one could tell that the Corpse Carrier had gone to fulfill a last wish.

"So this is a Corpse Carrier..."

It was an eye-opening experience for everyone.

"What about the Paper Macher, brother-in-law?" Zhou Bingyi, having witnessed the legendary Corpse Carrier, was extremely excited.

Ye Xuan had told her too much before.

Corpse Carriers, Coffin Carriers, Paper Machers.

It is said that in the Hengduan Mountains, apart from Corpse Carriers, there are also Paper Machers.

"You probably won’t be able to see a Paper Macher; they hide even better than Corpse Carriers. However, I can teach you the Paper Binding Skill in the future if you have the chance," Ye Xuan said.

"Alright." Zhou Bingyi was somewhat disappointed, but she got over it soon because, after all, having seen a Corpse Carrier, she had fulfilled a wish.

At that moment.

Ye Xuan’s smile faded, and he sighed softly.

Seeing this, everyone was a bit puzzled.

"What’s wrong?" Zhou Youwei asked softly.

"It’s nothing," Ye Xuan shook his head.

Just then, the sense he had left on Ning Zongtang’s body had disappeared.

This meant that Ning Zongtang had died on Zhongxuan Mountain.

Ye Xuan had anticipated Ning Zongtang’s actions early on, which was the significance behind their conversation at that time.

It’s just a pity that Ning Zongtang persisted in his own ideas, and Ye Xuan did not try to persuade him further.

Ning Zongtang had slept for forty thousand years, and added to the catastrophic defeat forty thousand years ago, his Sword Heart was actually shattered.

Even though Ning Zongtang showed terrifying strength after awakening,

his Sword Heart was always on the verge of collapse.

For a Sword Cultivator, this is fatal.

It was just that Ning Zongtang kept forcing himself to go on for the sake of the Emperor Immortal Sect.

He was, after all, a dying man.

A man with a dead heart, not even Ye Xuan could save.

Ning Zongtang’s action this time was actually to reshape his Sword Heart, and it also signalled the end of the old era for the Emperor Immortal Sect, passing on that sword to the new generation of the Emperor Immortal Sect.

It is a spiritual legacy; very noble.

Ye Xuan respected such a figure.

In endless eras, Ye Xuan had seen many people. They may not stand out or even be just a Mortal.

But what they do is worthy of admiration.

Ning Zongtang is one of them.

A young man who once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword, in his twilight years, passed on a final sword to the younger generation.

Sword aimed at Zhongxuan Mountain.

That mountain, which once belonged to the number one mountain in the East Desolate of the Emperor Immortal Sect.

It seemed to also tell the world.

Zhongxuan Mountain will always belong to the Emperor Immortal Sect.

Taking it back is only a matter of time!

"What belongs to the Emperor Immortal Sect will always belong to the Emperor Immortal Sect," Ye Xuan said softly as he looked up at the sky.

This sentence was spoken to Ning Zongtang, who had already passed away.

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