The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 682 - 681: Encounter with the Corpse Carrier Again

Chapter 682: Chapter 681: Encounter with the Corpse Carrier Again

Ye Xuan hurried along the path, concealing his form to avoid encountering the sinister spirits of Hengduan Mountain.

In these mountains, to Ye Xuan, it was all well-trodden ground.

When he chose to build the Qiankun Palace within Hengduan Mountain years ago, it was naturally because he had already deeply familiarized himself with the area.

Within Hengduan Mountain, there are three kinds that people dread most.

First are the demonic creatures within the perilous waters of Hengduan Mountain.

Second are the lines of Corpse Carriers atop the Corpse Field.

Third are the Paper Machers, who had never shown themselves.

Additionally, Coffin Carriers in Hengduan Mountain are extremely rare; Ye Xuan had seen them only once and they weren’t strong. Among the Coffin Carriers, they are considered relatively weak.

After all, Hengduan Mountain is not their main stage.

The ones thriving best here are probably the Corpse Carriers and the Paper Machers.

Especially when Hengduan Mountain opens, the Corpse Carriers start to move.

Because every opening of Hengduan Mountain claims many lives of East Desolate cultivators.

Corpse Carriers prefer these fresh corpses the most.

This increases their corpse carrying success rate and speeds up their cultivation progression.

This time too, many from the Corpse Carriers’ line must have emerged.

Along the way, Ye Xuan even noticed shadows darting in the forests.

However, as he flew towards a certain peak, Ye Xuan stopped, calmly watching the scene in front of him.

A moment later,

a young man with a face full of corpse energy, his complexion pale as paper and his eyes seemingly lifeless, appeared in front of Ye Xuan as if he was a dead man, gazing at Ye Xuan.

Carrying a corpse on his back.

The corpse’s owner had clearly just died recently, dressed extravagantly.

He was someone from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty.

"You’ve carried the wrong person," Ye Xuan said calmly, looking at the zombie-like young man in coarse clothes.

The young man in coarse clothes didn’t speak, his figure moved instantaneously, pressing close to Ye Xuan.

A strong wave of corpse energy came forth, carrying an eroding force intended to disrupt Ye Xuan’s consciousness.

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, his right hand reached into his pocket and instantly turned black, unleashing a palm strike.

War Demon Life and Death Seal.

Boom!

He struck directly at the young man in coarse clothes.

The young man in coarse clothes, remaining silent as well, responded with a palm strike.

That large hand, surrounded by terrifying corpse energy, turned black and swirled around him, forming a storm of corpse energy!

Boom——

Their palms collided, and while Ye Xuan remained unmoved, the coarse-clothed young man was suddenly blown backwards, his colorless pupils flashing a hint of surprise, as if he hadn’t expected Ye Xuan’s palm to be so powerful.

The young man in coarse clothes retreated three hundred meters, steadied his figure, and looked at Ye Xuan again.

However, as he raised his head, he felt a terrifying gravity forming above him, swiftly dropping down; his head was forced downwards, and he plummeted headfirst to the ground.

Boom!

He smashed into the earth in an instant.

Ye Xuan appeared where the young man in coarse clothes had been standing, his expression calm, casually observing the dust-stirred ground. He didn’t continue to attack but instead leapt away.

The obstruction had been a Corpse Carrier.

However, his strength was not strong, likely having carried no more than ten corpses.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ended up carrying a member of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, who was merely at the Yin Yang Realm.

With just one move, Ye Xuan had defeated him and leapt away.

There was no need to fight to the death with people from the Corpse Carriers’ line.

They were merely fulfilling the last wishes of the corpses, after all.

That member of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty clearly knew this place was frequented by Corpse Carriers; perhaps their last wish upon dying was for the Corpse Carriers to trouble them.

Ye Xuan was not surprised by this.

After all, apart from him, everyone else was in the Qiankun Palace now.

Given the strength of the young man in coarse clothes just now, daring to go to the Qiankun Palace would be suicidal.

Thus, after carrying the corpse of someone from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty or other forces, the Corpse Carriers were most likely seeking him out.

But for him, this was no trouble at all.

Let alone Corpse Carriers of this level, even those capable of carrying Saint Realm Great Powers were of no use before him.

Do not forget.

Ye Xuan had once mingled among the Corpse Carriers.

Moreover, the corpses he carried were far from ordinary.

All were invincible beings buried in the Emperor’s Burial Ground.

Although these were the commands of the Emperor of Burials, the one who experienced it all was Ye Xuan.

As for the youth in the hemp robe,

after being defeated by Ye Xuan in two moves, he was knocked unconscious to the ground.

When he awoke, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he instinctively looked back.

The corpse had unexpectedly fallen from his back.

"How is this possible!?"

The youth in the hemp robe was utterly horrified.

Among Corpse Carriers, once a pact with the corpse’s owner is made, the corpse would remain on their back until the last wish is fulfilled, unless the Corpse Carrier actively dispels it, otherwise the corpse wouldn’t fall off.

But now, the corpse had fallen off of its own accord?!

The youth recalled the recent clash and envisioned that young man in the black robe.

’You’re carrying the wrong person.’

He remembered those words spoken by the black-robed youth named Ye Xuan.

The youth’s expression changed several times, and he was utterly shocked, ’This guy seems to know a lot about the Corpse Carriers?’

’Moreover, he managed to kick the corpse off my back, which means he is also a Corpse Carrier, and a stronger one at that!’

’Could he be a Corpse Carrier from beyond the Hengduan Mountain?’

The youth remained full of doubts.

’No, didn’t my master say that the boundaries of Corpse Carriers are clearly defined and that without special reasons or prior notice, crossing boundaries is prohibited...’

Looking at the corpse lying on the ground, the youth’s expression darkened slightly.

In the end, he chose not to carry the corpse again but buried it on the spot.

This was the rule of Corpse Carriers; once the corpse had fallen off, one could not just carry it back.

Even if carried again, it would be of no effect,

as the connection with the corpse’s owner had been forcibly severed.

After burying the corpse, the youth stood up and immediately went back to the Corpse Field to report the situation to his master.

Corpse Carriers crossing boundaries without a cause was a serious taboo,

and the consequences could be dire.

"Corpse Carriers must not cross boundaries without authorization, this has always been the rule, anyone from the Corpse Carrier lineage should know it, the man you speak of is probably a Loose Corpse Carrier,"

explained an old man with corpse spots on his face gently in the Corpse Field.

In front of him was the youth.

"But that guy is about your age, yet he defeated you in one move; it’s unlikely for him to be just a Loose Corpse Carrier, could he have received a great inheritance?" the old man slightly raised his eyebrows, puzzled.

"Master, can we Corpse Carriers cultivate like normal people?" the youth asked.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Once you become a Corpse Carrier, you can’t cultivate like others. You can only follow the methods of Corpse Carriers; otherwise, your cultivation will be utterly ruined," the old man squinted at the youth and admonished.

"Then why can that guy named Ye Xuan do it?" the youth asked, still perplexed.

The old man’s expression suddenly shook, "Are you saying he follows the normal cultivation system?"

The youth nodded, "His cultivation is at the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm."

The old man was visibly shocked, "What!?"

How could a Corpse Carrier follow the normal cultivation system? It was impossible.

Furthermore, this guy was at the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm and yet he had defeated his disciple in one move?

He knew well that his disciple’s strength, according to the normal cultivation system, was already at the Yin Yang Realm.

That was two realms higher than the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm!

"Where is he now?" the old man urged anxiously.

The youth thought for a moment and replied, "Before he knocked me out, it seemed he was heading towards the Divine Abyss..."

"The Divine Abyss!" the old man’s face shifted slightly, "This guy, could he also know about the plan?"

"Plan? What plan?" the youth was astonished.

"It’s none of your concern, step back for now. Leave this matter to your master to handle!" the old man said.

"Oh, then I shall take my leave first," the youth didn’t inquire further.

After the youth had left, the old man’s expression alternated between worry and uncertainty.

’A Corpse Carrier who can still follow the normal cultivation system, and he headed to the Divine Abyss...’

’If there isn’t something fishy going on, I’d be surprised!’

’I absolutely cannot let him go to the Divine Abyss!’