Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 37 - 37 37 Staying Alive by Talking a Lot

37: Chapter 37: Staying Alive by Talking a Lot 37: Chapter 37: Staying Alive by Talking a Lot As the distant voices carried over, a massive coffin tumbled down from the steep riverside cliffs of Great River Mouth, splashing numerous water droplets with a loud plop.

The huge coffin, about twelve meters long, quickly floated to the surface after hitting the water.

But the coffin did not remain afloat; instead, it began to slowly drift toward the Four Directions Platform.

Zhang San’s eyes widened as he asked the man next to him, “Senior Xu, is there something in the water?”

Xu shook his head and said softly, “No.

There’s nothing in the water.”

There was no one and nothing else in the water.

Yet the coffin floating on the surface somehow moved towards the Four Directions Platform, even picking up speed.

As Zhang San gazed in bewilderment and amazement, a giant python suddenly surged from beneath the surface, blocking the colossal coffin’s path.

However, the massive coffin sped up and with a thunderous impact, it struck the giant python, causing it to sway and wail in pain before splashing down into the water.

As the coffin collided with the python, sending it back underwater, the coffin’s speed diminished significantly.

Eventually, it came to a halt right beneath the northern side of the Four Directions Platform.

After a moment of silence, there was a click as a crack appeared on the side of the coffin lid.

Then, with a bang,

The lid of the coffin was flung open.

The massive lid fell into the water, and out of the coffin leaped ten people.

Among these ten, the leader had silver hair and carried on his back a bronze coffin much taller and larger than himself, its surface mottled with rust, clearly an ancient relic.

Behind him, three of the nine had redwood coffins on their backs, while the remaining six were wrapped in Corpse Wrapping Cloth, carrying something shaped like a person.

Without having to think about it, it was obvious what those six were carrying.

The man with the bronze coffin sat in the center of the platform to the north, snatching up food from the table and taking his first bite.

Only then did the other nine dare to approach, grabbing food to eat from the other six tables around.

The means of arrival for these ten was terrifying enough.

But the way they were eating, as if they had never eaten in their lives, was even more horrifying.

Especially since all ten were carrying coffins or wrapped corpses, just one glance would make anyone’s scalp tingle.

Many spectators on the shore, frightened, started to yell frantically.

Especially the children, who began to cry outright.

Parents had no choice but to pick up their children and leave immediately, lest the vicious coffin dwellers set their sights on them.

Zhang San couldn’t help but be curious and whispered, “Who are they?

Does anyone know?”

Bai Yucheng walked over and murmured into Zhang San’s ear.

“Corpse Nether Sect.

A martial sect adept at Corpse Refining and Corpse Control, their Iron Corpses are known to be stronger than the corpses were in life.

They were once one of the top Demon Path Sects in the world.”

“However, due to their excessively evil Cultivation Techniques and their grave robbing of other sects to obtain strong corpses, they eventually faced a coalition attack that severely damaged them.”

“Although they are still one of the powerful sects, they are no longer as glorious as they once were.”

Zhang San’s curiosity was piqued.

“During the attack on Corpse Nether Sect, did the Town Martial Office send people?”

Ling beside him smiled faintly.

“What do you think, who told those sects that Corpse Nether Sect had dug up their ancestral graves?”

Zhang San suddenly understood.

Of course, it was the Town Martial Office I belong to, always so righteous and kind, glad to help others.

Grave robbing is a crime!

Such criminals should be severely punished!

While the people from Corpse Nether Sect claimed seven spots on the platform to the north and indulged in eating and drinking, a desolate voice came from the south.

“The dead can eat, and so can the living!”

Two figures appeared in the distance and rapidly approached, running wildly toward the water’s edge of Great River Mouth.

The two of them stepped on the water’s surface, each step erupting a huge spray of water.

The giant python beneath the surface seemed to sense their presence and broke through the water, blocking their way.

However, the two showed no fear and even raised their hands to greet the giant python.

Pfft—

Pfft—

With their greeting hands, they directly tore off a piece of flesh from the giant python’s body and then leaped onto the platform to the south.

The two didn’t take their seats directly, but instead crouched down to eat the raw meat they had just torn from the giant python.

The giant python, with two gashes torn into its body, swayed twice on the water’s surface before plummeting into the water with a splash, staining an area bright red.

At this time, a disciple of the Corpse Nether Sect from the north, carrying a Corpse Wrapping Cloth on his back, glanced over at the opposite platform and noticed that among the two there, one was a middle-aged burly man with a full beard, and beside him, surprisingly dirty as well, was a woman who was dirty yet quite beautiful.

“Do you two want to eat together?”

The disciple said, then leaped toward the opposite platform with an agile jump.

The woman didn’t even glance at him as she picked up the chopsticks from the table and tossed them.

Plop.

A chopstick shot the Corpse Nether Sect disciple, who had just jumped up, back to where he came from.

The Corpse Nether Sect’s teacher, carrying a Bronze Coffin, cursed at the disciple lying on the ground covering his wound, “Do you dare covet the food of Gluttonous Mountain?

You’re so unafraid of death, why don’t I use you to refine an Iron Corpse, huh?”

The disciple was so frightened that he lay on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

The Corpse Nether Sect’s teacher cupped his fists and bowed towards the opposite platform.

“Corpse Nether Sect’s Tian Yindi, may I know how to address this friend from Gluttonous Mountain?”

The two people from Gluttonous Mountain, having finished the snake meat in their hands, continued licking their fingers and grabbed more food from the table, completely disregarding Tian Yindi from the Corpse Nether Sect.

“Fellow Daoist, there’s no rush to eat; meeting is fate, let’s chat, shall we?”

The two from Gluttonous Mountain kept eating.

Who cares about your fate or not!

Zhang San, looking at the scene unfolding on both sides, noticed that although both were eating with their hands, the ten Corpse Nether Sect members on the north were chattering nonstop, unable to keep their mouths shut even while eating.

The two from Gluttonous Mountain only cared about eating their food.

“Is the Corpse Nether Sect always so loquacious?

They’re so noisy, even over here!”

Ling whispered, “People from the Corpse Nether Sect deal with corpses all year round and hardly see a few living people, so they get excited whenever they meet one.”

Zhang San was startled and asked, “Aren’t they from a Demon Path Sect?

How come they hardly ever see living people?”

“Demon Path Sects require their disciples to deal with corpses all year because of the Cultivation Techniques they practice, and they often commit acts of grave robbing.

In fact, they rarely kill people.

That’s also why they weren’t exterminated by the many Sects that besieged them in the past.”

Zhang San grew more curious.

“So, do they not kill people when they see them?”

In Zhang San’s mind, people from a Demon Path Sect should be killing all the time.

Bai Yucheng explained with a smile, “You’re prejudiced against Demon Path Sects.

Actually, among the many Demon Path Sects, meeting someone from the Corpse Nether Sect is the safest.

They get so excited when they see a living person that they just want to grab your hand and chat endlessly.”

Zhang San only knew that villains died from talking too much, but this was the first time he had heard that a faction hadn’t been exterminated precisely because they talked too much!

At this moment, a Corpse Nether Sect disciple, feeling that there wasn’t enough food to share on the northern platform, attempted to jump over to the western platform.

However, as he was about to reach out, an arrow, cutting through the wind from a distance, came flying towards him.

Thud, the arrow nailed itself right in front of the hand of the Corpse Nether Sect disciple.

Bai Yucheng couldn’t help but be shocked, his eyes widening as he looked in the direction of the eastern side.

“How can it be people from the Mysterious Soldiers Sect!?”

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[Legal Trivia]

According to Article 302 of the Criminal Law of our country [The crime of theft, insult, or intentional destruction of a corpse, human bones, or cremains] involves theft, insult, or intentional destruction of a corpse, human bones, or cremains, punishable by up to three years in prison, criminal detention, or public surveillance.

Though the Martial Artists of the Corpse Nether Sect are quite loquacious and appear entertaining, this is merely for dramatic effect, so please do not identify with or approve of these characters too much.

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