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Chapter 542: Corpse Recoverer

After passing through the dark passage, they soon arrived at the bank of a rushing river.

Ye Bai also hid in the space created by the Sunflower Fairy the moment he passed through the passage.

Of course, there is no oxygen in the Sunflower Fairy's space!
Therefore, Ye Bai had prepared a breathing mask in advance, specifically for use in such places.

As the Sunflower Fairy's power continues to increase, the space inside its body also becomes larger and larger. Now, a single space can easily accommodate one person.

It's a bit of a shame that the Sunflower Fairy has thousands of spaces, but they can't be connected together, otherwise there would be enough space.

He put on a breathing mask and watched the surrounding activity through the sunflower fairy.

Ye Bai used the Bloodwing Dragon to directly possess one of the Yin Soldiers and turned it into a blood-red skeleton soldier.

Outwardly, this crimson skeleton soldier is still able to move on its own, and on the surface it looks like a ghost soldier, but inside it is a crimson skeleton soldier.

The purple-robed ghost Taoist was unaware that he had gained a traitor among his men, and was still gleefully driving his ghostly soldiers toward the turbulent river.

The Soul-Suppressing Bell rang again and again. The purple-robed ghost Taoist priest drove the Yin soldiers, who walked forward step by step with expressionless faces!

The Sunflower Fairy then took up residence inside the skull of the Crimson Skeleton Soldier. It transformed into a seed, from which countless threads rose, firmly controlling the Crimson Skeleton.

At this moment, everyone gathered in the rushing river.

The rushing river roared like a stampede of ten thousand horses!
The river water was extremely turbid and rapid, as if it contained a large amount of muddy water!
Every now and then, you can see white bones rising and falling on the surface of the river!
It looks extremely creepy!

There is a bridge that has been washed away in the river.

After a thousand years of weathering, the words on the bridge have all fallen off, and only the two characters "奈何" can be faintly seen!
The bridge was covered with numerous talismans, as if they were suppressing some kind of terrifying monster!
Just by getting close to the river, an incredibly cold aura emanates from it!

It's chilling!

There seems to be some great terror and danger lurking in the river, sending chills down one's spine!

"This should be the Naihe Bridge and the Yellow Springs River built by the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak in imitation of the eighteen levels of hell."

"But the Bridge of Helplessness was destroyed for some unknown reason."

"If we can't get through this, we'll be forced to stay here!"

"Fellow Daoist He Fang is willing to lend a hand. If we can successfully cross the Yellow Springs River, I am willing to give up my share of the benefits, and even hand over the Mount Tai Seal for you to observe!"

"As long as we all work together, we can overcome this difficulty!"

Master Mingxin put his hands together and said with a sincere expression.

The purple-robed ghost Taoist had already exerted himself once, so he simply remained silent.

However, the weasel spirit of Granny Huangpi was completely ineffective against the Yellow Springs River.

The other fellow Daoists all avoided Mingxin Shangren's gaze, fearing that they would be targeted by him.

Then Master Mingxin's gaze fell on the many stone statues carrying a coffin, and the skinny monkey holding a bamboo pole in his hand.

He is a corpse retriever from the Yellow River, a contractor of water ghosts, and also one of the other peak seventh-tier pet masters in the same industry.

"Corpse retriever, do you have a solution?"

Although Master Mingxin was asking the Yellow River corpse retrievers for a solution, he was actually forcing him to step forward and solve the problem.

The corpse retriever was shirtless, revealing his thin figure, with yellowed teeth, and holding a tattered bamboo pole in his hand, looking rather nonchalant.

Don't be fooled by how tattered this bamboo pole looks; it's actually made from giant dragon bamboo, and this small bamboo pole possesses the power of a giant dragon.

This was also the key to his retrieval of the floating corpse from the Yellow River!
Each floating corpse was incredibly heavy, as if they had taken root in the water.

Only the corpse retriever, a master of the taboos of the Yellow River, was able to retrieve the floating corpse intact with the help of the giant dragon bamboo!
Many corpses floating on the Yellow River, unwilling to rise from the water, are retrieved by corpse retrievers using bamboo poles made of giant bamboo.

He was ranked 79th on the wanted list of Yan State, mainly because he used his identity as a corpse retriever to drown college students who were playing on the banks of the Yellow River on multiple occasions, turning them into the Yellow River Goddess for his own use.

He is also known as the Water Demon!
Despite the countless heinous crimes committed by corpse retrievers, they still possess the skills to protect themselves!

The corpse retriever was quite skilled; he was adept at water escape techniques. As soon as he came into contact with the river, he could quickly conceal his figure and escape for more than ten kilometers.

Therefore, despite being pursued by many of the Twenty-Eight Constellations of Yan Kingdom, he still managed to escape.

All his skills are on the water. If he is in the water, he can manipulate the Yellow River Goddess to form a magic array, and he can even withstand an eighth-level pet master.

The corpse retriever was an excellent swimmer and could see clearly what was underwater, which was why Master Mingxin invited him.

Since he became a corpse retriever in the Yellow River, he inevitably became tainted with a lot of corpse odor during the process of retrieving corpses, which caused a lot of lividity to appear on his body!
Therefore, corpse retrievers are ugly, and ordinary people would not even give them a second glance.

With his twisted personality, he would take a fancy to any girl playing by the Yellow River and secretly have the water monkey kidnap her, eventually turning her into the Yellow River Goddess.

The stone coffin being carried by this statue is the legendary Yellow River Goddess, a sacrifice offered to the Yellow River in ancient times to appease the anger of the River God!
Each of the Yellow River Goddesses possesses a great deal of yin energy, resentment, and evil energy, and can use themselves as a cage to imprison the ferocious creatures in the river.

However, the Yellow River Goddesses who retrieve corpses are all incredibly beautiful, so he didn't want to waste them here!

The corpse retriever grinned, revealing a face full of yellow teeth: "Master Mingxin gave the order, so naturally I have a way."

"However, I can't act rashly, otherwise I'll break the rules that we all made together."

“Master Mingxin, if I take action this time, I will not be responsible for the subsequent trials, how about that?”

The corpse retriever bargained with Mingxin Shangren.

Master Mingxin opened his eyes, his turbid gaze fixed on the corpse retriever, sending chills down the spine of the man!

He couldn't help but take more than a dozen steps back, his eyes filled with utter terror!
He was just terrified by the murderous aura of mountains of corpses and seas of blood emanating from Master Mingxin!

The purple-robed ghost Taoist secretly laughed at the corpse retriever.

Master Mingxin can be considered an unparalleled calamity, a true killing star. Those who disobey him or do not work for him will not have a good end!

He even wanted to bargain with Master Mingxin, but I, a peak seventh-order cultivator, am not qualified.

Master Mingxin may seem magnanimous, but he is actually the most petty and narrow-minded person. He won't let you have an easy time.

He will find another way to regain the face he has lost.

Perhaps once we get through this, Master Mingxin will deal with the corpse retrievers as an example to deter others!
He is the strongest member of the team, but if the people he recruits unite to deal with Master Mingxin, it will give Master Mingxin a real headache!

In the eyes of the purple-robed ghost Taoist, their alliance with Master Mingxin was no less than seeking a tiger's skin.

This is a really big risk!
However, the pie in the sky that Master Mingxin painted was too big, which tempted many fellow Daoists!
This forced them to take the risk!
Fortune favors the bold. Surely Master Mingxin won't eliminate everyone? Wouldn't that incite public outrage?

It is with this idea that so many people were recruited by Master Mingxin and joined this group, hoping to seize the power of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak!
"Can!"

Master Mingxin nodded, then formed a hand seal, which landed in the hands of the corpse retriever.

The corpse retriever immediately felt a powerful force surging from his body.

His previously hunched back straightened up!
The bones made cracking sounds, and the body became much stronger and more powerful!
"This is the Treasure Vase Seal, which can continuously gather power for you." "The Treasure Vase Seal can last for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, so hurry up."

There was a hint of coldness hidden in Master Mingxin's words, the subtext being: "You'd better not waste my time, or I'll make you suffer!"

Master Mingxin brought in the corpse retriever because he valued the retriever's abilities.

In the past, when his eight generals were still around, he wouldn't have needed this rabble.

Unfortunately, after a thousand years, his eight generals have all been reincarnated, but it is unknown where they have been reincarnated to.

Since he was just a dried-up corpse and couldn't use too much power, he could only take a roundabout approach, gathering these demons and monsters through the spirits to serve him.

The corpse retriever understood what Master Mingxin meant, and he carried a bamboo pole to the Yellow Springs River.

If the problem here cannot be solved, Master Mingxin may choose to use it as a sacrifice!

He is a corpse retriever from the Yellow River, a corpse retriever who grew up eating Yellow River carp, and his flesh and blood contain a trace of dragon energy.

A single drop of blood falling into the Yellow River will attract numerous water ghosts to devour it; in their eyes, it is a highly nourishing substance.

If it is sacrificed, it can quell the great evil in the Yellow River!
However, the corpse retriever hadn't lived enough, so naturally he was unwilling to sacrifice himself!

The Yellow Springs River is about two kilometers wide, and many skeletons float on it, which brings them many unknown risks.

Human beings' greatest fear comes from the unknown, especially since this is a secret realm left behind by the ninth-rank Emperor of the Eastern Peak, so we must be extra careful.

The methods of the ninth rank are all unfathomable!

The corpse retriever looked at the rushing river, swallowed hard, and decided to test the depth of the Yellow Springs.

The corpse retriever grabbed a handful of glutinous rice and poured it directly onto the rushing river.

The glutinous rice, originally as white as jade, made a hissing sound the moment it came into contact with the river water.

The glutinous rice instantly turned black and then disappeared!

Sure enough, there was something ominous in this river. Even the glutinous rice soaked in boys' urine was instantly corrupted by the yin energy!

This battle is incredibly difficult, and I'm afraid even I will perish here!

Knowing the danger of the situation, the corpse retriever swallowed hard again. With his thin hands, he inserted the bamboo pole of the giant dragon bamboo into the river and stirred it up.

As soon as the bamboo pole was inserted, a tremendous resistance was felt.

The once turbulent river water turned into solidified cement, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping the fishing rod.

This weight is like hauling in a whale!
The weight of the ferocious creature in the river was clearly beyond what the corpse retrievers could bear. Even the blessing of the Treasure Bottle Seal could not withstand it, and the corpse retrievers gradually could not hold on any longer.

But he couldn't bear to part with the bamboo pole in his hand, which was a legacy passed down among corpse retrievers.

All his skills are contained in the bamboo pole; if he loses the bamboo pole, he will lose at least half of his strength.

The body retrievers were naturally extremely reluctant!

"The Three Evils of Heaven and Earth enter my eyes, driving away evil and fighting against my universe."

"Three days and three places all came into my view."

"Quickly, quickly, biubiubiu! (As the law commands!)"

"I want to see what's at the bottom of this river, what kind of ferocious creature is it that can block my Giant Dragon Bamboo's attack!"

Suddenly, a burst of golden light shone from the bamboo pole, and the dazzling light directly stunned the eerie creature in the river.

At the same time, a large amount of golden light appeared in the eyes of the corpse retriever.

His pupils turned gold in an instant!

Only then did he realize that there were endless water ghosts at the bottom of the river.

Each water ghost was ragged and had a ferocious expression on its face.

Their dark eye sockets were filled with endless resentment!

At this moment, they clung to the bamboo pole layer by layer, countless water ghosts huddled together, their numbers increasing, no wonder the bamboo pole became so heavy.

"The Three Pure Ones and the Three Caverns converge their Dharma bodies, Heaven and Earth are profound and yellow, the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, grant amnesty!"

The exorcism runes on the bamboo body emitted golden light, instantly blasting away a large number of water ghosts!
Under the golden light, the water ghosts dispersed, and the corpse retriever took the opportunity to pull back his bamboo pole.

The runes on the bamboo pole had faded considerably, causing the corpse retriever great distress!

"Phew, I finally managed to retrieve the bamboo pole."

The body retriever wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"That was incredibly dangerous! I almost got dragged into the River of the Dead by the water ghosts and was doomed forever!"

He said with a look of apprehension.

Every water ghost in the water has at least the strength of the sixth rank!
If I were to be thrown into the Yellow Springs, I would be devoured by the demons and monsters lurking at the bottom of the water!

"What, is there a terrible monster in the water?"

Master Mingxin spoke with utmost gentleness, but those who knew him well knew that this was the prelude to Master Mingxin's anger.

When he is furious, the gentler his voice will be, indicating that he wants to kill the person in front of him.

If the corpse retriever fails to complete Master Mingxin's task, a single powerful strike of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon would likely be enough to kill him!

"Yes, and a lot of them. Almost every drop of river water is formed from water ghosts."

"I'm sorry, Venerable Mingxin, I can't get past this hurdle."

"This place is filled with countless wronged souls; I simply cannot do it all by myself."

The corpse retriever said honestly.

"What if we sacrificed your Yellow River Goddess?"

How confident are you?

Master Mingxin's gaze fell on the stone coffin behind him.

He looked at the Yellow River Goddess in the stone coffin with ill intent!

The corpse retriever's expression immediately changed. Those Yellow River Goddesses were his prized possessions, the wronged souls he had painstakingly created.

Each of the selected girls is a beautiful and graceful young woman!

(End of this chapter)