In fact, Shangguan Wan'Er, Liu Rulong, and Wang Zhongtian had all considered whether a Corpse King might exist inside the Ancient Coffin.
But greed is human nature, and they all wanted to believe the best-case scenario. So, they operated on the assumption that the master of this place was a great sage seeking to defy the heavens and be reborn, not some zombie. After all, becoming a zombie meant you were no longer yourself—just a walking corpse.
Zombies came in many varieties...
The most common were the Walking Dead, which possessed only a vague will.
A step above them were Spirit Corpses. They had independent consciousness, but they still moved like corpses—stiff, with withered bodies devoid of vitality.
Only upon reaching the Celestial Corpse Level could one use certain evil methods to restore a trace of vitality to their decaying body.
But it wouldn't last!
Above the Celestial Corpse was the Corpse King.
