Chapter 50

For weak ghost cultivators, the Path of Enlightenment is indeed fraught with danger; among dozens or even hundreds of weak ghost cultivators, only one can survive and stand out, while the rest fall on the path of enlightenment. For powerful ghost cultivators, however, the Path of Enlightenment is more like a backyard for leveling up; here, they can freely devour weaker ghost cultivators to strengthen themselves.

Jiang Wei is undoubtedly a powerful ghost cultivator in the Path of Enlightenment.

Since taking on Rabbit Knife as a subordinate, Jiang Wei's life in the Path of Enlightenment has become much more leisurely; he only needs to stay in one place to happily enhance his soul strength.

"Hmm? Another ghost cultivator is coming!" Jiang Wei hid in the dense canopy of a banyan tree, looking down from a height. As soon as a ghost cultivator approached, he could immediately spot them. "It's a trio of rhinoceroses with only about five times the soul strength..."

Such weak rhinoceros ghost cultivators were practically there to deliver lunch to Jiang Wei. As the three rhinoceroses approached, Jiang Wei mercilessly swept his spear, rendering them completely powerless.

Just as he finished the rhinoceros feast, Rabbit Knife dragged over a robust python soul. Snakes should be very effective against rabbits, but this python had only ten times the soul strength, so Rabbit Knife easily dealt with it.

"Big Brother, your lunch!" Rabbit Knife said respectfully.

"Thanks, Knife!" Jiang Wei cut off a snake head and threw it to Rabbit Knife, saying, "You eat some too!"

"Thank you, Big Brother!"

At first, Rabbit Knife naturally harbored a lot of resentment for working hard every day to help Jiang Wei hunt. However, over time, Rabbit Knife realized that he was not without benefits!

Although Rabbit Knife's strength was not weak, in the Path of Enlightenment, there were many who were stronger. If not for Rabbit Knife's fast escape speed, he would have long been killed. Even so, life in the Path of Enlightenment was not easy for Rabbit Knife; he had to run for his life whenever a powerful ghost cultivator pursued him, and a slight mistake could cost him his life.

But now things are different!

Since having Jiang Wei as a backer, Rabbit Knife clearly felt that his life in the Path of Enlightenment had improved significantly!

When encountering weaker ghost cultivators, Rabbit Knife could easily deal with them with one bite. Even when encountering stronger ghost cultivators, Rabbit Knife could lead them to Jiang Wei for disposal; as long as Rabbit Knife ran to Jiang Wei, he was safe. Moreover, Jiang Wei was very generous, always giving Rabbit Knife some "dividends" after defeating powerful ghost cultivators. These dividends also rapidly increased Rabbit Knife's strength.

Jiang Wei, as a "boss," was quite smart. He knew that to improve the "employees'” abilities, they needed to be given benefits to work more efficiently. So every time, when Jiang Wei ate meat, he would share some soup with Rabbit Knife. This soup greatly boosted Rabbit Knife's soul strength, making him hunt even faster.

However, Rabbit Knife was not without doubts. In his view, the soul energy Jiang Wei had devoured was enough to advance to the peak of the Spirit Meeting stage; yet, in reality, Jiang Wei's current soul concentration was only twenty times.

After finishing the large python, Jiang Wei suddenly said, "Knife, you've really worked hard these past ten days!" After spending some time together, Jiang Wei and Rabbit Knife had become quite familiar and had developed some affection. "According to my promise, I will return your ghost horn—now you are free!"

Saying this, Jiang Wei handed the ghost horn back to Rabbit Knife.

The lower the intelligence of a ghost, the easier it is to be moved. Rabbit spirits are definitely not high-intelligence ghosts; so when Rabbit Knife got back his ghost horn, he was moved to the point of tears: "Thank you, Big Brother! Thank you, Big Brother!"

"Put the ghost horn back on!" Jiang Wei said, "With the ghost horn, you have at least one more layer of protection."

Without a ghost horn, encountering danger could mean the end of one's soul; with a ghost horn, there was at least a chance for reincarnation.

Spirit Meeting stage ghosts are in a gaseous, ethereal form; Rabbit Knife simply inserted the ghost horn back onto his head. Of course, the newly attached ghost horn would be somewhat loose at first, but over time, it would naturally solidify as before.

"Now you are free and don't have to work hard to help me hunt anymore!" Jiang Wei was honest; he would not deceive a rabbit. He had promised to set Rabbit Knife free, and he would definitely do so.

Freedom... Rabbit Knife had longed for it; but when "freedom" was within reach, he hesitated. After much deliberation, Rabbit Knife suddenly made up his mind and said, "Big Brother, I will continue to help you hunt, okay?"

"Uh?" Jiang Wei was momentarily taken aback, "Knife, what's wrong with you? Are you addicted to hunting...?"

Rabbit Knife said seriously, "Big Brother, I have thought it through. I have decided to stay with you—please take me in!"

Now, Rabbit Knife's soul strength had reached forty times, making him far from weak in the Path of Enlightenment. Moreover, Rabbit Knife's escape speed was extremely fast, and he could usually escape unscathed even when encountering stronger opponents. To be honest, even without Jiang Wei, Rabbit Knife would not have a hard time in the Path of Enlightenment.

However, after careful consideration, Rabbit Knife chose to stay.

"Uh..." To be honest, after spending some time together, Jiang Wei was really reluctant to let Rabbit Knife go; it's like having a pet for a long time, you develop some affection. So, when Rabbit Knife voluntarily asked to stay, Jiang Wei did not hesitate and immediately agreed, "Alright, you can stay with me! Don't worry, if I have meat, you will have soup!"

Rabbit Knife was the first non-human friend Jiang Wei truly made after coming to the Ghost Realm.

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After getting back his ghost horn, Rabbit Knife's hunting enthusiasm did not decrease at all; instead, it increased. With his growing strength, his hunting efficiency naturally improved.

Jiang Wei continued to leisurely lie in wait in the banyan tree, waiting for prey while studying the three major secret techniques: "Casting the Divine," "Soul Devouring," and "Light Wind." He made some progress every day. Due to his rapid strength increase, Jiang Wei's journey in the Path of Enlightenment was much easier than expected; at this rate, he would reach the peak of the Spirit Meeting stage in a few months.

Suddenly, while Jiang Wei was calmly studying the secret techniques, he heard Rabbit Knife's cries for help: "Big Brother, Big Brother, come and save me! I'm about to die!"

"Uh, what powerful ghost cultivator has this little knife gotten into trouble with again?" Jiang Wei shook his head.

With his increased strength, Rabbit Knife usually brought back unclaimed souls of his prey and rarely ran back from other ghost cultivators; similarly, Jiang Wei rarely had to fight.

"Master sent me to the Path of Enlightenment to practice fighting, but who would have thought that after a few fights, I no longer need to fight personally!" Jiang Wei sighed inwardly and looked toward Rabbit Knife.

He saw Rabbit Knife being chased and bitten by a fierce large yellow dog. The yellow dog was very fast, already close to Rabbit Knife's rear, and would soon catch up.

"Big Brother, come quick, I'm about to be beaten to death!" Rabbit Knife howled.

"Woof woof!" The yellow dog chased and bit, "What do you mean by being beaten to death? Clean your mouth, will you!?"

The situation was urgent, and Jiang Wei did not hesitate, transforming into a light wind and floating to Rabbit Knife's side.

"Whoosh—"

Jiang Wei's long spear transformed into a dragon, ready to stab the yellow dog. However, just as he raised his spear, he suddenly froze.

"Er... Er Dan!?" Jiang Wei stared at the yellow dog's face, disbelieving.

The yellow dog, recognizing Jiang Wei's appearance and aura, was equally shocked: "Woof woof! Woof woof!?" In his excitement, the yellow dog forgot to speak in human language and barked in his native "dog language." After barking for a while, the yellow dog finally said, "Master, Master, how did you come to the Ghost Realm!?"

PS: Thanks to the thirteen people and Butterfly (how do you pronounce this character?) for the rewards...

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