Chapter 80

"Kong Li Ghost Lord..." Jiang Wei silently memorized this name.

This Kong Li Ghost Lord was undoubtedly the strongest ghost Jiang Wei had seen since coming to the Ghost Realm — even though he was already dead, the means he left behind still made Jiang Wei feel incredibly astonished.

As for finding a dead Ghost Lord as a master... to be honest, Jiang Wei was not at all resistant, and was even a bit excited! Think about it, a dead master, whose inheritance would it be?

Of course, Jiang Wei did not dare to show his excitement — if he did, he was unsure if he could still leave this place alive; he would not do something that would lead to his own death.

"I, Kong Li Ghost Lord, have been dead for tens of thousands of years; during these tens of thousands of years, I have been waiting for a successor, and you are the first to pass the test!" The giant ghost face had a complex expression. Although the giant ghost face was not a soul but merely a remnant of Kong Li Ghost Lord, it contained all of Kong Li Ghost Lord's memories, naturally carrying his loves and hates.

However, the giant ghost face was, after all, just a remnant. Apart from having Kong Li Ghost Lord's memories, it had almost nothing else, not even control over the Immortal Mansion, which was in the hands of the water sprite. However, the decision to choose a disciple was still in the hands of the giant ghost face — because the giant ghost face represented Kong Li Ghost Lord; what it liked was equivalent to what Kong Li Ghost Lord liked, and what it disliked, Kong Li Ghost Lord would not like either.

And now, the giant ghost face seemed quite satisfied with Jiang Wei.

"From today on, you are my Kong Li Ghost Lord's registered disciple; if you can become a Ghost King in the future, you will be a direct disciple!"

Well, it turns out he was just a registered disciple... Jiang Wei understood that the treatment of a registered disciple and a direct disciple would be completely different.

However, Jiang Wei's strength was too weak, and he had no say in the matter, so he could only listen silently. After the giant ghost face said this, the water around Jiang Wei surged again, and the water sprite appeared out of nowhere.

"Master!" Even though the water sprite was only facing the remnant of Kong Li Ghost Lord, it was still extremely respectful.

"Take him out!" the giant ghost face said.

This water world was a testing ground set up by Kong Li Ghost Lord on his deathbed; now that the test was over, Jiang Wei staying here was no longer necessary. Moreover, for the giant ghost face to speak so much to Jiang Wei was already unprecedented; after all, he was a great immortal ghost lord in life! To him, Jiang Wei was no different from an ant — how many people would talk to an ant out of boredom?

"Yes!" Without giving Jiang Wei a chance to speak, the water sprite already forcefully took Jiang Wei and disappeared in a vortex in the water world.

Bang!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Jiang Wei found himself back in the hall of the Immortal Mansion.

"Truly incredible means!" With Jiang Wei's current cultivation, he could not understand how all of this was done.

At this moment, the water sprite slowly spoke: "You have passed the test. According to the master's will, you are a registered disciple; I will impart the techniques and secret skills that the master relied on to dominate, and will also bestow some treasures upon you! However, before that, you need to do one thing..."

"What?" Jiang Wei listened carefully.

Jiang Wei understood that although his current identity was already a registered disciple, his life was still not completely in his own hands; the water sprite might kill him if it was unhappy. Therefore, he still needed to be low-key and cautious.

"A very simple thing!" The water sprite said, and a book emitting a strong aura of yin already appeared in its hand. Jiang Wei immediately understood upon seeing the book — it was a book of oaths.

"Swear an oath!" The water sprite's tone was very firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

Sure enough, it was another oath...

This was the second time Jiang Wei had seen a book of oaths, and he understood that, like last time, he had no choice but to swear an oath. Jiang Wei did not doubt that if he refused, he would not be able to leave this place alive.

Swear, then... as long as the content of the oath did not force him to die, Jiang Wei was too lazy to struggle. "I've heard that if you violate an oath, your soul will be destroyed, I wonder if it's true..." Although Jiang Wei had sworn an oath before, he had never seen what the consequences of violating an oath would be; it was said that once an oath was violated, the soul would be destroyed.

"The content of the oath is simple. You only need to swear that — if you have the strength or the opportunity to kill 'Beiwang Ghost Lord,' you will not let it go!" The water sprite threw the book of oaths and said, "Swear!"

"Beiwang Ghost Lord?"

This was a name Jiang Wei had never heard before, but it was easy to guess that this was definitely a great enemy of Kong Li Ghost Lord; Jiang Wei even suspected that Kong Li Ghost Lord was killed by this Beiwang Ghost Lord.

"Alright!"

Jiang Wei decisively took the book of oaths, understanding that he had no room for negotiation.

Moreover, this oath was not particularly harsh for Jiang Wei. After all, the target of revenge was a powerful Ghost Lord. That was a Ghost Lord, and Jiang Wei might never reach such a height in his life, let alone have the strength and opportunity to take revenge; thus, whether he swore the oath or not made no difference. Besides, even without the oath, since Jiang Wei had received great kindness from Kong Li Ghost Lord, if he could, he should indeed take revenge for Kong Li Ghost Lord — this was called cause and effect; becoming Kong Li Ghost Lord's registered disciple was the cause, and taking revenge for Kong Li Ghost Lord was the effect.

Therefore, without hesitation, Jiang Wei left his oath in the book of oaths.

"Jiang Wei swears!"

After writing the entire oath, Jiang Wei solemnly left his name for the second time; from this moment on, the oath was recognized by heaven and earth and became an effective oath. Unless Jiang Wei reincarnated or fulfilled the oath, the oath would always haunt him; if he violated the oath, his soul would be destroyed!

"Very good!" The water sprite was satisfied and put away the book of oaths. "I hope that one day you can really take revenge for the master; but in my view, with your talent, the hope of taking revenge is not great..."

What kind of vision did the water sprite have? In its prime, it had followed Kong Li Ghost Lord in the Ghost Realm, and had seen all kinds of geniuses. In its view, Jiang Wei's talent was probably not enough to achieve the status of a Ghost King in his life; to become a Ghost Lord? — the water sprite was even less optimistic about it!

However, Jiang Wei was at least Kong Li Ghost Lord's first registered disciple, the first seed sown by Kong Li; deep in its heart, the water sprite still hoped for a miracle, hoping that Jiang Wei would have a chance and could take revenge for the master in the future.

"The oath is sworn, so next, I will bestow the techniques and treasures that the master left for the registered disciples upon you!"

"Techniques and treasures?" Jiang Wei's eyes suddenly lit up; wasn't this what he, a hardworking laborer, had been striving for all day?