Tang Ye was naturally waiting for An Nanjing. The path back to the southern territory would be extremely dangerous this time, so he would be even more confident if he had An Nanjing by his side. An Nanjing walked over to Tang Ye, glanced at the others behind him, and then said, “I owe you three requests. So the first is to return to the southern territory with you?” “It’s to escort me back to the southern territory!” Tang Ye corrected her. An Nanjing’s strength was absolutely beyond any doubt, and it was even to the extent that Tang Ye felt even a peak Spirit Realm expert might not be a match for An Nanjing. Because An Nanjing was truly extremely terrifying when she had Skysplit in her hand. Even if his current physical body had surpassed both Mo Ke and Luo Xue, and he even possessed the Sword Domain, but Tang Ye wasn’t fully confident in his ability to defeat An Nanjing! An Nanjing glanced indifferently at Tang Ye and said, “Remember the agreement between us!” “Of course!” Tang Ye nodded and spoke in a serious tone. If it weren’t for the matters he had to deal with in the southern territory, Tang Ye would desire to fight her to his heart’s content right now as well. Unfortunately, he had more important matters to attend to! An Nanjing didn’t speak further, and she just stood silently at the side. Meanwhile, a black figure suddenly appeared from within the dense forest, and it flashed swiftly towards Tang Ye. It was so swift that it practically covered a distance of 300m in a few breaths of time! It was none other than Zhang Liu who’d gone to investigate the state of their enemies! “Sword Master, there are a few hundred experts at a mountain range around 300km away from us. There are 32 Spirit Realm experts amongst them, and most of them are at the second or third rank of the Spirit Realm. The rest are King Realm profounders. All of them are wearing black clothes or robes. They seem to be members of the Ghost Sect!” said Zhang Liu.“32 Spirit Realm experts!” Tang Ye laughed coldly and said, “The Ghost Sect really thinks highly of me! But I truly wonder, is there some sort of deep rooted enmity between us?” Indeed, the Ghost Sect had acted against him in the past because he was from the Sword Sect, but he wasn’t anymore. So, logically speaking, the Ghost Sect shouldn’t continue acting against him! “It might be because of Li Xianjun!” Meanwhile, Ye Yun suddenly said, “Sword Master, Li Xianjun was the grandson of an elder in the Ghost Sect who holds great authority in the sect. The one who paid a huge price to hire the League of Doom to kill you wasn’t the Ghost Sect, and it was him instead. So, I think that this group of people might not have come here under the orders of the Ghost Sect, and they are trusted subordinates of that elder!” So that’s the reason! Tang Ye came to an understanding, and then he laughed coldly and said, “It doesn’t matter if they’re from the Ghost Sect or another sect. Since they’d come, then they don’t have to return anymore! From this moment onward, all of you’ll split up and assassinate freely on your own. After it’s done, I’ll reward the one who killed the most with 10 top-grade energy stones and 20 top-grade talismans of all types!” All the assassins were slightly stunned when they heard Tang Ye, and then Ye Yun and Zhang Liu had vanished on the spot and were shooting towards the distance. The others finally returned to their senses when they saw Zhang Liu and Ye Yun act, and then their figures flashed towards the distance as well. After all, 10 top-grade energy stones and 20 pieces of various top-grade talismans was a reward that far surpassed the rewards given to the top 5 during the Ascension Rankings! So, how could they not be tempted by it? Only Tang Ye and An Nanjing remained on the spot after all of them had left. “Their strengths aren’t bad!” An Nanjing suddenly said, “However, I don’t think they can shake a sect. If you don’t have any other trump cards, then you’re purely courting death by returning to the southern territory now! Of course, it’s none of my business if you seek death, and I merely hope we can have a battle before that happens!” Tang Ye didn’t answer her, and he gazed towards the distance instead. At the direction of his gaze was the southern territory, and it was also in the direction of the Flower Palace... ....... The southern territory. In a secret chamber within the Imperial Capital. “Young Master Tang has started his journey back to the southern territory. There’s a group of mysterious assassins by his side. Those assassins are extremely formidable, and their movement techniques are extraordinarily shocking. Our members don’t dare approach them at all. So, we’re unable to determine their true identities. All of those assassins are very respectful to Young Master Tang, so they should be part of a force that he established in secret!” A woman spoke slowly to Qin Xiyue who sat behind the table. After a short while, Qin Xiyue said, “Which powers of the southern territory sent experts to kill him on the way back?” “The known powers are the Origin School, the Ghost Sect, and the Flower Sect!” said the woman in a low voice. “What cultivations do those dispatched experts possesses!” asked Qin Xiyue. “The Ghost Sect and Flower Sect merely dispatched Spirit Realm experts, whereas, the Origin School might have dispatched Exalt Realm experts!” answered the woman.