Two days later, Su Qingshi came to Talisman Peak once more.

“Ouyang Yan was a traitor!” These were the first words that Su Qingshi spoke upon arriving here.

“A member of the Ghost Sect?” asked Yang Ye.

She nodded with a gloomy expression and said, “Just as you said, it really was a plot of the Ghost Sect that targeted the disciples participating in the Ascension Rankings. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to kill those experts of the Ghost Sect who were lying in ambush within the Grand Myriad Mountains. It’s even to the extent that Ouyang Yan escaped as well!”

“They dispatched an Exalt Realm expert?” asked Yang Ye.

Su Qingshi shook her head and said, “Three Spirit Realm experts. I was careless and only brought a single Spirit Realm expert along. Not only was I unable to kill them, but Murong Yao and the others were also almost killed. I really was careless.”

Yang Ye remained silent for a moment before he said, “Qingshi, how many disciples of the Sword Sect do you think belong to the Ghost Sect?”

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