Qin Fengming's words drew a hearty laugh from Zhang Zhe, who sat beside him:
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you are far too optimistic. Producing even one of the three items you listed would already be exceedingly rare. Trying to find them without even specifying a search region would be harder than fishing a needle out of the sea."
"Fellow Cultivator Zhang, you need not be so certain. I know nothing of the other two, but a Blood Exhaustion Flower has indeed appeared in our Ding'an City. That was a thousand years ago, however."
"Someone found a Blood Exhaustion Flower a thousand years ago? In that case, the chances of more Blood Exhaustion Flowers existing in the Wilderness are very high. Did the fellow cultivator who found it ever mention where he discovered it?"
A keen light flashed in Qin Fengming's eyes. He turned toward Yue Bin, anticipation showing on his face.
"My apologies, fellow cultivator. I was in seclusion at the time and only learned of it later from a record in the archives."
Although Yue Bin's answer left Qin Fengming slightly disappointed, this was still encouraging news. If one Blood Exhaustion Flower existed, the chances of a second or third were very high.
After some further conversation, Qin Fengming rose to take his leave. As for how Yue Bin would issue the bounty, that was none of his concern.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you have already completed a bounty for Ding'an City and thus earned a place on our roster of fellow cultivators. Might you be interested in joining Ding'an City? If you join, you will receive a permanent cave abode within the city free of charge."
The three rose to their feet. Yue Bin looked thoughtful for a moment, then seemed to reach a decision and cupped his hands toward