Soon—
News arrived that the Qin Emperor had returned to the capital.
Along with it came news of Qi Xiuyuan.
It was said that Qi Xiuyuan had lost the Years Blade, which the Qin Emperor had personally forged. This had enraged the Qin Emperor, who not only stripped him of all his official posts but also took back control of the Great Snow Dragon Riders.
He even issued an order to retrieve the Years Blade from Ye Chen at any cost.
Anyone who could provide clues to Ye Chen's whereabouts would receive 100,000 High-grade Spirit Stones once the information was verified;
Anyone who could kill Ye Chen and bring back the Years Blade would receive not only 10 million High-grade Spirit Stones, but also a Divine Artifact personally forged by the Qin Emperor and ten Nine Revolutions Golden Pills.
The news sent the world into an uproar.
"Is this for real? Just one lead gets you 100,000 High-grade Spirit Stones!?"
"What kind of Divine Artifact is this Years Blade, to make the Qin Emperor value it so highly!?"
"They're offering a Divine Artifact and ten Nine Revolutions Golden Pills just to get one blade back!!"
"With the Qin Emperor's talent for Artifact Refining, he could make as many Divine Artifacts as he wanted. Why fixate on one blade!?"
"What do you know? It's about saving face!"
"Now that's someone who gets it. The Qin Emperor's always been the one taking things from others. When has anyone ever taken something from him!?"
"You dare say something like that? Do you want to die? Hurry up and find Ye Chen so you can get rich!"
"..."
The bounty Qin Feng had posted was so generous that all of the Ancient Wasteland was thrown into a frenzy.
Not only were low-level cultivators scouring