"Young Master, the medicinal ingredients have been brought."
Just as Mo Shang's thoughts were running wild, the Mo Clan guard who had left earlier reappeared in the great hall and handed Mo Shang a storage ring.
"You've worked hard." Mo Shang came back to himself, accepted the ring, and nodded to the guard.
"Young Master is too polite. It is this subordinate's honor." The guard respectfully bowed to Mo Shang, then did not linger. His figure vanished from sight.
"Senior Gu Ling, the medicinal ingredients you needed."
Having obtained the ingredients, Mo Shang did not delay. He looked to Gu Ling and handed the items over.
"So quickly? Is this the foundation of a great clan? Terrifying indeed..."
Gu Ling, who had been trading barbs with Bai Chen moments ago, came back to his senses. A trace of surprise filled his eyes, and his understanding of the Mo Clan's foundation grew far clearer.
Suppressing his surprise, Gu Ling did not waste any time after receiving the ingredients. He looked at Bai Chen and said, "Time waits for no one. Let's begin..."
Gu Ling had waited a long time for this moment. Now that everything was ready, he could not help feeling a touch impatient.
He had never expected this day to come so soon. According to his original plans, he would wait until Xiao Yan had grown stronger and possessed sufficient power before considering the matter of restoring his physical body.
After all, the ingredients for a ninth-grade pill were all exceedingly precious. With Xiao Yan's current lack of strength and backing, it would have been utterly impossible for him to gather them all.
But now, with Mo Shang, the young master of a great clan whose backing reached the heavens, the ingredients needed to refine a ninth-grade pill were