Blood Radiance City.
Inside a private room of a luxurious restaurant.
Song Wen and Mo You sat around a round table.
"Senior Yinshuo, why such extravagance today? This table alone must cost several thousand high-grade spirit stones, no?" Mo You asked somewhat doubtfully as he looked at the spread of fine dishes and wine.
During the fifty years of secluded cultivation, Song Wen had met with Mo You several times, mainly to entrust him with handling spirit materials that Song Wen had no use for.
Their cooperation had gone smoothly. As time passed, though they were not close friends, they could barely be considered old acquaintances.
"Today, I came to bid you farewell, young friend."
Song Wen raised his wine cup, then drained it in one gulp.
Mo You drank with him, then asked,
"Where is Senior headed? Will you be returning?"
"The road ahead is uncertain, and the date of my return unknown. This journey may take several years, perhaps decades, or perhaps I may never return to Blood Radiance City. Who could possibly predict the future?"
"It seems Senior has important matters to attend to." Mo You refilled his cup, cradling it in both hands. "Then this junior wishes Senior a smooth and successful journey."
Song Wen drank the wine Mo You offered, then said,
"Mo You, I have a matter in which I need your assistance."
"Please speak freely, Senior," Mo You said.
"Do you know where within Yujiang Province I might find someone exceptionally gifted in formations? A grandmaster capable of setting up at least a seventh-tier formation," Song Wen asked.
This was the main reason for his visit today.
Following Gu Que's advice, Song Wen needed to set up the Primordial Essence-Devouring Formation for this breakthrough into the Mahayana Realm.
The Primordial Essence-Devouring Formation was