Conversation At The Shrine

Lei Jin pulled out several good jars of wine. He poured some into the cups his parents had. Another addition his wives had come up with. Then he pulled out some more cups. Enough for everyone there.

"Honored parents, uncles, and aunt. This Lei Jin has come to pay his respects. Let us have a drink." Lei Jin said, leading everyone for the first sip.

Everyone else took a drink and paid their respects. Each had their own reasons for this. Some would bump cups with those of the shrine. Others would enjoy the cup of wine and say words in their heads. This went on for quite some time. Whenever Lei Jin comes to pay his respects everyone else wouldn't dare not to do the same.

"Lei Jin, this shrine is quite impressive." Yang Kai said, now that he had finished paying his thanks to Lei Jin's parents for the healing they had received.

"This compliment is not one I can share alone. Either way, I will thank you just the same. My wives helped to build this place." Lei Jin responded, mildly tipsy.

"Ahahaha, you are indeed a lucky man to have such wives." Yang Kai said, pausing for a moment. "I must ask. How did your honored parents pass on? My apologies in advance if this is too much." He continued.

Lei Jin stopped and pondered his thoughts. "They were killed in battle. They made an honorable sacrifice to save someone else. This was an important person whose death could have spelled disaster." Lei Jin said, simply.

"I see, then they made a decision at that time. I hope you weren't too young." Yang Kai said, not thinking.

"The time they didn't come back was just a short while before my 8th birthday. I was only now able to build a proper shrine for them in this place. A monument where their spirits can watch over my family." Lei Jin said.

The two formed an unspoken bond during this. And the Supreme Elder had returned then joined the conversation.

"Welcome back Supreme Elder. I'll trust everything went well. We can discuss it later." Lei Jin said.

"Yes, it seems there's another woman here who might have developed some small feelings for you?" The Supreme Elder said.

"No, this woman is just thankful I performed the treatment. These feelings are misplaced." Lei Jin said.

"So you noticed as well. That's good." The Supreme Elder said.

The Supreme Elder and Lei Jin focused on a deeper conversation for a moment, the two having it in such a way no one else would be able to hear.

Lei Jin would then take a scroll from the Supreme Elder. And decided to let this test happen.

"Yang Kai, I want you to attempt to open this scroll. If you can do so, the Supreme Elder said it would be alright to tell you more." Lei Jin said, passing the scroll across the table. Looking at Yang Kai seriously.

"Then I will attempt this." Yang Kai said, taking the scroll. It was a good chance to learn more about the situation. Right now he was seeing a great emperor level cultivator practically ordering an 8th rank Open Heaven realm.

A short while later Yang Kai had undone the scroll. And read some of the words. What he read made him shutter. It told him in simple words to be proud he even opened it.

"Good, then I guess you are qualified to learn more about the situation of my Cave Heaven and Paradises. I'll first say only those with the strength of a 7th rank can even open that up. So good work." Lei Jin said.

"That was why it was so difficult. The praise is appreciated." Yang Kai said, now surprised that he even managed to pull such a thing off.

"I'll tell you in detail another time. However, it would be safe to assume it has something to do with my parents death. But for now I'll give you a warning. If you sense something that feels like corruption let it be and report it to the nearest Cave Heaven or Paradise." Lei Jin said, plainly.

"How will I know what to look for?" Yang Kai asked.

"Don't worry, when you see it you will naturally know what it is, Evil. Plain and simple. This is an evil that exceeds any idea of Yin-Yang. For now I can only give you this warning. However, once you reach the 7th rank our forces will do what we can to inform you." Lei Jin said, in good faith.

"Good, now let's speak of other things. What does one have to do to be a woman of consideration in your eyes?" Yang Kai asked.

"If you are asking on behalf of Lan Xun I am afraid I must refuse you outright. Her devotions are too divided. And she doesn't have one of the most important qualities. This is something I think you might understand. Just take some time to figure it out." Lei Jin said, sipping more wine.

"I see, you're speaking of what wives will need to be like. And you feel Lan Xun doesn't have this quality." Yang Kai said.

"It's not a matter of feeling. I ordered Lei Jin to find himself 9 wives at a minimum. This is a special case to help put the others at ease." The Supreme Elder said, butting in.

"May I ask what the senior means by this?" Yang Kai said.

"You've been in the 3000 worlds for a while now. Surely you heard of the time we had 9th rank direct promotion go crazy. This method is to prevent that from happening again. Though it is only an extra measure." The Supreme Elder said.

"Wait, Junior Lei Jin can promote to the 9th rank?" The visitors all dropped their jaws.

"Yes, I can indeed. However, since this restriction makes it quite difficult for me I am researching a way to circumvent this. There will be times that having the strength of an Open Heaven realm will be a necessity. So I'm trying to develop an artifact that might have a similar effect. So I can make some sort of Sudo-Open Heaven realm. In this way I'll be better able to protect my wives." Lei Jin said.

"I see, I used to own an artifact that carried a small sealed world inside it. I have since fused it with my Small Universe. So I'm afraid it won't be helpful." Yang Kai said. There was no point in hiding it.

"This at the very least is more proof that it can indeed be useful. How was your strength if you were to only rely on this artifact and your cultivation?" Lei Jin asked.

"At best 2nd order. It is far harder than it is to control a small universe." Yang Kai said.

"Oh well. We will wait and see how it works out for me. Thank you for sharing this with me." Lie Jin said.

The visit to the shrine finished and the visitors decided to leave at that moment. Yang Kai was a busy man and had a whole rebuilding effort to oversee.

Lei Jin was also a busy guy. So it was good that Yang Kai and crew left. Lei Jin wanted to start refining that artifact at once.