New Refinement

Lei Jin had left to gather the Artifact Refiners he could get his hands on. He needed all of them to begin preparing many things. He ended up splitting them up so the less experienced ones would be working on the things they would be fine without the seniors' aide. The 7th rank Open Heavens and above on the other hand were all recruited for other work that Lei Jin needed done at once. He really wanted to know what would be different about the new Artifact Worlds now that he had all of the supreme materials he needed. It was time to see how they would work out.

What were the 6th ranks and below working on? Ships, obviously. There was going to be an influx of demand for these ships. They may not be able to refine Palace Artifacts on their own. But one thing that all Palace Artifacts had in common. They all began as something small and simple. They were basically put together and then later transformed. Some weren't, like the ones built from scratch on the Ink Battlefield. But the overwhelming majority of the work was done by the juniors while the seniors would perform the necessary upgrades.

~~In Elder Mei's Refinement Room in the Rainbow Residence~~

Lei Jin appeared with all of the other Refiners. The fact he appeared and with so many people was more than enough to know what it was they were about to deal with. As such Elder Mei didn't need to ask any questions. Though she was curious about a couple of things.

"Jin'er, you've brought so many Refiners. Yet I don't see a Supreme Elder here to assist. Also why are you here instead of spending time with your wives? Aren't they carrying your children?" Elder Mei said, gripping Lei Jin's Shoulders and giving him a look that could sear the very soul.

"I have a new method for the refinement of the Artifact Worlds. One that doesn't need to sacrifice any cultivation to create the core. Moreover, it should be easier to refine than the other method. As far as my wives go, they are currently doing some things they don't wish me to be around for. It makes it easier on them while I'm not around. So even though I wish I could just sit around and enjoy time together, they wouldn't let me. At least for now anyway. That aside, it is best I begin the procurement of more Artifact Worlds immediately." Lei Jin responded calmly and collected.

Elder Mei however, could clearly see the annoyance in his eyes. He really didn't want to be separated from his wives this time. The mere idea of being isolated from them was something that led him to mobilize a Supreme Elder just so he could feel safe in having his wives travel with him. Now that they were all pregnant he wanted nothing more than to stay with them. It was a feeling deeply rooted in him from the teachings his parents gave him.

"I see, then let's take your mind off of that and refine as many Artifact Worlds as possible." Elder Mei said, inviting everyone inside.

Lei Jin pulled out a fair number of 8th rank fire materials to augment the strength of the natural fire. Those who had visited and assisted once before knew that Lei Jin had pulled out one of these things last time. However, now there are five. One of them couldn't help but be curious.

"Young Pillar, how many Artifact Worlds will we be condensing this time?" One of the helpers from before asked.

"As many as there are of you. I have advanced my control of the Space and Time Dao's quite a bit since last time. Combine that with the far easier and not to mention faster method I have devised. We can get twice the results with half the effort." Lei Jin said, handing the recipe over to Elder Mei.

"This, I think we should attempt one first to see how we manage. And to see if there are any flaws. Here, everyone else should take a look too. This way if they see anything we can make further improvements. But, Jin'er… Are you really able to handle 30 of these at once?" Elder Mei said, asking out of curiosity and concern.

"I am confident I won't fail in this matter. After all, well… I'm sure you heard the details of my trip last time." Lei Jin said, with a confident smile.

Elder Mei nodded nervously. She had thought Supreme Elder Azure Heart and Supreme Elder Hong were just over inflating the details. Even though it was rare for someone of their strength to be like that, it wasn't unheard of. So as she heard the details Elder Mei simply thought that they wanted to inflate the story with fluff. She only now just got confirmation that the story was in fact real. That also explained the massive improvement of the True Rainbow.

"Then let us begin with the Refinement." Lei Jin said, after seeing the nod.

They began refining according to the new process. It was a bit more expensive. But for Lei Jin… He was in possession of all 7 elements that exuded power to condense lower ranked resources of themselves. It did also have the ability to replicate its own rank but that wasn't a fast process by any stretch of the imagination. And Lei Jin hadn't thought it would be a good idea either. If he needed more higher rank ones, he could just go find the locations again for another harvest. That is aside from the earth element.

"Interesting, it seems to be even more durable than the previous ones." Elder Mei said, inspecting the newly refined artifact.

"Good, I'd like it if everyone could take some time to inspect the completed Artifact. If there are any questions feel free to ask. I will be straight with you all. The number of these things we must make is nothing short of large. However, I will not ask you to do this without compensation. Name it and if I can honor it then I shall grant it." Lei Jin said, as the Artifact was passed around.