Primordial Emperor

If my master finds out that I've let Lin Chen assist in refining the Lapis Lazuli Stone, he will never let it go.

Therefore, Xing Yao does not dare let Lin Chen continue refining the Lapis Lazuli Stone, even if Lin Chen can achieve a purity of one hundred percent.

"Not allowing me to continue refining? What does that mean? I accepted this task, I am here to complete it, but now you don't want me to continue refining. Are you hesitant to give me Contribution Value?"

Lin Chen looked at Xing Yao, slightly frowned, and said.

Upon hearing this, Xing Yao suddenly felt embarrassed. It was not his intention. He simply did not want to trouble Lin Chen.

"Xing Yao means no such thing. Since Young Master Lin Chen is willing to refine for the younger generation, then I must trouble Young Master Lin Chen."

Xing Yao looked at Lin Chen and spoke faintly. Since Lin Chen had already spoken this far, he could no longer refuse Lin Chen.

You must understand, Lin Chen's willingness to help him refine the Lapis Lazuli Stone was hardly something he could refuse, especially since the purity of Lin Chen's refined stones reached ten-tenths purity, compared to his nine-tenths at best.

Moreover, in terms of speed, he was no match for Lin Chen. Without Lin Chen's help, Xing Yao and Wu Chong would absolutely not be able to complete refining this batch of Lapis Lazuli Stone within the remaining two days, thereby affecting the artifact refining progress.

Hence, having Lin Chen help out is something Xing Yao secretly desires.

Subsequently, Lin Chen approached the batch of Lapis Lazuli Stones.

Looking at the multitude of Lapis Lazuli Stones before him, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel tempted.

It's worth noting that the Lapis Lazuli Stones are incredibly valuable. If all were refined and sold, it would be a substantial fortune.

However, these Lapis Lazuli Stones didn't belong to Lin Chen, so he wouldn't dare have any random thoughts. Although Xing Yao respected him greatly, Lin Chen disdained such actions as snatching others' treasures.

Lin Chen, although greedy, often robbed others, but only those who proactively provoked him or caused problems.

In the end, Lin Chen is a principled man. As long as no one offends him, he won't act against others.

Shortly afterward, the three began refining the Lapis Lazuli Stone, proceeding with purification.

After purifying and refining a few Lapis Lazuli Stones, Lin Chen's brow slightly furrowed.

Given the current refining pace, it was absolutely impossible to purify and refine thousands of Lapis Lazuli Stones within two days, even with Lin Chen's refining speed.

However, Lin Chen had other things to do tonight. The day before, Zi Ling mentioned that from now on, he should visit the Martial Arts Arena every day for her personal guidance.

Despite being resistant towards being beaten up, Lin Chen witnessed the benefits of being vigorously battered by Zi Ling. His physique's strength improved so he willingly accepted the guidance.

To become stronger, what's a little beating?

Beside him, Wu Chong watched Lin Chen purify and refine the Lapis Lazuli Stone at a speed that filled his heart with immense shock. Within an hour, Lin Chen could refine nearly ten Lapis Lazuli Stones, each reaching one hundred percent purity — such speed was nothing short of miraculous.

Lin Chen was practically his savior. His teacher had instructed them to purify all the Lapis Lazuli Stones within three days, yet one day had already passed.

Failing to complete the refining of this batch within the next two days would mean Xing Yao's entrusted task remains unfinished, likely thwarting his ambitions to become a direct disciple.

Nevertheless, Lin Chen's arrival seemed to turn this impossibility into an opportunity.

However, after refining over twenty pieces, Lin Chen suddenly ceased his work, stood up, and began observing around the Artifact Refining Room.

This left Wu Chong puzzled. Wasn't it Lin Chen himself who agreed to refine the Lapis Lazuli Stone? Why suddenly stop now?

Apart from Xing Yao's refining, if Lin Chen halted, Wu Chong alone surely couldn't complete this batch.

Wu Chong felt a bit disheartened and was filled with opinions about Lin Chen, but his teacher Xing Yao treated Lin Chen with utmost respect and dared not antagonize him. Regarding Lin Chen's cessation, Wu Chong ultimately remained silent.

Wu Chong's awful expression was naturally noticed by Lin Chen, but he paid it no mind and instead surveyed the Artifact Refining Room before pulling out some materials.

Realizing that their current refining speed was too slow to complete the task, Lin Chen decided to construct a supportive Spirit Array in the Artifact Refining Room.

Of course, this wouldn't be a complex automatic refining spiritual formation, but simply a basic supportive array.

Most of the treasures with Lin Chen had been fed to the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron for absorption, though he retained some materials that were useful for array construction.

Since those materials useful for array construction, Lin Chen hadn't allowed the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron to refine and absorb them.

Subsequently, Lin Chen used various materials to construct a formation within the Artifact Refining Room.

Wu Chong watched as Lin Chen suddenly stopped refining the Lapis Lazuli Stone and, instead, pulled out a heap of materials to construct a formation, utterly confused.

He thought to himself that Lin Chen not only could refine artifacts but also was adept at spiritual formations.

But why was he constructing spiritual formations at this moment?

Although Wu Chong was profoundly curious, he did not dare to inquire Lin Chen. Considering Lin Chen held a prestigious status that even made his teacher be overly respectful, he scarcely dared to ask further.

Accidentally angering Lin Chen would be unwise.

Soon enough, after a series of arrangements, Lin Chen completed the Spirit Array setup.

Although the Spirit Array was incredibly simple for Lin Chen, it appeared profoundly intricate to Wu Chong and Xing Yao.

After laying out the formation, Lin Chen clapped his hands, went straight to the spiritual array, picked several pieces of Lapis Lazuli Stone, and, aided by the Spirit Array, initiated refining by using Blue Lotus Divine Flame.

Hum——

With the assistance of the Spirit Array, the refining of two pieces of Lapis Lazuli Stone with Blue Lotus Divine Flame took merely ten moments before Lin Chen flicked his hand, tossing those pieces to a stone platform where refined Lapis Lazuli Stones were placed.

"Senior Lin Chen, what are you...?"

Wu Chong watched the scene unfold, filled with inner confusion.

In his perspective, Lin Chen merely picked up two pieces of Lapis Lazuli Stone, scorched them on the flame for a while, then directly tossed them onto the stack of completed refined stones, behavior that seemed outright reckless.

In this moment, he understood that Lin Chen was clearly just going through the motions.