Uchiha Hiko did not have the time to search for special flames to nourish Little One's growth, while Taishang Laojun had presumably been stockpiling this substance for a long time.
With that in mind, he nodded and said, "All right. Starting today, Little One will stay with you." As he spoke, Uchiha Hiko lowered his head toward Little One and smiled. "You little glutton, stay with your mistress from now on. Once you've grown up, I'll take you out to play, all right?"
The phoenix was not foolish. It knew that staying by Taishang Laojun's side would accelerate its growth, which would be a tremendous help during the Childhood Stage, so it obediently nodded.
Who would have thought that Taishang Laojun, having gotten her wish, would chuckle and say, "Then I'll take Little One as the token of affection you left me!"
Uh...
Uchiha Hiko did not dare linger any longer. A token of affection? At most, it was a token between Sex Friends!
Afterward, he and Taishang Laojun worked together to repair the Eight Trigrams Furnace. When he came out, he deliberately flew a little higher and touched the tunnel of endless void, wanting to see whether his current strength could forcibly break the balance and travel from the mortal realm to the underworld.
Naturally, that repulsive force nearly tore Uchiha Hiko apart, but if he went all out, he could probably still do it.
Since that was the case, Uchiha Hiko wanted the chance to make a trip to the underworld and meet King Kai, the strongest deity on Earth, to strengthen himself.
However, it was not yet time to go to the Realm of the Kings of Worlds. Once he resolved the furnace-fire problem and completed the wedding, he would launch an attack on Earth's other big