"Ying?"
Little Fox jumped out through the window and onto Ye Fei's shoulder, tilting its head as it looked at their courtyard, which seemed to have changed yet looked no different.
"It's fine. I just cleaned up the courtyard. Our Phoenix Tree isn't a seedling anymore. From now on, it's a young tree in its Growth Stage!"
Ye Fei patted Little Fox's head and smiled rather helplessly. Had they suffered a stroke of bad luck, or had they come out ahead?
The Phoenix Tree had finally passed its Seedling Stage, but he had no idea how long this Growth Stage would last.
Still, the Flame Spirit Armor had absorbed quite a bit of energy.
It had absorbed the fire-tinged spiritual energy and converted it into energy. Since no conversion ratio was displayed, he had no idea how many times faster the Flame Spirit Armor absorbed spiritual energy compared to his own cultivation...
But overall, aside from the fear and the careful handling required, he had probably... come out ahead?
[Iceberg/6666-6155-6999: Brother Ye, I'm going to rest now. I'll tell you about the kitten tomorrow. Today took a lot out of me. I can't stay up any longer.]
After a while, the boy sent Ye Fei a message.
Ye Fei sent back a brief reply telling him to get some rest, then began tidying up his front courtyard.
Although it hadn't blown up the house, burned the Phoenix Tree to death, or taken Ye Fei's life, either...
Beside the Phoenix Tree in the front courtyard, the furnace explosion had blasted a hole roughly five meters across and nearly three meters deep...
Ye Fei cleaned up the other areas, then brought the little ones over and sat on the ground to consider what to do with the hole.
It was