The rumbling Energy Tide continued to surge overhead, battering Saine and the others without pause.
More than half a year had passed since Saine and the others had taken shelter in this underground fissure.
As expected, both the intensity and duration of this Energy Tide far exceeded the previous ones Saine had experienced.
The Level-6 Late Stage Minghua Phoenix had fallen asleep, her long beak resting against Saine's Staff of Ashes.
Saine had heard before that a phoenix would not roost except upon wutong wood.
But he had not expected the Staff of Ashes, crafted primarily from Immortal Domain wutong wood, to have such a powerful soporific effect on this female phoenix.
Meanwhile, Gongsun Wudi had entered a state of seated meditation to regulate her breathing.
Come to think of it, the cultivation methods of the Martial Arts Civilization were indeed peculiar.
Besides the slow, unhurried boxing form Gongsun Wudi had demonstrated before, they could also improve their strength through seated meditation. It truly opened Saine's eyes.
As for Saine himself, most of his attention was currently focused on the spoils of war he had acquired not long ago.
He did not care much about that World-Class Secret Treasure short stick.
He had originally intended to give the short stick to Gongsun Wudi, but she refused it and returned it to him.
It became another material Saine kept in reserve.
The several hundred Sage's Stones, along with the other premium materials extorted from them, were also all being kept by Saine.
After all, only Saine, who possessed the means of alchemy and potion-making, could fully develop their value.
What Saine was focusing on now was the information orb that the Level-6 gorilla had thrown to him at the very end.
Sure enough, the orb contained information regarding a place called