Lina and Natalia had both been away from Saine's side recently.
One of them had recently been inside a special cosmic vortex in Gear Time-Space, wholly focused on deeply exploring the Power of Rules of negative energy, attempting to unlock the profound mysteries hidden behind this enigmatic power and find a new direction for both her own breakthrough in strength and the development of her civilization.
The other had gone alone to Primordial Universe Time-Space, wandering freely through the surrounding star regions adjacent to Star Carby World, experiencing the distinctive character of different Dimensional Time-Spaces, relaxing her long-tense nerves, and incidentally investigating the local traces of rules.
By the end, the only women Saine could summon to his side at any time were Zi You, Duan Ning, Merri, and a scant few others.
In recent years, Zi You had devoted herself wholeheartedly to developing the Evil Tide Civilization that belonged to her, never showing the slightest slackness.
More than two thousand years ago, Saine had traded for some cutting-edge materials from Demon Cave Time-Space from the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord. He had also personally helped Zi You refine several related rule artifacts that she could directly use in her daily cultivation.
From then on, Zi You's path of cultivation had become increasingly smooth, and her breakthroughs in strength had been remarkably rapid. In recent years, she had long since made every possible preparation to launch an assault on the Level-9 Realm. All she lacked was a suitable opportunity to complete that crucial leap.
Of course, Zi You's gratifying growth was also inseparable from the flourishing development of the Evil Tide Civilization under her command in recent years.
While Saine's Mechanical Civilization had continuously developed, grown stronger, and expanded its sphere of influence, it had never neglected the development of the