The Positioning of Neutral Civilizations
The day after Minos' party returned to The Enchanted Realm, he and his Armhands companions were already facing the terrible consequences of sacrificing their Flashdrain parasites.
Minos and the others returned to their normal cultivations, weakened, their bodies in terrible shape.
They were now in seclusion in the deepest and most secret areas of the Banished Crossfire headquarters, slowly recovering from their losses.
Given the situation they were in, it would take the entire group a few months to recover and cultivate again to become stronger.
Meanwhile, Kendrick and the others had already recovered from the previous battle, having received help from the sect to treat their fatigue and minor injuries, which could be quickly cured with local help.
Now, the seven individuals who had sacrificed nothing to become temporarily stronger were cultivating the resources they had received the day before.