Hmm—
On one hand, this proved that directly dripping in [Pride] could affect its behavior.
On the other hand, it also meant that something had gone wrong with the cultivation of the [Fruit of Pride].
No one liked accidents.
"Observe it a little longer."
Thus, he temporarily gave up on the idea of cultivating a [Fruit of Pride] in one go.
After absorbing 1 point of Pride, the Lion Grass truly calmed down.
Worried that it might suddenly go berserk, Dark did not remove its restraints and continued observing it.
As he observed it, he also worked on tasks that did not require much concentration.
For example, grinding ingredients into powder.
That night, Dark spent the entire evening grinding eighteen ingredients into powder and storing them separately in eighteen small bottles.
When he looked at the Lion Grass again, it was still very quiet, as if it had fallen asleep.
However, the Lion Grass's eyes were not closed, and it blinked from time to time.
Unable to understand the logic behind it, Dark simply extracted today's share of [Great Sin] and went to bed.
Since he had enough [Pride] for the time being, [Greed]'s index was insufficient, while [Bliss]'s index was still above one hundred, he chose to extract [Bliss] that night.
The next day was Wednesday.
As soon as Dark woke up, he immediately went to the iron cage.
The effect of that 1 point of [Pride] seemed to have faded. The Lion Grass had become fierce and crazed once more, but the bindings on its limbs and the gag in its mouth limited what it could do.
Dark frowned and pondered for a long time before simply squeezing another 2 points of [Pride] into its mouth!
Under normal circumstances, 3 points of [Great Sin] could cause a crest