At that moment, he felt as though his heart had been placed in a furnace and seared, the pain unbearable.
This agony was many times more intense than when he had first taken the Qi Gathering Pill.
"How could this happen?!"
Gritting his teeth, Su Shi'er's eyes bulged, his face twisted by pain. He had never known that merging this Spirit Pearl into his body would be so excruciating.
But the arrow had left the bow; no matter how much it hurt, he could only steel himself and continue.
He collapsed onto the bed, forced to curl into a ball as beads of sweat the size of soybeans seeped from his forehead.
The agony lasted for three days and three nights.
Three days later, the searing pain within him gradually faded. Only then did Su Shi'er sit up from the bed, his face still haunted by lingering fear.
"That was close. I never expected merging with this Fire Spirit Pearl to be so painful!"
"I wonder if the other Spirit Pearls will be the same, but there is no turning back once the bow is drawn. I can only keep walking this path!"
Su Shi'er murmured softly. By now, he had grown a whole circle thinner.
Among people his age, perhaps only he could endure such pain. Anyone else would likely have given up struggling amid the torment and perished.
"Still, these Five Elements Spirit Pearls really are effective. I now effectively possess a low-grade fire Spiritual Root, and my cultivation speed has clearly improved considerably!"
"It seems I still need to gather Sect Contribution Points as quickly as possible and exchange them for the remaining Spirit Pearls."
After attempting to cultivate, Su Shi'er immediately revealed a relieved smile.
After refining the Fire Spirit Pearl, his speed of absorbing Heaven