Ever since Emery had succeeded in making the dark element as his spirit core, whenever he cultivated, the stream of energy rushed in like a smooth river flow. Any sense of barrier between the three elements disappeared as the spirit energy nourished all three at once, like an honorable noble lord providing equal rewards to his faithful subjects.
So far, he hadn't experienced any harmful effects. Aside from the unhindered flow of spirit energy, the only thing that had changed so far was the spirit core's color, which previously glowed white but now dark gray. And because of that, based on his previous estimation, he would need two months to increase the spirit force from 40 to 50, however this time, he only needed one month. That one month had passed and the notification he had been expecting to appear did indeed arrive. His palm glowed and showed the following:
[You have reached acolyte rank 5]
[Spirit force 60]