Above The Sky
Chapter 91 - 91 87 The Vessel of Desire

91: Chapter 87: The Vessel of Desire 91: Chapter 87: The Vessel of Desire Learning new knowledge can boost spirit energy?

It sounds a bit far-fetched, but in fact, it’s not that implausible.

For the Chosen Ones, to enhance their spirit energy, all they need is to drink more Elemental Potions and then just lie down and sleep—their spirit energy strength and development will grow with age, as if they already possess the final form of spirit energy, and simply need time to break the seals.

Many people in the Terra Continent believe that Chosen Ones are actually the reincarnations of those powerful spirit energy users from the past.

Their memories might have been erased by the Nether Sea, or say, within the natural spiritual energy fields between heaven and earth, but a portion of their mighty spirit energy can still be preserved, helping themselves set foot on the path of spirit energy once again in their next lives.

Considering Ian himself is also a reincarnation, he thinks this possibility is quite significant.

As for the Sublimators who have reached the Third Energy Level through the Path of Sublimation and awakened life spirit energy, if they want to enhance their spirit energy, they must endure all kinds of bitter cultivation to temper their bodies and wills and elevate their sublimation ranks, as well as drink more Elemental Potions.

For Spirit Energy Users, Elemental Potions are indeed like hot water—there’s never a wrong time to drink it.

Beyond that.

In general, for Sublimators desiring to improve their spirit energy, it’s extremely arduous.

Resources, bitter cultivation, inheritance, and talent are indispensable elements, and even luck might be necessary.

The only advantage is that Sublimators cultivating spirit energy can learn from their predecessors’ experiences, and they can also stably control the type of spirit energy they awaken.

Sure, there aren’t too many options to choose from, but having the option is already considered good.

So for those Nobles who are not lacking in resources, talent, and inheritance, this Cultivation Method is actually the most popular—they can selectively awaken the spirit energy that best suits their bloodline inheritance, achieving an effect where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Lastly, for Postnatal Awakeners, in order to enhance their own spirit energy, what is needed is the fulfillment of their desires, as well as drinking more Elemental Potions.

—Why does a person awaken spirit energy postnatally?

Perhaps it’s through an indulgence that’s thoroughly gratifying, a misfortune that’s deeply engraved in one’s heart, a sorrow that pierces the soul, an extreme ecstasy of good fortune…

Good, bad, sad, happy, fortunate, desperate…

In the midst of an emotional upheaval that most people may never encounter once in their lifetime, an indescribably intense surge of emotions, there lies a potential for life to awaken spirit energy.

Their spirit energy is born from strong desires and emotions, and its growth naturally follows the same pattern.

For those awakened to spirit energy through revenge, their spirit energy will continue to grow throughout the process of revenge and peak upon killing their enemy, then fall into stagnancy.

For those awakened to spirit energy through a longing for wealth, their spirit energy will continuously accumulate during the process of amassing riches, until the holder feels completely satisfied and no longer possesses the craving.

Desire, dreams, and ambition—the power of spirit energy originates from such yearnings.

The more greedy a person is, the more sincere a person is, the more pure a person is…

Or rather, the more rational a person is, all the while being more demon-possessed.

Their spirit energy will be stronger, and its potential deeper.

After all, comparing an ordinary person content with little wealth with a demon-possessed individual who wishes to become the ultimate producer, it’s clear who has the stronger spirit energy defined by wealth.

In the terminology of Terra Ascendants, the essence of postnatal awakeners’ spirit energy is simply a ‘container of desire’.

The greater the desire, the greater the growth potential of the spirit energy.

As for the end of this desire, whether it is a cup, a vat, a bathtub, or a lake and sea.

Even possibly, an unfathomable abyss that can swallow everything.

It all depends on whether the Spirit Energy User can actualize their desire and dreams, reaching the limit of their will.

Though it sounds a bit like a paranoiac’s reasoning, lunatics can’t awaken spirit energy.

Those who cannot control their own will are merely prisoners of fate and clearly cannot become the masters of their own destinies, using the power born from their ascended desires.

The nature of spirit energy is a contradictory spiral—’knowing it’s impossible’ but still insistently ‘desiring’—such rational madness can catalyze the initial swirl of spirit energy.

So it seems, if listening to more knowledge, experiencing more novel things is the requirement for Ian’s spiritual power advancement, then that is actually not surprising at all.

It is not so much to say that there are numerous people in the City of Knowledge who yearn for and obtain spirit energy.

Only, Ian’s yearning may be more sincere and pure, which is why even a ‘future direction’ can be regarded as a kind of ‘knowledge and novelty’ and be seen through.

“I have indeed learned a lot of new knowledge recently…

but advancing too quickly in spirit energy might not be a good thing.”

After finishing his morning exercises, Teacher Hiliad went to work, and now it should have been Ian’s time for self-directed learning.

But because he had another illusory vision just now, seeing many incomprehensible trees and desert oases, he could only sit at the doorstep, looking up at the clouds in the sky.

The morning light began to rise, and the sky was like a canvas smeared with many colors, from golden red to light orange, bright yellow, and then the periphery was a stretch of light turquoise and deep blue—unadulterated clouds hung upon this backdrop, with the farthest end of the sky a deep color, even twinkling with dots of starlight.

As he gazed at such beauty, Ian’s mood improved significantly, and even the continuous stream of illusory visions temporarily ceased, involuntarily murmuring, “Generally speaking, those who awaken spiritual power are mostly clever, with at least clear and logical thinking.”

“But the effects of spirit energy are quite idealistic…

When in a good mood, it feels more powerful, and if I lose hope, spirit energy can’t manifest much.”

Spirit Energy.

As the name implies, the power sourced from the heart and soul is spirit energy.

However, although that’s the theory, in reality, spirit energy is not an absolutely idealistic force.

The activation of spirit energy leads to the brain operating at its limit, making spirit energy users excessively sensitive to everything in the external world.

In other words, ‘excessive clairvoyance’, a malignant synesthesia, which is why one sees all kinds of hallucinations without reason, as is the case now.

Frequent use of spirit energy not only consumes physical strength but also poses a significant risk to the brain.

Clairvoyance too high can cause hallucinations that lead to a decline in the spirit energy user’s mental health, and could even cause loss of control.

To avoid losing control and to continue to enhance spirit energy, many Sublimators have developed a number of elixirs to stabilize the mind, enhance spirit energy, and restrain loss of control.

The stronger the spirit energy user, the more clear-headed they are, but if they lose their sanity, the paradoxical spiral imbalance can cause enormous destruction.

Ian guessed that the recent hallucinations could be due to his excessive use of spirit energy lately and forcibly observing the Great Magical Beast like the Spirit of the Mountain Tide, resulting in after-effects.

But as Teacher Hiliad said, it is also possible that his spirit energy is growing stronger, and his brain’s development has not matched the intensity.

After all, excluding Chosen Ones, postnatally awakened ones of Ian’s age are extremely rare.

Though children’s emotions may seem simple, direct, and incredibly intense, this is actually an illusion, a cognitive mistake.

They find it difficult to be happy for long, just as they can’t sustain sorrow for an extended period.

They don’t yet know what true happiness, achievement, and contentment are, and naturally, they don’t understand what true despair, abandonment, and failure are either.

Without such extreme emotions, spirit energy cannot awaken, and when one can comprehend these emotions, one’s brain should also be mature.

In other words, only Ian, having lived two lifetimes, is special, experiencing a situation where the mind is mature, but the brain hardware cannot keep up.

——Thud, thud, thud.

A series of heavy hoofbeats approached from far to near, drowning out even the noisy human voices, each impact as if it shook the streets.

As he looked up at the clouds, Ian was taken aback.

He turned his head towards the direction of the hoofbeats, and then frowned slightly, “Someone is riding a horse at full gallop on Central Avenue?”

“Where did they come from?

Who would ride a horse in South Ridge?

That’s too weird!”

No wonder Ian was so confused.

The horses in Terra are creatures similar yet different from Earth horses.

Not to mention ordinary pack horses—the warhorses generally exceed one meter seventy.

They are extremely intelligent, covered in a layer of scaled armor, a very powerful omnivorous grassland predator that can both hunt and plant their favorite pastures in fertile areas through defecation methods like digging holes.

In terms of biology, Terra’s horses are classified as ‘Dragon-eye Terrestrial Sub-dragon Equidae’…

In other words, they are essentially a docile, tamed sub-dragon species.

The Bison Mountain Range does not produce warhorses; after all, riding a horse in the swamp and jungle is a crazy act.

If you must ride something, aren’t Bison Wild Oxen good enough?

Three meters tall imposing creatures are impressive!

If all else fails, wild boars are also a good choice.

Midra’s Mountain People’s wild boar cavalry once gave The Empire’s Pioneers a hard time.

Out of curiosity, and since he had nothing else to do—having just fed his younger brother and cleaned the house—going to check out the commotion didn’t weigh on his conscience.

Soon, he turned several street corners and arrived on Central Avenue.