"Yes."
Ian smiled as he gazed at his younger brother. "The world seen through the eyes of a Spirit Energy User is completely different from that of ordinary people. Starting today, you must get used to this extraordinary perception and persist in meditation and cultivation without ever slacking off."
"Spirit Energy cultivation is like rowing upstream—if you don't advance, you fall back. If you slack off, it means you're abandoning your obsession. Your Spirit Energy will gradually decline, eventually becoming indistinguishable from nonexistence."
"I understand... I would never give up."
Elan clenched his fists, his tone firm, and Ian nodded. Indeed, no Spirit Energy User has ever abandoned their persistence. If they could give up, they wouldn't have been able to awaken their Spirit Energy to begin with.
[Elan]
[Symmetrical humanoid carbon-based ascended lifeform on Terra Star (Chalk People variant)]
