After what oddly seemed like both a long and brief time, Aksai opened his eyes, concluding his day's cultivation practice.
He then accessed his Spectral Screen to review his progress.
[ Daily task completed. Executed the 7th layer of Basic Greenwood Tantra for 24 cycles. Estimated cultivation improvement: 0.008%. Cultivation terminated due to diminished gains falling below the required criteria.
Mode optimized for inter-realm improvement. Current Spirit Essence reserves: 100%.
Runtime: 6 hours and 33 minutes.
Intra-stage Progress: 20.1%
Estimated time required to break into the 8th stage: 6 years. ]
"Oh? It seems there are some changes," Aksai remarked to himself, pleasantly surprised by the updates displayed on the Spectral Screen.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step into the unknown.