With the Stellar Devourer Furnaces deployed across the cosmos, churning out perfectly flavored, ultra-dense cultivation pills, Elias finally turned his full attention to the Perpetual Ascension Technique. The elimination of the bitterness from the pills was a minor, yet significant, enhancement, ensuring psychological comfort during endless consumption. However, his recent experiences, especially the clear-headedness brought by his burgeoning relationship with Kaelen, had unlocked an even greater breakthrough regarding the technique itself.
He had initially designed the Perpetual Ascension Technique to require immense, almost impossible Divine Sense (QDS) concentration for every single refinement cycle. This was the source of his crippling mental fatigue, forcing him to pause and recover after every few sessions. But with his newfound mental clarity, and fueled by the emotional resonance of his date, he saw a path to automate a significant portion of this intricate control.
