Unlike Elijah who didn't experience the process of going through the different circles of both the magic vein formation and the pathways formation as he opened his after mere hours of suffering and pain.
Of course, he guessed the reason why he hadn't gone through such a process, and that was because he was a human being.
But he had no way of confirming as the other important parts of the golden codex were blocked.
But for the denizens of the underworld, the proceeds of ascension starts like this:
From the Magic vein formations, which was basically how one mana heart is formed, to the pathways formation that determines the quantity and quality of pathways an individual has and how far they could ascend as an ascendant.
And then, the full awakening which is where one has to learn how to balance the magical energy inside of him and grow stronger as an ascendant.
