Barely a twig at Wood Level One, Alric faces the grueling reality of a foot journey along the empire's enchanted, multi-lane highway. Guided by his charismatic Stone-rank companion, Angen, Alric struggles to survive the relentless pace while keeping his potent, innate healing a secret. As the pair trades cultivation wisdom and tests the limits of their endurance, Alric learns that mastering proper running form is just the first step on a very long road.

Keywords: Progression Fantasy, LitRPG, Underdog, Cultivation Road, Training Arc, Body Cultivation, Sarcastic Protagonist, Magical Highway.

Note on Production: This episode features an AI Voice Clone of the author, Michael Taggart, created with ElevenLabs. Every word was written by the author.