I've run at least 50 light-yielding events with my Novus so far (most bright/blinding), and I'm still not noticing even the slightest bit of progress with my weapon. Why even give us the Zodiac Glass if we can't reasonably track progress with it?

Does that mean that I'm not even 1% in? If not, then this step is going to take a year+ to finish for most players. I play quite a bit more than the average player, and I'm still not even seeing the slightest bit of progress. Am I missing something?