Sword Dao Progression: To progress through the realms, one must study and understand swords and meditate and contemplate swords. Each realm increases the existence soul quality—effectively elevating it by 10x.
The realm doesn't add any special ability but only increases the spirit energy(more energy means more swords; this cultivation is just an extension of the ability. Though it gives passive abilities.
Stage 1 – Sword Seed
Stage 2 – Sword Sapling
Stage 3 – Sword Tree
Stage 4 – Sword Grove
Stage 5 – Sword Realm
Stage 6 – Sword Sovereign
Passive Abilities
1. Sword ResonanceAny sword nearby hums, vibrates, or reacts faintly to his presence.
Blades feel "lighter" and sharper in his hands.
He instinctively knows the weight balance, weak points, and forging method of a sword just by studying and understanding its properties and attributes.
2. Sword Affinity
Unparalleled sword talent.(narrative level)
Even if he only sees a sword technique once, his body naturally remembers the flow, letting him mimic it later.
3. Infinite Replication(Unless he has enough spirit energy)
Once he has seen and understood a sword, its blueprint is stored permanently in his Soul.
He can endlessly replicate it and generate countless variations.
5. Sword Intent Resistance
The wills of other swordsmen (killing intent, sword intent pressure) affect him less.
Eventually, weaker sword auras bounce off him entirely.
6. Sword Spirit Awareness
He begins to sense the "soul" or "intent" inside swords, from legendary divine blades to ordinary steel(negligible)
At higher levels, he can communicate with or awaken dormant sword spirits.
Image of mc soul at the start of the cultivation.
A giant sword(80x the average soul).
Note: his soul was molded into a sword by his ability and cultivation. The ordinary soul is just a regular sphere.