At Stage 5, Ren finally understood why this pathway was called the Bloodline Plant Lord Pathway.
The word "Lord" was not just a title.
It represented true authority.
At this stage, a Bloodline Plant Lord was no longer simply cultivating for personal strength. They had stepped onto the path of becoming the ruler of a world.
The information explained that after creating their inner world, a Bloodline Plant Lord could choose Bloodline Pathway users and Plant Pathway users to become their subjects.
These subjects would then be connected to the cultivator's World Core Plant—the central plant that served as the foundation of the inner world.
This core plant could take many forms depending on the cultivator's evolution path. It could be a World Tree, a Heaven Vine, a Blood Lotus, a Devouring Flower, or any other supreme evolved plant form.
Once Bloodline Pathway or Plant Pathway cultivators were accepted and linked to the World Core Plant, they officially became part of the Bloodline Plant Lord's world.
And this was where the true meaning of the word "Lord" revealed itself.
The number of subjects a Bloodline Plant Lord could accept was not fixed.
It depended entirely on their foundation, talent, and potential.
Some Bloodline Plant Lords could only support five subjects.
More talented ones could support ten.
Geniuses could support twenty.
And according to the records in the file, the highest number ever recorded was twenty-five subjects.
Twenty-five.
Ren stared at that number for a few moments.
Because these were not just followers in name.
Each subject would form a deep connection with the cultivator's World Core Plant.
Through this connection, the subjects would receive immense benefits.
Their cultivation speed would increase.
Their bodies would be nourished by the world's energy.
Their growth would become faster and smoother than that of ordinary cultivators.
And the stronger the subjects became, the stronger the inner world would become in return.
This was a true lord-subject relationship.
The Bloodline Plant Lord did not merely grow stronger alone.
They could grow stronger by nurturing others.
But that was not all.
The file stated that upon entering Stage 5, all three pathways experienced a qualitative evolution.
At this level, cultivators would officially evolve into Tier 2 Lifeforms.
However, what happened next was very different depending on the pathway.
For ordinary Bloodline Pathway and Plant Pathway cultivators, reaching Stage 5 gave them a 10% chance to awaken a new talent.
It was a low chance, but still enough to completely change a person's future if they succeeded.
But for a Bloodline Plant Lord, things were different.
Their chance of awakening a normal additional talent remained the same as the other pathways.
However, they would also awaken an extra special talent—
A World Talent.
And unlike normal additional talents, a World Talent had a 100% chance of awakening for every Bloodline Plant Lord who successfully entered Stage 5.
Ren's eyes widened as he read that part.
A guaranteed extra talent.
That alone was already monstrous.
But the explanation only became more absurd from there.
The World Talent was an auxiliary-type talent tied directly to the cultivator's inner world and the subjects connected to it.
This talent did not mainly strengthen the Bloodline Plant Lord directly in battle.
Instead, it strengthened the world itself and the subjects bound to that world.
For example, a World Talent could:
Increase plant growth speed enhance the cultivation speed of connected subjects
Expand the energy reserves of Bloodline Pathway or Plant Pathway users within the world
Improve environmental conditions inside the world
or Provide other supportive and world-enhancing effects.
However, these effects only applied to Bloodline Pathway users and Plant Pathway users who were connected to the Bloodline Plant Lord as subjects.
This meant a Bloodline Plant Lord could create a true cultivation domain—a world where their chosen subjects could grow faster and stronger under their rule.
Ren slowly exhaled.
This was the framework of a faction, a kingdom, even a civilization like those Kingdom building games in this previous life.
And Stage 5 itself was only the beginning.
The file continued.
To advance from the World Creation Stage to the next stage, known as the Bloodgrove Planet Lord Stage, the cultivator had to meet terrifying requirements.
First, they had to expand their inner world until it reached the size of three continents of Edius.
(Author note: One continent of Edius is equal to ten times the combined size of all continents on Earth.)
Ren went silent for a moment after reading that.
Three such continents…
This is Insane.
And size alone was not enough.
To break through into the Bloodgrove Planet Lord Stage which is Stage 6 of this Pathway, the cultivator also needed elemental comprehension.
They had to comprehend:
5% Fire
5% Earth
5% Water
5% Air
In addition, they needed:
1% Light
1% Darkness
1% Life
1% Death
And finally:
0.5% Space
0.5% Time
Ren read the requirements twice.
Then a third time.
His scalp tingled.
"…What kind of monster pathway is this?"
The more he read, the more absurd it became.
Other pathways focused on body tempering or energy accumulation.
But the Bloodline Plant Lord Pathway…
It demanded world creation, subject management, guaranteed world talent awakening, and even comprehension of fundamental laws of existence itself.
Ren leaned back slowly, his mind buzzing.
"I knew this pathway was stronger than the other two…"
"But this…"
"This isn't just stronger."
"This is on a completely different level."
At that moment, Ren finally understood.
The Bloodline Plant Lord Pathway did not simply create powerful cultivators.
It created rulers.
Beings who cultivated not only themselves, but also a world, its laws, and the people within it.
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