Chapter 1354: Dao Fetus System.

Knowing cultivators, he expected that they wouldn’t like being used as a breeding ground. He was a clear example of what to expect.

So, if he didn’t want a repeat of his resentment towards the person using him as a breeding stock appearing in his disciples, it was of utmost importance that Dao Fetus be viewed as powerful and helpful symbiotes. At the very least, he had to render the normal cultivation system obsolete and make it so that the ones who refused to convert to his cultivation system would be slowly wiped out until they became extinct complete.

The only way he knew to accomplish his nefarious goals with the Dao Fetus cultivation system was to make it immensely powerful. Therefore, the energy requirements would reach 31 times at Rank 5.

He could offset the energy cost by providing it himself, but he chose the less expensive method of reducing the burden with the size of the Energy Well.

With an Energy Well of 1,000 units, dragons could reduce the initial requirements to 10 years. But even the best human with Energy Wells of 100 units would still need to cough up 100 years of lifespan to make use of this benefit.

"I guess it can’t be helped. This benefit is optional anyway. They don’t need to use it, and can just cultivate the Dao Fetus to Rank 5 without growing its attributes."

"But if they decide to grow its attributes, they can devour other people for lifespan, so they don’t need to use their lifespan for it. Fortunately, there is still the Domain Power enhancement, and it is free. They can enjoy that one while they work on this."

"This is good. If a little is good, more must be better," he thought as he continued to make more changes.

Next, he changed the (Withstand Energy Density from level 5 to level 20) to (Cultivate Energy Density from level 5 to level 20). With this, the Dao Fetus could cultivate on its own without the host’s help.

Then he changed it again to (Cultivate Energy Density from level 1 to level 20). He felt this was important since the Dao Fetus would fuse with the Energy Well and take it over right from Rank 1. So it was better if it started cultivating as early as possible.

"I know that they will hate me for what I’ve done, so I don’t need to hold back anymore," he thought, grinning evilly.

With the (Use lifespan to grow), (Devour lifespan), and the (Devour Life Abilities) functions, other Dao Lords won’t be happy with him. After all, these three instructions would turn his disciples into predators of other sects’ disciples.

But he didn’t stop there. He also added the (Devour and replace Core Metac) instructions. This way, any mortal from any sect could use the Dao Fetus to switch their pathway at any cultivation level.

Usually, only Rank 1 and Rank 2 cultivators could switch their pathways. Rank 2 disciples who changed their Core Metacs and switched pathways could even die in the process. If they succeed, they have to start from Rank 1.

Rank 3 couldn’t even dare to change their pathways. But with the Dao Fetus, things would be different.

The Dao Fetus could already devour their Life Ability and use it. Now, with (Devour and replace their Core Metac), it could also replace the Core Metac, so it would look like nothing changed.

Of course, it would only look like nothing changed. The replacement process would be fraught with danger, and the cultivator could die. They could also die after the replacement.

To solve these two problems, the (Grow stronger from Rank 1 to Rank 5) and the (Use lifespan to grow) would come to the rescue.

Thanks to the (Grow stronger from Rank 1 to Rank 5) instruction, as the Dao Fetus eats the Core Metac, it would gain attributes it could use to support the host’s life and prevent them from dying.

Then, after the replacement, the Dao Fetus would use (Use lifespan to grow) to consume the host’s lifespan, grow quickly, and replace any deficiencies. The amount of lifespan consumed depends on the host’s cultivation before the replacement.

To minimize potential problems, he changed the (Use lifespan to grow) instruction to (Use lifespan to cultivate and grow). He also changed (Devour lifespan) to (Devour lifespan from living things).

Finally, he changed (Devour Life Abilities) to (Devour Life Abilities to use them). He made this last change to make sure that the Dao Status wouldn’t devour Life Abilities and turn them into food for lifespan.

After reviewing his changes, he said, "One more."

Then he added (Devour and replace Power Cores) to ensure that Rank 5 cultivators with Power Cores wouldn’t lose all of their life’s work to a greedy Dao Fetus who doesn’t know what to eat and what not to eat.

Of course, with the (Use lifespan to cultivate and grow) instruction, the Dao Fetus could use the lifespan gained from devouring the Power Core to produce its own Power Core when it reaches Rank 5. But that would add steps and inefficiency to the process.

Rather than produce a new one from scratch, he believed it would be better to take and use the old one. Not only would it save on energy, but it would also ensure that the replacement of Core Metac happened as fast as possible.

"It is not perfect, but it will work. Now the mortals will thank me instead of cursing me," he said with satisfaction.

"I am sure that they will be jealous of my disciples. With this, they will have the opportunity to ditch their sect and join the winning side."

"They can take after me and my philosophy of joining the enemy if they can’t win," he said, thinking about how he had become a Gemini.

"Now, the only thing to worry about is the mark that Dao Lords have placed on their disciples’ souls. In that case, I guess only the disciples of the Four Directions Sect will find it difficult to change their pathways."