The Blend function is fun but effectively that will not done exactly obtain that you want :)
Maybe the SUBD like shown by Burrman is another possible way... :)
Thread about SUBD : https://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=9689.1
Several faces can be Subdivided in the same time with the same dimension! (here just 2 faces - Up Down one by one)

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