Floods vs. Droughts

The light screen shifted in a series of changes.

Soon, three completely different options appeared before Chalk.

[Please select your simulation subject: A. A Yin Beast born from the ruins of Shu Lake, B. A Ying Fish, C. A Centipede that has cultivated for three thousand years]

"A ghost, a ferocious beast, and a dragon descendant that can suppress water?"

Bai'e looked at the options with some hesitation.

Shuhu was originally a divine beast with the body of a horse, wings of a bird, a human head, and a snake tail. It loved to hug and lift humans and was the most benevolent and human-friendly beast.

But the Yin Beasts born from the wreckage... By the way, did the concept of ghosts even exist in this era? If one doesn't have a physical body, can one obtain the corresponding bloodline?

And there are also snails!

This thing is definitely a menace, causing devastating floods wherever it goes. However, in the prehistoric era, before the birth of humankind, the floods were probably not as terrible as imagined.

The situation of the centipede is unknown.

When the three races still exist, the centipede, as a dragon's offspring, naturally has no problem growing up. But if the three races withdraw, its status becomes somewhat awkward.

and so.

"I choose the snail!"

As soon as he finished speaking, lines of text began to appear on the light screen.

You are a Ying fish born in the Mengshui River of Guishan Mountain, who loves water vapor and is especially good at riding the springs.

The Meng River covers all the land, and wherever it passes, it becomes a vast expanse of water.

You and your companions swim together, sometimes nibbling on water plants, sometimes leaping up to devour fruit from the branches on the shore, living a very pleasant life.

Unfortunately, this good fortune didn't last long.

One day, as you were flapping your wings and feeding in mid-air above the shore, a golden eagle demon suddenly descended from the sky, swiftly grabbed you, and flew up into the clouds.

You feel a little panicked, but you force yourself to calm down and try to unleash your talent to break free from your constraints.

[Countless water vapors gathered and transformed into chains, climbing up the claws and condensing continuously, constricting inwards, making the Golden Eagle Demon dizzy.]

It had no choice but to loosen its grip and throw you off from a great height.

[Your rapid flight has already taken you away from the Mengshui River where you have lived for so long... Finally, you spread your wings and slowed down to land on an extremely arid land.]

The air was thick with a sweltering heat; some strange force, like a virus, was forcing all the surrounding moisture to evaporate.

You think this is practically hell for snails?

Under immense pressure to survive, you are forced to become strong. Searching through the cracked riverbed, after many twists and turns, you finally find a nearly bottomless spring.

You attempt to use your talent to maintain water vapor.

The spring gradually expanded, turning from a puddle into a pool, and then into a pond.

[You replenish your body's depletion with spiritual energy, while the spiritual spring continues to grow stronger thanks to your talent. The two coexist symbiotically, and you also gain more insights into water.]

Gradually, the pond evolved into a lake.

Trees stand tall along the lake, their vibrant life attracting butterflies and bees, allowing you to breathe and creating a suitable habitat for yourself.

But you still can't relax.

The scorching heatwave continues to loom over your home, threatening to shrink your living space if you are not careful. You must continue to fight the drought, enhance your understanding of water, and try to stimulate the upward transformation of the blood within your body.

This persistence has lasted for a full nine thousand years.

[After nearly ten thousand years of honing your skills, you have mastered the legendary Innate Gui Water without any formal instruction, and using it as a source, you have activated the beastly essence within your body.]

Ultimately, you defied the odds and ascended to the heavens, stirring up waves.

[Endless springs rose rapidly from the depths of the earth, flooding the surrounding parched land, sweeping away the drought, and bringing life back to the region.]

But you quickly realized something was wrong.

[The bloodline that breaks through to the Immortal Realm will constantly gather vast currents of water. Even if it's not your intention, if you stay in one place for too long, the source of life that originally nourished all things will become an executioner that strangles everything.]

"So this is the truth about the floods?"

Looking at the "constantly gathering water flow" mentioned on the light screen, Bai'e's eyes flickered slightly, clearly not thinking that this would be a big problem.

Gathering water is instinctive; if you can't control it, then you lack the strength.

As long as one continues to make breakthroughs and progress in understanding the laws of water, sooner or later, this flawed instinct will transform into a great asset.

really.

Just when you were feeling lost and unsure of which way to go, a surge of merit descended from the heavens, disrupting your thoughts...

You attempt to explore the source of the drought in this region.

After a decade-long search, you discovered a burning body in an area shrouded in white mist.

The being, resembling a vengeful ghost, had molten lava flowing from every bone. Approaching this corpse, one was met with an aura of innate disgust.

At this moment, you finally understand the meaning of your existence.

There exists a beast that brings drought; wherever it passes, the earth dries up, and all things wither and die.

As a monster that brings floods, your only way to transcend your limitations is to alleviate disasters, not just those caused by drought-stricken beasts, but also by floods caused by an overgrowth of other aquatic beasts or even ordinary Yingyu fish.

You begin cleaning up the body.

As the innate Gui water surged, the originally violent flames extinguished at a visible speed. Once the corpse disappeared, you also gained another merit.

[The guidance from the unseen tells you that as long as you accumulate enough merit, you can elevate your true spirit to the heavens and completely resolve the responsibilities brought by destiny.]

From then on, you embarked on a journey to drive away floods and eradicate droughts.

Proving immortality is never a simple matter.

[In the 3452nd year since you left, you were severely injured in a battle with Huodou, and your cultivation level remained at the Upper Celestial Realm for a long time without any progress.]

[In the 7306th year since you left, you have recovered from your injuries and broken through to the True Immortal realm.]

【…】

In the 21240th year since you left, you have encountered your lifelong enemy.

[The engorged Fei Yi, indulging in unrestrained desires, has long burned all things and devoured souls to increase his cultivation. Although his mind is tainted, his physical body is extremely powerful.]

You fought this mad serpent several times, but were unable to subdue it.

This struggle, which lasted for hundreds of thousands of years, continued from the early stages of True Immortal cultivation all the way to the peak of True Immortal cultivation.

But soon, you'll find yourself in big trouble.

[Fei Yi somehow obtained a wisp of the essence of the Ming Snake. Although he broke through to the Xuanxian realm by merging the two snakes into one, he also completely descended into madness.]

The devastating power of drought spread, turning billions of miles of land into scorched earth.

Sensing this sudden, calamistic power, and with the entanglements of cause and effect leaving you no room to retreat, you have no choice but to grit your teeth and fight against the raging Fei Yi.

However, the other party was, after all, at the Xuanxian level.

Even with your cultivation level and innate Gui water, you are still slightly inferior. The irrational Fei Yi is relentless and will stop at nothing to eliminate you.

Ultimately, you detonated your primal force amidst a blaze of fire, perishing together with it in the flames...