The Eternal Farmer: I Trade My Harvest for Immortality

Nine Transformations of the Wandering Dragon: Flood Dragon Transformation

Effect 1: Water Vein Resonance

Effect 2: Transparent Dragon Scales

Effect 3: Dragon-Grade Water Escape

Effect 4: Dragon-Grade Water Control

Special Effect 1: Overturning Rivers and Seas

Special Effect 2: Stirring Up Wind and Waves

Special Effect 3: Lord of Tides

Negative Effect 1: Hunger Rampage

Instantly, a violent, primordial aura detonated within Jiang Chen’s meridians. His Water Spirit Root resonated aggressively with the extracted bloodline, acting like a black hole as it frantically cannibalized the ambient Water Spirit Qi in the ocean.

The seawater within a thirty-foot radius of him obeyed a new master, forming an absolute, localized domain. His sensory perception exploded. Where his spiritual sense was previously capped at a few hundred feet underwater, it now stretched to over three thousand feet. He didn’t even need to project his mind; the very currents and temperature shifts in the water painted a perfect, real-time sonar map of his surroundings.

A layer of nearly invisible, translucent scales began to materialize over his skin. While he hadn’t yet field-tested their kinetic threshold, the sheer density of the armor suggested a hardness rivaling black iron. It was a safe bet that he could now shrug off direct strikes from other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

His Water Spirit Root naturally granted high resistance to water-based attacks, but this bloodline integration pushed that immunity to terrifying heights. As a secondary benefit, his biological resistance to neurotoxins and venoms spiked in tandem.

Jiang Chen analyzed the interface, his eyes locking onto Special Effect 1. “Can I actually overturn rivers and seas?”

If he possessed the raw terraforming power of a millennial flood dragon, the Nine Transformations of the Wandering Dragon was fundamentally broken. It couldn’t possibly be graded as a mere Earth-tier manual.

Curious, he aimed his right hand upward toward the surface and mentally triggered the ability.

The backlash was instantaneous. The vast reserves of Water Spirit Qi in his dantian were vacuumed out at a terrifying, suicidal rate. In less than three breaths, he was completely dry.

Above him, the consequences of his actions manifested.

The core disciples of the three Immortal Sects—Qin Hao, Zhao Lie, and Su Ningshuang—were currently distracted, bickering over the distribution of the upper half of the flood dragon’s corpse. They paid no attention to the dark water beneath them.

Then, the atmospheric pressure violently dropped. The ocean began to churn.

“What’s going on?”

“Isn’t the dragon dead?!”

“Brace yourselves!”

Without warning, the ocean within a three-hundred-foot radius of the corpse inverted, spiraling downward into a massive, localized whirlpool. Formal disciples who hadn’t established secure footholds were instantly sucked beneath the waves.

Those who reacted in time launched themselves into the air, only to be battered from the sky by geysers of high-pressure water blasting upward like artillery fire. Absolute chaos erupted.

Qin Hao’s expression turned murderous. “Is there a second flood dragon down there?!”

Chen Tian didn’t hesitate. He activated his spatial-severing divine ability, his right hand falling like a guillotine blade toward the churning maelstrom.

The ocean violently parted in two, revealing the trench below and the lower half of the flood dragon’s corpse.

While the Golden Core masters couldn’t visually identify the threat, their Divine Senses picked up a massive, terrifying spike of dragon-adjacent aura radiating from the severed tail. Instantly, multiple layers of oppressive Divine Sense swept the abyss, frantically scanning for the hidden predator.

Down in the dark, Jiang Chen’s heart nearly stopped. He violently stomped on the deck of the Thunder Dragon Water-Repelling Boat.

“Stop trying to eat the damn tail!” he roared telepathically at the vessel’s rudimentary machine spirit. “That is way above your paygrade! Evasive maneuvers, now!”

The Thunder Dragon Water-Repelling Boat, which had literally clamped its hull onto the dragon’s tail in a futile attempt to siphon its residual energy, reluctantly detached. Engaging its stealth drives, it plummeted into the crushing depths of the trench at maximum velocity.

Above the water, Qin Hao’s brow furrowed. “There is definitely an entity down there. But the energy signature is off. It’s not a flood dragon… likely a deep-sea leviathan of a similar pedigree.”

Zhao Lie nodded grimly. “Its aquatic speed is monstrous. Unless we deploy specialized deep-sea Magical Artifacts, hunting it down in its own territory is a fool’s errand.”

Su Ningshuang ignored the threat below, her sharp eyes fixed on the corpse. “Does the dragon look… off to anyone else?”

The surrounding disciples peered closer, and realization slowly dawned.

The colossal corpse had subtly shrunk. The oppressive, mythical luster of its remaining scales had vanished. To put it simply, it looked like a priceless pearl that had been forcefully stripped of its magic, leaving behind a dull, ordinary rock.

However, lacking a frame of reference, none of the Golden Core masters could articulate exactly what had happened. For almost everyone present, this was their first encounter with a millennial flood dragon; they had no baseline to compare the degraded corpse against.

Jiang Chen didn’t stop running until he had put a thousand miles between himself and the execution site.

Only when he was absolutely certain he had evaded the Divine Sense sweeps did he allow the Thunder Dragon Water-Repelling Boat to surface. He recalled the fire crow that had been tracking his flight path from the sky, letting it dissolve back into fire Spirit Qi.

His heart hammered against his ribs, threatening to fracture his sternum.

That was, without a doubt, the most insane, high-risk stunt he had ever pulled. Siphoning a millennial beast directly out from under the noses of multiple Golden Core masters? He had danced on the razor’s edge of execution.

But the payoff was unimaginable. He actually possessed the catastrophic, terraforming power of a millennial flood dragon.

The energy cost, however, was equally apocalyptic. With his current mana reserves at Foundation Establishment Perfection, executing “Overturning Rivers and Seas” drained his entire Water Spirit Qi reservoir in ten seconds flat.

Fortunately, his foundation was absolute. He possessed Perfection of the Five Elements. The moment his Water Spirit Qi ran dry, his internal engine automatically engaged the cycle of generation.

Metal generates Water. He forcefully cycled his Metal Spirit Root, rapidly converting its reserves into a fresh torrent of Water Spirit Qi to keep the ability online.

Not wanting to linger on the surface, Jiang Chen ordered the Thunder Dragon Water-Repelling Boat back into the depths. While the ocean was empty, a Foundation Establishment cultivator was still too fragile to court unnecessary risks.

As he descended, he began systematically testing the physical augments of the Flood Dragon Transformation.

His baseline hydrokinesis had evolved from a learned spell into an instinctual, biological function. Within his immediate thirty-foot domain, his control over water was absolute, requiring zero conscious effort to manipulate pressure and flow.

However, the true prize was Effect 3: Dragon-Grade Water Escape.

Standard water escape spells allowed for rapid aquatic traversal. Dragon-Grade Water Escape broke the laws of physics. When Jiang Chen activated the ability and cycled all five elements to feed his propulsion, his biological speed actually outpaced the Thunder Dragon Water-Repelling Boat.

He literally dissolved into a localized mass of hyper-pressurized water. He moved at blinding speeds without displacing a single drop of the surrounding ocean, leaving zero wake and generating zero sound. It was the ultimate aquatic stealth mechanism.

The only drawback was Negative Effect 2: Freshwater Rejection. If he attempted this maneuver in a lake or river, his maximum velocity would be slashed by a third.

Satisfied with his mobility, Jiang Chen looked at the final untested ability on his interface. “Stirring Up Wind and Waves… let’s see what you can do.”

While “Overturning Rivers and Seas” weaponized the ocean, “Stirring Up Wind and Waves” weaponized the sky. It was the absolute apex of weather manipulation. The Minor Rain Spell and Major Rain Spell operated on the same fundamental principles, but compared to the innate authority of a flood dragon, they were parlor tricks.

Jiang Chen idled in the deep, allowing his passive regeneration and the Flood Dragon Transformation to refill his Water Spirit Qi to maximum capacity.

Once primed, he piloted the boat to within thirty feet of the surface. He raised his right hand, locked his intent, and activated “Stirring Up Wind and Waves.”

The drain was instantaneous and catastrophic.

His Water Spirit Qi vanished.

Metal generates Water. His Metal Spirit Qi flooded the void and vanished.

Earth generates Metal. His Earth reserves burned out.

Fire generates Earth. Wood generates Fire.

In less than five breaths, his entire Five-Element engine was completely, violently drained dry.

Above the surface, the sky broke.

Without warning, a localized, unnatural hurricane descended upon the previously calm ocean. The ambient clouds were violently dragged into a tight, oppressive vortex spanning over a hundred feet. It didn’t rain; the storm simply radiated a suffocating, apocalyptic pressure that crushed the air out of the atmosphere.

Driven by the hurricane-force winds, the ocean began to rebel. Small ripples rapidly compounded into violent chop. Within moments, the sea was whipped into a frenzied, terrifying expanse of towering, rogue waves, ready to swallow anything that dared to cross its path.