When I Lay Flat, the Female Lead Panicked - Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Innate Holy Water

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Luo Xiaoxiao stepped forward to the Spirit-Testing Stone.

She looked up at the large stone that could determine her fate. Her pretty eyes showed a hint of struggle.

She had to do the test, with so many people watching. But what would happen afterward, she couldn’t guarantee that at all…

She sighed softly, thinking that since she was already here, if her identity was going to be exposed, it would have been exposed a long time ago. She might as well get it over with.

With that thought, she no longer struggled. Luo Xiaoxiao closed her eyes and resigned herself to her fate. She raised her hand and placed her palm on the stone.

The jade felt cool to the touch.

At first, Luo Xiaoxiao didn’t feel anything special until…

A certain part of her body felt light. She vaguely sensed a pure and full light blue power surrounding her, making her feel light and comfortable.

She slowly opened her eyes. When Luo Xiaoxiao’s vision focused, she found that a pure and full light blue spiritual energy had surrounded her at some point.

“What is this?”

She had seen the test results of many people before her and instantly recognized which spiritual root this color belonged to.

Luo Xiaoxiao’s expression froze. She had just started to wonder if her cannon fodder character could also have a heavenly spiritual root, which seemed a bit exaggerated.

Click…

A faint sound of something cracking and breaking.

Before Luo Xiaoxiao, the leading male cultivator, and the new disciples present could react, there was a sound of cracking.

Crack! Crack! Crack…

As if it was bearing a power it shouldn’t, in the blink of an eye, centered on Luo Xiaoxiao’s palm, the Spirit-Testing Stone instantly cracked into several clear fissures.

Everything happened very quickly, almost at the exact moment Luo Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and sensed the light blue aura surrounding her.

“This…” Her expression was stunned and confused.

It happened so suddenly. She didn’t expect the Spirit-Testing Stone to be so fragile. She hastily withdrew her hand.

She nervously took two steps back, away from the Spirit-Testing Stone. Luo Xiaoxiao, who felt guilty about whether she had done something terribly wrong, clasped her hands together in a helpless manner. She turned her head and looked at the leading male cultivator who was also surprised, blinking her innocent big eyes.

She was just about to explain that she didn’t break the Spirit-Testing Stone on purpose. But then she saw the male cultivator’s pupils suddenly widen. He looked at the area in front of her with horror and shouted in panic.

“Be careful!”

“…”

Luo Xiaoxiao’s reaction was a beat slower. She saw the man about to pounce on her.

Before she could figure out what was happening, she heard a loud boom!

It was like a balloon that was inflated too much, expanded, and then exploded when it could no longer bear the pressure.

Instantly, a shockwave surged, dust flew, and rocks shattered. The Spirit-Testing Stone actually exploded on the spot!

Out of survival instinct, she crossed her hands and instinctively shielded herself.

Just as Luo Xiaoxiao thought that she would most likely be blown away since she was so close to the explosion point, a transparent barrier appeared in front of her almost at the same time the explosion occurred.

At the same time, with several figures flying on swords, four beautiful and extraordinary figures appeared in the sky above the Spirit-Testing Platform.

At the same time, in the deliberation hall.

“Phew, good, good…”

Seeing that the people had arrived in time and saved Luo Xiaoxiao, the other new disciples were also protected in time and were not affected.

While they were surprised by the magnitude of Luo Xiaoxiao’s action, the elders of the Tianyan Sect all let out a silent sigh of relief.

But unlike the others, who let out a sigh of relief, there was one person present.

His back was stiff, and his normally calm and composed face showed a hint of cracking. His heart was shattered.

He stared with wide eyes at what was happening on the Spirit-Fog Stone screen in disbelief.

As the current peak master of the Ethereal Peak, the main manager and owner of the Spirit-Testing Stone, Elder Wen He was definitely the most shocked and heartbroken of them all.

“…” His expression was deathly still for a long time.

His lips twitched slightly. Wen He looked at the girl on the screen who looked harmless and innocent, showing no emotion for the mess she had caused.

He finally confirmed that he hadn’t seen wrong…

Goddammit!!!

What is this girl’s background?!

The material of the Spirit-Testing Stone was extraordinary. It was a divine stone left from the prehistoric era, and its pressure resistance was extremely strong. It actually cracked like this…

You have to know that when the peerlessly talented Wen Nanshu took her test, there was a strong wind, lightning, and thunder. A divine dragon even coiled around the stone…

With such a big scene, it only left a small crack on his precious Spirit-Testing Stone. It wasn’t completely shattered.

But this girl shattered it?!

This talent is also… He couldn’t describe his feelings at the moment, whether they were of joy or sorrow.

He ignored the sorrowful Wen He, who was on the verge of tears. Besides the three elders who had already discovered Luo Xiaoxiao’s amazing talent, who were now overjoyed, everyone else’s eyes lit up.

Shui Linglong: “This is… a single-attribute water heavenly spiritual root?”

Wen He (looking dejected and grinding his teeth): “No, an ordinary water spiritual root wouldn’t be able to blow up the Spirit-Testing Stone. This is a more powerful existence than a water spiritual root…”

Shui Linglong: “More powerful? Could it be…”

Ning Xueyan (rubbing her chin, smiling mysteriously): “Mhm, this situation is very similar to what is recorded in the ancient texts in the library, a physique that is more powerful than a water spiritual root—the Innate Holy Water Body.”

Wen He: “What! The Innate Holy Water Body?! No wonder… then this is!”

Shui Linglong: “The Innate Holy Water Body? Is it the one that is naturally close to water and can easily sense the spiritual energy of the world? When cultivated to the extreme, they can freely control all rivers, lakes, and seas related to water. They are known as a half-god’s body and a hegemon of the water domain!?”

Elder Yao: “Naturally close to water? Then this child is very suitable to plant spiritual herbs at my Spiritual Medicine Peak.”

Shui Linglong (excited): “Oh, Elder Yao, what time is it? You’re still thinking about your vegetable garden. Besides, you already have Cangruo, so don’t even think about her. It would be such a waste for such a good child to go plant vegetables with you. She should come with me! I don’t have a core disciple yet! It would be so cool if she became my core disciple!”

“…” They never expected that the treasure they had hidden for so long would not only not be tarnished but would also reveal its brilliance and attract everyone’s attention.

They were stunned. Xiong Li, Fu Yun, and Mu Ze were all dumbfounded.

…

“Ahem…”

During the explosion, she was choked by the spreading dust.

Luo Xiaoxiao lightly covered her mouth and couldn’t help but cough a few times.

On her first day at the Tianyan Sect, she immediately caused a big mess.

In a daze, Luo Xiaoxiao looked at the transparent barrier that had appeared in front of her without any injury.

She had just realized that the male cultivator had saved her. She was about to thank him.

But before Luo Xiaoxiao could see the male cultivator’s direction through the flying dust, she felt her waist tighten, as if she was being held. The next second, as her body inexplicably floated, Luo Xiaoxiao was suddenly embraced by a soft pair of arms.

“…”

She didn’t understand what had happened in such a short time. She forgot to struggle and was still in a daze.

The next second, she heard several familiar laughing voices.

Qiutong: “Xiaoxiao, did you miss Big Sister Qiu?”

Cangruo: “And me, hehe, Xiaoxiao, did you miss me?”

Ningyu: “Heh, what a grand scene. It seems our Xiaoxiao is very powerful.”

“…! Big Sister Qiutong, Big Sister Ningyu, Cangruo!”

Her expression lit up with joy. She turned her head from the unknown warm embrace and saw several beautiful women who were riding on swords, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, all smiling at her.

If the people who appeared beside her were these few, then the one holding her was…

“Big Sister!”

Her reaction was quick, and her expression immediately showed joy.

Feeling the hand wrapped around her waist, Luo Xiaoxiao happily looked up at the cold beauty who was gently holding her.

“Mhm, are you hurt anywhere?”

Her cold eyebrows lowered. Wen Nanshu seriously checked Luo Xiaoxiao’s body for any signs of injury.

“I… I’m not.”

Her cheeks subconsciously flushed from Wen Nanshu’s concerned gaze. Luo Xiaoxiao gently shook her head and looked at Wen Nanshu’s beautiful face, momentarily lost in a trance.

It was dusk, and the spiritual root test was coming to an end.

At this moment, the half-sun in the distance was slowly casting a warm yellow glow.

Perhaps it was because she hadn’t seen Wen Nanshu for so long that her resistance to her beauty had decreased.

She stared at Wen Nanshu’s breathtakingly beautiful and dazzling face, which was reflected in the light and shadow. It was a face that seemed not to belong to the mortal world and was unforgettable at first sight.

Luo Xiaoxiao felt her heart suddenly skip a beat, and her cheeks became even hotter.

It was as if Wen Nanshu didn’t notice how shy the girl was at the moment. Her thumb naturally brushed over Luo Xiaoxiao’s soft face, which was stained with a little dust, like a small cat, and wiped it clean little by little.

Wen Nanshu’s cold expression contained tenderness. She spoke softly as if she was relieved.

“It’s good that you’re okay…”

Qiutong: “Alright, Xiaoxiao, you can catch up later. The few of us were ordered to take you to the deliberation hall.”

Luo Xiaoxiao: “The deliberation hall?”

Cangruo: “Mhm. Just now, Sect Master told us core disciples to go to the deliberation hall and take you with us.”

Luo Xiaoxiao: “Take me?”

Ningyu: “Yes. I wonder if it’s because Xiaoxiao, you performed too outstandingly in the Immortal Gate. Sect Master specifically requested that you go there immediately after you finish your spiritual root test.”

Qiutong: “It seems Sect Master is very farsighted. Our Xiaoxiao is really amazing! I’ve been in the Tianyan Sect for so many years, and I’ve never seen anyone break the Spirit-Testing Stone during a test, hahaha…”

Cangruo: “I heard the last time this happened was with Head Disciple! Elder Wen He was cursing and repairing it for a long time. I wonder what Elder Wen He’s expression is right now.”

“Um…”

She smiled awkwardly. She didn’t know what kind of supernatural power she had that made this stone explode.

Luo Xiaoxiao only suspected that this stone might have detected her demonic identity… (She guiltily wiped away her sweat with an imaginary tissue).

Wen Nanshu: “Without further ado, let’s go. Let’s not keep the elders waiting.”

Qiutong: “Oh, right, Cangruo, also bring that fire spiritual root girl with us to the deliberation hall. According to the entry rules, she is now an inner disciple and can freely choose which elder’s peak she wants to join.”

Cangruo: “Got it!”

…

The new disciples who watched the entire process and looked up at Luo Xiaoxiao being held and carried away couldn’t help but get excited and discuss again.

“Holy crap, what’s this girl’s background? She actually made the Spirit-Testing Stone explode!”

“This… The Spirit-Testing Stone couldn’t withstand the power, so doesn’t that mean this girl’s… talent is off the charts?”

“Oh my gosh, then she’s more powerful than the first fire spiritual root person!”

“And looking at those beautiful women flying on swords, this girl actually knows several core disciples of the Tianyan Sect!”

“She’s too amazing!!!”

Seeing that the praises for her had stopped and that Luo Xiaoxiao had once again stolen the spotlight, Si Luoyu’s face showed obvious displeasure. She stomped her foot in frustration.

But what annoyed her the most was the person holding Luo Xiaoxiao!

It was Wen Nanshu!!!

Envy and jealousy surged within her. Before Si Luoyu could arrogantly put her hands on her hips and argue with the other disciples, a shadow suddenly loomed over her.

Then, Si Luoyu felt her collar tighten.

The next second, a strange force suddenly pulled her several feet away from her spot.

She was carried away like a drifting car, and in a short while, she was just a blur in the sky.

All that was left was the dusk sky.

Si Luoyu’s panicked screams from her fear of heights gradually became inaudible.

“Ahhh… help~~ me~~!”