The Tale of the Lotus Heart novel Chapter 12

Headmaster explained that even though we all had potential, we needed to find our niche. There were several categories: greenery, healing, warrior, weather, and politics. Greenery types would be sent to the Floral Immortal Master to learn how to grow herbs and medicines. Healing types would be sent to the Physician Immortal Master to learn how to use internal energy to heal different ailments on other immortals. Warrior types would be sent to the Heavenly General for battle training. Weather types would be sent to Thunder Immortal Master to get a better grasp on controlling certain weather conditions for the Mortal Realm. And Politic types would be sent to the Prime Minister to study court affairs. The way to test the types was to just try it, and if a student didn't fit into any of the tested categories, they would be sent to the Prime Minister.

My first test was with a Floral Immortal. It was fairly simple. We had to grow a plant. I focused my energy into the pot of water and a lotus flower quickly emerged. Other students were still trying as I finished. The Floral Immortal saw my flower before nodding in approval.

"Do you have any connection to the lotus flower?" She asked in passing. I only panicked internally for a split second before smiling easily. Luckily, Yong already prepared for this.

"My original form is a white lotus flower," I answered easily. She smiled happily before I was sent to the next station. Normally, after a student passed a station, they would stay with that master, but with my overwhelming potential, Headmaster wanted to see what all I could do. I moved to the healing station next. The test was to cut our hand then heal it. If a student couldn't heal it, the Master would take care of it before sending them to the next station. I used the knife to split my skin. As I was about to focus my energy into healing it, it closed up on its on. I almost forgot. Yong said my body would heal itself. I had no way of testing my healing ability on myself.

"Physician Immortal," I called. He nodded an acknowledgment.

"What's wrong Princess? Need me to heal the cut?" He asked. I shook my head as I held out my healed hand.

"I have no way of testing my healing ability on myself as I heal quickly. May I use another student's hand?" I asked. Physician Immortal picked up the knife before cutting his own hand.

"Whenever you're ready," he said, offering his hand to me. I focused on turning my internal energy into the calm breeze Yong demonstrated before. I pushed that calm energy into Physician Immortal's wound. The wound closed over, leaving a trace amount of blood behind that Physician Immortal wiped clean with a handkerchief.

"Very good," he praised before I was sent to the next station. Weather was too easy. I concentrated on bringing the clouds closer and they obeyed willingly. Thunder and lightening were even seen. Finally I was into the last station. For the warrior test, we had to go through a simulated battle. I'd never held a sword in my life, but I simply treated it as an extension of my own body. Even my internal energy flowed through to the sharp tip of the blade. I easily got through the simulation even while not having much physical strength. After going through all of the tests, the Headmaster pulled me out of the hall. I curtsied respectfully.

"You called for me headmaster?" I asked.

"In all my years, I've never seen anyone pass tests for all of the factions. You are a true one in a million prodigy, Princess. I would hate to see your talents wasted in one area, so you will be our first ever multi-faction student. What to do with your talents after graduating will be up to you, but you'll be prepared for anything. I'll work out your class scheduling, but for now, just know that you are the only all around student this school has ever seen," headmaster explained.