Prehistoric: The female saint Shiji, brilliant and talented

However, he did not notice Yuanshi's increasingly gloomy expression.

After hearing this, Yuanshi's face became even more stern. He had always hoped that his disciples could practice down-to-earth and step by step, instead of being fanciful and eager for quick success.

"How dare you! When did I ever teach you that you can take shortcuts and achieve success overnight? Your current behavior is simply bringing shame to the Chan sect!" Yuanshi shouted angrily.

Upon hearing this, the disciples lowered their heads, not daring to look Yuanshi in the eye.

Seeing this, the eldest disciple immediately stood up to accept the punishment: "Master, please calm down. It is my fault that I did not understand your teachings and led my fellow disciples astray. I am willing to accept the punishment. Please punish me, Master!"

Yuanshi looked at the disciples in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

He waved his hands and said helplessly, "Forget it. Now you know you were wrong. I won't punish you, but you must learn from it in the future."

After spending some time on Jin'ao Island, Yuanshi saw that Tongtian got along well with his disciples and his thinking changed quietly. He began to reflect on his own teaching methods, which might be too harsh and oppressive, leading to the low efficiency of his disciples' cultivation.

So, he looked at his disciples, coughed lightly and said, "You should all be aware of your own strength level. The most important thing now is not whether you can reach the Conferred God Realm, but to ensure your own safety in this catastrophe."

"From now on, I will no longer push you too much. All punishments will be cancelled, and your cultivation will depend entirely on your own consciousness. However, you must not slack off!"

After Yuanshi finished speaking, he turned and left.

Leaving behind a group of stunned disciples, a few moments later, cheers were heard from the island.

Great! Finally, they don’t have to live in fear every day! Jiejiao doesn’t seem so bad after all! At least Master brought them such good news after he came back.

The eldest disciple's eyes were fixed on the direction where Yuanshi left. He was a little unable to guess what Yuanshi was thinking when he said this.

The affairs of the Chan sect were basically handled properly, and thunder rarely fell on the Chan sect. Yuanshi felt more relaxed than ever before.

However, his mind was not on the Chan sect, and he often went to Jin'ao Island recently.

"Qingyi, I have something to talk to you about." Yuanshi summoned.

Qingyi arrived at the palace very quickly, and after paying his respects, he asked, "Master, what instructions do you have for me?"

Yuanshi coughed lightly, his face still maintained a cold expression, but his tone seemed to be earnest: "Qingyi, during the time I was away from the island, you managed the affairs of the disciples and the sect in an orderly manner. I am very satisfied, you are a disciple worthy of my trust. Therefore, I plan to leave the Chan Sect for a while, can you handle these affairs?"

After saying this, Yuanshi felt a little uneasy, and his palms were sweating. He didn't want to care about these trivial matters, and he found them very annoying.

Since Qingyi managed the business well, he trusted Qingyi and wanted to let Qingyi handle all the troublesome matters.

However, Qingyi was unaware of Yuanshi's plan. When he heard Yuanshi's praise and his willingness to let him manage the sect's affairs, he was so excited that he almost jumped up and cheered!
He quickly agreed, "Master, rest assured! I am willing to share the pressure with you! I will definitely be able to do it!"

Yuanshi was overjoyed when he heard this. He slammed the chair, stood up and shouted, "Okay!" The matter was settled.

In the next few days, Yuanshi secretly observed Qingyi in the dark under the pretext of leaving. He found that Qingyi handled every matter very properly, and the other disciples were willing to obey Qingyi's arrangements.

Yuanshi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, so he could go to Jiejiao with peace of mind.

"Why are you here again?" Tongtian couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw Yuanshi's familiar figure.

Why is Yuanshi so leisurely? He goes to Jin'ao Island whenever he has nothing to do, as if Jin'ao Island has become his home.

Although Tongtian was somewhat dissatisfied, he still reluctantly opened the barrier to let Yuanshi in.

As soon as Yuanshi came in, he said with a playful smile: "I think you'll be more comfortable here. Come over and take a look when you have nothing to do."

Tongtian was speechless, he even regretted making peace with Yuanshi.

Before the reconciliation, Yuanshi never came here, but now he comes almost every day and even lives in his place.

However, although Tongtian said words of disdain, he actually didn't hate Yuanshi that much in his heart.

"You come to me so frequently, do you no longer want your teachings?"

Tongtian took a sip of tea, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his thoughts drifted back to the past.

At that time, Yuanshi regarded the Chan sect as more important than anything else and wished to stay in the Chan sect every day.

Yuan Shi shook his head, leaned back in his chair and looked ahead with some melancholy, and said lightly: "Don't mention it, this kind of life is pretty good. I will naturally not give up the Chan Sect, but I think we can no longer manage it in the old way."

The two were chatting leisurely, and Tongtian's thoughts suddenly drifted away. He glanced at Yuanshi and a hint of bitterness rose in his heart.

How nice it would be if there were no entanglements in the past...

In just a few blinks of an eye, nearly ten bolts of lightning fell from the sky above Jin'ao Island. Under the continuous bombardment, the barrier could not bear the weight and a tiny crack appeared.

Yuanshi stood up quickly and used his spiritual sense to investigate the situation. Tongtian also came back to his senses from his contemplation, and the scene shown in his spiritual sense made him frown.

He hurriedly flew to the barrier, ready to repair it with his spiritual power, but was stopped by Yuanshi.

"Tongtian, it's just futile for you to do this. You consume a lot of spiritual energy every time, but can you guarantee that the barrier can remain the same until the calamity ends?"

Tongtian was silent. Although he was unwilling, he also understood this truth. Just as he was about to refute, Shiji came hurriedly.

"Master, I am willing to help."

Shiji looked determined, which made Tongtian a little hesitant.

“Shiji, your cultivation is still shallow, and your spiritual power is crucial, so…” Before Tongtian could finish his words, Yuanshi patted his shoulder heavily.

Tongtian turned around in surprise. What did Yuanshi mean? Then, Yuanshi said, "Tongtian, you don't have to worry so much. Since Shiji is willing to help, it's okay to let him try."

but……

Tongtian looked at Shiji and then at Yuanshi. Since both of them said so, he couldn't refute it and had to nod in agreement.

The three of them released their spiritual power to repair the cracks in the barrier. Unexpectedly, the process went much smoother than expected, and the barrier's defenses were unexpectedly enhanced.

"This is all thanks to Shiji, Tongtian, do you think I'm right? In this way..." Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the barrier, and the three of them were startled involuntarily.

Yuanshi's words were interrupted, he looked up and saw that the barrier was intact, so he was relieved. However, Tongtian keenly discovered that Shiji was a little abnormal.

Perhaps because of the impact of the thunder, Shiji felt the blood in his body boiling. "Disciple, what's wrong with you?" Tongtian asked anxiously.

Shiji was sweating profusely. He felt an unknown force surging in his body. Trying to suppress it was no avail. Instead, he felt the force growing stronger and stronger.

Tongtian and Yuanshi were extremely anxious when they saw that Shiji did not respond. They did not dare to use magic to suppress her rashly, fearing that it would cause a backlash and disastrous consequences.

After an unknown amount of time, Shiji slowly stood up. His legs were numb from squatting for so long. Fortunately, Yuanshi supported him in time. When he came to his senses, Tongtian couldn't wait to know what happened.

"Disciple, what happened to you just now? Are you okay?"

Shiji looked up at Tongtian, smiled slightly, shook her head, and then told him everything she had just experienced. Tongtian and Yuanshi didn't pay much attention to it at first, but as Shiji narrated, they gradually realized that Shiji might have been affected by the thunder.

"Tongtian, could it be that Shiji was affected by the thunder and gained another power?" Yuanshi asked in surprise. The thunder had stopped for a while, could it be related to Shiji?

This possibility does exist. Too many incredible things have happened to Shiji. Tongtian thought secretly and nodded thoughtfully.

Then, he spoke nervously, "Heavenly thunder is a punishment for the calamity. Disciple now has only two choices. Either you endure the bombardment of heavenly thunder alone at the last moment of the calamity; or you increase your strength greatly and not be affected by anything. You can even control heavenly thunder twice within a year, but you cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately."

This is undoubtedly a risk, Tongtian is worried. If Shiji chooses the former, he might lose this outstanding disciple.

The scene fell into silence. Shiji was naturally aware of his situation, but he believed that everything could still turn around.

"My two masters, I think this adventure is worth a try. I believe I can do it."

Tongtian and Yuanshi looked at each other and sighed helplessly. There was no other way now, so they could only maintain an optimistic attitude and take things one step at a time.

More than ten days passed and Shiji showed no abnormal symptoms, and Tongtian's tense nerves temporarily relaxed.

However, he remembered that there were more important matters to attend to.

In the Biyou Palace, Tongtian was sipping tea leisurely.

Yuanshi looked at his full cup of tea and knew what it tasted like without tasting it.

"Tongtian, I've been drinking this tea for so long, but it's still the same. Don't you feel sick of it? I've been drinking it from your place for so long, and I think this tea doesn't taste good anymore."

Hearing Yuanshi's complaint, Tongtian didn't care at all, and even took another sip of tea before slowly replying: "I don't think so, if you don't want to drink it, don't drink it."

He doesn't have so many good things to spoil Yuanshi, so if you don't like it, forget it.

Yuan Shi resisted the urge to argue with Tong Tian and restrained his temper. At the same time, he thought of something.

"Tongtian, did you notice that when the disciples of the two sects were fighting, the thunder did not attack us at all? I think this is a hint that this is how the Chan Sect and Jie Sect have to avoid the thunder."

Tongtian rolled his eyes, thinking that Yuanshi was talking nonsense.

The tacit understanding between the two was so outrageous that he was about to open his mouth to refute, but Yuanshi immediately interrupted him.

"Don't think about denying me. If you don't believe it, just think about it yourself." After saying that, Yuanshi rolled his eyes arrogantly.

Tongtian was speechless, but after he calmed down and thought about it, he found that it seemed to be true?

But what is the connection between the heavenly thunder and the two religions?
Thinking of this, he shook his head.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence."

Coincidence? Yuan Shi snorted coldly. We will know after practicing it.

He slowly said, "The place where the most thunder strikes is in the Chaos. We can try there."

Tongtian thought about it and agreed.

Yuanshi immediately notified all his disciples, and when the two sects gathered together to start fighting, Tongtian was always observing the movements of the heavenly thunder, and it was just as Yuanshi said.

"It's actually true!" Tongtian was very surprised, but Yuanshi just smiled, with a smug look in his eyes, which made Tongtian a little impatient.

If you don’t know, then you don’t know. It’s not something to be ashamed of.

Shiji watched the conversation between the two masters and turned to ask Duobao.

"Brother Duobao, what on earth are the two masters talking about? Why aren't they interested in our fight?"

Duobao heard this, shook his head and replied: "I don't know either, why don't you go ask Master?"

Ask directly? Shiji immediately shook his head and refused. He was not that stupid. If the master got angry, he would definitely be punished again. He couldn't help sweating when he thought of Tongtian's majesty.

After the fight continued for a while, Yuan Shi felt that the time was almost up, so he shouted, "Stop!"

The disciples of Jiejiao and Xianjiao stopped at the same time and looked at Yuanshi with doubtful eyes. What was Yuanshi Saint going to do?
Tongtian walked up to Yuanshi and motioned for him to explain his purpose quickly.

"Let's end the fight now. Qingyi, take your disciples back to the Chan Sect. I have something to discuss with Taoist Tongtian."

Is it over like this? Qingyi's eyes widened, unable to believe that his master, who usually had a strong desire to win, would say such a thing. He wondered if his master had been stimulated by something on Jin'ao Island.

He should have just left, but this time he couldn't help but ask the reason.

"Master, why am I taking the liberty to ask this question? Don't we have to distinguish between superior and inferior?" After saying this, Qingyi looked at Yuanshi with a hesitant look.

Yuanshi straightened his sleeves and said, "Because this time we are not really fighting, I just want Tongtian to understand that what I said is right. Don't ask too many questions about the rest, just go back."

Qingyi opened his mouth to say something, but could only nod silently. He could not resist the master's order, and since he could not continue asking, he could only give up.

On the way back, Shiji and Duobao and their group walked in front, following closely behind Tongtian and Yuanshi.

Qiong Xiao looked at the two people in silence, secretly guessing that something must have happened.

"Master, what happened?"

Tongtian looked back at Qiongxiao and answered without hiding anything: "Nothing serious happened. But fellow Daoist Yuanshi and I discovered that as long as the disciples of the two sects fight, the thunder in the area will not fall again in a short period of time." (End of this chapter)