1068: Chapter 654 1068: Chapter 654 The Taoist Nun’s eyes bulged, feeling that these disciples had been of no use in the past.
After all, they were still young, with youthful and handsome faces – keeping them around was a feast for the eyes!
Yet now, seeing them so timid and easily frightened, even ordering them around seemed like a forced measure!
“Don’t just stand here, at least have a look outside the door; whether we can get saved all depends on that Young Master!”
These three disciples, reluctantly dragging their feet, looked at each other and eventually decided to draw straws.
The loser was tasked with checking the situation outside!
The Taoist Nun’s gaze showed a hint of helplessness, as finding new disciples seemed arduous after such a severe injury.
Feeling that her Cultivation had disappeared, she could only hope that the Young Master was unharmed, so he could use his supernatural abilities to heal her wounds!
The three disciples drew straws, and the loser felt incredibly unlucky.
Reluctantly, with steps as slow as a turtle, he shuffled toward the door!
Since the door had not been closed before, just reaching it allowed a view outside, straight to the courtyard opposite.
Their room now had a gaping hole in the roof; after the clamor of Thunder, rain that fell from above created puddles all around.
Did they even care about the puddles on the floor at this point?
The disciple sent to observe, upon glancing across, realized that the courtyard opposite was untouched.
He found this odd, thought he might have seen wrong, and rubbed his eyes.
Looking again, he confirmed that indeed, the courtyard was unscathed – it was no Illusion!
Could it be that the loud Thunder just struck their room, bringing calamity only upon them?
How deep were their master’s sins for her to have met with such a tragic fate?
In their memory, their master was no different from other Taoists, except now her true gender as a woman was revealed!
At this moment, they began to guess – could other Taoists be androgynous, possessing strong Mana, able to change appearance at will?
After living together for so many years, it turned out their master was a woman!
If not for the Thunder, would they have been kept in the dark indefinitely?
Thinking back to the way their master sometimes looked at them, they used to think nothing of it since they were all men, but now it felt strangely awkward!
The disciple was distracted by these thoughts; inside, the other people noticing his lack of movement began to urge him.
“What’s the situation out there, exactly?”
Having taken medicine, the Taoist Nun felt slightly better and urgently sought an update!
If possible, she would have checked herself!
Dispensing with these useless disciples, she wouldn’t be observing the scene like a slowpoke!
“Nothing’s happened to the courtyard across from us!”
The observer reported, and the other two disciples, who were still relatively composed, felt a surge of curiosity overcome their fear.
“Wow, really?
The courtyard across hasn’t been hit by the Thunderstrike, it’s intact!”
All the disciples felt the situation was bizarre.
“Really?” The Taoist Nun was eager to see for herself but was unable to move.
Hearing that nothing had happened to the courtyard opposite, she thought the Young Master to be truly fortunate!
Every time she had tried to enter that courtyard, she was unable, as there were formidable Formations protecting it.
Perhaps those Heavenly Thunders couldn’t reach it; or maybe the Thunderstrike hit the courtyard’s Formation but couldn’t destroy it due to its strength.
The female Taoist’s storage bag and all the items within were utterly destroyed, reduced to fragments.
Not to mention her clothing!
At this moment, the only positive was that each disciple had a trunk for clothing in their room, and there were blankets available.
As their master, she too had possessions, and these items were only stored in a simple manner; the important things were kept in that storage bag.
Now wasn’t the time to dwell on the items lost from the bag, or the uncertain future.
The Taoist Nun’s only hope now was to see the Young Master; she hoped he could restore the Cultivation she had lost.
She wanted to cry in front of him about losing so many treasures and years of wealth to the flowing waters.
The years of Cultivation and hardships endured now seemed in vain – who was it that did this to her?
Why did they take her Cultivation away?
Why leave her so gravely injured?
She must find the Young Master; such a critical situation demanded knowing what had happened inside their Taoist Temple.
The Taoist Nun asked two other disciples to check on the rest of the courtyard and the other places within the Taoist Temple.
Then she sent another disciple to fetch her a set of Taoist robes.
With her Spell capabilities gone, she couldn’t open the partition to change in the room, and her body ached too much.
She lived in the same room as the disciples for many years; the Taoist Temple had more than one room, but she had chosen to stay with them in the same one.
Considering its spaciousness, each disciple had a bed, and there was room enough for a large sleeping area.
She also had her own bed, and whenever she changed clothes, she would use spells to erect a partition, thus concealing her female identity from the disciples.
All her clothes were stored in her personal storage bag.
The clothing the disciple located was the same as the robes issued by the Taoist Temple – inner garments and outer robes alike.
Curious about their master’s trunk, which they normally dared not open due to its enchantments, they now found that the prohibitions had disappeared.
The disciple was puzzled but didn’t dare to ask, unsure whether their master still possessed any Cultivation after being injured by the Thunder.
Affected by the Thunderstrike, his already weakening Soul felt diminished, and although his Cultivation was not high, he still retained his physical Martial Strength.
Having a low aptitude, the master never taught them advanced Cultivation Methods, so they could only devote themselves to Martial Arts Training.
Now, as the abilities they had gained through their spells vanished, only that bit of Martial Arts remained.