Around the Heaven-Piercing Pagoda, disciples from every peak stood with their mouths agape, staring at Song Zhong in utter disbelief.
Song Zhong was giving neither Formless Peak nor its deputy peak master even a shred of face!
Jian Kong's face had turned livid. He was the deputy peak master of Formless Peak, the third-ranked peak of the Hundred Peaks Sect. Even within Formless Peak, his cultivation ranked among the top three.
And now, a mere disciple who had only just entered the sect was refusing to give him any face at all!
Yet he could not easily lose his temper.
Everything was for the Wind Sparrow Wings!
Suppressing the fury in his heart, he said in a deep voice, "Nephew Disciple, our peaks also lend treasures to one another.
"Three years ago, Departing Flame Peak obtained a Divine Weapon suited for our Zen cultivation and lent it to us.
"Besides, we are merely borrowing it, not demanding it."
"Oh." Song Zhong gave another "oh," making Jian Kong's scalp prickle. Now, just hearing that word gave him a headache.
Fortunately, Song Zhong spoke again.
"Then how long are you borrowing it for?"
"This... I do not know." Jian Kong gently shook his head. He truly did not know for how long, nor could he name a duration.
That was a Dharma treasure for Zen cultivation.
Naturally, only their Zen Sect could wield it to its fullest power.
Borrowing it was merely a prettier way of putting it.
He could hardly demand it by force, could he?
"If you won't say how long you're borrowing it for, how can I lend it to you? Besides, that's a Seventh-tier Divine Weapon. If I lend it to you, what am I supposed to use?
"You'll have to give me a Divine Weapon of the