In the Daoist hall before the cliff.
Jade Lake Peak Master Cheng Youtian was discussing matters with two elders when a disciple's sudden announcement left them stunned.
"Just looking around?"
One elder said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Do they think our Jade Lake Peak is Divine End Peak's back garden, somewhere they can come whenever they please? Isn't that far too disrespectful?"
Cultivation at Green Mountain was extremely arduous. Unless they had business, disciples rarely wandered to other peaks to enjoy the scenery, apart from the girls of Qingrong Peak.
Of course, if someone really wanted to stroll around, no one would stop them. The problem was that Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu were not ordinary disciples. Zhao Layue in particular was the Divine End Peak Master. Visiting another peak without prior notice, without even a greeting, did rather cross a line.
Cheng Youtian glanced at that elder and said with faint mockery, "What exactly are you trying to say, Senior Brother? Still in a bad mood because Divine End Peak took over the Precious Tree Residence?"
He had only advanced from the Wandering the Wilds Realm into the Sea-Breaking Realm the year before last. Among the Green Mountain Nine Peaks' masters, he could be called the weakest aside from Zhao Layue.
The two elders had reached the Sea-Breaking Realm many years earlier, and their cultivation realms were higher than his, yet neither reacted to his mockery.
The other elder said with a wry smile, "Losing the Precious Tree Residence's offerings has indeed had a considerable impact on the disciples' cultivation. Peak Master, please don't blame our junior brother for being angry."
"Of all the Green Mountain Nine Peaks, our Jade Lake Peak is now in the worst straits. But who can we blame? Who told him to commit