Hearing Feng Jun's words, the two spirits—let's call them that for now—both froze.
The Mirror Spirit was the first to explode. "What do you mean by that? You actually want to enslave me? Let me tell you plainly: if not for this fellow being here, you'd be working for me obediently!"
The Guardians naturally favored Feng Jun, but it could not help speaking up. "Little Friend Feng, you know that this senior is the Mirror Spirit of the Ancient Artifact Yin-Yang Mirror. You should show some respect toward a senior."
"I am indeed very respectful," Feng Jun replied solemnly. "I already gave it the Heaven-Deriving Mirror, and I can give it the Yin-Yang Mirror too... Seniors, search your consciences. Does that not count as respect?"
His eyes narrowed, and his expression darkened. "It was extremely difficult for me to obtain the Heaven-Deriving Mirror, and there was even a share belonging to a higher-up within it... Yet under those circumstances, I still gave it away. Do you two still think I haven't shown enough respect?"
The Guardians had nothing to say. It would not have been that generous itself—when you gave it away, it was probably more out of "fear" than "respect," wasn't it?
The Mirror Spirit refused to accept that. "Then why do you still want to refine it after giving it to me?"
It was becoming the Mirror Spirit of the Yin-Yang Mirror, while Feng Jun wanted to refine the Yin-Yang Mirror. That clearly meant he wanted to enslave it. Although this was only a wisp of Spirit Severing and the Mirror Spirit's true body had plenty of ways to deal with it, the karmic entanglements involved were far too complicated. It truly would not be easy to resolve.
Leaving karma aside, at the very least, it was the