Facing Hewi's shift from arrogance to deference, the Mirror Spirit sneered. "I have my own methods. Why should I tell you?"
The more simple and brutal it was, the more willing Hewi became to reason with it. There was no other reason—only those with real strength dared to speak so bluntly. Those without ability who still put on airs had long since died by the roadside and been buried in ditches.
He spoke solemnly. "True Lord Jiuling is my fellow disciple and also my elder. I have the right to understand your methods so I can assess the risks."
Feng Jun had originally intended to stop him, since this involved privacy. However, the other party's reasoning was indeed sound, and once the Mirror Spirit used its methods, there was no way people would fail to notice anyway, so he remained silent.
But the Mirror Spirit was not skilled at hiding its abilities either. Especially since the other party had given a reason, it snorted coldly. "Why do I dare say this? I wield the Life-and-Death Dao... why else?"
"Hiss!" Hewi sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes filled with shock. "Y-you... Senior, you wield the Life-and-Death Dao?"
Those who wielded a Dao were supreme existences. Forget the Body Integration Stage—even Tribulation Transcendence and Mahayana Stage cultivators had to be utterly respectful before them.
"Ahem, this senior's words are a bit exaggerated," Feng Jun said, unable to stop himself from coughing twice as he stepped forward to explain. The Mirror Spirit's claim of wielding a Dao was not quite the same as what that meant on the Sky-Qin Plane. This was related to differences in culture and systems of understanding.
So he had to add, "Senior Mirror Spirit has not achieved Dao Integration with life and death. It merely cultivates the