They broke through their shackles where they stood.
If other Sages came to hunt them down, the moment they exchanged blows, the hunters would understand that there was no need for this hunt. Their opponents were fellow travelers too, and their cultivation levels were roughly equal. Neither side could possibly kill the other.
This step had not ultimately unveiled the secret of the Dao sphere. At the very least, Lin Su's secret had not been exposed at all.
Even if those Sages harbored suspicions, they would only suspect that Phoenix Sage had orchestrated this, because she had given them the Dao sphere.
Would they tell anyone?
Most likely not. As Phoenix Sage had said, those Sages had originally been meant as sacrifices, yet Phoenix Sage had personally saved their lives. Who did not have some ties of gratitude? Even bandits possessed a few traces of such sentiment.
The odds of them betraying her were low.
Even if they did, Phoenix Sage would not care.
With the support of this group, she would become the leader of more than thirty Sages from the foreign realm. They were also facing the ultimate calamity that concerned everyone's lives. So long as that calamity hung over their heads, there would be far less scrambling for power among the Sages. This, too, concerned human nature.
Phoenix Sage softly exhaled. "There was a missing step in that meeting just now. I do not know whether it was your oversight."
"What step?"
"The Sages should reach a consensus, write a Sacred Edict, and have you bring it back to the Holy Hall to inform the Third Heaven that we have turned enemies into friends."
Lin Su gently shook his head. "The time is not ripe for that step."
Phoenix Sage frowned. "Above the Third Heaven should understand