In the bamboo grove on Bamboo Head Mountain, Altar Master Shang Feng was soon summoned.
"Master, what do you need?"
He had been waiting outside and had heard nothing at all, for the three Second Sages had used their Divine Abilities to seal off the battlefield. Clearly, they had come this time intent on capturing Li Chen. They had sealed the void and cut off all contact between inside and outside. Although this could not necessarily guarantee absolute success, it was enough to render most means of escaping a predicament useless.
The effect was somewhat like that of the Earth-Covering Cloud-Banishing Banner Li Chen had obtained. When wielded by Primordial Spirit Great Powers, it seemed even more potent.
But Li Chen had gone further still: he had simply not come in his true body, giving the three Second Sages no chance whatsoever to reach his real self.
Thus, even if the three Second Sages possessed powers that reached the heavens, they could do nothing to him.
Now that their plan had failed, the three Second Sages had no choice but to consider how to handle the aftermath.
Sage Lin said, "Tang Taibai has entered Master Han's tutelage. From now on, he will remain in seclusion to contemplate the Sage Dao. Spread the word, and do not disturb him with worldly affairs."
Shang Feng shuddered at these words, astonishment crossing his face. "Master Green Lotus truly has the makings of a Saint!"
But he soon felt that this was only to be expected.
Sage Lin glanced at him with an inscrutable expression, nodded, and said, "Go."
The news soon reached Yue Dongyang and the others, stirring up a modest wave of commotion.
Li Chen learned of it through the palace eunuchs and could not help smiling, but he did not stir