Lu Yang's true body left the Xuanling Realm without the slightest hesitation.
Granted, he had enjoyed himself greatly playing with the Xuanling Realm before, but when it came to a matter as fundamental as whether he died or they lived, he had always drawn the line clearly.
Besides, this isn't running away.
It's a strategic retreat.
Only outside the Xuanling Realm can I advance and retreat with a firm footing. If it succeeds, I can immediately press the advantage; if it fails, it will also be easier for me to withdraw at once.
Fortunately, the Fixed Number that the Sacred Sect Ancestor set for Immortal Pivot seems to target only Jietian, not individuals. So long as one realizes it, escape is still possible. If even the person can't escape, then that truly is despair. Of course, without sufficient Dao Heart cultivation, realizing it in the first place is difficult.
He continued moving away from the Xuanling Realm.
Only after confirming that no enemies had pursued him and no Dao Lord's gaze had suddenly descended did Lu Yang pat his chest and finally set his hanging heart at ease.
Good thing I'm cautious enough.
The one he had sent to the Star Palace was merely an avatar. His true body had remained concealed behind the Xuanling Realm, steadily obscuring Karma beneath Dispelling Night's mysterious enhancement.
Although the incense avatar was exposed beneath the World Honored One's very eyes, in the end, that was only a part of the World Honored One, not the World Honored One truly residing at the Other Shore. Its power was limited, and its standing was insufficient. It couldn't possibly use the connection between the avatar and true body to seize my true body directly.
Naturally, just in case.
After leaving the Xuanling Realm, Lu Yang still