According to the tactics they had discussed, Ling Tian and Little Devourer left the Fengyun Realm aboard a supersized Teleportation Formation. Along the way, he had put Little Devourer into the Small World. Clearly, he wanted to test whether Venerable Sword Saint could lock onto Little Devourer while he was inside the Small World.
Ling Tian quickly confirmed that he could. Heavenly Chasm and Po Qiong had both sensed that Venerable Sword Saint had locked onto them. Clearly, even if they put Little Devourer into the Small World and hid, Venerable Sword Saint would still find them. That tactic was out of the question. They could only use the secret Teleportation Formations they had set up earlier to buy time.
Although they had mentally prepared themselves for this, Ling Tian was still disappointed. After all, in his mind, hiding outright would be safer, and their people would have the best chance to improve their strength. It made sense: if Venerable Sword Saint couldn't lock onto Ling Tian and the others, they could simply find a secluded place to hide. He would never find them, and they could wait until their strength had grown significantly before coming out to fight him, without having to worry about being hunted the whole time.
Ling Tian and the others could use the secret Teleportation Formations they had set up to keep Venerable Sword Saint at bay, but no one knew whether they could escape his pursuit or how long they could stall him. In other words, this approach still carried considerable risk. Hiding would be safer.
But what was done was done. There was no point dwelling on it, and with their great enemy bearing down on them, Ling Tian forced himself to calm down. He was ready to keep Venerable Sword Saint occupied