Choosing to flee was True Monarch Gangxing's greatest miscalculation.
Did he think Lü Yang and Ang Xiao wouldn't try to stop his escape? Of course not. He had anticipated it; after all, he'd already figured out there was a trap.
The problem lay in the method of his escape.
In his mind, if Ang Xiao and Lü Yang wanted to stop him, their only option was to set up an Array within the Nourishing Life Master, severing his connection to the outside world.
Therefore, his preparations were mostly aimed at countering that.
However, Ang Xiao had anticipated his anticipation. He didn't make a move within the Nourishing Life Master at all, instead opting for a simpler, more direct method.
