Duan Shuang's combat awareness was really powerful.
He was once an elder of the sect's Demon Vanquishing Hall and often drove a flying ship to slay demons. He naturally knew the pros and cons of the sect's warship like the back of his hand.
Although the warship was powerful, it had a fatal flaw. It was not flexible enough. If a high-level cultivator got close to it, it would likely be struck down without any ability to resist.
However, the flying ship had three elders presiding over it. It was not something he could break through easily. Furthermore, he was too far away and did not have time. He could only choose a direction to escape in.
North, south, east, and west were all dead ends, but he knew that when a warship's bow cannon was raised or lowered, its speed would be slower than the others.
This gave him a chance to live!