Lex had to look at the situation from multiple angles. One of his main goals in this tea party was to build up his reputation as much as possible to try to deter any possible plans of targeting him. He did not expect to survive this way forever, but he aimed to buy as much time as possible.
He was already growing strong far quicker than anyone had any right to. If he could just maintain his deterrence of danger long enough, maybe even just a few thousand years which was nothing to Dao Lords, then he was certain he could find ways to keep himself safe. The problem was buying those few thousand years to begin with.
