Lou Xiaoyi had set his sights on reducing damage, but there was nothing he could do about it!
He didn't have a portable space, and that wasn't something that could be solved by relying on resources, but by chance. Puppets were troublesome to make, and they were limited in number. Every time he used them, there would be one less, and they couldn't deal with continuous attacks.
Only damage reduction was possible. It might have the lowest defense against damage, but it could maintain damage reduction at any time and place. If it was combined with Evading Arts and Body Arts, it would indeed be an all-rounded form of self-protection.
His philosophy was not to pursue the defensive ability of a single technique, but to focus more on the system. If his battle judgment, response, speed, body, and damage reduction couldn't prevent him from being hit, then it wouldn't be just because of the damage reduction technique, but because there was a problem with his battle tactics!
There was one more thing. He saw a very familiar name in the damage reduction technique — Together with the Stars!
This was a damage reduction technique based on the star system. The core was to let the stars that the cultivator could sense bear the damage together with him, thus achieving the goal of damage reduction!
In Xuanyuan's External Sword, there was basically no one who chose this kind of damage reduction technique, because its early damage reduction effect was far lower than other damage reduction techniques of the same level. For example, other damage reduction techniques had a damage reduction of 50%, but this one had a damage reduction of 30%!
But the advantage of Together with the Stars was that it could continuously reduce damage!
The advantage of other damage reduction techniques was that the starting point was high, 50% damage reduction. As the cultivation level increased, the damage reduction effect could quickly reach 70% or 80%, and it could effectively protect the cultivator from being killed. But after reaching this level, it was basically hopeless to increase the damage. It could never be reduced to 90%, or even all of it.
Together with the Stars had a damage reduction of 30%, and the improvement was slow. The improvement speed was completely dependent on the number and quality of stars that the cultivator could sense, but it could continue to improve. According to the hints in the technique, if the cultivator reached an unimaginable level one day, it could even provide a full damage reduction ability!
In other words, even if the opponent had the ability to destroy the stars, when the attack fell on the cultivator, it would only be borne by the stars that he could sense.
The prospect was very tempting, but there was no one to choose, because no one could guarantee that they could reach that level. Not to mention the unimaginable realm, even forming the Jin Dan would be worth burning incense!
Only an idiot would make such a choice for a few hundred or thousand years of total reduction and then endure a few hundred or thousand years of low reduction.
Lou Xiaoyi was no fool. The reason he made this choice was because of his inexplicable closeness and familiarity with the stars. He was confident that he could walk faster than others, that was all.
His second choice was the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler.
It was difficult to define the offensive and defensive functions of the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler. Its core principle was that when the flying sword was shot out for a certain distance, it would activate its swordsmanship and instantly become one with the sword, appearing at a point between the person and the flying sword.
To put it simply, if the cultivator stood at midnight and shot the flying sword out to a distance of one thousand feet to activate this skill, then the cultivator and the flying sword would appear at any point within the distance of one thousand feet. Under normal circumstances, in the early stage of cultivation, the meeting point would be closer to the cultivator, which was between zero and fifty feet. In the later stage, the meeting point would be closer to the flying sword, which was between fifty and one thousand feet.
It could be used as an escape method. In theory, as long as the flying sword was continuously shot out, the cultivator could constantly measure the distance. In terms of speed, the flying sword was much faster than the cultivator, but the disadvantage was that it consumed a lot of Dharma power. It needed constant practice to be proficient.
It could also be used as a close-range skill, but it was relatively rare. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, the cultivator could measure the position of the flying sword. Generally, the maximum distance was sixty to seventy percent. In other words, when the flying sword flew to a distance of one thousand feet, the cultivator could activate his swordsmanship and measure it sixty to seventy feet. It was almost like teleportation. However, any further, the body and spirit of the Foundation Establishment Stage could not bear the huge pulling force when the man and the sword became one.
When a Swordsman fought with his opponent, he would usually stay at the edge of the maximum attacking range of the flying sword. This was the characteristic of a Swordsman. The closer he was to his opponent, the more powerful his swordsmanship would be. Therefore, a Swordsman would not easily fight in a mid-range battle.
They were in the optimal state of distance, between the farthest distance and the closest distance!
Such a battle habit was awkward for the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler. If you fought with your opponent at a distance of two thousand feet and used the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler, the distance would be shortened to eight hundred feet. You would not be able to reach your opponent with your sword and the flying sword would be awkward.
However, this was not the main reason why it was not popular!
The main reason was that every time a Foundation Establishment cultivator became one with the sword, they often had to spend a few breaths of time to recover from the dizziness due to their awkward spiritual power cultivation. This was very fatal for a cultivator in battle. If the opponent was alert enough, these few breaths of time would be enough to take your life!
Therefore, although the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler could be used in the Foundation Establishment Stage, no one dared to use it. Only in the Jin Dan Stage, when the cultivator's spirit and spirit were substantially improved, could they control the loss of consciousness after teleportation within a few seconds. Only then did the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler become useful in battle. However, a Jin Dan Swordsman had countless other choices and might not necessarily choose the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler. Therefore, the Sky-Measuring Sword Ruler was a very unique swordsmanship that was suitable for both escape and close combat, but very few people were interested in it.
However, these fatal weaknesses did not exist for Lou Xiaoyi!
The range of his flying sword was extremely long because of the existence of the sword spirit. When he confronted his opponent at a distance of two thousand feet, he could completely release his flying sword to a distance of three thousand feet and then suddenly close the distance!
Because of his strong spiritual power, his loss of consciousness and dizziness would be much shorter than that of ordinary people. If he practiced more, it could be a very practical swordsmanship!
In fact, there was a swordsmanship with the same nature in the Inner Sword, called Shadow Sword Attachment, which had the same effect. Unfortunately, it required the cooperation of the Sword Pill! Lou Xiaoyi did not have a Sword Pill, only the Four Seasons. It was not known whether the cooperation between him and the Sword Spirit of the Four Seasons could achieve a satisfactory result.
The secret swordsmanship Lou Xiaoyi chose was mostly unpopular. This was not surprising because he had a relatively unique concept of swordsmanship and a relatively unique experience of drifting in the universe. When he chose the Big Dipper Scripture, which was very popular in the orthodox Taoist sect but was very rare in the Sword Vein, it meant that his next choice would be different.
The Big Dipper Scripture was not suitable for a Swordsman because they did not have the mentality of a Taoist cultivator to explore the secrets of the starry sky. This kind of swordsmanship, at least in the early stage of cultivation, was not suitable for a Swordsman who paid attention to explosive power. This was a difference in direction and was very difficult to coordinate.
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