Heading to Willow Town

A gigantic, terrifying spider Yaomo dwells above Willow Town, its mere presence bringing a strong sense of oppression.

Not only Lin Yu, but the other Player, looking at the giant spider, were also at a loss for how to defeat this enormous creature.

"Oh, so it means literally like a mountain. I thought it was at most ten or twenty meters, but now it seems," the Seagull looked up and gestured in front of its eyes, "This thing looks like it's a kilometer or two long."

The Snowy Owl nodded. "More or less—so the question is, does anyone possess the means to launch an attack that can cover a range of two kilometers?"

Clearly, none of the Player possessed that level of firepower.

Lin Yu sighed softly and said, "Isn't this solution too brute-force? It's like 'when in doubt, L'Hôpital's rule'... There's no need to use such a violent method."

"We also have a professional who has studied this guy for decades—Senior Xuan Yunzi. With such a massive Yaomo body, even if it just lay there motionless and let us kill it, it would probably take a long time... Since you came in, and even considered coming in alone, you should have a way, right?"

Lin Yu asked, Xuan Yunzi's expression turned solemn.

"Indeed, it exists. The 'Karma Threads' supernatural power of the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord is extremely terrifying. In fact, even if you truly 'destroy' its physical form, it won't truly die."

"As I said before, as long as the 'Karma Threads' remain, it can be reborn again—and it is already entangled with the past of the million people in 'Willow Town,' the Karma Threads have long since formed a huge network."

"But precisely because of this, there is a shortcut to killing it," Xuan Yunzi said in a low voice, "That is to kill the 'source' of the Karma Threads it currently possesses, that is, its identity as 'Zhu Qiansi'."

"Although it currently has some Karma Threads that have occasionally drifted out, they have not yet formed a significant 'network'... According to my speculation, only when its Karma Threads reach a certain scale and form a closed loop, and a 'network' is established within a certain region, will it truly possess the ability to use Karma Threads to achieve immortality."

"This is the true killing move that the patriarch prepared for her—after a hundred years of imprisonment, the only remaining 'Karma' associated with it will be the already extinct 'Willow Town'!"

Lin Yu understood what Xuan Yunzi meant.

"I understand. It means using the side effects of its ability to Resurrection multiple times to completely erase its existence, right?"

To ensure he wouldn't be killed by the righteous sects, the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord infiltrated Willow Town three hundred years ago, using the lives of seven or eight out of ten people there as his trump card for survival. As the most prosperous town, the population would continue to expand outwards, causing the net of Karma Threads to grow larger and larger. When it completely covered most of the Prison Mountain Realm, it would be enough to make him truly immortal.

However, it probably didn't expect that the founder of the Taiqing Sect was a ruthless master who could be described as decisive even by righteous standards, who directly sank the entire Willow Town underground to be buried with it and sealed it here.

Therefore, as three hundred years passed and Willow Town was gradually Oblivion, the "Karma Threads" supernatural power that the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord was so proud of actually became a hindrance.

This is why the puppet was so eager to use Xie Chong's corpse to Stirring Up Trouble; it desperately needed a new "net."

Currently, the new network is still under construction, while the old network remains underground and is in a dilapidated state...

Rather than physically defeating a mountain-like Yaomo, perhaps addressing the issue from the perspective of Karma is truly the best option?

"Then the question arises," Li Nian, who had also heard Xuan Yunzi's words, pointed out the most crucial problem with the plan, "How do we erase her identity as 'Zhu Qiansi' from Karma perspective?"

Lin Yu did not answer. Although he felt he could try using his "Fraudster" abilities, and even had some Lin Yu ideas for a few workable solutions, he didn't want to reveal too much about his "Profession."

Moreover, for the same reason: Xuan Yunzi must have a prepared plan.

Why not use what's readily available?

Lin Yu could vaguely guess what Xuan Yunzi was thinking.

"I think the Daoist priest is planning to use the spider Yaomo's 'Karma Threads' supernatural power, right?"

"That's right, young friend, you have a remarkable understanding," Xuan Yunzi nodded. "After that Yaomo used 'Karma Threads' to scheme against me, and I successfully outsmarted him with 'Qi Transformation External Body,' I already knew... Although 'Karma Threads' is that Yaomo's innate supernatural power, such a great supernatural power that can manipulate Karma is definitely not something that Yaomo can completely control at will."

"Therefore, if it wants to see the light of day again by modifying its past, it must use the 'Willow Town' that it has already woven. The Willow Town puppet has already said that the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord stored everyone's past and consciousness with 'Karma Threads'."

"According to the patriarch's records, as long as we wait for it to take this action, we can seize the opportunity to enter the giant net woven from 'Karma Threads' and Reversal to its own past—and then completely destroy the core of that net, which represents it, the 'Zhu Qiansi'!"

Xuan Yunzi's tone became firm as he spoke.

"I see. Well, I have a new question," Li Nian said, raising her hand. "When will it make its move, and how do we get in?"

"We've already brought it the most crucial 'key' to its plan," Xuan Yunzi chuckled softly, looking at Xie Chong's remains in Lin Yu's hands. "This is its Bloodline descendant... and although it's a mangled body, it's still 'alive.' If it wants to alter its past, having this thing will definitely save it a tremendous amount of power and make its efforts twice as effective!"

"This is equivalent to providing it with a shortcut to finding its own 'past Karma '."

"According to its original plan, it intended to launch the attack in the renamed 'Liu Town,' and then instantly replace 'Willow Town' with 'Liu Town,' which would not only allow it to break through the seal in one fell swoop, but also make 'Liu Town' its second news story."

"But... now that we've ruined the plan and brought the remains here, it has no choice—using these remains here is its last and best chance."

At this point, the old Xuan Yunzi smiled broadly, "Of course, even if it sees through my scheme and would rather give up this opportunity, it's no use."

"Because it previously planted 'Karma Threads' in my original body... so now the initiative is no longer solely in its hands."

The old Xuan Yunzi looked at the six Player.

"Gentlemen, please prepare yourselves..."

"We're going to Willow Town!"