Willow Town Three Hundred Years Ago

As Daoist Xuan Yunzi spoke, his body suddenly transformed into a wisp of blue smoke and vanished with a "puff."

Moments later, several Players suddenly saw several strands of white Spider Silk appear within the smoke and shoot directly into their bodies.

Seagull was horrified. "What?! Is this old Daoist trying to harm us? Could he also be one of the spider's people? Have they been putting on a double act this whole time?!"

"Calm down." Lin Yu waved his hand. "This should just be a method of sending me into the 'past.'"

As Lin Yu spoke, Xuan Yunzi's voice rang out from the air.

"Indeed. This is this old Daoist's ultimate technique, the top-tier 'arcane technique' recorded in the Taiqing Sect's Scripture Repository—'Shifting Stars.'"

Just from the name alone, everyone could guess the general effect of this technique.

"The effect of this technique is to transfer the effects of any 'technique,' 'supernatural ability,' or 'talisman' within the Great Dao that this old Daoist suffers onto someone else as well. When used on the 'Karma Threads,' it happens to be able to restrain the effects of this supernatural ability!"

"Because 'Shifting Stars' has been transferred onto you, that demon cannot manipulate your 'past' either. It can only alter this old Daoist's past... but you are truly connected to it through the 'Karma Threads.'"

"So it's like a one-way connection?" Li Nian said with a laugh. "My, old Daoist... no wonder. After studying this spider for seventy or eighty years, you've truly figured out the mechanism behind its ability!"

Lin Yu also gave a slight nod. Looking at the remains of Xie Chong in his arms, which had likewise been entangled by the "Karma Threads," he could not help speaking admiringly.

"That demon probably has no choice but to begin immediately,