Willow Town Three Hundred Years Ago
As Xuan Yunzi spoke, his body suddenly transformed into a wisp of green smoke and vanished without a trace with a "poof".
Then, the Player suddenly saw several white spider Spider Silk appear from within the blue smoke and disappear directly into their bodies.
Seagull was utterly horrified. "What?! Is this old Daoist priest trying to harm us? Could he also be one of the spider's men? Have we been putting on a show all along?!"
"Calm down," Lin Yu waved his hand, "This is probably just a way to send me into the 'past'."
As Lin Yu spoke, Xuan Yunzi's voice also rang out from the air.
"Indeed, this is my most treasured technique, a top-tier 'Fang Techniques technique' collected in the Taiqing Sect's Scripture Pavilion— 'Shifting Stars'."
Just by hearing the name, everyone can guess the general effect of this technique.
"The effect of this technique is to transfer the effects of any 'techniques,' 'supernatural powers,' or 'Talismans' within the Great Dao that I have received to other people. When used on the 'Karma Threads and Effect,' it can precisely counteract the effects of these supernatural powers!"
"Because the 'Shifting Stars' has affected you, this Yaomo can no longer manipulate your 'past,' it can only alter my past... but you are indeed connected to it through 'Karma Threads.'"
"Is it equivalent to a one-way connection?" Li Nian said, laughing. "Oh my, old Daoist... no wonder you've studied this spider for seventy or eighty years, you've really figured out the mechanism of its abilities!"
Lin Yu nodded slightly, looking at Xie Chong's remains in his arms, which was also entangled by the "Karma Threads," and couldn't help but speak with admiration.
"Then the Yaomo will probably have no choice but to begin immediately... because Xie Chong's remains has already been connected to the 'Karma Threads'."
Xuan Yunzi said smugly, "That's right, if that Yaomo doesn't start now, those two pieces of Xie Chong's remains... it'll be a waste forever!"
Fei Dao's expression changed slightly. "Then, Daoist Master... is it necessary for me to go as well?"
Before Xuan Yunzi could speak, everyone felt a strange sensation.
A slight sense of disorientation and weightlessness; consciousness begins to involuntarily dissipate.
For several Player... this feeling is quite familiar.
It's like the feeling of entering a "Death game" [Instance].
But it wasn't as intense or irresistible, nor did it have that feeling of falling into a brand new world.
It's like... a low-spec version.
For Lin Yu, he had one more sample to compare against.
"This feels completely different from the first [Instance] where I was Fraud into returning to the past..."
Lin Yu muttered to himself, and then, while his consciousness was still intact, he did one last thing.
He took out the [Fear Lens] from his [Item Space] and used it on the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord from afar.
"Let me see what you're really afraid of..."
Then, through that [Fear Lens], Lin Yu saw three figures.
Two Daoist priests in green robes and one Martial Artists in white.
"Hmm..." Lin Yu memorized the three figures.
After completing his Memory, his consciousness completely blurred.
It was like having a bizarre and fantastical dream...
When I opened my eyes again...
Lin Yu found himself in a bustling ancient town!
"Hey--Excuse me!"
Shouts came from behind Lin Yu. A man hurried past, pushing a cart loaded with bricks and stones. The cacophony of sounds, the smells of the crowd, and the scene before him were all incredibly vivid, proclaiming that Lin Yu had arrived in another world.
"Willow Town from over three hundred years ago?"
Lin Yu looked around and murmured softly.
In front of him was a huge stone monument with the words "Willow Town" engraved on it.
Behind the stone tablet, the straight and wide bluestone road, together with the white-walled and black-tiled buildings, divides the town into square blocks of varying sizes and alleys of different widths. Each block and alley is a mix of old and new, with old and new buildings and walls contrasting against each other, as if the elderly, the young, and the children are all walking on the stone road at the same time, creating a sense of rhythm based on time.
This feeling is completely different from ordinary rural towns; it looks like a large, well-established, and incredibly prosperous town or settlement.
A rosy glow shone on the town from the horizon; one day of the three-day glow had already sunk below the mountains, and the other two days had mostly disappeared from view.
It was dusk, and judging from the attire of the pedestrians and the lively atmosphere on the street, this was not the hottest part of the summer.
The lanterns on both sides of the Street lit up one after another, illuminating the entire long street.
Unlike other places, Fire Hell is much more lively at night than during the day due to its climate.
The street vendors were setting up their stalls. An old man selling sugar figurines stuck the last of his fresh ones onto a bundle of straw and slowly pushed his cart into the alley.
The aroma of wine wafted from the porridge stalls and taverns in the alley. Several drunkards dressed in fine clothes, looking like young masters, staggered out, humming off-key tunes. Others, dressed in short clothes, looked energetic and hurried, as if they had just finished a meal and were going to work.
Further away, the shop assistants of the silk shop sat at the door, eagerly awaiting customers, the bolts of brocade gleaming softly in the twilight; at the entrance of the money exchange, several young men dressed in tight-fitting clothes were unloading goods from a carriage, seemingly skilled Escort Agency /escorts) who had just delivered a shipment of fine goods.
Everything felt incredibly real, every person was incredibly vibrant, but...
Having experienced a true "return to the past" and also possessing the [Ancient Notebook], Lin Yu could clearly sense that while everything was absolutely real from a sensory perspective, and even the people within seemed truly alive, however...
"Without soul or Life Force, and lacking the sense of a completely real and independent world at the level of Rule... this is ultimately just a 'false past' constructed by the 'Karma Threads and Effect'," Lin Yu sighed. "The vitality of these people is only achieved through the consciousness remaining within the 'Karma Threads'..."
This place is not a true "return to the past," but more like a large dream and illusion.
"However, such a large-scale illusion probably wouldn't be easily manipulated or controlled by that spider Yaomo," Lin Yu deduced based on his experience using the [Ancient Notebook]. "Otherwise, it should have already transformed into a god and found and killed me, this uninvited guest."
In this illusionary realm, killing Zhu Qiansi might actually be quite possible!
"However, before that... we still need to meet up with the others first."
Lin Yu sighed.
After all, after looking around and learning about the local customs and traditions of Willow Town back then, and confirming that this place was an illusion, Lin Yu also discovered something very important and obvious.
That is, he and the others were not all together.