Chapter 337: The Raven Woman (Part 5)

Seeing those two streaks of bloody tears, Shui Miao felt a pang in his heart. After all, who in their right mind would willingly become a monster?

Shui Miao sensed her bitterness, her helplessness.

Moved by Shui Miao’s compassion, the resentment surrounding the Crow Girl began to gradually fade away.

Feeling this change, Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel sympathy and a strong desire to help her.

She hadn’t risen from the coffin; she still lay inside it, because she feared sunlight.

Shui Miao observed everything and, with concern, asked, “Do you still have any family or friends left? Tell me, maybe I can help you further.”

“I… I still have a son,” the Crow Girl replied, her tears still flowing.

Shui Miao took a deep breath. “In your current state, who will take care of your son?”

“I don’t know, I don’t know!”

The Crow Girl burst into even more sorrowful tears.

Shui Miao furrowed his brow. “Alright, don’t cry anymore. I’m glad to see your heart hasn’t been completely overtaken by evil. I will find a way to help you. But you must tell me everything—how exactly did you become the Crow Girl?”

“Thank you, thank you so much, kind benefactor! It was all the fault of that wicked Crow Patriarch! He said my birth date and time were extremely rare, that I was a pure yin body. To possess me, he wanted to cultivate together with me, so he killed my parents and my husband. Then he threatened me—if I refused to become his woman, he would kill my son! I had no choice, no one to turn to, so I had to comply. But in my heart, I was deeply resentful, and that’s why I became so full of hatred! Last night, following his instructions, I was originally going to obtain the pure yang blood to refine my corpse, but I met you, and I gave up…”

“I see!”

Shui Miao suddenly understood. It was all the doing of the Crow Patriarch. The true villain was him. The Crow Girl’s mention of the pure yang blood must have referred to Wang Rong.

Some things didn’t need further explanation.

Shui Miao quickly pieced things together in his mind. The Essence of the Natural Dao碑 had the power to restore corrupted beings to their original forms. If he could activate its power and carefully control the amount used, he might be able to help the Crow Girl return to her former self. However, this would require the soul of the Crow Patriarch to strike the碑.

There was no other way to awaken the Essence of the Natural Dao碑 except by using the soul of a demonic being.

After finalizing his plan, Shui Miao immediately said to the Crow Girl, “Here’s what we’ll do. I will now channel some Holy Spirit Qi into you to strengthen you, and then we must act quickly. We’ll go find the Crow Patriarch together. If we’re lucky, I might be able to find a way to restore you to your original form.”

“Immortal Master, if you can help me take revenge and return me to how I was, I… I…”

The Crow Girl suddenly realized she had nothing to offer in return to Shui Miao.

Shui Miao waved his hand. “There’s no need to thank me. I’m simply following the way of nature, doing what I believe is right. Helping you is also part of cultivating the Dao.”

With that, Shui Miao immediately began channeling Yin Holy Spirit energy into the Crow Girl, purifying her essence and strengthening her body, enabling her to no longer fear sunlight.

Time passed, minute by minute.

The others grew impatient and quietly approached the coffin to peek inside. But as soon as they saw the Crow Girl lying there, they were so frightened they immediately retreated.

Soon, more than an hour had passed.

At last, Shui Miao moved. He slowly stepped back a few paces, never taking his eyes off the coffin.

The Crow Girl climbed out of the coffin and stood on the ground, unfurling a pair of massive black wings. Her eyes were no longer blood-red but had returned to normal, clearly showing white and black, and were now especially lively. Except for her face, the rest of her body had transformed into a giant crow.

“How do you feel?”

Shui Miao licked his lips, somewhat excited. If the Crow Girl had been created by the Crow Patriarch, then now, in a way, she was half his creation: “Why don’t you try flying?”

“Okay!”

The Crow Girl herself found it hard to believe, but thinking that Shui Miao might be able to restore her completely, she wasn’t too worried. Excited, she nodded and began flapping her wings. Fully extended, her wings spanned nearly five meters. As they flapped, gusts of wind rose, kicking up dust and scattering grass and leaves.

Everyone quickly stepped back, stunned.

After two minutes, the Crow Girl shook her head at Shui Miao, “No luck, I can’t fly. Maybe I’m too heavy.”

“No problem. Let’s go as we are.”

Shui Miao nodded at the Crow Girl and invited her into his car.

The convoy moved forward, heading deep into the mountains.

About two hours later, the convoy stopped in a mountainous area, and everyone got out.

Before them stood two small hills—not large, but exuding a chilling, sinister aura. Looking closer, the hills were covered densely with strange, black plants. The entire sight was eerie and unsettling.

“Wow! What are these plants? Why are they so dark?”

Lin Xue was shocked and turned to the others, hoping for an answer.

After stepping out of the car, the Crow Girl replied, “These are called Black法师 plants. The Crow Patriarch is hiding inside the mountain. But it’s not just him—there’s also a strange monk living here. I suspect he’s also a monster. He lives inside the mountain too.”

“Let me sense it…”

Shui Miao took a few steps forward, closed his eyes, and sensed that the Crow Patriarch was hiding in a cave.

But there was no sign of any monk inside or outside the two hills.

“There’s no monk on the mountain. The monk you saw might have been the Crow Patriarch in disguise.” Shui Miao looked at the Crow Girl and said, “I’ll go ahead first. Follow me closely.” With that, he fully activated his immortal energy, leapt a few times, and vanished from sight, disappearing into the mountains.

“That’s amazing! He really is an immortal!”

Seeing Shui Miao’s incredible skills, the Crow Girl was overjoyed. She flapped her wings and ran toward the hill. After running dozens of meters, she suddenly took flight…

“…”

Never before had they seen Shui Miao display such power. At this moment, their minds were completely shaken.

Witnessing such a miracle, their emotions ran wild, and they couldn’t wait to see how Shui Miao would defeat the monsters next. One by one, they rushed toward the hills.

Shui Miao reached the cave entrance in one breath and immediately activated his Spirit Devouring Force to block the entrance.

After stepping a few paces into the cave, he vaguely spotted within the darkness a massive “Black Sorcerer” plant resembling a lotus. Sitting atop it was a giant figure—like a black tower—wearing black robes, with a string of white skull prayer beads around his neck, and two thick eyebrows stretching down to his shoulders.