Or rather, the Rat King here, along with the countless Little White Bone Demons, were all reared by him.
They were meant to set up the Twenty-Eight Sha of the Yellow Springs formation.
"It's not that I don't want to meet you, it's that my true body is too far away to arrive in a short time," the Crow began to speak.
"If you plan to pass through the Chaotic Burial Valley, I can have the Black Crow lead the way. It will guide you out peacefully."
"What's this? Realized you can't win, so now you want to let it go?" Xu Zimei asked.
"You've already destroyed my Yellow Springs Formation and so many of my conduits. I wasn't specifically targeting you; this is simply what everyone entering the Chaotic Burial Valley faces."
A voice in the darkness said, "Survive it, and you may pass through the valley. Fail, and you'll find your grave here."
"Who are you?" Xu Zimei paused for a moment, then asked.