「Several more hours passed.」
Xu Lei and Zhao Xin stood facing each other.
Zhao Xin had now aged into a woman nearly fifty years old.
Although she too had grown old—with some white in her hair, a plumper figure, and noticeable wrinkles at the corners of her eyes—she was nowhere near as old as Xu Lei.
"Xin'er, I'm leaving,"
Xu Lei said. "I'm sorry. I can't stay by your side forever.
But your Cultivation is considerable now, and you're not that old. Even if you run into some trouble, you can handle it yourself.
Even if it means expending some Magical Power—as long as it isn't too much—
you can get it back with just a few more years of Cultivation.
You still have a very good chance of attaining the Dao.
I came to say goodbye to you today.
This isn't just a farewell. It's a departure.
I have to leave you.
This time, I'm the one who doesn't love you anymore.
If you want, you can find another Dao Companion after I'm gone.
That's all I have to say.
