"The person you've been waiting for has arrived. Time is short, so go into seclusion now. I can explain the rest to your friend here." Yin Xiaozi glanced at Xiang Qingcheng as he spoke.
"I can't see Master off, disciple..." Seeing that the aged Yin Xiaozi was still making plans for her, and knowing that he would most likely pass away while she was in seclusion, Xiang Qingcheng realized that this would be her final reunion with him. Grief surged through her. She dropped to her knees beside Yin Xiaozi, her eyes reddening as tears poured uncontrollably from them.
Lu Xiaotian was still standing nearby. Seeing this scene, he could not help but look aside in surprise. The Xiang Qingcheng he remembered had always been cold and proud, yet she had such a fragile side. Stripped of the halo of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, the Xiang Qingcheng before him looked like a woman about to lose the most important relative in her life. At that moment, she seemed utterly helpless.
"Foolish child, we cultivators may pass away, but we merely reenter the cycle of reincarnation. It isn't as though we truly vanish from heaven and earth. What is there for you to lament? Besides, I've lived long enough. I've gotten my money's worth."
Yin Xiaozi gently stroked Xiang Qingcheng's head. "The Darkwater Spirit Body makes breaking through realms extraordinarily difficult, but every breakthrough brings a tremendous increase in strength. The Spirit Ruins Secret Realm has gradually opened before the eyes of the world. You truly need to advance your cultivation before you'll have the capital to explore it. As for the realm above the Nascent Soul Stage, I have no hope of reaching it in this lifetime. I hope you can go farther than I did. The Senluo Snow Lotus