Chapter 415: Recorders of Past and Present (Twenty-Six)

Su Chen gazed at the vast emptiness.
For countless eons, he had witnessed the rise and fall of eras, the birth and death of universes, and the end of time.
His unwavering heart stirred for the first time.
As he had said... for a being of his level, emotion was a luxury.
To him, Dongfang Yunxing was not merely a disciple, but a fellow traveler, a close confidant... Through these long years.
For a fleeting moment, he had a desire to overturn the entire universe, to force Dongfang Yunxing to continue his journey.
In the end, he abandoned this idea.
Dongfang Yunxing was weary.
At the moment when Su Chen was targeted by a powerful enemy and endlessly reincarnated, even he himself almost lost his way... How many eras had passed since the great war of the heavens? No one could say for sure. Dongfang Yunxing had also waited for him through countless years, but this waiting had gradually become numb with each passing era.
Su Chen didn't know how Dongfang Yunxing had managed to persevere to this day with only a sliver of willpower.
Therefore, Su Chen remained silent.
If he were to truly force Dongfang Yunxing to continue down this path, would it be a good ending for him?
It would be a cruel torment.
"A True Immortal...a True Immortal...even immortals cannot be truly free and unrestrained."
Behind the bronze mask, a complex expression appeared.
"It is I who have wronged you,"
Su Chen murmured softly.
This space-time, from existence to non-existence, began to flow.
Su Chen stood outside of this space-time, never leaving.
He wanted to see what kind of successor Yunxing had chosen!
.......
Qingfeng Mountain
Dongfang Yunxiao was filled with doubt.
His master had always been unreliable.
Would a normal master allow his disciple to rob a birthday gift, to steal his disciple's roast chicken?
Would the grandmaster be so petty as to be enraged just because he secretly hid two roast chickens?
It must be that the master didn't serve the roast chicken to the grandmaster in time, thus incurring his wrath!
Dongfang Yunxiao felt quite clever, close to the truth.
He didn't know what kind of person his grandmaster was, but surely he knew what kind of person his master was?
Unfortunately, he never saw his grandmaster again after that day.
Dongfang Yunxiao grew up.
At sixteen, he was expelled from Qingfeng Mountain by his master. For Dongfang Yunxiao, this was exactly what he wanted. He shouted towards Qingfeng Mountain, "Qingfeng Mountain, old man, I'm finally going to roam the world!"
"I won't disgrace Qingfeng Mountain! I'll make sure everyone in the world knows me!"
On Qingfeng Mountain
Dongfang Yunxing, listening to the young man's impassioned voice, couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You brat, if you dare to embarrass your master and make me unable to explain myself to your grandmaster, don't ever come back to Qingfeng Mountain again!"
Dongfang Yunxing stared at the young man's departing figure, stunned for a moment.
A slight smile played on his lips.
Just like a young man in his prime.
......
Time passed.
Since leaving Qingfeng Mountain,
Dongfang Yunxiao swept through the land, few could rival him.
A Quasi-Emperor defeated a Sovereign, he dominated three thousand states, and he attained enlightenment beneath the Abyss of Ten Thousand Burials.
Amidst the vicissitudes of time, the pinnacle geniuses of countless realms battled a monstrous talent who overwhelmed an entire era. Facing life-or-death crises, they repeatedly escaped unscathed. At the end of the era, they gained enlightenment, achieving a level of mastery comparable to creation, and rose to become one of the emperors of their time.
Outside of spacetime, Su Chen witnessed all of this.
At this moment, the once boundless void manifested with a rift, evolving into another fragment of spacetime. From ancient times to the present... countless beings were awakened. In this other spacetime, several True Immortals were in charge, jointly shaping the present world and invading the timeline where Dongfang Yunxiao resided.
Su Chen watched this scene without interfering. Even though this other spacetime was more powerful than Dongfang Yunxiao's, it was still a test for him.
Faced with the merging of the spacetime rift, the two different spacetime fragments began to perfect their order. For higher-level powerhouses, this would increase their chances of breaking through to immortality.
On the battlefield.
Dongfang Yunxiao encountered numerous formidable enemies. He was hailed as the genius with the greatest potential to become an immortal.
For another timeline, this was not a good thing.
A fierce battle erupted, with powerful figures from all ages besieging one person.
More and more Dao cultivation flowed through Dongfang Yunxiao's body.
It manifested as countless figures on Dongfang Yunxiao's body.
"I remember! I remember everything!"
Memories flooded Dongfang Yunxiao's mind like a tidal wave.
At this moment, a long spear pierced through the river of time... attempting to erase Dongfang Yunxiao's past and hinder his path to Dao, even if it meant incurring immense karmic consequences.
On Qingfeng Mountain,
a white-haired youth's gaze sharpened. He looked up.
"What audacity! To actually try to reverse karma and erase Yunxiao from the past!"
To try to kill a True Immortal about to attain Dao in the past—such karmic consequences were unbearable even for a powerful figure. Dongfang Yunxing didn't know who Dongfang Yunxiao's future had offended to cause such a terrible upheaval!
At this moment, there was no time to think further; he wanted to immediately intervene and block the attack for Dongfang Yunxiao.
As the broken sword was drawn, spacetime trembled.
A soft voice of surprise and doubt emanated from another dimension.
"I didn't expect there would still be a crippled immortal clinging to life here."
"But a crippled immortal is still a crippled immortal, having lost his status. How can he possibly stop this immortal from taking action!"
The voice's initial surprise and doubt turned into a cold laugh. He intended to erase Dongfang Yunxiao the instant he ascended to immortality, even if it meant his own annihilation!
"This is..."
The cold laugh abruptly ceased.
At that moment, a figure shrouded in black mist suddenly appeared. Without any warning, the iron sword Dongfang Yunxing was about to draw was frozen in place by the stagnation of spacetime.
Looking at the familiar bronze mask on the newcomer's face, Dongfang Yunxing was both surprised and delighted.
The newcomer was none other than Su Chen, who existed between the two dimensions.
"Does Your Excellency intend to interfere here?"
The True Immortal who had intervened looked wary. They had sensed this strange True Immortal who seemed to exist outside of time and space, but seeing that he didn't intend to cross between the two timelines, they didn't pay him much attention.
Su Chen ignored the True Immortal and said calmly to Dongfang Yunxing, "If you use this sword, you will disappear right now."
"He is mine... All you need to do is witness the moment Yunxiao breaks through."
This nonchalant approach caused the otherworldly immortal's face to darken: "You are utterly arrogant, burdened with so much karma. Do you intend to obstruct me in this realm?"
Su Chen closed the book in his hands, and the world beneath his feet reversed, transforming into a golden torrent that hovered beneath their feet and above their heads.
"I...am karma itself."