Chapter 506: Six Paths of Reincarnation (Part 8)

The young man before them was none other than Dongfang Yunxing. The two sat in a pavilion atop the mountain, Dongfang Yunxing holding white pieces, Su Chen holding black, their boundless power clashing across a vast expanse.
The 'Disaster' had not appeared.
At the same time, winds rose and clouds surged, and a young man rode on auspicious clouds.
"Master, Grandmaster, my cultivation has broken through! Immortality is within reach!"
However, the next moment, a pair of slender hands lifted the young man up. Behind the newcomer, the aura of life and death flowed, her beauty unparalleled.
No matter how the young man struggled, he could not break free.
The woman raised her head: "Senior Brother, and Master..."
Su Chen was somewhat taken aback. The woman was none other than the Lord of Life and Death.
The Lord of Life and Death scoffed, "What are you looking at? I told you, when we meet again, I'll play the role of your disciple."
She casually pointed at the boy, "I'll borrow this little fellow for a bit."
"There's still some lingering trash at the Mountain and River Sect that hasn't been cleaned up."
Then, ignoring Dongfang Yunxiao's objections, she simply grabbed him and disappeared.
Even Su Chen was slightly stunned by the scene before him.
Dongfang Yunxing saw through Su Chen's thoughts and smiled, "Master, we've now arrived in a new future. Here, 'Disaster' will no longer exist."
As Dongfang Yunxing said, there was no trace of 'Disaster' in this world. As long as he stayed here, everything here would be real.
Su Chen chuckled softly.
He hadn't expected to reunite with Dongfang Yunxing in such a way.
This future was wonderful; everything existed. As long as he stayed, he could easily possess it all.
Dongfang Yunxing spoke, "Master, do you have any other worries?"
Su Chen raised his eyes and said, "I am indeed very tempted by this kind of future."
Dongfang Yunxing asked curiously, "Then why didn't Master choose to stay?"
Su Chen shook his head.
"I promised that we would meet again in the future."
"Such a future is indeed very good... but such a future is not the future I promised."
Dongfang Yunxing smiled with relief, cupped his hands, and bowed to the figure, saying, "Then this disciple congratulates Master in advance on arriving at the predetermined future."
Su Chen nodded.
"We'll meet again in the future."
At the same time, the departing Lord of Life and Death, Dongfang Yunxiao, many Immortal Kings, Long Jueshen, Ling Jiuxiao, Fang Bubai... countless people all looked in the direction of Su Chen.
"Gentlemen!"
"We'll meet again in the future!"
Su Chen watched the scene before him gradually become illusory; this was ultimately not real.
A dream of Nanke, and now it's time to wake up.
He was going to find the cause of this upheaval!
........
“Su Chen...Su Chen…”
Su Chen seemed to hear someone calling him softly.
The next second.
Su Chen jolted awake.
He groggily opened his eyes.
Before him appeared a familiar yet unfamiliar face, unadorned and quite ordinary. Perhaps not as stunningly beautiful as countless peerless beauties across the myriad realms, but the high ponytail and clumsy appearance caused Su Chen's pupils to shrink sharply.
“Jiang Xiaoxiao?”
Memories so distant, almost forgotten, flooded his mind like a tidal wave.
Jiang Xiaoxiao blinked and pointed behind Su Chen.
Su Chen turned around in the direction Jiang Xiaoxiao was pointing.
A figure had appeared behind him without his noticing.
Someone had somehow gotten behind him without him noticing!
Su Chen hadn't encountered anything like this in a long time.
Standing behind Su Chen was a middle-aged man, quite ordinary-looking, yet for some reason, he exuded an instinctive fear, as if this was the beginning of a cataclysmic event.
Sure enough,
"Su Chen, there are only 198 days left until the college entrance exam. This is your only chance to change your destiny."
Su Chen: "..."
This scene is so familiar.
Turning around, Jiang Xiaoxiao was grinning foolishly, revealing two cute little tiger teeth. Seemingly realizing Su Chen was watching, and feeling that gloating wasn't appropriate, she quickly covered her mouth with her hand, then continued her gloating.
The middle-aged man's face darkened upon seeing this.
"Su Chen, come to my place after school."
Su Chen nodded.
After that, the middle-aged man left.
Su Chen rubbed his head.
The school bell rang.
Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes narrowed into crescent moons as she spoke, "Su Chen, you were sleeping so soundly. I've been reminding you for ages, but you didn't wake up. Were you dreaming about something?"
"You seem to have said a lot."
Su Chen was taken aback.
It seemed he had experienced a great deal, traversing eons. He had struggled like a mayfly in another world, a world where life was cheap, yet he had climbed step by step to the top!
When he tried to recall, he found that the countless techniques and supernatural abilities recorded in his mind were completely unrecognizable, no matter how hard he tried.
"Could all of this be a dream?"
But he didn't have time to think about that now.
He needed to go to the office. The middle-aged man from earlier was Su Chen's homeroom teacher. Everyone knew that sleeping in class, especially during the homeroom teacher's lesson, would have dire consequences.
Sure enough, it was just as Su Chen expected.
He was immediately given a severe dressing-down.
Only after an ordinary-looking, somewhat overweight woman arrived at the school, ensuring it wouldn't happen again, did Su Chen leave.
"Perhaps you'll understand your teacher's words when you enter society, but by then it will be too late."
The middle-aged man sighed, tidying the scattered items on the table. How long ago had he felt the same way?
Su Chen looked at the tired middle-aged woman before him and tentatively called out, "Mom?"
The middle-aged woman smiled. "Your teacher said your grades have improved. You just hadn't been focusing on your studies before. As long as you keep going, there's still hope of getting into a good university."
"Let's eat. Today I made your favorite chicken stew with mushrooms, braised beef, and corn and pork rib soup."
"The college entrance exam is coming up soon. Mom knows you're under a lot of pressure. If you're tired, take a rest."
Su Chen lowered his head.
For some reason, at this moment, he suddenly felt an urge to cry.
Of all the bad things, only the good things remained at this moment.
He simply lowered his head and silently chewed the rice in his bowl. The most ordinary food tasted more delicious to him at that moment than any rare delicacy.
"Child, don't choke on your food, drink more soup."
A smile also appeared on the middle-aged woman's face.
P.S.: Readers are welcome to discuss: if you were in that situation, which cycle would you be stuck in?