Chapter 568: No Past Record Allowed

In the vast universe, aside from those who stand at the pinnacle of power, the remnants of the mortal cultivators’ shattered spiritual essences after death simply do not possess the possibility of being reshaped for rebirth.
This is a restriction imposed by the laws of heaven and earth—a rule governed by the will of the cosmic order.
What made Su Che feel somewhat pleased was that in his own Immortal Prison, he had complete control over these laws of heaven and earth. Coupled with the various functions of the Netherworld, perhaps it would be possible…
With this thought in mind, Su Che tentatively said, “Perhaps I can use this fragment of the remaining spirit to bring your mother back to the mortal world… Of course, she won’t retain her full memories or original thoughts. But as your mother, her affection and love for her beloved child will surely remain unchanged.”
“What are you talking about?”
Princess Ao Qing stared at Su Che in a dazed state, for she had heard something utterly impossible. Yet, the exact same desire had lingered in her heart for hundreds of days and nights—she had often imagined someone who could help her fulfill this wish.
But in reality, even the top cultivators at the Mahayana stage of the Middle Tang Dynasty were powerless to do anything about it.
Thus, upon hearing Su Che’s almost absurd words, she was filled with disbelief. Yet, due to her deep longing, she dared not refute him, question him, or even mock him.
She didn’t believe Su Che could do it, but she desperately hoped someone in the world could…
“I can’t guarantee it 100%, but I’d say there’s a 60-70% chance,” Su Che said gently. “Even if she returns to the mortal world through this fragment of spirit, she won’t be your mother in the true sense. You need to be prepared for that.”
Su Che believed that before her spiritual essence dispersed, her mother was at the stage of approaching the Transformation God phase—essentially, at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. A cultivator at this level, even if reduced to just a fragment of spirit, would still be stronger than an ordinary person’s intact soul. This would surely be enough to reshape a person, but it wouldn’t be the same ‘her’ anymore.
“But how can I believe all this you’re saying?”
At that moment, Princess Ao Qing looked like a helpless little girl, staring at Su Che pitifully and whispering, “Just now you said you were someone who never keeps his word, who always breaks his promises…”
Uh!

Su Che looked stunned. He hadn’t expected that a casual joke he had made just now would be brought up by her at this moment. There was nothing he could do—after all, he had already proven himself unreliable just fifteen minutes ago, so he already had a record of it.
“Well…” Su Che frowned and tried to explain with difficulty, “Actually, I really don’t want to be the kind of person who breaks promises. That’s why I thought of helping you as much as possible to make amends. To put it bluntly, it would be like a deal between us—both getting what we need, with no one losing out. That way, I’d feel better too.”
After hearing Su Che’s words, Princess Ao Qing stared at him blankly for a while before saying, “If you say so, I’ll believe you. Because even though you clearly had the chance to escape, you stayed to make amends. At the very least, that proves you’re not completely bad.”
“Only now do I realize it’s not easy to be a bad person either.”
Su Che smiled self-mockingly and retorted, “Aren’t you supposed to have an innate ability to see through people? Can’t you tell whether I’m good or bad?”
“I can’t!”
Worried that she might anger him into leaving, Princess Ao Qing didn’t dare scold him directly and instead said indirectly, “Sometimes, even among good people, there are scumbags.”
Su Che shook his head with a bitter smile, thinking to himself, Well, since we’re at fault anyway, a few insults from you won’t hurt much.
Seeing that Su Che silently endured it, Princess Ao Qing felt a sense of satisfaction after getting her small revenge, and her mood brightened considerably, her expression relaxing a bit.
But since it involved her mother, she couldn’t afford to be careless. Even those mischievous traits inherent in her nature were completely suppressed. She asked seriously, “Don’t blame me for being persistent, but can what you said just now really be done?”
“Yes!”
To reassure her, Su Che gave a definite answer, “With this fragment of the remaining spirit, I’m sure I can recreate a living person. However, I can’t yet determine what state her consciousness will be in. But I believe that as a mother, her love for you will never fade. In fact, I’m convinced that this fragment of the spirit was preserved precisely because she still cares about you.”
The power of maternal love kept her lingering in the world, unwilling to leave, because she couldn’t bear to part with her child. In other words, this fragment of the spirit must contain all a mother’s feelings for her child.
Su Che thought it must be that way.
“Don’t lie to me. Please don’t lie to me about this, okay?”

Princess Aoying clutched the necklace tightly in her hands, as if afraid it might be snatched away or deceived from her by Su Che. Well, she had already been deceived out of a mirror just now; if he managed to get her a necklace with just a few words… If that really happened, Princess Aoying might even want to die. Seeing her expression, Su Che felt moved. Normally, someone of her noble royal background and as a cultivator in the spiritual realm should be indifferent to family ties. Yet even six years after her mother’s death, she still couldn’t let go, to the point of being consumed by grief. “You must be a very, very filial child!” Su Che sighed deeply. “I don’t know,” she replied. Princess Aoying shook her head gently. “I’ve never shown my mother any filial piety. I just miss her very, very much.” Su Che nodded slightly. “Yes, she was only ten years old at the time—how could she understand what true filial piety is? But if filial piety can be considered a kind of path, then in the future, she will surely be able to find her own path easily.” While Su Che was lost in thought, Princess Aoying had already walked around the dining table and come to him, handing the necklace to him personally—with great caution and seriousness. She said, “If you intend to deceive me, it’s better to kill me right now. Otherwise, for the rest of my life, I will be your enemy who refuses to let you go.” Su Che stood up first, taking the necklace with both hands to show his respect, and said, “If I really intended to harm you, I would indeed have to kill you!” By saying this, Su Che was already quite certain that he liked this little girl very much. Of course, this liking wasn’t romantic—it could be understood as admiration for something beautiful, or the affection an elder has for a younger one. In fact, Su Che’s chronological age was already over a hundred, and his mental age was over a thousand—he was no longer the former “little Su Che.” Whether in terms of age or cultivation strength, it was completely appropriate for him to call himself an elder in front of this little girl. Seeing the necklace disappear into Su Che’s hands, Princess Aoying knew it had been stored in his storage space or magic artifact space, yet she felt as if she had lost something, and her heart suddenly grew empty. She asked softly, “Could you tell me a specific time—how long will it take before I hear good news from you?” As she asked, the answer she thought of was probably: ten years, twenty years, or even decades?

To his surprise, the answer from Su Che was, “It might take over ten days if slow, or three to five days if fast?”
“Huh?”
Princess Ao Qing was stunned once again, her heart screaming in despair, “How could it be that fast? He must be a liar!”
It was well known that cultivators at the Huashen stage needed decades to reshape their bodies; those at the Lianxu stage required ten to twenty years; those at the Daguan stage needed two to three years; while those at the Dacheng stage only needed ten days or half a month.
Her own mother wasn’t even at the Huashen stage—she was merely a fragment of a divine being. How could she complete the process in just three to five days?
Even a clay figure wouldn’t take that long to finish, right?
“A liar! Without a doubt, he’s a liar!”
Princess Ao Qing immediately grabbed Su Che’s sleeve, as if catching him in the act, determined not to let go.
Next, it was likely she would cry and demand the return of the two items she had been deceived out of…
Even the Four Great Guardians, who stood by quietly on guard, were worried: Had he exaggerated too much and finally been exposed?
Fortunately, this concern didn’t last long. As if guessing their worries, Su Che said, “During this time, I can stay in your Prime Minister’s residence, never leaving your side.”
He thought this statement would ease the young girl’s worries, but instead, she blurted out, “What else do you want to steal?”
This time, it was Su Che who was stunned. It seemed that in her eyes, his identity as a thief and liar could never be erased…
…
Anyway, with things having come to this, Princess Ao Qing and her Four Great Guardians had no choice but to “take” Su Che back to the Prime Minister’s residence and place him in a quiet courtyard not far from the princess’s bedroom.
The scale of the Prime Minister’s residence was even larger than that of the imperial palaces in ordinary countries. Although cultivators didn’t place much emphasis on material pleasures, every aspect of the residence—both its exterior architecture and interior decorations—exuded luxury. Even the bricks and stones used for flooring were materials that had once been highly sought after in the cultivation world of Qiyuan Star.
“Even if I owned the wealth of a dozen planets, seeing these, I’d want to tear them down, dig them out, and put them all in the Immortal Prison!”
Su Che felt a surge of anger in his heart, muttering to himself, “Such waste! It’s outrageous. Is it really necessary to use Tianqiong Jade just for a toilet?”
Tianqiong Jade was the main material for crafting top-tier spiritual talismans and symbolized purity and nobility in the cultivation world of Qiyuan Star. Who would have thought it would only be good enough to make toilets here?

It doesn’t matter if the celestial jade is defiled; the main issue is that such an action insults one’s own understanding of “rare treasures of nature.”
Lao He laughed heartily in the Immortal Prison: “Master, that little girl just now suspected you had ulterior motives for infiltrating the Prime Minister’s residence… You’re not planning to steal this toilet and bring it to the Immortal Prison to craft top-quality spiritual talismans, are you?”
“What’s a toilet?” Su Che retorted angrily. “At this moment, I even have the urge to strip the entire Middle Tang Dynasty bare!”