If you use an external object to map fields with an external system, isn't that data mapped to the external object's field getting saved in to SF?
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For your users, it will look like other records with fields - they don't see a difference between data in salesforce vs external object. This explains it with screenshots: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/lightning_connect/lightning_connect_integrate