My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 719 - 441_2

Chapter 719: Chapter 441_2

This paradox was proposed by a Western philosopher in a previous life. It’s a famous paradox known as "Achilles cannot catch up with the tortoise," but tonight, Zhao Rong replaced it with a chestnut and a childhood playmate, humorously bringing it up.

This paradox involves something metaphysical: time and space.

To really solve it, one must reveal the fundamental nature of time and space, along with their essential operating rules and so on.

However, with the summaries from philosophers of past lives, these have become common worldviews for people in the previous life.

Standing on the shoulders of giants, Zhao Rong could solve this paradox in many ways.

However, in this world, this paradox is truly being posed for the first time. Well, Zhao Rong also does not know if the predecessors of the Xuanhuang Realm or those from the Jixia Academy noticed such similar problems.

But in regard to the most basic nature of time and space, they knew very little, after all the most descriptive explanation in the mouths of thousands of cultivators in the Xuanhuang Cultivation World regarding ’time’ was nothing more than the four words "Time River."

Such shallow understanding was blatantly clear.

As for what the ’water’ in this river is, whether it’s continuous or discontinuous... they knew nothing.

Gui was the same.

And at this moment, the seemingly not-so-simple demeanor and the rather impressive expressions of Zhao, the shopkeeper, only confirmed this even more.

Zhao Rong shook his head.

At this point, he glanced at the shopkeeper man lost in thought and tentatively picked up the pitch-black wine jug.

Seeing that the latter did not stop him, Zhao Rong happily poured a cup for everyone at the table.

Starting from Zhu Yourong, he continued to pass it to each individual counterclockwise.

The two good friends had one, Xiaoxiao had one, Qian’er had one, and Qing Jun also had one.

However, when he finished pouring wine for Qing Jun, he shook the jug and found it was already empty.

Ten people at the table, a total of nine cups, with only Zhao Rong who was pouring missing one.

Under everyone’s gaze, he casually set down the empty jug as if nothing had happened, smilingly inviting everyone to drink.

The next second, almost simultaneously, Lingfei, Su Xiaoxiao, Zhu Yourong, Li Xueyou, and Zhao Qian’er all raised their hands.

It seemed as if they wanted to... move the wine cup?

The actions of the several women then halted at the same time.

"..."

"..."

After a brief silence, Lingfei turned her head, her eyes sweeping over them, she pursed her lips, "Teacher Zhu, Miss Xiaoxiao, Miss Li, this cup of wine is a token of my husband’s affection. Please don’t refuse it on my behalf. My cup is enough for him; you should drink yours."

Facing the woman with autumn eyes and a light smile on her lips.

Zhu Yourong was the first to withdraw her hand, her eyes slightly lowered as she looked at the wine cup and nodded lightly, then smiled politely, and the next second, without hesitation, she leaned back her head and downed the Ice Lady Wine.

Su Xiaoxiao exclaimed "oh oh" twice, covering her wine cup with both hands, following Teacher Zhu’s example, she also drank her wine.

"Thank... thank you," the little fox demon looked at Zhao Rong.

Li Xueyou’s face turned red as she responded, her eyes somewhat complex as she looked at the wine cup Zhao Rong handed her, hesitating about something...

Lingfei pushed her Ice Lady Wine toward Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong shook his head.

Lingfei also shook her head, her expression slightly obstinate.

As Zhao Rong was about to decline, Lingfei cut in, "I am determined to climb to the peak of the Sword Dao step by step, I won’t drink this Youthful Elixir."

Yu Huaijin, who was sketching at the table and frowning, paused her hand movements for a moment and looked at this top prodigy of Taiching’s Tranquility Mansion.

That statement had quite a meaning.

Ice Lady Wine could prolong youth, and if a cultivator in a short amount of time superbly breaks through, their lifespan could greatly increase, almost maintaining their youthful appearance unchanged.

And once a very high realm is broken through, then they can have their youthful appearance remain indefinitely.

Therefore, the peak of the Sword Dao that Zhao Lingfei needed to climb was even higher than this "extremely high" Realm, and this "extremely high" Realm was significantly higher than Mr. Zhu’s current Realm...

Zhao Rong was startled by her words, detecting the sharpness hidden in her gentle tone.

He felt an inexplicable joy in his heart and, no longer demurring, he drank the Ice Lady Wine.

The others also drank.

Zhao Rong put down his cup, and at this moment, Zhu Yourong frowned and said,

"Ziyu, why exactly is it so?"

Clearly, she was referring to the paradox that Zhao Rong had just mentioned.

Yu Huaijin also nodded, following his Teacher’s lead, and looked seriously at Zhao Rong.

Zhu Yourong continued,

"Since from Ziyu, we all know that if a chestnut were to race with a bamboo horse for a match, the chestnut could definitely catch up with the bamboo horse, even if it was given a ten thousand step head start—it’s only a matter of time...

"Hmm, this isn’t to look down upon Miss Zhao, but it was previously heard that Miss Zhao’s bamboo horse had fallen to Mortal Grade... So, why, in this plausible hypothetical scenario you speak of, can the chestnut still not catch the bamboo horse?"

Zhu Yourong, Zhao Xifu, and Yu Huaijin, among others, watched Zhao Rong intently.

While this conclusion seemed absurd, upon careful consideration, all the premises of this conclusion were rational and valid, so why then does logical reasoning yield such a counterintuitive conclusion?

Could there be some fundamental Great Dao of heaven and earth hidden within it that has never been discovered by the sages before?

Zhao Rong hesitated; in fact, he wasn’t really indifferent to burial matters, but this issue, most importantly, required contemplation.

Any response to it would prompt us to rethink the most fundamental metaphysical assumptions, exploring how time should be correctly understood...

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"Is there such a rule?"

"Since when has that been a rule?"

"Just now."

"...It’s just like you, Shopkeeper Zhao."

"The fastest Flying Sword."

"..."

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Historical records about the eight Emperor Provers in the history of the Xuanhuang Human Clan are scarcely circulated on the mountain.

Zhao Rong did not know whether there were complete books documenting the events of the past nearly ninety thousand years in the Cultivation World; perhaps places like the four great Taiching, built to stand for thousands of years based on the Xuan Emperor’s Law, have detailed records, yet they are not made public.

Thus, among the eight Emperor Provers, except for the first and second generation Emperors Xuan and Cang, and a Great Emperor reputed as a revitalizing ancestor seemingly related to the Mo Family, the rest—the titles and names of whom were unknown to Zhao Rong since he had come to this world nearly a year ago—are scarcely understood.

The first three, however, were celebrated for their achievements that had been extolled through the ages.

Thus, for such high-ranking beings, the history during their reign in the Xuanhuang Realm seemed to be shrouded in a kind of fog; when later generations looked back, it was like seeing a mountain through mist, cloudy and unclear, which was indeed an oddity. Historical records about the eight Emperor Provers in the history of the Xuanhuang Human Clan are scarcely circulated on the mountain.

Zhao Rong did not know whether there were complete books documenting the events of the past nearly ninety thousand years in the Cultivation World; perhaps places like the four great Taiching, built to stand for thousands of years based on the Xuan Emperor’s Law, have detailed records, yet they are not made public.

Thus, among the eight Emperor Provers, except for the first and second generation Emperors Xuan and Cang, and a Great Emperor reputed as a revitalizing ancestor seemingly related to the Mo Family, the rest—the titles and names of whom were unknown to Zhao Rong since he had come to this world nearly a year ago—are scarcely understood.

The first three, however, were celebrated for their achievements that had been extolled through the ages.

Thus, for such high-ranking beings, the history during their reign in the Xuanhuang Realm seemed to be shrouded in a kind of fog; when later generations looked back, it was like seeing a mountain through mist, cloudy and unclear, which was indeed an oddity.