The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 197 The rules of the origin of the cave, the paradox of the wrong proposition! (asking for a monthly ticket)

Tao Qian entered the Peach Blossom Spring because of an accident. It was the power of incense created by "Peach Blossom Spring" that sent him in. It was also because of his obsession with finding the Peach Blossom Spring. The combination of the two made his soul enter the Peach Blossom Spring instead of the Yin-Yang Realm after his death.

But Huiyuan was punished for the sins he had committed!
Therefore, Tao Qian's identity in Peach Blossom Spring is a boatman, and he lives the life he wants in the world every day.

Lu Xiujing became the grandson of the village chief and did not have to suffer every day.

Only Huiyuan, the great monk, who was mute and crazy, was tortured by the erosion of rules every day and lived a life worse than death.

It’s all because of the sins he committed when he was alive!
"You have done something wrong and you will not live!"

Tao Qian said quietly.

In the end, he didn't say anything too harsh.

After all, Huiyuan, like him, is actually dead, and those who stay here now are actually their souls.

"Yes, you will suffer the consequences if you do evil!"

A familiar voice came.

It was Bai Weng, the village chief of Qinren Village. He came slowly with the help of a cane. Behind him, the villagers of Qinren Village followed him. Lu Xiujing did the same. He followed Bai Weng with a numb expression, following him closely.

Bai Weng looked very cold, and said to Huiyuan, "You knew that the demon tiger soul must devour the soul of the ghost before the ghost can appear, but you still insisted on doing it. What kind of divine monk are you?"

"Namo Amitabha!"

Huiyuan chanted the Buddha's name loudly and bowed deeply: "What happened last year was caused by my greed. This is a bad fate. I am willing to pay it with my own life. I only ask Mr. Bai to let Mr. Tao and the two Lu friends go."

"Do you think now is the time when your tiger soul still exists?"

Mr. Bai looked at Huiyuan with a cold expression.

The latter fell silent.

Tao Qian asked: "Monk, what does he mean by this?"

Huiyuan said helplessly: "The tiger soul is gone. It should be that Mr. Bai got rid of it after we were trapped."

Lu Chen looked normal. When he first came here with Tao Qian, who was still Liu Wu, he specifically investigated this broken bridge. Apart from a wisp of resentment from the tiger soul, there was no remaining power on it.

Huiyuan looked at Mr. Bai and said in a heavy tone, "I have realized my mistakes. Buddha said, put down the butcher knife and you will become a Buddha right away. There is no greater good than returning to the right path. My sins are unforgivable. I have brought this upon myself. I do not ask Mr. Bai to forgive me, but I only hope that Mr. Bai will not sink into sin. I am willing to repay you with my life. Namo Amitabha."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand, a golden light condensed in his palm, and the next second, he was about to hit himself on the forehead and commit suicide.

Suddenly, Lu Chen came to his side and held his palm in mid-air.

"Master Lu, please don't stop me."

Huiyuan looked at Lu Chen with a look of death in his eyes, and he also wanted to make his death clear.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Master, if you want to atone for your past sins, you can do it. I am not trying to stop you from committing suicide. It's just that I saved you, and it's not in vain. Before some things are clarified, please hold off on dying. Besides, Master, you are already dead. Now you are just your spirit. It doesn't matter if you die earlier or later."

"..."

Huiyuan was silent.

Is there any delay for this?

Lu Chen turned around and looked at Bai Weng: "We have been chased to a dead end. Senior, you can't just not give us any time, right?"

But Mr. Bai looked at the two of them as if he were watching a play and said, "You can't leave alive either. What's the point of giving you time? You'd better give up early. Hand over the jade pendant in your hand, and then erase your own memory. I can let you go. As for Huiyuan... Haha, if you want to die, die outside. Don't dirty my paradise!"

Lu Chen said helplessly: "Mr. Bai, if you can't pretend to be a ruthless person, then don't pretend. You don't look like one at all."

Bai Weng was stunned for a moment, then he angrily said: "Boy, what did you say!?"

"I'm just telling the truth. Don't be anxious. Which villain would really let us go at this critical moment?"

Lu Chen's tone was calm, and there really wasn't much hostility in Bai Weng.

When he said he would let me go, he might really be planning to do so.

This is also the reason why he did not leave after sorting out the whole process.

These are all potential helpers in the future!

He straightened his clothes and held the Lu-character jade pendant in front of his chest: "Lu-character jade pendant? It should contain the energy of the origin of the cave, right? It should be related to the "rules" in the Peach Blossom Spring? Let me think, is it a rule that allows people not to be blocked by other rules? Or a rule that cannot be taken by force by others?"

The power in the jade pendant with the word "Lu" could not be sensed by Lu Chen from the outside world.

It only started to work after entering Peach Blossom Land, but there was no divine consciousness to investigate.

However, he also found a way to drive the power inside.

Huiyuan and Tao Qian beside him were stunned for a moment.

But Mr. Bai snorted: "This is a strand of the origin that you stole. Do you want to use it to exchange for your lives?"

Tao Qian said to Lu Chen at this time: "There is indeed a cave heaven origin energy in it, which is what you call the blank rule. It was obtained by friend Lu Xiujing from Longshou Mountain. It can be written into new rules and can also prevent itself from being deceived by other rules. It is an effect shared by all rules. Now the rule here is 'No one can forcibly take the Lu jade pendant. Otherwise, the Lu jade pendant will self-destruct.' This kind of rule is actually a bit non-compliant, so it cannot be bound to a certain person. The more it fits the heaven and earth and the more logical the rules are, the more effective they will be."

Lu Chen nodded. This was not much different from what he thought.

But Mr. Bai sneered and said, "Why are you still pretending? Don't you already know the rules?"

Tao Qian smiled and said, "Mr. Bai, you are wrong. Monk Huiyuan and I have never told you about the rules of the Lu jade pendant. You just guessed it yourself."

As he spoke, he looked at Lu Chen and sighed, "Back then, Monk Huiyuan, friend Lu Xiujing and I spent three days to research that the cave heaven origin energy contained in the Lu jade pendant might have rules. You thought of it in less than a day. It's amazing."

Although he said this, Bai Weng did not believe what Tao Qian said.

Lu Chen did not give him an explanation, but said: "If this is the case, it can explain why the cultivators' divine consciousness is not allowed to come out now. Are they afraid that we will change the rules at will?"

Bai Weng did not hide anything: "Yes, without the help of the cave heaven's origin energy, how can you fight against me?"

He came over slowly, wanting to watch the three people escape.

As expected, the three of them arrived at the Broken Bridge.

Now the three of them have no backup plan. As long as he can extract the original energy of the cave heaven in the jade pendant with the word "Lu", he will be able to deal with the three of them.

Lu Chen said, "If I don't take the initiative to give you the Lu jade pendant, won't you never be able to take back the rules in the Lu jade pendant?"

Mr. Bai said indifferently: "As long as you are still in the Peach Blossom Spring, the rules are equivalent to being in the Peach Blossom Spring. It doesn't matter whether it is in my hands or not."

Lu Chen looked at Tao Qian and Hui Yuan and asked, "Is this the reason why you gave up fighting him?"

"I can't escape, so I can only ask for help from outside. The jade pendant contains the energy of the origin of the cave, so I can enter and exit Taoyuan at will. This is the only way."

Tao Qian said, "This was Lu Xiujing's suggestion, but there was really no other way at the time. We thought that since he couldn't escape, we might as well exile him to the outside world and see if there was a ray of hope. Fortunately, you got it in the end."

"You look like you're not worried?" Lu Chen asked.

Tao Qian smiled calmly, "I am afraid of death, but since my wife passed away, my heart has died, and now my body is dead. What is the difference between death and immortality? It doesn't matter if I forget the past and become a fisherman, or if I return to the past, I am no longer alive. What do I have to worry about?"

Lu Chen admired Tao Qian's free and easy style, but there was no need to ask about Huiyuan.

This guy is just seeking death now.

At this moment, Bai Weng seemed to not want to waste time talking to Lu Chen anymore. He flew up and grabbed towards Lu Chen.

Huiyuan wanted to help Lu Chen resist, but Lu Chen waved his hand and refused: "No need, he can't catch me."

"what?"

Huiyuan was stunned.

But the next second, as expected, Lu Chen stood there motionless, but Bai Weng couldn't get close to Lu Chen no matter what!
"what have you done!?"

Mr. Bai was shocked.

He sensed the power of rules!

However, the rules he wrote already stated that practitioners’ spiritual thoughts cannot be used!

No one is an exception except the Taoist Lord of Immortality!

But why did Lu Chen write the rules again! ?
Lu Chen laughed at this time: "I guess, the senior must have stipulated that the spiritual consciousness of the cultivator cannot leave the body, but, what if the spiritual consciousness has not stayed in the body, but stayed outside the body?"

Lu Chen waved his arm, and more than a dozen paper figures appeared on the spot.

Unsurprisingly, these paper figures were very stiff. Due to the restrictions of the Peach Blossom Spring rules, Lu Chen had no way to control them with his main consciousness.

However, among these paper figures, there is a little bit of Lu Chen's spiritual consciousness.

These divine thoughts are actually divine thoughts outside the body!
"I'm sorry, but if you want to change the rules, it's very easy."

Lu Chen smiled and tore a paper man into pieces. The next second, a divine thought automatically entered the jade pendant with the word "Lu" on it.

The divine consciousness in the body cannot get out, but the divine consciousness that has been staying outside can be used!
Bai Weng frowned and turned to catch Huiyuan and Tao Qian, but without exception, no matter who they were, he couldn't catch them!
Bai Weng stepped back and wanted to touch other people, but he still couldn't touch them!

It's so close, but why can't I touch it?!
"What have you done!?"

Mr. Bai looked at Lu Chen in front of him, and now he had to face this young man squarely.

You can change the rules at will!
The rules of Taoyuan cannot be changed casually.

First of all, there must be a certain logic!
It has to be recognized by Taoyuan.

Taoyuan depends on the outside world, so the more reasonable the rules are and the more self-consistent the logic is, the more effective it will be.

For example, if you say that water can burn fire, the rules can indeed make it happen, but this contradicts the rules of the big world. Then something that could have been done with just one rule will now require a hundred rules.

And it is obvious that there cannot be too many rules in the Lu jade pendant.

But the more complex the rules, the longer it will take.

Bai Weng couldn't figure out what kind of rules made it so difficult for him to catch Lu Chen?

It is so close, yet it seems like a world away.

This is not a normal rule, but why can it produce such an effect! ?
"I didn't do anything. I just wanted to have a good chat with you, Senior. Don't shout about fighting and killing. We are all practitioners, not butchers, right?"

Lu Chen smiled and said.

Tao Qian beside him was also extremely curious: "Friend Lu, what kind of rules did you change?"

They had spent three days thinking about it and half a month to write in the rules, but they had only written in a rule that the Lu jade pendant could not be taken away by force.

Because this rule is inconsistent with the logic of the big world, the effect presented is very weak.

However, the rules written by Lu Chen are obviously not like this. The rules he wrote are almost the rules of the big world.

That’s why the impact seems so huge, affecting almost everyone!
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Nothing, I just wrote in a concept that is quite logical but contradictory."

"What is it?"

Bai Weng asked immediately.

What kind of rules would have such a wide impact when they are so inconsistent with the logic of the real world?

Lu Chen said: "Senior, do you want to know?"

Mr. Bai nodded without any hesitation.

Lu Chen pointed to Lu Xiujing behind Bai Weng and said, "Let Xiujing come over here, and I will help you solve your doubts."

Bai Weng frowned, but after thinking that they couldn't escape anyway, he waved his hand and asked Lu Xiujing to go to Lu Chen.

When Lu Xiujing came to his side, Lu Chen immediately used the jade pendant with the word "Lu" on it to help him untie his distorted consciousness.

"Brother." Lu Xiujing was dazed for a moment, then looked at Lu Chen with a smile on his face, then turned to look at Huiyuan and Tao Qian: "Divine Monk Huiyuan, Mr. Wu Liu."

"When you gave me the Lu jade pendant, you really did it on purpose."

Lu Chen smiled and patted Lu Xiujing on the shoulder: "You are pretending to be someone you don't recognize."

Lu Xiujing chuckled and said, "If it weren't for this, how could we have the current scene?"

At that time, he had already run out of ideas. After all, he had already failed in the last fight with Bai Weng.

Since his cousin who liked to play by his own rules could come here, he must be no simple person, so he placed all his bets on Lu Chen.

Fortunately, there is a high probability that he will win this bet.

Then, he turned to look at Mr. Bai and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Bai, for your care and guidance over the past year."

During the time he spent in the Peach Blossom Land, not only was he not abused, but he was taught many methods of cultivation by Mr. Bai.

Now he is already a cultivator at the level of a refiner.

It was as if Mr. Bai really raised him as his grandson.

Mr. Bai's expression did not change much, and he said calmly: "You have qualified qualifications and good character, so I will pass on the master's inheritance to you. Besides, you may not be able to get out."

It seems like he doesn't want to accept Lu Xiujing's kindness.

Lu Xiujing bowed in a formal manner and said solemnly, "Once a teacher, always a father. I will never forget Grandpa Bai's teachings and Master's inheritance. Once a member of the Xinglin community, I will always be a member of the Xinglin community, even if Xiujing leaves Taoyuan in the future."

Mr. Bai's expression was somewhat moved.

But he still managed to snort coldly and shouted to Lu Chen: "I have already done what you wanted. Now it's your turn to solve my doubts."

Lu Chen did not hide anything and simply introduced: "Senior, if you want to walk from one place to another, do you have to walk to the midpoint of the two places first?"

Mr. Bai nodded subconsciously, but he didn't understand what it meant.

Huiyuan and Tao Qian standing next to them were also somewhat confused.

Although Lu Xiujing's consciousness was distorted, her memories were still there. Naturally, she knew what had happened and began to ponder the meaning of Lu Chen's words.

"And then?" asked Mr. Bai.

"There is no more."

Lu Chen said: "The new rule I wrote is that if one person wants to touch another person, he needs to walk to the midpoint between the two people. That's all."

Mr. Bai was stunned, then flew into a rage: "Boy! Are you kidding me?"

Tao Qian was also a little confused: "Lu boy, you should be honest with others. Since you said you would solve his doubts, then explain it clearly, don't be vague. When one person touches another person, he must go to the midpoint between the two people. It's the same whether you said it or not!"

Lu Chen smiled and looked at Hui Yuan, but his brows were furrowed and he hadn't figured out what Lu Chen meant.

"midpoint……"

Lu Xiujing had some understanding and asked, "Brother, do you mean to walk all the way to the midpoint?"

"Haha, that's right."

Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction. He was worthy of being the Taoist master who sorted out the Three Caves classics in the future and was called the Three Caves disciple. His cheap cousin really understood everything at a glance.

No wonder he was noticed by Mr. Bai and the entire Xinglin heritage was passed on to him.

His comprehension is indeed extraordinary, and his future achievements will surely not be low.

"I see!"

Huiyuan suddenly realized and looked at Lu Chen: "My friend's rule is indeed ingenious!"

"what?"

Tao Qian still frowned, not understanding: "What are you talking about? Why is it so wonderful? Is there no one to explain it to me?"

At this time, Bai Weng also had some enlightenment from Lu Xiujing's words, and he muttered to himself in a daze: "Midpoint, keep going to the midpoint... So that's it, so that's it."

Tao Qian looked at Bai Weng in shock and said, "No, you also understood it?"
He looked at Lu Chen, Lu Xiujing, Huiyuan, and Bai Weng... So, I was the only one who didn't understand what it meant?
Lu Xiujing also noticed Tao Qian's embarrassment and couldn't help but say, "Sir, you are a literary master, so it's normal that you don't understand what this means. This is actually a mathematical problem. It means that to get from one point to another, you must reach the midpoint of the two points, repeating this process over and over again... But, midpoint after midpoint, how many midpoints are there? You keep walking at the midpoint, but you can never reach the final point, no matter how close you are."

Tao Qian was stunned, his eyes widened, and his mind was a little confused.

I reached the midpoint, but never reached the end. Is it... that simple?

But, is this the order of the world?

Yes!
must be!
To walk from one point to another, don’t you have to reach the midpoint between the two points first?
But if this cycle continues over and over again, it will always be the midpoint, except that the position of the first point is moved a little closer to the second point.

but……

"How can I get to the end?" Tao Qian couldn't help but feel as if a group of kittens were tickling his heart.

It is clear that we can reach the end, so why, theoretically, can't we reach the end?
why?
Why is this!

Not only him, Huiyuan and Bai Weng also understood the meaning of this rule, but they still couldn't figure out how to get from the midpoint to the end point?
It all makes sense in theory.

But in reality, it's bullshit!
This is not the palm of Buddha's hand...

Both of them were in pain because of this question.

But Lu Chen laughed at this time.

What he said is one of the famous Zeno's paradoxes in reality - dichotomy!

If you set an unlimited value, you can naturally use the binary division method to divide the number into two parts indefinitely.

This certainly makes sense in theory, but in practice, the midpoint only needs to be breached once and the paradox will no longer exist.

After all, it's impossible for anyone to actually walk this way, looking at a section of road and seeing where the midpoint is, right?

Of course, the meaning of paradox is that something makes sense in theory, but does not make sense in practice.

So, in theory, as long as it makes sense, it means it complies with the rules of the world.

Moreover, this is the rule of the existence of the world, but Lu Chen strengthened it a little, turning it from theory into a necessary step in reality.

The same is true. No matter how strong Bai Weng is, he cannot break through the restrictions of the rules. He must reach one midpoint after another, but he can never touch them!

"why?"

Suddenly, Bai Weng said, "Why is it like this... There must be a loophole, right!?"

Mr. Bai stared at Lu Chen closely, wanting him to give an explanation.

Lu Chen looked at Bai Weng, then glanced at the others.

Whether it is Lu Xiujing, Huiyuan or Tao Yuanming, perhaps it is because they are all people with relatively pure nature, or perhaps they have long since stopped caring about matters of life and death.

So at this moment they seemed to have forgotten their current situation and all wanted to ask Lu Chen why this happened.
Seeing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's actually very easy to explain. This is actually a wrong proposition."

"Wrong proposition?"

Lu Xiujing asked in confusion: "Brother, this rule makes sense, how is it wrong?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "A wrong proposition does not depend on what is said, but on the conditions under which it is formed. First of all, every object has a volume. Under the premise of the formation of this proposition, the length and width of the object must be infinitely less than half the distance each time. For example, if a ten-foot-long stone moves, the distance from one point to another must be greater than ten feet. If it is less than ten feet, then this proposition does not hold, because the stone does not need to move, it has already exceeded half the distance, and even reached the end point, so the proposition does not hold."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

Huiyuan thought: "It's a wrong proposition...but when the conditions are right, it's impeccable."

Lu Chen nodded: "In fact, there are many paradoxes or wrong propositions like this. For example, a person is racing with a tortoise. The tortoise walks 100 meters first, and then the person chases it from behind. When the person has walked 100 meters, the tortoise has also walked 10 meters, which forms a new starting point. Then the person continues to chase. After the person has walked 10 meters, the tortoise walks one meter forward again, which forms a new starting point. This goes on and on. Doesn't it sound like the person will never catch up with the tortoise?"

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned again when they heard it.

Theoretically speaking, it seems to be true!
The same starting point, but the turtle is always in front and the man can never catch up.

"What is the reason for this?"

Tao Qian looked confused and his head seemed to be burning.

He also learned about mathematics, but...is mathematics so complicated?
But after thinking for a moment, Lu Xiujing immediately said, "The conditions are wrong. This is to disconnect the time, to divide the limited time into infinite parts. Brother, the conditions for the race between man and turtle should be within a specific time, right?"

Lu Chen nodded in appreciation: "Yes, this is an incorrect proposition formed under incorrect conditions."

He turned his gaze to Bai Weng again: "So, Senior, if I don't want to be caught by you, there are many ways. I guarantee that if we continue to consume like this, it will not be of any benefit to you, Senior, or even to the entire Taoyuan Secret Realm."

Mr. Bai was silent.

Huiyuan and Tao Qian looked at each other and discovered that each other was seriously shocked.

This young man is truly a monster!
Lu Xiujing was very interested and wanted to hear if Lu Chen had any other shocking ideas.

At this time, he was curious about everything.

Lu Chen's peculiar train of thought opened the door to a worldview that was different from what he had seen before!

It turns out that there are so many interesting questions in the world!
"What the old master said was right. The younger you are, the more you should not underestimate you."

Mr. Bai's tone suddenly weakened a lot: "Now, we can chat."

This is already a sign of surrender.

He had no choice but to give in. Lu Chen had already used two "wrong propositions" to bring his self-confidence to its lowest point.

This is almost like telling him that he can completely manipulate the 'blank rule' at will!

If he wanted to, he would definitely drag the entire Peach Blossom Land to be buried with him!

This is not impossible. If he really comes up with some strange rules, this kind of thing is not impossible to happen.

Although Mr. Bai couldn't think of it, judging from Lu Chen's performance, this was definitely not a lie.

"Thank you senior for understanding."

Lu Chen also felt relieved, he was actually gambling too.

Du Baiweng is not a stubborn person, but a mature practitioner.

If Mr. Bai is the kind of cultivator who would ignore other cultivators just for revenge, then whatever method Lu Chen uses will be useless.

Now it seems that he made the right bet.

Mr. Bai is not a stubborn person. In fact, it can be seen that he is actually a kind person by nature.

Lu Chen bowed and said, "Let me introduce myself again. I am Lu Chen, formerly a disciple of Baiyun Cave Heaven and now a disciple of Shaoyang Cave Heaven. However, I have not yet truly entered the sect and am still in the probation period. Should I call you Senior Bai Weng or Senior Dong Feng?"

"Baiyun Cave Heaven... Shaoyang Cave Heaven... I never thought she was the descendant of Baiyun Supreme."

Bai Weng looked at Lu Chen with a complicated look in his eyes, but the frustration in his eyes was less.

Since it is a cave heaven inheritance, it is reasonable that the performance is so outstanding.

There are some connections between the cave heaven inheritances.

When his master, the immortal Dong Feng, was alive, he had made friends with Baiyu Shangzhen. At that time, Shaoyang Cave Heaven was also called Baiyun Cave Heaven, named after Baiyun Shangzhen.

Just as the reason why Xinglin Dongtian is called Xinglin Dongtian is because his master Dong Feng was called Xinglin Zhenren.

It is clear at a glance who is the contemporary inheritor of Dongtian!
　Both paradoxes are derived from Zeno's paradox.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)