Chapter 44 The Soul
Chapter 44 The Soul
"It's not tiring, and it's quite fun."
As he spoke, Li Ke looked at his hands, which had become much stronger and more agile in just a few days, and said:
"Whether it's internal or external martial arts, they're all very interesting."
Although the training process was indeed very tiring and somewhat painful.
But seeing progress each time compared to yesterday is still very pleasantly surprising, and it doesn't feel boring at all.
With a pursed lip, Huang Rong said domineeringly:
"Aren't you tired? I'm so bored! You have to make time to chat with me every day."
"Can."
Li Ke readily agreed.
Huang Rong had helped him before, and Li Ke had seen it and remembered it, so he naturally couldn't refuse this small request.
So the two under the shade of the tree began to chat, from trivial matters like the details of daily life to speculations about the origin of the universe and the size of the world.
When Huang Yaoshi, who was hiding in a corner and fearing that Li Ke would trick her into giving away her daughter, learned about the conjecture on the origin of the universe and the size of the world, he immediately couldn't stand still.
"You said our world is a big earthen ball, and this big earthen ball revolves around the sun in the void of the universe."
The sun revolves around the Milky Way galaxy, which contains hundreds of billions of suns.
And then the Milky Way is just an insignificant speck of dust in the universe, simply because there are at least hundreds of billions of galaxies similar to the Milky Way?
She looked at Huang Yaoshi, who jumped out of the shadows, and then turned to look at Huang Rong, who also had an incredulous expression on her face.
After thinking for a moment, Li Ke said:
"It's hard to believe that the world is bigger than we think."
But that is indeed the case; it can only be said that we ourselves, and even human civilization as a whole, are more insignificant and smaller than we imagine.
In this vast universe, measured in billions of years and spanning billions of light-years, we ourselves, and indeed all of human civilization, are truly insignificant.
Upon hearing this, Huang Rong and Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but look up at the stars that were obscured by the sunlight.
If what Li Ke said is true, then they themselves, and even the entire human civilization, are indeed so insignificant and so tiny in the face of the vast universe.
Thinking about these things, a nameless fear enveloped their hearts—a fear born from realizing how insignificant and trivial they were.
"Kid, how could the world be so vast? What proof do you have?"
In response, Li Ke walked to the thatched hut, took out a rope, and then pierced a round stone with his sword, tying it to the roof.
"How can we prove that our Earth is a large earthen ball, and how can we prove that the Earth is constantly rotating? This pendulum clock experiment can prove it perfectly."
Because the Earth is constantly rotating, the stone's back-and-forth movement is affected by the centrifugal force of the Earth's rotation, causing its trajectory to change.
As he spoke, Li Ke pushed the stone forcefully, causing it to swing back and forth.
At first, the stone swayed very rhythmically, back and forth.
But as time went by, the direction in which the stone swayed began to shift.
It seemed as if an invisible force was pulling the swaying stone back and forth, causing its trajectory to deviate.
Upon seeing this, Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong fell into deep thought, pondering the reasons behind it.
At this moment, Li Ke took out a round stone, held it in front of his eyes, and said:
"You've been living on Peach Blossom Island for a long time, so you must have seen quite a few boats."
Have you ever noticed that we always see the sails first, and then the hull of a ship?
Upon hearing this, Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong fell into deep thought, their eyes seemingly showing some understanding.
At this moment, Huang Rong said while pondering:
"Since we're on a big earthen ball, then why...?"
No, there must be an invisible force, an invisible force from the earth's core, pulling us to the surface.
Upon hearing this, Li Ke looked at Huang Rong in surprise, not expecting that Huang Rong would make the connection to universal gravitation.
If Huang Rong were to delve deeper into this invisible force, she might discover the laws of universal gravitation and summarize a set of universal gravitation formulas.
"There is indeed an invisible force that keeps us on the surface of the earth."
This invisible force is called gravity, also known as universal gravitation...
As he spoke, Li Ke explained to Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong what universal gravitation was, which amazed the two of them.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Li Ke was filled with increasing admiration; he hadn't expected Li Ke to know so much.
"Li Ke, after you awakened your innate wisdom, you not only can foresee the future, but you also know so many things."
Do you know how to bring the dead back to life?
Upon hearing Huang Yaoshi's question, Huang Rong immediately stood up, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"I have no idea."
Li Ke shook his head, then said with a solemn expression:
"I don't know what the afterlife is like, but as far as I know, there's a high probability that the soul is real."
If the soul truly exists, then after death, does the soul remain in the body, or in the legendary underworld?
I don't know the truth, after all, I have no way to see or sense souls.
If it's a Demon Slayer world, then souls must exist.
Furthermore, the souls in the Demon Slayer world are quite unique; they are not afraid of sunlight, can move around freely, and always stay by the main characters' side.
For example, there's Kanae Kocho, who always stays by her younger sister Shinobu's side. Therefore, the rules governing souls, or rather, souls in the Demon Slayer world, are quite unique.
But Demon Slayer is Demon Slayer, and Jin Yong's martial arts world is Jin Yong's martial arts world. They are completely different worlds, and their rules may not even be the same.
Under such circumstances, how could Li Ke, who had no way to see or perceive the soul, know the way to resurrect a person?
"There's a high probability that the soul truly exists, but we don't know where the soul goes after death...."
Huang Yaoshi spoke in a low voice, his eyes revealing a complex mix of ecstasy and despair.
Because if the soul truly exists, then although his wife's body is dead, her soul might still be 'alive'.
If his wife's soul is still alive, he might have the chance to see her again and reunite with her.
For him, this was like seeing a glimmer of hope in despair. Although this glimmer of hope was extremely small, it was enough to keep him going!
At this moment, Li Ke found a bamboo tube, then cut his wrist, letting the blood fall like a pillar.
But in less than a second, the super-powerful self-healing ability healed the injury on the wrist.
After putting the lid on the bamboo tube, Li Ke handed it to Huang Yaoshi.
"I have no clue how to find the soul or how to return it to the body."
After all, I can't even see or sense a soul, let alone know where a soul goes after death, so naturally I don't know how to resurrect the dead.
However, I do have a way to revive her body. If I give my blood to my teacher's wife, her body might be able to be revived.
However, the resurrected master's wife may be confined to a bed and require care for the rest of her life due to the loss of her soul.
The final decision is up to the teacher.
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