Chapter 455: 455, 【Two People Who Changed the World】
The grave was not large, and the tombstone was plain and simple.

There were no words etched into the tombstone, not even a name to indicate who was buried here.

Lu Xun looked at this solitary grave, then glanced at the teacher.

“Give me the wine,” the teacher said with indifference.

Lu Xun dutifully fetched the Spiritual Wine from his Storage Ring and offered it with both hands.

The teacher took the Spiritual Wine, opened it to sniff the fragrance, and smiled. “Isn’t this the wine from Lai Fu Restaurant?”

Lu Xun answered, “Indeed it is.”

When he first taught Player Skills, he let the players buy wine from Lai Fu Restaurant as tuition, then he would return the wine to be resold, allowing new players to continue buying it, creating a cycle.

So, most of the Spiritual Wine in his Storage Ring was from Lai Fu Restaurant.

The teacher squatted down, poured the wine directly onto the ground, and said, “Aren’t you coming over to pay your respects to your uncle?”

Lu Xun understood that this solitary grave was indeed his teacher’s brother’s.

He approached the grave and paid his respects in a proper manner.

Even though he had never met his teacher’s brother, he had the utmost respect for such a character who had accomplished enough to be named a Saint.

When it came to this Wordless Monument, the one that had left the deepest impression on Lu Xun had been Wu Zetian’s Wordless Monument.

One would assume that a grave for a governor or a general would at least have some achievements written on it, but a Wordless Monument was indeed quite special.

There were several theories as to why a Wordless Monument would be erected, and the true reason was still a mystery.

The teacher continued to pour the wine as he said, “Don’t look so mournful, your teacher’s brother died peacefully from old age, not in battle.”

Lu Xun did not know how to reply to this, and, of course, the teacher did not require his response.

Indeed, in the Heavenly Dust Continent, the so-called “Coexistence with the heavens and the earth” was unrealistic.

Even the highest Cultivation Base had an upper limit to their lifespan.

Most of the time, the higher the Cultivation Base, the longer the lifespan.

The teacher continued pouring the wine, speaking to himself, “Compared to me, your teacher’s brother indeed didn’t have much talent in cultivation.”

Hearing these words, Lu Xun didn’t dwell on them too much.

He had no idea what the teacher’s “lack of talent” meant, only the heavens would know.

Lu Xun would not believe that his Uncle was a low-leveled cultivator; he had already learned to understand the teacher’s words: the teacher’s “little” was equivalent to “a lot”, and when he said “just passable”, it was “extraordinary” in normal people’s eyes!

Especially when… the teacher was comparing others to himself!

After emptying the wine jug, the teacher slowly stood up.

He said to Lu Xun, “There is no need for curiosity, your uncle was buried with my own hands, and the grave was erected by me.”

After saying this, he even chuckled, “In this regard, I have quite the experience, don’t you think this grave’s location is well-chosen?”

The teacher’s tone was very calm when he said this.

But for some reason, Lu Xun felt a bit upset upon hearing these words.

——The teacher had lived for too long, too long.

It indeed embodies this line of poetry: “Looking back through the ages, old friends are long gone, the room is filled with clothes as white as snow.”

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The teacher and his disciple did not stay long at the grave.

The teacher brought Lu Xun back to the small courtyard.

Lu Xun looked at the teacher, hesitated for a while, then asked, “Teacher, could you tell me some stories about you and my uncle?”

“Oh? Are you curious?” The teacher replied.

“Yes,” Lu Xun did not deny.

How could he not be curious? This was a person who had changed the entire Heavenly Dust Continent!

The teacher looked up at the sky and calmly said, “Actually, there isn’t much to say. Although your uncle and I are brothers from the same mother, our characters and abilities vary significantly.”

“I’m good at cultivation, and I advance rapidly in Cultivation Techniques. I can learn all kinds of techniques with just a little bit of studying and may understand them thoroughly with only a thought.”

“Your uncle’s path of cultivation was extremely slower by comparison. Even if I occasionally gave him a push, he still tended to be slow.”

“The only things that earned him praise were his tea brewing skills and swordsmanship skills.” The master said with a gentle smile on his face.

Lu Xun was quietly listening. This was a secret that no player had uncovered in his previous life!

The elder’s hands were clasped behind his back, his right index finger gently tapping on the back of his left hand. He continued, “And then, the ancient catastrophe began.”

Lu Xun perked up at his words.

“At that time, my cultivation base was among the top in the entire Heavenly Dust Continent, and your uncle’s was somewhat less advanced.”

“Fortunately, both him and I survived that catastrophe.” The elder didn’t elaborate on this, merely skimming over it lightly.

“But after the catastrophe, I lost all my cultivation base and became a useless person. I had to rely on Little Gui for all my daily needs, and as you know, Little Gui has always been slow, which often caused me to lose my temper in those years.”

Listening to this, Lu Xun couldn’t help but recall Elder Gui’s leisurely movements and the kindly smile gradually spreading across his face.

The elder continued: “You should be aware of what happened next.”

“Your uncle began experimenting with modifying cultivation techniques and later turned to creating his own techniques. The Five Elements Cultivation Method you practice was created by him. In the whole world, only our master-disciple duo practices this odd cultivation method.”

Hearing this, Lu Xun asked, “Master, I dare to ask, after you lost all your cultivation base, the ripples on your body…”

Seeing him faltering, the elder cut him off directly: “That was not affected, but the threshold for practice was quite high before, and it seemed indeed difficult to start over.”

With a carefree smile, the elder said, “Your uncle created the cultivation method to cope with a possible catastrophe in the future. As for me, the big brother who couldn’t cultivate, I was just a side benefit.”

Listening to this, Lu Xun didn’t take it too seriously. In his view, it was true that his uncle wanted to change the cultivation world, but to allow the elder to cultivate again must have been one of his motivations.

The elder continued, “Later on, he successfully created the cultivation method. It was then that I realized that aside from making tea and sword dao, your uncle’s real talent was in creating this method.”

“Since then, I began to cultivate again. The speed of cultivating this method is much slower than when I cultivated before. I spent many years, just to catch up with your uncle’s realm.”

At his words, Lu Xun’s mouth twitched slightly.

He knew how difficult it was to cultivate the Five Elements Cultivation Method. How skilled the elder must have been at practicing it to have been able to catch up with his uncle after starting over!

Was it possible…his uncle was really incompetent at cultivating?

The elder didn’t say more on this subject, only simply continuing: “Time passed quickly, I’ve lost track of how many years it’s been. Gradually, my cultivation base not only returned to its original state but even surpassed it a little.”

Lu Xun: “…”

“In addition to my realm, I’ve also improved in other areas, which makes me stronger than ever.”

Lu Xun guessed, the so-called improvements must be the elder’s surge of vitality!

Not only did it contain Knife Luck, there must also be other things!

All these added together, coupled with the vigorous Spiritual Power of the Five Elements Cultivation Method, how could it not be strong?

The elder then said, “At this point, your uncle and I decided that the time was right to come down the mountain and try to change the world.”

His tone remained calm, but his words carried great power!

With that said, a smile appeared on the elder’s face as if he was reminiscing about something:

“Little Five, don’t judge the cultivation method and techniques your uncle created to be tough and overbearing, but in reality, he’s a coward in person. He’s gentle and mild-mannered and never gets into conflict with anyone, except for me.”

“Therefore, he encountered many difficulties when promoting his modified cultivation methods.”

Lu Xun could understand this.

The emergence and promotion of new things would inevitably encounter many obstacles.

More so when it’s something that can change the whole cultivation world!

One can only imagine the level of difficulty involved.

“Master, what happened then?” Lu Xun asked at the right time.

As a listener of a story, one must learn to say, “What happened next?”

Standing there, the elder spoke calmly: “In that case, his older brother should step in and solve the problems he found thorny.”

The elder waved his hand and said:

“Actually, it was nothing special, just reasoning with the cultivation world at the time.”

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