Most of his money was given to the Immortal Master in charge of his initiation to test his Spiritual Root. With what was left, he couldn't even afford a single Cultivation Technique, not even the most ordinary one - Creation Method.
His parents were left with no choice but to buy a Martial Arts Technique and brought him home, only for them to be ridiculed by relatives, friends, and neighbors, his family was accused of being overly ambitious.
However, having witnessed the scenery of the cultivators' Sect, which seemed like a fairyland, and the sight of Foundation Building cultivators flying with swords, the seed of cultivation rooted within his heart.
Latter on, he diligently practiced Martial Arts Technique, made some progress, and happened to meet a Black-cloaked Taoist when he was chopping wood on the mountain. The Taoist saw that the wood he was carrying was too heavy, so he used a spell to make it float.