Before parting, Hou Niao gave Chong Ling the three basic cultivation techniques he had for him because he realized the youth's cultivation was solely reliant on talent and lacked proper guidance, a result of the environment he grew up in.
Fang Yazi accepted them generously, without the slightest refusal, because in his simple heart, a gift from a friend should be taken with gratitude!
As they said goodbye, the young Fang Yazi turned around without hesitation and headed back into the Poplar Forest, taking the same path they had come from. It seemed that this stubborn boy wanted to traverse it again. Though his realm was not high, his determination was remarkable, indicating his future achievements would be boundless.
Hou Niao looked for a carrying basket in a nearby village, placing the child in it and carrying him on his back, a common practice for rural travel with children; yet despite its being only about a dozen jins, the child weighed on Hou Niao as if he were a mountain.
