"Right, about your cultivation method and combat skills."
"From now on, I won't help you modify your cultivation method anymore. There are many things in this pavilion. You may study anything below the Heavenly Rank as you please. If your cultivation method needs modification, you'll have to rely on yourself..."
"Your current cultivation method is at the low Heavenly Rank. Once the five elements are complete, it should reach the high Heavenly Rank. Beyond that, you will need to comprehend it yourself. If you want to reach the highest point, you must carve out your own path. The same goes for cultivation methods. If you blindly rely on those who came before you, you will never surpass them..."
"The same applies to combat skills. I originally intended to give you a completed combat skill, but now you must rely on yourself as well. Still, I have the framework of one that I can give you. You can combine it with your self-created combat skill... As for exactly how you do that, it's up to you. I won't help you further. Of course, if there's anything you cannot figure out, I can answer some of your questions."
As he spoke, a scroll appeared before Xiao Heng.
Taking the scroll, Xiao Heng did not feel disappointed. Little Grass's decision to stop helping him resolve issues with his cultivation method and combat skills was not because their relationship had grown distant. On the contrary, it was precisely because they had grown closer. Little Grass wanted him to go further, which was why he was doing this. Xiao Heng understood that very well.
It was like at home: the child on whom the greatest hopes were placed would always receive stricter education. It was not because they were unloved or deliberately treated harshly. It