C104 mountain boy

The reason why Hong Jiugong said that was purely to reassure Cai Qilong and not let his imagination run wild was because the real situation was not as Hong Jiugong had said. The Hong Jiugong of back then was even more talented than the current Cai Qilong, and was able to grasp the art of capturing demons within a few months. Of course, Hong Jiugong could not tell Cai Qilong the truth