A heart that, once consumed, could awaken the power from all his responses, allowing him to break through the True Martial Realm and become a Qi Refining expert, was lying right before his eyes. It would be a lie to say Chu Lingguang wasn't tempted.
Even though he was bolstered by Favor Points and his cultivation progressed faster than others, the cultivation skills required to break through the True Martial Realm were monopolized by Yuanchu Mountain and the Court. Succeeding on his own would be far from easy.
On Black Bear Island, he had performed meritorious service—restoring military discipline, wiping out pirates, and leading the soldiers in practicing their Spear Technique. He had handed out all sorts of Favors for no other reason than to gain Favor Points and acquire a cultivation skill to reach the Qi Refining Realm.
He had gained quite a few Favor Points, but unfortunately, the cultivation skill for advancing to the Qi Refining Realm had never appeared.
