If too much is given away, it would undoubtedly result in a significant loss.
Offering half remains greatly attractive to most Golden Core cultivators, and I can at least retain something.
An original complete strand of Innate Spiritual Qi, although slightly less effective for progressing a Nascent Soul realm in small realm advancements, is abundant enough for a Golden Core cultivator to advance two small realms.
Master Cangfeng could soon break into the late-stage Golden Core realm through his own cultivation in one or two years, before the spirit vein collapses in fifteen to twenty years. By this calculation, even with half a strand of Innate Spiritual Qi, he could reach Golden Core Perfection.
While agreeing to give Lu Qian a strand, it remains within a bearable scope. If it becomes unmanageable, one could always cultivate a few more years.
