Trenton Rich's invitation actually had quite a bit of sincerity. Just the promise of an unlimited supply of elixirs necessary for cultivation was enough to make any cultivator's heart flutter.
The path of cultivation, while reliant on talent, depends even more on resources.
This is akin to the saying that even a pig can fly if it stands at the right spot in a strong wind. Pour an abundance of cultivation resources into someone, and even a pig can become quite formidable.
Hadn't the Miller Family won over so many non-family cultivators by splurging on money, resources, and cultivation techniques?
Carson Flores needed elixirs for cultivation as well; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Trevor Knight to find him a connection to purchase medicine, leading to this very dinner party.
However, even though Carson Flores needed elixirs, he had no intention of joining any sect or family.
