She remembered that the reason the Nine Lakes Merchant Guild had gained a firm foothold so quickly, even growing into a behemoth capable of rivaling the Yunlan Merchant Guild, was that it auctioned off a Face-Preserving Pill every so often.
The formula for the Face-Preserving Pill was kept secret. Supposedly, the ingredients needed to refine it were so scarce that only two or three could be produced each year at most. Although it did little to improve cultivation, it held a fatal allure for female cultivators.
The fact that the Nine Lakes Merchant Guild could offer a Face-Preserving Pill every few months immediately drew the attention of many female cultivators.
And Xue Fuyao happened to possess Fenghua Mushrooms, the main ingredient for refining Jade Beauty Pills, which were even more potent than Face-Preserving Pills.
In other words, as long as she could refine Jade Beauty Pills, she could easily break this monopoly.
With this thought, Xue Fuyao rose from her seat and walked toward the people who were talking.
Although Xue Fuyao was young, her attire was clearly anything but ordinary, so someone soon took notice of her as she approached.
"Little girl, is there something you need?" one of them asked.
As though afraid of frightening Xue Fuyao, he deliberately softened his voice as he spoke.
Hearing this, Xue Fuyao looked embarrassed and asked quietly, "I wanted to ask, can only people who have received invitations attend the auction you mentioned?"
Some large merchant guilds did not allow just anyone to attend their auctions. Only those who had received invitations could participate.
At her question, another person said, "Only people with invitations can enter the auction, but getting an invitation isn't all that difficult. I heard the Nine Lakes Merchant Guild announced that anyone who spends a million Spirit