Chen Changqing wasted no words. He took a palm-sized purple-gold token straight out of his Heaven Treading Ring. The word "Supreme" was engraved on its face, while the back bore the emblem of the Nine Provinces Auction House-a nine-story treasure pagoda.
The instant the two guards saw the token, their pupils contracted in unison.
"Th-the Supreme Token!"
The guard on the left even lost control of his voice.
The Nine Provinces Auction House had five membership tiers: bronze, silver, gold, mystic, and supreme. Bronze members were everywhere, and silver and gold members were hardly rare. But every member at mystic tier or above was a towering figure with hundreds of millions in wealth and heaven-reaching power.
As for supreme members?
It was said that the clients who held Supreme Tokens across the entire Jiuzhou Continent could be counted on one hand.
"No need to be nervous, gentlemen. I'd like to attend the upcoming auction."
Chen Changqing put away the token, his tone casual.
"P-please wait a moment, honored guest. I'll announce your arrival at once!"
The guard on the left turned and raced inside.
In fewer than twenty breaths, a figure strode briskly out through the entrance.
The newcomer was a young female cultivator in purple court dress, with delicate features and a graceful figure. Her cultivation was far from low: late Spirit Transformation, enough to make her a dominant figure in her own region elsewhere.
Yet at the Nine Provinces Auction House, she was merely a senior receptionist.
That alone showed the depth of this behemoth's foundations, spanning all Nine Provinces.
The woman hurried up to Chen Changqing and performed a flawless Ten Thousand Blessings Bow, a perfectly measured smile on her lips.
"Welcome, honored guest. I am Qingyue, chief guest attendant of the Xuanming Branch."
She raised her