This Black Mark City auction was not considered low-tier even in the Black-Corner Region!
Thus, ordinary attendees could only sit in the lower public stands.
Only those who presented tokens of sufficient value or astronomical wealth could enter the private rooms on the second floor or the VIP suites on the third.
The steward responsible for receiving guests at the entrance had a sharp eye. Having spent years here, he could discern a visitor's status and wealth at a glance.
Seeing that Yao Xuan and the other two possessed extraordinary bearing and distinguished temperaments, yet carried no admission jade tokens and were merely waiting in line, the steward immediately adopted a professionally polite but distant expression. He stepped forward and bowed.
"Three esteemed guests, tonight is our annual grand auction. VIP suites require an Eight Gates violet-gold token, or treasures valuable enough to offset the cost."
"If you do not possess the qualifications, please take seats in the ordinary stands."
Xiao Yan frowned slightly at those words.
The Black-Corner Region truly had a strict hierarchy. Even after entering this place, without enough strength or treasures to back oneself up, one could still only sit at the very end, with no chance of peace and quiet.
Beside him, Yao Xuan remained calm and said nothing.
He merely raised his fingers slightly. Spiritual light flashed across his palm, and a perfectly round pill with concentrated, lingering medicinal fragrance quietly floated above it.
Even someone who knew nothing of alchemy could tell at a glance that this pill was no ordinary item.
"A sixth-grade Pure Essence Barrier-Breaking Pill."
Yao Xuan spoke evenly.
"This pill can help Dou Wang and Battle Emperor Realm experts stabilize their barriers and break through bottlenecks. It should be enough to exchange for a top-tier private suite, yes?"
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