324: Auction begins

"Holy crap, a war king token!?"

The Golden Armor Guard's eyes widened abruptly, full of disbelief, and he stumbled on level ground, nearly falling over.

"So you recognize it; that saves me from having to explain further."

Lin Yang nodded slightly; he had been worried the guard wouldn't know the goods, and he would have to waste his breath explaining what kind of token this was.

Fortunately, this auction house guard had extraordinary discernment and recognized the war king token at a glance.

Who would have thought that in the next moment,

"Audacious scoundrel! To dare impersonate the War King—you must have the guts of a bear and a leopard!"

The Golden Armor Guard suddenly shouted coldly, his spear's sharp tip pointed directly at Lin Yang, his eyes filled with murderous intent; clearly, he had mistaken Lin Yang for a fraud.

"I overestimated you..."

Lin Yang pursed his lips helplessly. He had thought this Golden Armor Guard had good discernment, but after all this, it turned out he was just a hotheaded rookie.

However, one couldn't entirely blame the Golden Armor Guard. After all, what kind of status did the War King have? He was ten thousand times rarer than a Supreme VIP. Seeing someone suddenly appear holding a war king token, who could easily believe it?

"The auction is about to begin, and I imagine there must be important figures from the Immortal Alliance present to maintain order. You can go and ask around, and you will know whether this token is real or fake."

Lin Yang didn't want to truly argue with a guard, so he spoke to him in a conciliatory tone.

Seeing Lin Yang's confident demeanor, the Golden Armor Guard couldn't help but feel a twinge of doubt in his heart.

After pondering for a moment, he slowly retracted his spear tip, "Wait here for a moment; I will go confirm the authenticity of the token in your hand!"

After saying this, he called over two companions to temporarily take his place, cast one more suspicious glance at Lin Yang, and turned to walk inside the auction house.

About a moment later.

A Golden Armor figure was seen rushing out from the auction house in a great hurry, running to Lin Yang at top speed, rubbing his hands together, and smiling: "Lord Lin Yang, please come in!"

"You don't need the VIP token anymore?"

Looking at the Golden Armor Guard who seemed like a completely different person, Lin Yang couldn't help but chuckle.

"Oh, my lord, you really love to joke! Your token is far more prestigious than any VIP!"

The Golden Armor Guard's face was full of smiles, like a blooming wild chrysanthemum.

Such an enthusiastic attitude made Lin Yang feel a bit unaccustomed.

Apparently, after this Golden Armor Guard went in to report, his superiors had given him a bit of a shock.

And very soon, the person who had shocked the guard appeared.

It was a middle-aged man coming from inside the auction house.

"Hehe, I never expected young friend Lin Yang to come and show support today; I have truly failed to welcome you properly, truly failed to welcome you!"

The middle-aged man was slightly plump, with a shrewd face and a handlebar mustache; he walked over with a smile, greeting Lin Yang enthusiastically as if they were old friends reunited after a long time.

"A few days ago, I heard Vice Alliance Leader Li mention you, young friend Lin Yang, saying you were heroic and brilliant, a dragon and phoenix among men... surely destined to be a pillar of the Immortal Alliance sooner or later. I was always wondering, what Fellow Daoist could possibly earn such high praise from Vice Alliance Leader Li?"

"Seeing you today, I know that Vice Alliance Leader Li's words were truly not empty. The moment I saw you, young friend, I observed the appearance of a dragon and tiger, the demeanor of a king; you have the bearing of someone unrivaled, truly unrivaled!"

"Senior is..."

The middle-aged man started flattering him the moment they met, making Lin Yang feel a bit at a loss.

"Look at how excited I am, I even forgot to introduce myself."

The middle-aged man slapped his forehead and then smiled: "I am Ouyang Quan, the person in charge of this auction house. If you don't mind, young friend, just call me Brother Ouyang."

"By the way, my blind subordinate, he didn't offend you, did he?"

"That he did not, it was just a small misunderstanding." Lin Yang smiled and waved his hand.

"Haha, that's good, that's good! It's rare for young friend Lin Yang to come here, and I have already ordered people to prepare a seat with an excellent view inside. May I invite young friend Lin Yang and your friends to do me the honor of entering and taking your seats?" Ouyang Quan continued with a smile.

"To tell you the truth, Brother Ouyang, my friends and I came specifically for this auction." Lin Yang smiled.

"Oh my, isn't that a coincidence?"

Ouyang Quan clapped his hands with a smile, "Then what are we waiting for? Please, young friends, come with me and enter the venue quickly."

Saying this, Ouyang Quan smiled and led Lin Yang and his group toward the inside of the auction house.

Countless people around watched this scene, all shocked with their mouths agape.

"No way? Who is this sacred person that he could actually make Great Master Ouyang come out to welcome him personally?"

Many people were stunned and surprised repeatedly.

"Honored guests, please come in, please come in..."

Meanwhile, while walking into the auction house, the Golden Armor Guard kept nodding and smiling like a puppet.

Watching the guard who seemed to have changed into a different person, Zhong Yu couldn't help but grin, "Who said this entrance guard was rigid? Isn't he quite adept at handling human relationships..."

Inside the auction house.

It was brightly lit and packed with seats.

Lin Yang and his party were led to an upper-level private room with an excellent view, where they could look down directly at the entire venue and take in the whole auction house at a glance.

After they were seated, Ouyang Quan called over several Advanced female attendants to accompany and serve them, while he himself needed to go behind the scenes to control the whole event and could not continue to accompany them.

However, before leaving, Ouyang Quan also gave his word: if Lin Yang and his party won any treasures, the auction house would give them a 12% discount.

For an auction where bids often reached tens of thousands, this was undoubtedly a huge discount.

"It seems that this war king token is even more useful within the Immortal Alliance than I thought..."

Lin Yang weighed the golden token in his hand and sighed; he certainly wouldn't think that Ouyang Quan's politeness toward him stemmed from genuine respect.

As the person in charge of the Immortal Alliance Auction House, the other party not only had extraordinary strength, but the resources he controlled were unimaginable.

To him, a young person with some strength like himself might only be considered an object worthy of attention.

The reason he was so polite now was entirely because of the war king token in his hand.

"May all honored guests please quiet down, the auction is about to begin!"

On the magnificent high platform built of jade, an old man spoke.

After the voice rang out, the people below quickly quieted down, clearly all looking forward to this auction.

Soon, amidst the anticipation of the masses, the first auction item was brought up by a graceful young girl.

The young girl carried a silver tray onto the stage, and on the tray lay a scroll with golden liquid flowing on it.

Beside the girl, the old man who had just spoken stepped forward slowly, smiled and pointed at the scroll in the silver tray, and said loudly: "Hehe, this first auction item is just an appetizer for our auction: a scroll of Earth Immortal Great Perfection level finger technique Divine Ability, the Crushing Yin Finger!"

The old man who had spoken earlier began to introduce the first auction item.

"Crushing Yin Finger..."