"Huh, why is Wan Ning's name gone?"
"It really is! Wan Ning's name is actually gone! Was he expelled from the Qingcheng Mansion, or is he dead?"
"He probably died in some kind of accident. I think he accepted a mission and left a while ago, but he still hasn't returned."
...
The crowd noticed that a name had suddenly vanished from the ranking Stone Stele, and that name was none other than Wan Ning. Normally, an Inner Hall Disciple's Essence Blood was fused with their Identity Token. For a name to disappear from the ranking stele, the disciple had to either be expelled from the Qingcheng Mansion or be dead.
Upon death, the ranking naturally vanished, and the Identity Token would lose its function. Last time, Lin Xuan hadn't yet obtained an Identity Token, so his name wasn't inscribed on the ranking Stone Stele, which is why no one knew his status.
