After Great Bell left, Xu Ying stood there for a long while, lost and dejected. Then he turned to Wen Nanxun and asked, "After Master Zhong becomes a Hall Master, will he forget me?"
Wen Nanxun's expression turned solemn. "Becoming friends with a great figure isn't always a good thing. When a great figure needs to sever his bonds, you're often the one who dies."
Xu Ying smiled. "Master Zhong wouldn't treat me that way."
Though he said so, he still looked deeply troubled.
Wen Nanxun led him toward a stretch of immortal mountains in the distance and said, "Daoist Xu, not everyone who obtains a Dao Alliance Token is qualified to remain in the Dao Alliance. To become a member of the Dao Alliance, you must first pass various trials. If you fail, you'll be driven out. Before driving you out, they'll also reclaim everything you've learned and comprehended during this time!"
Xu Ying knew a little about this.
Back then, Daoist Venerable had also undergone countless trials after entering the Dao Alliance. He had failed them and become an abandoned pawn of the Dao Alliance, eventually betraying it.
"This immortal land is where the Dao Alliance's outer disciples stay. It's called Huai Sha Immortal Continent. Unless they're great figures, all outer disciples reside here."
Wen Nanxun led him over a range of mountains and found an immortal estate. "This is the residence of the Hongwu Hall disciples. The Hongwu Hall disciple who went to receive you has already died. Stay here for now and wait for True Lord Yongle to arrive. After he returns, he'll also give you some encouragement."
This immortal estate was called Ming Que Mansion. It was extremely quiet, with no irrelevant people around. The nearby immortal mountains were also all occupied by True Lord