This was a rule established by one of the former Hall Masters, but it only existed during that Hall Master's tenure.
Now, there was no Hall Master within the Primordial Immortal Hall. Shen Wanning was merely the acting Hall Master.
Xu Yunji had inherited the legacy of the Hall Master who had established that rule. When he issued the challenge, he gained the recognition of the Primordial Immortal Hall!
Both were inheritors of a Hall Master's legacy, and the rules within the Primordial Immortal Hall favored neither side.
Shen Wanning frowned upon hearing this. She had never expected Xu Yunji to challenge her the moment he entered the Primordial Immortal Hall, much less that its rules would recognize his challenge.
She had only one choice: accept the challenge and defeat Xu Yunji.
"I had originally wanted to grant you a future, but it seems you deserve to die." Shen Wanning spoke in a low voice as she slowly emerged from her cultivation quarters.
At the same time, Shen Wanning's status as acting Hall Master of the Primordial Immortal Hall was temporarily stripped away.
She temporarily lost control over the Primordial Immortal Hall.
Only after she won would she regain control.
During this period, the authority of the Primordial Immortal Hall was in a vacuum.
Thus, under the intervention of a mysterious force, Qin Luo, Zhou Heling, and Lu Lin automatically gained the status of disciples of the Primordial Immortal Hall.
Zhou Heling and Lu Lin were originally from the Primordial Hall. Shen Wanning had previously allowed those from the Primordial Hall to automatically join the Primordial Immortal Hall. With that status in place, under the intervention, Zhou Heling and Lu Lin automatically acquired their identities.
As for Qin Luo, he was Zhou Heling's master. He could also be considered half