Huang Xiao recognized Wu Renping and knew he was an Inner Hall Elder.
It was said that when Hall Master Wei, Ma Jing, and Pang Ruyuan had fought fiercely, he had attacked Hall Master Wei. He was a Shattering-Void Realm expert.
"Elder Wu," Huang Xiao called out.
Seeing that Huang Xiao merely greeted him without any further gesture, a trace of coldness flashed through Wu Renping's eyes.
He stood with the Pang Family and supported Pang Yi's ascent to the Hall Master's Seat.
He had never had a good impression of Huang Xiao to begin with.
Now, Huang Xiao's mere greeting left him feeling very displeased.
What disciple Huang Xiao's age did not treat him with the utmost respect upon seeing him?
"Oh, this old man almost forgot. You're the Heavenly Demon Hall Master now," Wu Renping said mildly.
Under normal circumstances, the status of the Three Great Halls' masters was roughly equivalent to that of an Outer Hall Elder.
The specifics still depended on each hall master's strength. For instance, the previous three hall masters-Wei Yidao, Chu Fanyin, and Pang Ruyuan-ranked among the strongest in the history of the Three Great Halls.
Thus, their standing was above that of most Outer Hall Elders.
For instance, Wei Yidao's strength back then had been no less than that of Outer Hall Grand Elder Ma Jing, so his standing had been somewhat higher still.
Later, when Wu Renping fought Wei Yidao, he had been shocked to discover that Wei Yidao had actually broken through to the Shattering-Void Realm, raising his status directly to the level of an Inner Hall Elder.
Strength determined one's standing in everything.
A hall master like Huang Xiao, however, fell far short of Wei Yidao in strength, and his standing would be much lower as well.
But Huang