There is a management term called the principle of responsibility-authority alignment.
The so-called principle of responsibility-authority alignment... means that the power held by managers should be commensurate with the responsibilities they bear.
And the power of Xia Yue is undoubtedly immense.
In fact.
Whether during Mount Tai's era or Ji Xin's era thereafter.
Though nominally belonging to the Celestial Strategy Mansion and following the orders of its supreme leader, his formidable prowess actually allowed him to surpass the constraints of the Mansion.
Most of the time, he acted with complete freedom.
Neither Mount Tai nor Ji Xin truly limited him.
Of course, they couldn't limit him either.
