"How is that possible!?"
Jiwu stared at the "insufficient permissions" notification, his expression gradually turning grave.
No matter what, Li Xian was only a celestial immortal!
Even a peerless celestial immortal could not possibly have such a high permission level!
And...
As far as he knew, Li Xian was an ascender from a lower realm, just like Nine Heavens. He should not have had any special background.
Even if his extraordinary talent had caught a Golden Immortal Overlord's eye over the years...
His permission level still should not have been this high.
After all, even the children of Golden Immortal Overlords could forget about raising their permission levels above eighteen while still celestial immortals. "Unless the person behind Li Xian belongs to the Void Heaven Palace, and a Golden Immortal Overlord there abused his position, using public authority for private ends to raise his permissions..."
At that thought, several things Jiwu had previously failed to understand suddenly made sense.
Why had Li Xian become a supreme celestial immortal in such a short time?
His astonishing talent and the xiantian spiritual root he had refined were one reason. The other...
Was the wholehearted support of a Golden Immortal Overlord.
Why had he challenged the Heavenly Venerable Tower?
Having ascended only recently, he had missed the chance to enter the Void Heaven Palace's secret realm for nurturing core talents. The Golden Immortal Overlord behind him was using this method to build his reputation, letting the Void Heaven Palace see his talent and potential so that it would make an exception and admit him.
Why had Nine Heavens died?
With an expert dispatched by that Golden Immortal Overlord escorting Li Xian, Nine Heavens had blundered into them, none the wiser, and naturally met a bitter end.
"Although I can't divine the truth, all