This was also something Lin Tian had grasped earlier, when he left the Spirit Vine Remnant on Border Mountain in the Central Continent and allowed Xing Tian and the Tiger-Head Great Shaman, his fellow member of the Witch Clan, to fight over it.
It was a fresh, unconventional way to approach the Great Dao Contest.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Suddenly, a deep, soul-shaking drumbeat rang out.
It erupted from within the Daoist School Heavenly Court's Forbidden Array inside the Southern Heavenly Gate, shaking heaven and earth!
The one beating the drum was none other than Daoist Zhunti, Daoist Jieyin's Dao Companion.
Zhunti was one of the Six Heavenly Dao Saints, known in the Primordial Worlds of other dimensions as the Demon Mother and one of the Two Buddhist Saints.
At this moment, the utterly hypocritical Daoist Zhunti behaved as differently from the Zhunti of other dimensions as heaven differed from earth.
Perhaps it was because Daoist Hongjun of this world's Daoist School had established the Heavenly Court early, giving it the power to rule the four poles and unite the entire Primordial World.
Haotian had presided over the Heavenly Court shortly after the World-Opening, thus rightfully commanding all living beings to obey its decrees.
The Heavenly Court was equivalent to the Heavenly Dao of this Primordial World Plane.
And so.
The Daoist Zhunti who, in the Primordial Worlds of other planes and dimensions,
Had endless tricks and schemes up his sleeve,
Instead possessed, in this plane, the bright, uplifting air of a young man.
It truly left Vine Dao Venerable Lin Tian, who possessed the Xing Tian Battle Axe in Xing Tian's hand,
Somewhat stunned and surprised when he heard that drumbeat and saw that the drummer was Daoist Zhunti.
Lin Tian chuckled. "I really didn't see that coming. So