Projection!
That figure blotted out the sky and earth, awe-inspiring across millions of li, stirring heavenly phenomena with every gesture, and freezing countless billions of living beings—was actually nothing more than a projection!
The moment Jiang Sheng said this, it was tantamount to the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting apart. The already-panicked Qingqiu beings fell into complete chaos. The Nine-Tailed Great Sage was Qingqiu's stabilizing pillar, the pillar of Qingqiu's fortune. Although this old ancestor had always been secluded at First Hill, refining techniques in seclusion, the confidence she gave the Qingqiu Fox Clan was unparalleled.
Now that the Nine-Tailed Great Sage was absent, and Qingqiu's pillar was gone, how could the Qingqiu Fox Clan not panic with no one to suppress their fortune?
The fox clansmen looked up at the sky in confusion and helplessness. They felt that Qingqiu's firmament had turned gloomy and gray, as though Qingqiu's pillar of fortune were already tottering on the verge of collapse.
Jiang Sheng continued in a clear, ringing voice, "The Nine-Tailed Great Sage's true body isn't here. She left behind only a projection. Qingqiu's fortune is unstable, which is why you, Yousu Lian, intend to sacrifice our blood to Heaven and Earth, using our fortune to replenish your Qingqiu."
"Chi Peng, Qiyuan, and Jin Yu—their vital blood has probably already been plundered by you. That's why their corpses decayed so quickly, to the point that their pressure vanished and their spirituality dispersed."
"You're using the vital blood and fortune of the prodigies from every sacred ground to replenish Qingqiu. Yousu Lian, you certainly have some nerve."
"First came the matter of the Autumn Rain Heavenly Garment. Now you've deceived the sacred grounds of every side and even attempted to ally with the Qiankun Dao Sect. Do you really take my