With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 319 I'm sorry, I'm back.

Danyang City.

On a vast open space, a huge wooden tower has been erected at some unknown time.

The tower has an open interior, and hundreds of craftsmen are climbing up and down ladders, hammering away at a huge stone statue in the center of the tower.

The statue can only be roughly outlined at present, but the whole statue emits a strange luster, which adds a lot of light to the dim tower.

"Good heavens, how can this rock be so hard?"

An old craftsman looked at the worn-out chisel in his hand and said in disbelief.

The craftsman beside him shook his head and said:

"This is weird. This is the first time I've ever seen such a hard rock. This is the third time I've had to get tools."

"Sigh, this is the best chisel I've ever seen, and it still broke. I have no idea where this stone came from."

"Shh, don't say anything. This might be a stone from outer space. Otherwise, why would the Yin-Yang Palace go to such lengths to carve it?"

The other stonemasons were reasoning.

"Everyone, hurry up! There are still half a month left. If we exceed the deadline, we all know what will happen."

Someone said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the other craftsmen's expressions changed as well. Without further hesitation, they picked up their hammers and chisels and began to strike the chisels with a clanging sound.

The reason the stones in this tower are so hard is entirely because Ding Yi added some enhanced Gangjin (a type of metal) to the stone statues.

This type of metal can effectively absorb external impacts, giving the statue a certain degree of resilience, while also storing malevolent energy.

Of course, this piece of Gangjin was quite valuable. It was enhanced from a piece of Yin Stone that Ding Yi found in the Yin-Yang Palace, which cost him two hundred years of his lifespan.

In addition, all the equipment used by these craftsmen was enhanced by Ding Yi's lifespan.

Otherwise, with the ordinary tools they brought, they wouldn't even have been able to break through the skin of the stone statue.

In addition, the device used to transmit negative energy is also very important.

Ding Yi's plan is to distribute these items to every worshipper, so the cost of these items cannot be too high, and they should be easy to carry, preferably like a necklace that can be worn around the neck.

Therefore, after dozens of studies, Ding Yi finally found a material called "mother-child stone".

This material is a twin entity, consisting of a daughter stone and a mother stone.

Even when the mother and child stones are separated, they can still generate a weak connection, which is somewhat like a magnet on Earth.

Ding Yi spent 900 years of his lifespan to strengthen the mother-child stone into a mother-child black iron that could sense objects at infinite distances.

Now, the child stone of this mother-child black iron has been ground into powder by Ding Yi and then handed over to the stonemason to be polished into a sensor, while the mother iron has been divided into dozens of pieces, which are prepared to be integrated into various statues.

Ding Yi's plan was to incorporate all the materials into the stone statue, and then, after the statue was sculpted, he would carry out the final refining.

This method can save Ding Yi a lot of time and eliminate the need for strengthening steps. It also allows for the continuous addition of new materials, similar to a nuclear sword, to improve the quality of the twelve statues.

In this way, Ding Yi can transform the large amount of lifespan consumption from a one-time payment into a phased payment method, also known as installment payments.

This inspiration naturally came from Earth's credit card.

At this moment, in Washington, D.C.

In a dilapidated wooden cabin, a flash of light appeared, and then a figure pushed open the old wooden door and suddenly appeared inside.

The figure turned his head to look at the surrounding scenery, then took out a scroll from his pocket, slowly opened it, glanced at it, and then put the scroll back into his pocket.

This person was naturally Ding Yi, who came from Qingzhou.

After learning that Huazhou had not participated in the massacre, Ding Yi immediately decided to come to Huazhou to investigate.

After all, the entire divine palace of Daliang has begun to summon gods. If a new breakthrough cannot be found, Ding Yi may not have a place to stand in the entire Daliang.

The walls around the room were covered with frost, and the biting cold wind kept pouring into the room from the broken roof and the cracks in the walls, bringing waves of chill.

The entire Huazhou is located at the northernmost part of Daliang, and the climate is cold all year round, making it an unsuitable area for living.

Even so, many residents still live here. After all, in an era where human life was as cheap as grass, it didn't really matter where one lived.

The place Ding Yi arrived at through the Anywhere Door was clearly an abandoned village, but this actually made Ding Yi very satisfied.

As long as it's not like the last time he went to Zhongzhou, it's fine. Although he has already reached the peak of the ninth realm, he is most afraid of getting involved in these worldly affairs.

Pushing open the door, Ding Yi stepped out of the dilapidated house.

Outside, the white world was dazzling under the sunlight. This snowy scene surprised Ding Yi, who hadn't seen snow for years.

However, Ding Yi quickly came to his senses. He made a quick assessment of the direction, and then disappeared from the spot in a flash.

Half a day later, several warriors on horseback finally appeared before Ding Yi.

Upon seeing this, Ding Yi immediately sped up and caught up.

"Hey bro, where are you guys going?"

Ding Yi caught up with the group and shouted directly to the people in front.

Upon hearing Ding Yi's shout, the people in the group all turned to look.

But when they saw the thin clothing Ding Yi was wearing, their expressions changed drastically. Then, the leader rode over on horseback, clasped his hands in greeting to Ding Yi, and said:

"What do you call this little brother?"

Ding Yi also clasped his hands and said:

"Brother, just call me Jiang Zhao. By the way, brother, I'd like to ask how to get to Biyou Palace?"

The man was visibly startled upon hearing the name Biyou Palace, but he quickly recovered, dismounted, and approached Ding Yi, asking with a smile:

"Young man, have you achieved success in your cultivation and are you going to apply for a position at Biyou Palace?"

Ding Yi was taken aback upon hearing this, but his expression remained unchanged, and he simply said:

"Go and see."

Upon hearing this, the man nodded immediately, then pointed in a direction to Ding Yi and said:

“Biyou Palace is in Changbai County, about three thousand miles away from here.”

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute to everyone and then hurriedly left.

After Ding Yi disappeared, the others immediately surrounded him and asked the leader:

"Boss, are we just going to let him go like this?"

The leader's expression suddenly turned sinister, and then a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"This kid seems to be quite powerful, but I've pointed him to a dead end. I doubt he'll survive tonight."

As soon as the man finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from the side:

Why treat him like this? He's still a child!

The leader was about to answer, but the next moment his expression changed drastically. He couldn't help but turn his head and saw Ding Yi looking at him innocently.

"You! You're not!"

The leader was terrified and pointed at Ding Yi, who had suddenly appeared, and cried out as if he had seen a ghost.