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

Chapter 46 Strange Light and Shadow

Ding Yi brought back this white statue not to worship the god.

Although worshipping gods can enable an ordinary person to enter the womb overnight, and even enable a martial artist whose qi and blood are depleted and who has no hope of breaking through to successfully break through, Ding Yi believes that there is no free lunch in the world.

Wang Hong's words, "Once you worship a god, you are no longer yourself," were still fresh in Ding Yi's mind, so he dared not experiment casually.

The reason Ding Yi brought it back was because after seeing the statue, he suddenly had an idea:

Could he himself exploit this idol to gain more lifespan?

Since his lifespan was increased by breaking evil spirits, Ding Yi thought that if he could activate this statue and make it emit a continuous stream of evil spirits, and he could make an infinite number of evil spirit breaking talismans, wouldn't that be a perfect closed loop?

"Sorry, I really didn't expect my brain to be so quick-witted!"

Ding Yi looked at the statue in front of him and then murmured something.

Without further ado, Ding Yi, who had just killed a formidable enemy and was in high spirits, figured he wouldn't be able to sleep anyway, so he took out a Demon-Slaying Talisman and began his experiment.

The talisman in Ding Yi's hand did not react to the white statue. Clearly, there was no evil energy around at the moment, which was within Ding Yi's expectations.

Without hesitation, Ding Yi directly affixed the talisman to the statue's head, then suddenly took a few steps back, taking out the remaining talismans in his hand as preparation.

The next moment, under Ding Yi's tense gaze, the statue on the table suddenly trembled violently, and the talisman on its head moved without wind, making a "whooshing" sound.

Strangely, even with such violent shaking, the talisman did not fall off the statue's forehead, as if it had been glued there with superglue.

But just a few seconds later, the talisman suddenly burst into flames with a "bang" and instantly turned to ashes in the air, as if its previous resilience was a joke.

"..."

Ding Yi was taken aback by what he saw, but the next moment, a series of prompts made his eyes light up.

[You have refined a wisp of the White-grade Azure Silk Divine Statue, lifespan increased by 1 day.]

[You have refined a wisp of the White-grade Azure Silk Divine Statue, lifespan increased by 1 day.]

[You have refined a wisp of the White-grade Azure Silk Divine Statue, lifespan increased by 1 day.]

...

The torrent of notifications cascaded down like a waterfall, continuing for several minutes before slowly subsiding.

Ding Yi roughly estimated that in just this short while, he had gained at least 5 months of lifespan!

I grass!

Ding Yi stared in shock at the statue placed on the table.

This is just a single exorcism talisman, yet it grants so much lifespan... This...

If this statue were reinforced, wouldn't it be able to fly to the heavens?!

Thinking of this, Ding Yi felt a surge of excitement.

Am I going to turn 100 today? To live a lifespan like a god?

Ding Yi hurriedly walked to the table, staring intently at the lifelike statue before him, his face filled with excitement as he waited for the line of text to appear.

"This statue is sculpted very realistically. I wonder who made it?"

Ding Yi had never looked at the white statue so closely before, and now that he was so close, this thought immediately came to mind.

But the next moment, Ding Yi suddenly felt a blur before his eyes, and bright beams of light and cloud-shaped dark patches suddenly appeared in the already dim environment around him.

These lights and shadows moved slowly in Ding Yi's vision as if in slow motion. Then, a huge figure with a strong light emanating from the back of its head suddenly appeared in Ding Yi's mind!

The figure's face was indistinct, yet it sat there quietly, exuding a sacred and solemn aura that inspired awe and reverence.

Ding Yi's eyes gradually became unfocused. In this bizarre and fantastical scene, a soft, gentle voice vaguely echoed in his mind, repeatedly saying, "Pray, pray..."

[Currently, upgrading requires 17 years and 121 days of lifespan. Upgrade now?]

Although Ding Yi saw the prompt in front of him, he had no way to respond. Just then, the Evergreen True Qi in Ding Yi's body surged wildly from his lower abdomen and rushed to Ding Yi's limbs and bones.

In an instant, Ding Yi felt a sharp pain in his head, and then he broke free from that strange fantasy. He took three steps back, his eyes wide with terror, and his whole body was drenched in cold sweat.

That was terrifying! What just happened?!

Ding Yi wasn't sure, but he was certain that if it weren't for the Evergreen True Qi protecting him again, he would have been in an irreversible mistake.

"No, I can't keep staring at it! This thing is already so weird; if it gets enhanced, it'll just eat me up!"

Ding Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, recalling what had just happened, and a question arose in his mind.

Where did this statue come from? Was the figure from earlier the so-called god?

What is the process of worshipping the gods? Why did the order of the entire Liang Dynasty collapse instantly when the worshipping of the gods took place, and even the Central Plains, which was full of experts, could only barely protect itself?

"I was originally planning to keep it for further study, but now it seems this thing is really weird, so it's best to deal with it as soon as possible!"

Ding Yi thought to himself, then took out a talisman to break the evil spirits and strode to the table. He quickly stuck it on the statue's forehead, covering the statue's eyes.

Then, Ding Yi took out two more sheets and stuck them on the front and back of the statue respectively. He nodded in satisfaction, took a few steps back, and quietly observed it.

Sure enough, before Ding Yi could even stand still, the three talismans attached to the statue began to twitch wildly, and a waterfall of text appeared before Ding Yi's eyes.

This time, Ding Yi was much more experienced. He stared at the text and counted it from beginning to end. In the end, he found that he had gained about 1 year and 8 months of lifespan. Adding the lifespan he had gained before, Ding Yi estimated that his lifespan had now reached around 62 years.

"This statue of the god is truly a great tonic for me."

When Ding Yi thought about his remaining lifespan, he sighed inwardly. Since he transmigrated, he had never fought such a rich battle. When his lifespan exceeded one hundred, he was sure he could explore the vast world!

Thinking of this, Ding Yi took out three more talismans and walked to the table. Just as he was about to stick them on, he discovered that a noticeable crack had appeared on the statue on the table.

"What's this? Are you injured?"

Ding Yi avoided the statue's eyes and instead turned to look at the crack behind it. He was quite certain that the crack wasn't there when he first brought it back, meaning it had only appeared recently.

"From this perspective, the depletion of malevolent energy is fatal to this statue."

This thought came to Ding Yi's mind.

Originally, Ding Yi thought that the statue would become an ordinary statue after it had exhausted its evil energy, but now it seems that this thing is more like a disposable item.

"In this way, once these statues are used up, there will be fewer of them left. No wonder those who worship gods treat them as treasures."

Ding Yi muttered something to himself, then stuck all the remaining talismans on the statue.