53: Chapter 53, the Redemption Ceremony, begins.

Lin Bei was stunned for a moment, then merged the immortal bell phantom back into himself, and information immediately appeared in his mind.

Days Like Years: Time acceleration, one day is equivalent to one year. Can be used once a month. The skill effect does not apply to the skill's own cooldown.

This...

Lin Bei was overjoyed.

If this skill worked on the System's cooldown, his strength would increase much faster!

"Whether it's effective still needs to be verified, I can't be blind!" His life was at stake, so he had to be cautious.

Stepping forward, Lin Bei seemed unrestrained, but in reality, he always acted with full certainty.

He didn't want to die. Since he could Transmigrate here, he also wanted to try and find his original world.

After sorting out his old memories, he sighed and left his Portable Space.

Qin Xiaobo and Luo Qingcheng gathered around.

"Brother-in-law, are you really going to extort those Cave-Heavens, Blessed Lands, Holy Lands, and Ancient Families outside?" Luo Qingcheng asked nervously.

"Of course!" Lin Bei nodded, "Otherwise, why would I capture these people if I wasn't doing it for money?"

"But... but..." Luo Qingcheng's eyes welled up with tears, unable to speak for a long time.

Lin Bei knew he had to present his fabricated excuse, otherwise, these two girls definitely wouldn't cooperate with him.

"Don't worry about my safety, I'll tell you a secret!"

Lin Bei said mysteriously, "Actually, I Cultivate the legendary Nine Deaths Heavenly Art!"

The two girls' eyes widened, "Is it the legendary Nine Deaths Heavenly Art that makes you stronger the more you die?"

"That's right, so you don't have to worry about me being in danger. Even if I die, I'll be resurrected soon!"

"But... legend says the Nine Deaths Heavenly Art requires dying in specific environments..." Qin Xiaobo questioned softly.

"Hey! You said yourself that's just a legend, how could a Cultivator like me not understand it better!" Lin Bei continued to bluff.

"Alright..." Luo Qingcheng pouted, "Brother-in-law, you must come to the Luo Family to find me immediately after you resurrect!"

She actually wanted to follow Lin Bei, but she had just obtained the Taiyin True Scripture and if she didn't return to the Luo Family first, her parents would definitely be very worried.

Qin Xiaobo was much simpler, "Then I want to enter the Holy Medicine Garden! Those Holy Medicines are sickly! You don't know how to take care of them at all!"

"Alright!"

Under Luo Qingcheng's envious gaze, Lin Bei directly took her into his Portable Space, along with the Fire Bird.

"Let's go! Sister Qingcheng! We're going to hold the Ransom Assembly!"

"Okay!" With Qin Xiaobo gone, Luo Qingcheng was completely unrestrained. She grabbed Lin Bei's arm, practically hanging onto him.

On her shoulder sat a much smaller Lunar Jade Rabbit.

Outside the Secret Realm, it was bustling with activity.

"Hahaha... Elder Sun, congratulations, I heard that Xiong Lian, the chief Disciple of your Demon Refining Cave-Heaven, has extraordinary strength. This time, he will likely shine brightly!"

"Immortal Master Yin Yue, saying such things truly makes me feel ashamed. Who doesn't know that the top person among the Thirty-Six Grotto-heavens in this generation is Ji Yinyang of your Yin Yang Cave-Heaven!"

"Exactly!" Someone immediately echoed, "Ji Yinyang ranking first among the Thirty-Six Grotto-heavens is a sure thing. Now we just have to see if he can surpass the Prodigies of those other forces..."

His gaze was directed towards the encampments of the major Holy Lands and Ancient Families of the Eastern Barren Lands.

At the forefront of the Yin Yang Cave-Heaven was Grand Elder Yang Yi, one of the few Half-Saint masters among the Thirty-Six Grotto-heavens.

"Just watch, Yinyang will definitely surpass the Saints of those two second-rate Holy Lands!"

He looked at a transparent crystal at the Secret Realm exit, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The transparent crystal, of mysterious origin, was called the secret realm star stone by Cultivators of the Ancient Barren Continent.

The secret realm star stone would not react when Cultivators entered the Secret Realm.

But when Cultivators emerged from the Secret Realm, it would display varying numbers of stars based on their performance within the Secret Realm.

A day passed, and the Cultivators waiting outside the Secret Realm gradually grew anxious.

"Strange, it's the last two days, according to past experience, Cultivators should have started coming out by now, right?"

"Indeed, could something have gone wrong?"

"Calm down! This kind of thing has happened before, there's nothing strange about it!"

...

Another day passed.

Even the major Holy Lands and Ancient Families started to get nervous; it was truly too strange!

Just then!

"They're coming out! They're coming out! Someone's coming out!"

In an instant, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the Secret Realm exit.

"A total of more than twenty people, all Luo Family Spirit Refining Peak Cultivators!"

Soon, these twenty-plus people passed through the exit one by one, and the secret realm star stone flashed, displaying different numbers of stars.

No one paid much attention, as these twenty-odd Spirit Refining Peak Cultivators were merely there to make up the numbers, not Prodigies.

Everyone was eagerly waiting for the people behind them.

However, they waited for another half day.

"What on earth is going on?!"

"Summon those Luo Family Cultivators and ask them!"

"Right!"

Just as they were about to act, another figure appeared in the Secret Realm.

This was clearly a graceful female figure, hidden within white mist.

However, this white mist was clearly useless against these highly Cultivated old monsters.

"This young girl, isn't she Yun Qianyun of Yunlan Cave-Heaven?"

"That's right, I didn't expect her to be the first one out!"

Yun Qianyun passed through the exit, the secret realm star stone flashed, and finally settled on twenty-eight stars.

"She actually got twenty-eight stars? Thirty stars is the threshold for a Saint, Yunlan Cave-Heaven truly lives up to its reputation as a Cave-Heaven consistently ranked in the top five!"

Immediately, a group of people exclaimed in admiration.

Grand Elder Yang Yi of Yin Yang Cave-Heaven's eyes flashed with disdain.

"Hmph! Just twenty-eight stars! My Yinyang will get at least thirty stars or more!"

The Cultivators of Yunlan Cave-Heaven immediately went up to greet Yun Qianyun, protecting her as she returned to their own team, treating her like a precious treasure.

Lin Bei, hidden near the exit, watched Yun Qianyun leave, then let out a long sigh of relief.

Luo Qingcheng, seeing his expression, became even more convinced of her suspicion: There's something going on!

After Yun Qianyun left, the crowd outside once again stared eagerly at the exit passage.

This time, they didn't wait too long, and soon another figure appeared in everyone's sight.

"How can there be a Void Soaring Early Stage?"

"Whose Junior? Quickly take him away!"

Lin Bei saw everyone's reaction and secretly smiled, simply sitting cross-legged at the exit.

This place was still within the Secret Realm, and Cultivators above the Spirit Refining Realm could not enter.

"Eh? Why did he sit down?"

As the Cultivators outside wondered, Lin Bei's voice rang out.

"Seniors! Junior Lin Dade! I've had some gains in the Secret Realm and tied up a few people!"

"Now, I'm holding a Ransom Assembly here! I hope all Seniors will give your full support!"

Kidnapping? Ransom?

For a moment, all the Cultivators were dumbfounded.

"Lin Dade? You're not dead?!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd.

"Immortal Master Yin Yue, do you know him?" Someone immediately asked.

Immortal Master Yin Yue nodded, "This person caused a commotion in my Yin Yang Cave-Heaven not long ago, but he clearly self-destructed and died..."

Lin Bei also looked at Immortal Master Yin Yue, "So it's Immortal Master Yin Yue, thanks to you, I'm still alive. I'll give you a friendly price later!"

"Friendly price?"

While the Cultivators were still pondering, Lin Bei clapped his hands, "Alright, Seniors, now let my assistant bring the people out!"