Marrying a Rich, Beautiful Woman and Reaching the Pinnacle of Life

Lin Li quickly walked up to the unremarkable small tree. The tree was two meters tall, not very lush, and gave off a malnourished vibe.

Looking at the egg-sized fruits on this small tree, their color as vivid as flames, Lin Li fell into thought.

Just as he was considering whether to pick this red fruit, a faint Pale Gold light suddenly flickered across its surface.

Lin Li was all too familiar with this color of light... it was Spiritual Light!

After seeing the Pale Gold flash on the fruit's surface, Lin Li hesitated no longer and immediately reached out to pluck the small fruit from the tree.

The fruit seemed perfectly ripe. When Lin Li grabbed it, he barely had to use any force before it came off the branch easily.

Holding the fruit he'd picked, Lin Li suddenly caught a fragrance that made his mouth water.

This scent was coming from the fruit in his hand... How strange—there had been no smell at all before he picked it.

The enticing aroma grew stronger. Holding this miraculous fruit, Lin Li had a feeling... if he didn't eat it soon, it would vanish from his hand.

"I've never seen a fruit like this, but its scent is so fresh and tempting—it probably isn't poisonous."

Worried he might get poisoned after eating it, Lin Li comforted himself inwardly, then gritted his teeth and stuffed the fruit into his mouth.

"Crunch, crunch..."

His teeth clashed together, and the Red Fruit in his mouth was instantly crushed.

Sweet juice flowed between his lips and teeth. The delicious taste made Lin Li sink into bliss.

"This is the best fruit I've ever eaten. No pit either—saved me the trouble," Lin Li mumbled after swallowing the Red Fruit.

"Huh, nothing's happening? Maybe this little fruit is just an ordinary tasty snack?"

His disappointment hadn't even lasted three seconds before he felt a warm current suddenly surge inside him.

That warmth was very familiar—it was the same feeling he got every time he trained, when his body absorbed the free-floating Spiritual Energy in the air.

"Here it comes, here it comes... I knew this Red Fruit was no ordinary thing." Feeling the warm current growing stronger inside him, Lin Li's face lit up with surprise.

There was a saying for this... joy turns to sorrow.

"Slow down, slow down—don't come so fast, I can't take it anymore!"

As the warm current inside him grew fiercer, Lin Li felt like it was about to burst his body apart.

"No!" The look of surprise on his face turned to terror.

"Ah..."

Unable to bear it, Lin Li shouted and then passed out.

After he collapsed, lying on the grass, a Pale Gold Spiritual Light bloomed from his body.

As time passed, if any Cultivator had been present, they could have clearly sensed Lin Li's Spiritual Energy fluctuations rapidly intensifying.

"I... I'm still alive...?!"

He didn't know how long had passed. When Lin Li opened his eyes and saw the familiar scene before him, he scrambled up from the grass.

He patted himself all over, front and back, confirming he hadn't lost any limbs. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Huh? Why do I have so much Spiritual Energy inside me?"

Lin Li suddenly sensed the change in his Spiritual Energy reserves, and a look of shock crossed his face.

If his old Spiritual Energy was like a ladleful of water, now it was like a bucket—one meter tall and half a meter wide.

He had no idea what level his cultivation was at now, but Lin Li was certain he had become a Cultivator.

"Hahaha... I'm a Cultivator now... hahaha... uh..."

His loud laughter suddenly cut off. Lin Li stared blankly at his right hand, where a Small Fireball had appeared at his fingertip.

The fireball was the size of a pigeon egg, glowing with an Orange Red light.

"An ability... I, I awakened an ability..." Staring at the Small Fireball flickering on his fingertip, Lin Li murmured.

Anyone who reached the age of fifteen had a certain chance of awakening their spirituality. By training their body and absorbing free Spiritual Energy from the air, they could become a Cultivator.

And after becoming a Cultivator, a very small number would be lucky enough to awaken all sorts of strange abilities, making them stand out among Cultivators of the same level.

If someone worked hard and kept training, most who awakened their spirituality would eventually become Cultivators.

But abilities weren't something you could get through effort alone! Those Cultivators who awakened abilities were almost like heaven's favorites.

And now, on this mysterious Small Island, Lin Li had simply eaten a Red Fruit. Not only had his cultivation skyrocketed in a short time, but he'd also gained the Flame Ability.

If he told anyone about this, they wouldn't believe him—they'd just think he was a crazy lunatic.

Eating a fruit infused with Spiritual Energy and getting a big cultivation boost was possible, since some plants in this world had turned into Spirit Plants due to Spiritual Energy, and some of them bore Spirit Fruits that could increase one's cultivation.

But a Spirit Fruit like this one, which granted an ability after being eaten—no one had ever seen or heard of such a thing.

"Big, big, big..."

Lin Li stared at the pigeon-egg-sized Small Fireball on his fingertip, channeling his Spiritual Energy into it while shouting at the top of his lungs.

As he poured Spiritual Energy into the Small Fireball, it kept growing. When it reached the size of a soccer ball, Lin Li felt his Spiritual Energy nearly run dry, so he quickly stopped feeding it more.

"There you go..."

Lin Li waved his hand toward the distant water, and the football-sized Small Fireball he had condensed shot out with a whoosh.

"Boom..."

The rapidly fired Small Fireball plunged into the water, immediately triggering a violent explosion.

A wave several meters high was thrown up by the blast of the Small Fireball, then rushed swiftly toward Lin Li standing on the shore.

"Slap."

"Ouch..."

Startled by the power of the Small Fireball's explosion, Lin Li had no time to dodge the three-meter-high wave bearing down on him, and was immediately knocked to the ground, his entire body drenched.

"Hahaha..."

Knocked onto the grass by the wave and soaked through, Lin Li didn't let out a single complaint. Instead, he lay on the grass laughing out loud.

"I'm about to take off... This time, I'm really going to take off... Marrying the fair, rich, and beautiful, reaching the peak of life—this dream is finally more than just a dream."