Unexpected Test Results

The exotic beast meat currently sold on the market is basically killed by exotic beast hunters in the wild.

From the moment an exotic beast is killed by a hunter, transported from the perilous wilds into the city, and then distributed to various meat shops that sell exotic beast meat, even at the fastest possible speed, it takes at least six hours.

It's simply impossible to buy exotic beast meat that's less than an hour fresh from a shop in the market.

Unless...

"Unless I go kill exotic beasts in the wild myself, only then can I get meat that's less than an hour fresh." Lin Li's mind churned with thoughts as he muttered to himself.

After staring at the Miracle Small Tree before him and thinking for a while, Lin Li made a decision in his heart.

He bent down, picked up the exotic beast meat from the ground, and put it into a bag. With a thought, he withdrew from the Mysterious Small Island and returned to the real world.

"Splash!"

Just as he returned to the real world from the Mysterious Small Island, Lin Li heard the sound of rushing water from next door.

He immediately opened the bathroom door and left. As he passed by the entrance, two elderly women who were out for their morning exercise saw him.

They saw Lin Li walking out of the bathroom holding a bag of meat and stared at him with surprised expressions.

"Why is this young man taking meat into a place like that?"

Ignoring the quiet murmurs behind him, Lin Li quickened his pace and left the park, heading home.

At ten in the morning, Lin Li arrived at the Official Institution dedicated to testing cultivation levels, planning to check exactly what level his cultivation was at and register his identity as a Cultivator.

Over a decade ago, the government issued a regulation stating that citizens who became Cultivators should voluntarily register their Cultivator identity at the Official Institution.

Of course, you could choose not to register, but if you were later found to be a Cultivator without having registered, the government would fine you a considerable sum.

The reason for this regulation was to facilitate the unified management of Cultivators with extraordinary abilities, which was crucial for the city's stability and prosperity. As long as you were a normal person, no one would oppose it.

"Hello, I'd like to register my Cultivator identity." Lin Li walked into the hall of the Official Institution, approached the front desk, and said to the staff.

"Alright, please fill out this form." The staff member handed Lin Li a form and a pen.

Name, address, phone number, ID number...

After filling in the information, Lin Li handed the form back to the staff member, who then led him to the testing area.

There were quite a few people in the testing area, all queuing up and waiting for their turn.

The person in charge of testing was a middle-aged man in his forties, about one meter seventy-five tall, big and sturdy, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses that gave him a refined look.

"Channel the Spiritual Energy within you." The middle-aged man adjusted the glasses on his nose with his finger and said to a seventeen-year-old high school student in front of him.

"Okay." The young man, still in high school, was probably here for the first time to test his cultivation. Hearing the middle-aged man's words, he nodded nervously and channeled the Spiritual Energy inside him.

"First-Order Initial Stage. Good, having reached First-Order Initial Stage at your age shows you have decent cultivation talent... Keep working hard, and aim to break through to First-Order High Stage before you graduate from college." The middle-aged man smiled and encouraged the high school student.

"I will work hard on my cultivation from now on." The high school student's face flushed red with excitement upon learning he was already a First-Order Initial Stage Cultivator.

After the excited high school student left, a man in his early thirties stepped up to the middle-aged man. Without needing the middle-aged man to speak, he began channeling his Spiritual Energy.

"The intensity of your Spiritual Energy fluctuations hasn't reached the First-Order Initial Stage level." The middle-aged man shook his head and said.

Upon hearing that he hadn't met the standard, a flicker of disappointment passed through the man's eyes. It had been nearly sixteen years since he awakened his spiritual nature at fifteen, and he still hadn't become a Cultivator.

Lin Li, standing at the end of the line, watched the man in his early thirties leave the testing room with a gloomy expression and felt a pang of emotion.

If it weren't for his golden finger activating, he would probably be just like that man... no, maybe even worse.

That man could still become a Cultivator with a bit more effort, but with Lin Li's own abysmal cultivation talent, no matter how hard he tried, he would never have had any hope of becoming a Cultivator in this lifetime.

"First-Order Initial Stage."

"First-Order Initial Stage."

"Not up to standard."

"First-Order Initial Stage."

"Not up to standard."

The middle-aged man was very efficient, and soon it was Lin Li's turn.

Having seen what those before him did, Lin Li naturally knew what to do without needing the middle-aged man to remind him when it was his turn.

As Lin Li channeled his Spiritual Energy, a wave of Spiritual Energy fluctuations far stronger than those of the previous people emanated from him.

The middle-aged man in charge of testing was just holding a cup of water and about to take a drink. When he sensed the Spiritual Energy fluctuations coming from Lin Li, his hand froze mid-motion.

"First-Order High Stage."

When the middle-aged man said "First-Order High Stage" with a look of astonishment, not only was Lin Li himself stunned, but everyone else waiting for testing was also stunned.

"What? This guy actually has First-Order High Stage cultivation?!!!" After a few seconds of silence, the others waiting for testing let out exclamations of shock, their faces full of disbelief.

After all, the results for people who came here to test their cultivation were either "not up to standard" or "First-Order Initial Stage." A result of "First-Order High Stage" had never appeared before.

Because once you knew you were a First-Order Initial Stage Cultivator, you didn't need to come back here to test your cultivation again.

From then on, when a First-Order Initial Stage Cultivator's cultivation advanced further, they would naturally know where they stood based on the changes in their Spiritual Energy.

"That little red fruit is really something—it directly turned me into a First-Order High Stage Cultivator?!!!"

Lin Li was also filled with disbelief at this moment. Before coming for the test, he had thought that at best he was just a First-Order Initial Stage Cultivator. He never expected such a result.

At the same time, the ecstasy in his heart was about to spill over. That unremarkable Small Tree's fruit—just one of them—had allowed his cultivation to make such a huge leap.

If he ate a few dozen or even a few hundred of them, wouldn't he soon become an invincible Cultivator under heaven?

"Calm down, calm down. This is nothing yet. I'll be happy when I truly become an invincible Cultivator under heaven."

Lin Li kept admonishing himself inwardly. Although he tried his best to suppress the wild joy in his heart, the corners of his mouth still couldn't help curling up, and the delight on his face was plain for all to see.