Stuck in a Chinese novel

"So what secrets are you hiding?" Wei Jun murmured as he examined the old box in his car. He had come to a secluded parking lot so he wouldn't be disturbed by anything. Even after a lot of poking, the box wouldn't open without a key.

'What do you think?' Seeing no other option, he asked his system.

[If you tap at the bottom, a cylindrical key should appear]

[If you spin it to the left nine times, then seven to the right, and then again six times to the left, the box should open]

'And you're only telling me this now.' Wei Jun asked with narrowed eyes as he located the key that the system was talking about.

[I was examining the box]

'Sure, whatever.' Wei Jun followed the system's instructions and viola, the box opened. Inside the box was a simple piece of parchment. One of those old papers.

Wei Jun used the system to identify the piece of paper because he couldn't understand what was written on it.

[It is an ancient breathing method]

[It could help you in cultivation]

Wei Jun contemplated for a while before he purchased a lighter from the system shop for 1 gold and burned the paper.

[Wouldn't it have been better to use it for yourself?]

'What can I expect from a technique that only raised a protagonist's strength to the second level?' At most the strength of the protagonist was at the second level of Qi in the novel so there was no benefit if he were to learn this method. Wei Jun would rather hold off and learn a better one later on.

As soon as the paper completely became ashes, a set of notifications appeared before him.

[You have taken a major opportunity of Run Long]

[Your level has been raised by seven]

[Would you like to integrate stats?]

'What does it mean?' Wei Jun asked as he stared at the last notification.

[Usually, you would have simply leveled up but since you want to save enough to read the second volume, I have altered the method a little]

Wei Jun understood and said, 'Then hold off on empowerment. How much more do I need to level up for me to be able to read the second volume?'

[You can read the second volume at level twelve while you can read the third volume at level twenty]

[You also have the option of permanently sacrificing your cultivation]

'Will I be able to get that cultivation back?' Wei Jun asked curiously.

[If you expend the same effort, then yes, you can]

'I see.' Wei Jun simply replied but didn't ponder on it for too long. As long as his level increased hence increasing his stats and cultivation limit, he could somehow gain strength even without the empowerment form leveling.

Wei Jun started the car and headed straight for home. It wasn't even noon before he returned and he headed straight to the gym after changing clothes.

Another relentless training session began only this time; he wasn't going to rely on the stamina pills.

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Wei Jun woke up at dawn, his body sore to the point that a normal person wouldn't even have considered opening his eyes yet here he was, getting ready to train a lot. Today, instead of doing one, he did two sets and raised his stats by a bit by pushing his body to the limit.

[Strength 9]

[Stamina 11]

[Agility 9]

Wei Jun didn't know how to increase his defense so he focused on what he could. As for the defense, although he had a hint of making his body sturdier like bone cleansing did, he decided to hold off on that for now. Although defense was important in a fight, right now he needed stats to survive daily life first.

With his body screaming in pain, he took a cold shower and after drying himself, he soaked himself in a tub full of warm water. His bones loosened a bit and he felt better so much so that he remained in the warm water longer than he wanted.

Alas, he had to get up because he needed to get to the office as well. Wei Jun wanted to make a lot of money so he could use various resources available in the shop and the best way to do that was to have a hell ton of money.

He got out of the bathtub. He then got dressed and just as he exited his room, Chen Xian was coming over to his room. He was astonished to see Wei Jun up and ready already when his usual mornings began around noon.

"Good morning, Young Master." Chen Xian bowed and greeted him. Wei Jun nodded and said, "Prepare breakfast."

Chen Xian nodded and immediately turned around and left for the kitchen. Wei Jun instead went to the dining room and took a seat at the dining table. After a few minutes, a healthy breakfast arrived that only consisted of beef. Without caring about anything, Wei Jun dug in but this time he was careful not to ruin his suit.

Once he was done with the breakfast, he addressed Chen Xian and instructed, "Bring the car around. We will leave in ten minutes."

"At once, Young Master." Chen Xian replied and left after a brief bow. Wei Jun checked his system and after finding nothing out of the ordinary, he stood up and left for the main door of the villa.

A limousine was ready with the backseat door opened and held by Chen Xian. Wei Jun nodded at Chen Xian and entered the car. He took a seat in the back and closed his eyes. His body was still aching but it was now bearable at least.

'So I own a managing agency.' He inwardly muttered as various plans regarding business began to form in his head. Wei Jun wasn't the type to dwell in only one field so he planned to expand his business to other branches as well.

[Like?]

The system curiously asked to which Wei Jun smiled and replied, 'I'm going to make a movie.'