Stuck in a Chinese novel

"I'm sure you don't realize what I have given up for you." The sect master said while he and Wei Jun were sitting in the middle of a pavilion. It was an old shrine-type courtyard where there were sitting for only some people with the place around it surrounded by an artificial circular lake.

When Wei Jun touched the sect master, the next moment, the entire scenery changed and he was in the middle of this place.

The sect master told him to sit while he fixed some alcoholic drink which Wei Jun refused. The sect master was surprised but he didn't insist and instead, prepared tea for him.

"I don't know what it was." Wei Jun replied.

[It was an herb that could assist greatly in a breakthrough to the next realm of any power]

[It's useless to you since your breakthrough depends on the system]

Although the system informed him, Wei Jun still remained quiet about it because he wasn't supposed to know it after all.

"Yes, you may not know what it was, but it was very precious and obviously expensive since it was very rare." The sect master said as he understood.

"So? What do I owe you for that?" Wei Jun got straight to the point because he couldn't afford to waste any more time on this. He had a life to get back to.

"For now, nothing." The sect master said before he added as he sipped his alcohol, "But you will owe me one for the future. A favor I can ask for anytime."

Wei Jun found the demand to be reasonable. To him, the herb wasn't anything special and according to the system, it was available in the shop and he could easily pay the favor by purchasing and returning it.

However, not only would that raise a suspicious question, but it would also be meaningless. It was never about the herb. It was about owing a favor and a favor Wei Jun owed.

No wealth or treasure could trump that favor. A favor meant that Wei Jun had to do what the sect master asked.

Of course, Wei Jun intended to bide the time because he wasn't very keen on following his will. Once Wei Jun was strong enough, he would surely deny it if it was something unreasonable. But he knew that it would be a long time before Wei Jun got to the point of defying the sect master.

"All right." Wei Jun simply replied. The sect master looked at Wei Jun for a while before he said, "Then you and I done for today. You can leave."

Wei Jun nodded and stood up. He turned around and left the garden using the bridge on the lake. As he arrived on the other side of the bridge, there was a door that Wei Jun opened.

Since it was the only door, Wei Jun was sure it was the exit and it was. On the other side of the door, stood a woman with beautiful features. It was the same elder who had guided him on the day of his trial.

"Let's go," The woman simply said and without a word, guided him to the courtyard of the palace where a helicopter was waiting for them.

Wei Jun also saw Lin Ruan standing there. Her short stature was elevated by a set of heels she was wearing. Wei Jun made his way to her and without a warning, she hugged him which Wei Jun didn't avoid, or more like he couldn't since she was quite stronger than him.

"Where were you? We were all so worried." Lin Ruan said.

"We?" Wei Jun asked just for clarification.

"Everyone. Your acting team, company, Xia Lu hasn't slept or eaten in days and Yan Rong has exhausted the resources of the SCF to her limit to find you." Lin Ruan explained ion the way about how everything went after he went missing.

How Xia Lu blamed herself. How things were hectic and all that. Half of the helicopter journey went into explaining the events after his disappearance to him.

Wei Jun nodded to each and every one of them and as much as he wanted to return to Xia Lu and tell her he was fine, he was more eager to check on his rewards first.

Also, he had decided on the item he was going to buy from the shop.

He needed that item before he met Xia Lu.

"Take me to my home. I want to rest before I meet with anyone." Wei Jun said.

Lin Ruan hesitated but in the end, she nodded and said, "Although grandfather wanted to meet with you, he says it is not urgent. You can see him tomorrow."

Wei Jun gave an appreciative nod and leaned back in his seat to rest for the rest of the journey.

It wasn't long before he arrived at the top of his penthouse building. He went down to his room and stored the bloodied robe in his inventory. After he cleaned himself, he wore comfortable clothes and jumped into the bed.

[An item of your choosing can be selected from the shop]

Wei Jun opened the shop and went straight to the SS rank portion. Although he wanted to buy a higher rank one, the system told him that there was a cultivation technique that could simply be upgraded to SSS rank once he managed to obtain it since both of them were the same.

[The Eternal Frost Queen]

[Tier: SS]

[Type: Treasure]

[Description: The eternal frost queen cultivation manual grants the practitioner complete control over frost, offering cold immunity and the ability to freeze the world around them.

At the advanced level, the practitioner can summon ice storms and embody the power of the frost queen, giving an icy immortality and unmatched command over cold.

Note: The power of the technique has been broken down to make it easier for lesser talented to practice. To fully use the power of the frost, upgrade the technique or reach 100% mastery to upgrade to the next realm]

[Limitations:

Must be practiced by females or males without yang organs]

[Cost: 1,000,000,000]

The price of the technique was a whopping 100 billion yuan which was more than Wei Jun could even imagine right now. He was tempted to purchase a technique for himself but the pros and cons still stood in his way so he decided to purchase it for Xia Lu.

Besides, he needed her to be able to protect herself at the least.

[That's a good choice host]

[That's a very powerful technique]

'You know of it?' Wei Jun asked.

[My main wife created this technique]

[She created it from F rank and brought it all the way up to divine after years of extensive research]

[Pity she was never able to find a talented successor for this technique]

[This technique would suit Yan Rong very well]

[You should consider giving it to her]

'Doesn't she already have a divine ranked technique?' Wei Jun asked.

[Not all divine ranked techniques are equal]

[This cultivation technique grants immortality at the highest level and an eternal body]

[Given how talented she is, she would easily be able to raise the rank of this technique without purchasing a higher-ranked one]

'Wait, if your wife had it, then why didn't you store it in the shop?' Wei Jun asked.

[It was her choice]

[It wasn't like I could force her to]

[And it's not like there were many divine-ranked techniques created]

[I will have you know]

[Those born with divine ranked techniques aren't the same as those who create them in their lifetime]

[That's why, naturally born techniques don't have a written inscription]

[Mine do only because I researched and wasted many years after it]

[Otherwise, there was no way for me to write them down and put them in the shop]

Wei Jun didn't understand half of what the system said so he decided to ignore everything. He simply focused on the fact that this technique was more useful for Yan Rong than Xia Lu but he made a note to buy one for Yan Rong as well when he would have money to do so sometime in the future.

[I suggest you buy an S-rank one]

[Yan Rong is talented enough to make it perfect on her own with a little help from you]

Wei Jun nodded and checked the price of the S-rank technique.

[Cost: 100,000,000]

Ten billion yuan. Ten times less than the SS-ranked technique so Wei Jun could only imagine what the SSS-ranked and divine-ranked techniques would be priced at.

Wei Jun kept the book in his inventory and decided to give it to her tomorrow when he met her. For now, he also wanted to check on the last reward.

Something he was greatly looking forward to.

[The reward from the administrator has been received]

[You have received a skill]

[Skill 'Unknown' has been added to the skill list]

[For further details, please click on the skill tab] Chapter Stay:

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