My Unreliable Cultivation System

Ji Yunge! Have you finished the code yet? The deadline is tomorrow!"

I jerked my head up from the keyboard, but everything before me was blurry. The code on the monitor had become a sea of overlapping green, and 36 straight hours of overtime without sleep had completely crashed my brain.

"Almost done, Mr. Wang..." I answered reflexively, though my fingers felt as heavy as lead.

Suddenly, everything went black. My last conscious moments were filled with the panicked shouts of my coworkers and the wail of an approaching ambulance...

[Ding! Compatible Host detected. The Unreliable Cultivation System is initiating a bond!]

What was that sound?

I snapped my eyes open and found myself sitting cross-legged in an old-fashioned room, dressed in a plain white Taoist robe. A book titled A Beginner's Guide to Cultivation lay before me.

[1%... 50%... 100%. Bond successful! Congratulations, Host Ji Yunge, you have obtained this System. Your delightful cultivation journey is about to begin!]