Li Xuan felt a sharp pain piercing through his chest. Then, darkness. The familiar sounds of the world he knew – the incessant clicking of the keyboard, the notifications of online games – faded into nothingness. His last memory was of collapsing onto his chair after spending three consecutive days playing "Journey to Immortal."

When he opened his eyes, he was overwhelmed by the warm sunlight and the sound of cicadas. He found himself in a simple room, with wooden walls and a low ceiling. His body felt strange, as if it were... smaller. Instinctively, he looked at his hands: they were small and chubby, the hands of a child.

"Where am I?" he thought, as a strange pressure gripped his chest. That was when he saw it.

Floating before his eyes was a translucent panel, similar to a virtual screen. He knew it well: it was the same interface from "Journey to Immortal," the MMORPG that had consumed his life. But this time, there wasn't a custom-created avatar. The name displayed on the screen was his own: Li Xuan.

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[Status Panel]

Name: Li Xuan

Age: 0 years

Cultivation Realm: Mortal (Initial Stage)

Abilities: None

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Li Xuan flinched. "This can't be... am I in the game?" he murmured. But as he looked around, he realized it wasn't just a game. Everything was too real. The scent of wood, the warmth of the sun on his skin, even the faint smell of herbal medicines that lingered in the air.

At that moment, the door to the room creaked open, and a woman entered with a gentle smile. She had long black hair tied into a braid, and her eyes shone with warmth.

"Xuan'er, you're finally awake!" she said, approaching him and gently stroking his head.

Li Xuan stared at her, perplexed. This woman spoke to him with affection, but he didn't know her. And yet, something inside him recognized her. His mind was flooded with memories that weren't his own. The woman was his mother, Su Lianhua, and the tall, sturdy man who entered right after her was his father, Li Tianhai.

"Our little prodigy is already so curious about the world!" his father said with a hearty laugh.

Li Xuan remained silent, torn between the absurdity of the situation and the overwhelming truth he was starting to accept. He was no longer on Earth. He had been reborn into a cultivation world, with parents who loved him and... a divine tool in the form of a game panel that seemed to follow his every move.

"If this panel really works like it did in the game..." he thought, staring at it intently. "Then I have an advantage no one else in this world can even imagine."

Meanwhile, his parents chatted among themselves, unaware of the storm of thoughts racing through their son's mind.

"Tianhai, it seems Xuan'er will be as strong as you one day!" his mother said proudly.

"Maybe even stronger," his father replied with a smile.

Li Xuan couldn't help but smile slightly. "This world... this second chance... if this panel truly works, I will become something far greater than I ever imagined."