Ryan woke up and habitually summoned his status panel.
**|| Status Panel ||**
- Name: Ryan Cord
- Age: 17 Winters
- Bloodline: Sealed (đź”’)
- Cultivation Level: Inactive
- Current Quest: Plant 1000 trees (Full growth = 2 years/tree)
- Progress: 99.7%
- Reward: Unseal Bloodline
"Just 3 trees left…" he whispered, wiping his sweaty forehead. Memories of ten years spent planting seeds behind the village flooded him, while his peers played. Even Mark, the chief's son, never stopped harassing him.
Suddenly, the air buzzed familiarly.
**Ding!**
*{Quest Completed! Press "Yes" to claim reward}*
He closed his eyes, swallowing dryly. "Yes... Now!"
Scorching pain erupted in his veins like molten lava. He collapsed, fingers clawing the cold soil. Fifteen minutes of suffocation passed before the pain receded, leaving his body trembling like a leaf.
"System... Show panel!"
**|| Bloodline Update ||**
- Bloodline: Mythical (🌟 "Noble Commander's Lineage")
- Perks:
- Cultivation Speed Ă—300%
- Breakthrough Limits (No barriers until Level 6)
**|| New Notification ||**
*{Primitive Cultivation Guide Detected. Activate?}*
He nodded. Images flooded his mind: blood cores etched with cryptic runes, glowing turquoise stones embedded in cultivators' chests... Then silence.
"So... this is how they cultivate power here?"