Until late at night, when James Walker opened his eyes, he stared into the darkness ahead, lost in thought.

“There is some effect... but it’s very small... the method should be correct, but there are still some things I got wrong...” James Walker frowned. He couldn’t ask Grandpa about these matters and could only figure them out on his own.

“No, that’s not right!!” James Walker’s eyes flashed. As the tribe’s ordinary healer, he was responsible for gathering herbs. He vaguely recalled that every time he brought back herbs, Grandpa would usually select some to take away, and the rest would be sent to the chieftain to be stored as required, to be taken out and brewed into medicinal decoctions for treating illnesses and injuries when needed.

Among the herbs that Grandpa took were the black dragon saliva, but later on, these black dragon saliva seemed to have no effect on Grandpa anymore, so all of them were left to James Walker to nourish his body.

“The last time I gave some black dragon saliva to David Harris, there was still a bit left.” James Walker immediately rummaged through his woven basket and found the small clay bottle. When he opened it, a familiar fragrance wafted out. With a slight shake, he saw there was still about half left inside.

Without hesitation, James Walker brought the small bottle to his lips and drank it all in one go.

He then immediately sat cross-legged, immersing himself in the concentration of his bloodline. James Walker had consumed a lot of black dragon saliva since childhood, and every time he drank it, he would feel a bit dizzy, as if he was about to fall asleep, like being drunk.

But this time, it was the first time he practiced the barbarian cultivation method after drinking black dragon saliva. As the blood in his body circulated, he could clearly feel a stream of cold energy, filled with chill, growing inside him and rapidly spreading to every part of his body.

As it spread, it gradually merged into his bloodstream, causing the speed of his blood circulation to increase significantly, and there even seemed to be a bit more blood than before.

“So it really is like this!” James Walker was excited inside. Just as he was about to continue circulating his energy, his whole body suddenly trembled, and his eyes snapped open, revealing disbelief and confusion.

“How could this be... it’s Grandpa...”

Inside his body, James Walker could clearly feel that as he absorbed that chill, more streams of cold energy appeared from various parts of his body. These cold streams seemed to have existed for many years, silently stored away, waiting for the day when his bloodline would circulate and they would erupt.

And the black dragon saliva that James Walker had just drunk was the trigger for this eruption!

Now, it was as if countless trickles were converging from all directions, merging into a vast ocean.

This was a great gift that Grandpa had prepared for him since childhood—a tremendous favor of constantly nourishing his body with black dragon saliva. If James Walker practiced barbarian cultivation, this power would greatly help his early cultivation. If he never practiced, it would at least keep him healthy.

In a daze, James Walker seemed to see, over the years, Grandpa’s kindly gaze, his gradually aging face, the high hopes he placed on him, and the dimness from more than half a month ago.

“Grandpa...” James Walker murmured. There was a muffled sound echoing inside his body, and the power of the black dragon saliva accumulated over many years pushed his blood, causing a second bloodline to immediately appear on his body and rapidly solidify.

And after the second bloodline emerged, the third bloodline followed right after!!

Even the fourth bloodline seemed faintly about to emerge!

Immediately after, James Walker’s body began to grow sturdier at a speed visible to the naked eye. The circulation and strengthening of his blood and energy drove his body’s growth. If this continued, he would never be weak again, but would have a robust physique like the other barbarians.

But at that moment, the pitch-black fragment on James Walker’s chest suddenly emitted the same blinding, eerie light as it had inside the barbarian statue!

The light flashed, and a sudden change occurred!

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Chapter 7: Wilderness!

With the appearance of that eerie light, James Walker clearly felt a massive warm current erupt from his chest, rapidly spreading throughout his body, instantly enveloping him. At the same time, it seemed to merge with the chill of the black dragon saliva, both seeping into his bloodline.

A crisp booming sound suddenly rang out inside James Walker, and as his cross-legged body trembled violently, the fourth bloodline was instantly condensed.

At the same time, a large amount of black filth oozed from every pore of James Walker’s body, accompanied by a foul stench that quickly dissipated in the mountain wind.

With three bloodlines, one could step into the first level of the Blood Condensation Realm. Now, James Walker had successfully become a barbarian warrior of the first level of the Blood Condensation Realm!

But he still kept his eyes tightly shut, showing no sign of waking up. As time passed, the bloodlines on James Walker’s body finally solidified at the fourth one.

Until the next morning, when the little monkey, sniffing its right paw and wearing a proud expression, ran over from afar and saw James Walker covered in black filth, it froze for a moment, scratched its head, and circled around James Walker several times.

Although it had already gained intelligence, at this moment it didn’t know what had happened. Very curious, it took a few steps closer, wanting to pat and check with its paw.