Even though it was just an extra memory scene in his mind, James Walker could almost smell a wave of medicinal fragrance rushing toward him. He stared at those three round objects, his whole body struck as if by thunder, completely stunned.

He had been refining herbs since childhood and could judge their quality at a glance. In his eyes, these round objects he had never seen before were beyond his imagination.

The ghostly light that had been swirling around his body now dissipated, returning to the door and calming down, causing the countless circular lines on the door to also come to a halt.

The moment the ghostly light faded, James Walker's vision blurred, and it felt as if a strange force had moved him. When his sight cleared, a flash of red, accompanied by a joyful cry, rushed toward him.

That red shadow was the little monkey. At this moment, it was jumping up and down on James Walker, having been terrified by his earlier disappearance. Now that it saw James Walker return, it was instantly overjoyed.

James Walker was taken aback and immediately looked around. Discovering that he had returned to the stone platform on Wulong Mountain, he quickly lowered his head and saw that the fragment which had disappeared before was still on his chest.

“All of this must be related to this object. Perhaps when I reached the first level of the Blood Condensation Realm, I triggered it, which caused everything that happened before... Judging by Little Grace's reaction, I wasn't just dreaming before—my entire body really entered that place... What exactly is this thing... Why did it appear here...” James Walker pondered, unable to help recalling the new memories in his mind.

“Purification method... medicinal stone...” After a long while, James Walker muttered the names of the various refining methods depicted in the new memories.

“Qingchen Powder...” That was the name of the medicinal stone, which also appeared in the new memories in James Walker's mind.

Murmuring softly, James Walker recalled the patterns carved on the door, and his eyes gradually shone with a bright light. Although he didn't know exactly where that place was, the so-called purification had clearly piqued his interest.

In his view, the cultivation of a barbarian warrior could not do without those herbs that replenished qi and blood. Only by consuming large amounts could one grow stronger. So this so-called purification might be of great help to his cultivation.

“I've never seen such round medicinal stones in the tribe, not even at Grandpa's place. Otherwise, I would have noticed... This round medicinal stone looks pretty good, but I wonder what its actual effect will be after refining.”

“So next, I need to find those five herbs... Little Grace, have you ever seen these two herbs?” After making up his mind, James Walker immediately called Little Grace over, picked up a stone, and began drawing on the ground in front of it, sketching out the two herbs he was unsure about, then looked at Little Grace expectantly.

Little Grace bared its teeth and looked for a long time, then nodded.

James Walker was instantly energized. He paced around the stone platform, thinking quickly.

“The herbs can be found, but refining such a medicinal stone is extremely complicated... It even requires fire... like cooking rice... Quite interesting.” After thinking it over carefully, James Walker frowned.

He remembered that the big cauldron was very unusual, different from the ones used for cooking in the tribe. Searching his memories, he learned that the purification cauldron had a strange name: the Desolate Cauldron.

“The tribe's cauldrons probably won't work... and I still need fire...” James Walker muttered, then suddenly looked up, his eyes shining as he gazed at one of the more distant peaks among the five peaks of Wulong Mountain.

That mountain was entirely brown, and from time to time, thick smoke billowed out.

Volume One: If Life Were Only as It Was at First Sight

Chapter 8: Red Clay

The five peaks of Wulong Mountain are each different. The peak that produces Wulong Saliva is the closest to the Wushan tribe. Going deeper, it becomes easier to encounter people from other tribes.

Therefore, James Walker usually stayed here, only venturing further with caution when he needed to collect rarer herbs, always remaining vigilant.

Now, in James Walker's eyes, the peak from which thick smoke occasionally billowed was called Black Flame Peak.

It was said that this peak contained a large amount of earth fire and was once the core of the land of the Fire Barbarians in ancient times. Although countless years have passed, if you approach, you can still feel waves of heat rushing toward you.

James Walker was no stranger to Black Flame Peak. He had entered it many times and even encountered people from the Black Mountain tribe there. If he hadn't been agile enough to escape in time, he would have become a pile of bones.

That place was very close to the Black Mountain tribe, and there was a long-standing feud between the Black Mountain and Wushan tribes. The two tribes were similar in size. Although there had been no major wars, the skirmishes between hunting parties were still bloody and brutal.

After hesitating for a moment, James Walker's eyes flashed with determination. After a while, he withdrew his gaze from Black Flame Peak, walked quickly to the deeper part of the platform, where several large stones were set in a hollow. When James Walker moved them aside, he revealed an object pressed beneath the stones.

It was a rough bow!

Though crude, the bowstring, as thick as a finger, was pulled taut, and one could faintly sense the explosive power contained within.