The skies above shimmered with golden sunlight as Kent and Elder Jill finally approached the grand outer entrance of the legendary Divine Herb Forest... a place whispered about across continents by cultivators, alchemists, and spirit seekers alike.
Before them stretched an immense arc-shaped valley, bordered by seven towering mountains, each glowing faintly with a different hue—red for fire, blue for water, green for wind, yellow for earth, violet for lightning, white for metal, and black for shadow. These were the Seven Elemental Peaks, standing like silent guardians around the sacred forest.
Despite the early morning hour, the entrance bustled with activity. Hundreds of cultivators—young and old, solitary and in groups—gathered before the single gated entry, forming long queues that snaked past makeshift merchant stalls and campfires.
