Having completed the first stage of the quest without hesitation, John proceeded to the second stage.
He teleported to the Lava Valley in Sunset Mountain, where he effortlessly defeated a few solitary fire elementals, collecting their essence into the clay pot.
With the pot filled with enough fire elements, John returned to Southern Port.
However, he couldn't find the woman in white in the same spot where he had left her.
Puzzled, John noticed that she had moved closer to the shoreline; previously, she had been a bit inland from the coast.
"Why are you here? I almost couldn't find you," John approached the woman and handed her the pot filled with fire elements.
The woman didn't respond to John's question.
Instead, she quickly took the pot and peered intently into it.
"Do you see? The flames are revealing scenes of battle," she said, handing the pot back to John.